The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-07-01
THE UTAH aUEsrI,N.

| The Utah Question is so perI1exiDg and diff
fcult of solution, that We have tltherto given it
little prominence in our column. How to deal
with it practically is :aroblela in relation to
which we can find no general agreement of
opinion. Whether in fact tha american PEG.
pie understand the question raaI be we'll doubt.
ed, as they have not yet aeen al to form clear
conceptions of what tho Norm ms have been
doing, are now doing, Or inter 10 do. The
Presidents policy has been matt ID by the Same
uncertainty and vacillsticn thsth vecharacteriz.
ed Public Opinion. At one time, was for coer-
Give measures, to suppress rel ,llion that de-
fed all suasive appliances. The, it grew mild
er, and, while hostile preparation vent forward,
peace commissioners we're appoI ted, and coun-
tenarcs was given to Mr.. Kane, Philadelphia,
who, grateful to the Mormons e baving once
ministered kindly at his sick bed determined to
proceed to the city Of the Sairta md use his in
fuence to incline their hearts te ,eace. Pres.
emily came news from the Tel tory that his
noble exertions had been crs ned by sue.
cees. After unheard Of sufferi>zs and hair
breadth escapes, the psissionary 4 peace had
reached the great congregation md prevailed
upon Brigham Young tc yield graceful sub
mission to the Federal authority One news
paper styles him the "Pesce Maker" at
tributes to him the Gloss of the ormon war,"
and says that he has saved the Governnent
many millions of dollars. Mr.. IA is too mod
est and honest to claim any sue. glory as this !:
what he could, he did, and that ,-as doubtless
what very few would have been hr We and hope
ful enough to undertake but T-,eocracy like
that of Mormonism is not to bA u lived from its
fanaticism by personal solicitasioS the settled
policy Of a crafty chieftain like Br. cham Young
is not to be changed because Mr.. Jane is grate-
ful and kind hearted. The Wssh~gton Union,
on the other hand, is enraptured nth the rsd-
dress and sagacity Of Governor CT N ming. as if
he were the great Peace Maker. at says it has
the distinct authority of Mr.. Kas9 for saying
"that Governor Cumming resolved.o enter Salt
Lake City in the spring, withouttav. sg made any
arrangement through Col. Kane ir-eefersnce to
his visit" The Governor "not orr acted with
great energy" but demanded unconditional
submission" Il
!" This bold, fearless language, Uttered by
man of q large heart and command .sg intellect,
won the respect of the Mormona; ID hence We
have the extraordinary events whf :, have been
SO literally reported and publiahi by the re.
turn party eff Col. Kane
All agreed that the war was pded-they
were certain of that the OILY sstion was,
what ended it, who ended it2 The appointment
of the peace committee, says ore, at was Col.
Kane, cries another. it was 90 1,rnor Cum.
ming, with his large heart and ,,mmanding
intellect" int lists the Ution. a. CANNON"
exclaims Philadelphia cotempoc ~" there
was never any war at all, but contr s,tor's war :"
Just 80 long as it was reeessary to 7.rge certain
bills through Congress for supplies, mules, and
wagons, rebellion was rampant in atah-every
mail brought fearful idings of ths,sierce spirit
of the Mormons, of thei'' strong sciences, of
their attempt to cut off oar troepa. But when
the bills had passed, the war suddesly ceased
Even Mr.. Buchanan stemed to 6 elieve this
much, on the strength of dispatchs. from Gov
ernor Cumming, who snrounced { AT he had
gone alone to Salt Lake C y, had beea welcomed
Hospitality by Brigham Young and lis counsel
lors, had received from them the Insignia of Of
fee, and that all things Cooked fartxable. So,
on the 10th day of June. the Pres i-snt sent a
message to Congress ausouncing ale termina.
lion of the difficulty aal congrat4lating the
country on the happy event, espe -aislly in it's
bearings on the Nations; Treasur, <.of courte,
only small military force would n,,z be neces-
sary in the Territory. Bat, news c,..,e in q few
days that raised a doubt whether TIA Governor
had not been rather sangusne, and tos President
rather hasty. Dispatches from Gasp Scott re.
ported that the Govern "a had besf, deceived,
that the object of the Nj rmons wss to lull him
into false security, and induce tirs-so keep the
troops out of the Terrific ., and la e them sent
to other stations, 80 as c allow IIEgham and
his church time to rest re thei .rseocracy to
its wonted power. Nc osense tres a New
York contemporary-th is naeie amy talk
the soldiers have becor as ia os ss.al as the
Mormons themselves, al have fu appetite for
blood
Is it any wonder tina People ftould be in
doubt what to accept an, whatrtje-, when the
Government does no. em to kBex its own
mind Take as speci ren the lob. general.
ties of its organ, the Uni m:
"We shall look with rofound IL .-rest to the
development of affairs ii Utah, >'here is a
mystery in that Territor which It ell REQUIRE
time to solve. The pow = that ta3y,s a whole
community at a signal, 6 worthy y calm in.
vestigation, and its futur may W III lie watched
with extraordinary inte 'est. S ,ca a people
have future. This ID an iml ot.6nt fact 10
be kept in view-the Mtrmons On, future.
They are encountered wi b vices AID moral ex.
crescences, which it will take tipia, 10 remove.
but with the vast field before then1 &, the inte-
rior of the continent, it is certain sLey have a
future!"
After examining all she re, stte and dis.
patches, the profound ccnclusio o-which the
Organ" comes, is, that there il e mystery"
in Utah, and that "the Mormo lave a fu.
turel" We suppose the Preside i almost as
wise as bis Organ, but what ligh. lh philoso-
ply throws upon his duti.s, we c4-aot see.
Suppose we state the cs se thus. !, Mormons
believe in Revelation superia. . that of
Christianity. Their syst 10 of cs :polity and
social institutions is deti rmined b, that Rsve.
lation. Church and Stat With IT, are one
the head of the former is Tie hea ! 4 the latter.
As their Revelation lie ssperio Christian.
ity, and blends Church sba STAT ,akinp the
resulting Government, ;beocrais md para.
mount, they necessarily eonstitr "a distinc.
people, and, in their own jsdgme al s, riahtfnl.
ly Independent people, whereve. lcated. If
within the bounds of State, { ,i s.cannot in
truth acknowledge allegi .nce to s,y other than