Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1858-05-04


they reached within forty miles Of Camp Coop
er, where they saw three who had been oo
buffalo hunt
The party all expressed themselves highly
pleased with the appearance Of Fort Smith anf
the surrounding country, and seem grathed al
he fact that Il has been made the couvergine
point for the routes from ST. Loais and Mem
phs. Il only remains for our citizens to be-
stir themselves, and the city of Fort Smith, on
The banks Of the Arkansas, and on the most ex-
rene western boundary Of the State viii soon
| become one of the most populons aud prosper
Gus towns in the South and West. Push on the
m fort SHlih Tines, -aPril 2l.
OF A DIsGUsTED MORMON.
AT F0RF LRavEEwoRrH-PRoBA-
r'h TIES OF A PEACEFUL REsULT-LACK OF
Two l'NIrl0Ns OF war AT SALT LAKE CITY.
elLlIe '-n 7. SnioNToS, correspondent Of the New
- Times, is at Lesvenworth City, and ia q
Rr0b-T dated the 19h Of April, which We find in
I mat paper, be gives an account Of an inter
view with disgusted Mormon, enc Mr. LoBA,
who is said to have arrived there recently from
Great san Lake City. We confess to many
missivings as to the correctness Of his story,
but ~ Mr.. STNOSroS believes IN It, we give it
TO our readers without further Introduction:
4 Il was my fortune to meet here Frederick
/ Lobs, an eE-Hg gh Priest Of the Mormons, who
escaped recently from Salt Lake with his
family. and is now in this city. I do not know
when hsye heard or read q more interesting
/ or remarkable history than his, and within a few
Z dsys / shall be able 10 lay it before you in full
| For the present will only say tha; he is a na-
tive Of Switzerland, a man OF great inteili-
! gence and liberal education, an accomplished
I linguist, and possessing rare conversational
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with every part OF Europe, was distinguished
in bis own land and in Russia for bis scientific
attainments, and was formerly a prominent
/ Official IN bis native town Of Lausanne. But
notwithstanding all this, be became a victim
10 the strange delusion Of Mormonism, and at
tested bis sincerity BY forsaking his high,
honorable and independent position at home,
and jouTheyiHg with his family to Salt Lake in
1884. IN the confident expectation 10 find there
the Zion Of God toward which his cultivated
en'husiasm and intense religious zeal had turn
ed with the highest and koliest aspirations
How soul-cFushisg was bis disappointment
when be reached the much .onged-fsr " Valleys
Of the Mountains" to ind them the theatre Of
lust and crime Of every description and the
most disgusting character, perpetrated in the
name Of religion. His eyes were speedily
opened. Once in the city OF the Saints be
awoke from bis delusion-fOr his education
and refinement were proof against even reli-
gioas fansticism and superstition. From that
hour his attention was turned to plans for es-
cape from the Valley. Forseeing, however,
that this would be impossible if bis purpose
should be discovered, be was compelled to con-
cesl bis true feelings and appear to ioia with
heart aud soul in the ceremonial mummeries
from which bis j1dg uent turned with intensest
loathing. He escaped snally, in April last,
aud arrived here, after suffering Incredible
hardships, broken down in health, bis family
all sick, without a farthing left OF the ample
means with which he started toward Salt Lake.
No one who talks with Mr.. BOba can doubt bis
sincerity, for honesty is Stamped in every lin
eament, and truth beams out from every line
Of his eloquehtly simple narrative.
Of course, then, bis testimony in regard to
the condition and resources Of the Mormons at
SAT- Lake is OF special value, for no man could
be better qualified to speak intelligently Of the
facts, as they are. have questioned him
closely upon these points, with the following
results: He says, Unhesitstingly, that the
Mormons will not attempt to resist the United
States troops If they 20 out in a body, instead
Of scattering along the road in small and care
less parties, as did the Government wagon
trainss which were destroyed upon the plains
last season. Mr.. Loba met these on his way
IN, and earnestly cautioned their conductors
against their carelessness, assuring them Of
their danger, and urging them to concentrate
aud move forward IN a BODY but they could
Sc no enemy nor sTp-e eheGd any danger, failed
10 follow the friendly advice, and were cut of
and robbed.
