the occasion, began a discussion with brother
Samuel Brown by saying 'The Mormons were not
allowed to vote in Clay County, no more than the
niggers,' and attempted to strike Brown, who
gradually retreated, parrying the blow with his
umbrella, while Welding continued to press upon
him, calling him a liar, etc.; and, while attempting
to repeat the blow on Brown, Perry Durphy
attempted to suppress the difficulty by holding
Dick's arm, when five or six of the mobbers seized
Durphy and commenced beating him with clubs,
boards, etc., and crying 'Kill him! kill him!' when
a general scuffle commenced with fists and clubs
(the mobbers being about ten to one of the saints).
Abraham Nelson was knocked down and had his
clothes torn off, and while trying to get up was
attacked again; when his brother Hyram Nelson
ran in among them, and knocked the mobbers
down with the butt of his whip. Riley Stewart
struck Dick Welding on the head, which brought
him to the ground. The mob cried out, "Dick
Welding's dead! who killed Dick?" And they
fell upon Riley, knocked him down, kicked him,
and hallooed, 'Kill him! kill him! shoot him!'
and would have killed him had not John L. Butler
sprung in amongst them and knocked them
down; during about five minutes it was one
continued knock down, when the mob dispersed to
get fire-arms. Very few of the brethren voted.
Riley, escaping across the river, had his wounds
dressed and returned home."

Again, soon after, we find that

"About one hundred and fifty Missourians
warred against from six to twelve of our brethren,
who fought like lions; several Missourians had
their skulls cracked—blessed be the memory
of those few brethren who contended so strenuously
for their constitutional rights and religious
freedom, against such an overwhelming force
of desperadoes."

The next article in the Deseret News is an
official paper signed by the three presidents,
Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, and
Willard Richards, and which professes to be
a report upon the progress and prospects
of the Great Salt Lake City. It is styled:
"The Ninth General Epistle of the Presidency
of the Church of Latter-Day Saints,
from Great Salt Lake Valley to the Saints
scattered abroad throughout the Earth."
It commences by congratulating the saints
that the Lord hath prepared a hiding-place
for his people, amidst the valleys of the
everlasting hills. After some reference to
their external position, the saints are
informed that Elder Cannon is translating
the Book of Mormon into the Owyhean
language; that the population is fast upon
the increase; and that the saints are
prospering exceedingly. Domestic manufactures
are improving; but not so fast as is desirable.
The tanneries are gradually flourishing,
and "considerable leather" has been
produced. A manufactory for combs has
commenced; the mountain mahogany bidding
fair to supersede ivory in that description of
manufacture. The iron foundries are reported
to be in so prosperous a state that one pair of
handirons had actually been exhibited to the
conference. The Presidents go on to state
further that much valued machinery has been
added to the Temple shops; and that the Social
Hall was so far completed as to be occupied
by meetings and dramatic entertainments,
and was "dedicated" on the first of January.
"With respect to agriculture, the report states
that "many young fruit trees have been
transplanted this spring, and millions more would
be if they could be had," which nobody will be
disposed to doubt. The saints are solemnly
enjoined to bring with them all choice seeds,
from all parts of the earth.

The epistle goes on to record the
ceremonial of laying the four corner-stones of the
new Temple in terms of no small pride and
gratulation. The immense assemblage of the
saints (so vast that the ingress and egress of
twenty-five hundred was scarcely noted); the
Martial Music, Bands of Choirs, the banner of
"Zion's Workmen " towering aloft, and the
laying of each separate stone to an accompaniment
of prayer, singing, and oration, is duly
and eloquently described by the Presidents.
"The corner-stones," say they, "now rest
in their several positions, about sixteen feet
below the surface of the eastern bank;
beneath the reach of mountain floods, when the
edifice shall be completed, and so deep beneath
the surface that it will cost robbers and mobs
too much labour to raze it to its foundation,
leaving not one stone upon another, as they
did the Temple of Jerusalem."

The epistle concludes with an adjuration
to the brethren to "come home!"—” but not
empty-handed:—

"Bring your silver, your gold, and everything
that will beautify and ennoble Zion, and establish
the House of the Lord; not forgetting the seeds
of all choice trees, and fruits and grains, and useful
productions of the earth, and labour-saving
machinery, keeping yourselves unspotted from the
world by the way-side."

February the 14th was an important day
in the Mormon calendar—manifestly the
dawn of their church militant.

"In the presence of an immense concourse of
people, assisted by the apostles and others, we
broke the ground for the foundation of the
Temple; and the day following, preparations were
commenced for the erection of—an arsenal."

Next succeed the advertisements; and, from
these may be gathered some strange phases
of this community. Several general dealers
advertise for sale superior wall and curtain
paper, hats and caps, shoes, counterpanes,
bonnets, whitewash, and scrubbing-brushes,
locks and latches, paints and fancy goods
for the ladies. Lower down, a Mr. W.H.
Carpenter wishes "to inform the inhabitants
of Utah Territory" that he intends "to
engage in the manufacture of brooms." Mr.
Thomas McKenzie announces himself as the
proprietor of a hair-dressing, wig-making,
and shaving saloon, at which for cash only
"except those who are engaged on the public
works," he is prepared to shave the saints for
fivepence each. A shilling and a halfpenny
are his terms for hair-cutting; and the like