The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-05-28
The New Mormon Complication
from the Kew York =


Brigham Youpg has jnet been iuaueursted
as Governor CT the Lew state Of DeseTat, HI d
BIZ. Ashley's bill fer the punishment Of poIyg.
amy has passed. the House of Repressn tstiyes.
Here 10 q cor let 1t cur doors st once. The
Gormons have organized their State Govern
Ment with polygany rs the 'colnar stoke" of
Their system, ust IS slavery is the ccrrs. stone
OF the Conieder ates, intending TO demend i'm
mediate udmissio 4 III 10 .he Inson while Con.
Srsss declares their fundamental system a
crime which morals and justics alike forbid.
That the Mormans- are in eafnes, in the!I
new State movement is ebundantly proved by
tbs recent public speeches OF their leaders -
Brigham Young Hebsr q kimbal, and Their
apostolic" diCnitaries IN Utah, who mould
the deluded followers Of the Mormon be-esy
at their will, boldly avow their pur pose 70
MAKE direct issue with the Govern ment -
In E.ct, they Asy that they have snNsred IN.
Just persecution until for bsarance /, 10 lon ger
virtue, and that they now insist upon a full
recognition of their rjshts, on an equal foot
ing with the Etales Young himself express
ed the sentimenrs OF mormon priesthood IN q
violent philippe, which we fnd reported IN
the Dsseret Ne,cs. his Off isl organ. Here Is a
stneie passage:
1--WE are not going tc hs satisfied with q
mere presumption right On the soil In this
territory Should the Government grant to
every head OF family 81. hundred and forty
herss Of land, end TO each wife and child their
portion, ne xss done In Oregon territory, that
would give to me and to my sons aud daugh
ters quite scope of country, AMI TIE whole
peopie would swallow up all the land in this
terrific ~. But Ehatf we ne satisfied With tn Az
No; am going to have larger pre-. EN- ptio L
than the territory OF Utah. Ia e. few years
ibis territory VIII not contain my own pos
terity. In tweAty yeara !rom now this spa
cious hall viii not hold them, rnd in twenty
years more they will mere than I'LL th 10 terri
tory. cannot put up With tn. small PCS
sees,on
Br,sham's wants. like hts wives, aaem many,
and, according 10 This speech, so are bis EN-
bilious plans. The N.es, echoiug his Ian
guage, puts The clse .'iil mere plainly
Tho people have spoken loudly. and IN
language aot 10 be mistaken have declare ed
theif avsrsion TO coicliai setv.tud". Tyranny,
hno oppression, ard that they wish 10 snpsI-
cede the Territorial form Of Government 70
"nIca 'eey have subMtttsd for nearly twelve
years by State Govern msot of their own
Io.'na,ioh, IN eccotdanee Win the princi p!es
o1 tae constitution II tEetI ccmno.. CoQn.ry
70 WhLcn tEey sre So much attached They
nave fcr d ions time been deprived Of their
foNtical fIsh's, .na they new feel nks assert
.HS tAea, Gnu ieievihs the Federal Govern.
ment from the eIpeniss s,crn,ns tron, r. m
toasiitntoDai arranEtnent in.ttufad Lv
congress Tor gcserainS Js-rttnyias a., l., -
~ relates to ms TNie Ut Ctan'
Here is the beginning o. new .rour,.
The Government will pro BIZ bly soon 10 co,,
PEELED TO choose between she ndmis.ion o.
mo1mons to the full privileges OF citi.ens. ~
me lofcible sppprsssio Of something wit
WI resent BILE rebellion. Unsc.npulous.
ecnemiDs, and crafty, the Mormon leaders
VIII leave 10 mesGs mt ri.d 10 com ps.s fne,r
snoe. Iney lesd great population Of fana,.
.An sac oEnoes., most AFFECT and uuYsason.
sGplsc'lon, and possess resources which
nave CeeG literally WYested fem ibe asssrt
oy dint Of bard labor aud unwsarvinp Tns,.
-; Olt. Ley snccemted to 3 timely chow
sIs.s.. 81 the Federal csxs.: hct q.
~. sens tnst .ssg a.s -Ssay rs-s.ta- :, :
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