The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1859-10-01

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isctnt 10 The rTtat rontes oftravsL But whsh
thshf ormon leaders deciisdto 81 W ihsI, zioRIn
.h,ss parrhed mountain. slea and ksnytns. he
unid valleys were uiIsrIy secluded and Tsno,s
fen aiI Gsusils approacl.- -away from any man.
toais Of channsl 81 enierailon. Tbatthe Mdr.
mons wished 10 escape Gsntile control, serutiay
jass.otuasnce. : esEisny hist ,hey meant u
abuas their inaeusssibity, % ihe detfImsns and
plumber n wsyfsets, L nor credible.
He thinks some 81 the tales 81 Nor
mon outrage and crime may have been
fabricated by Gentle malice, others
exaggerated, but there is some basis of
truth for the current conviction Of Nor
mon guilt, and th,t Mormon Witnesses,
grand jurors, petit jurors, and magis-s
trates determinedly screen the guilty =
He thus sums up the case
eThe vial fact ii ,be.case ID just this: The
e,s4i mass o. these people. q . body. mean Il I
NJ honest. luss, aud humane! but ihss are, De, !.
fore and abave IN things tIsr, L,.ier4day
saints, 81 MSrmans. They deroutly balieye
that they are God,s pecu lar aid esiecial people.
doing His work. ups huiliing His Kingdom and
l6asklpg h The suhsiliae Of His pecalil favor
Nbosser b.tructs or,tnpedes tiienin This wark,
Then, Il Gods enemy, who must be tnaae met
ont d. ne way N che establishment 81 C1tia,s
{ktfe ION on ear l--msdr 10 a. q By law III and
j ppsceflI means if pos9ilie, bnt 81 any lneaTs
that mas ull itnaiels BE- iound nseessFry:,'
he thinks the majority of the Nor
mons innocent But some arc guilty
and know that certain crimes have been
committed here. He says;
Il Ard Iconf iently pteliict# That moi one Nor.
/ tnan who has kilIeit Gsntile or apo ,ats u der
4 like yirw &c hisidaty win eysT be fully cor.
88victsd ID thi. Territory. jiry can De- drawn
here, ,,nless it q grant d fancr of he sritoriaI
iRss, VII OH n mol aaipls eutsposs of MqFmolis;
and ito such Jury VII tcoirvict M ,raou II crime
for any acf ior,e Il hshall o. Gods kinedoll--
That Is, Of lhe Mormon Church ash, 1hea,
The advocates 81 Popular s,,ereispts',. illlha
Territories % say what they p1epose 10 d. 10 t6s
Il ilenises How do hey intend ID adsp, their
fprincple "a The sxistipg state Of faciss They
i ttye superseded Bfghan Ylung, with alulg
knosIdg ftitst ut least niiia tensis or The Poole
bot Utih tassfig desired his resenii4nas GOV.
4 ernor Tneg have sent iii hee 4 batch of Ji,dgps,
B who would like 10 earn their satsfies; but me
i1fuoa legislature devotes rs srssians priuei-
Ip,lly ~ ~ WffiS of fifpli,g and fett,4iag
these Judges, 80 that lhcs shall Ip,pag IL Is
q nsre daln1ules 81 be driven ,llfo fssisa.ti4as
ra.ir ptri : are aIi drawn for tlsm by Mormon
otIieitds, aulel TeEut4tiofs which yIf4us lIvtIs.
4 Cutie all baE NJ rnsns from each panel; Il 10 i
yioation0t the laws Of u ali 10 titeH Al Rltletlt
before any Jitl a 81 iary here thp ,lecisieps II
! sny cpar -essl Y d slrfpiSt C@s,, u he
Z Uatei s int The ciiur sof u az I'll tlfat
even the Df.s scat afls On coisi MOI LAD, ally
3 be eited hee Fugitive taye eass; ii sho,f.
the Federal Jidleiary, Tho Federal FL se,,i,es
aud The Federal Al my, siloW ext ii q iu u al
q tre TIRES tran parent shams three esfer Oas
! tsic hey are ces flag the Treasury very lates
! sums t,s:lo purpose: md The sooner thr CIV
er,ieT,# NJ trshaa Ju ICES &s., res n. MD Tie
Army is Wi'hdtaRa, fh bsittr foF all i Said.
]. fdt Of contractors Popular ss e igafy, d sZ
incll nh Sang aela iat D igbsia aaag csfFlss
7 lbs Isftiofy M iis ertsrilps PUCK llgeait
shadow 81 appasf non; be governs wits,ottfe.
fsnoi eility ID eithsr law 81 public npiniqt fip
tEniste h no real power hare bur ahai 81 4 lie
! ChHFcN, 2 d DO - pFactlctlfy 4hf CAutch Tlis
Ciprchistlc ard i huirlS inrreasi q ia we'd ;
: he G1rch settles all et.l eoair6versie. witch
? elsewhere cause iasSsaifsi lie Church sppld.
ttls Of tosil &, Vet taies every sihie tls
Ftlsral tiosetfmstt. though aPyntisg I've IL
q Tafee Mi3Ii4as ptr anGun here, aid Keeping no.
t4ssY parade o. authority il poHerI9 50 aud d..
. sp ed u, iEsa, we are % hsVa g Pepul Sog,
efegfdl y III tn Teftiatits, Iii Us haze ii Iufe:
d and Without shaas. Lei ham he s4ppaiu,ed
Il avetnnrG withdraw the preseut Fs,lefaI ofies.
4 h ldets ant mr., open shAfte aud heitpr totds
10 California throagti The coiaify no Ii q
! idgsr, and noiisy The migrants that. itilley
! ehnose 70 pass tlfaug, U n. They win d. 50 al
! their own tisk. Littlis VI ftnons haya1hs Iet.
tillty 70 lheinssIves-it IL worth very lille 10
others hut reduce lis area By cutting otE Gatsoa
9 Nslley on HE one sid., and making d RoaaI
Mountain Territory on The other, and ihsa III:
them GO on thsIf way rejoicing. l beiisye thlsb
not only by far the eiieanes hut The safa.t and
! hest mode officiating with 1he difficulties alteady
1 Developed aud d4ily Developing here, less ihs
Z notion Of 81 Popular soyerern,y'' IL the Ten.
tortes IL ,o2;be utterly exploded and given up
|. Poppiar s9yereign.y'' in d Territory Is ] cor.
eradication u termsi but :. Popular Severe gntyr
: ina Territory backed BY athonsand sharp Fed.
feral bayOnets and battery Of flying artilerys
TOO n'onsroas fullIitg, too transparent : snia.
die. 70 bs much longer uph ID or tolerated. y