The National tribune., 1882-03-18

can easily lie worse readily embrace any
proposition to pull M stakes and go some
where or embrace any religion that VIII IN
sure a change Of climate or present CONDITION
OF servitude. The doctrines of rolSgamy'
ti:he-paying &c, are not heard OF by these
people until they reach Utah, and then, see
ing every cody else standing It, they have
n6'sltcrnative hut to accept. Once IN ttah
they simply have 10 delve and dig for the
rest of their lives in a state OF the most DE-
grading slavery eyer known, and with no
chance to escape except 10 Zee the country
in the night and take refuge In some mean
boring terri ory, where those who meet 'nS'h
would shun their presence, on lhe SToonc
that people who are fools enough TO eiuoF'ce
such a scheme are not worth protecting or
assisting. Here is where a great mistake IS
made. There are two classes Of forhchS;
those who, ny reason Of their natural depraV-
ity, like the bestial state of existence which
the religion provides for, and another class
who have been led 10 join the church 'lhoer
false representations Of the smooth and cum
ming liars sent abroad 10 make converts.
The latter would like to get out OF the
woods but see no clear wav 10 do so.
Once in the clutches of the church there
IS no easy method Of escape. In times gone
by families who left Utah were Obliged to
d. so in the dead of night, travelling on foot
through storm and darkness, expecting every
moment 20 hear the shout of the ayenging
DANTE. who trailed the church fugitive like
the bloodhound of the South. Many who
attempted TO flee in early days were muir
dered by the roadside, and later along, when
the Gentiles became mere numerous, the
Danites did not dare to ply their priest
hidden murders, because they found some
| body who could shoot back. Families VINO
ren0unced the church were dragged through
! r2ud-puidles and pelted with rotten eggs.
| When the presbyterians or Mothodlsts at
| tempted to hold services, the meeting houses
were pelted with rocks and The windows
smashed in. In Brigham City the AlormonS
! stretched wires across the walk, so fha'
| those who attended the services wouid DE
tripped up Ladies who fell over these
wires in the mud would he bowed at by
the moh on the next street corner. Yet the
| PEOPLE who conmitted these outrag.S pride
themselves On their meekness and ask the
world TO accord them religious liberty.
Colonel Agramonte, whose cavalry did such
good service in putting down the riots in
Chicago some years ago, was shot IN the leg
nv Mor,nons from ambush, and one night hrs
residence Was surrounded with mob of 2'''
men. esced on by a bishop. They smashed
every window in the hOnse and filled ms
bedroom with rocks. Yet, when he opened
on this cowardly set of wheips with Henry
rife. they melted away in two minutes
The Mormons naturally are the creates
towards living.
There are thousands who would like t.
renounce the infamous creed, but dare no
openly do So ApoStates are more hated by
the Mormons than Gentiles who are openly
arsinst them. His life is Isade a he'll ol
earth. and every annoyance possible is re
II sorted to to make him wish ne were dead
His stock is driven off, his horses mill Hated
, his dogs poisoned, and his property destroyed
, One of the cotnmoneSt methods Of reveng
among the skuiking whelps who call them
selves Saints is to throw poisoned meat il
an enemy's yard, or t. cut the tongue out O
| a valuable horse. One man recently los
faur horses in this barbnrous way. His onl
, crime was that he was an aposta'e.
apostate ia cut of from everything by tn
MormoDs. socially, in business, and in ever
conceivable way, while the Gentiles do no
: dare harbor them at first, fearing that the
] are spies and that their withdrawal fror
; the church is all assumed. The cunnin
: and dupliciiy of the Mormons il SO astoI
: ishing that the Gentiles do not take th
slightest stock in anything they do.