Smyrna times., 1855-11-21
M0re of the lTormons.

| During the past summer our community ha,
received more information as to Mormonism anC
i'S denominations than it had acquired since tho
beginning of the sect. This has been done
partly by books, which, though all more or less
indifferent as literary productions, have at leas
stated some facts, and called attention to the
subject, aud partly by an increased correspon-
hence from Utah, and greater amount of news
paper and magazine disclosures.
From every new revelation the fact becomes
more and more apparent that the great Mormon
colony is, to all intents, the most wretched.
'trocious tyranny in existence-that it is a
vast army of poor dupes, swayed by a brutal
'lllterate wretch, who is surrounded by a circle
of aids not less vulgar than himself that in his
transactions with his moneyed victims he has
shown himself to be rapacious swindler, and
that long career of unrestrained sensuali,v
and tyranny has had the usual effect in sucb
cases of developing in him love of torment
ana OF atroclous victimizing, which would he
incredible and incomprehensbe to majority
of the world.
IL may be objected by many of our readers
that they are IN no danger of repairing to the
nioderh CITY OF the Plain. This is Fortunate
Out now few are aware that Mormon prosely-
uzhg-or rather swndllng-is continually
gong on in our midst, and that the rural dis.
trlcts IN most parts Of tho United States are at
all times sending out settlers to add to the ranks
OF the Saints" An instance has recently
come under our knowledge in which, in sin
gle country neighborhood in New Jersey, be.
tween thirty and forty converts left within
lew days for the promised paradise-whch thev
nave doubtless found ere this, to be place
"here they must work far harder than at home.
where the comforts of life are sadly lackiur.
where they are pundered by an insatIate brute
where the tempting bait of polygamy turns ont
10 be a luxury reserved for the wealthy. and
Where their wives and daughters are taken from
them at will, when some higher saint g" has
revelation to that effect Is it not about time
that such proselytlzing we're made punishable
onence Should man go about the country
preaching blasphemy and impurity openly, the |
law would soon stop his career; and why should |
numbers of men be permitted to do it quietly |
A counterfeiter or a swindler is soon LODGED in |
jail-but Brigham Young's agents are li;eralIy
nothing more nor less than accomplices in
stupendous system of rascality by which all wb6
are capable OF being cheated, are stripped bv
most lngenlously contrlved series ofdeyices
The plan by which converts are gradually led
on step by step into transferring their property
into the clutches of the Governor. il an ;mnor,
tant feature in Mormon villany--its peculiar
point being that the shrewdest can hardly es.
cape it, and that when their money is fairly in
Young's clutches, all is over.
But the most terrible yet touching phrase of
Mormon life is the fearful oppresson[tbe de.
gradation to which it subjects the female sexE
The resistance Of the latter to it, and their
wretchedness and despair in consequence
Authentic, calm and talented letters from, fTt.b
describe the condition, Of the Mormon women
Is being truly moving in its misery. What
Else can be expected In ascommunity which
.urns on the great principle. of polygamy, and
degradation of that sex upon whose ele-
ration t and refinement the greater part of social
progress and culture depends. Leave tIe
Mormons to themselves and in another genera.
ion we should see the belief that women have /.
no souls firmly established, and their poor female