The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-01-18

lately made their exodus from the new Holy
Land Of Utah Territory. Alrea iy, the public
has been mysti6ed by four versions Of that wonder
full document varying from each other in important
particulars and it seems quite probable that they
will be favored with some half dozen more, with
their tnts gradually becoming lessened in color,
until the startling Developments made in the first
are SO thinned down or expunged that they win
to be regarded digre ssions GU, Of the ord
nary orbit in which society travels.
The original document-6rst published in the
NRw York HERALD, fortnight since-is the We
ritaber eport made by the Judges, and corresponds
with that filed in the State Department, bu. is
essentially different from that which has been
printed and published by authority latter
is also at variance with the copy furnished by the
State to Mr. Bernheisel, the delegate from Utah.
who puts the climax on the extraordinary affair by
denouncing the whole statement as unqaafedly
false. The transmutatory process to which this
remarkable document was bected, has Of as ye.
been developed; but the consideration of it viii
hereafter furnish matter for comment and inyes.
tigation. In the meantime, however, we may
fairly assume the general trath of the statements
contained in the Judges report, which, indeed,
have been essen TALLY corroborated by the most
recent information, which we have received from a
reliable source.
The statistics of the census of Utah. taken in
1850, give total population of 1854 PERSONS but
we are informed-and probably this is the case
that they now number some twenty-five thousand,
and have an available force of three thousand
lighting men, well equipped, furnished with all
the muniments of war, including cannon, and
thoroughly devoted to the interests OF their
community. They decidedly hostile to the
government Of the United States AMI particu
larry to the people of Missouri and Illinois,
who expelled them from their bounds; and
for years back the Mormon leaders have dis
tinctiy avowed, and inculcated among their fol-
LOVERS their intention to become independent OF
the United States. In fact, the very constitution
Of their society, and their religious tepets, are
utterly Incompatible with the enforcement OF
federal statutes or of common law, and allow no
restrictions uncomfortable with their peculiar doc
trines. They are IN possession of the only region
Of land within some hundred miles of their terri.
tory which is susceptible of cultva tion or useful
for any purpose and are bound together by the
strongest ties OF devotion to that faith which re.
quires from each individual the sacrifice of all per-
sonal interests for the good of the community
midable character.
The statements made by the Judges, as has
been seen disclose picture of society in the Great
Salt Lake Valley, to which the world has not pre-
sented parallel since the Hegira. The Latter
Day Saints like the lslami.es of that period, are
described utterly regardless Of the conventional
observances Of civilized life, and having unre-
servedy delivered themselves up to the govern auce
Of their Emir, Brigham Young-an educated man,
but of the most violent, reckless, crafty. and am
bilious character and well versed in the sacerdota
arts of practising on Ignorant superstitious minds,
reducing them to unqualified faith in his oracuar
maDifestoes, and extinguishing every CLEAN Of
rational intelligence in worse than Cimmerian
darkness SO thoroughly has he succeeded in his
neiarious design, and so confidently does he now
calculate the blind devotion Of his dupes, and
upon the power which he is thus enabled to
sway, that he has thought it high time to unveil
hi; revolving features, and has not hesi;ated in
evincipg his ortempt tor the general government,
by treating with the utmost contumey the officers
which were sent there in a judicial capacity
forcibly Selling and appropratipg to his
fraudulent purposes the funds entrusted the Trea-
surer Of the territory for the public service, and
openly indulging in the most obscene and menac-
Jog language towards the President and govern
ment of the United States. In these illegal and
outrageous acts the Norm on Governor and Pontif
has received the sanction and pe ration of his
horde and the question now is shall these acts be
permitted to 60 unpublished by the general govern
ment? Viii Congress permit lis power to be thus
openly ia varted and set at defiance by miserable
band Of fanatics, whose unli United presumption
may yet lead them into an tempt to still
further initiate the g children Of the Pro-
phet," by engaging in mad enterprise
to disseminate Mormsnisn by the sword!
This s, in fact, the destiny which they believe al
loted to them on earth. The design of all their
policy is, the acquistion-frst OF wealth; then, Ct
power The prophecies of the Arch M ormon and
money digger, Toe Smith, initiate them with the
belief in their future greatness, by promising them
the destruction Of all unbelevers, and the annihi
lation Of all earthly kingdoms by the physical
power Of the Saints. They have a charter for rob-
bling the Gentiles, which they regard a most me-
ritorious act, and which deserves to be elias
sifed with the spelling Of the Egyptians by the
lsraelites; and under the influence of these doc
trnes, it is impossible to say what these mad IA
natics might not essay. One thing, he wever, is
quite eyident-that they will offer the most deter.
mined resistance to all exercise OF power which tue
general government may use for the purpose Of
bringing them into subsection and recognition Of
its authority. Highly respectable officers Of the
army express the opiaion that ten thousand troops
sent to Utah, at expense Ct from five to ten mil
lions Of dollars, would be useless and ridiculous
attempt and would be only fifth edition of the
Florida Seminole war. 1t might be better TO ap-
point Mormon Judges, Mormon Marshal, Nor.
mon District Attorney. Mormon Surveyors and
other land officers, and Mormon Secretary to aid
Governor Young to make the appropriations an
nually for the support e the government, and let
them spend the money as they please, relying upon
time to make matters right. The only other way to
get rid Of them, which now presents itself, is to
promote ffate rnization between them and the
European sympa.hizers, and to transport them,
under the triumyirate Of kossuth, Knkel, and