The New York herald., 1871-12-21
A. Wall FROM MORMON LAND.

A French Mormon's Appeal for Justice
President Grant . ProcOnsui and Nero
Justice Mexican Modern Jenrcys-lis
I'D ierrnts, Nanni.lcs AMI ,arpct.Bag9crs.
We have received the following letter lin French)
from one OF the martyred SAINTS In Utah. The
writer - evidently man OF poetic, i'm ginative
temperament, and mas worked himself up TO the
highest pltcn oil religious enthusiasm. Translated
into sober English. his hlgstrung ucubrallons read
PINE CANYON Utah, Dec. 10, 1871.
TO THE EDITOR or TIE HERALD:-
resy upon your we.anosn impartlaltty IN re.
questiLg yod to insert these lew Ina, your amous
Joarnai. Inc HERALD HAS published enoish ol cor
responaence hostile 10 the Mornlols not to allow
Que Vi men 70 express MS yleW3 10 ts numerous
readers on tna situation oi Inc Territory OF Utah,
were IL oniy Tor the SAKE OF breaking Tie monotony
o. abuse snowered upon daily. am not gong
to task oi reigloI, oi Goa the Bible. sllai
not inaae myseu liable lo be called Il fanatic;
neither snail l speak VI the gisaIlic lapor ana el-
eryy when nave TUNED Uarren piains INTO lIl nl
cent gardens. quorum per, ydTta .ar. alsd.,ln
10 make an appeal 70 gratitude. snail not recount
the wroa1s ana asonles o. our sorruwin5 people
Throughout tue Territory, rom Aauvoo 70 oal Lake.
Le.orc long we snAli, perhaps, envy evea the late
simply sound Inc alarm OF endangered Amercan
hpsrty -fUtS Anse,tcatB uOsrtaLAs. General
Grant, who VIII soon be pfoconsul or mllitar dc
ta.or. Will no longer tu,elats the M0rmulS IN nus
duhinion. III lhe same manner as LOUIS 4Ats would
mol Tolerate Cavin!ss IL ms Kingdom. lhe religion
o the Meholists na, uccoine Tue religion ol ctale,
anu wItnout the pale OF tDis Ihurcn There Is no sal.
vailon. The sreaC ~ Generdi has seat II, MS chap
lain--the woud-De converting missionary, New.
man Ito tel la 50; ana AS He have the D,o taste
not to Sten 10 hln ne mas Instructed .ne MetuoItst
judge Mcnean, 10 make Us listen TO reason. Inis
m0uefn jefreys Is eager 10 instruct aud cnastlso
.ls. ne Annals our munlcIpal laws, DuL ne
protects the rumshops ana houses Oh prostitution
against tue encroacnments 0 the police. He con-
denns hawkins to tnree years. iilrrisollnent lor
having Committed a.illlefy VITA ms owl WIie, but
lie s.nlie5 IN pateluai manner Oh the pros.ll
wnO nave followed nim 10 Sal, Lake. PROBABLY MIS-
tendei sCncilude ior our souls viii one day ye; in-
10 come nLner order 70 all his Efforts AT our
complete civllZatlOn Lut Sudll pass the ucS
0i Lilis Juugc acts ridiculous u, tney are odious-
and address myself 10 Inc eoyeruiE classes oi lhe
Lrsat IepuDac. belong 10 Il comAunliy the Aicm-
bcrS VI which nayc been accused oT ali ilnasln-
able ciLles, except, perhaps, tnal VI mufueiil5
their own o1istrins. l auinat mat II Is your
ou,y 10 investigate these Charges and TO
punish Il the law mas been yi0atca; but II not OUT
ol respect ior us, aJ least out vi respect ior your
own honor anu oIn.ty, 90 nol eltrust the al AIMS
ratlon justice to tae hands oi cart uay-
gers VINO nave 1851 all sense ., S1lle iild uccency,
anu wno III order 10 cdrry ou. their nsi.tiOus de-
crees are obieed to PICK up their jury men IRON the
gutter. 5euu us honest anu rieu ni.n; there must
be so.le sucd among you. Lct them be as severe as
y0., ilke shall not lear them. Let them come,
We snail iaciii.ate tner Researches. II lney And
muruerers among Us We shan surrender tnem 10
/ tuelr nautiS. IL tney an. women VINO are
i-.rcateu Or nave been besued let tnen prosecute
an punisn. We snail be Tie IisL To applaud. We
only ;isk tnat ihey SalI De good dnd honest IN ell
III one woiu, sei. lenien Ut ~ Inflated wisu the
pow er with wnich the people have conAdei ou,
you nave ueefmlueu tlaJ .aOrul nlsui snail dsLp
pear ut ali nt4ards-I You nave loredoomed us
Wel, Lnen nave the courage, Ut least, 10 tell us so
III Inc lace. what 40 you jeir2 You nave numbers
anu Iorce, cannon ana ariIs of me most modern
uc,ti uctlvenesS on your side. You caiilUJ 4ear i
revolt. Tadt would pe mauness on cur part; tliat
would be our destruction. What hnucrs you, then2
Or nave you perhaps !eclued as Charles lA. did on
the eve Oi st. Dat.loioneW, ta.LJ not single ndl
vdnal shan escale alive 10 reproacn yolr 10 do
this have you perhaps not yet perfected your ned
suresi Of, Ike our ailiaDle Governor Wood
On the 4tn Of July, can you not nnd
case you nad better promote BaShln. lie VIII not
fan ou, Tor he Is ehu,ods OF aalaL But pernaps
you LnlnS tnat II Is better we shJu,d are the hrst
shot, anu that III spite or our pcaceabc intcntiOns
II you Can hnu twelve can.illeS, who, upon the
testimony oil Two aSsassin5, VIII render verdict Of
'.suity" against one .. our leaders. thai we thus
urlvau TO the extremity OF despair, Saa rebel and
you tnen lave u plausible prcteXt iur o general
massacre. All this may come 10 pass. We love
Datlcu, alld WIN leli YOU why. They have Ieeu
Our trends In JOY and LII sorrow; We have never
goae to them, buL We nave returned encouraged ana
cOaSoled every day, evcrJ moment We have found
them klnd true and virtuous. Their mouths nave
never ueceived Us and as we are not yet civilized
enough to he uisrateiul their tate will fate.
II you want their lives take ours. strike We are
ready. AZ. CtsStt' Ul0rttuti o. SaiutdiaL "Fanat-
les " say you. No. SIR. no fanatics; not more than
he OF whom the poet says:-
Justun &c tenacem proposu vrum,
Nee civiun prlva iubeatiura.
Mcnte auatit sondA, ,
Bic iraetus iiiabaur orbs
lmpaviiuIa Ieglent funac.
This Is not ianaticlsm. 1t IS our firm resolution
Constitution Of me UnlLed States guarantees t(
every Citizen In Closing appeal to all the friends
Of iiJerty that they should raise their voceS III
1avOr OF tie feeble VINO are Delng oppreS5eI. Let
them not bc deceived Tho arbitrary VIII not stop
untll they have stlned the Last breath Of the last
NeclAan. PETER A. DROUBAY.