The Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1854-1855, 1855-08-16
LETTER FROM UTAH.
WASHINGTON Co. Utah Territory. /
Nav the 9Th, 1855.

10 hear from YOU. We are well and doing
well. as l suppose. Il viii soon be three years
since We separated; you then said II was the
worst move l ever made. Now let US com
pare notes and see how the matter stands.
When left Indiana nv constitution. with
that Of nv family. WAS broken down: dyspep
STA, disease of the lungs. kidneys. &c. &c
Indeed, l frequently dispaired OF living but
short time, but now we are released from
disease. we enjoy life. and am not IN posses
sion of language to express the gratitude L
owe to nv Heavenly Father for such bless
ings. As for property, l am not destitute, |
have two good wagons, team OF oxen and
horses. five good mares. Next fall calcu-
late TO increase my stock OF cattle, as this Is
the best place for stock have ever seen.
have a farm on which | make thousand
dollars per year, as easy as could MAKE
hundred in Indiana. | building two
story house in our fort, W hich when finished
will have cost about three thousand dollars,
and l do no, expect 10 be IN debt one cent
when done. We have a good climate here.
l am located ! miles from the Iron Works,
in Cedar City. They are now turning out the
iron. Elizabeth aud took pleasure ride
the other day. distance OF l2 miles, 10 salt
basin; We filled couple of sacks OF the artl-
Gle and returned. but on our way home We
came on an old grizzly bear. He got out OF
our way, as had not taken my rite Terms
of peace on such occasions were most deslra-
bic. Minerals of almost every kind can be
obtained in these mountains.
This is now my situation in part might
relate many more things, but perhaps. 1t is moi
wisdom for ME TO do SO.
will now say to you. if you will sell your
property and bring your family 10 this coun-
try become = saint In this church. pay your
tthinp and do the will of the Lord. l say IN
the name of the Lord Jesus. you and your
family shall be blessed with health and strength
of body and mind, your substance shall be
blessed and increased, YOU shall See the King
dom of God established in tie earth, and
your days shall be many. But on the other
hand, if you remain you are, you may ex-
pect wasting and destruction. The destroyer
is on his way to lay waste the cities of the
Gentiles and they who would escape the
whitening, desolating curse of Almighty God,
must fee Tie hour of his Judgment is come.
l ask you to trhe no longer with these things.
your all is at stake not only dollars and cents,
but honors, principalities, powers and crowns
Of eternal life. If you say how shall you
know these things. l answer: l, a servant OF
the Lord. hath warned you to flee the wrath to
come. and | command you to warn your
neighbor, both by precep, and example, that
thereby your skirts may be clear from their
t blood feel this to be my duty and privilege
toward you and all men, and the responsible
3 ties resting on servant OF the Lord
Now, he that heareth you. heareth me. so
. says the Lord, take heed and all will be well
: with you. l feel the good spirit resting on
!. me while testify of these things. | know
this testimony TO you is true, whether you
believe it or not, your agency will not be Ia
ken away in this world or IN the next. You
must act for your self, choose and refuse fol
your self.
. l will now give you short sketch of the
cause Of my being here. l have written &c
n you about the affair. but you have not got the
The next spring AFTER IocarIug "A. ..----
City. was called on mission to go 800 miles
j. south. to assist in founding a new colony anc
' for other purposes; took my team, and left my
e family on the 4th Of April. We landed here
the second day of May We put in small
/ crop, dug canal some eight miles. for irrga
: ting purposes. | returned home in July, sold
my property, but the Esd of the same
month, Mary Ann was married to a young
man by the name Of Daniel Page, who came
= about for years since from New Jersey They
still remain in the city. He follows teaching
school l left the city with my family the
18th Of October. We landed here the 18th OF
!. November; spent the winter in building and
certifying. The colony is doing we'll | have
been appointed Justice of the Peace Though
l do not expect TO have 3 case before me, al
SO assessor and collector for Washington
county. We are well pleased with the place
{ Last Christmas and New Year day We had
public dinners for the colony. We had good
watermelons to eat with all the other good
things, and dance at night. The Mormons
believe IN all learning TO dance. Preaching
, generally three times week; party every
few days: this is opened and closed by prayer
!, and singing; all is conducted In order.
Brigham Young is still acting as Governor,
though Col. Stepsoe has received his appoint
, ment. He says nothing public as to his office.
) Uncle Sam, suppose. thinks the Mormons
| have person suitable for Governor. But
| would say, and Col. Sieptoe has said. that
Brigham Young is the most expert business
man he ever saw; that is the choice of
the people, but it would seem the people can
not have their choice; little is said about it,
but as individual feel indignant at such
treatment After having driven, robbed and
plundered. and murdered, some of the best
men on the earth, banished US from the States
driven out 10 find an asylum in the midst Of
the savages. or starye 10 death On the sage
plains-To now travel the road and see tie
many hundreds of miles of sage bush and
prickley pear, through which they had to
break their road, Is matter OF astonishnent
and amounts to an apparent impossi blity.-
But all this has been passed through for the
Kingdom of Gods sake; and we are here in
the yallies of the mountains, In a country sup
posed TO be barren desert. The mountain
GERS said they would give thousand dollars
for the first bushel of corn raised. But the
country abounds in plenty now, immense
bands of horses, herds of cattle aud focks of
sheep may be seen grazing In the vallies.-
Much has been paid to the Indians 10 keep on
peaceable terms with them. Now so sure q.
there is Just God that rules. the L nited States
I'LL hara 10 f. oil