, 1873-03-14
Gentle Excitement Over the Frelng-
huysen Bill--serenity Of
the Saints.
The Ner'nons Wrapped Up in Their Re-
ligion- --.Sella Of Their Beliefs.
Heavy Snows---Anticipations CT Lively
Business=--Amusements.


Special CorTeepondt7'ctV q 1He e''s1"!' .a-,
SALT LACE CrTz, Utah, March 2, 1877
u7;on " ia on the tiptoo Of expectation, jrst |
nox and everyone goes about with an inferno
oaf;nn noint in each orb. What is the cause II |
al this = state OF unpleasing doubt and unce1-
tainty:" Why, ....
- ~ THE rlEIHoHUTsEs BILL,
In be sure. "Wiu it pass?" 81 Has it passed.
OF Can it pass ?" are the absorbing questions
of tho hour. Some Identities say Yes; othef
Gentilcs say No; and the Mormons don't say
anything At all about it. and really seem to oe
The least concerned parties of any. Whenevera
Latter-Day Saint does express an opinion, IT Ii
opIy to laugh at the bill, and at the idea OF that
or any other bills being able to Interfere IN an
wav With .sthe Lords anointed." II you argue
the subject with them, and tell them that the
President and Congress arc really aroused and
ssmean business" and that they mean to abol-
ish polygamy. even if they have to do It at the
point Of the bayonets of the entire regular a1ny'
they will smile pityingly at you, and Just fo1er
Won back to '5s, and inform you that that little
game was tried on once before, and tell you how
a few of tho Lords chosen people went out and
utterly routed and yanqu1shod the dofe1iauens
troops; and how they can
EASILY DO IT AGAIN,
1s18E Q9CHuat LIZ EAoAs oSAAo'*A-~ ~ ~
sude. and will not lot harm como upon His flock.
Ofcourse they refer 20 the Army OF otah' sent
ont under johnson and the vast majority Of
these innocent souls realy believe that tho army
did turn back East because it WAS impossible for
them to enter this happy valley. King brigham
has them all completely hoodwinked upon thar
subject, and Of course retains all OF the glory OF
Johnson's deseat @ to himself.
x3o~1 1oFI Isar11b inn q a n
in case the Frelinghuysen bill passed, thera
WILL BE TROUBLE HERE OBJ NOT.
MANY persons are confident that the Mormons
will fight if their twin relic is interfered with,
and that the streets Of the New Jerusalem will
run with gore +; while many others are equally
confident that they will give up polygamy, and,
BY thus gracefully yielding little, be permitted
to retain CREST deal. On this point, as on all
others, the Mormons themselves maintain their
usual dignihed silence, and let the Gentiles do
the talking.
Never was thero people SO wholly and en-
tirely
WRAPPED UP IN THKR RELIGION
"A ara these Mor1pons. They actually believe that
their influence and power are increasing daily
in 3 tenfold ratio, and no logic, be it ever so
sound. can convince them to the contrary Some
fQ1fTf ye6IH 1ED, AAt1 hl4e4 EA]4s 3AofAS~ ~~A~
leader, Joseph Smith, said, in one Of his ser
mons. that the Savior would again visit the
earth: and that, upon His coming, He would
abolish and destroy all Of the enemies Of the
Mormon people, and, after placing the Latter
Day Saints above all, would cause them all to
move back to: Jaekson County, Mo, and there
build up the New Jerusalem, with lts streets OF
cold and silver and added that some Of those
then present at the meeting would live to see an
this come to pass. overheard q Bishop OF ont
~ TIA wards speaking OF this q few days ago
He was arguing with = GENTLE, and' among
otbar thinoe s9;d: 4" tell you, john,
hH1s 1B COPS PEOPLE;
.,a inst ag much out OF the power of the Unit
I'd States Government, or any other Govern
nnent, to harm us, as it is ont OF your power tt
oh you may aagh ntt1 nn1 1aunss % sae' TSa
prophecy Of Joacph Smiths Is bound to come
before long and an and sterEbGas dc
that opposes this church ana be u.ie1y @ ao
&Goyn and walk in the streets Of this city, ant
then will the great new city be raised up N n'9
sonri, for go has tho prophet Joseph spoken: b.
know that tho time is short, and that thing
bara got to bile to make that prophecy CONT
true true within the time given but she's bound
come John,-you hear me J!
This strange story is implicitly believed IN b
the great masses Of the chcrch people, and the.
are expecting the advent now ct any time
Another pet belief ID, that, "nen tno Lulu eo4ioo
the whole earth
SHALL, BE COMPLETELY SHAKEN UP,
and that alI of the land shall become one leFe
plain, all Of the mountains and valleys dlsaE
ppearing. and all the bodies Of wateron the gloh
runnipg into one. Railroad men, and other
nov engaged in boring expensive tunnels an
building costly bridges, please take notice, an
eave your money.
This smiling valley has been visited oy an
UNUSUAL AMOUNT OF sSo"
this winter; there is great quan1ey "lyln
around loose now, and We are not ready to swef
that we will not have several more heavy 1nVoiot
Of IL tho beautiful" before we get our spring tn
vear. Judging from recent experiences: Incl
ara n1mberless miners in the city waiting for
chance to get out into the hills, but present r
ports from the mining camps hereabouts won
seem to indicate that there is not much hope
getting to work before some tune ne3t a tat auta a
In the canons, aud moro coming every "a
However, let Us hope that plentiful supply
clear sky and warm sunshine may soon br11
ebout better condition Of affairs.
The city is quiet just nov, not to say duH az an
stupid, but every one predicts that 81 things ri
boom"
IN THE STRING,
and that an unusually largo amount Of foreie
canital will find it's way here during the conlr
building circles, and divers and sundry buslne
blocks Of fine proportions are projected; 81
rumor hath it TINT the plans arc now being pK
pared for 8 large hotel, which shall go far abe
our much boasted Walker House completely
the shade. Let the improvements so on. ST
Lake has great future before her, and wil1ne
them all in the not-far-distant day when b
swelled in its proportions as to be hardly reco
uizable.
Salt Lake has never had much to boast Of in
TIE AMUSEMENT LINE,
although better things arc looked for ere loI
The one theatre that the city boasts is chur
~,,.o1ovfu and m nupositiun h0a been allown