Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-12-22
A SERIOUS PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED.

A SERIOUS PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED.
Our views upon the extraordinary anomaly pre-
ented in the case Of the Mormon territory OF I'ah,
hat will doubtless be soon knocking at tho door ol
he Union for admission as State, have been clearly
md fully stated. We are pleased to sse respectable
ournas of all parties, stepping forward 10
he same lust and only safe views Among '''e'" !"
he n. Y. Express, which says that "another proo'e"
which demands eolution-immedate eoiuti'n III"
a. whether such moral-or rather immoral soeia''
political, and religious phenomenon ns M"rtno'hSm
"a oap grow up on this soil, and under tho Federal
Constitution that covers it. There provision IN
hat instrument which provides that Congress "snnii
make no law prohibiting tho free exercise OF rei''
yion." The Mormons say, the prlacipies they pro-
fe,s and tho uultitudinous abomiuations when are
the fruits of those prncpes are roiiS'on' and do
such their "ism" has the same claim to protection
and liberation as Romanism, Episc"puitnsn' fres-
bvtsraniBm, or Methodsm.
"Aud now comes the issuC The President o' Tue
United States has just nominated to tue SENATE "o-
vernon for this strange peoreto proceed as early "'
possible to the scene OF his datles he Co'aci sep
TOE, is not Mormon-but he goes TO sapcfs"de one
OF the High Priests OF that peculiar ;nstan'i"h'-
Brigham Young. the present Governor "lp Is sa'o
20 DO an amateur King SU'mon OF DID, III ehsc' ~
,he number of his concubnrs. This Brigham lounS
mas al! along declared iha: no power On eHf'n
could, should or would dsplace him, ant that lie
would be Governor Of Utah just rs long uS the Sill
nrs,ne Being would peruli; him. He does aot intend
20 trouble himself about tho permission II the TO
rornment at Washington so that unieSshe feceue
when the new Anti -Morulou reaches tho Sl' Lake.
in all probability there will bs trouble-TartcuiarE
il all the Mornons-or any considerable number OF
them-are thinking and acting with br'Shm 1"uhs'
"How il is all 10 end, we cannot toreee'-ous II
seems 70 us tho path 10 he pursued by ne 1o'erh-
ment 10 q straightforward one, needing Srat hrn'hoSs
and discretion, however. II the practices oi thosc
peorl. are u religion that is inconsis,ea with tho
laws OF the couutry,--i, ia no infrugeient OF the
constitutional provision TO which we haze ddveted
to bring /, into .uhection 10 those law at once
| and the sooner the better. Polygamy ''an ina'itn'
ton at war with the ars Of every State the lnion
1t is all institution which is pregnant wmiech;et o'
nature that. unchecked now, would 81, ORD long
the very basis no: only OF Christianity. int morally
itself Good morals are the universally Icknoweds-
cd basis on which the whole supersuc!re OF our re-.
publican system repo.es Undermine bat ana the
Temple Of Liberty topples to the eartl Mormon
sm and all the other isms that may cons from other
lands, that undertake hereafter 20 try exemtns on
this SOIL mue; BIZ judged from this stand pnt and no
othcr,--ier i" n" other ia there safety.
at i, only requisite, Hrst, to end ou, h4 tho oou
sttution and laws as eppled in this cse, are'-'o-
coud, 70 discover whether Mornonisn' !s !ncorr's
tent wth Or "a is hnted, dessns activpopposton 10
the government q: Washington. Th@e two points
satisfactorily ascertaned, tho is sufficiently clear
10 enable wiso and pruden, men to discover what is
their duty in the premises. The whole country
tho whole Christian world, we may saywill watch the
movements Of the governor with The vellest m
teres,-for he goes ttst principle and in degree
to solve problem in which oil Christianity is inter
ostsi."
Tho Baltimore American expresses, its appreciation
Of the appointment Of Col Stsptos and hopes that be
will be sustained by the goverpnent win all neces-
,ary power in ,chnterer deu"es 1oy cr''e from the
dismissal OF brigham Y0uns."
The Washington correspondent Of The Dispatch,
after stating that "r. Fillmore, iu effect, suataned
the iniquitous usurpations Of the Mormon people
when he appointed this man Young to the office Of
Governor, and tho country will hare TO reap the bit.
ter fruits Of tina, ao," quotes the fowing items from
the Deseret Nc,os OF the 18th October
A General Conference Of the SAINTS was held in the
Tabernacle, Great Salt Lake City, which commenced
on the 9th Of October, and was ctnnued for upwards
of week. great deal Of caurch business was
done nterspersed with prayer, addresses and sing.
ing, &c: ,.;
ness of the conference and asked the congregation if
they were satisfied with him ss President Of the
Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latte Day Saints; IL 10
signify it BY raising their right hns' which WI" dono
unanimously"
Brigham then nominated multitude Of Counsel
lors, President OF tho Quorum OF he Twelve Apos-
tles the Twelve Apostles themselves. Presiding Pa
trisrch, President Of tho High Priests Quorum
Couns.llors Of the same, PRESIDENTS OF tho Seven.
ties, President of the Elders quorum, Presiding
Bishop, President Of the Priests Quorum, President
Of the Teachers Quorum, Superintendent Of the
Public Works, Architect OF the Church, Members Of
the High Council Church Historian, &c, &C., all
Of which were unanimously confirmed by tho Con-
feronce.
Brigham nominated himself :or only two positions,
but those two the only oue involving the hand
liug Of tic cash. They were, Trustee in trust for
the Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints, and
President Of the Perpetual Emgrntlng Fund 10 ga
thcr the poor II was Of course confirmed, nem con.
Emisrant Trains of Morrnons are rapidly pouring
into Great Salt Lake City, in good condition. On
the 39th September one company Tith Iorty-t"o
wagons-on the 30th, another with forty waeonS-on
the let October third with Thirty wagons. and
on tho 5;h, the great Church train urived.
There may be trouble ahead, bringing from this
vexed ques,on-but, from personal knowledge Of
Col. Steptoe, cannot doubt that he Is The very mnn
for tho crisis. lie IL conscientious, knd-bearted
mau aud, more than oil, has firm intelligence and
sterling decision and courage. H. will do his duty
With wisdom and fr,nness. Washington cores
poudent Of the New York Evening Post writes
that, "ths Government e1i@cts no difficulty
aud thinks it almost oorau that on COL stepoes ar
rival at Ctnh, Brigham Young will receive des-
patch from Heaven requesting him to resign; where
upon, it is supposed, he will rsrigu being content for
the res, Of bis life with the dignity Of bigh.pn"st
among the tuints."
SOUND DOCTRINE.