New-York tribune., 1871-11-22

was guilty Of fayoritism charged II he acted
Hawkins case represents no general sentiment II
ccrtional in every way. Before JOhnsons army was
sent here hS Buchanan to destroy % rss %ss %dGy hy
Mormon wives would seek refuge with tho army from
1"sr And now Ho a court
aud opens its arms to all who seek snch rc'isi
as Courts can give but no woman nies 70 ,,ao' ats
pie say the dcnouncer Of the new religion when shn
sormny cspon'cd and now declares to tx , na'hnu @
charge that polyRamy IL anomaly as woll 81 al Oh
fcnsc There again You are wrong in yomr narrnm % and m,
real the history OF all nations ana n % ulT ~ ~, INF
find that rOlvg8mv IL and has been prhrceu ny % ~, ~
the most powerfu cmtvatrd and happy peoples have
known other system. Yet you oppose y", ~ ~" n
fraction against the united voice OF tn ,v obicct
to your persecution do not sy that yo" artv s even
and act as do, or he deprived OF your .ince the
though am in The majority ana nave n "I noI"
world began, and must ie til hc 'ii . imos charged
against Iom Tbern is very general and "idcrpreas ~
belief that many apOstateS from inc enc
well many Gcnliles who nay" pt rnction Of the Nor
mon church authorities What have you 10 sas , w. do
Cannon-Nohng. have committed no n,i'"rn ,d nurdrr
nn, LunIr ,f any one else having CnniiIWu , 1
Tc "rcs have been fabricated There Is no Pos %"
ths continent where the y"S ana irrryry Our c
ZEN. have endured insults and abuse rom p tr I''
others which they hna on, nHe fDe n anoir mdt would
have provoked riots and possibly the organization VI
vigilance committees. o =, ,,,o pa-r;shos
torr,spondcnt-Tbcro was the case OF tir rarrlSn'1
for cnmpicy in which Of your bishops. johnson Is
now under nlicmrntIl suppose no doot eA'S'' 'n''
G,mmom"If the testimony of the scNronfcsscd mur-
dcrcr Durcc can he relied upon sulos" @ tnefe ' va
murder was away from Utah during that ana Supse
mm.ni years and know only about the from rllnor
DIrcc understand. says hc KILLED soncrody ana hoS
10 nlplcatr Others in the transaction inc larrl'n.H
whom never knew wcrD -ad to be abomlnably we anu
Iccn every Tho fact that Jonnson Is re-
leased on bail shows pretty plainly the OPINION ehtct'
tan hy the Court respecting MS CiSt.
Corrcsponlcnt-Then the case OF DR. Robinson who -
man l. clear that he was shot by Morons whiio
on a professional crrand by night 1..oo,,.
Canu0n-A srict investigation OF this case drcctiV
after the occurrence in which cytov. Waller ~ Can.
forna took active part ~ legal adviser IN an ati'np
to Impcatc the Morm"ns, failed to eicit 40 a AZ c,
heard scntlla Of evidence against them. lial .ucn
evidence been obtained 1t would have been pr3cIa"d
AMI not A. bare assertion. have heard that when the
Investigation took turn IN direction cxcnilatory o
truly | know not that galvanized ianks." who hLd
been punished for misconduct at Camp Dougias'; W
which he pOStSurgrOn Threatened ihs ne. 'orilniy
the MoIm"ns had noingt9 gam ny ms ,, % & p n"' MY ~,
should this community be hsli rrsns' n ,"T ' IN Tmw
York. He jew. HIS a>Siss u yr, uhhhowh. nov i
How would the Christian citizens OF l4rR io"i 10
have his death laid to their door, OF To be hed account
able for his asSassinationf . , 49,, -
Corrcspondent-Bu the q" Morri'ioS as th"y Mcrs ,e
called. in which the killing Wa not denied. How
do YOU explain away the charge o dbloodei murder
made against the Mor'nons IN that ease ,, -,
('lnnOu-Thc MurrlsIte WAS SIMPLY process OF
law A band of people had organized themselves and
commenced dcrcda,ions upon the stock OF citizens Two
yru whose stock had been stolen, went 10 th"lf
camp in search of their property They were %z'i I'M
wisonrd and their lives we're threatened Measures were
iakcn 10 release them by civil process hui III va ih
Chcf Justice of the Territory called for posse which
was at r- denied by the Executive but which after re-
