Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 2, Number 15, Jasper, Dubois County, 20 July 1859 — Page 1

WEEKLY .1 ASI'EH. I.MIIAW, WKIINKSIUY. Jl'hY m 1859. XO. 15. vol.. li.

1 . LINt fcVfcKV WlMiHA. AT J.rK Dllut-a tMfiNMU V lEHKINÜJiK Sc BOAME. - OFFICE Com or Macui-Atn Wasr STatv.T. TEMä dTRICTLYTlN AllVANl F .. . i ...... a: tu mi flinke Subscription, (or fifty IN u.., H '' Kor laoiilh., l CO raTks or aDviartsnu. '(,' 1'" of lU liaeeur le, I werfe, 1 00. Kic". subsequent Insertion, Ui ct. (.oeger advertisement, at umt rate. A fraclsew ever eenaqure or squares, counted ., souare. These re ihe terme for tram int advertteemeut; a reasonable deriuct,s will 6.- made to regulsr advr'isers. Notice- of .ppuii.tinent of d...i..iitritor I i,,.t i uf .in i !Mf..i-li r lu be

"."- - - yid fur in advance. i s in . AKi'tBarut: 'o' TiwnU.p MdfMW. trrtl, $1.00 p. r ".... i.- " 2.v F ir 0atrii-. Cirenit, or Nti (I ' From Arthur'. Home Mayts.m. The Angtl in the House. .... . i. I I . .... ...1.:.ihre pairs u, o-mm-u ..,.,., wmm II add taf ITr it" p '"-! iiow, TheetJ hllle cheeas. like velvet peacheott, . rre ulacetl s-'aiuai inj lax. Three imy pfirs of ej-r. M cl-ar. so deep, I. msruaii .M,,eM.-tr, 1'.....- ... . . I u, . a iaai it rf nnht l liiree hllle lof'ua Iro-ti ll- jt'eii. Ah. At it well that little .n-e h-Mi'.d iova ua, l lilfll'ft 11111 Wlirn uimi, aviur bade 'lo snow ihl nitre our t M Imii( -"htlie out lo it in. ; ii. in ti,d aid ut.-oi uih it Heaven," an! Ideas -i them, iUSW.i.UI.ijm)i I-it aasl seas.! iukssM that wh. tithe, kave Tta I'leretliey jjo trei; iW'wsftoSM a..... ' New 'twould he sheltered, il ihr L ,ti should . .1 .. bbsw .. ....... . ... I.. .. waa at P. a a ....I asalaaa -...a il. , .d I'l .. v ——————— [Correspondence of the St. Joseph West.] The Mountain Meadow MassacrevPursuit of the Murderers—Heart-Rend-ing Details. GREEN [sic] SALT LAKE CITY, June 9, 1859. I have been absent from Camp Floyd sice [sic] the 1st of March. I started with the Superintendent of Indian Affairs to the southern portion of this Territory, to recover the children survivors of the Mountain Meadows massacre. We went three hundred and fifty miles south of this, and got sixteen of the children. On our return we met a command going down to meet the Paymaster, on his way from California. With this command, I met with Judge Cradlebaugh, one of our United States Judges, on his way down to find out something about the Mountain Meadows massacre. He would have me return with him as Deputy Marshal. I also heard from an Indian chief that there was another child back. The Massacre took place on the 19th of September, 1857. The massacred were emigrants from Arkansas, passing through to Calfornia [sic]. There were, as near as I can find out, about one hundred and forty in the train. The train passed through the upper part of the Territory unmolested. They were directed to go to the southern route, as it was getting late in the season. After pass- ing through all the settlements south, for 350 miles to the Mountain Meadows, they topped to recruit their stock before they struck the desert, as they would have deserts for 400 miles after leaving Mountain Meadows. The Meadows is a beautiful spot, about four miles in length, and one fourth of a mile wide, and at the lower end is a fine spring. They corralled their wagons, and were there three days in quietness, 25 miles from any settlement, when, early on the morning of the fourth day, they were attached, as they supposed by a large party of Indians. The Indians fired on the emigrants and killed and wounded several. After this the emigrants set their wagon wheels in the ground, and threw the earth up against the beds,, making a snug defense. The Indian fought them for five days, having previously run all their stock off. The emi- grants were within ten yards of as fine a spring as you ever saw, but could get no water, for whenever one came out to get it, he was shot down. The spring has a high

bank, a steep ravine makes off from it, and in this the Indians were concealed. After

gtl In. tu J, sndroo mi.-- is of ann.ealed Mier riebet.

