, 1873-03-10
serfs in the Old World, and
Slaves in the New.
Inference Between the Johnston and
Conner Expeditions to the
Territory.
The Old Mormons Likely to Give
Way.
Approach to the Salt Lake Valley Weber
Canon. .Lacustrine View.

C1n0n-.LAcuSI1ut we've
From Our 0rn Correspondent.
UTAH, March 2, 1878.
The great question for solution now is
THE MORMON QUESTION,
snd people in this Territory are thoroughly
reused up about it. One thing is certain. ana
that Il, Mormonisn ia the most dreadful tyranny
eFer exercised over any white people on thus
Continont. and is full rs degrading as Old
fashioned negro slavery. People IN the STATES
can scarcely conceive how "lke dumb, driven
cattle" the majority of Mormons are; nor can
the7 conceive Whit absolute delight the nfm
stand taken by the President gives to every re-
epcctable and law-abiding man. That TINS 1oul
Tia. on ono of our fairest Territories may be
yipod out, is earnestly to be desired 1t ls no
,onrer any use to daily with the matter; it is q
tline TINT must be firmly dealt with, and, If
necessary, the whole diseased and corrupt mass
must be cut of. The Mornons have been trihed
with long enough, and now it is necessary to
take come decisive action.
If the Mor1nons leave the Territory
gA BODY,
It will be the best thing that can happen, as, in
tnat case, their places will be filed with an
honest, law-abiding people, and aorrislling
State soon be built up. As things now stand,
they are q check upon all advancement, and
their close corporation effectually stops any
thing like real enterprise.
II the Mormons had not monopolized Utah, it
sould to-day have been filed up with happy
population, and would have been
THE FOREMOST STATE
On the Pacific Slope, next after California. The
cry that tho AIormons have built up Utah Is all
= r+ef%1 ia
true, but, in go doing, debarred respectable men
from Illinois, Iowa, and Missouri from Peophng
her fair valleys, and opening tho rich silver
yeins on the mountain-sides. Here, beside the
sreat inland sea, there would have been city
far in advance OF what Salt Lake City is nov;
md it is fair to suppose the Territory would
have contained over 200, 600 inhabitants. But
respectable men, with their families wonld not
tetIle in Utah. for the reason that they were un-
,5le to speak their ninds freely, lest some bloody
nlfiap, like Bill Hickman, or some other
nzcai Of The Mormon Church, should murder
them; and, If any one had any donbtB about the
:bility Of the Mormons to commit murder, let
lin read Bill Hickman's life. 4 more sickening
lst Of atrocious murders has never been printed.
During the cold weather, the great Tabernacle
il closed but, if a person wishes to hear Nor
uouism pure and undenled, let him visit one Of
tteir "
or meeting-houses, on Sunday, and his wishes
iii be gratitied- There are twenty OF the as
femblv-rooms in Salt Lake City,-being one for
e.ch ward While in these assci1sbl y-rooms, the
ps to sem srsai maofg Of tho the i Elders o
foreigners, and the way they 'slash about the
English language is q caution. But that seems
make LITTLE difference, as they go at it hammer
! I'd tonge, and pound away for dear life. The
| tneinE Is creditable, and shows training. Their
| i'm Of worship appears to be copied after that
| ii the Methodists, and, were it not for the ire
| uuent use Of the name Of Joseph Smith, one
rcu1d almost fancy be was listening to & regular guar
| tie Mormons, attend these meetings.
that The whole OF this foir lind should be given
Up to this nest OF fanatics. We're they removed,
spother star could be added to our National flag.
| Pit IA long ag the Mormon8 hold this country.
cannot be done. as Americans are determined nee
no saie h sgeF ub ai tba curse Of Mor
mousu. will all its senseless ceremonies and
! 7ihbe11sh. and it's critninal polygamy. It ls high
| Fms something r7as being done with this COM
nunity OF outlaws.
Il Iss bean too much the fashion to gloss over
the failings Of these people; but the time Tor
] ection has come. and sincerely trust something
nav be done towards solving this knotty prob
IT, Here in Territory pel?ngng ;1gnosga;ba tG 5ne fop
sctizen to get a1ong at all, unless he would fan
il With the waya Of these people. Al o. nus
Enterprises came to naught, and all OF his eiorts
to advance himself we're rendered iruis.ess
! Great neutrality-suspicious. assaulted innocent men
Il the streets, and left their corpses to stlnen IN
l the cool ni5ht-air- :. =,
iiiicult at present to tell
| WHAT THEIn INTENTIONS ARE.
It ia hardly to be presumed that they are
! so;nr to prepare new city. like the present one
/ Salt Lake, merely to be obliged to abandon 1T
hsfew years. For the fact l. Rolygn1ny N mqat Rt
10 No. more m able to defend it than they would be to
iefenn 1eralized robbery or murder. The whole
Estem is rotten. and no one cculd have foreseen
tbst handful Of ignorant people, ful OF o1gotry,
sould have been able to buuo up syste "4;Gn ~.
has given 80 much trouble to great natlon hRe
Tba first expedition to Utah, under command
If Gen. Albert S. Johnston, was failure from
BEGINNING to end and the Mormons "ore ere apie io 70
!ansh in their sleeves and der1de the "nole
!, hing; hut it was far different when
| COL. CONNER
uossed the Jordan with his drums beating and
eolors Ayins and the Mornona we're given to
understand that there would be no more foolng,
! md, though our country was engaged in great
ssr, she had get time to give dose to the polyg-
| tmizts which they would remember for long
tine. Col Conners men we're California yolrln-
tsya ready sna eager for tigh5 ana % tne MOI r.
.ssn abandoning their houses would not go
aogn. There would be no one now to run after
them and mplore them to come back, but the
| califonians would gladly see them so. never to
tetu1n
In those times, one hypocritical old Mormon ,s
| ne: = volunteer officer, and commenced tne olo"
isshloned whining way Of talking and threaten
ieg, saying the Saints (?) we're determined IT to
.aaoaon tie city and move off southwark, pr PIT t
soa'd first he obliged to burn the houses. me
!olnnteer stood this for little while, and then
| e!ly remarked that there would be no house
burning done; "for," said lie, "we hare some
lssvy guns at Camp Douglas and those guns guns
Command your city; the first attempt you make
nsanas the destruction Of this property,
VIE WILL OPEN FIRE UPON 700,
ne Eay with your miserable carcassea me