The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1870-09-23
OUR HORIZON xRIQHD0Rs,

Ybr . year Utah has been caass' Of hos
tile elements, powerful, bitter. yet inter
m.nglipg. The fres were only smoulder'
Ing. Within . week two thisgs have oc'
CURED to precipitste tho mixture, resolve
each element untojtself and fan the flame
of discord to arnedA,ostility. Gov. shafe'
has forbid the Mormon MALTA to assemble,
and ordered oil their arms to be turned ove'
to the Federal Adjutsnt General Of Utah,
and Chief Justice Mexican has declared
invalid the Acts of the Territorial Legis
lsturc Of the last ten years whereby the
jurics of Utah were chosen. and these juries
sitting in the jury box to try the lives and
rights Of property of American citizens, &C.
knowlcdged Is higher law than that Of the
United States government, the supreme he.
hcstso Of Brigham Young and his Councils
II Tic Government sustains Shaffer. thus
ends the Nauvoo Legion Is Legitimate
military organization within tic United
States, and. il. the Supreme Court sustains
Mexican the hack Of the Mormon Thcocra.
cy, whereby the laws Of tho United States,
wherever they come in conflict with pOlyg.
amy have been dead letters on tho Statute
books, is broken. The Nsuvoo Legion vas
q standing menace to the Government.
The army Of johnson virtually surrendered
to it, and its existence has prevented that
protection to Gentle citizens which the
United States has realized they were justly
entitled to, but which they have never re-
ccived. General Put Conner, the MncSla-
hon of the West, is the only officer who has
bearded tho Lion ruuShiy IN his den. Brig.
liam hates him as the dcvildocs holy water,
md his appointment as Major General Of
Militia is an evidence that tho order means
business. We anticipate trouble in Utah.
Drigl,am's acts. and those of his subordi.
mates, have not been less arbitrary and out.
rageOus since tho completion Of tho rail.
Dad and tho influx of Gcntilcs. As recent
instances VIC refer to the destruction Of En-.
gelbrcchts store, and the outrage upon Mr..
Sicnl,ousc aud wife. The Golbc djsscntcrs
are increasing. They ask protection from the
Church. That protection means their pro.
lection rs citizens by the United States laws;
and that those laws may be maintained and
justice dispensed without fear or intimida.
lion, the Mormon militia must lie subordi-
nate In power to the United States troops.
These results arc sought Ly the order and
decisions cited. Sustained in this, tho Nor.
mon absolutism ends. We will sec whether
Young will submit to be thus sl,orn of his
strength and see his power cramble about
'fn, or whether he will rally tho faithful
nd meet aggression with tho mailed hand,
We believe he is now abscnt in Southern
Utah. but this will induce his quick return,
md rs tho annual muster of tho Navoo lie.
y:on takes place November LIST, the issue
between him and Sha!fcr cannot long bc de-
erred. Our readers may not be surprised
in few days We have us thrilling events
almost at the boundaries of
Montana, As those which have for tho past
wo months trnnspircd beyond tho seas. We
Opc not, but events indicate the hour has
One when tho United States and Mormon.
'm ars about 10 contest for supremacy in
1tal.