The southern press., 1851-08-28
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+ Thg foII4x ing exnct II ON Iettsr, whi /
was Kpdsd7 ~ . ~ Louis ! u ligencer by
friend, fes Hkes n ~ depIorable state of thing
Est Sae lAkeso mueAso that it might be diffi
cult taheliSSe soms portions Of the account
wee il not, says the Intelligeneer. for the un
+ impeachabIe character of the gentleman VIII
penned IT, He is well knc VIZ ns the occupsn
Of responsible station in the United States ar
my The Inteligencer ON t. some passage,
which treat of domestic relations among tn,
Mors ons, and the horrid licentiousuess whicI
pr walls in them. The portions which refer Il
the expressions and doings Of Coy. Young arr
worthy of especial attention--Day Book.
Carson Vditey, East Siervn de Necada, er
route for q liforsia, May "a, 5l.--Dear Sir
My fine and fnvorte horse is gone. and but two
yoke and half Of cattle were all | had to leave
Salt Lake with When ut that sink Of perdi
ton, 1t was my expectation to write you and
others Of our freE, 3, as We wished to write b,
the first safe private opportunity that wculd
offer itself but none such having been present
ed, our expectation Of course was not Qratifj ID
II is true, wrote to DR.. -- and ~, but
then was constrained by the practice of the
Alormons to destroy letters containing anything
against themselves, from communicating aughl
in relation to my own or the grievances Of other
emigrsnts. Now that my family is out of their
power, may venture to speak of that accursed
and pestilential people And would to God that
could make myself be heard throughout nv
country, and Impress upon my countrymen the
truth in relation to Mtrmonism, vile, criminal
reasonable, as it nsoleatly displays itself in the
boasted security Of its mountain walled home.
But no--no one would be believed, we're he to
Truly, were an angel from caven to tell YOU OF
the wicked practices, and tie base, unprcvoked
crimes Of this people, you would discredit the
report.
Such is the enormity Of their conduct that in
a series of resolutions drawn up by Preshyt-
ran clergyman, and signed by the emgrants.
"the truth, and the whole truth" was designedly
avoided lest it would be too shocSirg for belief.
1t is hazarding nothing in saying A never, by
savage horde or lawless banditti, was there exhi
bited such base turpitude of heart and ndiscrim
mate vindictiven,ss of purpose as are TO be seen
in the conduct of the Mormons at Salt Lake
Valley With them human feelings has debased
to worse than beastly passion and instinct, ard
IN all sympathy is consumed by or absorbed
in lust, while sentiment there finds its loves,
degree ofdegradation. There is no crime but has
full, free justification there ifperpatrated against
a gentle, as they term those who are not Nor.
mons. No matter how good a mans character
may oe before he becomes Mormon aud makes
common fellowship with the n after he is fairly
Induced, he is soon made to yield the most
guilty obedience to the degree O. orders of the
twelve. All are thus rendered ready and
prompt instruments in the preparation Of crime.
] had supposed that, like other reIie .ous soc :,
ties, there were sincere persons among them,
who, believing in JUS tice and vrtuous princi
pies, could not be made the guilty agents of
crime, nor commit such ,tfences as had { a.
duently been charged against them; but from
what have seen and heard am firm in the be-
lief that the best Of them will not hesitate to
perform the worst bidding of Brigham Young,
their man of God"
than is the voice of God to the Christian. Let
but a gentle incur his displeasure or that Of
the twelve, and soon bis boodhounds, the Dan
ties, are securing the country in search of their
prey and woe to the gentle who is known to
give the doomed victim protection or assiss ance.
Far different is it when emigrants first enter the
valley-then all is kindness and good feeling
but no sooner does wir ter lock them in, than
the hitherto suppressed volcano of their hate
aud prejudice against American citizens burst
forth. Then property is seized and confscated.
the owners thereof deprived of their liberty. |
loaded like the worst of felons with balls and |
chains, With ut the form Of trial, and in most |
cases without even any known rccusation.-
.. ny emigrants beside myself heard Brioham
Young from the stand declare the most treason |
able hostilites against the United States. He |
denied he right of jurisdiction on the part of !
our government, and pledged himself that if a |
governor came there and attempted its exten. |
sion, he would resist it to DEATH The right of |
yovernorshp, undisturbed by the authority of
The United States, he. claimed as vested in him
SELF Tor life. Yes" TO use his own words, "that
was about the time was elected for" To the
'itizens of the United States, who talked of
heir rights and privileges AS American citizens.
le would say he was not sinenable TO their gov
ernment, and said snow, as when at Nauvoo,
hat he defied the combined powers fthe United
States and all hell Those Of us who were
snown to speak against Mormonisrn, or abuse
he Mormons. he ordered should have their
hroais cut. To employ his own phraseology.
re said "fes cut their damned throats if you
10 not III send the boys that will and if thew
lon't III come myself and III cut their damned
hroats; will say them, by the spirit of the
Almighty God"
From that moment the emigrarts became the
'redestined and prescribed objects of Mormon
engennce. a report ives started that was
hen reporter for the government, and soon
ny property was seized and myself arrested,
nd subjected TO the insults Of one of their
rostltuted fuDctionaries without any cause 70
rosecution, or any charge to plead against.
shortly aiser five head of my cattle were shot. and
was selected subject to be salted down in
here lake. Five OF their assassins took upon
this pleasing duty, but entertained
o fear of them; n the contrary, came out {
nd declared In defiance of them NV whole
olicitude was for my family, and every exer.
on was directed toward getting il ont of the
alley. Being composed mostly OF females. |
ad Just cause to fear that il deprived Of pro- I
sctor, it woud never be permitted to leave that
ink of perdition--for no intelligence against
1ornonism is permitted to be mailed. Dis |
enting Mormons and emigrants havr told me
hat they picked up before the postotfice parts
{ letters they had deposited to be mailed for ,
he United States, but in which taey had ex
ressed themselves too freely for Mormons. In ,
ruth, the bascst system Of espionage prevails
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