Dir. Lobs bases his positive opinion that the
Mormons will make no attem7 7t at oIgsniz ID
upon tn personal knowledge OF the
fact that thcy have 10 means OF resistance. I
They have very little ammunition, no guepow
der factory, no material from which to make
The powder. none Of the appliances essential to
thar purpose, nor any single man who knows
bow TO make a. ounce OF the explosive nate
rial, even If his life depended on It. Nor have
they any artillery, with the exception Of a sin
gle piece OF cannon, a tw0-pOuHdsr, one of a
pair given them long since b. tie United States,
the Other one having burst while Ne L5bs was
ia tie Valley. Ny informant is man Of con |
siderable military capacity. having been an
officer IN tue French service in the time Of
Charles y TDis fact becoming known, on bis |
arrival az Salt LAKE, be was for long line
besought to accept A military title ans position,
which gave him ample opportunity of ssceT- /
Ia alBg the military resources OF the country !
and capacities Of its people. He asserts that
they have no military knowledge, even if they /
had aTms-that their talk about their bsttalioHs
and regiments aud legions il the veriest hun
bug imaginsble-aud that their pretences of
The possession of abundant srmamsnts are
falsehOods unmirigstrd-
Tney have no ir0n from which to cast can
non,-and If they had the material, they have
no toundry, nor any machinery for boring them,
nor any mechanic competent 10 do the work
True, there is al abundance OF iron ore 300
miles or more south OF Salt Lake City, bat It
is highly magnetic, and up 10 the time when
MT. LOba left, although large gums had been
expended Ia experimenting, sli efforts to Tslr
l. down and render it st for use had failed
Neither are the MOrmons any better of 10 the
matter Of manufacturing small arms They
have some few guH-tinkers among them; but,
as an evidence OF their utter inconpetency, be
mentions the fact that no one Of them was able
b. make a screw for hin, TO replace one which
be bad lost from revolver Of peculiar con-
structiOB
Mr.. Lobs estimates the total population Of
the Valley ct 81 600 souls. Or these, counting
every male from 10 to 90 years Of age, he esii l.
mates that tEare are not to exceed 800 capable
Of bearing arms-Whils not more than $500
Of the wnols number in bic opinion, would
make even passa5le soldiers, under drilling By
sxiifui men. Not one in the ten Of the entire
tnale population have firearms Of any descrip-
tion, and a large proportion Of those they have
are out Of repair and worthless. He has no
confidence in ihe statement that the Mornons
have fortified Echo Canon, except il may be
By digging bitches aud posing rocks 10 be roll
ed down from the overhsnging cliffs. Their
D0ds's OF mines uuQfE Lue ROAD duu Eu mat
sort Of thing, be scouts az idle nonsensa. L.
short. be considers the Mormons destitute OF
any effective power Of resistance to even the
small force already under command OF Gen.
Johnston, and maintains that Brigham Tcung's
entire reliance has brea based upon his hope Of
being sble to deter the United States frcm at
tempting 10 deal with him. by living boasts Of
biz ability 20 wage successful resistance.
He believes that when Brigham finds bis
hrszgadocio has failed. and that the U1ited
States authorities are determined to pursue
him, he will have a special revelation from
God" instructing him to retire from before the
Pniis ines. Ia obedience 10 these directions,
be will 90 Of with his 500 Danites or (" De-
s,roying Angels /" aud, when the troops arrive
at salt Lake, viii be found missing. They
will probably 20 aOrthward 10 VancouveT's ls-
land, or possibly to the Russian Possessions,
which they can do easier than 90 souihwsrd to
Sonora, as they are without means Of subsis-
tsnCe while crossing tbs desert living IN that
direction. There is no probability that the
- Ssints1 viii retire IN a body thence, to sally
in predatory bands upon the Gentle troops of
civil occupants Of the valley. The Dsnites-
well fitted BY experience and wicked instincts
for the life Of bsndiiti-might take to the
mountains bat the masses o0aia not follow
them ihers. because IL woEii be 5 mDly a jour-
uev 70 starvation and death. Aud for this very
reason no considerable body. even of the Dan
ftrs will seek the mountain life. beeau5a there