Owyhee tidal wave. [volume] (Silver City, Owyhee County, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1869-1870, 1869-09-30
Letter from Joe.
San Francisco, Sep, Is, 1869,
GOODBYE TO SAINTS REST.


having told the Mormons at Salt
Lake that they had been the worst
lied about of any people on earth.
Train says just what he wants, and
leaves the balance unsaid /; this is an
example of one of his "truths =" in
nutshell. 1t is bewildering, the
amount of falsehood there is abroad
about Mormons, which neutralizes
any facts that may be outs far as
outside opinion is expected or ought
to affect the followers OF Brigham
themselves. While all this medley
of truth and exaggeration may tend
to unite public opinion against the
prophet, it is managed by him and
ministers so as to rebound in their
favor. / was told by intelligent
/ Gentiles at Salt Lake-some of
whom had attempted to buck the
engine off the track that they had
given up in despair, mostly because
of the absurd and false stories pub
lished abroad about the Saints.
which they in turn would hold up
to the faithful and say" Here is
what they say about us !" In con-
sequence of this view of the case,
by those who ought to know of what
they speak, / have avoided speculat-
ing or more than touching upon a
few plain points Of that silent and
sacred menagerie. On the other
hand, many who have written books
and treatises on the subject, were
blinded by good treatment received
among the Saints. Ialluded to Bur
ton-an extensive and learned trav-
eler-wose "city of the Saints y
smells of the reception and dining
rooms, fact he as good as admits
in a note at the end of his journey
across the plains. He met Judge
Cradlebaugh = whose experience
among the Saints you well know
in Carson valley, when the Judge
should have shaken the opinion Of
Burton on many points respecting
the gilded beauties of the new faith.
There is much said about brutal
lied men, or a general expression oil
animalism or sensuality among the
lords of Mormon creation. That
such a report would naturally fol-
low, is true and | know took a
great dislike to the sour and suspl-
| cion- breeding countenances among
a large proportion OF the male SEX
though was well treated all the
while. The great majority OF the
rulers are Americans-th makeup
are mostly Europeans, of the more
ignorant sort Of English, Welsh ant
Danes, 5wedes and Norwe
gians. The English accent is very
perceptible everywhere-th lette'
II being transposed as naturally a
in hold Hengland. The Mormon
leaders make the foreign misslonar,
business mean something; they offe
their converts land and home, AM
see that they get it-which is grea
elevation to the peasant mind ant
body. The latter should NATURAL.
feel grateful for such deliverances
and should cheerfully fight, il nee
i | essary. for the practical prophet
, who pays their passage to the Ne'
+ Jerusalem. Other sects should max
I a note of this. And those who tai
= and write so glibly OF what the raj
: road is going to do with the Mormo
question, should not forget anothe
: fact that Brigham and his agent
have about everything in Utah
| the way of real estate, water an
timber, worth cent, corralled, s
that no American Gentle is goln
= to try to stay in the country. Their