urItcd attempts the part of the Sherih to serve the
writs had failed was furnished In the meant me Morris
and his people had ntrouched Themselves. determined
TO rrist the officers by force Of arms They shot and
killed two of the posse but finally captured. son"
Of their number being killed III the uttack upon
NUM- "rrr it was IN tins case and had this affair
Cured any other community nothing rondeiniatorv
of the officers would have been heard An attempt has
been made t. show that there wd7 unnecessary kiiine
the part of the posse after u" SURRENDER nnt ,ne
facts are that after the roicr stronghold had been en-
tered and their stacked Morris lnrited his follow
rush for their arms. hr himself leading th' way,
whn were admitted This trcachrIy wis only prevented
hy tie prompt sIooting down 0f Morris anu oo or '"o
more who III the act of sen ng their guns
CORE. .pordrnt--lt has been charged that the thrh
Crf Justice Of the Territory who was instrumental III
pocuring that raid upon The MorrScs assisted hy
Tho then CoycrOr and that both Influenced either
by thr Mormon leaders or by drslrc TO secure lher
Ctnnon-Itis not correct Their conduct was such as
might be- expected from officers sworn 10 maintain the
laws under similar circumstances IN any state Or leri'
rrc-pondcnt-Wcro these Morri.o, not aposiatc'.
hS wn' T"ssh S S' np and he leaders
Cannon-Thcy were apostates. ThcAr being broken up
the pc"pe except perhaps those who suffered from
their thievish propensitics Our experience has taught
us that violence IL bad weapon " se against any sys-
TEN. true Or false IT was no Wish Si tn Mornohs ~, TO
posse; fact, Prcaidcnt expressed MS
views Of the mex xpedcncy VI calling II out:
Corrrspondent-Butt the Mountain Mrad"w massarr"'
and children were bntchcrrd. DO you deny thAt Nor
mons had hand in that's ..
Cannon-I cannot deny 1t. but do not believe IT, if
they did. no punishment can De TOO severe ior nr ~
was clearly tho work Of Indians who have always been
cdy ryprcssed the desire that the facts OF the case
should be bY the officers OF the law, III order
tiat the terrible stigma should Dc removed from tho
spondeni-D YOU believe Brigham Young, Daniel
H. Wells or Hosea Stout authorized or III any way aDet
ted the killing Of Yates, ~ charged III the indctuchtf
Cinn0n-I 30 not
Young to Kill pcrson would YOU consider 1t your dutS
to President Young never suppose any such contln
gcnoy would pr as ikciy to comin such decd as he
10 counsel n.
Cores spondcnt Yon were excluded from the Grand
Jury by judge Mexican. Let me ask whether you
would, # allowed 10 serve, vote 10 convict brother
Mormon under any clrClnlstanccsi
Cannon Mr. Correspondents would not BAPTIST con.
imIrrturnt If you wrI" to d'k him II no would
convict brojh"r BIplSt II werr 10 III on jury
should cndcIvor to nec out justice 10 ali, Mormon or
Correspondent In your paper OF oct you published
editorial item from which Will read 1t would De
an excellent th ior the aica OF all t"," 10 are en-
their substance, he taken and held III remembrance
for somrbody VIII nave 10 paj the costs Of
all these un;iglltcous pr"cycdinE, with intrr"h too
4 day reckoning will con" and II at that day the
gone 10 their own place. then clIirrn wAcre they have
any, he called On To pay the acuinuatri debt, even
t" G3 IT, ihry cannot escape ultimate r|ribrtioil"
Now. lei ask. what did you mean by t.i'f Your Ian
gungc IL thrcarnIng ana your threats are evidently
aimed at the officers q" the General Government here.
what is tins pcnlliy which yon propo.o to inrt upon
the persons 10 whom yOu audr, or their children. and
how do you expect To collect the debt of which you
spoakf ~,
that the the fathers shall be visited the heads
cdrcnI consider that tho presrnt against
the lorions il wholly unIstitablc and unuitigatcily
Iualicons and wicked; and therefore, as men are to he