fighting for five or six days, a party of Mormons approached the corral with a white flag in hand, to show the emigrants that they were friends. The emigrants directly dressed a little girl in white and placed her at the mouth of the corral. The Mormon party then came in, sat down, and talked to the head man of the train for more than an hour, telling him that they had come as friends of the party to escort them back to Cedar City, about 350 miles behind, provided they would give up their arms, and leave all they had behind. They promised to protect them from the Indians. They marched the party in front of them back on the road about 2,500 yards, when they had to pass through some sedge bushes, when one of the Mor-

nitni rn r- m- u ,'ini, aiiu nil .11 imiit (b I'ldinnf mixed in tlip buHhe the Mor-'tbe

mon escorts gave a signal, and all at once the Indians raised in the bushes—the Mormon escort fired first and killed all the men —then they went to work on women and children. The spot can speak for itself. When I first passed through the place I could walk for near a mile on bones, and skulls laying grinning at you, and women and children's hair in bunches as big as a bushel. Judge Cradlebaugh and myself have the names of 60 white men who participated in this affair. It was councilled by Bishops in

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the Mormon Church. The Bishops were the head killers. They did not leave one to tell the tale. The eldest of the children is between seven and eight years of age. We have seventeen here. They are getting ready to send them to their friends in Arkan- sas, as there was $10,000 appropriated by Congress for that purpose—so you see by what means the Mormons have lived and supported their church. This was the richest trains that ever passed through this country, and after killing all the party except seven- teen little children, they took cattle, wagons and horses back to Cedar City and sold them at public sale. The children were divided out ot different ones—some who had no chil- dren took two. All the above has been sworn to before Judge Cradlebaugh. He has issued warrants for all parties, but they fly to the mountains. W. H. ROGERS. ——————— Interapprance. ar tf ittao roa itviao. The depopulttit f p-iilenre that wattcath il iionndav. t!t" carting of crii-! and -l- v latmg war, ein srarrely exhih:t Heir v:ctinis in a more terrible arrav than an ex'erininaiii'g drunkenne. I have seen s pTsiaiiaiaf family spring from s pa rent trn k. h'r- trii ah mad i't pnpn'otta limb ik- o I v tag tr fovere.I wfh reett and health) fotiafu. I hata aeen the unnatural d- -'ji begintt'ni "P"" the yet tender leave and SjUa trial i k a worm in ae unopened bud. whi'ctli-.y dropped off. one by one. and the cathed attuft ttawd slone, till tl - wind ai mi of in-nv I sorrow laid that, loo, in the 1 1 one of these L lays, when lim nstri'irrh ru-h in Virtue .S Veare. ff ilhfpJ " rd ,,ule oiep of Ina rtock h; son with their daughters , i i. . . . . .1.1 u-i waw i..n s a. .iitJ nam ill I II Ii r H U T P - , ' ' " . ". LZIZI I ii.ii'Ai in . itisin arm tut the In Pita- . '

b.e hearlh. tnd expatiated with sVHht "f!,, f.f

f f while Ihe ffoo.l oh' r i i man, wanned in the geiti-I glow ui youiiitu. s ..... i . I. in i m, .... I U Miriil I, mm I rnimi-iwiB, "r" - ' " - il. . ai-wu i.nnrtv Pit-siris; srye. " ""rrr I ti.,1 w it'i them again when I ie roi trq vesr brmighl the feshrc awaaoa rouu. I', ul iKsv ,.,. n.,t hi! there. Tne Lind nid man ..... . . - - - . , . r- a ., ,...1 n..r, ...I,,, uk m hn inr iwn eve dwell ii pun '

h then uimccoi.iea se.i. nui joy yMt jr jnpi PxU.,,d n,j fr0in L.go di flarda , . . i,,.. . ca:ac l. h. relief, and he wa happy. ito iha Mineio.

