Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-06-06
THE MoRMONs.


The disposition to be made Of the Nor.
mons, is q matter which promises shortly
to occupy the American mind, to the ex-
clusion of all others. Already President
Buchanan anticipates trouble from that
quarter to which the Kansas difficulties will
be but as chilfs play.
Utah Is, to all intents and purposes, an
independent government. In the langu'
ago of Brigham Young, it is an instance
Of kingdom existing in the heart of a
Republic, Brigham Young governs its
people as despotically as Bomba rules over
Naples, or Abdul Meschid over Turkey
His werd is law, AS Icbcr Kimball one
of the Twelve, says, no man ives ever known
to differ with Brigham Young. BY virtue
Of his Office, as head Of the church, and rs
civil G overnor, he would exercise an i'm.
mense power. But whe n to this is added
the superstition Of the people, who regard
him as Gods Vicegcrent on earth, he is
enabled to rcigh without halt or check.
The remoteness Of Utah, and its inland
location, being in the heart of the noun
tsins, render it a matter of difficulty for
the Tede raj Government to exercise that
power which belongs to it, One hundred
thousand hardy people, SO situated, might
combat successfully against much larger
number. Convinced that sooner or later
they will have difficulties with the general
government, the Norm ons are uniting in
their preparation for the event They have
leagued themselves with the Indian tribes
round about them; so that q war with the
Indians also. They have military organ.
ization which is in constant training, and
which is supplied with the best arms of the
age. Such number Of such men, so loca-
ted, and with such means of defence, con-
vinced that they are fighting fer their
homes and their religion, will no. be cas-
lily overcome. Their situation will render
war with them more expensive than the
war with Mexico; and their courage will
throw obstacles before us which we did not
meet when combating with the feeble Mex
leans.
We deplore war, but sooner or later we
think it must come with the Mormons. -
And ifit must come, the sooner the better
We cannot hope for peaceful remedy of
the evils complainod Of. No people have
ever grown so rapidly as the Mormons.-
Every day witnesses large arrivals from
foreign lands-from England and Wales
where their creed is eagerly received
Every day sees large numbers of Aneri-
cans setting out to join the Latter Day
Saints. And their own population multi.
plies rapidly. Mormonism is but twenty
seven years old. If it goes on increasing
for the next twenty years in the same ratio
that it has for the past twenty, its followers
will be sufficiently numerous to exercise a
controlling influence in the affairs Of our
government
We do not urge n war against them be.
cause Of their religion. With that we have
nothing to do But it is because If thciI
beast'y practices, which outrage all decen.
cy; because they set nt defiance our Coz.
stitution and our laws, and have arrayed
themselves in rebellion against the Federal
government because they insult and nur
der the federal officers sent there, and oh
struct the administration of justice; be-
cause their government is not republican
but orc in which ono man is master ant
above all because it is a fostering sore OF
the body polite, which if not removed wi
spread to all its parts, and involve us al
in ruin tit is because of these facts tha
we desire to see our government take early
and vigorous stepsto remedy the evil,
should be done quickly for every day
finds them the better prepared to resist tn,
force that may be sent against them, 1t i
folly to hope for peaceful remedy fo
the Mormons are determined that no sucl
remedy shall suffice.
The DanVille Poisoning Case.
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