The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1857-04-29
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UTAH DIFFICULTY.

UTAH DIFFICULTY.
The Territory Of Utah presents spec.
tacIe OF moral drpravity aud social derrc.
daton to which the annals of civilized man
furnish no parallel, and which is Il foul re
proach to the Government of this country.
Mormonlsm is the most wonderful and at
rocious phenomenon in modern history. 1t
positively contradicts every theory OF the
moral and religious development of man
kind, and is marked exception Of Mr.. JEFF
ierson's famous apothegm, that error NAV
be tolerated when reason is left free To- con
batit. The hideous offspring of the heat op-
pressed brain of an ignorant and crazy ia
matte, the most glamng and paIpablc i'm
posture ever conceived, appealing solely to
the viiest'2assions and pandering to the
most brutal appetites and instincts Of the
human breast, It sprung up in the very
midst OF civilization and enlightenment,
has continued to grow with marvellous
rapidity and swellcd into such maliynan,
fungus upon the body polite, as to de
mand the instant application the sever
est remedies.
The accounts we publish in another
column, reveal Il INDUSTRIOUS scene Of iuiq-
uty and vice, from contemplation of
Which, humanity sickeus and recoils. In
open rebellion against the Federal Govern
ment, brigham Young and bis saints
have succeeded III establishing d despot.
ism, more absolute than that oi Russia and
uphoIdiug system OF crime which shocks
the moral sense Of The world. The self
auoiuted Prophet is the supreme arbiter
in both civil and religious matters; his
viii Is the law from which there is no ap
peal-in his noe or Leck, reposc the lives.
liberties and property oi his subjects
HvsJas 5simS =" Infamous GoSpotism, the
territory is the scene OF constant outrarcs
upon deceucv and morality, which would
disgrace :he Cannibals OF New Zealand
and Central Africa.
1t is high time the United States Gov.
ernment was directing lis serious attention
to the condition of Utah. Already it has
shown "A rcprcheuaibI. iudiitrrcnce to the
Territory, and guilty Of gross Gcrelic,ion
Of duty, in not having obyjiruco to the
laws enforced at the poius o! Tie layone,.
Had this vile crew OF outlaws and repro.
bates been subjected 20 rigorous prosecu-
tion years agc, before they had become so
formidable in strength and numbers rs TO
defy the Government, we should not now
be under the necessity of rcsorting to ex.
treme measures. Mr. Filmore's failure 10
appoint II Governor 10 Utah, was an un
y"rdonabIc cnom-teaSance in office. The ap
pointment at that time Of man of deter.
milatun and t.lmUcss, Who wCu.d havy
executed the laws at all hazards, and not
hesitated TO call the military to aid the
civil arm, would have crushed this irid
uity, and spared us the impending trou
bles. Mr.. Pierce, too, deserves ccusuro for
no, endeavoring to suppress these enormi,
ties.
True, he made an abortive attempt in
commissioning Col. Sleptoe Governor,
with iny.ructious TO see that the laws were
duly enforced. But brigham would not
brook any Interference with his internal
regime, set the laws at defiance, threaten
ed personal vIdc"cc, and the Governor,
finding 1t impossible to secure the co ope-
ration of Military, left the modern Sodom
to It's fate. Since then brigham has rul-
ed with ommipotrnt sway, and treated
Judge Drummond's authority with scorn.
ful derision and contempt. Long impun-
ity had rendered him insullerabIy in.
soIent, and the imLccity Of the Govern
ment serveG 10 produce the impression,
that II is pGweress to crush the monster.
What Mr.. buchanan intends to do, ie
mains to be seen. il is rumored tha, he
is determined to execute the laws, and TO
suppress the shameful RIGHTEOUSNESS Of
Mormonsm. We hope this is true. For
our part, We think it is the boumdcn duty
of the Government. 10 extirpate this loath-
some pest, and believe that the outraged
moral sentiment Of mankind calls for ex-
treme remedies. 1t is idle cant 10 talk
about liberty Of conscience and religious
freedom. There is wide and acknowl.
edged crimes that arogate the sanctions
OF religion. As well respect the murder.
Gus creed of the Aiani, whose God was
naked sword, and whose religion was a
constant festival Of blood, as 10 connive al
the saturnalan orges Of Mormonism-a
horrid crime against nature, an OUTRAGE
upon humanity, and in its very inception
at war with the laws of God and man.
We repeat, if the Government does not
intend to renounce all control over Utah.
it should at once take vigorous steps TO
put the laws into execution. Every mo
menrs hesitation aggravates the crying
evil and enhances the difficulties Of sub.
DUNG it. Even now, flour information is
correct, the MormoDs are well provided
with the munitions Of war, and can bring
a large aud disciplined force into the field.
lfCol. Sumner be really ordered to pro-
cecd to Utah as soon as he has quclled
the insurTection Of kioway and Cheyenne
tribes, he-had better 60 prepared for resist
ancc. The mere handful Of men with
Which he marched againts the Indians,
will only serve to provoke the hostility of
the Mormons.
He would be treated with little more
respect by Brigham than Col S,er-