Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-09-13
THE AMERICAN CONVENTION.
From Utah.


THREE HUNDRED MORMON woaEN RENouNcING TIE
From the Jefferson City. s-uuri, Republican. Sept
BY the arri.a of a young man named Robert
Brandon. we have been furnished with the follow
ing information from Salt Lake
lsays our iniornant) left Camp Scott on tn,
18th Of June. The Mormon excitement has beer
entirely abated Several Mormon trains ha
passed Camp Scott on their way to the States.
They stated, while campcl at the above place
that they would not have been permitted to leave,
or they would a,ea'andoned Salt Lake long ago
On being questioned rs to their determination To
resist the entrance If the United States troops
they replied that the MAJOR part of the Mormons
only awaited the cntraacc of the troops in order t.
affect their escape from Brigham Young an,
Mormonism.
On their arrya! at Camp Scott they were mi
nus the common necessaries Of life. On bein;
asked the cause If their destitute condition. the,
stated that before brigham Young had rclentc,
from his determination to resist the troops, he ha
ordered thclA to deposit what provisions they la,
III thc-housc: hut rs soon as he made know his in
tenton of going South those of the Mormons who
refused TO 20 were deprived of all, and could get
nothing for their outfit.
They also stated that but for the interference
Governor Cumming. the destroying angel woult,
have forced them away, and that they did succeed
in some, instances in driv ing away several women.
| caue down with two Mormon trains from Camp
Scott, numbering about 800 persons, principal,
women. who were chiefly English, and some
Scotch and the principal topic of their CONVERSE
ton throughout was the absurdty Of Mormonism
and it's principles They weic all unanimous in
their denunciations of Brigham Young ard his
| apostles and talkel of his assassination by the
| Mormons who remained at Camp Scott, as n sure
event. They have all. without exception become
dsgusted with Mormonism and rcnounccd it. and
| expressed their determination from hencetorth to
use all their efforts for the total humiliation Of
| Mprmonism. They express their desire to return,
| u their native countries, and would, If they had
the means to do So in order that they might be in
| strumental in saving others from the banetul in
! fuencc Of Mormonism. On their arrival at Platts-
mouth the Missouri river they had calculated
to cross over to Council Bluffs, but the bad condi
| ton of the roads in Iowa changed their resolve.
and they are now dispensing themselves in Kansas
and Nebraska Territories.
| Mr. Brandon gave Us many other interesting par
| ticulars from which conclude that a speedy
dissolution awaits the community OF Latter Day
| Saints Many of the women, although they went
to Utah innocent and pure, wejudge, are very I'M
likely to lead very exemplary lite in the future.
They have been debasel until they are likely to
| abandon themselves to tho loathsOmo life of pros
ttution.
A LoyG-CoNcEALrp MURDER REyEALED.-A dog
recently brought skull TO his master. in the
woods near Detroit, Mich, and on investigation
the body Of a railroad conductor, named John
| Hickey formerly Of Georgia, was discovered lie
must have been killed nearly year ago. An
Irishman, named Kennedy. is suspected Of the
murder but he has escaped. The Detroit Free
| Press saws:
1--WE hive here a case which does not often oc
cur man is murdesrd robbed, and leit in the
woods, in the midst Of swamp The murder re
mains secret for nearly year, and is hnnly re