New-York tribune., 1871-11-04
THE PROSECUTION OF THE MORMONS DE
PENDED,

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
SIR: Fair Dealing" has written you, pro-
testing against any interference with the MOrmons and
Justice indorses and reenforces him. Permit
word with the latter He says all that Fair Dealing
says of their industry thrift temperance gambling and
bawdy-hOuses, true until the advent OF the Gen
tiles" subolned is what Brigham Young said on this
point in the Tabernacle OCCASION according to the
Mormon reporter;
4" Some OF the eiders seemed to he tripped mp in
moment the wicked can find any fault with the meu
dared the world to produce mean deriis can
we can beat them at anything We have the
the cunnngest and most adrOit thieves, and any
other shade OF character you mention We pick
gambling who can handle the cards cut and shuttle
them with the smartest rogue the face Of Gods foot
smartest shavers. and take their money from them.
We can beat the world at any game"
"No similar community" says Justice" con the con-
tnent has achieved IN the time aud under similar
conditions such material success The fact s that each
OF the surrounding States and Territories has achieved
greater material success according to the official Assess
ment rolls, in less than half the time and with less
favorable conditions the single OF Nevada excepted
There Is no crime nor Distress" Gays Justice" On
the contrary, there is more Of both and always has
been among the Mormons than among any equal num-
Der people in the United States 1t Is In proof that the
leading spirits OF the Mormon Church have time and
again plotted the assassination Of those who were OBJ
DOxous to them for any cause and executed the same
In an unprecedentedly cOld.booded manner. Witness
a string Of assassnations long as the history
Of Utah and black az the annals of the
worst dfashoned pirates They more industri-
and temperate than other people of their generally
destitute condition The Of them live wretchedly
far more 20 than the poorest American class elsewhere
TO hsye enough wholesome food 70 eat 10 the exception
not the rule. while to mental and spiritual distress
no one with average knowledge OF human nature need
be told tAGt order Of fanatics Christian Pagan ever
succeeded DRnishiuR fa md
'"one hundred and fifty thousand people made veal.
thy The United states census OF ls70 gave Utah
than 10000 population. al tOld and Of these ten per
cent are even comparatively comfortably situated
worldly possessions The chiefs are pretty wen fixed
but stands To reason that Were every tenth takes
"Tho competent student OF ethnSogcal sciepca VIII,
be compelled to admit that thsy raiaing better
breed Of chilAreE by their method than produce from
us the ppeS Fneenths Of Utah visitors come to pre-
cbely the opposite oooclnEi0n Ths Mormon women are
canfeSsedy unhappy There Y no love In their lives
nothing hhe Psthetca encouraged; on the oOntrary,
How can they bear . better breed Of chilaren than
happy Womeni Tho idea "a absurd The contrary In the
fact History Is fun OF IT, Look at efgete Turkey; At
athesticAi ksd China; at tho polygsmous nations
the Improvement Of the human raeei ft-. -. =
cen :Sss ssrsssis rS E our | si Or I so.i SslateS:
gAe he csys "ths insy.tsble tate Of the wnois
To 4 che & that not CIV e saPaS Sa,
social and civil restop bnt that s dong and how
stroy Mormonisn. Justice and others Of his mind
"OUpdy and bieotrY. dishonesty snd religious nteie