Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1858-07-30
PEACE WITH THE ,,oRMoNs,

The recent Intelligence appears to show
conclusivoly that tho Mormon difficulty is
settled. Brigham submits to the terms of
the Presidents proclamation. The army has
entered the deserted Salt Lake City, without
opposition. The civil officers arc 20 be Der
mitted to perform their duties without inter-
ruption, and the Peace Commissioners, their
duties ended, are probably by this time on
their return u W4>anstou rho attempts
to induce the man body Of that deludcd
people u retdrn t. tIcr home, aui occupa-
tlons had not accomplished tia. result, how
ever, and there wisno cordiAlity Of feeling on
either side. Still there lie no roa, IN to doubt
that the ground gained may be maintained
newspaper is 10 be- established tuorc us an
organ OF FREQ speech and Christian freedom
and, as has been remarked, il Normonism
can stand that, It's submission t. TIE laws
may be pronounced complete. nc principal
New York daiIies ali have correspondents on
the ground, who entered salt Lake City Just
before the army. One Of Them destrjb., the
city as follows
-Four days We had been imprisoned among the
mountains, whose rugged grandeur and subimity
had almost become tIresOlne. suddenly liz W..
emerged from the businesses the ,rest valley law
out before us with ite teeming fields of siuin and
other quiet evidences Of refined Civilization
The valley is perfectly level plain apparently
twenty nj les vide and Que hundred miles long, al
most surrounded by mountains. Near 10 the
mountains, on the east Of the plain conceive Fec
non OF land DIX miles square laid out as d city,
the streets, all Of which much wider than load.
way, roughly laid out and running exactly
~ right ane,os to each ether ,itucr due north
and south or due cast and Nost they are 1870 feet
wide tho -Iewalks are 20 ieet wide tie blucks
are very large, often containing ton ,cr.s of land
Cotton wood and other trees have been set out
along every street; their bright green verdure and
shade give peculiar charm to the smooth and
regular thoroughfares. Small foot bridges have
been built over the streams where they intersect
we SIDE walks The town is very sparsely covered
TIM houses In the major part of it there only
snS or three little habitations on u square block
ESft will be- remembered that the blocks are very
Plhrge The houses are built close to the sides of
toe blocks, the rest of tue ten acres being titled MS
gardens and fields. Thus the city at present con.
tains numerous small fields of wheat and some very
fne gardens. The houses are all built of adobe
sun-dried brick they are about . inches wide,
10 inches long and inches thick; they are made
OF superior quality of clay for building purposes
and seem to form very substantial structures -
Inc color OF the building is sort Of sate-w hite
and though with individual house it is not very
agreeable, yet it gives to the tout ensemble of the
city very lively and pleasant appearance The
buildings look neat and comfortable they are gen.
orally SMALL modest structure, laying No claim To
architectural beauty.
The streets were deserted, the houses we're desert.
cd the city was deserted. Thou surrounded hy /
houses, we were nevertheless in place Of desert
loneliness The quietness Of the grave prevailed |
where 1t seemed that throngng thousands aud rush
ing commerce out to pour their tides along The (,
windows had been taken out Of the major part of /
the houses the door we're locked
Brigham's home, in the most densely populated
part Of the city, occupies square containing ten
acres Of land The entire square is surrounded By