The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-05-30
NUMBER; 81.
Important from Utah.-The Progres OF
Crime and Outrage. Insult to the
United states Officers. ,
GREAT SALT LAKE CRY. March Q
Correspondence Of n. Y. the Timeso

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@ GREAT SALT LAKE CRY, March 2.
Shut in as we are, from the world at large
by the SHOWS of winter, and unprotected as
we ere by even show of judiciary. the heads
OF the church have been enabled to perpe =
trate against us every species of crime and
| cruelty. Gentiles have been robbed of val
liable property; dissenting Mormons who
have become disguised with the fiendish rites
OF the "Sa nts," have been outraged and
murdered and even women who have pre-
snmed to rebel against the demands of the
misnamed Church, have been mercilessly
prosecuted, and driven from house to house.
until they have been compelled to Weld to
the brutal demands of their tyrants, or seek
refuge in suicide. On Christmas night a
young woman cut her throat, as the only
way in which she could escape from the more
terrible fate that awaited her. Self.destruc-
ton by the less violent means of laudinum
IS very common. There is class of girls,
who, too timid to resort to extreme measures
are driven to become the concubines of the
loathsome vipers who call themselves the
"Saints" :" of God. Their hopes and happi-
ness are forever blasted, and the conscious
ness Of degradation continually knowing at
their hearts. OF this the following is mel
ancholy instance: A man named Nash came
TO the Territory last fall, bringing with him
his daughter, lovely and beautiful girl of
seventeen summers. He settled at Provo, a
town sixty miles south of here, and in con-
sequence of her great beauty his daughter
was much desired by the vile polygalnsts.
She succeeded, however, in escaping them all
until the death of her father, her only pro-
tector, which happened in early winter. The
funeral rites were performed by Bishop Car
ter, who, after finishing his prayer over the
newly-made grave turned to the now heart
broken maiden and roughly told her that she
must now become his wife. The gentle girl,
left friendless, and seeing no place wherein
she could take refuge and escape a condition
she so much dreaded, was obliged to yield,
and is now doomed to a life of sorrow and
dishonor. She is Carter's seventh victim.
What an amount of blood and tears of agony
will call for judgment against a powerful
Government, which has knowingly permit
ted such outrage and villainy to continue
f ur years unchecked within the limits of its
jurisdiction.
One of the principal features Of Mormon
ism is the constant endeavor of the rulers to
make the women mere creatures of rassion,
and slaves of their will. The barriers of
modesty and virtue are overthrown by them
in all their discourses, and all refinement
and elegance are stUdiOusly obliterated.-
They glory, as Hebcr G. Kir,ball says, Gin
calling things by their right names." Itwas
only few Sundays ago, that Kimball, in the
presence of between two and three thou
sand people, delivered discourse of the in
tercourse of the sexes, in which he male
use Of language too obscene and vulgar for
the most degraded to utter, literally calling
things by their right names. Frequently,
to further their villainous designs, they ac-
cuse women by name, in the ward meetings
of heing prostitutes, thus making them lrse
all selfrespect, and inducing them more ca
silly, as they see there is no incentive to chas.
tity, to yield to their opportunities. GER
tain Bishop in this city took fancy to his
neighbours wife, beautiful woman. Finding
that she was too pure to consent to his sug-
gestion, he determined to effect his purpO-
ses by other means. lie told her husband
that his wife was unfaithfnl, and that he
knew she had often been visited by other
men while he 1.-THE husband) was absent; he
added, that he would not have his ward de-
filed by the presence Of such a woman, and
nnless he turned his wife away his house
would be pulled down over his head. The
husband, influenced either by the slanderous
tale, or intimidated by the more powerful
threat, discarded his wife, when the Bishop
Immediately proposed to her to come into
his family, which she Indignantly refused,
and took refuge in the house of an acquaint-
ance. The Bishop however, was not to be
fooled SO easily. He compelled all the fami-
lies who sheltered her to turn her away, un.
til the poor woman in her anguish appealed
to Rrigham's sympathies, and begged him to
protect her from her prosecutor. But Brig
ham advised her to be "sealed" to the Bish-
op, and in utter despair she at length com
piled. The Bishop accomplished his pur-
pose, but the connection was of short dura-
ton, and Brigham was soon called upon to
"unseal" the two. .....-.-
Those who have left the Mormon church
are the object of frequent outrages, and
whenever any of them are suspected Of en-
deavoring to leave the Territory, they are
Immediately stripped of everything they
possess. Mr.. Jarvis, who has store ly
South Temple street, was excOmmunic; ted
last fall on account of apostasy, and has been
endeavOring to sell his property in order 10
leave for the States in tire spring. On the
night of the 18th ult.. some men entered
the store of Mr.. Jarvis and asked for tobac-
CO. Mr.. j., in handing it to them, was seiz-
ed by the hair and dragged into the street,
an there most mercilessly beaten by some
of the party, while others of the Williams
broke up the counters and shelves, built fires
on the floor with the fragments, and threw
the goods into them. They then repaired
to the chambers, where they also built fires,
burning the furniture and clothes of the
family. Some females who attempted to give
the alarm were set upon with revolvers and
knives, and frightened into silence. Having
made a wreck of everything, the rutiians
left, carrying away all the portable property.
The fires which were smouldering on the
floors were finally extinguished by the fe-
males, though they were much burnt as well
as personally injured by the demons.
Mrs. Switzerland, "gentile" lady ofgreat
respectability, and widow Of Mr.. Suther-
land, " no was killed on the plains with Col.
3abbitt, had been driven from home by
threats of violence, and had fed to Mr.. Jar
vis's for safety. She was in the house at
the time of tho attack; but succeeded in ma
king her escape therefrom; some of the gang
saw her when in the street, and gave chase.
In turning corner she fell in the deep snow
and feeling entirely exhausted did not at .
tempt to rise; the man happily not seeing
her passed on, and she sped in another di-
rection, wandering through the streets all
night, covered only with her night clothes,
bare-footed and bare-headed, and afraid to
ask for shelter-the snow being at tho time
over two feet in depth and the mercury be-
low zero. 1t is almost needless to say that
Brigham was at the bottom of the affair,
and that the Danites committed the deed by
his direct orders. He had previously said
at the Tabernacle that Jarvis should never
leave the Territory, or if he did he should
not take any of his property with him.
There has been q great deal of suffering
among the hand cart recruits, and they con-
tinue to die daily. Not one-half of those
that left the States are now alive.
Shipwreck-Three Lives Lost.
PHILADELPHIA, May 81.
The schooner d. G. Foster was wrecked
off Delawater Breakwater in the late tire
tremendous gale. -
In an attempt to rescue the crew, the
Wreck Masters boat was capeized, and three