Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-11-18

Anna Dickinsen,s Lecture.
The lecture given BY Anna E. Diokine
SON at the Opera House last evening" upoa
the subject Of "Whited 6epulsherA" q
what she saw among the 4ofmonA was
largely attended by our best citizens; in-
deed we do not think we ever saw the
Opera House, better filed, and We know
we never saw an audience better pleased.
The lecture was altogether complete
success, and we are pleased to learn that
the Association have made enough rom
the proceeds to cover the loss entailed
upon it on the occasion of Hon. Charles
Summers appearance here fshort time
since.
Miss Dickinson was introduced by @.
L. Slader, President Of the Young Mems
Christian Association, who announced
that the next lecture before the Associa-
ton would be delivered by Frederick
Douglass, on Wednesday evening, Dec.
1st., after which he said: 81 now have
the pleasure of introducing to you, ladies
and gentlemen, lady to whom I know
you will all give hearty reception, Miss
Anna E. Dickinson"
Upon taking the stand Miss Dickinson
began her lecture by saying "See Naples
and die" ran the old proyerb. "See Salt
Lake City and Twelve to work" should
the new one be. God is good worker,
but he loves help, and we need to help
him. As 1 trod to and fro in this city
new Sodom-and looked into the faces
of the people, cemprehending their condi-
ton, and thought of the government over
them and computed the evils growing
from it's continuance, walled words of
sorrow, if not from my lips, from the
depths of my heart, for the pitiiul condi-
ton Of these unfortunate people.
1t was at the close of lovely day in
June that I first saw this city, situated
amid the most beautiful and contrasting
scenery, for among the finest scenes of
Gods handiwork lies this "whited sepul-
cher The houses. though low and hut
like,wear an outward pleasant appearance;
the streets are wide; flowers bloomed, and
the trees were burdened with fruit; quiet
and order prevailed; drinking there un-
doubtedly is, but there is no drunkenness,
and no drinking or gambling saloons in
the city; and it was as safe for woman
to walk, unaccompanied, through its
streets at noon at night as at noon at
day-indeed much safer than in some
cities of an equal size nearer home. The
city was too quiet in fact, there was too
little noise, for it will be remembered
that it is the muddy waters that run
quiet, though they are not as palatable as
the noisy running ones.
Urah is the most unmitigated tyranny
which the sun shines upon. Utah is Nor
monism, and Mormonism is Brigham
Young, man possessing brains and the
knowledge how to use them to his own
advantage. He was the head of the
Church ss we'll az of the State, and if as
President be issues an order or a decree
to which the people demur or rebel against,
by virtue of his Office as Prophet, he has q
revelation" revealing the purport of his
order ~ President, and to this his follow
ers bow in meek submission, though it be
ever 80 hard and burdensome on them as
they did III the case of ono of his latest
revelations, when it was revealed that the
tithes to be paid to him should be one-ffth,
e ~. e ~
products and property.
She then proceeded to give an account
Of the manner in which elections are con-
Quoted in Utah, after Brigham's style and
for Brigham's benefit, saying that in Utah
every person, which implies every man,
for the women arc counted as nobodys, go
to the polls. 1t matters not whether the
voters are foreigners unnaturalized, or
whether they are boys, they go to the polls
and vote, for Utah is not part Of the
United States-it is oigne5 by Brigham
Young There is but one candidate for
the Presidency and that is Brigham Young.
True, there are ballots "for" and against
him, bu, the assassin is sure to settle all
opposition to this tyrant, and hence,
through fear, it is comparatively little.
And yet said the speaker, the United
States government is too much engaged
with other matters 10 consider the condi-
ton of 1t tab
She proceeded to recount the instance
where, "a short time since, a gentleman of
education aud refinement went 10 Salt
City for the purpose OF inducing young
lady to accompany him 10 the hymenial
altar and comfortable home in the East,
but before hs object was accomplished
he was SGT upon aud brutality murdered in
the street. and seme Of liz companions
shared his fate Iiis fri, nd-, said she, in
scribod over his tombstone Murdered
by tho Mormona." adding Vengeance il
mine" saith the Lord and ii tho United
States government but does it, duty the
death 81 such men will bs dearly
avenged The government OF Utah is il
military dcspotsm. Every Bishop and
officer and every Saint "A drilled soldier.
| think, said she, the idea which would
chiefly impress any one who went there
was that Mormonisu is shrewd, nasty,
Yankee trick to make money. Young Is
an American, who went to Utah poor,
yet he il now tho third heaviest depositor
in the Bank Of England his Bishops and
Elders are also Americans, but III. l20, 900
Of their followers are the most brutalized
of the European peasantry, lower than
any class 10 be found in the cities Of our
Atlantic seaboard
1t isa mistaken idea thlt there are
more women than men in Utah the men
far ontnumber the women The leaders
Of the church have rs high 100 and 200
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