The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-12-01

likes The Monnohs NOBODY sympathizes with thcm
nobody justitos them. Tho South hates them, as
the worst and most mschievous of aboltonkts and
everybody knows that tho very nursery modern
mobs which expelled the Saints from Missouri wyR Ere
and sword for tamperng with the slaves The North and
the religious sentiment Of the community hates and
abomina,es them for their poly gamy the of
which by the republicans was main feature OF their Pitts
Tho coincidence too of the Mormon rebellion with the
financial crisis fortunate circumstance, which the ad
mnistraton cannot well help awaiting itself Of Twenty
FIVE, fifty hundred thousand volunteers, If necessary,
could be enlisted few weeks throughout the country
and the national debt which would BIO incurred for the
pcndures necessary meet the vigorous of
the war would in this instance al least and at this juno
turc, be a ''national benefit"
Instead of seeing the administration giving credcnce TO
these idle tales Of the dreamers and qdnuncs and
the attering JUNCTION to their souls that Brigham Is going
relieve them of all further anxiety by quietly
ting Utah in advance of any movement their part
want now evidences Of decision wait for
the long expected announcement OF formidable prepara
tons to strike the one prompt signal and exemplary blow
that is needed call the States for volunteers, until
Congress create new regiments, an immediate con
cenraon Of teams and supplies for early spring march
like this the country is locking for.
day wasted in idle debate and indecision may cost
multudes Of lives and millions OF treasure In the sequel
ELDER HYDE ON THE MORMON QUESTION.
TO THE EDITOR or THE HERALD.
The importance Of the subject must be my apology for
ntruding your time and space
Before be Justly determined what should be
he correct policy to pursue in the Mormon question:
necessary TO distinctly understand what is the real posi-
tpn Of affairs at the seat Of rebellion at Utah; and also
what the objects be accomplished in tho premises
First what is the situation Of aars2 Utah surround
ed by mountains that the Mormons have thoroughly
pored and approached, tho Fast, only by
and winding gorges with which they and the Indians
alone familiar. They muster active and available
They in collision with most and in offensive and de-
fensve alliance with many OF the adjacent Indian tribes
They tolerably furnished with the munitions of war;
and for their manufacture from which they
arm their allies They sternly infatuated and firmly
believe they contendng for their homes their religion
and their God They confidently anticipate ultimate
and foreordaned triumph depending on nothing but
ssence Their country separated BY thousand miles Of
hills aud san plains either frontier deserts
and mountains traversable only during few months OF
the year and then not by large companies because of the
scarcity of and fuel while TO divide up the forces
would only subject them 10 constant barassment and
skirmishngs with detached parties OF Indians and Nor
mons who would burn the grass cut of the provisions
stampede the cattle divert their attention and delay their
march
The forces already the Territory be destroyed by
half Of their number, il many do not die with
frost and hardship, surrounded they will be by
from vo To fifteen feet deep their winter encdmpment,
and molested by Indian and Mormon enemies who know
the mountains and travel snow shoes. Even though
they effect entrance into the settled valleys the oraves
soldiers, aded from long and fatguing march, offer
but small resistance to five times their number fresh from
their homes and confident OF victory. They can be
crushed TO death from the mountain ridges, blown into
pieces IN The narrow nyohs, whefe hundred men
a 1hermopya for themselves, and a hundred would be
willing to enact the Leonidas. And If they were to be
able ouch this rebellion, under the present condition of
Utah affairs the real difficulties OF the Mormon question
would only be evaded and not met So long the Nor
system remains established localized, isolated in
stuton long will Brigham have successors, and each
will be as troublesome as himself Their Legislature will
still be Mormon, for the Mormon people will elect no
other their laws Will be Mormon for they viii enact no
other and their polygamy Will still be legal for there is
no law existing that reaches 1t in Utah Congress cannot
and the Mormons will not prohibit il and IN
order defend their poly gamy against the sentiment OF
the country, they will again resist official interference
and again rebel against official appointments Such then
is the position Of affairs What the objects OF the GO
vernmentr Not to affect their rehgoncertainy not TO
ipiure their persons or invade their rights should be
the suppression Of poygamy and the maintenance Of the
authority OF the United states ia the protection OF its OH
the enforcing OF its laws and 10 this end to pr
mary crush and quel the present rebellion. How to
attain these objects is the great question Poygamy Is
the root OF the present difficulty and to radically settle
this and efecualy prevent future difficulties, poygamy
will have TO be met. ANY less far reaching policy will
only he partial, and few years would scarcely be-
fore there would be another rebellion. Congress
lcgisate for the Territories but repeal the organic
act and then epsate for squstters public lands II
the Territory 10 the adjoining States whose
laws do prohibit polygamy.
