The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-08-08

families he has been hated by his brothers and
sisters from infancy, and the parent has sighted
nim and allowed the bigger ones to peck upon him.
but, by the by, these same peculiar children are
generally the best OF the family; aud because they
are so, and not like the Others, they hated. So
has 1t been with the Saints II is absurd TO talk OF
their deserving h tired aud persecution. Ii is
the old justification FOR oppression aud wrongs. We
must continually appeal to the civil law and aI-
thori.y to justify or punish us, and protest against
lynch law and mobocratic rule. We ask for trial
and proof OF crime, and not prejudice spiteiu names
and unsubstsntiaied accusations. The Saints have
been given plenty OF the latter and denied the
former and in this fact lies the strongest Justihca-
ton that can be given. They have been hated,
mobbed. murdered aud exiled, we know; but that
brings no justification TO their haters, mobbers,
murderers and pursaers; nor DO these facts make
the striking of intended death blow less co rardy
But the Buchanan administration undertook the
assassin ike task upon the same old grounds where
the enemies of the Saints had stood before. The
brothers and sisters OF young Deseret hated
the mountain child, and badly wanted to pom
mel and scratch him. for the logical reason that they
did hate him and did want to pommel and scratch
him. That Was sufficient for magnanmous govern
ment to know; and. scoring Investigation aud the
ciyil arm, IL sent the boys" in all the pride,
pomp and circumstance OF glorious war, TO
smash the youlgster.
But the undertaking has turned out to be pecu-
iiarily embarrassing, troublesome and expensive; IL
has held up mighty nation as iaugnlngstocK Tor
other nations. The dignded London Tunes has not
been able to refrain from chucAhag months ago,
over the ridiculous and mean figure which America
has cut in the affair Even the papers OF the States
have not been able to resist occasional laugh and
PUN at the expense of the administration aud the
Utah expedition. though the expense" touching
them to the quick, has brought ont little feeling as
well The New York Tribune thus half seriously
and half facetously treats in editorial upon the
present turn of afairs:-
The President, in an official communication to
Congress, has congratulated that body the
auspcious termination of the M rmon war. Had he
been so fond of rhetorical fourishes and of
showing the extent OF his reading, as good
many OF our public men ne might very appropriately
have prefxed, by way of motto to this communca-
ton, these well known lines:-
the King Of France, with twenty thousand inen,
Nkscceo up hill and then marched cowa again.
Considering the termination arrived at, it would
puzzle anybody to guess for what object the expedi
ton was undertaken. If the government had no
other object in view, in arching army into the
Mormon country, except merely to enable Cumming
to supersede Brigham Young Governor, 1t must be
conessed that they have paid pretty dearly for their
whistle. The same thing, 1t Is now evident, might
have been accomplished at a much less price. Had
they sent Col. Kane on this business instead OF Col
Johnston and his army. they might have saved at
the least calculation. ten millions OF dollars. Such
a saving at the time the expedition undertaken,
might perhaps have been thought too triling to de-
mand a second thought: but, IN the present condi-
ton Of the treasury. ten millions OF dollars In hand
would be quite convenient and accep table. Ten
millions have gone, however; and the only feeling OF
the President seems now TO be gratitude and salts
faction that ten millions more are not to go the same
way"
Undoubtedly, 'the termination arrived at does
not answer the ''object' for which 1.-The expedition
was undertaken" The government had some "other
object in view in marching an army into the Mormon
country than merely to enable Cumming 20 super
sede Brigham Young as Governor" That might, in
deed ''have been accomplished at much less price,
Had they sent Col Kane on this business inste I'd
OF Col. Johnston and his army" or had they sent
Cumming and the civil officers alone they migat not
only "have saved at the least calculation, ten mil
lions o! dollars" but they would have saved that
sum Of honor which the nation has lost But every
BODY knows thar government had some other object,
and that the object was to break up the community
OF Saints and exterminate them body. This the
government calculated easy matter: for they did
not see the possibility Of coming of second best They
0d not take into account that God would fight againt
them ard that the Saints would remember and copy
the example of their patriotic fathers. They knew
the popular hatred against the Saints aud thought
to crush them at once by military power Had the
government succeeded 10 successfully carrying out
the cruel and exterminstug measure. with but little
trouble and expense there would have been gene
raj rejoicing. and the administration would have es
caped the public whip. But in this as well as near
Is every gther case the weird measures by success
or failure. Great wrongs and yillanous actions
vanished by success. The prosperous rogue gets
oourted, even when his roguery is known IL Is too
true that the sin consists IN being found out. Thus
IL ia with tyrants Their acts of oppression, usurpa
tons and wholesale murder weigh nothing against
them in the general estimation, If they are success
Al.
which their evil deeds have purchased. Bat the
Buchanan administration have failed-been found
out-caught; ana therefore they must hguratively
speaking, 90 10 prison and submit TO whipping at
the cart tan by that amlsbe parsonage, the pub
lie.
at The time the expedition was undertaken" the
saving OF "ten or twelve millions OF dollars might,
perhaps, have been thought too triiing TO demand
second thought from the government, FOR Il would
be too much TO expect those 70 be judicious in the
expenditure OF the public funds who so recklessly
plan 20 spend the peoples blood. Perhaps. also.
such sum in hand in the present condition OF the
teeasury, would be quite convenient and accept
able:" and. perhaps the "oDly feeling of the Pres
oent might now be latitude and satisfaction that
ten millions more are MT 10 go the same way" But
that will not cover the amount OF costs incurred by
the administration in this unhallowed expedition
II the debt was cancelled by the millions alreadyex
pended. could IL be paid by ten millions more
gong the same way, ihe President would indeed
have for gratitude and satisfaction" at ex
pense 20 Eiiling to be paid for an Injustice ire
mendous. But the government has failed, and
PRECIOUS public will hold Il responsible for that
failure hut more than this u must be arsge- "A
for 70 po-terty. Justice will be heard Ia the matter
and the unsmothered voice Of the Saints will
plead" trumpet tongued, against the deep dam
nation Of the" intended taking off,
LkrrXKs IAcs SALT LAKE CITY AsD rue PLAINS.
Following these articles arc several letters from
influential Mormons from Salt lake City and
from The Plains setting forth 20 their friends their
ycrsion Of the settlement for which Col. Kane evil
deatly tss credit with the faithful. BROTHER John
Kay" wiites:-
ZOO hare beard. ere this that Colenel Thomas
J.. Kane paid us a visit. He came here via Cali.
fornia He was very sick on his arrival remained
with about ten days then proceeded 70 visit the
United States troops nj Fort Brdger. Some Of
boys took him within about Zen or twelve miles of
the fort, then watched him sale 10 camp. After
laboring from two 10 three weeks. he succeeded
In inducing Governor Cumming 70 consent 10 accom-
psny him ~ Gres, Salt Lake City. Accordingly,
on the 9th April, they lett Bridger with two car.
riages, AID each servant They travelled about
fifteen miles, upset one of the carriages in
the snow, and there stuck for the night.
II 80 happened that W. n. Kimball. H.
Hanks, o. y. Rockwell. Howard Egan and myself,
with few other good bos were out scoatng in
that vicinity aud The mstning of the 9Th OF April
we took the Governor snd his small parry under our