parents love knows no di.ninut ion time,: distance, noveriv. shame, but iiive- intensity1. r ., , ltl, naa.ion before which ah . .1.. r - otliert dissolve aid melt away. Anoiner, (f r dsp,,.. board was spread, but the m.ncr,ed,"Where' . ., . ... ., . j I chihiren" ana ecuo uiiswerat 7 .... whcre! j, broke,or they were, not. Could not Heaven hre apared bib crny h.irB ,hj, Blfl,ction! Alaa! the demon of arunkenntfM h.d been there. They had ft-B VlCtimtOI lilt ipen, SOU um f....... r . , .11 I . .t. ... .

inuiilh lufticed tri rast tue veil 01 uonvton,inougiiis ami cstc, imr. v . .er ,h, ojd IBin.a ,orruw and the young'time, bectuae it will soon bo al an end; and mtn, ,amf. They ire all dead. jeternity, bocautc it wul never come to an , nd. Erakmc. ft ä- The silent ttsimonv uf a init 1 -

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far greater va.uo than

'IV fi'OIII IIIIr. Tue lohn mg Ice-gram, will wnat haai been tent, contains nil mal it known in retard to the g-eal battle of the -1 tl o,' Jttno, ! T.'ie lim of the enemy n vry n m 'er-- ,,., uure mueh ls. W t ski I ;'.n cannon, umre thau 7,A prisoners ano r (,re Ah'-. The Sndinuu ar.ny mihi teil (greet loa M tha enemv, uller hiving fen tended aoreeaefully itn great '"ry aftlael u pern i Inrce. ', ,,. InitowtBg in the order of the day pu'.i.I.ed by the Ktaoerof Kapoleofl alt lbs L , baule. s .i:.-rino, 7r'itm, June 2"tli S!"r-; Tin enemy who believed tbeBIV4M no ,0 WJIJM U4 froa the ChltM b r - r hm .1

1 1 ? .H.ilrio. n u iiai? m m-..... " honor of J--nc. Soller no eurtiix-.n i I : .. I . ..I... . a. I tliu recollectiotift of Sonuto flu ( ittigliou. In twelve hour you have repulued the f IT rt uf 15 CXjO men. Vmr eBtbHiba iU n"' rett there. Tue norneroiia artillery vl In p.ieiny ocru?i-"l lormid ible fKMltluM f' In er tiiroe letifnta. wi.u-h you ei Vour mun try than k von or y .ur Courage, u lit i and prc-ver.nce, and lutttfltl IhtJ ItlleUJ We have taken three .- "" -.iiiiun and

C i 1 1 prisoner ft. Tue Sardirnaii army fOVfbtb the Democracy of Verinotit, at their with the am val -r ajainst aupen r forces, Sl)U. Qq, vetllietJ on the HS h mt:

IIU W ITIIIV 1 !.., tiiia.j .-.- you. Y -nr blo- d Im not been sited in v.nn ,;r th--gl -ry ' France and taw h ipiues of the twOple. Tuti following is Mie A Jiir'itn offuial atsouot ol the battle; I K V .1 un " The day before fester i a i . b . wing o.cjpied eVaz lenAi, B - r t n O.vioan. ami the lell w:ng progres.od ae far as QdiotwOllO audi lartomado, but w driven back hy the enemy. A colli m, I. p'a.-e l.. !een tl,- two enure armiea, A I 10 .. M. yaatergay, -nr lell nn l -r ÖU. l . .. i.,Lanea.l us '. ks f ilCkO I I v " " - .- att on mere was scoiii.eiiir.ua I I . li... l.its .i . Uli .1 ' . , ' t.ltl-M fit 1111 mmvmmmng w...u. J0,ferjft (ir right wing lepuiaed taa t.-.l . Imt u i tlf otl.L-r Iihk' I' ' iwwawwi or .i : . ! our center con! I m ' be restored, or I are txtraorcioaf? heavy The devab parent el aowerful naawei of ike aaetnjr gaiaat our l.-lt w.ng. and the adIvaitei uf the Oi-1 tl body against Volts, cause ourr.-i.cai, m eew. Va-nn.. June 25 A'lHaB corre.puidenre contain the folio v.ng: Th dt bafora yarterda. the Amtr.t n army srosrd the Miticin at foul point-, and yesterday cain uon lh- srpenor for. e of' :he eneuiv at I ..l e. .ll'er an on-eincu l ouioal uf U hot.rs. out army w itlidri w ...... ,t.a M II,. Inn .rl.,1 nr.-

