Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-07-10
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Davsapsrt.s 1sesaAy, 3sly 10, 1875.
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The following extract from the Salt
Lake City correspondence Of the ST. Louis
RepsAiesa, speaks somewhat favorabiy Of
the enterprise Of the Acrmons;-
.The enterprise. industry and perseve-
rance Of these people are prcverbiai IN
Ill my extensive wanderings over the
world, have certainly never encountered
community who possessed theAe QUALITIES
90 universally, and the progress they have
made in converting these deserts into
~smiling 6elds" within so short period, 70
astonishing to I stranger and highly praise
wosshy; and cannot close this communal
cation Without bearing my testimony TO the
pcsceable and law-abiding feeling that uni
VERBALLY prevails among them.
aGreat injustice has been done BY Con-
svess ia Withholding from the settlers ~
Shie Territory the privileges granted 20
others. and every liberal minded man WIZ
shink co."
There have Of late been many indications
81 ~ iatention to bolster up the cause OF
lCormoaism, ~ speaking ef lie preachers
and disciples ia terms Of the highest praise
and awarding TO them great credit for the
signs Of material prosperity which can be
discovered BY the traveller through the ter,
risory OF Utah. These praises have been
arztsered broadcast over the country, ~
ANONYMOUS letter-writers. ard BY men OF
oeirisl position like Col. Steptoe. The oo.
;eet aimed at would seem to be, to recon
c;le the moral sense of the country to the
rsoss anomaly Of admitting such commu-
nitv .. that Of Utah into our confede acy OF
republican States. Why SO strong an ei-
Tort for this purpose should now be made.
ve know moi, unless the Mormon leaders
have expended some Of their surplus funds
10 procuring the services OF Their euiogis's'
or Locofocoism. With its characteristic IN
dustry aId adroitness, 10 taking time by the
forelock, and trying TO make political pros
elytes in v hat il considers an embryo State.
Il is not improbable that the Mormons
are building ssw-mills, constructing roads,
and making money BY the quickest and
most improved method; and it may be true
that their police preserves external order
among the pi,iable victims OF Joe Smith's
impostnre But the truth ofsl these facts
would no, a, ali change those debasing and
peculiar features of Mormonism which ought
70 exclude Utah from being admitted as an
equal State int confederscy, which We
Do not err in saying is At least theoretical
" founded upon the morality OF the New
Testament.
In contradiction to these whitewashng
episties and communications which have
been 30 frequently presented during the
las, few months, those WAC desire to see
the true state of the question, can consult
: book recently published BY Derby OF New
York, entitled @Liie among the Mormons,'
which claims to be true account and which
besr. every mark Of authenticity. The I'M
pu fence Of the sttemp, to justify the revolt
ing Righteousness OF The Mormons BY the
poIygamy which existed smoag the patri-
srrhs in the earliest ages Of the world, is
cp1y equsl,ed by its ahsurdiiy.
The theme is too disgusting TO be dwelt
upon, but we protes, sgainst any PROPOSE
Ton that the American Gag should hoat as
pro,e ciion o~er the impurities Ct Mormon
ism. Our love of the Union constrains Us
20 object TO the introduction Of any more
elements Of discord To believe that the
Onion can overcome all the difficulties
which 1t present threaten it, is even now
strong exercise Of faith on the part OF many
good patriots. To unnecessarily add to
she number OF these difficulties would seem
an he The very essence Of suicidal folly
The same argument which would admit
Utsh to all the rights and privileges ci the
original States, would equally admit
STATE composed of Chinese community
and having the main Chinese peeuliarihes
Of religious and civil government. Ihefe
Is nothing in the Chinese manners and
customs more sn,sgonistic to all our habits
and doctrines than the poiity which has
been established in Utah, and we can per-
ceiya no more objection to admitting
State composed exclusively Of Cinnamon,
than one made up Of the deiaded followers
Of yoe smith.
MixsEsoTA.-A correspondent OF the
Chicago Press, writing from Belle PLANE.