The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-11-19

correspondent of the st. Louis Republican
sends to that paper letter from "a gentleman OF
great intelligence connected with the army, and at
present at Camp Floyd with Gen. Johnstons com
mand." In the letter he speaks thus of matters at
Salt Lake City:
The papers tell you all is quiet, and that the civil
officers are well received and the laws executed
here, but tell you just the reverse. The Mormons
think their Chief, Brigham Young, has achieved a
complete victory over the General Government, by
diplomacy and fnesse, and give vent to their feel
ngs of hatred amongst each other, just as they did
before.
The Presidents proclamation of pardon for all
their declarations and overt acts of treason before
the army came here, a great political Glnder,
and has complicated the difficulty instead of set
Ting it. True, the Judges here and other civil
functionares, but how can justice be administered,
with a Mormon Legislature, Mormon juries and wit
nesses? The thing is impossible, and will not even
be attempted. The government of Brigham Young
is a perfect Heocracy, of the most despotic kind,
and far powerful than any the United States
can introduce here. The people generally, are his
admiring and worshipping slaves, and are deaf to
all Influences other than those of the Church, of
which he is the acknowledged head.
Amongst them, as might well be expected, when
their anteeedents are considered are thieves, rob-
bers and murderers, and the Mormon creed and
faith, is a perfect shelter and protection to all
such; provided only that their outrages are COM
mitted against Gentiles or apostate or lukewarm
ally large proportion Ofmost undesirable men, there
are many, very many good, honest, simple men and
women here, who have been persuaded to leave the
outer world in search of this Edorado of earth and
the salvation of their souls.
The honest dupes of Mormonism are beginning to
get their eyes opened and the bravest of them speak
out, particularly since the army came here; and SO
long protection in this way is afforded them
there is hope that all such may be rescued from the
tyrants grasp. The General Government should
furnish transportation and subsistence to the
States for all who wish to leave here This would
reduce the power of the Mormon King, and hu
manity dictates this as the duty of the Govern
ment. Thousands of men, women, and children
would thus be freed from worse than Algerine
| bondage.
The annals of crime might be studied in vain fol
parallels to the shocking and beastly crimes report
| ed to us here, the most creditabe authority.
/ viii not stain this sheet by relating them. They
! are disgusting and abominabe that could no
! possibly believe them, except on the highest anC
| most indisputable evidence. Single murders o
| apostate Mormons, common, that hardl,
any notice taken of them and it was only whel
men and women were destroyed by whole families
or parties, that much was said on the subject
There is abundant proof of the completely ant
chief agency of the murder of that large emigran
party from Arkansas last year. The goods ant
hands of noted Bishop of the Church. Man
other like murders and robberes are also susceptible
of proof but the Jordon, like the Dardanees op
posite the Sultan's harem, has been a favorit
! deposit or dead LVdios, Which IL never yields u
again, but oarrios them swiftly to the waters IF III
Great Salt Lake, from which nothing living or dea
is ever recovered.