The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-04-04
The Moymou Rebellion and the Army Bill
VIII Brigham Young 20 90 British America!
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The cool and deliberate manner In which the organs OF
public opinion the United States affect TO treat the Nor
rebellion ia matter which hardly fail to excite
considerable surprise and curiosity in ths country Earl
Grey in recent puolcaton has bsen pleased 70 SPEAK
institutions, and the impetmenU which Congress has
thrown in the way OF small augmentation OF the regular
army would show that the noble Ears censure Is not alto
gesher undeserveo In the Unite States appears that
insurrecton must be suppressed not by immediate and
vigorous action but by those slow processes which, how
ever useful valuable in themselves look Wat ri
dculous when applied TO with arms In their hands At
Camp Scott the headquarters of the expsdtonay army,
q court been extemporized and true bills ior high
treason been found against Brigham Young aud other
Mormon leaders But while this legal menace Is fulmi
mated aganst the Governor Of Utah and bis conedsrase
the United States army under Col tombstone remains In
agreeable winter quarters, at distance from ts
supplies, with desert in the rear and determined and
Genes into the sacred city Of the Salt Lake. In the
meantime the President, unable 10 obtain from Congress
the addition OF regiments TO the regular army is send
ipg well a he reBfcr cements to the nearest mill
tary poets and wardins ample supplies with the view
OF enabling the invading army with the return OF spring
commence active and successful operations against the
"Sants" Whence arises this legislative objection TO the
increase OF the regular American army The principle OF
having standing military force is quite as much violated
by having twelve thousand mon in arms as seventeen
thousand men With the marvellous growth Of the United
States the necessities OF internal defence must annually
increase Forts and arsen.s have TO be garrsoned from
the great Northern lakes down to Texas and the
Continent 70 the shores OF the Pacific; and, as No.
matter OF protection it is idle TO say that force
posed of twelve thousand men is sufficient 10 maintain
extensive line o, frontier But when revolt breaks
when the authority Of the federal governpl
is utterly spurned and despsei, the prac
effect of this most unwise systel OF pArsmony
painfully apparent When the "sainis" hrst I'D
10 rebellion az ainst all that pure and holy In faith
morals deliberate treason against the sovereignty
which they owe allegiance, transatlantic contempof
observed that England would quel the terrible Ind
muiiny before Mr. Buchanan would succeed In restor
peace and the State OF Utah. This expectation
pears to be on the point Of receiving fulmcpt owing
the apathy Of people who in reality no more sympath
with the impurities OF the Mormon imposture than dc
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nothing heard OF the enrolment of those mart
spirits who, fired by love Of adventure, flo Ike
q few years ago TO the dismsmberment OF hexcoy
and who would again. with equal alacrity and ar
dor, follow the redoubtsbie Walker. should he once
the territory Of Central America Are We to believe tina
our American friends are a. calculating in war as they
in commerce. The truth is that in Utah the volun
from the South West ~. nothing TO revoutionse
annex unless indeed h. sho.d practically and person
ally desire TO mitigate the eys OF that privilege Of poly
gamy which is one OF the c5rur stones OF religious
aud political organization Of Aormonism. We have no
doubt that Notwithstanding the Jealousy and delays OF
Congress- the President before long will nnd means Of
ei'ectuAlly suppressing the first rebellion which has
in the great republic, OF which he is the head
But the attitude which, by the last advices the Mormon
Legislature has assumed demonstrates 10 the ceares
most iorcipe light the duty which the United states owe
not only to themselves, but 70 the civilized world
Brigham Young, the Governor Of Utah, has assembled
Parliament and he has told them tina the United Stlf
army Is 'an undisguised mob p which Is approaching
Territory without excuse color OF law. He next
peals 10 them to take such measures their enghten
Judg pept might dictate TO insure public tranquility
preserve peace and perpetate nvIoate those inaena
constitutional rights which bal descended 20 them as
rich legacy from their torefsthers" rhe subservie
legislators Of course listen TO the words OF tbs
prophet, and judge. and return answ
loudly procaimng that they will resist any attempt
bring them into Gentle bondage. The Kansas questio
Is notorious, has already displayed the weakness OF "a
federal go0rDment; and Mr.. Buchanan may live 10
the fabric o, the American constitution seriously impaired
not remedaby dislocaed, he does not bring all thu
power which the executive may possess 10 bear upon n
most foul and odicus rebellion. But be said thai
England has right this matter 10 ohGude either I'D
advice is criticism the government people OF
the United States. This Is mistake. The Mormon
imposture, well the Mormon rebellion, must
DC together suppressed, and doubts that
In time both these objects will be accomplished. But
In the spring the United States army may find the Salt
Lake City n desert, and is inhabitants
the frontier In British terrtoryin that territory which
Mr. Laboucbere willing 10 continue under the nau
spcious government o. the Hudson's Bay Company We
informed should another exodus be expedient that
the Mormons have already sped out the land and have
fred upon the district called New Caledonia In British
North America as the seat Of their future home Now,
LEI consider tor aent what would be the effect OF
any such proposed migration OF poygamists into the Brit
ish dominion. supposing that the Hormops shouli be
willing 10 I'VE under British rule, would England tolerate
bgany and the other peculiar institutions Of this strange
fsnstca sectS England therefore has immediate and
direct interest in wishing 10 this rebellion quelled by
the federal authorities with that vgor and decision the
absence OF which wori be equally discreitable to the
government and people OF the United states.