The New York herald., 1870-01-14
M o r M o MS M
Tire Mormon Question in Congress anda
Probable Fight Over 1.-THE Saint
hsrsaslhng Their Forces-Eldsr
RnSton to the Rescue What a
rho Saints Propose to DO A
and What They Are
Doing in This City.

R.drf 8oDo-t 7. Burton, the Ds2acr OF tle bloody
crusade agaan3s the M0rrisltes, sod Hho reJoces II
thp gosaejsion OF multfarous efhces In utah, de
psrtea lest esk for the national oapital Ii Is saic
i,y shoss who ought to know thar ihs yists OF Mt
Bnzeon 20 washington has in II some connection
with .ne slr bills upon the Morlnou question now
sWaitaYs tho action OF Congress.
AORMONIsM DOOMED.
RTigasm Yong and his delegass, Mr.. hooper,
si1noos,a anticipating some action on the part o.
Consre;s lia not expect the nvaerons and over
whelnaing e1ovts which have been made DY mem
bs1s 20 bang about a speedy solution OF
tie GoTTaoa question. Perhaps Me. Hooper and
h.s calaf yested secure in the 1nenery OF
past gleDoT.es which they had achieiea over Cons
aras saa expected to gain future srilmph3 by ylr1
tle OF pas. operations. Events have deinonatrated
however, iaat they entsrtaned any such hopes
they naYo nesn srtevousY disappointed Ihe failing
heath o. III. Hooper has rendered. hi@ incapable Oh
successfully combating, unaided aud clone, the
.ewsria tuiusnce against him. Hence the necessity
OF al sGlcent ally and the presence oi Air. Bnrtonl
IL Washington.
THE CHAMPION OF rHa sila7l5.
M,. sufson 10 . man OF considerable 3bReWane3e
aoa gac'. rs major general in tne AanYoo legion
ne Is Fel yersed IN great many new tasdcs, ana
IaeIanss3 OF foTcign legations VIII probably gave an
Opportunity aaorded them foy taking lessons ia
tipoxa2.ic laoyements Of high order, il they VIII
raaEe .esly application 70 the Mormon envoy rom
the haGen court OF Brigham Young.
III. Surton held the oince of Collector OF Internal
ReYepus FOX tae Territory OF Bsan under the ad'
m.nslssslor Of President Lincoln, and he rclle
uDQr ,hag circumstances 10 creGse favorable i'm
p.2,z,oa upcn the minds OF frients of tho doceasc
President in nis favor. He IL also q man who ha
been sris6 ana trusted by Brgn@n Young, who,
q reward sos Ills fidelity, has advanced htm 10 til
high OH ceB which he now hosds IN the MorM1
Church .Suca man is never sent upon all ordinar
mission. 1,s eervlces are TOO valuable as aoin
ssneo,sily dnIang the existence al schlsm iwhic
% anaaas Baighsms power to ils ioundaton. ~
naao vYio ,eu on the hosts OF Zion wit
rlee9 and srsillery to imbrGe their hands 1
she Flood ., little handful OF Mogrise alssenteI
ear1o, 10 very well spared IN sueh momentou.
oyis49 as Sont which threatens bho tase 81 ~
soF49 10 BE- sut sure IRE os y also Hsna
Na,or General Burton would anpesr 10 better nd
vsnsaa. aaa be called into more naeful rcGnisltio
at hone where he c0uld appear ~ tpe head OF III
ie:tor, TgAta c cross one hano tnd sword ia th
Other, 70 pub down the we herehcs VINO aare als
ho opa aurts the roe when be ms assumed
Warrington equally as wen yet remains to he seen
WTaas sAscJ Fhe efforts Of himself ana Mt lloopei
NAV have upon the members can probably De bettel
asceraa,ned when the bills upon The Mormon qucy
son ass called mp in committee OF the whole.
J,sCoEDARY LIGHTS oP Tia 3AiTH.
o. the Mormon missionaries who arrived hert
ro2a ;se.. I.ss City, Henry AcEwan end Samuel "
S.,Ttpo sn remain to edify and instruct the saints
g6n3gai gsel,ng OF discouragetaens fs ies by the
Us,sSupsrioJ at the poor success which they meet
71.a "a making converts. Much OF this they attrt
hus9 10 ina newspaper correspondence ana reports
Trey sse particularly bitter against tne Su Thcl
they Slain has grossly misrepfeAenting them N
mary Tes983gs They say that II "a not their taut
II tssooG,, poverty they are compelled to meet IN
tie thsn2 soy OF a building witb liquor ana
cylger saoon below.
raE MORMON MgyrrsNs,
Yls baskets OF oyster shells they regard - very
E0cG s1nghslita for ratings ~ prevent people NON
going pH the steps sideways on dark a)id stormy
n.,EU. Bub IeW strangers attend their meetings,
sno SAGy drawn thther by curiosity excited by
tho peUSpaper reports, 80 see now the Normons
looE act Snd worship, without having TO take a
journey 10 Utah for tnat purpose. Inc ELDERS nave
rcs vet reeu nble to present u wei authenticated
casa o. OopTer5lon on the part Vi these Sa'tot5 IL
Is saIea shat account Of the cGtfciae poverty or
every Sunday 70 deiray expenses and SUPPORT the
poOr. n ssoms rather curious 10 talk about the
poverty os she MOrmonS, when their leaders
srB rolling In wealth and luxury Ia Utah through
Gha enspo oi tithing. AS. however every one Will
bo governed by his own notions IN bhls respecI II
VIII 10 useesS TO comment upon the subject further.
Tbe cllszs also deny that they are abons 10 make
any snlsss sSorts to propagate t0er doctrines by
hU.,csDg places Of worship.
saAT TaB .IIGHrs" RYJECr 70 no.
T0sy sSpec1 70 accomplish more u quiet, nnob-
tiueise sa7, through conversations aud standard
Mormon works. than by preaching ~ public in tina
there " isdoIN; for the sey1nons ~ many or them
subject % another, never explaining any one thing
60 sae5 "A pe13oa OF even ordinary COMPREHENSION
CSC understand IL They never attempt TO reason
T.taoaz ralpag short Of the point winch they wish
to Uaale IND logical deductions are things entirely
uria0FYa 10 them, The attention oi many may
hsys bean excited by their preaching 80 investigate
rhe,r els but no conversions ever followed as the
1eSuiGs 1f .G3lT so-called sermons.