Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-10-02

90. 30 tas sIormeas.
Of lhs Cincinnati Esqrirsr


A correspondent Of the Cincinnati EpqEirer
77rftos as follows respecting the MoFmOns;
I have been agTeesbly surprised as the ap-
psaranee Of Salt Lsks City and the department.
Of its Inhabitants Ia the States We are taught
70 believe that all M)rFuons are thieves. knaves
or sssassias Such, I find, is nos the case.
TIE peopla, thrse-fOursbs Englsb, Scotch and
Welsh, with sn oceasions. sprinEliug Of bastard
American, are h0uest, thrifty aud industrious,
but ignorant. / have never been in g town OF
eqaal magnitude where such universal order
prevails Every one appears to have business,
and sitsnds TO il without annoying bis neigh
bors. I have seeu 10 Iosfers, and fed tia.
thege is rot single whisky or drinking saloon
IN The city. One esta5iisament is licensed TO
wholesale ardent spirits, bnt none is drank on
ths pranisas Women prOmsnsds tbs streets
after night uueseorted, and without fear Of mo-
lastation These things certainly are eTeditsble.
When a man is caught stealing be Is sunmsrily
dealt with An intelligent citizen informed ne
that for a number OF years after the settlement
Of the valley, Salt Lake City was infested By e
band OF desperadoe5, who murdered and pill
lsgei iudiseTiminztsly, but that they have long
since been killed or driven of BY ahs peacea5is
inhabitants. There is st present but little field
here fer the operations Of shsrpars, and advise
81 mdolsnt persons to remain il the States
where poor houses are plentiful.
OF the Mormon religion / have learned but
little. I think, however, barring their great
hobby Of p0lygally, the fundamental principles
sTe good, although surrounded by tissue o.
priestly bocus- -pocus, intended to decisive and
awe the ignorsut and supegstiti9as. Every man
has as many wives as be can support, and,
Judging by ths Juvenile population, sll are pro-
66c. I sincerely pity poor fellow who is
af1 cted with more than one, however, If those
that l have encountered are = fair sample Of
Mormon bssuty. Tae only psssably fair women
that have Geen are inmates of Brigham S
harem While driving out, some few days
since, I oYsrhaulsd the modern Solomon, who
was going into the country on ! bender, in
compzay with a number Of his eoncu5ines.
Ths carriages, each drawn by four fine horses,
are accompanied by outriders and baggage wag
ons, formed a tIsin hslf mile long. hsi a
fsir view of the stoek-horses and women. The
former were magnificent animsls-the latter
tIom fair to midiling.
"Ssme were fair and soma were plain
end some were frightfully 0n the waas.n
noticed in the party womeu Of forty sRd
girls of twelve or fourteen. I hsVs in vain en-
desvured to ascertain the number Of Brigham 5
wives, but no one here knows. I doubt if The
old sinner himself can tell Men frequently
marry sisters. The population, with but few
exceptions, consists of uunaturslzed flreignsrs
who aekuJwiedgs ne allegiance 70 the Govern
ment of the lsnt in which they live, aud eyi
len ly look upon tho representatives of the
U1iOa as enemies. although they deal honestly
with travellers. A regiment OF United States
soldiers IS posted. on hill Commanding the
town, and holds tho "sWord of Damocles" sus-
pended over the heads Of eVil-doers.