New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-02-13

the uedisra learned circles of LIE, are seA 1hs
Legislature i now IN session, and performs y fssesD
under q Englieh coat-0fafms VIA ~ 1A9n1R
as Speaker, an Englishman - Clerk, an Engilsnnse
There Is no civil government here, outside 8
"The Church." 1t is the Alpha and Omse
in all cases of law and equity. 1t ordans ana
executes; Its trainers are supreme, ano con- -
bines the power of filthy lucre' withaL ~
fund now reaches the enormous amount OF $2o0o,us
al OF which 10 In the control Of the Vicegerape
pIgnam. The money Is mostly on deposit, aeoS
follows 1 In New York City 500 co., other passs
0OoOo in Liverpool, $500 000 and the balance y
Glasgow, Copenhagen, Manchester Australia, as1
other portions of Europe. Now the professed objosts
their religion their real object Is, and was from lie
beginning, TO plumber rob, murder and piye unfk-
strained liberty to all Of the lower and baser passions
of corrupt nature. We, who have stadiousy studied
their daily walks, examined their Legislative graus
their Church Creeds and practices their secret an1
terrible executions, their midnight assassins and tie
aptscedents, and character Of their leaders, stkefs
and assistants know this to be true Youth the .aes
living under reasonable laws of restraints, en-
acted and acquiesced In, by the popular voice.
think the partial revelations we have mA1e
are toomcnstrous to believe. Several Of the Old
members Of the once famous band OF robbers, uneee
the leader John Mmrel known in history a. the Laad
Pirates of the West now in Utah, and are the fe.
fn and midnight sxecufioners of the will and behest of
The Church." "Tbe Church has ordered and err
cuted two hundred and sixteen murders within ths
sound of cannon Of this city, since the LIST OF March,
1867. "The Church has ordered and executed Che
murder of seven hundred and eight emgIan passing
from the East TO California since 1850 The Church.
accumulated by the operation one million two bandred
thousand dollars worth of money, goods, and 1.-Two
stock. The Church ordered, and it, bishops and
strikers executed the dreadful massacre at Mountain
Meadows, two hundred miles south Of this, Of ono
hundred and sixteen cmigrsnts on their way IRON
Arkansas to California. " The Church" has ordered
and executed the massacre Of half dozen emigrans
trains Iast July and August hundred miles noF$h
| Of this, in which many lost their lives. ameAg
daughters and two sons that making their escape one
daughter and three sons ranging from eleven 70 eight
teen years of age; the SURVIVORS living on Che
charity of the army Camp Floyd and on tSs. q =:
and plundered emigrans Of large numbers Of cattle
the past Summer within ten miles of Camp Floyd BY
running their cattle off at night while in camp and con-
cealng them for several days m the ravnes and mos2
and 60 their winding way. The cattle, mules or
horses were then quietly driven into the Church
Herd" which deiectabLe Herd now numbers its thou
sands Of cattle. The plant tools who execute ths
work is composed of what are known as Dsnites,"
or the Herds Of Dan" or, as The Destroying An
gels" headed and commanded by tried and chosen
leaders, and numbering at present about go rank anA
file They have lately had some private treabls N
their TanEkfs. -,, u..,
Tier iong-tried and favorite leader, Bill Hick
man." appearing to be not Jealous ia pihn' terin2
for the Church of the Lord, was placed under ve,'
police surveillance, and some very clever "a h'ti'
merchants in this city had all their animals stoa ~ y,
| the night of the 18th December last Hickman, OF
learning it, ordered them 6rough back, wh'cnr 'a
done in eight hours But in eight hours more, ~ 70
hickman suffered the penalty OF The Charch, ben
assaslnated IN the street, ana Danly suct IN INC -
| domen and thigh.
In regard to the social condition of Utah--ther do
metic relationship correspondent says:
| have not mentioned the fact that =" The Churcn
reoures by its creed revelations and teachings poly
pamy and incest. have not mentioned the TACT tnaS
uncle and niece are married. cohabit, and breed chill
dren: nor that halfbrother and sister, sepfather aud
daughter do the neither the fact that willow,
with all her daughters, by deceased man, are mar
red to the same man, and breed children by him.. Il
have omitted to detail the extent and character OF this
incest and brutality rst for want Of time, aud lastly,
| because you would throw down my letter aud say,
| 90 Oh nv friend is imposing my credulty." say,
my dear Sir that you would not believe the truth were
to tell it to you and therefore say unto thee, come
htheI and see, and then examine thine own eyes and
understanding. Our wives and children in the East do
not believe us when we tell them the truth, and why
should a friend The Government don't want to be-
lieve The whole truth the American people can't be-
ieve it. So mote it be. Nevertheless, the day will
come when the United States viii blush as nation at
the fostering FIJI eron ulcer that Utah is destined 10
become in the body polite, in ths social family and
domestic circle.
These matters says The 81. Losis Republican, have
been broue ht to the attention of the Government au-
thortativey and officially, and corroborated by the
evidence of gentlemen whose experience and position
entitle them to some credit at least; but what haz
| been the result? Gen. Johnston, with his army, has
been tied down and handcufed under orders-sn army
that feeding the Saints and making them fat, rich
| and even incident. Too well disciplined, however,
under hard fate, TO revolt, the army and Its olhcers
are subjected to the humliang condition Of having to
submit while the Federal Judges under the letter OF
| Attornt V General Black, were censured.
| Probate Court in Utah usurps all authority; iu-
suits Federal civil officers by the usurpation OF its
power, and defes them. And yet the tympdnam OF
the governmental has never felt sensation, the
feelings of this great people have been aroused.
they merely look and wonder doubt and exclam, can
such things be But it may be, and has been asked,
what is the remedy We answer that the first knife
to be applied to the ulcer" should be repeal of the
organic act, when it was made Territory, and which
can be easily followed up by other remedies.
| But enough of this for the present.