The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1857-1858, 1857-07-22

A train. consisting of about one hssdsed psss
sons, with twenty wagons, passed THROUGH to,l
| place on Friday lass, On their retnsn from Utan
10 the States They formed psrt of comlAsy
| Of two hnndred persons and forty tee M. Dos
/ .oma distance bsck. The remainder took tho
rusd for Leavsnvorth. They len Ssir LaEe
about the 2ntk OF Apeil aud ~essa ~. lag reae
4 little osrv ewO Mnoaslss. They Onse fste ape
pearance Of persons who had seen much trouble
and psisaion--beis & reduced IN bcdy and oe.
iec,ed IN mind. A more pi'isbe set OF persons
- never seheld. They rejoiced that they had
| ut laat reached land where they conid onc0
more live al ease.
The account Of their experience I'D Ita6 was
touching in the extreme. In the narration et
what they endured they seemed 10 apl 70 zen tne
subject with reluctance aud feelings q aofrof
10 calling to mind their ssNering,. bus ~ The
course OF their remsrks would invariably te.
come animated, and break out in expressions OF
ind gna ,ion ~ the crutlfies and oppression which
they had enrlired. They declared the M.ole
~ stem to be- but a grand schame Of robbery
and scnsualiiy, thep part Of those in authority.
Ii il not by direct co,npalsiop. tey stated, thas
the property OF their followers Is taken, hut By
means OF religious ensaHsiasas. This II inspired
by the promise Of great spiritual rewatds, aad
by setting before them the examrSe Vi scripture
characters; that ~ Job received an incresso
above all hrs former possessions, 50 shoaid they,
by their self sacrificing, reapan increased reward
both OF spiritual aud temporal possessons-'
After all their property was cxbausted tn.n the
policy il their rulers would chad.sa aild thsir
conduct would b. such as to saw .tGet away II
you CAM II any one should become dissAtis-
fed and dtsirc to leave, they we're publicly de-
nouilced aud the WHIT ie church i0fblddsn 70
purchase any property they might wish 10 dis
pose ot. From that day thes would be suffice
ted 10 the insnits Oi the whole community. IL
not absolute danger OF their lives. One person
stated that in order TO get Away he had 20 sell
his furm, clandestinely at that, for sixty dollars.
They reported that one man went ont with three
thousand dollars, and was returning IN tine tram
with his teaia only, and had not .ough to ,af.
Another who had iarm worth u ere seven
thousand dollars, sold il tor thirty ave dollars.
A man BY the name Of George Brooss. tf We
recoliect right Who had considerable gram and
goods stored in his house. on incurring the as
pleasure OF the elders had the sides OF his
house literally stove in. and his property sl
carried of. he only escaping wnh his lite
When The train first approached, We inquired
whether they wcrs from California or Utah. An
old man who was standing near replied, I'VE
are from Beautiful Lfon.'
"What is your opinion OF Zions" we inquired
His reply was: II went oncesn search OF q on-
but will never go again till know where It 10
to be found. IL 10 the worst Zion that ever
set my ioot into" gs@ H
We inquired concerning the hand cart trains,
and the true reason of employing them. They
said that il was the greatest piece OF cruelty
that was ever perpetrated, thatit was 1t times
horrible TO behold the condition OF those VINO
arrived in that way; that frequently their hands
and feet were frozen, and their limbs from the
effects Of fatigue aAdeSposure, swollen TO more
than twice their natural size; that sometimes
when they were able no longer to pull the carts,
the women and children were loaded with tho
baggage, and proceeded thus until they fell
down with sheer exhaustion, and that after ar
irving in this condition, they would die of Ike
"rotten Sheep" as they expressed 1t. They
stated that one reason for forming hand tra'us
was that those who came in that way. on be-
coming dissatisfied would have no ready means
of returning and that those in authority curse
the emigrsnt trains which pass through on their
way 10 the Pacific, they afford means ter DIS
satisfied persons 10 escape.
In Speaking with quite intelligent yonng
man, he stated that he had been there ntMiy
four years. and that the reason he did not leave
sooner was because he hoped IL would be getting
better He remarked that II he should meet a
train going through he would do all 'l#t he
could TO persuade them not 10 &C; but u ley
persisted, he could oHly leave them TO fni out
the reality by sad experience. Tue company
report tha, -four or fve hundred men were ro!ng
10 leave this spring, and are probably or tEo
road by this -Plattamouih Jshsrsonian.