The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-01-25

mba we saints Of the Most High, and prepare for any
ever shall leave thsee valleys till we get resdy-no,
ever nevsIw That i also cafe prophecy but v the
here IS 0VSsr We ans 20 SaoS County,
issouTi" In spite of this prophecy the region
out by American opinion 70, new ,ns %as
srthwest province of Mexico The description OF TINS re-
Ven is attractive, and makes the choice sound not unlike
aces for settlement Its climate and agreeable,
products comprise gold silver pearls cotton wne
opean grain and live stock. Here they Will be out OF
e power Of United States army, and will be subjects
another government. But, whatever the choice may
,sra,ion 70 Utah is prohibited the missionary esab
ehents in the United States are broken up, california
abandoned, and new great step Is evidently contem-
lated. ,,,
Mormonsm s the most forbidding, the most disgusting
nd the most stupid subject Of the day one OF those
henomena which before they out are pronounced
nposslbe. and which as soon as they do come out
Immediately commonplace. The gross foies OF animal
Magnetism would have appeared increape twenty year
them The most astounding reports Of persons looking
through brick walls seeing with the backs OF their heads
eadng with the pits OF their somachs and smelling with
he ends Of their fingers received with phegmatc
ooness and the simple interrogation Anything moreT
II would been thought beforehand that GER
anIy there was something surprising here, either
he phenomena themselves or the folly which
believed them. In point OF TACT, however, inc
few weeks. Table turning and spirit rsppng were IN
redibe day, and rte the next We 40 not mean TO
compare these comparatively harmless evtes with Nor
nonsm but only 10 them az proofs what poor Judges
OF what turns human thought may take and what
lew mental phenomenon may start up next All sensible
md sagacious men have long ago given up the idea Of
limiting human audacty and human imbecily-the ex-
ent TO which will exsggerae evidence and will ami
liate evidence will be satisfied without proof and will
esist the most palpable proof All this department OF
uman nature is unfathomabe, and therefore the issues
nd fruits Of are wholly incaculable. Up from these
abysses stream these urd vapOrs and overshadow
ur bright earth. Nobody could predict twenty years
nd nobody can predict now the new opinions Of the
ext twenty years. All this has been said nifty
thousand times, been said without n reiutation, ana
indeed devoted their whole philosophical lives to
illustration Of this truth solomon was one Of these
hiosophers Montague another. The moral from
their books that human nature s most profound
nd nexplcable medley that nobody can possibly tell
hat mankind may, under different circumstances, think,
say feel believe expect hope, fear regret or boast
All the individual elements of Mormonism are very
I'd and familiar ones Sensuality is a very old phenome-
on; sensuay in connection with religion, or the pro-
ssion Of religion, is also an old phenomenon. We have
u the Baccbanaan mysteries, in the Assyrian mystic
les, IN the mysteries Of Brahmnism, and in other mys
cries which "veiled prophets" and similar mpostors
bundled for their own private beneht-men VINO felt
class of religious sensations and emotions which
ley contrved to combine with sensuality and thought
only exactly suited TO their own constitu
on, but very commendable, genial and harmonious
ITSELF and capable OF the best moral, religious and
philosophical defence.
