The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-08-27

usou. yohn 4. Thomas Again DIS
courses about Utah.
A chance Meeting Between Old Friends
sunday Scenes and Saloons-Thc Grea
Salt Lake Basin--A Sample OF Mormon
Casechism- -scnsethins about the RELIGION
fCorrcspondcnce OF the Baltimore Americsn.I
NEAR SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, July 3D.
Yesterday was Sunday, and our last day al
Salt Lake, The weather was extremely
warm all day--Quite as warm as | ever
found IL TO he In Baltimore or Washing
ton-although there was cool breeze
from the mountains. There were several
very pleasant incidents which happened
Yesterday evening, and which / had nc
time 10 Tot down in my last letter. As
was coming ont Of the Walker House, on
my way 10 the reception OF the Illinois
editors, whom should l meet but Jacob
Tome, OF Port Deposit. The surprise was
mutual. / asked him what he was doing
out in Utah, and whether he intended 10
establish bank, or get half-dozen wives.
He said he had plenty OF the first, and was
not seeking for any OF the last, but that he
had come, as he supposed had, TO see and
look at the great West. II was like rum
ming across an oasis in desert to meet him,
and, although he Is over seventy OF age, he
was the Youngest and brightest man OF his
party. He was i'm company with Il. Bancll-
ard, OF Bellefonte, Pa. C. A. Mayer, OF Lock
Haven; III. ii. Cummin, N. G. Parsons, John
White. Allison White, and II. i. Allen, Of
Williamsport. They are travelling In a
special Pullman palace-car, and to-day
fI,ns, falt fu ara
slowly vending our way over great alkali
deserts-which we are compelled to cross
between Ogden and Reno. The other agree
able incident was meeting with Mrs. Fow-
Ter, the wife Of Bishop Fowler, and Mrs.
Hurst, the wife CT Bishop Hurst, OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church, who are So
journing here, their husbands being off in
Montana or Idaho on their official duties.
LADIES WHO DON'T LIKE THE hoRMoNs.
These ladies do not like Salt Lake under
the present Mormon rule, and confirmed
what others had told me Of the petty per-
secutions OF the hoodlum portion OF the
Mormon community towards such as openly
spoke against Mormon rule and Mormon
practices. / also met the minister in charge
Of the Methodist Episcopal church or mis-
sion here, and he said that the mission field
in this community was harder in many re-
spects than in India among the IIindoos OF
in Africa among the Hottentots; that the
Mormon boys would destroy the pri-
vate property attached to the grounds
and dwellings OF missionary from mere
wantonness and spite, end that Sor such
annoyances there was no redress. He also
stated that there were many Gentiles in
Salt Lake who quietly and tacitly support
ed the Mormon cause in order to make
money out of the wealthy NormOns, and
that were it not for the support from the
eastern churches their mission would be
compelled 10 suspend and their churches
be closed up. / state these facts TO show
how hard time the worthy men must have
who live in this community under Nor
mon rule, and TO bespeak FOR them all of
the sympathy and material aid that gene
rous and patriotic, law-abiding, and Chris
tian people can give to such as make so
many sacrifices in the discharge OF a Chris
tian duty. Although the river Jordan flows
sweetly and pleasantly through this lovely
valley, cit is a hard road to travel" to such
as are not Mormons. Not that Gentilcs
cannot and do lot live here. But such as
do live here are under disadvantages which
are thrown in their way by the Mormon
Church in order TO discourage them, and
to have none live here but Mormons or
their apologists. This should not he. Utah
belongs 10 the citizens OF the United States,
and Il man from Maryland or Maine has as
much right 10 live here aid be protected in
all his rights Of person and property as a
Mormon would have in either of these
States, If he is peaceablc and law-abiding
citizen. The trouble is the Mormon
Church teaches the doctrine that there is
but one church, and that the Church OF
Jesus Christ OF the Latter Day OF Saints,
and that all others are apostate, and must
be damned, whilst the great body OF
Mormons believe that
THE GREAT SALT LAKE BASIN
was specially set apart for themselves, their
wives, and their children, and nobody else,
and that all others are trespassers and in
terlopers. The head OF the Church has
more power than the Pope OF Rome or the
President OF the United States. He is
seer, a revelator, translator, and a pro-
phet. To be the head OF the Church is to
be the adviser, the counsellor, the ruler Of
the men and women who constitute the
Church. Under the laws Of Utah Mormon
men and women have the right TO vote.
The result is that all the local Offices
in Salt Kake City, Ogden, Brigham, and
other places are filled by Mormons.
These Offices are such as mayors, alder
men, justices OF the peace, which come
more in contact with the people than any
other. The men whom the people elect TO
ill these places are selected 10y the Church
that Is, by the President and his two coun-
sellers. They tell the people who they
want and the people elect them. Yester-
day Mormon bishop was buried. His
name was Pynter. He was also Judge or
justice Of the peace and an alderman of
Salt Lake City. The Mormon Church at
tended his funeral. The Gentiles tell me
that tomorrow President Taylor and his
counsellors, who are prophets, will meet
and decide who ought to fill this vacancy,
and whoever they determine upon the
Mormons are bound to select. 1t will thus
be seen that what the Mormons call their
Church is at the same time government
State-which is in direct conflict with
the Constitution Of the United States-an
SmpertuIa Ia tmperio-a consolidation of
both Church and State, which, il suffered
or permitted by the people Of the United
states to Increase and multiply, will grow
stronger and stronger until eventually il
VIII become separate and distinct power,
paramount to our Constitution.
THE PEOPLE IN THE FAR EAST
may not believe this, and it is too far for
everybody to come TO see Ii for himself.
Let them take the word Of such as have
seen 1.-THE experience and knowledge of
such rs live here-and they will be con-
yinced The tide Of emigration that is set
ting into this Territory is principally from
Europe. The Monnons have their mis-
slonaries everywhere beyond the Atlantic.
The class OF foreigners they bring here
are SAID 70 be low and poor and igno-