The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-01-05

we copy the ioloWing article from the Republic OF
Thursday, at the request Of the agent Of the people Of
Deseret We also informed BY him that il is not true
that persons belonging to Missouri have been arrested by
the people Of Desere they have been passing through
that settlement. We believe the Mormons have been
greatly prosecuted; and trust that they will receive
Justice at the hands OF Congress- We do not doubt that
they will.
7HE Monmoss DKsKrxr-The readers OF Tits paper
have doubtless noticed In the proceedings the
William Smith and Isaac Sheen claiming 10 be The leRit
mate presidents Of the Church of Latter Day Saints, and
We've ohcr individuals OF that church. charging the
bers ofthst community, settled in valley Of the Salt
La kc win having taken an GA to the people
and with dissemination 70 carry that oath into effect
and further accusing them Of grossly immoral conduct by
Now Ia relation 70 this matter /, Is no, improbable ,ha,
these charges are exaggerated and untrue, and such
could not stand The test Of cain judicial investigation
We have particular sympsthes or regards for this Nor
mon people; but Judging from what we have formerly
heard and stierly known OF hem deem these
ions 20 be entirely absurd and impossible
In the first place, II We remember Alright, this William
Joseph Smith, who gnaly presided over the Mormons
A. the time Of Joseps DEATH presented himself the
ceased brother, but Mormon people refused to recoQ
nisc him 10 that capacity But We have been informed,
shed among them, they TO afford him protection
and snsienancc for tune; but bis conduct length be-
expected from the pale Of their church Snis's hcrsrch
cai aspirations and his subsequent expulsion from Nor
mon church sufficiently explain his present hostility
community.
will be rccollectcd when the Mormons were on their
way the Far West, heeinx from the prosecutions VIII CHI
they had suffered In Illinois and Missouri overtures wore
made 10 them by United States officers under instructions
from QUE governme inviting them lin In the hoties
which were going 10 be wsped agains the Mexican rcpnb
This they promptly accedcd to, and they rendered
service during with that republic. Would
this have been the case m they bad avenge their
wrong. against the govsrnmenNnd people OF The United
states We find them knocking doors nd.
mission into our Unon time when another pop
nious and less remote community In hurry for
conummation. Docs this look like settled hostility to the
United States We think not
The objections urged against this people on the score OF
their graspng for territory and their Immoral PRACTICES
are Inclined 70 believe, Of equally fragile tenure
With Texas and California claiming area much larger
than they have actually occupied surprising that
Deserct should do the We believe after all that the
people OF Deseret Will be willing take such limits as
Congress mdy choose assign Them Can the same be
said Of other States which have applied admission or
been receiscd into the Union As posQamy charged
against this people, we consider II almost TOO absurd
merit notice Thaa people, the principal portion Of whom
have been born and brought the Unitcd Safes and
the next largest portion In Englxnda people stimnlaed
BY religion fanaticsn, whichever you please
we consider uicry beyond the possibility OF belief; and III
tuition under which they ask admission as State than
which we have not seen lucid better arranged
in any of The States OF this Union. 80