"But only think" person will say, "of the presump-
on Of the Mormontes setting themselves up above the
hole Christian world and defyng is moral standard ana
wl" But presumption is only a very Old phenomenon
or montes, many very good and religious people,
hit this feature almost to the extent OF INSANITY There
hardly limit TO the defiance which one man mdlvl-
uaiiy standing on his two legs and without any
Their support will hurl at the unanimous conclusions of
ne whole human race from Adam down TO the present
our and if half dozen people IN room ind them
elves agreeing in such an opposition they Immediately
ote themselves the whole world and so settle the
uestion. Then the prophetic element in Mormon
m is one with which we very familiar in
ne Puritan school, also familiar with Oid les
sreduty Of the Mormontes in their capacity Of fol
Iwers all trait Of human nature as old as the nils
lere succession OF elements and ingredients tnen,
,aking up combination the phenomenon OF Mormonism,
ach Of which s individually quite old and familiar. IL is
oily their mode OF combination which is new Sensuaty
connection with religion, presumption, the propheuc
cement the pseudo Old Testament element, the expeca-
on OF an earthly paradise miiennni-aii separately
ID and well KNOW manifest onshsd only 10 combiue
nd adopt in addition, and the crowning TRAIT the
,odern and nineteenth century Impulse ior emf
ration, and We have the whole OF aormonism
efore US The human mind on lie bad side exhibits
variety Of morbid impulses and motives, mass OF specu-
ons Dreams visions, fancies, great deal Of sensualy,
1me brutality IL impossible 70 say how these elements
III combine In the next eccentric phenomenon that comes
efore us but that there they aud that the
oysl,y Will lie in the combination rather than in the ma
rial such phenomena generally assume their peculiar
from some dominant Impulse Of the DAY as IN the
resent instance, IRON emigration 1t wonaerin a. hrs
ght the shifting nonaad temper OF prosperous commu-
~ as the kormontes arets readiness 70 change rs
aarers a days notice, and seek anew home IN the
Grid But this readiness TOR moving feature OF our
az: the world IL united from It's old moorings; whole
ses City years ago were a. stationary as the earth
sef are ready In search OF new homes NJ the
niipoJes ana the nomad temper OF yormonsm only re-
ecis While il exaggerates a whole phase of society.
[Frsm the London Post, Jan. 81
THO consequence has been that the American govern.
,eni organized some time ago expedition against
immunity located at nearly two thousand nye hundred
liss from the seat OF government n Washington. An
rny Of some one thou and fifteen hundred men, with
couple &C field pieces, sent TO the Great SAT- LAKE,
n Tie difficulties N the route OF the transport oil pro
.slons and other details connected with good commits
,at arp, ar not 10 have been sufficiently considered
pd the consequence is that the expedition has failed In
and mas
undrcd aud nity miles from its ultimate destnauoo
hat the expedition VIII be reinforced, ana .nat y WIN
onbt; but by the time II elects THESE oDlect
risham Young and bis Mormons VIII have
aiped Sonora, a State OF Mexico. Here IN n land
assessing every diversity Of climate with fertile soi
apabie OF producing all the fruits Of the earth Brigham
nd his numerous folos ers may ind safety from the
nIted states marshal and the United states army In n
oanry enough Tor the sugar cane producing corn
heat and grain o. al Minds cchee c1,on Tobacco and
oCoa tho Motmoni,es may tor time hnd the promised
hd Il IA a country flowing with milk and honey,
bounding with rich pastursge and much mineral ~eath
ere even a prophet with thrtytvo wives aud one
unarcd and ms two children (and such VIZ. Ben
ann Ferris DESERVES the domestic circle OF Brigham
ouns to bel may find that the basis Of Subsistence Ia
lua 70 the extent Of population that with so
IMMENSE a family there Is no dread OF famine Dot an
lher question remains whether Mornohsn, VIVA ~ US Us
le bosom Of any state a community or OF maintaining
atous with any people whose institutions are not oased
~ system Of orutsh sensuaiisy. Tbs question
70 should vnht sitatngy answer the negative. tor
ough the Mormons may find friends aud allies among
10 Indian uiocs, anu argciy recrut themselves lrom
mefca and Europe year ~ year, sl their mOnstrous
ctrnes are sensual and subycrsve 20 any thug
e cohesion stability that the sect cauno, long endure
a separate community. n the MOrmJss remain ia Tue
aney o. the Great Salt Lake they must he ultimately
wtcd BY the United states army; and Il they emf
re nto Mexico they only proopg their existence by
sng territory which has little or no communication
al civilized states.
IN. Douglas Detection I'm the American
senats-fsngiish View OF the Senator'S Posi-
ton.
From the London News, Jan.
I, not oil Ter that invite the readers
the fortunes OF political parties IN the United States be-
.nse the interest profit could be no compensatJn or
40 fatigue and porplcxity attending every effort the
ar IL Europeans understand the meaning OF the ALL
noes divisions and phases of and parties which
80 forever taking place. But there occasions n all
LnLcctL-n nf a M and the