The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-11-21
The Mormon Question.

I have more than once called atteniion % The
condition Of THINGS in Euiah, and predicted
I thai the time would come when he uniianal
authority woGld be forced % take the eiiv-
ing twin relic of barbarismH By she throat
ami bring 10 side by side with is dead rcia-
tive and irieud-siaycry That lime b.
here, or VIII soon be here. Tae very
worst spirit is being shown By tbe Mormon
leaders, aud fears are entertained that
OWING U the small force Of United States
troops IN The Territory, there may be q
rising Of the fauatics against such "gen-
hles' a. are there. Mr.. ColiaK ana h .
party, when IN Eutah some months ago, WHs
assured by Brigham Young and others, OF
their ultra loyslty, bus the promise was In
tended % deceive. Az late az August g,
smith, one OF The twelve apostles, b. report
ed as saying, on Sgnday, August q, that
''the soath was right; the Narthern army
burued and destroyed everything Ia the
South, and abused BY force IA their women.
They would BE- here some day % trcaf ts
for roHicn Of Utah ~ Ike HiaHncr. Old and
young shauld have plenty Of arms God
wOuld tight their battles, and the Saints
would be victorious" Morcoyer Brigham
Young himself, IN q sermon ut the same
time, uttered the following sentence
% lie was ready 80 ight TIE Government
AAH AAaA AAta aNANlTlar NNN AtANaf anu DIS MlN o.
and ammunition, and plenty 81 BE-, aud cam
non, TOO, end would use them. He wss on
t.. The Governor of this Territory was
useless, and could DO nothing. lie brig
ham) was the real Governor OF this people,
aud, By the powers Of the Most High, be
would be Governor Of tins Territory ioreycf
and ever. u the Gantiles d3d not ike this,
they could leave and 20 10 bell. NInc-
teuths OF she people Of The Territory were
southern sympathizers the Norm ives
wrong, and she people symPathi1sd with the
Gouth."
A long sceount given by Mr. Richardson,
I the weli-knosu corres pendent of the Tn
bune. writing from SAT- Lake City. close.
With the following rocapituiation
/ II have written thus &c length BE-.
/ cause the subject IS one OF grave impur
/ tance, aud ought o. be- minutaly IN
1 derstood. u the condition OF things IN Uial
I was thoroughly compreheuded by ever
/ household IL the lana it would produce an
/ overwhelming public sentiment which
| would force Congress and the Administer.
| t0u 10 new and effective measures. Indeed
/ d would excito 80 much indignation that
! We should be very hkely 10 SCI with uuaue
/ haFshuess aud severity, without wise con
/ Alteration iQr the sincerity aud honest in
I tenti0ns Of those misguided masses, en-,
/ even many Of their nominal leaders. LEI
I ne recapituiatc.
81. brigham and his associates are lvinl
in open, defiant violai9u Of the Jaws Of th
i United States.
a. They are teaching " their follower
l intense hostility % cur Government an
/ people, and tbe necessity and duty Of Re-
sisting BY force Of arms any attempt {
make the law operative.
80. They are drilling aad arminc On
/ entire people into q compact and cflcieu
military organizaiion.
"a. The Gogernmeut places and keeps d
! Important Federal Offices mcn who hagranti
I violate the Law and sysicmatiealiy periur
| themselves In taking the oath of Office. No
| only does the public interest suffer fnan
ciaily, not only are the ends of justice irus
traied, but our highest Law making author
ity has folemnly enacted that poIygamy b.
crime, end the Government makes iiseif ac
cessory 20 that crime
On The 18th Of June, 1851, Judge Douglas
when appealing % james Buchanau O
setile the Kansas and Utah questions, CAV
the following az his remedy Tor the latter
"He would drst repeal the organic act, ab
Golutely and unconditi0ually, blottiug out 3
existesce the territorial government, an
| bringing Uiah under the sole aud exc usiv
Jurisdiction Of the United States civil en-
military authority" - Ger. Piiiadcipki
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