Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-09-27

away down in the State Of Maine She had often
dcfcd the MornonH TO degree. and u fs recorded
that even recently, on Icing required 10 move
southwark on the occasion of tho -1ighr Of the
Mormons she refused to accede, and actually
drove away party Of Danites sent 70 procure her
forcible reinoval,by poking an old musfss through
tho window, and threatening vengeance n they
dared invade her household. Undsr shs roof Of
this woman---who, with all her stamina, melted
at the tale Of woe--the little Swede and her child
have been allowed for tho time being homo snd
a shelter How It happens that In the mssntfme
they have not both been demandsdby he husband
and father. am unable to say. ltnay b. that
another vile has been sealed" to the deserted
individual, and his grief thus soothsd into silence
and inactivity. e 7'a
But here Kvss now, or did few days since, tho
subject Of my story. Her only hope and longing
~ now lef, are " get back once moro 10 her na-
two land and thore die in peace. The prophet
tells her. "oh yes certainly, 60 If you will-but
remember, you eape yOnr child behind" Was
over such pitch Of fendish art and villany The
old polyganist knows well that to quit tho child
would but bc, as it were to quit her lie itself
and thus he still hold. the woman - his "church"
has doubtless held many another crushed and
bleeding heart, wretched and helpless captive in
this valley of every vile abomination. What il
sho were 70 rebel, and endeavor to make her way
suffering az she came. There is the knife, and the
cord and the ready villain to use them, together
WIN boUcly Chuou utlu tn0 niV0r 'tJOTuou,
whose waters tell no tale-or at least NO tale that
others of tho dupes Of this 'church" dare name
above whisper even among themselves.
DOES any one doubt thiss IL It too wild and ton
fearful for the modern day Of Republic Nike our
ownf lfso. lot him pcrusc yet more attsntiyey
tho abundance Of recorded evidence from time to
time put forward by others since the establish
mcnt here Of tho Church Of Latter Day Saints"
Az an instance; showing what might have occur
rcd. even in the valley occupied by our troops,
little sensation was croated short time since by
tho fact Of II dog, belonging to one Of tho o&cers,
bringing into camp, in his jaws, . human head,
and this, too. afording every evidence, both 70 my
own and others views.of having been severed from
the body by some sharp instrument. s,a
From the appearance of tho hair also, the head
wns Judged to bc that Of female, Who for all
may tell, suffered the uft-told fate Of the rebel
lious or inconstant among these people. Where
the dog had found or dug up the head, no one has
| vet been able to ASCERTAIN; but there stands tho
fact of ts discovery in this solitary, and until
Gently, uninhabitcd place; and others like myself
can imagine whether or not u foul crime has been
the cause of ita deposit here 7.. ,..s.-g.
| But TO return. Such are tho terrors held over
many tmd mind. and such, coupled with tho
deprivation of licr chill may well retain 10 tho
end of her days. tho unhappy victim Of whom
| speak. Possibly with the presence Of our arms,
| better day may yet dawn upon her now half de-
monted mind. But even were such to be her for
| tune how many kindred tnls will yet 20 out in
other hearts equal sad and oppressed by the
scli--ty led "prophct aud his myrmidonsi ueavrn
send at least honc :orn Of dclverance 10 the vic
Tins Of this vle system.