The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-26
UTAH AND THE NATION.
ExpOsitiOns by a Mormon
Elder.
Congress and tho cullom Bill-Dr. Newman and
Brigham Young-A Mormon Elder in
Washington-ihe New York Saints
in Rebellion Against Brig
ham and Pclygamy.

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
On the breaking out Of the schsm ia Utah hast
December gave to the HERALD a series OF EXPOSE
lions from the reform side. Your special correspon-
dent afterwards came, and Utah affairs were most
faithfully represented by him through the HERALD,
while we continued our work OF editing the So'S
Lake tribune and assaulting Brigham's thcocracy IN
Its weakest points. Several elders Of the Utah Pro-
testants are now abroad on mission for similar
purpose, and they viii strike In various directions
The schism Is now in New York. The Mormon lcOno-
clasts commenced their work here last Sunday ana
rebellion in New YORK against the Utah hierarchy is
almost as serious rebellion in Salt Lake City for
here Is the capital OF Mormondom In Its
emigratonal state. 1t Is too much TO ex-
pect that We can overturn The Kingdom
Of Brigham Young in a dag; but we are working up
the revolution everywhere and in due time shall
overthrow theocracy and abolish polygamy Until
then an lllustrlous Congress shall play with Utah
AFFAIRS to amuse Mr. ColfaX and give DR.. Newman
anti-polygamc opportunities. We shall work out
the solution and. 1T Is to be hoped accomplish more
than those statesmen who are In charge of the
anti-polygamic bills Mrs. Browning said
Aposates only ore iconocasts.
II this be so legislators Cragn and Culom and Drs.
Colax and Newman may not succeed In their COM
bined assaults upon Mormon polygamy and Mormon
theology. hope the Vice President VIII accept the
classification OF his name among the divines; Tor his
famous essays upon Mormonlsm IN the leading evan
gecal paper OF the nation entitle him 10 rank among
the doctors.
TO CONGRESS-.
was direct from Utah on mission to help undo
what l. had been twenty-one years helping to do.
My only excuse for the Inconsistency Is that com.
menced the FIRST part at nineteen ana the second
Part at forty. 1t is the Identical excuse OF nearly all
OF the Mormon Professionals who have risen against
the Popedon~of Brigham Young. And that twenty
one years OF expel ence and the ripe energy OF man
hoods fortlcth year VIII somewhat explain why we
are now In rebellion against theocracies and the ex
ploded Institutions OF the barparic ages. IL VIII
explain also why we are more than the equal OF
Congress in solving the Mormon problem and beat
Ing down hierarchy whose pillars have borne the
wear and tear OF their "threescore years ana ,enu
The hope OF the future is on ourselves. i thank
Providence that 1t hangs not OH Congress.
confess TO some desire to speak the wise men OF
the nation and therefore went to Washington,
where the density OF wisdom dwclls during the ses.
slons. My object was TO explain to the legislators
the subject OF Mormonism and the MormOns, for
had long mourned over Congress and pitied the
statesmen In their periodical spasms over Utah ar
1eirs. And We who are most concerned have some
right to speak, not only to those statesmen but to
the entire nation, upon the matter 1t Is now about
fourteen years since Congress and the Presidency of
the United States attempted to grappe with us, first
by armies and then by anti-polysanic bills SPEAK
ing OF the first as novel point in their history the
NOrmons always couple with 1t the story OF
The mighty King Of France.
Marched up the hill and then marched down again.
Nor has Congress been more successful In legsla-
ting upon UCah affairs than its grand army was iii
fighting the Mormons In 57-S, and then going with
Its General, Albert Sidney Johnston into clean re-
beicn for slavery anu the South. Judging by parai-
lels, the MOrmOns may hope that Congress, alter a
few years more OF failure In legisatng against
p0lygamy, Will become disguised with Itself, ana
catching reaction OF resolves to do something,
turn round and establish poygamy The marriage
law Of the United States. / sincerely wish that
Congress would learn the fact that there ore
more elders in Utah dcsirous OF roofing up
the hierarchy and the polygamy which 80
trouble the wisdom and virtue OF the Capitol, than
there are legislators In the land earnest upon the
same subject. Indeed, to prove to Washington that
Utah was more earnest than herself for social and
religious reform was my chief reason for visiting
that historic city, whose travails had mourned
In the first place, Congress should learn that we
need no special legislation affairs; but II It
has caught mania to legslate let 1t do something
passaby sane and Mormon elders will come TO the
help OF the statesmen WHO SO often have underta-
1s, we need but opportunities and The opening Of our
mines TO solve all our problems. There are 5000
Mormon elders from Great Britain, with twenty
years OF experience In their work. ranging in aAe
not Ovei forty five. What does Congress know OF
us beneath the surface' What even, does America
know OF Utah? Scarcely knew before even the one
1fem above, though II explains much OF the
solution or Mormon difficulties, ana the future OF
UTAH And when to this add the facts that those
1000 elders from Great Britain mostly mono
gamy and whose sons desire not two wives anu
CONFIRM this by the statement that 1t Is those British
elders, with their twenty years. experience and tho
1ntellec ana determination OF their prime, VINO are
ylsnR Tor reform and moving everywhere 10 Amcfi-
Cani2e Utah. will not Congress be able to understand
that we need specIai eeIslationY II it doubts the
soundness OF the policy OF letting the Mormons solve
their own problems, providing Brigham Young COM
more massacres nor assasslaatiOns, 1t may be
further explained, on the point OF the peculiar insti
tuition, that the American poiysamisis range from
them, unless Congress and Dr. Newman work
ut 1t and preach ut II long enough. IN which
pOlygamy and rheocracy instead OF putting
both down; for Is II not evident mat
quarter OF o century poly gamy may live ami theoc
Tacy reign In America for q thousand years Nay,
that shall not be; for BRUSH Mormon elders will
abolish both, and teach America the lesson that no
.kingd0m" or poDedom must be allowed to grow
up in The great republic that has adopted u.s. Those
Tribune win know that this is the very subject
which the Utah rei0imers are buddy prOclaimng 10
our Rome and our pope And we shall teach That
lesson to purpose, and Amercanize Utah Ia spite
OF The impoicy oil special Legislation ana The failure
OF Congress, TO which Will soon be added the failure
OF Dr.. Newman To master the many wives which he I
has taken unto himself-in Mormon poygamy.
Even should the divine gel Tie besi OF the argument
Mormon Of the orthodox side VIII lie able to see
the point. indeed, whcn ] arrived III New York,
after occurring IN Or. Newnans church, in Wash !
lngtOn, found the New YORK Saints mourning over
the Doctor aud his bate article on poygamy much
~ had mourned over Congress iOf It's antpoly-
ganic travails, It's failures and the pentulness OF
abuse which Brigham and my orthodox brethren
have heaped upon It's devoted heal. More upon
DR.. Newman and Brigham Young presently.
TIE NATION IN UTAH
The United States IN Utah never were at much
account until the Utah troestants struck for the
honor OF the nation much as for their own civil |
and religious liberty Being the associate editor Of
the SAT- Lake tribune, who had not divine mis- |
BiOn was nut I'm charge of Inc defence of the ma