The Montana post., 1868-10-23
CRISIS IN UTAH.


the attempts made tn conceal the fact
il is apparent to all. who, with any SORT
of attention, view the present condition
of affairs in UtVh. that there is a widely
extended disaffectioa aud uneasiness ex
listing among the Mormon people. UI
20 the present time one of the most com
pletely organized sly systems of the
world. and a tyranny which. unlike
most governments. embodies both TEN.
poral and spiritual power. have enabled
them I'd carry out successfully their pol
icies of exclusiveness and prescription
The dawn of uew era now seems app
prOaching. The railroad which is tO
connect civilization with Mormondom
is nearly completed, and is already hav>
ing its influence upon Utah by the in-
/ PRODUCTION into that Territory of large
numbers of persons of the anti Brigham
and so called Gentle" faith. few
months since the Mormons affected tn
laugh at this prospective influx of unbe
| levers, and, confident that the same
power which had supported them for SO
many years would not play them false
in this emergency. thought that the
same railroad which brought the Gen
tiles To Salt Lake, could, with equal fa-
ciIity, take them away again. But, as
the iron track approaches saintdom. the
leaders of the Mormon people are losing
;heir self-reliance. and feel the necessity
of putting forth every power which can
be made To exert itself upon the fanati-
cal bigotry of tue people for the purpose
of preventing the apOstacy of their dis
ciples. Accordingly, tine recent confer
ence of the Mormon Church at Salt
Lake WAS embraced as fitting oc-
casiOr for the putting forth of every
effort in the direction indicated, and
the tabernacle rang With the harangues
of president" Young and those numer-
Gus elders who comprise his court and
do his bidding. The keynote of the
"discourses was non-intercourse with
the Gentiles, and some of the speakers
even went so far as TO advocate the pro-
scTiption and persecution of those not
of the Mormon faith. Not only was it
resolved not To trade in any manner
with Gentiles, but all the institutions of
the anti~Polygamists were assailed in
the most yirulent manner. The Report
eF is full of editorials referring to the
proceedings OF this conference. From
these partial reports we learn that the
st. Marks Mission School. established
by the Episcopal Church, was denounced
as one of the institutions OF the wicde
In answer to the question as to whether
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late the minds of the children with its
damnable and perniciOus doctrines" the
whole assembled multitude shouted
No" The Reporter, the Gentle
paper of the city. came in for its full
share of abuse Extracts were read
from it and commented upon in the
most infiamable manner, and the con-
gregation told that in any other commu-
nifty such paper would have its office
gutted and it's editor strung up to a
telegraph pole within FIVE days, These
remarks elicited much enthusiasm
among the audience, and found practi-
cal results in the shape of several anOn~
ymOus communications of "a threatening
character addressed to the editor of the
Reporter. One of these, written in
blood red Ink, was ornamented with the
figure of a skeleton suspended over
gallows, and ordered the Reporter man
TO leave the Territory within twenty
four hours under penalty of being made
u assume a position similar To that rep
resented by the figure
The IDENTIFIES" for their part, have
determined to fight the battle out on
the line which they have marked out
for themselves. The Reporter an
nounces it's purpose to hold
its position and the merchants
of anti-Mormon predictions have
commenced the aggressive warfare
by the reduction of prices ten per cent.
As TO the result of the contest none can
be in doubt. Although Brigham may
for short time so tar succeed as TO
greatly injure his opponents in their
business and social relations, il is ape
parent that Mormonism must, in the
end. succumb TO that civilization of the
18th century 20 which il is in direct au-
tagonism president" Young cannot
by any "moral suasion" prevent the
PRONUNCIATION and adoption of ideas OF
the East and West into his country.
Should he dare TO resort to force for the
purpose of accomplishing his objects he
will find the ''State of Deseret" invaded
by the army of the United States, and
in such a conflict would be compelled to
go down. His true policy is to quietly
accept the situation and pursue the
even tenor of his way in such manner
as shall cause least animOsity TO be
awakened between the GENTLE and Nor
mon element. In this the sanity sect
may obtain for itself that natural death
which is in store for it. instead of that
violent extinction which it seems to be
courting.
a quaint writer saws: 81 have seen
women so delicate that they were afraid