Show F EXPOSED AN ENGLISH VIE VIEW W CASE there has just been issued althis at this office a pamphlet of thirty pages pates bearing the above title the matter of which is copied from the nineteenth century a monthly magazine published in boul loul london england in which it recently recently a appeared p over the signature of callies james IV barclay esq 31 P it Is ia entitled by its author A new view of mormonism I 1 and purports to be as it undoubtedly is the result of personal normon study and observation of the nor mormon on question fuestion ue stion during a late visit by mr nir aa barclay clay to salt bile lile lake bake city the newness of the view referred to consists in the fact that the writer has conscientiously endeavored to view the subject in its proper light and then tell the truth so far as his comprehension of the subject which is large nables enables him to do As a result suit sult t he is exceptionally accurate towering head and shoulders in this respect above the generality of writers who essay the treatment of the same topic we can therefore heartily recommend this ing a few inaccuracies to the saints as well as to the world it is clearly aid forcibly written and its perusal will pass awayan away an evening very pleasantly and profitably the writer begins with the rise of mormonism and briefly traces its growth and progress from the first vision of the prophet joseph smith through the principal vicissitudes of its ensuing history up to the present time ile he describes the great west of af thirty years ago and the travels of the latter day saints to the rocky mountains and declares that 41 should mormonism ever produce its poet he will not want materials foran for fon an epic in the f march of his people to th their elc promised land candll ile he then says the transformation in utah since its settlement by the mormons cormons is truly wonderful the traveler to salt lake city by any of the railways has ample opportunity of contrasting the country in its virgin state with the mormon settlements tle ments and may thus realize the change that has taken place lace salt lake city is the finest town of its size in the western states the social life commercial commer cM enterprise public works church tion political troubles tind and religion of the saints come in abr consecutive treatment not omitting the all absorb ing theme of polygamy which ho he says is the only ground round for the accusation that the I 1 mormons cormons Mor mons I 1 are not law abiding citizens he continues but I 1 apprehend that the animosity to mormonism is principally due to the efforts of the host of hungry office seekers who would find lucrative posts in utah were the mormons cormons disfranchise ed and by the missionaries from the eastern states who come to turn the mormons cormons from the error of their ways and whose income depends on the strength of the leel leei te elings lugs ings they can excite in their supporters if the mormons cormons could be dis franchised in a body goo lucrative posts in utah would be open to jentlie seekers according to the legislation which might be adopted the offices would be bd med hed either by the president of the united states or by the small minority of gentiles in utah after alter referring to the edmunds law and other antl anti mormon I 1 measures in congress ho he says i the mormons have proved gnem selves eminently capable of self gov ern ment and it Is with regret I 1 observe that president arthur indis in his recent address recommends Con congress ress to withdraw constitutional rights from the inhabitants I 1 of utah and to substitute a government from washington ap colonies apparently ardently similar to that of our crown colonies by the colonial 1 I refuse to anticipate that congress will give ear to any aily such proposal the treatment of the mormons cormons by the people cogle of the united states is already already a blot biot lot on the fair fame of the greatest republic u alic the world has seen and I 1 firmly belleve believe that it if the cit citizens Zens of the united states could only visit utah investigate and judge for themselves there are very few who would not et be ashamed of what has taken place in utah under their authority the 11 mormon 51 ormon people are arc spoken of as follows i they are as a people tolerant temperate peaceable and industrious temperance Is in some cases carried to the extreme of abstinence from alcohol of all kinds tobacco and tea defore before the federal government exercised so much authority as now drinking saloons and other establishments of vice were prohibited and although a few professing profession mormons cormons deew keep drinking saloons they are arc held in disgrace race hostile gentiles livin living in salt lake city of whom I 1 Inqui inquired nea rea the grounds of their hostility to the mormons cormons Mor mons referred only to polygamy poly T and exaction of the tithe to which khz hov hol however vever they do not contribute they admitted that the mormon people were honest honest straightforward and fulfilled their contracts fairly although they seemed to think it was not easy to get set he better of a mormon in a bargain amon among the mormons cormons all are equal it is alf the e duty of everyman every man from the president downwards to labor labon for his living there is no special or privileged class or caste the people in the tile fullest sense govern themselves and every man is eligible for any office in church and state the only difference between individuals is in their inherent qualities and capabilities they have no property in common but the tithe collected by the church is sufficient to provide for the wants of the helpless poor and to assist the widow and the unfortunate to r regain aln ain a position of self supporting in independence epely I 1 had the pleasure ot of traveling for some days in company with a mormon elder a gentleman of great ability intelligence and courtesy and I 1 was much struck by the evident cordiality al ity of his reception by his core co re rc 1 to fists as well weli as by his genuine kindness without any tinge of condescension acension on towards his humbler brethren there was on both sides an evident feeling of perfect equality combined with respect and affection it is the same with the president so far as I 1 observed and could learn president taylor is regarded with greater the bior Alor mons than Is the pres ent bt 0 the united states by its citizen sand saud at the same time his office Is open to all and he is prepared to hear what the humblest mormon has to say referring atef erring to a recent interview between governor ell eli H murray and a new york herald reporter he says the sum of governor murrays Mur rays whole case against the mormon people is that they are too obedient to the rulers of the mormon church and as he thinks the growth of this loyalty is dangerous to the comin commonwealth n yealth he be advises that the legislature legislature be abolished abol the organic act repealed and a territorial council appointed to govern utah by commission in other words he recommends that the constitution ution of the united states should be violated in order to punish the mormon people whose three cardinal principles are to pay tit tithes hesto to live regularly and to obey the priesthood 11 in conclusion the writer says there are many interesting questions connected with polygamy but more particularly with the social or of the mormons cormons Mor mons which I 1 had not sufficient time to investigate i what I 1 have written will I 1 hope serve to attract a closer study let me say pay in conclusion that I 1 went to utah prejudiced against the mormons cormons Mor mons but after seeing and investigating myself I 1 came to the conc conclusion luion ilat that apart from polygamy inhere is much in the mormon organization to admire and respect and that the mormons cormons are the subjects of a greater amount of misrepresentation and abuse than any other community with which I 1 am acquainted qua quain ted |