The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-06-14
New View OF Morln0nlsln.
IRON the Charleston Mercury, May e.
THE NORNOHS


Much has been said within the last two months Of tho
s,rocty and barbarian OF Mormon practices and nsttu
tntons Many papers have the interference
OF the government and the uproong OF this foul excres
cence from the surface OF our body polite.
The Mormsns have, in fact set up for themselves
some extent deacd the authority Of the United States
said Mr. Buchanan and the Cabinet have deter mined TO
enforce the governmental authority and to this extent
highly approve OF Interference To the point OF maintain
ing the authority OF the United sAtes deem not only
expcdient but necessary TO proceed This IS practicable
and casy Of nplshment though possibly expensive.
Even If resisted FIVE ten thousand men, under reso
lutte commander could speedily these people and
obedience United States laws In reality there
10 no iucompaubihty between Mormonism and the United
States authority The latter Is limited Ia It's scope aud
docs not reach the pccularucs of the Mormons Let US
for moment examine them and sco They consist OF two
things, polygany and voluntary church government
Polygamy, as is called amongst the Mormons, s only
con 5nbinage No form OF marriage euted bet ween
tho PARTIES brigham Young OF the Elders says 10
woman that she Is scaled TO such man, and she
goes and ives with him. Brigham calls all who are scaled
10 him wives, but they only copcubnes. Now, IS
there any Law OF the United States making con ,ubinaee
c,mcS some Of the States make adultery punishable
offence In their But there 10 such aE enacted
by Congress for the Territories nor made by Utah for the
people which inbsb its territory The concubnage Of
Mormonsm may therefore 10 existenee with the
full authority OF the United States In this Territory,
As 10 the other pecuhsrty-the quasi government Of
their church-a churches take cognZsnce Of the
duct Of their members, AMI the submission TO
Mormons think proper to submit 70 the DEGREES Of
their church, IN matters Of personal coadac. or
hov government iutcrfcre' II the people will not
bring suits the Of the United States how
the courts adudcateS II appears therefore, the
peculiarly OF Mormonism may exist with the full
acknowledgement Of the authority and laws OF the United
States
Bu, " there was an ncompability between them the
remedy easy, OF making themselves State, that
cannot doubt hey wi it, They have up wards OF
hundred thousand people In Utah a,d proseytcs daily
nocking into the Territory, both from Europe and this
country, 10 swell their nambers. Now, what Is W
prevent them from applying At the next Congress FOR
aA~uto. afM llA IFafnn L.. N agn Tho
advocates Of squaer sovereignty say 70 he proposa
Can they reject ~ Even on tie principal laid down In
the Presidents inaugural address, Utah must be adj
mitted. The Constitution OF the United Statos pre-
scribes but condition 10 the admission Of Ter.
ritory Stac'c constitution shall be republican; and
by the laws OF Congress az well a. the ussges Of the
general government, any Territory having sufficient
number OF Inhabitants TO send member o. Congress,
shall be admitted into the Union. That nu nber Is now
one hundred thousand and the Mormons have this
ber and more, In Utah Territory. Once State are not
the contracts OF marriage like all other contracts, under
the exclusive control Of the slater Can the general gov
crnment, any other state, dictate what shall he the
laws Of marriage in State or prescribe limit the al
thority u courts cstsblshe within its limits by Slater
For these reasons appears 10 us that Mormonism
snly be abolished by the progress Of civilization and the
morality Of religion. The force OF the United States
employed W establish United States authority will not
touch the pecuariucs OF Mormondom, and cannot over
throw lie institutions. Force, empoyef TO destroy the
people exrpate their doctrines would be worthy only
Of the dark ages OF pcrsecuuon