The New York herald., 1870-12-12
MORMONDOM.
Interesting Account Of the Present
Militia Difhculty. a.>
How Brigham Played on the Federal Cover
nors- Nursing Rebellion and Fanati'
cism-Work on Hand for Congress- u

what famlllariZed Win uc history oi INC Icrri-
tory, both from verbal information impaired TO
him ana the perusal OF the numerous works on
utah. he remarked, in a semoracular style, to your
correspondent "Mr. -, Brigham Young has been
playing game OF bluff these many years with the
Eoyernment OF the United States, and very
successfully, too; ! now propose TO call
hnn and make HIM show his hand"
The manner, even more than the language, possibly,
conveyed determination. The Governor was in
earnest He felt that the outside wsrld had been
deceived on the Mormon question, and he resolved
10 show IL up When first he met the Mormon rep
Tesentative In Utah, his return frsm Washington,
IN half mth and earnestness and In the unvarnshed
style Of the Far West, he accosted MIN thus
"B, don't you know that You lied like hell to me IN
the East about the condion Of Things in this Terri
tory ~ Bill shrugged his shoulders laughed stroked
his beard and answered that he guessed the Cover
nor would nave done the same thing mad he been In
his place. These two conversations between the
Governor and your correspondent and the Governor
and tAe delegate were the expressions illustrative OF
The STATE Of his mind. He had heard falsehood. he
saw huge game Of blum, and he was aroused. He
had been soldier of the war, he had seen the
ma ation struggling for life, he mad lived to see
the federal government triumphant and its
authority acknowledged from the frozen
North to the sunny South, and all that
remained to be done to complete IN undivided rule
sand 10 achieve universal domestic peace was to
bring the little handful ever which he had been ap.
pointed Governor to recognize the first grand law Of
itzenship-obedence. Schaener had no personal
animosites no jealousy Of Brigham's rivalry. He
was loyal himself aud was deternined to see loyalty
around him.
THE MILITIA DIFFICULTY.
Poor Schaefer is now beneath the Sod His
days were too few in Utah. The last
time i talked with him he was buoy
ant in spirits, and alluding to the work
he had resolved on he SAID, 'I am not anxious to
live long; don't care much about it. but If only
could get lease OF life TO settle this question
vould die contented that had done the people the
good they Deserve In that spirit he acted and the
charges OF the Mormon press that he was the head
Cf "a ring" seeking to bring persecution and de-
structen upon them on account Of their faith Is
unmitlgated falsehood, and as this subject is mme-
diately TO be brought before Congress propose TO
give the facts through the herald.
The act OF Congress organizing the Territories
makes the Governor Commander-in-Chief OF the
militia, ana its officers receive from him their CON-
missions. Brigham Young was the first Governor OF
Utah, and by the clemency OF Millard Fillmore and
Franklin Pierce he continued In Office from
1850 TILL at the head OF this said militia he was con-
1ronted by the army OF the United States under
Colonel Albert Sydney Johnston, in 1885, escertng
new Governor, In the person OF Alfred Cumming,
or Georgia. shaener haa perused Utah history,
he had files OF the Mormon papers, and ne COM
pretended Bnghams ''game Of bluf." Seeing
the war cloud gathering, the prophet" with his
prov erbial shrewdness, cunning and claptrap held
forth to mis- credulous followers that the Lord had
made him Governor, AID he would continue TO be
ssing his obedent tools in the Legislature TO pro.
vide against contingencies. His language ''the
Lord and brigham Young were great majority
but his actions indicated that the former might pos
-siby not be present when the troops and the new
Governor came and. IKE discreet man. he made
provision for that evcatuality.
At the sitting OF the last Legislature In Salt Lake
Oily, under Brighams governorship ne caused the
Legislature TO authorize his counsellor, Daniel II.
Wells, the acting Lieutenant General Of the Nau-
WOO LEGION, 10 select 'sx or more'' officers TO Join
him In forming new system OF laws and reguIa-
hOns for militia Of the Territory Tney went 10
work and got up the network or militia that served
them in their rebellion Of 57 and as they saw new
G0vernor appointed they left him entirely alone;
made provision Tor staff to every general efficer
but none for the Governor, who was Commander
m-Chief OF that said militia. Unfortunately, how
ever for BrigRam's present position, before another
Legislature assembled the tables were turned; a
was within mailing distance, and the system OF laws
and regulations for the militia OF Utah. never
ceiyed The Gevernsrs approval, without which 1t
was no law. From that cay TO TINS the whoc Utah
militia business has been conducted without form
81 law and no one knows It better
General Wells. This unblushlng piece OF imDuaence
and Insult to every Governor that has been in the
Territory since 1855 amsng the laws OF Utah,
published by the money drawn from the United
states Treasury without the "approval" or the Gov
ernor IL Ii the only thing in the statute book with
0ut approval, and reveals unmlstaKably that the
1egislat0rs-comp0sed OF apostles and blshsps-in-
structed their printer anstner apostle to palm It OF
upon the people as a legitimate law, TO which they
lave compelled them TO render obedience.
Governor Shaener comprehended the insult TO his
predecessors and what awaited him. He resolved
- be the Governor de tdcto OF Utah and the conf
mander-in.chef.o ner militia. The Legislature HAD
no right to delegate TO Wells and half dozen OF his
satellites the power TO do a. they did, and Shaeer
saw IL his duty 70 bring that fanaronade to an
issue or TO stand by idle spectator OF the work OF
Others which the Congress OF the United States
manded him to perform. But there was q worse
feature to the position than even that.
The predecessors Of Governor Shaener had called
npon the Legislatures OF Utah to make recognition OF
their positions, OF the militia;
but they persstently turned deaf to their
sages.sand year after year they tdded away at some
military bill That would soften the demands OF the
Gsyencr and still keep their positions intact. The
kee, q kind and amiable gentleman from
WisconAn-asked the Legislature to nx
Ur b ev sian ian nof Gr do MN m
They were told TO forget II, ana they did forget it,
When Indian diiiiculties occurred General Wells
was The gentleman 70 order ont the military, and
not the Governor and all The hue and cry IN Brig
ham ionng's Tabernacle about the government at
Washington Withholding pay for Inaian wars In
Utah as persecution because they were Msrmsns is
ell b0sb. The simple Tact Is the Governor, who was
s,,s Sne only person VINO had right t. call upo, the
Gven the ORDERS could not sign the vouchers for the
eUnmlssary and quartermaster, and the Treasury
Department could mol recognize the drafts upon ID.
The present Congress should deal with the question
and place the delegate upon oatn and there will be
a budget OF revelations that will astonisn the ma
ton on Utah affairs. Governor ShaefIer, had he
lived would have demanded this investigation.
TIE MORAL EFFECT on THE MoRM0Ns.
Thexnost offensive and evil effect of this assump.
lion QR the part OF the Mormon apostles Ii the iana
ssn it.engenders In the people. With simple and
credulous community the triumph OF Brigham
every Governor thai has been In the Terr1tery
but nursing men IN rebellion. Let "this people" to-
day be tsld by Brigham Young 10 disregard
any law OF Congress they would do So
that Is, rhe mass OF them--as they have
denantly disregarded the ant-poiygaMic law
Of 1852. He was toe cunning 70 openly counse
The violation OF SnaeHer's proclamation forpidding
musters and drills as ordered by Wells; but he
aanctloned 1t being done, and while poor emaciated
Shaefrer lay stretched on his couch In the waning
hours OF his life, Brighans apostles and bishops
were drilling in the southern and Northern coun-
Ties. They we're Just Iar enough away to trouble
The dying man had he sOugl 70 reach them and vet