The weekly Arizonian., 1859-05-26
The Mormons.

 from being subdued. Notwithstanding the army sent to Utah, and the vast and costly mil itary preparations made by Government to sus tain it's authority those fanatical rebels appear to be as pestiferous as ever. All the late ac counts concur that in spite of a full array o Federal officers, backed by nearly three thou sand U. S troops, there is neither law, noi peace, nor security in Utah Territory Brig ham Young still maintains his pernicious inhu ence over the Mormon population, and there is not a shadow of doubt but he counsels and di' rects robbery and assassination against those who oppose the wiokedness ard hypocrisy of his church The authority of the Federal otficers is openly set at defiance, the army insulted, ano the regular constituted authorities threatened with violence And all these unlawful and re- bellious proceedings, coupled with many dark and terrible crimes, have been carried on for the past two or three years -.t -''l
 This farce of temporizing with outlaws and rebels, has been enacted quite long enough be- fore a-disgusted country. All such temporizing, consolidating measures, as Government has been carrying out towards the Mormons are entirely thrown away, as experience shows. and greatly to the public cost If there is any intention to quell this disgraceful scene in our history, why is it net done? The army has been sent, civil officers have been sent, but peace is not maintained, nor the deeds of violence which render Salt Lake Valley second "dark and bloody ground, checked in the least Mur- der, secret assassination, robbery and crime uf every kind, is committed by Mormons, and they are not brought to justice Mormon sherifs, and Mormon juries, and as many believe, Mormon influence in high places, renders powerless civil authority e1r @s
 Perhaps it is the desire of government to keep up this eventful "crisis," as it was styled in Congress, in order to have jobs and con tracts, and fat positions with which to reward those who do party service, and recompense such unfortunate disciples of modern ''democ- racy" as are cut off by the people from their chance at the public treasury A great many uncharitabe people think such is the case, and ask if it is not so why does the administration allow the army to be hooted at and Federal officers to be mocked, by those canting, hypo- critical murderous satellites ofBrigham Young, who richly deserves felon's death
 This subject demands the early and close at tention of the next Congress, a thorough inves- tigation of the cause and conduct of the Utak rebellion The military arrangements were wretched, the conduct of civil affairs worse- While Indian hostilities keep the frontiers of Texas in. arms, while powerful bands of sava- ges are liable at any moment to descend upon the settlements of New Mexico. Arizona and California, the best part of our little army is doing police duty in Morrdondom, and gov ernment is spending millions which go to support that nest of vpers. If civil authority is powerless in Utah let martial law be put in force for a time. We have an abiding faith in that sort of government for such cases. O, for a second Andrew Jackson to stand at the helm ofthe ship of State in these latter days. Then there would be no parleying with traitors, no weak "temporizing" policy towards thieves and assassains