Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-09-18
Life Among the Mormons -Governmental
Mismanagement.

UTAH TEEnIroRr, August 80, 1s5s
Mn. EpIroR The exact proportion oi foreigners
among the Mornons is not known but it is probably
over three fourths.
The practical method of operation pursued by Brig
ham follows Whenever among his di,ciples
lie found man who from superior qualifications was
likely TO occasion him trouble, he would send
him on foreign mission The missionary. hunting
out the poor nn3 oppressed among the crowded pop
uatons of Europe, would paint to them of fra
ierna love aud happiness in the Vages Of the Noun
ians that were glowing and seductive they were
taise. The willing neophyte having already been
worked upon by the socialists of the old world, was
generally only too happy to all the goods which
he had into cash, and seek the realization Of all his
dreams in the far west.
Al length, through NHi.uus ~ 6a,n4vu agencies
the enigrants Of Il having been colected-say
in Wales, England, Scotland Denmark or elsewhere
having performed Il long and tedOus voyage, and
toilsome journey the plains, at last ushered
into salt Lake City the New Jerusalem Of the Saints
They then stripped of all their money as due to
the emigration fund for expenses incurred by the
Church in bringing them this land of promise. BY
this time however, the eyes of the neuphye begin to
be opened but when he would think OF returning, as
far the States at least he finds that he is separated
from them by waste of one thousand miles, one part
" ""'"" - fe''o. ueNe''' another part consists OIL
mus "no'e s'oPe' 'i' way are SO S'eeps TO De almost
'o'nN's u any "'e"is Vi onio'ne 'eti WIN io''d-
e' ""u' snu' '"e uoor Vi escape completely
"''''' '','''s III" j." '"e i"oe' ANU even AL
'"'9 '"9'"'os "e'o ""' ehouH'' ne mus hnseh sur
oueu u! '"o he'-"orA o' "secret society, oy oahd
''''N 'o' "''''' Ne oou'u n"' esc"Pe II 'hey
"''"o "''e ."e u"'S "'l'u"en' Ill t"e way Hhprl'-
o"e" 'en 'o' 'no "I"e' without nope OF escape II
MS Po''F 10 co"Ior'n 10 Tue ho'ohS oil the people
unjust "ho'i ne mus himself 'or o'herwise lie would
DC h""e ourden 10 nm His daughter, though she
may ne only tweve years OF age, Is married Of 10 some
o"e III Si''e o' Nun ne" lei"''ohS mus become es-
'aohsheu ana by the opening oil spring the man could
hoV ie"Ve Il 'here were 10 physca hhdrances III the
way lie mas peen separated from seii-respect and
'ro'h decent society forever
'is '"us' "iueu ny Tue VOCATION Oh geographical po-
sitio"' ny ree-ihSohc structure OF government in
WHeh every man Is SPY upon MS neighbor, by the
freedom oil thought ana action allowed in the United
STATES ana chey by the crimes and Ignorance of his
dlscipies thnt brigham mas been enabled to establish
"h oiPe mere more de'pouc than any other upon the
eope' anu mat empire, IKE the viper, hts its head
"ga'hst inc bosom III winch II mas been warmed into
NE But heel Is also lifted against the head but
when weook to see 1t fall with hing force it
as II paraytcaly averted in its descent and is slowly
and spritIeSsly returned To its place.
great and wealthy country boaa(ul of its civil
cation and power halts in attitude of respect be
fore community of Thugs! Itappropriates the SER
vices of four regiments and two batteries ut an enor
nous expense in order to set a community of ignorant
persons and criminals from Europe example of re-
publicanismi to teach them how to be republicans
and govern themselves without physical force Could
there be any thing absurd thar ths:- give
foreigners the right of voting and then send small
army of four regiments and two batteries to keep them