New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-03-06
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"a o,e most certainly deserving especaA cons''ef,
.xon. that the most perfec. usion OF Cnurcn ana
a..,.. together with the most despct'c Grernmen1
- be found in the world, thH un'er ""'"
$4,000 inhabitants Of the United States are DO"
expressed. Residing in a Territory Important 'io''
me fact that through il ali central commune MON
bs~~,er the Atlantic and Pacific ses mus p"u
- xav they are bound down By an organizer s's-
A.u tho syowed obec. Of which il the ut'er Ve'-
th,sv Of the present pOliics), rhg'ol'' mora ana
..e;al nstituttops Of this age and the suo-1u 1oh
N th.r stssd Of the teDets OF society WHOSE 'oc-
&.;n.. embrace not only the most Objectionable
a.,n,a. ~bicb are 10 be und 10 the social and pol
~, ,.l.tjo1s Of mankind in the early ages, bu
also tbose principles which more peculiar attra't
tAs imaeipston of the ignorant and deprdved OF
ths present day.
The Territory Of Utah is nomiDally governed BY
TIE lsw. Of the United States, together With those
passed by its Legislature aid 1t Is generally sop
pesed that there LAYS are enforced by officers ap-
pointed BY the United States Government. Such,
bswever cannot be the as long as The Church OF
Latter Day Saints exists with its present Organza.
tasp. The leading article of fai or bslef in the
Mormon creed is that Of direct revelation from
Heaven. This doctrine was at fret applied in
Gen. raj sense, and any one firm in the faith, and
who stO, d hi, IN the Church, received VISIONS and
peveations. Ba. this soen became troublesome,
the revelations often clssbei with each other aud
led 10 many anDOyanccs and the power o. recel'iOg
revelations was therefore confined exclusively I" the
PRESIDENCY, 10 whom the supreme auth rty of the
Church retts. This Presidency CONSISTS Of the
Precedent and his two cOUnselOrs; the First Pres
dent il, however, sole monarch, for his assessors
though they may demonstrate, have no power
Of resisting bis DEGREES. Next in an hOr
ny in the Church stands the ApJstoIc College,
which is composed Of twelve Apostles, who form a
kind Of EcclesIastica Sena'e, but the msj"r y OF
them ale generally on missions taking charge of tue
different branches of the Church 10 other pars of
world. After there come the High Pr ests, who
together with the Elders tltute the body pIi'c
Of the Church, whose duty IL is to curry out aud
enforce its DEGREES aud regulations. Those High
Priests and Elders are divided toto societies, called
Quorums Of Seventies. Every quorum preserves
On it, records complete geneal)gy of each Of its
members.
Among the dignitaries of the Church the Patri-
arch stands eminent, he has the pewer OF pro-
HOuncing benedctions upon individuals, which bene-
Dict ODs, sold for certain SUM- are supposed to act
a. q sort of charm upon their recipient. He ids
bis Office for life; all other stations are filled with
candidates nOmnatedby the Presidency and elected
annually in Convention by the body of the Church.
Pie Bishops are also conspicuous and important
officers, sor it is Their duty TO collect the thng to
inspect once week every family in their ward or
district, and to examine strictly into their temporal
and spiritual affairs. In order to do this more
thoroughly, each Bishop has his two CounseIprs,
wbO assist him in the busuess. The Bishop also
adjudicates and settles all difficulties occurring be-
tween persons residing IN his ward, though from
Lis decision an appeal can be made to the high
council This is tribunal ocmPosod of GFtoon
selected from among the high priests, twelve Of
whom sit rs jurors and hear the testimony OF wit
nesses in the case and then by voting make decs
ioD-s majority on one side the other deciding
the question; the remaining three as Judges rem
deriDg Judgment as to the costs OF punishment
From this Court the only appeal is tothe Presidency
Mormon makes himself liable ~ the penalty of
accommodation from the Church if he takes a
suit before civil court for settlement uoless 1t is
by the consent Of the High Council; so that his
temporal as well as spiritual difficulties are settled
by the Church. This Church Government is init
nstely connected with the Territorial Government,
Tor the First President, Brigham Young, is Gov
ernor Of the Territory. His first counselor, He
Der G. Klmball, is Lieutenant Governor, or Presi-
dent Of the Territorial Council; aud his second
counselor, JedeGiah d. Grant, is Speaker Of the
House of Representatives. All the Members of the
Legislature are also appointed b Brigham, and of
course, are digntares in the Church. As he re-
ceiv@ revelations direct from Heaven upon this
subject he, Of course, will bsst know whom to nom.
mate legislators and to bis ticket there is never
an opposing voice. As the law on the subject of
elections requires that each person, before voting,
sbsll register his name and number his ballot with
the number opposite his name if be dared TO vote
against the regular ticket he must suffer the conse.
quences.
The power Of Il shsm in temporal slialrs is even
carried into the civil courts for no Juror dare cit IN
the jury box without his consent, aud he of course
tAAes care who he allows TO occupy such pos ton.
This interference i'll the judicial affairs of the Ter
rt0ry completely counteracts any efforts which the
United States Judges may make TO enforce the laws
sr 10 administer justice.
Brigham Young is enabled by this organization of
Che Church to become intimately acquainted With
even the most private concerns OF esch aud every
one Of bis followers, and thus to hOd them com.
Petely in his power. For instance il family be.
come dissatisfied with Mormonism, the Bishop in
Hhs Sc ward they reside soon d;scovar. :, atha,