The republic., 1851-06-10
rhe Mormon. OF Salt Lake valley.

Tho Dcseret Ne,os, of April Sth, contains the
Fifth General EPstle" of the Latter Day Saints,
throughout the carth'' This Epistle is, az usual.
full of offensive, ridiculous, fanatical, and hy-
pocritica nonsense, still it contains much statist
cal information concerning the prosperity and pro-
duchveness OF this people and country.
This Episfie of the Saints ubiates over the ex-
tension of Mormonism to all lands-in Europe,
Asia, Africa, the East and West Indies, and Ameri
This extension and rapid gathering of the Saints
is proclaimed as token Of the Messiah's near ap-
proach. Then, again, the " Saints" declare that
civil dissensions, the cholera, quarrels among
Christian sects, earthquakes, whirlwinds, hurri-
canes, tornndocs, &c.. are sure signs that the "
ond coming of Christ is at hand" Leaving hca-
venly theorizing, the Saints" come down to
earth They say the winter has been mild, and
have been built; shingles have been rnade, threah
ing machines put into use, the council house near
ly finished, the warm spring bath completed, the
tthing store In use, pottery nearly finished. =
woollen factory to be erected, and china ware and
cutlery manufactured.
In March the farmers sowcd their wheat. A
colony OF Mormons has been formed at Iron county,
two hundred and fifty miles south Of Salt Lake city;
few families and one hundred and thirty man,
with teams, seeds, and TOOLS were sent out Decem-
Der 7th last, and when last heard from they had y
held Of one thousand six hundred acres. four hun
dred OF i sown; plenty OF water, wood, iron ore.
The oQuorum Of seventies'' have agreed 70 erect
great rotunda in Salt Lake city, to be csiled the
"5cycntos' hall OF science Governor Young il
trustee and superintendent.
About three hundred emgrants wintcred with
the .'SantE," and lett for the gold dggngs in the
spring.
A settlement 10 to be formed in the southern part
OF California, not far from San Diego, and one
hundred and fifty wagons, under the charge of Ell
ders Lyman and Charles Ritch. started in March
Tor the place. A continuous line Of stations or
places OF refreshmcnt to the Pacific on this route
is to be established. The city is bcing formed into
bocks, instead of wards; shade trees are planted,
schoo, ,houses built, and measures taken to prevents
depredations by California emigrants.
The Eptsns informs us that the sstwclye apostles
are abroad" except two Orson Hyde il in Iowa;
Pratt is on his way TO the Society and Sandwich
Islands and Chi Orson Pratc is in the States, but
expected home; Taylor was At Boulogne, France,
Preaching, translating, and publishing; Snow has
visited the Italian S,ates, and ia now located in
Switzerland; Erastus Snow il in Copenhagen, and
the good wGk Ia prospcring in Sweden, Den
marx. Norway, Germany, and all that region''
Richards is presiding over the "Church" In the
British ielcs, his Office being in Liverpool; Smith
ls presiding in Iron county and the two Rch's are
en- route to csablieh settlement near San Diego.
Finally, the EpisAe cxhorts The Saints in The
United States and Canada, iii they wiSh 10 The
work OF the Lord proper TO arise az one mar,
and come 10 Descret, "whcrc they can do more ~
Zion in one year than they can in many years
where they are"
Although the '.saints" speak in loud terms oe
satisfaction with their present happy condition, u
Is impossible that such a commn6ity can long
prosper. and II nothing else IL 70 work their de-
struction, liccntousncss must acconpiishit. Spiy-
itual vile dom, which - nothing less than unbri-
died hccntiousncas, Ia part Of their systcm, A.
though there may hc good examples OF morality.
But fanaticisu, humbug, and misfortune, must
have its day, and then reap its bitter reward.