New-York daily tribune., 1851-07-17
UP AND DOWN THE LAKES.
Impressions OF the Trip-Mormou Trials st
Detreif-hing >trans and his Follower
Railroad dConspira,ors-Brnalo. sc.
Correspondence Of The Tribune
BUyTaLo, SATURDAY.. Iulv

Correspondence OF The Tribune
BUFFALO, Saturday Iuly IL
4 run up and down the great Lakes bv
one before all ignorant OF their extent and grande,,
save by hear.say. creates impressions which viii be
life long and II such trip can be made by any one
uiisou, inspiring an additional regard and PRIDE fx
our country, giving additional zesi TO the hacknied
Inc OF the poet, This Is my own, my native land"
II Is only because such are less mprcsSiSle than
your correspondent But imagine not intend 10
trouble YOU with any description of the route
that has been furnished the reader thousand
times and I thousand tunes better than IN my
rover to 10 H. Will only say that II any of
your readers desire To escape from business foS
4 week or more IN orier 10 ENJOY the trip have
mentioned, their transit fTOm Ne"-NoEk to Buffalo
Or Dunkirk Will be - brief and agreeable one, and
al either point they will hSd floating palaces" N
readiness glad 20 receive them AZ reasonable rates
OF fare Then, once upon the blue water, laad Lee
them avoid rum which am sorry 20 say Is used cr-
.ravacaniy the boats, and 50 far as my ooserya-
uon goes IS - used throughou, the whole West,p
they viii not fail of preseu enoymen,s but will r-
tum with lungs IN more healthy condition than when
They LEFT, and experience none OF the eneryailns ei
fectS which too frequently follow the rounds Of d,s
>paton and unhealthy eNc,iemenis of The So-called
watering places"
The traveller will find pleasant. TO tarry atew days
Al Detroit or Cleveland his return. stopping at
the former place shor, time, dropped IN to the
L. District Court, Judge Wilkins, OF Pennsylvania,
presiding. where the Mormons from Beaver Island.
were on trial. They were on trial at this time for
obstruciing the L. $ Mail, but other indictments
were pending against them, as was told On this
Indictment they were acquitted. King Strang-
assisted his counsel Mr.. McReynolds, IN the
defense. and rendered, | should Jadge. quite
valuable aid. tie Is man between 30 and ~
years of age, plain and unaSSumlng IN his apparel
and manner ,as all apostles should be.) and pos
SeSsed OF considerable talent and shrewdneSs
sort of sng-SOng sanctimonlouS twang which he has
procured to be attached 10 his voice renders HIS
speech very unpleasant, however But he can see a
point quick any one, and can press II with con
siderable effect. He claims that the mantle OF 10
Smith. the original Mormon Prophet. has fallen upon
hun. and processes 10 receive revelations from God
for the guidance OF hlS people on Beaver Island --
some dozen OF more of his followers on the stand
testified they regiouSly believed that Sirang did At
times receive these reye ations, and that IN all spn
itual matters they regarded Rlm as then guide and
tender but in reply 10 QnrSlOns IRON the f0uri AM
from the Prosecuting Attorney, Mr.. Bates Suang
denied that he assumed any authority whatever IN
temporal matters and his followers also testified
that they yielded HIM any IN the least Strang saif
their religion taught them rs did the Bible teach.
obedience to cyll magistrates and those IN authority,
and - far as all temporal matters were concerned
creed OF the McthodstS, BapStS, PreSbyterians, etc
In his summing up, he said his people had gathered
on Beaver Island for the purpose Of worshpp,ng
God IN their own way, and enjoying unmolested the
peculiar tcnets of their religious faith. lie denied
utterly all onenscS against the countTNs laws, Out
on the contrary looked 10 them 70. protection while
his people Yielded them their support. And he
quoted Bible authority almost without limit TO prove
an analogy between the prosecutions of the Nor
mons ON Beaver Island and the prosecutions which
thrist and his Apostles suffered
Sirang l. obviously an enthusiast, but should
hardly believe HIN bad or a dangerous man
Whether he be ornot certain II Is his followers count
among them very many intelligent men, VINO are no
more deuded IN religious matters than thousands
and thousands of good men and women have
been IN all ages of the world. The charges
against them, II true, should certainly subject
them TO punishment, but the Jury did not ad
Judge those charges, from the evidence, 10 BE-
TO be sustained No oienss against the laws OF the
and should be tolerated. whether perpetrated by
religious sect or an individual. but II N important
that the glorious and fundamental principle OF rel-
gious toeratlon should be held mylolatc. II these
MonnOns choose 10 burrough" ON Beaver Island,
and there live peaceaby, they as much entitled
To do a. the Shakers the Qpakers, or other sects
which are not considered orthodox and To main
tam then separate organizations ana settlements
One feature of the prosecution II worthy oil mention
the two Witnesses for the Government, whose tesu-
mony only proved anything were less than year
since members of strang's thurch-one hugh
priest and the other an apostle" Both had eft
The Church on account Of difficulties of "A personal
nature and rot from any religious qualms ana be
tween them and Strang and others, bitter personal
feud has existed The testimony of both Of these
witnesses was lmpeached and not allowed 10 b.,
taken INTO consideration 10y the Jury, IN making up
their verdict.
do not write this any defense Of the Mormons.
but give II my own impression, made from nearing
not "A little of the testimony, and from hearing the
opinion of impartial peTSoDageS who heard II All
The trial Of the Michigan Railroad COnspirat9rs
was IN progress before the Circuit Court. heard
little of H. Gov. SEWARD was present, assisting IN
conducting the defense.
Back to Buffalo. The city looks A. busnessike
rs ever IL ls New-york IN miniature, and has =
larger population than Newly ork had 90 years ago,
at which time Buffalo had no existence even 10
name The Hotels here vie with the bes. IN the
Union, and some of which will rank with the Astor
or the irving The America, which burned down a
wear ago, has been reconstructed, and It's iar proper
tons and eegant architecture challenge TIE oDsefva-
ton of all strangers II IS soon TO be opened Dy us
former proprietor Mr.. IODGEs. The Phelps House
is doubtless the best house west Of New-f 0rk Iiy,
and IS kept by Mr. ROGERS, formerly OF the DeleyaR,
ALBANY IL IS kept on Temperance principles, and Is
pa,roLlZed by all who euoy the advantages OF hTst
class public house. and care little for wines, bran
dies and their too often witnessed concomitants
This house Is undergoing important improvement
The Western Hotel Is also iayonte house WIN
many. a.,
pARoDl has created great sensation here she
yves her second Concert tonight. Next week comes
Madame BIsHoP, and after her JENNY LIND. ne
only regret Is that We have no Hall W accohmosar
all who desire to hear these great artists But ncith
er Will have any occasion 10 regret then VISIT 10 t"o
BuiialOnlanS. YOURS, &C
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