The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-04-24
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THE MoRMoNs AND THEIR ALLIES
The old continent had for long period its Holy
Alliance Of the worst sort for the worst purposes
Tho facts Of history move in cycles; the history of
one cycle being but reiteration in new form Of the
facts of another cycle. And 80, our now continent
has in turn its holy alliance, of the worst compo-
nents, combined for the worst purposes. 1t is the
alliance Of Observation-Disclosures and Mormonism.
Bescher and Brigham, Lane and Kimball, Lovejoy
and the poygsmists, the negro-stealers and the ha
keepers, are in league, offensive and defensive
for better or for worse. ~ & ha@ n Fl Aatl
Anew England, in Kansas, in Utah, the league
is against the laws OF the country laws OF the
statute book and the laws of decency and good NOR
ais In each Of the strcngholds Of the alliance, the
leagne is against the authority of the government
and the supremacy fits and statutes and each
is defended in the name Of religion and Of the AL
mighty Beecher uses the churches recruiting
offices for Lane, and by exhorations from the pulpit
enlists 'smissionaries,1 to he sent out, Shapes
rifles in hand to reinforce Lane So does Brigham in
the temples he calls sacred, stir up the spirit of
rebellion and recruit the rsgimsnts of his nsur
gent militia and the spirits Of his followers. Lane
employs his forces in riots and ourages in Kansas,
in order to detan there the federal troops destined
for Utah and to diminish the force detached in that
direction, to the lowest number Brigham, warned
by Lane of the approach of the trains and of the d.
minutveness Of the force marching against him, sal
lies forth defantly two hundred miles from his
stronghold falls upon the trains, saughters transfers
and dumb brutes, pillages government property
to the value Of scores OF thousands Of dollars,
and threatens to annihilate little army.
The government waits for supplies and reinforce
ments to be raised by Congress. Congress meets;
it is moved to declare the Mormons to DO in state
of rebellion; the blackrepublicans vote may. pro-
testing that Utah is not in rebellisn and turning
their batteries not upon Brigham or his panderers
but upon the administration, who are endcavoring
to punish The Mormon rapine and treason.
Instead Of voting means for attacking the Mormon
rebels and outlaws, they attack the administration,
and wage most furious warfare in every conceivable
form upon the War Department. They vituperate
the army, they Islander the Secretary of War; they
denounce the President but they nothing
but sobriey legality and honesty in Brigham Young;
they vote that he is not in rebellion that he ought
not to be molested in his rebeous and uxorious ca
reer and that the army ought never to have been
sent against Utah.
Rev. Mr.. Lovejoy, who can see no sin in negro
stealng, can detect no wickedness in Jim Lane, can
discover no treason nor sensualty in the conduct of
the Mormons and can violate without the slightest
conjunction the ninth commandment, has neverthe-
less the acuteness and penetration to espy mares
nest of iniquty in all the contracts for the Utah
army. RICHARDSON
Mr.. Fessenden, in whose tongue the many earnest
and disappointed seekers after the perpetual
motion" can find the neverresting thing they have
so long and patiently sought; who can discuss
microscopic point Of casuistry by the week, and
fill twenty-eight columns of the 0zobs with words on
any impromptu topic that may be started up in the
Senate who oan defend Jim Lane, apologize for
Brigham Young, and excuse the Mormon robbers
and plunderers Of our army stores-can yet vouch
safe no indulgence to the administration can bitter
lycensure the War Department and condemn without
any hesitation the despatch of the expedition to
Utah
Thoss -astase ,easusts, who libel the administra-
ton with false charges concerning army contracts
who assail on the sudden mode Of letting these
contracts that has been pursued for dozen years
unquestioned and unimp who see mon
strous dishonesty and mafeasance in the policy and
acts of the dissatisfaction, can yet harm in
the Mormon atrocities which have shocked the ears
of the country for years. from the massacre Of Gun
nison the expulsion of the federal judges the burn
ing Of the court records, and long uncatalogued
series Of secret assassinations Of Gentiles, down
to tho plumber and destruction Of our government
trains and formal proclamation Of defiance to our
authority.
We are at no loss to know the bond of sympathy
which exists between this alliance of backrepnbli-
cans and Mormons. We repeat that their league
is against the law Whether it be mob crowdinc
the streets OF Boston for the rescue of a runaway
negro or q hand of marauders in Kansas, rowing
over the country professedly in the name Of free
dom, but really for the purpose OF plumber and out
rage a congregation Of Mormons in Salt Lake
valley, listening to nvectves against gov
ernment--n every case il is the sentiment Of rebel
hon against the constitutional authority Of the gov
erument and the supremacy of the laws established
by Congress- which animates the rebols Nor can the