New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-09-20
GENTILES IN UTAH.
CARD FROM MR.. VAN EMMONS.

To s.s Editor 81 TAe y. L. Ir'SAHe'
SIR: A few day. since, a friend of mine handed me
copy of some paper in which, under the signature OF
Especial Correspondent found an unwarranted'
upkind unciyil malicious, unchrstlan md Hntrrfghf
attack upon my moral religious and official character
while resident in salt Lake City, preferred on IN
formation related TO him by individuals who are Sc
cretlv ocih-bound 10 regard every American citizen
(proselytes excepted ar arch enemy. The charge
is preferred especially against my standing rs Chrs
ian II were in Salt Lake City could collect test-
monas from the heads of the church 10 facts that they
had entire confidence in me a. an individual Chfs.
tian and an agent OF the American Bible Society. l
have more than once been complmeued in the high
es, terms by such officials Bishops and Elders in
their church. | refer the writer to speech Of Brigham
Young regardtom mission there and also my person.
acharacer He win find il in The Dsseret Ners Pc
riodica published in Salt Lake City by the Mormons
had frequent interviews with the most n portant men
in the church, and while many Of the other Geutiles
names were mentioned in derision and disdan from
the public stand on the Sabbath, mine in all oil cases
WAS excepted ont Of regard for my private and official
relations. This was the place, aud Sabbath the time,
to eJecrate and unathematize all vino Were looked
upon with suspicion.
He the author saws I received set Of their gar
ments and was buied into a presentation of a Bible
10 Porter Rockwell.
did hire the making Of the parphernsia which
uninitiated MOrmons wore while receiving their :
dawments; but under these circumstances, / daily
saw and heard OF 50 much misery, want discomfort,
wretchedness cruelty and many denominations, that
duty the innocent, unsuspecting and creduous,
my obligations to Christianity, the world and the So
cicty which represented prompted me TO promise an
uncOmpromsing course OF exposure and unfolding of
the awful oi delusion anaticsm and wickedness
which are prscticed upon the poor, ignorant
subjects in that grand sink of iniauity. This
would be enabled 10 do much effectually
by showing up their customs and manners of receiving
members by means of those robes. did not put them
either into cgar-box under the counter in gro
cery As remuneration for reduced prices in pilot
ny and certain kndnesses rendered while passing
over the plains, felt under obligations to donate a
amiy bible to Porter Rockwell who transported my
bibles from Atchison, Kansas, TO Salt Lake City.
This did
Your special correspondent may put on this talk about
Introducing bibles free press. and advise the pro-
priety OF ministers of the Gospel aboring among the
ACnnons in the valleys Of the mountains he can n0v
Thus babble while protected by military force, but
during the entire time OF my sojourn there had Gem
tile indirectly minated the PRONUNCIATION of any other
religion than theirs, spoken of introducing any civil
izing moraizing influences, his head would have
been the certain forfeiture. We Gentiles were com
PEELED To seal mouths against expression of opn-
ions IN regard 10 any thing saw, heard knew 10
occur
in this reply Ia this accusation; bu, in fu-
ture il needfu in ylndicaton OF the Of truth or
religion viii bring to view many items of information
relative 10 Mormonisn and the Mornons Of which the
masses are not knowing.
Yours truly {. X. VAN FMHAN
GraadreH Ohio, Sept, g. 1854