New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-07
THE MORMONS.
MORMONIsM on TRIAL.

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! To the Editor Of The Tribune.
| SIR: 1t is evident that the time is at hand
when Mormousm can no longer shun contact with the
civilization Of age and must stand trial in the pres
OF the nation for the deeds that have been done in
name Brigham Young, prcked by guilty fears, takes
Mr. CoIiaIs advice warning and responds by draw
ing moro closely the Of discipline among his follow
crs so that the Church which he presides shall
present, at once solid Of obedience to him and Of
resistance to the law. While doing this, however, he
employs the talents OF OF his chief mnOns to induce
the nation to stand aloo and allow Lis will to have full
swing John Taylor, who is Elder I'm Israel" and
one Of their wisest ones undertakes 70 deal with their
trouble at the fountain head lie supposed, and adj
dresses few words Congress and to the nation"
through the columns TIRE TRIBUNE. / refer 10 lis
Reply to Mr. Colfax" IN your issue OF the 18Th INST
Having been for some years resident OF Salt Lake
City the writer hereof has occasion 10 know something
OF John Taylor and tho systom OF which he is main
pillar lie is on Eugshman. and wasone Of committee
Of three sent boy Brigham IN 1852 10 order the then Cover
and two Federal Judges TO leave the Territory these
latter having by the fearless discharge Of their duties,
fallen under the Prophets sovereign disp,casure John
Taylor delivered his masters message and WILL perhaps.
remember hayo left tho presence OF Judge Drake In
something OF hurry and with very active " flea in hls
car" lie Il was Also who. President OF the European
Mission Normon denied in the most solemn manner, in
the columns Of the Mormon organ edited by him, that
uOygafl udu any III tilct tEttu Ut pIaCAiCt
acerzng such charge a device OF their enemies The
pious Saint was. at this very tme welded after Nor
fashion 20 AZ least three other than his law
MI wife 20 much personally Of who has the sub
lime C0utery write "our actions are all honest open'
aud above board" Indeed! on the contrary, Mormon
ism secret order, organized IN degrees, and having
ultiations oahs grips, passwords ana penalties for
each There nothing honest open and above board
about H. IL all secret spicOus, Jcsuca. malignant.
ana depends for IT, existence isolation Contrast the
tone Mr. Coaxss speech with the reply OF this Mormon
The one Is kind temperate, and forbearing; the other
bitter broted and rcsentful Mr. Colinx gives fu free
dom to rdA but places restraint upon Irdeiiee
MormonIsm demands full license for both Their theory
involves the absurdty that. while governments repre-
seutIng the aggregate viii OF nations must DC limited DY
constitutions check must De placed upon emprlcm
II there Is tolerance OF foygamy, why hot % biou
Atonemcnt" or Staying the body TO save the soul
church Greco, rs matters VI I.i'!i nlu ~ uts
in the element OF power 10 put them IN pTRcuce fOBg
amy was pracced IN secret until gave OPP
IJrtuulty III Tue open 'iO'atioH VI =. =. " % ~
has been and will be, pracuced. because the worlds
ready Tor the doctrine "a brigham say Dut "ou!u
be openly II they possessed the power To
enforce It. Brigham has upon occasion, urged both
denied Poyglmy but It's truth can be easily demon
stratcd from their record, which Is stained with the
Tie manner in which Taylor diates their toler.
aucs OF other persons ana cTecds is somewhat COOL con
siderng the fate Of Morris Brgham's rival III the do
main Of prophecy the assaults upon the Rev Normah
Mcleod when there ana their Treatment OF Gemtno1 1
by assassination The victims OF the Mountain Meadows
massacre Forbes the Parishes. Btaphcid aud DI Robin
sou are al examples or the deadly nature OK Mormon
tolerance. The TRADE with which Mr. Taylor winds up
bs rrply about prostuon infantlcde, and all that.
needs rciOnder 10 does not appear that fOSkhy
il calculated correct either OF them, al pOlyShhc
countries possessing bad prominence In those crimes
Indeed one cannot well how the few are 10 Dc ce-
waited by degrading all and that Is about inc sum Va e
problem proposed by Mormonlsm -.,
The difficulties with which MormOn- nave 20 contend
spring not from Congress and the nation as ty ahecI
10 believe, but nhere IN their system Ine sfiIsieSI,
bgOtry, arrogance, and absolute CRIME which incur
Gates have always made II impossible for them TO i've az
ncce with others and always Will These causes, called
INTO operation by the simple exercise OF Their creed drove
them from Missouri from Illinois, AMI Will bring trouble
upon them now persistent criminal must expect
"pcrsecutlon" II the hand Of every man Is against
them n is solely In selfdefense. Such Is tho eonnct
uheh they have 20 fae and IL would not seem dicu!
In foresre the result The Government has now only 10
fnln ia Obvious duty protect all In ther rights ana
tbr climax will soon be reached n the Mormon prohitm
Wosi AmbOy Nov 49, 1869. NhDhI4L'