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− | The author states that "any man who defied Young's orders would be put to death was made evident in his statement | + | The author states that "any man who defied Young's orders would be put to death was made evident in his statement 'When the time comes to burn and lay waste our improvements, if any man undertakes to shield his, he will be sheared down.'" |
− | | | + | |misinformation=The author uses a secondary source, when she could have easily verified Brigham's words in the ''Journal of Discourses''. In context, Brigham's word assume a different tone. Immediately following the phrase quoted by the author, Brigham says "Now the faint-hearted can go in peace; but should that time come, they must not interfere." This is ''not'' a threat of death to those who would not participate. |
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* Young quoted in Waite, 50. | * Young quoted in Waite, 50. | ||
*See {{JDfairwiki|author=Brigham Young|disc=38|vol=5|start=232|date=13 Sept 1857}} | *See {{JDfairwiki|author=Brigham Young|disc=38|vol=5|start=232|date=13 Sept 1857}} | ||
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+ | *[[Disobey Brigham and be sheared down|Disobey Brigham and be sheared down?]] | ||
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Chapter 11 | A FAIR Analysis of: American Massacre: The Tragedy at Mountain Meadows A work by author: Sally Denton
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The author claims that during meetings with U.S. Army Quartermaster Captain Stewart Van Vliet, Brigham Young had "seen to it that Van Vliet heard nothing of Mountain Meadows," and that the "Mormon leaders worried that if van Vliet relayed news of the situation to Johnston, an invasion of Utah Territory would be expedited."Author's sources: *No source provided for this particular claim, although the following citation is Van Vliet quoted in T.B.H. Stenhouse, Rocky Mountain Saints: a full and complete history of the Mormons, from the first vision of Joseph Smith to the last courtship of Brigham Young (New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1873), 357.
The author claims that Brigham did not preach the sermon at the church meeting attended by Van Vliet because he was "too furious to conduct the service."Author's sources: No source provided. Likely Stenhouse.
The author claims that Brigham made an "oblique but unrecognized reference to the massacre at Mountain Meadows" to Van Vliet when he said "if the government dare to force the issue, I shall not hold the Indians by the wrist any longer...you may tell the government to stop all emigration across the continent, for the Indians will kill all who attempt it."Author's sources: Bancroft, 505.
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