American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1858-05-28
Alisrellal,eolts.
MORR0RS OF NlGRM0EISM.

sas. He is a native Of Switzerland, of
greatainteligcnce and liberal educa-
ton, an accomplished linguist, and pos
sessing rare conversational powers
lie is also q man of considerable mill
tary capacity, having been an officer
in the French service in the time of
Charles X. H' .'#- ''2t h'i4
Mr.. Loba soon became disgust
cd with the state Of society in Utah,
and resolved to effect his escape, which
ne finally accomplished in April last.
He says, unhesitatingly, that the Nor
mons Will not attempt to resist the U.
5. troops if they go out in body
lie estimates the total. population of
the Valley at $4,000, of whom not
moro than $500 would make passablo
soldiers. They have no artillery-4ex-
cept single piece of cannon-littlc
ammunition, and no workmen skillful
enough to repair a pistol. Mr.. Il.
believes that when Brigham finds his
braggadoca has failed. and that the
United States authorities are deter
mined to pursue him, he will have a
especial revelation from God" instruct
ing him to retire from before the Phi
listines. In obedience to these. direc-
tions he will go off With the 2, 500 Dan
ties, or destroying Angels" and
when the troops arrive at Salt Lake,
will be found missing.
The Iaeavenworth correspondent Of
the New York, Times says: l
S5a8sP Perhaps no single incident in con-
nection with Mormon history presents
moro of horror than the history Of
hand cart trains. / asked Mr.. Loba
to give me an unyarnished statement
of tho facts. 1t appears that Young
sent Samuel d. and Franklin Richardt
two OF his most unscrupulons minions
to Liverpool, to superintend the-em.
igraLion thence to Salt Lake, Of the
proselytes made in Europe. These
men collected large sum of money
from the faithful, in sums of .e53 each,
which was to purchase wagons. and
other outfit for the passage from New
York to Utah--each sum of ;e53 pounds
providing for family-or if the man
had none, for himself and associates
a party of about $500 souls collected
under this arrangement, set sail with
| their faces toward Zion. On their
arrival on the frontier they we're in
formed that Brother Brigham had re-
celved a revelation from God, direct
ing that in order to try their faith and
thus to test who were worthy the hon
ors of the faithful, they should iourn.
ey to Salt Lake in hand cart trains
Accordingly, their pilots and lead
ers--filled with the grace acquired at
tho feet of their Prophet Brigham
kindly purchased the hand-carts for
them, at cost Of eight dollars each,
and generously put them at the dispo-
sal Of the newly arrived brethren at
exactly double that sum. Of course
the entire party Wre compelled to 20
on foot, six to each hand cart, which
they dragged along with its contents,
consisting Of seventeen pounds of bag
gage to each person. All the prop
erty of the emigrants, over and above
this, they we're compelled to throw a.
way, of course-thus losing the little
remnant of their savings after having
been most religiously robbed of all
their cash. Now dissensions rose A.
mong them, and the result was that
they did not reach the banks of the
Missouri, from whence to start west.
ward, until the 1st Of September.
! "IIore then thov stood With two,yo
hundred miles of wearv travel on foot
before thon and tbc norc;,oss :; toUs 49,,
of q Northern Winter storing tho9 i,
the face. The commonnst 5nmon;tv
would have insn;red tbe leodors nf 81,