The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-30
A Letter from Mormon Lady In Great Salt
Lake City.

Lake city.
UNCLE SAM TO BE CLEANsED-THE WORLD TO BE
PURIFIED-THE DEVIL TO BE DRIVEN OUr-MoR.
MON SAINTS ARE TIE LoBDs BATTLE AXES-BRIG.
HAM YOUNG AND CoL sTRPTOE.
The following letter furnished to the New Haven
Courier by gentleman OF that city, whose sister, the
writer, resides in Great Salt Lake City
GREAT SALT LAKE Cry March 23, 1855.
nave reoeyea your iesers ds.sa January aad was
les The suffering for food does not surprise me,
have been looking for it, and told and orstod you
tkat Of trouble ahead that war; famine sod
pestlence would lay waste the nations that they have
rejected the Gospel and are left without excuse. This
prophecies OF the ancient and modern phets be-
ginning to be fulled. and the earth will be deluged
with blood and fire. Do you not here the sound fro
Eulopes shoress Do not hear the of dying
men by thousands, and the mourning OF widows ana
the tears Of orphans? Weep for the poor saints but
for yourselves 1t is true exled and deprived Of
many comforts and the hands OF our enemies are still
raised against but the great Jehovah s1e
ana they XII u.s. they can only kil the body, and We
take away ths for it is eternal and It il not
to be taken from the earth again.
lam paired when read the horrid accounts of the
var IN the East: at the came time know that these
things must be; the earth has to swept of wekdns
ana the wicked viii clay the wicked until they
p)isa the words of the prophets / know of no place.
except these chambers of the mountains tha. should
be willing to call my home, unless - q people
cempanded to leave II 50, the mustard ssed wall scat
ter farther and wider. Every time the tree is sh ,ken
the seed is spread that 1uco How vain Is for in
hs pride and haushneas 10 fight against God and seek
to overthrow his government They may as we'll best
the air and far better. have yet believed that
the lcrd brought this people out here to destroy them
but hide them until hs has passed over
the earth. the government Of the States afraid of
berg contaminated ey the saints Of the Most High God
and the only people whom he acknowledges as his own
should be- corrupted by the be aud most vrtuous psaps
earthl Has Uncle sar, put away all the vile prost
himself from all the brothels and sinks of nquity that
send forth horrible stencil to heaveoy Has he repented
of all the forncaon and adultery that he has practsed
stained with the blood Of santsS Verify, 1t isl Vice.
.oe woe that nation IL they yet again raise their
iniqu,y already fulE Verify, it is. There are many
honest hearted ones among them but Look at their lead
ers-their officers OF government and officers OF the
navy and army They corrupt as the DEVIL think
that old Satan would be ashamed Of things that
they glory No did the officers arrive hers
because they rsbuked openly, they took offence
1t Is all that mothers do to keep them away from
their daughters. They make dancing parties, and use
al their influence to decoy the young, simple girls iuto
their places Instead Of rearing up honorable famss
and blessing them, they scatter vice and corruption
You speak Of Brigham Young squandering the $40 900
sent to build State House. The state House has
been goiI up several months, at Fillmore in valley
south of this. Do not judge again without knowing
the circum stances Of the case.
Colonel steptoe is here, and has, with many other
to get Brigham Young appointed Governor again. Col
steptoe appears to be CORD man. and very friendly
would Ike to here and take from
az booty and drive they care not where they got
the They would at but wink from the President
to start forthwith. II they do, they viii know there is
God in Isratl before all is over The indians al
ready coming forth out Of their hiding places They
have, like u.s. been driven from their homes, and when
the full time comes they will come out like lion out OF
athcset, 60 through and tread down; THIS Is no ta
the hand Of the Lord Now, who cares anything about
Uncle Sam his naughty looks When the stone strikes
the Bible. or acknowledge the hand of the Lord in
this, the latter day work
Mr. Thomas is one of the Grand Jury, and has heard
the judges and officers express themselves freely They
told bow they felt before they came here, and how
changed their feelings and views in regard to the
Normons They had an idea that they were dangerous
psope that their lives would be safe hers that
they must arm themselves well all the time. When
they arrived here they found .. quist all industrious,
Weapons had no use for anything but an old to-
tacco knife, which one of them pulled out and
hindness and respect, and felt wen. This is their
own testimony. IL Uncle Sam will cleanse his
sSenah TO 90 -sos with u.s. FROM
lead to oo he is covered with wounds and bruises aud
putrefypg aores they say they when they pray
least 10 purify himself You say that will fell into
other hands, say that we are in the hands Of tbs
out OF them. II he permits scourge to come upon u.s.
the wicked as rod in his hand TO chsstse us,
whose business s that but his ownS II We need ano
ther sitting and ha sses OF brethren to do IT,
1t will be right as - concerned; Josepb's
brethren sold him or bond slave and afterwards bow
en uoWn 70 niM ana were saved oy ulm Ineao tnings
are ell right. II We sacrifice all earthly possessions II
Is than the saints have done before In all
ages when p.r,ecutions came against them 1t is ss-
cIi6ce that brings the blessings of heaven get
ting experience that IL worth more than houses
lands There people here who have been dspossess
ed Elk times Of all their real estate Do you suppose
they will lose anything by itS No. 1t will be PAID four
fold not the plurality system that caused the
persecution in the early part OF this Churcht not
inown to any in the Church till they driven
raj times They were in Illinois when the Revelation
given that the last place they settled before
leaving the States The devil knows about this
Kingdom than you of-he knows that his time
Ia short his stronghods already crumbing, ready
fan How IN "a a.ard iad { fv!ta