, 1870-03-22
UTAH.
The Mormon Question.
The Enterprise and Industries Oh
the n1ormons.

H.
reousncy Of nv latters- Some Of tho 1nt1en-
i.l .nevsuspers Of tho country a5a taxing
round sgainst Congressional sction. and II
,ecips to look ~ though the Mornons ~ese 70
Va ciyen another lease of lile- Not that ex-
cts, but another victory over tho friends OF
he government in Utah, the effect Of which
ri be to mike them more arrogant and c1ue!
n tYc treatment OF al1 outsiders.
,i.ny OF those who hare tho public car
suow nothing Of the real facts IN the case.
iour Washington correspondent writes:
II am NON Virginia City" said tsll, Sne.T
miner near have sss much
a,ter, But the relsEts Of atrocities there are q
III i5sf asnc eIteat
t.rE, which looks With greed upon tae nns ns1pel
ty IL the Mornons, and which holes ~ sonu ~ ~
States. 10 ns sIle to approprate y eonnssste, OF
buy VI, st reduced values, the Mormon tmp:ose-
Tns Cullen ~ ~, 70 ense 'n ~
The n01,!c of less deserving Territories They
have ouilt M me cisy, and in:rtn,ueeda syst,m
eaualesl Tns! oecupi. the stte hcsote !; nsssms
he property Of the United states, and nr'Tham
'ea,s 1g Whstever clsr DC may be, he one q the
greatest administrative minds IN the Lnited sx1tSy
and II docs not look fair 70 rob tno*s peons o. ~
emption, to hfeak up their organic customs on1eE
which fhe Territory has certainly d hJuHsheu 10 |
[snAe raase =" cannut immediately stop polysamy;
The Gentle etulent Of ttah Is tlsofxaai1s7l anA
always groWltng
"Thc people engaged In urging on this tnia-
mons business are ii two aoTta: pne, the omcerA
eager foz war 50 ~ u Aecure tneH P!asss NH a,n
paJ the o,hrr, ! lot OF GREEDY land ]1onfrs Who
foCk with Rcnah eAGrTneSs to the Mormon possess
eiona This last claas reaches from Caiiornla ana
the r1slns to Washington ana "aaie tne ~ ssonh- ~
on the other they snlYei out their moral eat aooo'
the evils Of IOyE1My. ........,,
Tho reports Of Mormon outTaseh on tho per
sou4l liberty Of citizens Are not exaggerated nor
manufactured. Tha world hears not dthe Of
vhat occurs; it knows nothing about it. When
people who have lived here - long Is Brigham
Young tell the cold truth, they arc not bo-
Gs,ee ana s. N ge;nsFt teez say n6;
look with d coEetous eye on tho Mormon land
aud improvements. The average Gentle
would not live On their best improved farms
werethcygiveu them, while, As qash's rninetaaEs
raise nothing but wheat and fruit, for neither
OF which is there market. There is bnt
limited range for stock, and very Little
either Of cattle, horses, or sheep, in the coun.
try. The people are too roor to buy them, and
the country to feed them. Their msnufse- A.
raw material, chesp labor, aud r,arkot- They
haven't a cash resource but the mining OF
| ores Of the precious metals. and. risky
as that is III general, ttat it IL more ptesa1i-
| ous dependence in Utah than in the othe1 Ter
ritories is proved By the fact that, in twenty
yes1e, not mining camp Of any Importance
| has been established in the Territory Every
thing that il raised must be watered, and one
year with another the grasshoppezs take two
thirds OF the crops. Thousands upon thou
yearly devoted 10 keeping Ifo in tho bodies Of
the poor and soothing tho maWs q the sur
rounding Indiana Talk about Gentilcs covet-
ing such country as this! while there aTo
| millions OF acres Of better land. . thousand
miles nearer market, begging for settlers, md
manufacturing Territories on three sdes
Of it!
| The fact IL, the most OF the so-ealod Gen
| tiles hare been caught bore. aud having lost,
ton, wlht they had when they came, toyether,
| in MANY cases, with years of time, they " stick
| in the hope Of u change, on tho prlnclp!e that
tho place to look for lost money is where it
went down. and also, no doubt, to zee tho ta-
hles turned. and have their day, ~ Tor twenty
years The Mormon dog has had his. They
would be moro or less than human not
| to havc become somewhat interested in the
warfare between Mo1nonism and civilization,
| aA q ma:t,r uf feeling. This il tru" OF one
apoetate Mormous, who have lived here II.
loIg IL their orthodox brethren, and done as
} much 10 reclaim the wilderness and who only
=sk the common rights Of American citizens II
; the pursuit Of their business. Many Of then
} arc Of foreign birth, and have neglected to he,
, come naturali1cd. bccauHe, ns they eay, and AZ
tie history Of Utah 30 we'll proves. tie british
OF indeed any European Government, furnishe:
protection to it's citizens in all the world, whit
tLe American Government does no such thin!
