, 1859-07-07

THE MORMON PROBLEM.
Late advices from Ctali confirm previous re-
ports as TO the completely: Of the AoFsnons in
tue horrible massacre Of one hundred and
twenty.1hree emigrzluts: pcrpeirated at Aoun-
lain Meadow, two or three years ngo. Judge
Cradleluugh instituted rigid examination into
the affair. clicitius testimony which resultedin
the issuing Of wa17auts for tic arrest Of forty
men. some Of them being high dignitaries Of
tie Mormon Church. Other instances Of 1nassa.
Gre were also inquired into, and tue whole
number Of Norsnons implicated therein AID
f,r whom warrAn,s have been issued is nearly
.r,c hundred. OF tue guilt Of these parties,
and Of thu frequent practice, by order Of the
Mormon Hierarchy, Of the most revolving afro
CITIES upon l'eaccahlc cmigrants, as well as
upon those Of their OWL communion who weru
seeking 10 escape fran the tyranny Of Brig
lain und the Twc.sc, the testimony was
full and irresistible. Tic attempt to palm of'
these internal acls upon tho Indians was 50 en-
trely unsupported by evidence, except where
they l...1 bcen employed for the purpose by
Mormon leaders, that it was entirely nban-
tione.i. and bishops aud other church dignita-
rics against whom the evidence pointed, fed
iuconi;ncntly tu the businesses Of the Noun
taisls and other places Of conccalmcnt to avoid
arrest
Meanwhile tie sympathies Of Cor. Cum
ming arc known to be on the side Of the Nor
nous, and the administration sastains him in
Ills efforts to prevent the execution Of justice
upon these mountain desperadocs. They
have not been arrested, nor will they he. Our
readers lave not forgotten tile scenes that
transrirsd at Provo when Judge Cradlebaugh
endeavorod to enforce the execution Of the
laws, through the aid Of the military, against
offenders, For that lie vns condemned by
tile administration, und orders were dispatched
10 Utah forl'idding the military TO give lin
witnesses from tie iury Of the Mormon priest
llo<M. As soon Us these orders reach tic Ter
ritory, ue3Mountain Meadow murdcrcrs will
r''me out from their hiding places, and openly
sct Judge Cradlcbaugh ut defiance; and so
l"ny as Gov. Cumming continues to l,c the
supple tosl Of Brigham Young bol, United
States Judges aud the Fcdefnl troops will he
l,oweFlrss against them.
Nc are not astanished to learn, as We do
through private sources, that disgust with the
Administration and au rlnwiiliugness to be
longer placed in contac. with 20 much yillainy
without the power to suppress or punish it,
is tic common feeling Of lotA officers and men
n"u stationed in Utah. We are assured that
sl's lalins is universal throughout the army
HAT it is participated in by all ranks from Gen.
-E"!.1as,n down intlle most obscure private in lis
command. Nor are ruuors wanting Of settled
determination on the part Of the officers Of the
f'tah Army. as well as the judges Of the Cni-
ted States Court, to resign their respective
commissions in Il 'sody. and return home.
Such proceeding though attended with
great personal sacrafce in every instance
would undoubtedly be the best thing they
could do, aud would justly entitlc them to tie
gr''titude md respect Of every honest man in
the country.
1t is difficult 10 divine tue motives that act,l-
ate tic administration in its Utah polics We
eau understand why it takcs advantage Of the
condition II things there to make its rc,ainers
rich: fg cs''ruptly aud fra.dulcntly awarding
them contracts fir army supplies, at rates ten
times beyond what others would take the job
f'F: Nc c:ar a'so understand why sucll crca-
lures rs Cumming :,pl 1Iartnctt arc selected 10
till the offices of the Territory: but wherein the
administration expects to derive advantage from
;'roscctins the lp:yeaulists, robbers and mur-
dcre:z Of that modern Go,1,o.1a. from the mn.
jcsiy u Violated Law, is wholly beyond our
comprehension. j. it done to establish pre-
cet'ent by virtue Of which tic South may hope
thereafter 10 carry slavery in,o that and the
either territories! Or is it tho result Of iudi-
clal blindness inflicted by higher power, and
wl1Ic! is intended 10 fill up the cup Of this Ad-
minissratio1's iniqnitjcs uutil tl.c people shall
hurl il and the party WHICH supports it from
the ll::ll places Of tic land?
TIL REVOLUTION IN ROyyACra