San Andreas independent., 1858-05-22
THE MORMON WAR.
Correspondence of the Independent.

ten about the Mormon warts cost lis ius-
tice, its iniquity, &c. Both Brother Brigham
and President Buchanan have been warned
and advised as to the course they should pur-
sue, by numerous prophets, statesmen, pot
house politicians and outsiders generally
Both have been roundly abused by their nu-
merous enemies: the former for bringing
about such a state of affairs in Utah, the lat
ter for attempting to chastise them into obe-
dience to the laws of the land-instead OF
sending Commissioners to settle the difficulty,
using the power of moral persuasion, &c
Others abuse him for not chastising the great
prophet sooner; or, for not applying the casti-
cation sharper since he commenced. Some
grieve over the gloomy prospect of civil war;
while others think it would be good thing
to wipe out the moral pIague-spot at any cost
and advise old Buck to call on California for
volunteers, to avenge the insuted majesty Of
the law and train the Saints into the way
they should 60. But the most serious part of
it, to the greatest number, rs its cost which
has, been variousy estimated at from five to
ten millions. propose to show how six mill
ions can be saved to the treasury. The sys-
tenn of poygamy, which has been the strong
est support of Mormonism, may be made the
stumbling over which this monster shall
fall and break himself into so many pieces
that he never can be put together again.
If the Saints have three or four wives each,
as has been asserted, there must be great
many more women than men among them,
and it is said that when the women quarrel
among themselves, or give their liege-lords
any trouble, they apply the cowhide, and
thereby reduce them to perfect obedience
Now it must be plain to any one, that they
have not the spirit of the Gentle women, or
they never would bear such treatment. The
poor things have been broke in by degrees,
until they have been reduced to stage of deg
radiation below the women of China-so low,
indeed, that they have no spirit left, and have
become almost Indifferent to their fate. But
if they could be once thoroughly aroused to
rebellion, Mormonism would be exploded and
demolished in short-meter. Now, how can
most Tebellious of their own sex among them,
to stir them up to mutiny and strife-to
arouse their dropping energies and infuse the
spirit of insubordination into every hair of
their heads. The American women are deci-
dedly the most spirited and energetic ladies in
the world, and of all the American strong
minded women, those of California are the
most stsbborn, head-strong and rebellious.-
Many of them are possessed of spirit of ro-
wing fillibusterism, utterly destitute of conse-
quences. do not mean to say all are of this
stamp; for believe we have some of the best
women. In the world, in California, and those
we could not afford to part with They are
yet too few, while the others are too many
But no fear. The good, the gentle, the amia-
ble would not accept such a commission
But let the Secretary of war enlist five hun
dred of the aforementioned kind, pay them a
good salary, (say two thousand dollars each,
with one thousand each for travelling expen-
ses and bonus of one thousand each if they
do what is required in three months,) and
send them to Utah as Missionaries The Nor
mon women need their help, and we can well
spare them. They will get well paid and
cover themselves with glory, (which hundreds
of the strong-minded have been seeking way
to DO these dozen years.) So it would be a
good thing all round and in less than six
weeks after their arrival, the hideous mon
ster whose iniquities overshadow the land, |
will be cast down and humbed in the dust. |
and his Chief Priests and Prophets shall
mourn in sack-cloth and ashes, for the things
which are not" as they used to was and
Brother Brigham will be glad to call in the U.
S. troops to protect him against his apostles
and these so lately tame and submissive wo-
men of the harem from tearing them into
mince-meat This would cost not more than
two millions, and would save six millions to
the treasury, and the pockets of those who
have to pay for seeing the bear dance This
is the best, easiest, and cheapest and most
cffectual way of extinguishing the evil for,
whatever may be said of the logic of powder
and lead, the power of the Government, the
power of moral suasion, or any other power,
the Petttcoat power is the greatest power in
existence-the Press not excepted-and if any
sensible man can be found to dispute this
will treat RIENzI