New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-08-27

Afmghty b1O1h kD CIV ~ UPS N'AD FNf
the natural development Of polly which looks 70
the subliogatlon Of all earthly kingdoms, states,
empires. sovereirnties, TO . rule DcmBally tteO-
cratic, but practically sutOcrstc, with Brigham
Young or bis dess grated successor as despO,. They
hold that the instinct OF ,elfpreservstion, .Le
spirit of that requirement OF the Federal Consttu
ton which epjoDs that each State shall be gua-an-
teed republican form Of Government, cry cat
against such q despo;sn, and demand ~ over
throw.
The Army undoubtDgly and universally believes
that Mormoni.m is at least 90 the psrt OF the mas
ter spirits Of tie Church" an organized, secret,
reasonable conspiracy 70 extend the power, ID
crease the wealth, and crafty the lecherOus appe-
tiles of those leaders, who using the forms and
terms Of religion TO mask and shleld systematic
adultery perjury, counterfeitng, robbery, treason,
AMI even murder 1t points TO the wholesale mas
sacre at Mountain Meadows, the murder OF the
Parishes and hundred more such, as instances OF
Mormon assassination for the good Of the Church,
the chastse nent of its enemies, or the aggrsndHe-
ment of its leading members--tO the impos'lblllty
of bringing the perpetrators Of these crimes 70
Justice TO the Territorial laws Of Utah which EN-
power Mormon fuDctionares 10 select the Grand
ind Petit Jurors even for the United States Cousts
and impose qualifications which in effect secure
the exclusion of all but Mornons from the Jury-boX,
and to the uniform refusal Of those jurors to indict
or convict those who have committed crimes IN
the interest of Mormonism, as proof positive that
all attempts TO punish Mormon criminals BY Nor
mon jurors and officers must ever prove aboEtl7e,
and demands of the Federal Government that 1t
shall devise and put in execution some remedy for
this unbearable impunity to crime i. is uniformly
believed in camp that not less than seoentgte
distinct instances Of murder by MormOns because
of spostacy, or some other form of hostility TO
the Church." or mainly for the sake of plumber,
are known to the authorities here and that there
is no shadow of hope that one of the perpetrators
will ever be brought to justice under the sway of
Mormon "Populsr Sovereignty" as now estab.
lished in this Territory. The Army, therefore
turns an anxious eye to Washington and strains is
ear to hear what remedy is to be applied.
Manifestly the recent responses from that quar-
ter are not calculated to alloy this anxiety. The
official rebuke recently and publicly given to the Fed
NNNA''NSN~
troops to arrest and hold securely Mormons accused
of capital crime, ecits low mutternes Of dissstis-
faction from some, with grave silence on the part
of many whom discipline Restraints ftOm speaking.
AS the recent orders frem Washington are under
stood here, no employment of Federal troops to ar
rest or secure persons charged with or even con-
vcted of crime is allowed, except where the civil
power (istensely Mormon) shall have certified that
the execution Of process is resisted by a force
which it cannot overcome by means of civil
posse. How opposite this is to the orders given
and obeyed in the Fugitive Slave cases at Boston
&c, need hardly be indicated.
Very general, then, is the inquiry in the Army,
Why were we sent here and why are we kept
here What good can our remaining do Whist
mischief can it prevent A fettered, suspected,
watched, aissra.ted Army Army which muSt
do nothing-must not even be asked to do anything
in any probable contingency purpose does 1t
subserve beyond enrching the contractors and the
Mormon magnates at its own cost and that of the
Federal Treasury Every article eaten, drank,
worn, or in any manner bought by the soldiers,
costs three to ten times its value in the States part
OF IDls tAlId CUst VI tHc 1iCosu VINO icoiNus
on the troops individually Their position here is
an rksome one; their comforts few; home, family
friends are far away. If the policy now pursued Is
to prevail they cannot be needed in this Territory
Why, then, are they kept here Brigham Young
will contract, and make money by contracting, 20
put down all resistance to this policy at one-tentb
the cost of keeping the Army here why, then, not
withdraw it,
! have not SO bad an opinion of the Mormons as
that entertained by the Army; while consider the
Mormon religion, SO called, deluson and blight,
believe many of it's devoted adherents, including
most of those have met, to be pure minded well
meaning people; do not believe that Mormons
generally delight in plumber or MURDER though the |
testimony in the Mountain Meadows, Parrish, and |
one or two other cases, sCertainly staggering. |
But concur entirely in the conviction of the Army
that there is no in It's retention here under ex-
listing orders and circumstances, and that three or
four companies of dragroons would answer every |
purpose of this large and costly concentration of
troops. The Army would cost less almost any
where else, and could not anywhere be less useful. |
A suspicion that il is kept here to answer pri- |
waite pecuniary ends is widely entertained here. II
is known that vast sums have been made out Of it's
transportation by favored contractors Take sin
gle instance already quite notorious: Twenty-Five |
cents per pound is paid for the transportation of all
provisions, munitions, &c, from Leavenwortb to /
this point The great contractors were allowed |
tins for transporting this years supply of Flour.
BY a little dexterous management at Washington,
they were next allowed to furnish the Flour here.