1 1 I tlir .ra .'.". i'.i .,, . ; I , - , ' i - v 1 1 i . I i - - i , . uui i.wnu. mvt now at Villa Franca. Und feulesaly su.it.ned the Coi.stitutiuo. T eL.ndon Time say Auatntni ja rij.ht. ol eaery rt oi oar cu:iiun - uuii - have most candiJiv admitted their defea', trv 3 '. and that hitory scarcely ree-rds a aaltatiol Raaolvetl. That we regard the acquisition ,n whi. hHuci. a di.a.ter i mme exjlicii.y U the laiowtj of Cuba hy Mtf 0,vcri,...et a important lo the commercial piusper.ty an I The Kaastetjrawy th.t the battle will political aerurity of the Uuk n; andth.twe tekt tue name of Uta bailie of S .ierina. Iraaa and trust thai th present complic.l.on

bt aoHB a, A.r ,.iuty ii. T-t.. .........I.!., i ' , . , ..r W. I. , n . n I., .an '"""""T','" " "'--" " ai i. A a. J .1.. .1. t.a , .T " . t. . t. . ,.t ..... tuiei .jjeioc ou... ..r- .r .i i . a I I - I : . iLm ...M.j..iing..auWLi.urreu..nce.m - bat ic I S illtrrxio. Ail the allied troops continue to ero.s - , . . ......... jttie ruer Wiucio w moui moiesiauon irom itieenprnv. .. The Bmpaaai Napoleon had rem- ved ms headquarter from Volta to Vallegio. ; f.. c ., t... n,, mmuSmii a . i n ii u i in. i.r, w.i.i, . ... ..w... ... ,. i. i p...,. n;n. ' ictnr aaaatawvii mwrm tii.er u.j. T(f K,n pror 0f Auttria ha. n- t t.ken . . ... v . .. u.. ,.t .11 Ui-pillUU- IUI r iriui", ..v " ' .... . to intenu, out ne is now expcueu iu u

. in counce The new Knglish minittry has announced' Te Dcl'egalt. cheee. to the Ch.rleaiun Kün.rned , JJ tre 10.trucUu l0 V(,te ,or Jud(.e a

ity . Mr (,)bd(.n h d.dint.d the proffered' seat in the new Knghsh ministry. Time aud Kti.aaiTT. Tnere are two .1 . .......1 .L. in, i,.ii.., nt nur wur.js winv..i iiu...U .... -r ILJ v a.iien to sav n 'to j". a. Sr.

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Mr b!J!

Vaiticff. nv L'a'iat QjnaefcCa MjVLTom. I'm wiiitiiii for mv (iftr'T.', While I'liuff by the awi , W h o, MVf any ihla lint mill ilnii" back i-j'i n to on. I "iih h-r tingii'jj Unghter, I ii. in her lootataaa lifbt, ini"i h-r wi loome hoine iin, Wneu 1 cuiiiu buk at niht. f)li. aailof! have tun b."t Ittii'd UlliiW In r N Id Mile I Ji e, tl rat ndrnea. Her torm ao lull ot gr .ee. 1 hnp een voir (Urlin A fair wind n ver mil T araft i - fuod bi unto i .ie !ire I it which Mi- Mtitt tn; !-ath they cll th-' Ciptaiu Iii crew it p -crai o-iou 1. w;th penaoaa djinj T jwurd a tar-Lfi' Urd. N other ehip goea rblth r And bark, aafbai that niin The uiei-iii;erB u afrit), He never bftafa agin.

