Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1859-09-23


even BY 50 roRgh an Implement as Gen. Y eli,
But news came that the wacie affair had been
somehow arranged that Col. Kane, brigham
! Young aud Gov Cumming had fixed matters
so that there would be no fghting-- not even
further train burning. Yet the Norulons led
from Salt Lake City in anticipation Of Slcir
euteFing il; obey were required by the olysl
power 10 encamp as far from the Mormon sss-
Elements as possible; and they have ever sinco
been treated BY tbs Federal Executive as tho
they had come here on their 0gn motion, ID de-
iaace o., rather than in obedience to that Tx
ecutlTe's own orders.
Whether truly or falsely, this army, pre5a-
bly, without an individual exception, undoaot-
iugly believes tho. Mormons rs a body 10 be
traitors to tue UHioQ and its Government, in
tent on establishing here a power which shall
be at first independent Of and ultimately dom
inant over that Of the United States. They
believe that the ostentatioEs, defiant refusal Of
Brigham Young, in 1857, to surrender tho Tex
ritorial GoYernership, and his declaration that
be would hold that post until Goa Almighty
should tell him TO give it up, wero but the na-
lural development cf policy which looks TO
the auBjugation Of all earthly kingdoms states,
empires soyeTeigHtics, to q rule nomIually the-
oretie, but practically autoeratie, with Brigham
Young or his designated SUCCESSOR IS despot. -
They hold that the instinct ol seit-preserta
tion, the spirit of that requirement Of the Fed
eral Constitution Which enjoins that each State
shall be guaranteed a republican form os Gov
cTnment, cry out against such 2 despotissa, and
demand its overthrow.
The army uudoabtiugly and universally be-
heRes thas Mormonism IS, at least on tae part
Of the master spirits Of "the Church" an or.
gani2ed, secret, reasonable conspiracy 70 ez-
tend the power, increase the wealth. and graft
ify the lecherous appetites Of those leaders, who
are using the iorns aud terms Of religion 70
mask and shield systematic adultery, parJurys
counterfeiting, robbery, treason, and even mur-
der. 1t points 10 the Wholesale massaeTs at
Mountain Meadows, the murdered the Parishes,
and hundred more such, as instances OF Nor
mon assassination for the GOOD OF the Church,
the al4esesefaaat of ID e1gs.35as, eg te aggsren-
dizemsut Of its leading msaibers--to the III
possibility of bringing the perpetrators Of these
crimes to iustlcc, 10 tbs Territorial laws Of
Utah waieh empower Mormon fanctionaries to
select the Grand aad Petit Jurors even for The
Uatod States Courts, aud i1posa qualilca-
li0ns which iu effect secure the exclusion OF all
but Blormoos from the Jury box, aud 10 ths
uniform refusal Of those Jurors to iuGict or con-
vict tbosa vto hava cor.nitte,l crimes in tho
interest Of M0rmonism,# IS prooE positive tbat
al attempts 10 punish Mormon criminals by
Mormon jurors aud officers must ever prove
ahortiyc, and demands Of the Federal GoYcrl-
nant thar Il shall devise aud pat IN execution
some remedy for this unbozrable impunity %
crime. L "a uniformly believed IN camp that
not less than scyeat,,- ina distinct instances CT
lauracr hy he 5Iorlaons because Of apostacy,
or SONG other form Of lostiIjy to the Church,
or majnIv for tie sake of plun2er. are known
20 he autb5rjlies bere. and that there is no
shadow Of hone that one of tho norootrat.,rs
will ever be brouebt 10 iustiee under the sway
Of MoFron sspor.41lar soversigntv,' as now ss-
tablishsd if Ills Territorv nc arrv. there's
fore. turns az anxious eve TO Washington, aud
strains its sar to hear vbe- rer.,o3z Is TO oe ar-
oiled
Manifesfig Tho ,o.sr, reeyone,s from, shat
ouartoy ara not calcnIsss5 ~ SiIog tl,;s .nr;sfg
The Official roluke recontig and 1,bl;elg g;vsa
IN tLa Faaeret .Jg7oeg - a., e.,,,4g..;,o aa-
,aobrae.ts of sroor< ~ ,rrast and bIl} sso,,-,fy
Mo1mons accused of can;tsi crime el;cits Nv
rrrt4arin.s of dissatisfart;or, T,c,, eo1,c egit
:: crave silence or ,be nort II raany ,,Io,a lis
eiGljpe restrains from, snsai,ing A. f1a ,e-
ce,.+ srlers fro,., yvmst;a.,ton e., e-,.ss-geos7
here. 80 employment 9F Fsder,l IrSoss "a sr-
rest o. sac,sre ,,arsare cI,src,ad 77;tb ~ soon
oo,,vioted og cr,re Is eIlovza3 ovoy aoT,,,;o,e3
of crime il allagea, evcent rgbero M civil
yo,-s, frt.,ssIe - SIT -. -;fo1
that the execution Of process Is resisted b
eiVl posse low opposite thl9 is to the orders
gwen ahG oosyea II the fugitive slave cases az
boston, &c, neod 'iaFaiy De indicated.
very general, then, Il the inquiry II the ar
my, why were We sogt here2 and why are We