The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-12-17

complete revolution upon the subject, from the
information which he will have received touch
ing the hostile prejudices of the British govern
ment.
Settled, however, that the Mormons will have
no other alternative than the absolute cyacua-
ton Of Utah in the spring, they have no avail
able outlet but one, and that lies southwark
into the province of Sonora For a general
movement in this dircction-men, women and
children, live stock and baggagc-they have
already secured the necessary resting places
from the Great Salt Lake down to the tribu-
taries Of the ella river. They have their little
colonies at every oasis Of the desert waste of
six or seven hundred miles they will have to
traverse to the ella, and they are thoroughly
posted concerning every intervening point
which will afford water, fuel, or a nights
grazing for their horses and cattle. Thus,
southwark into Sonora, the whole Mormon tribe
may pass, with but trifiing loss from the pri-
vations of the journey, while their movement in
a body over the horrible deserts and noun
possibly result in the loss of more than half
their numbers from hunger, thirst and ex-
haustion.
Stern necessity points their way to Sonora,
and the beautiful climate and wonderful nine
raj resources of that region invite them o. 1t
is, moreover, sparsely populated region,
| wasted from the frequent raids of the Apsches,
and consequently open to the Momons,
and subject to their occupation without
| even a show of resistance. A moving nation.
as it were, and a nation, too, Of per
haps the most Industrious indefatiga-
bic, enterprising, hardy and fanatical people
on the face of the earth, comprehending body
of ten thousand fighting Anglo-Saxon men,
Injured to hardships of all kinds may not only
laugh to scorn the pronuncida;entos of Mexico, but
may prosecute their line of march, at their plea
sure, to the Mexican capital, and hold it and the
whole republic against all the resources which
she can muster
The Mormons regard themselves as Gods
chosen people of the nineteenth century and,
really, their origin, prosecutions and wonderful
increase in numbers, in spite of the severest i'm
pediments, are things without parallel, except
in the miraculous history of the Jews. They
look upon Brigham Young as a second Moses
upon Brother Kimball as second Aaron, and
upon their luxurious system of polygamy as the
restoration of the beautiful family institution of
good old Jacob and David and Solomon. As
perfectly fanatical upon these points as ever
were the Turks in their faith in the Koran. the
Mormons will march down upon the Gulf of
California as jubilant as did the children of
Israel across the Red Sea- and should the MeI-
cans resist them, the poor greasers will be lite
rally exterminated as were the heather nations
who opposed the march of the camp of Irael.
We know that between the intense Catholicity
of the Mexicans, clergy and laity, Especially of
the clergy, with whom celibacy is the browning
virtue,) and the religious system of Brigham
Young, which allows to priests and people any
number of wives, upon the shortest notice, there
can be no compromise and hence we fear that
the Mexicans are doomed people with the in
vasion of the Mormons In her present shat
tered and helpless condition we verify believe
that five thousand disciplined Anglo-Saxons of
such stern stuff as these Mormon men are made
Of could overrun and overturn the whole of
Mexico What resistance, then, can the Mexican
government make against the intrusion of
hundred thousand Mormons in mass, includ-
ing ten thousand soldiers, combining the physi-
cal qualities of the Roundhead and the fanati-
: csm of the Turk?
With these views, we think that the best thing
which Gen. Comonfort can do is to take time
by the forelock, send . special messenger to
Brigham Young with a treaty of perpetual
peace, comprehending the cession to the Salt
Lake Prophet of the province of Sonora, with
condition binding the Mormons to the protection
of the adjoining provinces against the
Indians and the California flibusters
Otherwise, after halting while in Sonora,
Brigham, the Prophet, will he very apt to re-
ceivc a revelation ordering him to pack up and
move on 10 the occupation Of the Halls of the
Montezumas." Next, with regard to the policy
Of our own government. We think it is not the
policy of determination but that the admins
tfation should encourage the Mormons to eva
cuate the country in body, and assist rather
than hinder them in their departure. To dis
perse them and disorganize them, would be to
destroy thousands OF their helpless women and
children. We understand, however, that in
view Of the early annexation Of another slice of
Mexico TO the Union, the fear is entertained that
we should annex the Mormons should they be
permitted to settle in Sonora), and that we
should, therefore, have all our late troubles with
them to go over again. But we think there is
no fear of that; for the Mormons, once safely
over in Sonora, will act rather as our pioneers
to the City Of Mexico, than as an impcdiment to
our manifest destiny" We hope the admins
tration will remember the Israelites and not re-
peat the policy of Pharaoh; but let them go.
Tyr MEETING IN THE PARK To-NIGHr.-There
is to be a momentous party gathering in the
Park tonight, upon the important issue of en-
dorsing the administration upon the Kansas
question: and from all that we can hear there