Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1871-10-11
The Mormon Rebellion.

Polygsmy, like its "twin relic o.
barbarism, slavery" doubtless enfold:
within ITSELF as did slavery, the ele'
ments of its own destruction. The con-
struction Of a railway across the cont.
nent, opening an influx of eastern men,
with ideas and convictions antipodal to
the central object of Mormonism, into
the very heart Of Utah, has gradually
and certainly undermined the power
and stability Of Brigham Young's HER
archy, and the indications are that it is
soon to be precipitated into a mass Of
unreconstructable ruin. Alarmed, cha
grined and maddened at the onward
march of purer moral and social prin-
ciples and a higher civilization, that
must expose the fsllacy and utter cor
ruption of the priesIly tyranny Of the
wicked leaders and rulers of the deluded
Mormon people, Young senior and
Young junior, see the handwriting on
the wall, that tells that they have been
weighed in the balance of Christian
lied national opinion snd are found
wanting Philosophers and specialists
affirm a law OF" natural selection" the
inevitable workings of which the
weaker and more worthless to perish
under the crushing footsteps of the
stronger and more useful creations Of
their class. The idea would seem to
hold good in morals, at least, and the
American people, we think, are making
a steady and sure progress in a line that
demonstrates that where free discussion
is tolerated, reason, truth, morality and
politicaljustice must and will triumph,
Mormonism is a hateful, baleful, malig-
nant tumor that must be cut off from al
shadow of identity with or sanction Of
American feeling and government. Its
day oil doom is drawing near. The at
tempts Of the United States Courts and
authorities to restrain the Mormon
leaders within the bounds of civil juris-
diction and deeencY, only tend to fire
the Mormon heart, rs did the exposures
Of the frailties and iniquitiss Of slavery
tend to harden the hearts and stiffen the
neeks OF its supporters, until in the
blindness of fanstieal fury they clutched
with bloody hands the throat Of the
nation. The naughty insolenee which
presages a fall, is exempliied in the
conduct and Language ofBrighamY oung,
Jr., the heir apparent" to the shoes Of
his father. This irate scion, in a speech
before the Conference of the Mormon
Church, at Salt Lake, on Thursday last,
on which occasion there were eight thou
sand Of the faithful present, said that the
MormCns (who received the words of the
" coming prophet" with an universal
amen. and aloud clapping ofhands) were
entitled to the exclusive occupation and
enjoyment of Utah, because they had
first made a settlement there; that they
asked no favors or assistance from any
source, and that they deied all their
enemies, the government Of the United
States included. He called the officials
now prosecuting the Mormons tools, OF
the devil, and prayed God to curse them.
Then, with violent gesticulations, he
exclaimed" Trust to God, keep your
powder dry, and don't fail 70 have on
hand a good supply Of fixed ammuni-
ton"
If this kind of language is of any
avail whatever, its manifest purpose is
TO incite 10 open rebellion against the
government, and it is aquestion whether
the United States should not take Young,
jr., by the collar, and teach him that he
is not the unimpeschsble sutocrat he
presumes to be. The evidences are that
the Mormon question has reached the
point of elimination and must meet
with a solution decisive now and forever.
Let the rebellious leaders be arrested,
and the courts continue to prosecute for
bigamy, adultery, or for whatever kin
dred evils prevail in defiance of flaw and
the genius of American institutions,