The Tyranny of Mormonism. By Fanny Stenhouse. (Sampson Low and
Co.)—We do not quite understand when this book was first published ; but it was before the trial of John D. Lee, so- called Bishop, for his share in the Mountain Meadows massacre. Indeed, the writer claims, and, we doubt not, with justice, that the work did much to cause public indignation, and to bring the Mormon offenders to justice. One can regret, as one reads the story, that so many guilty fanatics escaped. That Lee should have suffered was right ; but that Brigham Young should have been allowed to the in his bed is another matter. This " Tyranny of Mormonism" is not the only bitter cry that has gone up from the women of Utah. But it is the most distinct, the most
emphatic utterance of their wrongs that the world has heard. Mrs. Stenhouse was no ignorant peasant led away by the dreams of a Utopia beyond the sea. She was an educated woman, of strong religious convictions (she was a Baptist), and had a genuine and, as she thought, reasoned-out belief in the gospel of Mormonism. Hence the bitterness of her disappointment to find that she had fallen into the hands of a set of vulgar, sensual fanatics. Gentle- men like Mr. Phil Robinson should study this book before they say smooth words about this detestable system.
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