Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1854-12-15

NUMBER AZ.
Mormonism Moving 10 our Midst.

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We recently remarked upon the position
which the Mormons in Utah held towards
government and society, and demanded rs
but justice that the sect should be made
amenable to law for It's shameful debauch
cry and crimes Since penning that dis
claimer against the sect We have iuforma.
ton Of the unexpected advance Of the min
insters Of the order from their Utah fast.
nesses into the cities and tow ms Of the Wes
tern States; and it appears, upon good au
,horiiy, that there is settled policy Of the
leaders to form chain of Norman stations
and congregations throughout all the Wes
tern States and Territories, and also n the
Eastern seaport cities The avowed obi, c.
of this movement is in aid of the rilgrims
to the Salt Lake, to establish homes or IRE.
sorts" where they may stop and recruit
free Of expense, of course,--and have a
good time generally. ere going to their U al
harems. With these inducements, il is hop
ed to start emigration into new life; and,
by holding ont 10 the poor and ignorant,
promises of a home and plenty, ola plural.
I ity Of wives, and OF political power. il will
be readily guessed that the policy is a
shrewd one and probably will be success.
full in inducing emigrants 10 The promised
land.
The last train uhich arrived al our Yves.
tern frontier from Salt Lake, brought the
intelligence that fresh batch of missiona.
rics had been appointed to go forth to the
United States and Europe, and stir up the
church, that emigranls might ponr =. :...v
Utah more rapidi,", and so enable it to be-
come sovereign State. But, evidently, the
movement has two fold haracter--politi.
cal and religious: First, it is intended to
hasten the day when the territory of Utah
will have sufficient population to demand
admission into the Union as State. and il
the intentions of the Salt Lake chiefs be
carried out, this will not be long hence. 70,
it is stated. and, no doubt, truly that there
are one hundred thousand Mormons in Eu
rope, all Of whom are willing to emigrate
to the Salt Lake. Next, il is intended tc
establish Mormon churches or colonies in al
the principal cities of the United States, SC
as TO give the Salt Lake settlers friends who
wi defend their cause and congregations
t'oih "iiSh bueJ may uStho eulibIhul'
when desired. This is apparent from the
fact that, already, as we remarked above
Mormon preachers are now being settled in
all the principal cities. In Cincinnati, the
sect worship in the "Melodeon''- Of
the largest halls in the city. In ST. Louis,
the members of the church number, it is
said. over two thousand. II may not be
long ere we shall have the prophets this
way. and coming back in triumph to that
Northern Ohio from which they were SC
ANONYMOUSLY driven few years since.
In view Of these facts and promised re-
suits, does it not become all true Americans
and good citizens to look this subject full III
the face and to grapple with it as with q
Hydra? We earnestly hope that every
Mormon, caught in the practice ofthe crimes
and denominations Of his creed, will he het
severely responsible, and that the law viii
step forward, in every detected instance o.
; Mormon wickedness, to protect society from
outrage, and virtue from sacrilege. San
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