Vermont Democratic Conven'ion. Tue to. lowing rOeabiiieM were adopted i, ,. . -f. . .i . ii I.. k 'Mit Vli. 114' till? ' IIP" IUI av-i-mort i-, the kuguaga "t tha C ncinn tit Sa f (M)B f a e-ti acr 1 1 c C mventioii of l"".'i, reM eniie and adopt the p.iuciple c-.i.t t.t-d 1 ,a hw orgaBtw lawa tatohiiHg me Ferntori '.o! Ii inus and N ebra-k, a tutbodyiag th only at slav,-rt of ' and towed sul.lieu of the . n .ti-interferenee bv t un' ress with slavery in State or Territory, or in Ihi I:strict of tlumbia. Keatdvedi Thai this was th" b.ais of tin CistuOtwtUtaC Meaeures Ol 15ÖD, COIld int'd both the DetMerati and Whig pari , ög,iglaly s aolietl to li.e o-g.n bjaat i 'T i..U I. IU. I . .1 s . .r. rt 1. r it t I " M- f " -,,:- üy lle po?l ... I At WCUO M j-. ,. Resolved, That ttnet Bayieldiajr Idiier- ! ", """urm WM 0 tereti pnn- iple lo tue argaOUIatwU ol ll.e . Tsfri,ories, leaving the people thereof per u to fürr hUl ragulata their do - pia isatitatioat i their owe ayJ. ok)! ofty o the CuBflltsltiaa of ihe Umtrd Siatee, win elteri.iai.y ami ...rever u-e- r.,,u pw. ioW HMhJwal k-ial.tion tud tgltal.otl.l oro.,.cl th right, of all the S ate., and ihe ct.z -ns of every portion thereof, tud ma n u, the prosperity, peace and L .nt,iuy V thp F'n.on. sltaotVetf, Thai the A uvnistration o' .lames .ue .iinan i-ennileJ lu C ' Tl tence ar A approval of the Ienvn:racy of Verrn-mt. 1.1.-. ,.... I. 1 J ..... l..-.n... i.'.. I ,, Karoeeaa aortuet win enable the l'resiI . . . iJk 1 . I.L ... I A . ... I -'ni 10 acTi,re u WHtwaa a -tanaft ui . 1.- a. s . m, .. l i ner.veu. mat n ever naa nrm, nn ta. - ft arv . lnuw.M.ep.:iry ol tn iien.ocra.t,-. party ,i itirturiif emiira'iitn lo thmr iuntrr irotii ur-:.,n cnuntries. and to tax or the ool.cv am! - . . . .. . . . laws proviumg Inr the natura i.rition ol lor. , ,,, rr ; and that we indign-inCy repudiate! ... I t,ai tsUe philanthnphy w hich attempts toj .-1-vale the necro lo the riirhts and rest) .ni - ...i... . a ... . - ..j a.i it un lie Ul u it'i. in iiiir.ru, u uiiiia in s - ..... - .a. ... aus line men, oecsuso ney uuppeu io ur born in a foreign land, i U-solved, That the Democracy of Vermont having abiding confidence in the principles . .. . n ... ..... t .i Ja I HH' 1"'UU nmiv u-Hl, mm iimmi.u nuuir- . iiina Wansing in vuies, are never wanting Douglas a the lirai choice of th Dcmoracv of Vcrmmtt. Dsff.i rive R '.Limns. A religion that nevr -uffces to govern a man, will never ...I,...,.. ...... ,!,. -.I,,rh .Ins.. ,.t iff..... .V. "'I.. ....... " . . 1 . ..w..

sufficiently diatinguih him from a wicked t ,,,,d company and good conversation art world, will never diatinguieh bun from althe very eiuewa of virtue. G.od chat.c-

lerishing world. --Howe . JTJt' It la h lasf oalri it ak the ribsdt bi a h fte'lui that

Docylat's Letter. I The F rt Wtyna 8 -niiuel, a paper which favureu tha Lecoanpton acherna, and mutuned ihf t'i - iiR-nt thruugbuut in Ida courau 'ii UtaA iueatmn, ay ol Iba IM latter uf judfa 1 ujlf ii. ri'.'uv bit poiiiou iure latioM to the Cbtf htatoa Convention: ; Tne poaitioat of Ju.! Dwuglatfa theou!y t'rue uneany Dtauwcrtl can take, with tha Ittaet hope uf u( t ev The docrint of strict non-intcrveiit i u by i.' myr in the local . walta ol ttie ttrrit ri - it nov a pari and parcal of th Dtmocv !.. creed, and any ai leapt la repudbilf it, or interpolate iha munatruii htrexy i.'euinndrd by a few hulled tfotjthtf a aiutur, tlmt C'-Junre bat the right, and uybt tu interfere for the ipioiecti.in uf slavery in tue territories, would result in lite detest and total destruction of the U tuucri'ir party in all the free States. '.V liave no idea ihe Ciiirloatoii Conventiuii will commit u uicioal au act; nor do we btMi-ve that any rr-per labia portiun of S ithera DaMtrwla wli aax or expect any eurh aacrifice of principle. Mr. Douglaa tn ii may b looked up-m an a candidate for ; the Pfaaidt)sM)j and utile it should bft ihujbl advisable to select a man Irom the

