The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-01-26
Miscellaneous.
Coue.poodenea Of the Times,
A SKETCH OF THE NOR
MONS.
HTA CALIFORNIA ADyENTUHER.
Jdiiy Qf he Greai sal L.ake,

August 10, isiD.
arrived here last week, aud have by Ills
Une wade myself pretty familiar with the
hl.'rt, sfd condition ef tins rrf,igr of tnu
ssr, The valley h very preiihy situated,
i,agHearly surrounded by the lofty aud pie
is04ur Llhh Mountains, which are capped
ul perpetual SHOWS, aud having IN sight
Hf southeast oud OF lha great lake. with IT.
allur shnr-n ~ snowy white clearly diacGru,
lHe 10 llio uyeu, Though lts distance IN said
TOO ahetweuiy- Ave or thirty miles NJ least; and
rcrur n The atmosphere f1nl Mnssachu-
fiH man cuu hardly believe IL 10 exceed
tssn nlllez-a The zaHe Tact iA ah-afyahr
uIIi regard 90 The mountains. The valley
very @uile and NJ this lime our liable h
hiy spread with every variety OF vegofnblea
ION the luNurinttt fnrdrnH. the ppuitl,- nt,
lirumcy hoapitnhlo, mud Nv most respects
auuul ihil 20 make a very favorable impress
u1n upon nll whom circumslnncea bring
amongst them, lhoir code Of laws ~ pc
,uwJ 60 lgcmSrlycs, aud from their effect or
ltom dlbcr ruusea there seems to bo but lii.
rlo crime amongst them, Que cause only Of
lh,ii hrng recorded For This, the cuprit
itE Is lho first penalty Ia their law of lhof.
nj criminal aud other trials are held before
he elders aud lho people after services on
supday, asd decided 10y the popular vote
II saw a lrial Of this kind Oh Sunday last, aud
ans hyoubly Impressed with tho candnr aud
hucss with which II was conducted.
The management of public worship by
he WY, wns exceedingly novel. in the
.pofnlng, before services commenrrd, ono
l'lheir elders arose and read list of fhrms
md house lots which had been taken up dur
n, the week by whom, and what ones were
to-whopc ituccs were down, what cattle
The public pound, Sc. sc. Ancr this,
singing aud prayer, then pompous sermon
ly,he President andA Apostle, Brigham Young,
lhe preacher holding forth with hat on, and
lhe people never uncovcring except during
prayer Tho preacher remarked that the
Mormons did not profess to bo very piops
Npeorlrisoy profess merely to he "insl and
righteous" They entertain au invetcrnio hn-
ifcd Of their OLD "ihr west" enemies, aud If !
one comes amongst them BE- is soon notified
20 quit
Rrfiaps the most remarkable thing COO.
tsried with these people IN their plurality |
awiyes. With regard TO this matter, took |
enhGderahlr pnins TO inform myself aud am
alr.fed ofthc fact Al least found sSno n |
Bong them who pretended mot to deBy II, ,bui |
un the contrary cited scripture Ia justification
Of the prhctice. Their President IN snid TO !
have thirty of these "bcticr hnlVes,n or better !
ION. - said to have seven, one Of VIII ON has, !
500, summer, clopcd 10 California with sol |
lrr prcterring whole mnn To tho seventh
lu Of Que. Others have fowor, aud tho
mrriiy no more tlinn the one to whom they
cup0tly plghtrd their whole faiths and
wlp.s honrts, IL Is enough, however for
those who avail themselves Of this license.
Hhl the ancient pa,rinrchul regime carried lhc
practice to greater extent than -themsclgcs.
This ndds holy sanction to the custom.
Which rnot 10 bo called in question.
Wages umouG them nt this limo in fiyo dol
hrs day for all kinds oc labor, aud specie
plenty They are now coinng twenty
dollar pieces n California gold, with the mot.
TO 'o"llplmcss to the Lord" on one side, aud
'h'ped hands, with some iuilinl letters, of
Nhcll have not learned The Significance, on
The other A ulic out of the city, north, is
situated n very fnc wnrtu sulphcr spring,
which is n fvortc place for bathing by the
-''rs yvU duyS IN rt,o wcrk, uuJi ny rTur tf1r
oD'r i've The spring is ycfy io;sc, mud dis ;
"''EeS hsary water enough for n mill pr- :
'hgsf iesSIng green sediment or deposiie T,
lne bottom. A mile further on, is anothcr ;
lilhs' 80 hot as-ta give pRH-to cattle wbett !,
-+. '-- titrpttEittlte slight
rom II. Gold is supposed b, these people ,
tA''i- '''- -i''e valley, n'd some pieces afe
"d 10 have been found hers.
Many California cmigrnnts nrc stopping '.
'''' "ith the intention of remaining until !,
h, They nre nirnid of being ovrrtaken
''N. 10 Ihe mountain~, bat thrlr fears, -.
.'0 WoS ~iN npun a. nrc groundlrsss Nv "
.Nn wv. 'FNuian rs, that the oGigranon viii all !.
Se' uToUg' safe. W. &. f.. 81