Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-08-27

Greeley ~ Mermras ava uermanasth
iiofaco Greeley wfies from salt fahe City,
on The islh iuy ihsi ihore is very liiie looial
ihierooufto belweou families in salt Lakc City,
aud none NJ allbctwecn Momons aud Uoniilea
AZ for religious exercises, he says
"Thoy ore much like those that may be- shared
Of Witnessed IN tho churches Of most Of our
popular aects; the music rather better than you
will hear in AN average worshipping assemblago
in the Statos the prayers pertinent aud full Of
JUNCTION, the sermons adapted 10 taetoa or nerds
different from mind Thoy seemed TO me ram.
bling, dogmotic, and IN digosted'
The Mofmons preach that Christ is about TO
appear ON The earth, and take special care Of
the Mormons Mr. Greeley says
heard the like Of this before, but II always
seems to me very gross and wooden pervcrsion
Oi the magnificent imagery, whereby the Bible
oreshadows great spiritual trhnsiormatione.--
But the spirit Of the Mormon religion appears
10 me Judaic rather than Christian.
Mr. Greeley considers the testimony irresist-
bic that the Mormons were concerned in the
Mountain Meadow massacre; but he has no
doubt that most Momons honestly regard the
accusation a foul and monstrous wrong As to
the appearance Of a Mormon congregation,
MIR. Gre eley says;
Very few rural congregations would exhibit
more heads evincing decided ability and
doubt whether any assemhlage so largely Eu
ropean in its composition would make a better
appearance.
Mr.. Greeley does not question the honesty
and sincerity of the great body of the Mormons
Mr. Greeley thinks the advocates Of Popular
Sovereignty will be puzzled as to the disposal
Of the Mormons. He says
The Federal judiciary. the Federal EXecu-
tive, and the Federal Army, now existing in
Utah, are three transparent shams-three eyre
giOus farces they are costing the Treasury
very large sums to no purpose and the sooner
the Governor, Marshal, Judges, dc resign, and
the army is withdrawn, the better for all but
handful of contractors. Popular Sovereignty"
has such full swing here that Brigham Young
carries the Territory in his breeches pocket,
without shadow Of opposition be governs
without responsibility to either law or public
opinion; for there is no real power here but that
of "the Church" and be is practically the
Church. The Church is rich, and is hourly in
creasing in wealth; the Church settles all civil
controversies which elsewhere cause lawsuits;
the Church spends little or nothing, yet rules
everything while the Federal Government,
though spending two or three millions per an
mum here, and keeping up a fussy parade of
authority is poweress aud despised If, then,
we are to have popular Sovereignty " in the
Territories, let us have it pure and without
shams Let Brigham be re- appointed Governors
withdraw the present Federal Office holders and
army; open shorter aud better roads to Cali
fornia through the country north OF Bridger, and
notify the emigrarts that, if they choose to psss
through Utah, they will do so at their own risk.
Let the Mormons have the Territory to them
selves-it is worth very little to others, but re-
duce its area by cutting off Carson Valley on
the one side, and making a Rocky Mountain
Territory on the other, and then let them go on
their way rejoicing believe this is not only
! by far the cheapest, but the safest and best
mode OF dealing with the difficulties already
developed and daily developing here, unless
the notion Of Popular Sovereignty" in a Ter
ritoIy is a contradiction in terms; but Popular
Sovereignty" in Territory backed by thou
sand sharp Federal bayonets and battery of
flying artillery is too monstrous fut lit too
transparent a swindle, to be much longer upheld
or tolerated.