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Foreign
Converts--John Taylor's Address to the Saints in Great Britain--
Petition to Queen Victoria--Mormon Duplicity illustrated--Young's
Advice to Emigrants--Glowing Pictures of Salt Lake Valley--The
Perpetual Emigrating Fund--Details of the Emigration System

CHAPTER IV.
THE HAND-CART TRAGEDY: Young's Scheme for Economy-- His
Responsibility for the Hand-cart Experiment--Details of the
Arrangement--Delays at Iowa City--Unheeded Warnings--Privations by
the Way--Early Lack of Provisions--Suffering caused by Insufficient
Clothing--Deaths of the Old and Infirm--Horrors of the Camps in the
Mountains--Frozen Corpses found at Daybreak-- Sufferings of a Party
at Devil's Gate--Young's Attempt to shift the Responsibility

CHAPTER V.
EARLY POLITICAL HISTORY: The Aim at Independence-- First
Local Government--Adoption of a Constitution for the State of
Deseret--Babbitt's Application for Admission as a Delegate-- Memorial
opposing his Claim--His Rejection--The Territorial Government

CHAPTER VI.
BRIGHAM YOUNG'S DESPOTISM: Causes that contributed to its
Success--Helplessness of the New-comers from Europe-- Influence of
Superstition--Young's Treatment of the Gladdenites-- His
Appropriation of Property Laws passed by the Mormon
Legislature--Bishops as Ward Magistrates--A Mormon Currency and
Alphabet--What Emigrants to California learned about Mormon Justice

CHAPTER VII.
THE "REFORMATION": Young's Disclosures about the Character of
his Flock--The Stealing from One Another--The Threat about "Laying
Judgment to the Line"--Plain Declarations about the taking of Human
Lives--First Steps of the "Reformation"--An Inquisition and
Catechism--An Embarrassing Confession--Warning to those who
would leave the Valley

CHAPTER VIII.
SOME CHURCH-INSPIRED MURDERS: The Story of the
Parrishes--Carrying out of a Cold-blooded Plot--Judge Cradlebaugh's
Effort to convict the Murderers--The Tragedy of the Aikin Party--The
Story of Frederick Loba's Escape

CHAPTER IX.
BLOOD ATONEMENT: Early Intimations concerning it-- Jedediah M.
Grant's Explanation of Human Sacrifices--Brigham Young's Definition
of "Laying Judgment to the Line"--Two of the Sacrifices
described--"The Affair at San Pete"

CHAPTER X.
TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENT: Brigham Young the First

Governor--Colonel Kane's Part in his Appointment--Kane's False
Statements to President Fillmore--Welcome to the Non-Mormon
Officers--Their Early Information about Young's Influence--Pioneer
Anniversary Speeches--Judge Brocchus's Offence to the Mormons--
Young's Threatening and Abusive Reply--The Judge's Alarm about his
Personal Safety--Return of the Non-Mormon Federal Officers to
Washington--Young's Defence

CHAPTER XI.
MORMON TREATMENT OF FEDERAL OFFICERS: A Territorial
Election Law--Why Colonel Steptoe declined the Governorship--
Young's Assertion of his Authority--His Reappointment--Two Bad
Judicial Appointments--Judge Stiles's Trouble about the Marshals--
Burning of his Books and Papers--How Judge Drummond's Attempt at
Independence was foiled--The Mormon View of Land Titles--Hostile
Attitude toward the Government Surveyors--Reports of the Indian
Agents

CHAPTER XII.
THE MORMON "WAR": What the Federal Authorities had learned
about Mormonism--Declaration of the Republican National Convention
of 1856--Striking Speech by Stephen A. Douglas-- Alfred Cumming
appointed Governor with a New Set of Judges-- Statement in the
President's Message--Employment of a Military Force--The Kimball
Mail Contract--Organization of the Troops-- General Harney's Letter of
Instruction--Threats against the Advancing Foe--Mobilization of the
Nauvoo Legion--Captain Van Vliet's Mission to Salt Lake
City--Young's Defiance of the Government--His Proclamation to the
Citizens of Utah--"General" Wells's Order to his Officers--Capture and
Burning of a Government Train--Colonel Alexander's Futile
March--Colonel Johnston's Advance from Fort Laramie--Harrowing
Experience of Lieutenant Colonel Cooke's Command

CHAPTER XIII.

THE MORMON PURPOSE: Correspondence between Colonel
Alexander and Brigham Young--Illustration of Young's Vituperative
Powers--John Taylor's Threat--Incendiary Teachings in Salt Lake
City--A Warning to Saints who would Desert--The Army's Winter
Camp --Proclamation by Governor Cumming--Judge Eckles's
Court--Futile Preparations at Washington

CHAPTER XIV.
COLONEL KANE'S MISSION: His Wily Proposition to President
Buchanan--His Credentials from the President--Arrival in California
under an Assumed Name--Visit to Camp Scott--General Johnston
ignored--Reasons why both the Government and the Mormons desired
Peace--Kane's Success with Governor Cumming--The Governor's
Departure for Salt Lake City--Deceptions practiced on him in Echo
Canon--His Reception in the City--Playing into Mormon Hands--The
Governor's Introduction to the People--Exodus of Mormons begun

CHAPTER XV.
THE PEACE COMMISSION: President Buchanan's Volte-face--A
Proclamation of Pardon--Instructions to Two Peace
Commissioners--Chagrin of the Military--Governor Cumming's
Misrepresentations--Conferences between the Commissioners and
Young--Brother Dunbar's Singing of "Zion"--Young's Method of
Surrender--Judge Eckles on Plural Marriages--The Terms made with
the Mormons--March of the Federal Troops to the Deserted City--
Return of the Mormons to their Homes

CHAPTER XVI.
THE MOUNTAIN MEADOWS MASSACRE: Circumstances
Indicative of Mormon Official Responsibility--The Make-up of the
Arkansas Party--Motives for Mormon Hostility to them--Parley P.
Pratt's Shooting in Arkansas--Refusal of Food Supplies to the Party
after leaving Salt Lake City--Their Plight before they were
attacked--Successful Measures for Defence--Disarrangement of the

Mormon Plans--John D. Lee's Treacherous Mission--Pitiless Slaughter
of Men, Women, and Children--Testimony given at Lee's Trial--The
Plundering of the Dead--Lee's Account of the Planning of the
Massacre--Responsibility of High Church Officers--Lee's Report to
Brigham Young and Brigham's Instructions to him--The Disclosures by
"Argus"--Lee's Execution and Last Words

CHAPTER XVII.
AFTER THE "WAR": Judge Cradlebaugh's Attempts to enforce the
Law--Investigation of the Mountain Meadows Massacre-- Governor
Cumming's Objections to the Use of Troops to assist the Court--A
Washington Decision in Favor of Young's Authority--The Story of a