South Ibil tlslft tuiug ImM buth he present a'td lair l'reaideni were from the Sort!., hi chances ot ooniinutiun are good, and it 1 1 f im ! 1 1 1 1 'I wit mI A U ;i. ' ' " ' -'nu -i t i UVUVl Ul hi. election. Duula and I'opular Sorerentity w.m!d earry all before them, and oor 'victory in UM t would be even more decisive "J glorious than t .at of lHOd FyAri.t er iri;tAT AiiK Aiin- me. .hm.Yt mv. .ov.nra .beet, of "Tn i .. wi . . in ui i. IUI. niug tu pre, tty j icki r, Heed i F,e d . From the history of the Jew, we areenabits' 'o e dleet Ibt foilowiug facts. Abraham i Ptau of great and resolute m.nd, who wafortttsMtetU all hi undertakinga, attained o the g ii d aj of 17o years; and his son l.aac. a chaste, peaceable mar., and fond of irattqu.liiy, to iSOj Jat-uo w no wa alo a 'jver ol peace, but cratty and cunning, i i oniv 147t 1- is saris, i :i rf.rah, the only le.n.ie of th. ancient world . Juration .,l M a . - .. . , , ! nd to4 nurh affleled . hll, .., . J . . im ,,,- l.ltaf years, lived lu the age of IF). M -met a man of extraoru.oary strength H WH, rich in deed, but wea in word. dur.ug which he was exposed tag TO t fetf ss to ihe -e of 120 Kut l.e eve., co.tinla.n. that tha l.il of m.n itdure only threescore and ten, or at mott Ifouracore years; and we hence find that, in re ii art I In , i. ihn r . ...i'u it -' three ihuuraud years ago aa il is at prat- . The w.rlike tnd ever active Juthut lived ',,, lhe ige of m K:i, fha bigt.-prittt, a L....t . .li . , , I corpulent, phlegmatic man, of a resigned gawWaa, lived la bt only DO; but F.li.ht vere ,0Wirds olhert nd towards himsslf. j wh( jcipi.ed con?enienc a rich ,ivd ,sr lbuve ju lh, ,, perjoa of tB j.,.,.,, h- prophel flln,on , fiill uf hop and confidenca in O id. waadis tlifw4eti by a iile of fMye.r. i ' However replete with fable, the history I ' ,.f.n- ;,vottan ... ih- f it.-.'. of ine l'yptian. may be, the age of their k recorded Horn the earheu neriuds. nasa..i Atk,M .ak,..l.Ua t. i f t-nt HVtii iiv icilltllkdUIVs 1 ie IVMXVala ... -a sua I.K.U is viucnuii iuuic hu sears. mtu (fc70)V. Wise, whilt slumping it thnug!. Virginia, previous to bis election, was su 1 noyed one day by two ardent followers of t,i... i.- bssj w . n. s.a. ihk: miv iuunni;. n is nausea 111 I.1S i i . i. li..j p-ecn, snu aurniug to inese uioocs, pointea ng. kit.y linger, a la Randolph.it Iba flV-nder. und .-aid: " Younji men I am to bo 'vuur next Governor. You will probably bo . t i .. - j j . .11 llr- lit line II liarT !! JIIU UlftV UCUSI1U UD- ....... . Y V on it, you win nave to serve out your time. Tbey didn't bother him any niore.' f.i Mrs. EtaaM D. K. Nevni Suutbworth "la '.' i' il (or luruishins- setisaLmii talsa In " v . saw-isZ.. u . j ,.1 New Yurk paper, i'J.OOü fruin her London 1 - - loubhaher. for advance sheet, aud aa much 'more Irom Now York firm for her book f work. Atiaicu. Ketp good company or none let la aiiote all tB- t (fT Th milt tmid g-ii n ti-h to ulk ittud il. has -uttge