History of Utah, 1540-1886 - Brigham Young University

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THE STORY OF MORMONISM.
sallied forth for the office of the Star, 37 and demanded
that the publication be discontinued. Compliance
being refused, Phelps' house, containing the
printing-office, was torn down, materials and paper
destro}-ed/ 8 and Bishop Partridge and Elder Allen
were tarred and feathered. 39 Meanwhile, clergymen
of other denominations, and officers of the state and
county, looked on, saying, "Mormons are the common
enemies of mankind, and ought to be destroyed," and
"You now know what our Jackson boys can do, and
you must leave the country." 40
Again the mob appeared on the morning of the 23d,
bearing a red flag, and demanding the departure of
the Mormons. Seeing no way of escape, the elders
entered into treaty with the assailants, and promised
to leave the county within a certain time. 41 Cowdery
counsel and advise their brethren to comply with the above requisitions.
5th, That those who fail to comply with the above requisitions be referred
to those of their brethren who have the gift of tongues, to inform them of the
lot that awaits them.' Howe's Mormonism Unveiled, 141.
37 'Six of the principal elders met the mob's committee. The latter demanded
that the printing-office, the shops, and the store, be closed forthwith,
and that the society leave the county immediately. The elders asked
for three months' delay, which was refused; then for ten days, which was also
refused; the latter refusal being accompanied with a notification that fifteen
minutes was the longest time that could be granted. Each elder having declined
to accede to the terms, one of the mob remarked on leaving that he
was sorry, for, said he, "the work of destruction will commence immediately."'
Times and Seasons, i. 18. Phelps, the editor, Partridge, the bishop,
and Gilbert, the store-keeper, are mentioned. Smacker's Hist. Mor., 89.
38 'In a short time time hundreds of the mob gathered around the printing-office
(a two-story brick building), which they soon threw down. The
press was thrown from the upper story, and all the books, stock, and material
scattered through the streets. After destroying the printing house, they
proceeded to Gilbert and Whitney's store for the same purpose, but Gilbert
agreeing to shut it, and box the goods soon, they concluded to let it alone.'
Times and Seasons, i. 18; Pratt's Persecution of the Saints, 29.
39 'A number more were taken, but succeeded in escaping through the over-
Times and
anxiety of their keepers, who crowded forward to enjoy the sport. '
Seasons, i. 18. Phelps the editor was one. Smacker's Hist. Mor., 89. Partridge
says the mob was led by George Simpson. Times and Seasons, vi.
819. 40 Spoken by Lilburn W. Boggs, lieutenant-governor, a man who thenceforward
appears to have persecuted the Mormo*is with unrelenting hostility.
He 'was in the immediate neighborhood of the riot, but declined to take any
part in preserving the peace.' Smacker's Hist. Mor., S9-90; Times and Seasons,
vi. 819.
41 Six persons signed the agreement that one half of the Mormons should
leave in January and one half in April 1S34, the publication of the paper
to be discontinued. Macknj's The Mormons, 70; Pratt's Persecution, 30.