in any pa1t Of tic world. Still another class
arc the Federal officers. Gtall Is the only rlae'
10 a n fhf9
eer,icc Of the government. II these ctheer
s Will tell out to brigham, all right; II not, it i
. I'LL wrune, and no pains is spared to allno
i them. 70 show how much they "Eo" O
; Utah, it may be stated that not one OF ther
for twenty ycata has settled in the coslntr
n mon li4 Term of Office c1rirtlG. The Eoaso
Q tliev hold office in such place at all is rEna'
: bly, because, for tho time being, they cas' 10
O Letter.
: tue other Territories arc .'les, deserving.
IL it because they sent troop
4 to the field in support OF . ii
: Union while Utah, twice rs able, drew the,
i away TO watch aud teprcss her rebcllious IL
9 stinctsS There IL lot q Territory tLat hi
IL cost the government ope-fourtl what Cta
:. has, nor Que that has not returned more
I revenue. There il not ono that has not dor
s. more to establish the industries Of the time
(, to enlarge the area OF human happiness, az
il widen and extend the baais Of the public Eex
Il time Of it's settlement. There is nothi1
IN original or uncqualled about the agriculture
Id irrigation Of the 31urmous It was rractis
of in Egypt in the very dawn Of civilization
t2 Thousand years before the days Of Abraham
Je and in Mexico and Peru from time imnaem
L. rial. There is no systcm about Mormon ~
ra culture and irrigation. The CaGfornians b
1e had it, and gone through it. So will all 1
10 Territories 1at this, and this may il it ever
at civilized and Christianizcd. What can anyo
ra | Izxt nf ffTir
,c and this Tremendous system Of ag1icultur
C. Nothing. Why? because there IS nothing
1e them except turning little strram out of
n, channel and running it between EoWs Of cor
0, be clasted above beaver dams md ditches.
ii "the Gentle element in Utah is t3isorga
/; lied and always growing" it has reason to.
ii And should like the scribe of tho tomnA
ID eiai to point ont the Officers rho arc eas
er for . wax 20 ss to secure their pieces and pa.
n Name one. II il easy to fill letter with 50
ca balderdash, hut gire LIZ tho facts. That sc1it
l Who is 70 ready TO call other and better m
I .'tcoundtels. and mur,lererr, and robhcrs, q
IN hyrccrites," has probably beon 'snlvelt
,W for several years. Or is he too mushroom
ve growth At all events tho Commercial h,
Ihe fact il, polygamy. bsd ~ it Is, is but tit
nd OF the evils OF Mormouisu. The normo
are far more q Statc than Church. vi
at them religions fanaticitm il but the motive
daring scheme Of universal cmriEe-an e
nd rlre founded on hgotrv. and suretstitit
Ct mented by the blood Of human. s.critic
ei,elA.ing and belittling to mAn- aud crucifyi
or to Wc.nan- It il 4 knowledge u this, gain
ty unavoidable contact With il, which inspi,
"the moral cant" epoken Of. II Is CALLING
yer scme men to see monster like Brigham You
defy the laws year After, blot the fair fame a
spoil the good name Of the country, = S1f'h
o9 cruelty nd oppression upon as;a1 III
state IN the heart OF our coun
more hostile Than any foreign state-mt
hostile than the Confedcracv n it's mcst
he dezeonvillezn days. At least thought it Vt
es- and that they might truly be gEiered 1t
or systematic aud terrible deGrsdation OF HoH
the tie ruilic opinion, snd Law, md religion
AL the civilized world, and that they might b.
esa some hoEest pride in the honor and s.
lame Of tEeir country might feel spasn
the 70, occasionally, OF patriotism, unmi1ed v
to telhGhnese. But, doubtless, this is all 81
ellirg moral cant" Il so, what = world q
al passed current for the genuine article dur
the war. Ny feelings towards Brigham fos
ard JEFF Dayia a1e the saU3e-my wish to
on my country honored and obeyed the sa'ue !
IS then. and, Judging others by myself
- must differ with the correspondent OF
bad Commercial
Dat 1 agree, IL you know, With Gh
Tas miners conclusion, that i would not be :
cir to e1tetuinita tho MormonB and devAss
their country for the sake Of snppreahing
lysamy It once. Ne. doubtless, need &c
be We need security in the eatoEnaat q
rights 4. American cltizena. With this,
J. these, We can afford to wit ! ittla q
lesIen introduced By the railroad, Of whic
this have endeavczed to give sons idea N II
letterA- lAHo1A
THE INDIANS.