The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1859-09-10

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fled from Salt Lake City in anticipation,
Of their entering it; they were required
Ly the civil pov>r to encamp as far from
the Mormon settlement as possible; aud
they have ever since been treated By the
Federal Executive as though they had
come here on their own motion, IN deil-
ance of rather than in obedience to that
Executives own orders.
Whether truly or falscly, this Army,
probably without an individual exception,
undoubtedly believes the Mormons MS
body to be truitors to the Union and It's
Government, inhcxibly intent on estab-
fishing here power which Shall be ut
fist independent of and ultimately donnn-
ant over that Of t United States. They
believe that the ostcntations, defiant re-
fusa of Brigham Young, in 1857, to
surrender the Territorial Governorship,
and his declaration Il a. he would hold
that post until God Almighty should tell
him to give it up, were but the natural
development Of pclty which look to the
subjugation of all earthly Kingdoms,
states, cmp pircs, sovcreignties, to rule
nominally theocratic, but practically au
tocratic, with Brigham Young or hi. de-
signated successor as despot. They hold
that the instinct of self preservation, the
spirit Of that requirementof the Federal
| Constitution which enjoins that each
State shall be euaratcad republican form
| Of Government, cry out against such
! despotsm, aud demand its overthrow.
The Army undoubtingly aud universal
| " believes that Mormonism is, at least
on the part of the master spirits of ''the
! Church." an organiz, ID, secret, treasona-
BILE conspiracy to extend that power, in
crease the wealth, and crafty the lcchcr.
Gus appeti,ics of those leaders, who are
using the forms and terms of religion to
mask and shield systematic adultery,
counterfciting, robbery, treason, and even
murder. 1t points to the wholesale mas
sacrc at Mountain Meadows, the murder
of the Parishes, aud hundred more
such, as Instances of Morn on assassina.
tion for the good of the Church, the
chast;semcnt Of enemies. or the agcran-
dizcmcnt of its leading men'b' rs to the
imposs bility of bringing the c~pctrators
Of these crimes to justice, to the Terrific
rial laws of Utah Which empower Mormon
functionarios to select the Grand and
Petit Jurors even for the United States
Courts, and impose qualifications which
in effect secure the exclusion Of all but
Mormon. from the Jury box, and to the
uniform refusal Of those jurors to lndlct
or convict those who have committed
, crimes in the interest of MORN, nism,* as
, proof positive that all attempts to punish
: Mormon criminals by Mormon Jurors and
officers must ever prove abortlvc, and de
maui, ot the Federal Government that
it shall devise and put in execution some
5 remedy for this unbearable impunity II
= crime 1t is uniformly believed il
t camp that no less than seecnty flee dis
t tinct instances of murder BY Mormon
because Of apostacy, or some other form
0 of hostility to 1.-The Church, or mainl,
3 for tn: sake # p,under, arcknCwn I
the authorities here, and that there is III
= shadow Of hope that one Of the pcrpe'ra
+. tors viii evei be brought to justice unde
: the sway Of Mormon "popular Sever
6 eighty" IS now established in this Terri
!. tory. The Army, therefore, turns a
@ anxious eye to Washington, and strain
h its ear ~ hear what remedy is to be ar
n piled.
l. MauifcstIy, the recent responses fror
n that quarter are not calculated to ALA
lie this anxiety The official rebuke recent
ly and publicly given to tho FEEDER
ID judge, here, for employing detachment
of troops to arrest and hold securel
Mormons accused Of capital crime, elicit
=. low mutteriugs Of dissatisfaction tro'
70 some, with grave silence on the part
=, many whom discipline ressralns fro'
a speaking As the recent orders trol
:, Washington are understood here, no Ell
m ployment Of Federal troops to arrest {
" secure persons charged with or even COZ
y. ~ victcl of crime is allowed, except wheI
y the civil power (intensely Mormon) sha
:, have certified that the execution of pr
,n cess is arrested ty force which it cal
10 not overcome by means Of u civil pnsS
-, How opposite this is 10 the orders give
Cd and obeyeI in the Fugitive Slave cas-
"a at Boston, &c need hardly be indicate
NO Very general, theu, is the inquiry
,s the Army, Why were We sent here al
~, why are we kept here What good C;
~ our remaining do? What mischief c;
as it prevent? 4 fettc.ed, suspcctc
+. watched, distrusted Army-an Arm
"a which must do nothips-must not ev'
81 be asked to do anything in any probah
ev contingcncy-what purpose does it su
he serve beyond enriching the contracto
,lv and the Mormon maguates at It's oV
- cost and that Of the Federal Treasury
;s Every article eaten, drank, worn, OF
ho any manner bought by the soldiers, co:
"a three to ten times its value in the State
~, part Of this extra cost falls on the Ire
r. urv, the residue on the troops iad!rld
;ch ally. Their position here is an lrkso'
,h one their comforts few; home, faRii
.ha friends are far away, If the policy n
so pursued is to prevail, they cannot
,o,s needed in this Territory. Why, th'
ere ere arc they kept here, brigham You
~ will contract, md make moaoy by CO
n,. tracing, to put down all resistance
,ai- this policy at one-tonth the cost OF ke
,m. ing the Army here why, then, not WI
and draw it?
hey have not 50 oaa an oP.n'o" W "
,,n Mormons as that entertained by
Army while | consider the Mormon
lgion, SO called, dcluslon and a bhl
o'5 | believe many Of its devoted adhere1
10y including most of those | have met
~" be pure minded, well meaning people
-" do not believe that Mormons gener
en' 80 delight in pnnder or murder, though
90 90 testimony in the Mountain Meade
Parrish, and one or two other cases
ath t certainly staggering. But l concur