New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-02-22
LAST DAYS OF BRIGHAM.

OF u. 5. REVENUE ASSESSOR IA""Ahi
ELDER TAYLOR's REPLY TO MR.. COLLAR
ting ELECTION -ROwDYIsM or TIE BRIG
HAMrrEs WOMAN SUFFRAGE THE NEW
NORTHUMBERLAND NEXTf
SALT LAKE CITY. Feb 16.--Thc story OF inc
attemped assassination OF u s. Assessor Taggart Ia this
city, which has been published widely rests on u
"smpsy" foundation He told the circumstance 10 ho
rs foIlows As he was going into tho PostOnice one
night between and 10 O'Clock, two mon caino running
nv n little way apart. The first struck at HIM ms he
passed; lie couldn't tell whether with knifo or SUNG
shot The blow not O heavy one. and was wnFdeu
of seeing which tho second man turned ana ran across
the street and away Mr.. TaggaIt had had some words
with a Mormon recently discharged from his employ
and thought was perhaps. begun by him or some OF
his friends for thrashng. and given mp az bad JoD'
These bloody saints" have enough TO answer for WITH
out charging crimes against them falsely.
ELDER TAYLOR W. Mr.. COIfA&
"Eder" John Taylor appears in the Mormon press re-
Gently with nppant review of an article Written Dy mr.
Coax on the MoroDs aud published first In the mae
peiden Mr. Taylor begs the question through SIX Sou
columns OF The Deare Hers with an air of iumph that
compeey overwhelms him 10 remains. after all he says
or can saw either In the mature OF defense, denial OF
the charges In the Indictment of his people or counter
indictment Of ours that the mormons are not religious
sect much they band or anu pirates pv ueir
creed aud practice the common and mortal enemies Oh
the human race "The earth Is the Lords and lie has
given NJ to his ptsp SAID Joseph. "Yo, are his Saints
The perpetual Convention OF Bishops. called "lhe
Utah Legislature" has perpctrated the biggest Joke OF
the age by giving in Utah the eechVo irsncnSe'
Two wears ago some Of the oilers around Brigham put
IN in the regular way OF has nephews, mere boy
far CITY Judge Brigham Proro aud his leuten'
ants Wells and Cannon. finding general DISSATISFACTION
with t,e nomination allowed Bishop Woollcy to he run
in his place The Bishop was elected but Brigham
made 40 much fuss about Il that he dared not qualy
and 40 the old incumbent held over. The crime was
first presumIng do anything without consulting MIN
and second. scratching the regular ticket ms
believe the only instance 10 the history on Utah where
there has been sign OF opposition TO the Church or
brigham ticket Indeed. there never was anythihg 80
farcica as a Mormon election Church or state
THE WOMAN yorE
Now these inheritors of the promise to Abraham
"at his seed should possess the gates Of their enemies
have admitted their whom they hrst broke oi
their rank in creation and made breeding cattle TO par
cipation in this farce Stuck their heads 10 the SAUDI
and imagined their entire bodies covered The truth IT,.
there seemed fair chance of the Opposition 10 Brigham
electing the Delegate Congress and the Territorial Log
sature August, unless something desperate was
done Giving their concubnes the suffrage arms them
with ourfod for the perperatOn Of their power
The less they say about their high motives IN this. tie
less ridicule they will subject Themselves 10.
OPPOSITION.
But an effort made, pending the late city election,
10 break this serred phaanx OF dunb, devoted stu
pidity On the evening OF the 10th about 100 Gencs
aud Godbetes held preliminary meeting in tho Masonic
Hail. at which an Opposition ticket, headed By Henry
Laurence for Mayor. and bearing the name o! Bishop
Woolley candidate for Probate Judge, was agreed
upon. and Executive Committee CONF Os;d Of resi-
dents OF from dye to twenty years standing, appointed
10 manage the affair The meeting adjourned to tho next
evening and public place to get larger attend
ance Meanwhile posters had been put out for
mass meeting headed. Come one. come
ALL" which injudicously 1t proved.
made TO do duty for the adjourned meeting.
The Brighamtes their chance by Of this
guarded invitation and determined to take possession of
the meeting which they did half hour early-a mob
numbering hundreds many OF them armed, led by blsh
OPS teachers and OF the highest dignares - the
CITY, church. and Territory When they forced the doors
and rushed in from front aud at once tearing up
and breaking the benches yelling like Indians, jccrng
and threatening Mr. Kelsey stated that " was an ad-
iourned meeting Of which he was regularly Chairman.
but that IA they had overpowered him, he submitted
They hustled OF their number into the chair noun
mated by reclamation the whole regular Church ticket
and then adjourned de, having shown the world
that they take smalbeer politics like ducks to water
The Bishop then left and Kelsey tried 10 get the mob
empty the house saying there would be no more bust
nees done there that night. Some one replied. - We
dare MT trust you at which the little band Of Gentes
aud GOdbeites numbering dozen or so, stepped down
from the stand and walked through the crowd and ont
at the front happily without collision. Drifting about
they finally gathered at Col Kahn's store. when the moi
again appeared at the door Then they got the Odd
Fellows adjourn session they holding in their
Hail. intending to that But concluding finally that
there would be boodshed If they persisted in the
attempt To hold meeting. they desisted, and
scattered to their places OF rest. Next morn
| ing Brigham's chief clerk appeared at The
| Tribune office, TO tell Mr.. Kelsey that any bill for
damages ito seats ScJ would be paid II presented to
| thalf Ia taNa
been the work of the Church. The Tribune came out
the same day. the editors and the committee, told the
story OF the night before presented the ticket agreed
upon in preliminary and urged the necessity OF
voting at whatever personal risk They we're well salts
fed having compelled the immaculate and iufalble
Zon dressed in her beautiful garments 10 acknowledge
them opposition and at her voluntary and extra
ordinary sgnazug OF her entry the dusty OF
Ward politics by the lowest strategy known
| TO them.
The prominent actors in this mistaken business
the part Of the Church. were grouped about the
streets the most sesatsed air on their faces ever
This time it was very one-sided affair IL isn't
much OF a trick for five hundred braves to brOwbeat
twenty men but before long the two Sides since
there sides be more equally matched when
this little game will return TO plague the inventors
Those laugh best who laugh last II is one OF the most
singular phases OF this most singular phenomenon that
its victims 80 hug chains that fetter them Nothing
could be sad, not TO shameful than the specta
Gle OF 5000 meeting together as they did in this
city few days ago, advocate their own degrade.
ton would be inc Xpcable any other ground than
the fact de facto all that stands between
and disgrace. Abolish that that Will not exist
I'm fact than in law and all these women are prost
| tutes IN PLAIN English But would think they would
rather bear the shame themselves than condemn their
| children and children's children TO 1t.
| During the morning the Genties thought OF
applying to the Governor of the Territory for protec
the polls, the spirit manifested by the Church
having excited fears OF personal violence should they
to vote But upon rejecting that the Governor