old me to withdraw and call next day, and he would
give me an answer. I said to him:

"Brother Brigham, the people all felt, and I know that I
believed, I was obeying orders, and acting for the good of the
Church, and in strict conformity with the oaths that we have
taken to avenge the blood of the Prophets. You must either
sustain the Danites in what they have done, or release us from
the oaths and obligations we have taken." The only reply he made
was:

"Go now; come in the morning, and I will give you an answer." I
went to see him again in the morning. When I went in he seemed
quite cheerful. He said:

"I have made that matter a subject of prayer. I went right to God
with it. I have evidence from God that He has ruled it all for
good, and the action was a righteous one. The brethren acted from
pure motives. The only trouble is they acted prematurely; they
were a little ahead of time. I sustain you and the brethren in
what was done. All I fear is treachery on the part of someone who
took a hand with you, but we will look to that."

Then I was again cautioned and commanded to keep the whole thing
a sacred secret, and again told to write the report as Indian
Farmer, laying the blame on the Indians. That ended our
interview, and I left him and started for my home at Harmony.
When I reported my interview to Brother Haight, and give him
Brig- ham's answer, he was well pleased; he said I had done well.
I remember a circumstance that Brother Haight then related about
Brother Dan McFarland. He said:

"Dan will make a great warrior."

"Why do you think so?"

"Well," returned he, "Dan came to me and said, 'You must get me
another knife, because the one I have has no good stuff in it,
for the edge turned when I cut a fellow's throat at the Meadows.
I caught one of the devils that was trying to get away, and when
I cut his throat it took all the edge off my knife.' I tell you
that boy will make a warrior."

Next I wrote the letter to Brigham and laid the massacre to the
Indians. It was as follows:

Harmony, Washington Co., U. T., November 20th, 1857. To His
Excellency, Gov. B. Young:

Dear Sir: My report under date May 11th, 1857, relative to the
Indians over whom I have charge as farmer, showed a friendly
relation between them and the whites, which doubtless would have
continued to increase had not the white men been the first
agressors, as was the case with Capt. Fancher's company of
emigrants, passing through