The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-26

II 10 destroy the cogmunty and shed the blood
Saarged ms aganss and in long editorial en-,
p ashes and making s snoses sxoaSs rather
IMAM submit to the execution OF the Ouliom
nli, Gould You blame the people naa they risen a.
81 hurning their cities and making another exodusi
Excepting against the Jews Will challenge the ms.
tory OK Christian legislation to IND the equlVaens OF
the Cullom BILL It Is as barbaflc as polygmy y,
Now, the Mormon rcformers desire no more than TO
mun sy thoroughiy Xmerlcanized. converted from
their .'klngdoInn and tneir. polygamy. But Con-
place aud seemed TO raslfy constant affirmation
that Tie nation designed good to Utah. The cOnse-
bodily declared throughout the Territory that If the
Culom bill passed and troops came TO execute 1t
they tihe salnrs) would "wipe out the Gsdbeltes"
Prophets also committed the Presidency and apos-
ties by declaring THAT We the aposates ought to be
put out OF tha way. Bat finding 1t dlstasteiui to
the school he added, "Now, mind; don't so away
sna Say an Yea9 aS1 wSniG hye been
than amy other man, seeing that he has executed SO
much. For months We all went armed aud were
never out &C night alone: We preached the Gospel
people loyalty with our lives Ia our hands. 1t Is
nonsense for my orthodox brethren to say there was
General OF the militia and the Mayor Of the city
dared thus to loosely talk OF massacres that very
looseness Is evidence enough or Tho danger. have
no doubt that IL was Brigham Young who preserved
US every DAY. would not trust tsiat iron fanatic,
Daniel IA. Wells, nor George 4. Cannon, who could
stir up the people 70 the belief that were bring
Ing the nation upon them TO shed the blood OF her
prophets and apostlessn but would trust Brigham
Young, for ne Is great man aud no fanatic. lie
would bend every hing to his purposes, and crush
ait who opposed him. and he might not be gulltless.
nut nc Is neither cruel nora wicked man. mate nts
RUE, but respect and admire his extraordinary
Character. l look upon Brigham Young as the
greatest man Ia America and as II leader OF q PEG.
pie have more faith in him Than III any living man;
but hate the absolute rule or tneocraces and be-
lieye there is nought' divine IN them. Therefore,
Won
character and capacity OF great empire founder
desire 70 see the rcpubc gen,us vi American
,rn II, oa ana n9' DI 4;a hoan% ana ms
the sentiment OF my party.
VISIT TO WASHINGTON.
l carried from the Utah government officials let.
tiers Oh introduction to q number Of members of
Congress, in which they did me the honor to affirm
thar my pen hal doae "wondcrsn IN support OF the
the Vice President out OF the Senate, and obtained
Ter me Snort interview III The Vice Presidents
s aE. room. ny inc way l admired the room,
was the same alter II had reached SO high
:; pinnacle Of the STATE 1t was; and just then the
vIeo-rresmen, entered aud shook hands with me.
lie told me he Lad done al he could for Utah, and
was going 70 leave Washington IN an hour and
honored Inc By saying lie hau read my articles. One
OF them WAS my review or ha discussion between
himself and Apostle Taylor. FOR which earned the
insense disgust or tie orthodox Morm0ns for the
NlcGPfesluent Is very unpopular IN Ulah, and Brig
ham has dec!aled that he never will be supreme IN
The nation. | aln sorry Tor this. Tor Brigham
"
his return To Washington, sitting In his chair IN the
Senate, thought he ooAed admirably WE'LL nctwflI.
standing that Molmon theology mad proved Itself too
much Tor him. TO use houiey phrase with us IN
the mountains The wee PRESIDENT event IN at tins
big end or the hor ad came out at he little end.v
arrived at Washing on Just III time to see that
coming out and ~ ne very moment when the Senate
became united III the resolve 70 do nothing Once
more IN legisai!G Ior Utah. DR.. Newman, how
ever afterwards Informed me that tie Senate
would resume IFS legislation for Utah on the
third day OF the next session. which TACT
Senator Ciagin confirmed. while delegate Hooper
assured me Eat tie senate would continue to do
nothing In ITS next session. | am of Opini0n that
ihe dele gate ~ not at0gether right, for the mission
Oi Dr. Newman To convert the people OF Utah and
vanquish Brigham Young VIII very likely create q
national interest and sur up the Senate to godly
zeal IN taking Us up TO some purpose dropping us
altogether. We should than lave solution to the
Culiom oi, If not TO poiygamy.
