Beyond the West: containing an account of two years' travel in the other half of our great continent far beyond the old West, on the plains, in the Rocky mountains, and picturesque parks of Colorado. Also, characteristic features of New Mexico, Arizona, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho ... Oregon, Utah, Nevada, and ... California, the end of the West ... the great continental railroad, together with the ... most wonderful natural scenery in the world .../ by George W. Pine.

BEYOND TIIE WEST.
ing as comfortable, and perhaps a better living, most
of them, than they ever had before they were Mor,
mons. They had an humble origin-have had a very
humble, degraded life-have no wants beyond those
imperatively demanded by nature.
While the Government will not, we lope, persecuite a hundred thousand people by making war ul)on
their homes, yet they cannot be received into the
community of States, as long as such a system prevails among them, for in that event all the leaders
would be fit subjects Tor the Penitentiary I
Mormonism is a dark spot on our now clear-shining sky of a free civilization-a perversion of the
real affections of the human heart-mockery of the
family relation-a ludicrous perversion of true religion. The past history of these people shows beyond all question that their peculiar institution cannot be sustained. When surrounded by a high standard of civilization, it must either go down or travel
to some uninhabited country. While they were almost hid away from the outer world, in their mountain valley home, life was prosperous with them, and
their favorite plurality system grew in proportion to
their prosperity, till now it presents a strong front;
but how long it can now maintain its present strength
is uncertain.
They could, while isolated, maintain their unholy
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