The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1859-10-22

tne uhrk houIs OL night anu plan the
assassination Of your friends. We
know them; we see them daily as We
take our promenade. They had better
beware. t'Self-preservatio Ii the frst
law Of nature" And they will be wise
TO keep to their own quarters and
duties. Citizens Of UTAH we have now
given you the FIRST DANTE facts Of
modern timesl
GREELEY ON THE UTAH ARMY.
AFrER detailing the history Of the
Utah Expedition, Mr.. Greeley says:
whether truly Or falsely, this Army,
probably without an individual exception,
tundoubtingly believes the Mormons as a
body to be traitors To the Union and its
Government, inflexibly intent On establish
linV here power which shall be at first
1 independent at and ultimately dominant
3oyer that Of the United States. They
behave that the ostentatious, defiant re-
| fnsal Of Brigham Young. in 1851, 10
surrender the Territorial Goyernorship.
and his declaration that he would hold
that post until God Almighty should tell
him To- give itnp, were but The natural
development Of d polity which looks 10
the subjugation Of all earthly kingdoms,
states, empires, sovereignties, 10 Il rule
noaninally theocratic, but practically
autocratic, with Brigham Young OF his
designated successor as despot 81 They
hold that the instinct Of self preservation
the spirit Of that requirement Of the Fed.
eral Consultation which enjoins that each
State shall be guaranteed q republican
form Of Government, cry out against such
o despotism, and demand its overthrow.
The Army undonbtingIy and nniyer-
sally believes that Mornonism Is, at least
on the part Of the master spirits Of s'the
Church, an organized, secret, treason
able conspiracy to extend the power, IN.
crease The wealth and crafty the lecher-
Gus appetites Of those leaders, who are
using the forms and terms of religion TO.
mask and shield systematic adultery, per-
jury, cunterfeiting robbery treason. and
even murder. e .:gs.. &.
e Continuing this strain, he tells the
old tale Of the impossibility Of bring
! ing lnurderers to Justice in Utah, that
! the Army is indignant, that the Gov
lernment will not permit the troops to
do any thing towards the administers
ton Of the law. He then sums up the
result: :..
Very general. then, il the inquiry in
the Army, Why we're We sent here? and
why are we kept here? Mhat rood can
Sour remaining do? What mischief can ii
prevent IA fettered. suspected. watch
He'd, dlstrusted Army-an Army which
must do nothing must not even be ask
led 70 doany.hing in any probable con-
ftingency what purpose does il subserve
beyond enriching the contractors and the
Mormon Inagnates at its own cost and
that of the Federal Treasury? Every
Il article eaten. drank. worn, Or In any
manner bought by the soldiers, costs
three to. ten times It's value in tile States;
part Of this extra cost falls on the Tre-
fasury, the residue on the troops itldiyidu.
tally, Their position here is an ifksorne
one; their comforts few; home. family,
friends are far away. II che policy now
pursued is to prevail, they cannot be
needed in this Territory. Why. then,
Fare they kept here2 Brigham Young
will contract, and make money by con-
tracing. TO put down all resistance to
i. this policy at one.tenth the cost Of keep.
ing the Army here why then. not with
/ draw i'll? .@. s:.g2
/ "a have not so bad m opinion Of the
Mormof as that entertained BY the
Army. while j consider the Mormon re
| ligion, SO called, a delusion and Il blight;
! believe many of its devoted adherents.
including most Of those II have met, 10 be
pure minded well meaning people: IL do
not believe that Mormons generally de-
light in plumber or murder. though the
testimony In the Mountain Meadows,
Parrish, and one or two other eases, is
certainly staggering. But / concur en-
Etirely in the conviction Of the Army that
there Is no use in its retention here under
existing orders and circumstances. and
that three or four companies Of dragons
would answer every purpose Of this large
and costly concentration Of troops. The
Army would cost less almost anywhere
else and could not anywhere be less use-
full . So. Esq 49, 4. .r.. ]. .. j. !.
"A suspicion that il is kept here to
answer private pecuniary ends is widely
entertained here. 1t is known that vast
sums have been made out OF its transpor.
tation by favored contractors. .
Next comes an essay on the flour
contracts, the mule sales, and retrench-