THE CHAPLAIN OF THE SENATE AND THE MORMON
findins mat Congress had resolved to do nothing
until a more convenient season | resolved TO leave
washington without lecufing In the capital AZ de-
signed; but Dl. Newman urged the lecture and
kindly orered his church, ail caused The circuni.
slaDce 10 DC written up III the Chronicle, the hepub-
tcGn and the Sta,;. II was ~ unique event for
the apoztate Mormon elder and the celebrated
church. seeing that the doctor was about to meet
IoOO0 Mormons in BrighaIn's tabernacle to discuss
pOlygamy with brigham aud Ors0n. do not think
satisfied anJbo6J with my lecture, for had come
10 give eXposito!s and not exposures. urged that
united Judgment should be formed In the country
concerning what was necessary and best to be done
10 Abolish pO!ygaoly and the Mormon kingdom;
that America must 10 right ANA not wrong In The
matter; that the errors or individuals may DC par.
doaed, but the errors OF nation in her legislation
never that the historian aiways avenged the wrongs
done religious people, no mate how deluded they
might be, and That poStcrty always held statesm
responsible for such wrongs; thatthe Mormons were
Godfea,ing. viiIuous people, and must not be hurt
but converted from The error Of their ways. Alter
the lecture the learned divine inforne1 me that the
nation was not In state OF mind to listen such
stun as That the MormOns were either GodfearinV
or virtuous. The country could not understand such
mon sac st now r ,e count w nave to sen 70
aposatZed my former brethren and sisters are God
Tearing and yirtuous. | VIII defend them on this
ground against all the dvines and legislators III the
land, and do my best TO see that the nation wrong
them not, for am assured the American pres will
not consent to injustice against misguided but
earnest body OF relig0nists.
MR.. CULLOM.
saw MT. Cnllom, who was present at the lecture.
me saa ne a mus, c s ~ int and affirmed that
and the right are never found on The one side or
the other; take the Callom bill and Nor
Sides could not DO turned up to view
The statesman must learn that truth ana
pecially when 1t concerns legislation, ana the ma
lions honor ana magnanlmlly. was gratifed,
however, TO find Mr. C,llom gentleman aud no
DIR. NEWMAN AND BRIGHAM YOUNG
Here, now are two interesting subjects These
birth TO q historic event. For the first time a
Christian divine Is about TO 60 up to the mountain
" Vic Lore HOUSE W CONTEND WIN MS 'anonted,o
for such Brigham claims TO be-; for the first time Is
Daniel found 10 beard The 'li0n Of the LOrd in his
own den anu declare that he bears the name of
Christ and not OF Brigham Young. III Dr. Newman
Is bold enough he Will startle Mo .mOndOm and vet
foresee that the Doctor runs the risk of
being bo.h num0led and enraged Nevertheless It IS
capital event, aud, If powerfully marked it
will create an era In Mormon history and be novel
Item In our national history. True there have been
ministers Of the various Christian churches in Titan
anu they have spoken IN the tabernacle, but they
have not grapple with the ''ion OF the Lord, nor
handled Mormonism there; neither, tn now have
either the Beccher5 or the Newmans Of America gone
up to convert Mornondom. And yet this is the pro-
PEI policy and the only kind Of Christian legislation
that should be adopted In the case. instead OF send
lion or into disgrace In the SERVICE let The nation
send up her Christian apostles TO contend with Nor.
mon apostles. Or. Newman is decidedly the man.
He ID bold and s Brigham Young Of his order
When Greek meets Greek then Will come the tug of
war. Newman VIII shake MormOndOm more than
Buchanan did, and yet have said lie Will not master
the many yYiyaa OF a.Zian Nor an.