New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-11-08
UTAH.
moRMcss AND MoRMoSrsm IN UTAH

u l.,
Tho Mormon Ohunb. in its system OF or.
canisaiiOn Its wei organized plans Of pcoseyts's
and selfpropaeatioa and in its ultimate parpses.
IA an anomaly, which Is present siotus and fuiars
prospects sdmonsh should b. clearly understood By
pe and Government OF tie United States In the first tao
characters above named well As the machinery for i.s
Government IL il the perfection OF human ingenuity epped 10
political moral and religious elements in social Organization.
Hence il contain any vital principle Of esd in either Oftboss
particulars there the greater necessity that Its
actual powers should be duly appreciated and its objects fore
scanned order that ytmey pruning OF vicious causes hes
consequences may be neualzed and prevented firs thea
authority is ceneren one Individual styled the First Presi
dent who TO be secr and to SPEAK ihe VII ..
Heaven aud whose counsel therefore has al the euthonv
Of with his flowers-reaer indeed than any writte1
law which Is hs pleasure to dsobcy This authority Is COO
yced to the people through inferior officials whose
extend in complex amihcatons from the highest to the lowest
and BY whom his will sustained and rgidy enforced her
airs bound 70 him. some doubtless by miskeE oa nonss
zeal more however by ties OF interest no less song t9e
S onOrs and ce EVEN as e in trust q d.
Church 70 command abundant means for these
Church system is sufficient demand careful attention.
clothing as l. does an irresponsible person or Responsible oa
he may the accomplishment Of ends dangerous TO the
veal if he be wise far seeag aud anscruPulous at
tributes safely ascrbe to Brigham Young especially
the latter since any intelligent who sogate TO himself
prophetic petencns in these practical days can hardly hops
10 escape being called inscriptions ct least But the danger
does stop here The plan Of proseytism perfect IN al s
P o 70 g. e o, s in S Of active powers
by the Mormon Church for rapid increase The earth sel 10
mapped of districts the former purpose particular aten
ton being paid tky inhabited portions of Earop.
whence by far the larger share OF conye drawn rom among
tho poor and conditoned classes OF those countries By
hopeless poverty homo this unfortunate OF men and
women made plastic material ready for the hands OF Mormon
eBdgna them easy victims 70 the spiritual dessiOn This
those adventous circumstances which sometimes ayors
evil cause and therein lies the secret OF Their success s
these unnHuental numbers would amount to nothing es
scattered abroad they would benefit the aTen scne|er
hence they must be gathered somewhere under bis poece
cphers in The world gathered together here and ranged beside
give them value directed by his absolute Ti they U.s.
come within his sphere an irresistible power y mere oce
THE PAST AND PRESENT
history OF the church Is strikngy similar in one parcuar
tho effort be the controlling power within cess
geographic lmitsshoxng the existence Of mainsbandcnea
Of an entire county the progressive ideas Of tbs
leaders by no means stopping at M a WHICH na e
fd NTH 70 lie head Of the church and being subject
Hence urose tho contentious between them and
thor Gentle neghbors for ali mankind not Mormons accord
ing 70 their nomenclature Gentes barbaans Tbs
latter compainedwh what truth may be inferred from the
results ensuneof all manner of injuries at the hands OF tbs
Mormons and that when they sought protection Of the law
justice denied them by courts administered under
MoT%9n snScs or not qs 5a It's
Others the practice Of PoygaTy was charged sPoz
whatever Of evaporation they finally overwhelmed
by niuae popuaee and compelled to abandon the county,
The significant shoud pass unnoced in the nature Of
ccumstana evidence having important bearing upon s
event ed that so o MSr@oS n %
and ayowed in Utah portion Of the faithan impoans
portion too which the Saints every occasion enjoined 10
much larger scale entire territory instead OF ihsguia
country bcng the field for control OF which they contend
duce similar violent results here elsewhere Certainly not
precautionary measures were guy 'skeh o ,ns s
imperative the agencies Of future evil that Is the moral sense
OF the N Ns aS s6g s Ts
propositions being admitted remains for the Government t.
S.SnSa TSo IS pound Of
Tbs sEM-ANSUAJ CONFERENCE
fusion heat the wishes Of The President made Known to
the peophs purposes he keeps 70 himseand his personal
April October Of each The latter has Just convened
aud boon adouned said to have been largely at
tended than any other that ever assembled in the Territory
The people absolutely swarmed from every direction bringing
70 o%1S gram x t vcbSnre with e for their
The Corral" so the Gene irreverenty term
ing each day and on Sunday they were RECALLED
Prophet two hours long in which he commented With
world at large and she ungod dregeneraor Of Utah in
particular Referring to the advent Of son Of Joseph hs
Martyr in this city alluded TO in former communication
the testimony OF that individuals wife, whose records
and 81 ss Rs fSgcS declared her seem .1s
always to have been the damneaest hsr nas
JOsephlor which your lady readers win undoubtedly forgive
her considering tbs circumstances Upon the land question he
Jumped any csimsd By him he would give him Preempos
that should last till the resurrection When IL is emenbered
that his claims thousands Of underlined OF unim
proved public land in this territory 1t becomes question OF
some Importance to persons desiring homeseaos mere
rights against Brigham Sultan Of Desere who claims ell
attempt to settle his vicinity and be sure he viii execute hs
threats just so far as he dares
ODDS AND ENDS.
Mr. Weston editor Of Vedeu and the foreman OF the
upon late the other night their way home by
pistols their heads and the time invitation to
accompany them quietly the only alternative being that usually
blown eeotuay out In Of refusal Brains being cOnsid
cred have heard somewhat essential to the success IN eu
yv ehecy and with msny mssiy{nss X NAV be presumed
The foreman kept behind this occasion and escaped
and general rough handling but the other did
easily though his coat did, and however the IN
his ouTages yonr correspondent needs do Ike
wise This and other matters OF similar character recently
Douglass he having called for the 20 enable him "a
report the facts at department headquarters for In
Father Kelly Catholic priest who much difficulty by
indirect means has succeeded in purchasing site whereon he
proposes TO erect church edhce warned by anony
nous letter when his purpose became known to desst there's
once called upon Brigham to learn If writer spoke
by authority which denied OF On the following
day the church organ broadly nsnuated that al
the ouages pepeated here Of late have been gotten up By
the Regenerstors 70 prejudice Pneic opinion against the
eshng In very weather but requiring little check
70 yend under present circumstances
The Rev Norman Mcleod daily expected from the East
where he has been delivering certain lectures pertinent "a
affairs In Utah. which combined with other similar orsnses,
or comfort Their wrath hardly itself until his
rival u would for all manner OF innuendoes
talent Is EMPLOYED IN designing Illustrated paeards not in.
tended TO be In his honor wheewith conspicuous places IN the
Oty decorated for the detston OF the public Fou,
naey however some experience which il is probable they
have not forgotten will help tomake them understand that
requires something substantial than such
Gov Darkoy who been paying sprotraeted visit thu
Pahramgat mines the southern borders Of the Territory IL
again here brnc encouraging reports locality
which h, believes 70 Be surprisingly rich silver mines
pecors nom Idaho in the Wind River country Of whom is