The Mormon Legislature and Brigham have n show of
authority now sufficient to impose on many or most Of the
s. IN The 1e the se organic act aGs
they exercise in opposition To the confedcracy As
Legislature they have rejected the officials APP
pointed by President Buchanan resisted his forces and
denounced the and the people who appointed
II. Let the people discard them, and take from their
hands the with which they night. The political
organization Of the people constitutes their power and in
duccs their rebellion and policy ecctualy
dy their rebellion but deprivation Of their power, and
that only be the repeal Of the act organizing them
Utah Is far more accessible from the Western and
Southern frontiers than from the Eastern not only pos
sessng fewer geographical difficulties but the southern
road being open nine months of the year instead Of FIVE
six the Eastern side Troops Of volunteers might
be called for in California and Oregon and they could
force passage by the May Of year. Indeed, the
military policy would advise that the Mormons should
not be invaded from the East at ALL but that line OF
he skr La hnvA
while the attacking columns should descend the North
West and South. Az the number az necessary,
is obvious that the object OF the government rather 10
induce submission than to nnict punishment and while
the Mormons would resist contemplate force they would
be inundated by powerful army,
Let the offer reward tor the apprehension
OF Brigham Young dead or alive and the arrest of his
conicdcratos, Hcbcr Chase Kmbal his counsellor and
coadjutor Daniel II. Wells; his military adviser
and Lieutenant General OF the Mormon forces,
John Taylor, whose harangues have infamed
the people orson Hyde The man ,,,, wh %, nsx
mons and who would almost as ably lead the people
should Brigham be arrested, and William Hickman,
ferocous and notorious murderer and who i commander
Of the infamous DANTE band The apprehension of these
would destroy the nucleus of the rebellion, and the
people would submit.
when the army OF occupation takes possession Of the
valleys martial law will have 70 be enforced and IN order
10 prevent the emigration Of the ten 70 fifteen thousand
Mormous who will be ready and willing to 90 TO the assist
Of their fellow believers next year martial law
should be proclaimed at once and be made to oxcrd all
the Indian Territory, Toaow the Mormon Terrific
rial organization remain for the Mormon Legislature
control the country. To repeal that organization will
necessate another and the occupation must be mill
tary the law must be martial
But while resolved vindicatc federal authority and TO
enforce federal law the country should be DESTROYS OF Sc
curing their submission without boodshcd; and there
fore Of submission must be decided and proposed
and ono term should be the suppression of poygamy,
which IL the and basis Of the whole difficulty If the
Mormon polygamists rather than submit desire 10 leave
the United States they most certainly will would
Immediately que the rebellion and remove the only DIM
Guilty, 10 allow them 10 do so. and Sonora
of the Islands in the Southern would in that case
become their destination and home They applied 10 Her
Britannia Majess government for permission To settle
Nancouvers Island but refused. I know that the
majority Of the people would be frightened at the
thought Of encouperng the ross and storms OF Russian
america and the Pacific and Pacific islands have
long formed part OF their projects and their prayers The
policy suggest. then IL In fye terms
l. Repeal the Utah organic act.
z Proclaim martial law the whole Indian terrific
nv around and IN Utah