New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-03-10
NEW INFLUENCES IN UTAH.
FREE PRESS IN BRIGHANrS DOMINION

4 FREE PRESS IN BRIGHAMS DOMINION.
SEEDS OF DISRUPTION IN THE MORMON CAMP
POWER OF THE PRESS-THE PRACTICES OF
BRIGHAM.
SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 15.-Poor Brigham
His apostles and prophets at last that the latter
days full Of evil and hardly know what TO do with
themselves. free-spoken bishop remarked yesterday,
that he had for years looked for this was long lane
that had turning" There thousands like him
throughout the Territory but they dare not side with
the movement of progress II is no easy matter Tor men
with numerous wives and many children to settle the
question of duty in their own minds With years and
ripe experience they what was obligatory
when they first associated with Momonsm. What con
hdng enthusiasm suggested them to accept "to build up
the Kingdom" was well enough while they believed that
the world was fast Fastening 10 its final breakup, that
they were the Church taken into the wildeessto escape
the general calamites that 10 oyertake Babylon
the Great" and that Brigham Young's prediction that
the North South should this warfare till
they had desoaed the land laid waste their cities rent
in twain the Constitution, and there was safety
nowhere but in Zion That the women
NJ the Gentiles would rush TO Utah and beg the
brethren give them protection and the honor Of their
names; that many who would not fight against their
negbors would have to fee to the mountains for safety
and that the Saints who Fingered back in the States
hugging the eshpots, would he terribly shaken with
fear the calames that coming upon the RepD-
tic that they would he glad to make their way TO he
mountains Of Israeli" What solemn denial do the
facts to-day give the picture that was thus painted
for the confding Saints ito look upon The records OF
Brigham Young's life do not convict him OF knavery'
There are many facts in his history that speak of I'M
compromising sincerity. He IS the victim of free inter
probation Of tradition in his work, recognizing no Dfalh
but his own, following no path but that OF his own
tracing and only accountable TO his own Judgment AS
a contribution TO history his life has been valuable, ana
the longer that is spared TO the world the more pos
terity will be benefited for in this remarkable man IA
natcism will be seriously wounded where before II was
strongest.
The best means to an end not always employed
m revolutions but thus far, the Utah reformers have
been particularly successful. distinguished attorney
who has been many years in the Territory said on
recent public OCCASION that, looking back upon the
course the revolution. 1t seemed TO have been wonder
fully prudent the adaptation of means. The revolu
tonists have trusted in the might of the pen. Hoe
press has done what army, with Congress to back IT,
could achieve. Brigham laughed at "Buchanans
troops" and deled Congress interference. The
people were then united. Never a public or private
prayer was offered without claiming for the Mormon
the choicest Of Heavens blessings that he might
''be the wsest man world and that before him
al enemies should perish" Those prayers nodded the
thoughts feelings and affections Of the people TO the
point desired. He was Heavens renresentative-the
world was his enemy. No bayonets could fight that in
Anence hut the reformers brought faith TO fight faith
They admitted all that traccahe 10 their Great Mas
r,
Brigham also aud then gently led the way from the i'll
duction Of Heavens Partially for Utah and the Nor
has shaken everything and the traditional stories of
early MormoniSm are openly questioned ana arralShed
Personally, Brigham is great mimic and satirist He
thoroughly cOmprehends the keenness OF satire and,
when disposed it unSparingly. When the reform
commenced the Of an apostle published NJ the once
Of the Church paper bitter comic sheet under the Gs
gestiye title OF Kespd pitching H. Provocative OF re-
dgced m "5Position paper called Diogenes and the old
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into every private hidne-paCe. DfOgcHcS Is strtMgy
hold and no one and nothing is spared. Brigham is
lapdcd with freedom and felicity and the Institutions
played with and exposed. The retormerS dlsOWn any
interest in it, but all the enjoy the benefits OF the
Dogenes is hercely sarcastic on Utahs clam for adj
ssloninto the Union, and boldly tells one man who Is
charged with having been of the leaders in that
dreadful Mountain Meadow massacre that his throat is
and the Housc for the admission OF Utah into
te Union as sie; me hns , en uneese Ak, t
each other that they have the same parentage Tom
Fitch Nevada got Senator Wilson 10 Introduce the o
into the Chamber anu FItc heisnnor TI vi I'm
fOrIa has presented the other to the House livery
sensible person here protests against the Dill being con-
sdered al all even though the abandonment Of poly gmy
is ostensbly contemplated one of the provisions ot me
state shall he in accordance with the present election
laws Of Utah This would require the numbering ana
Congress is not to be led into Ills terrible wrong. We
will Indifferent to progress Great as would e the
satisfaction NJ seeing poygany ended would ony De
under the claim that the state sovereign and could
regulate its internal affairs. The priesthood hOld
that in all such things the end ustites the means.
Congress need not trouble about poly gamy. Protect
the peope i'm the freedom OF the baOtbOX, make every
device by which the voters ballot j. known penal
nnse ana p0ygamy will disappear There not one
girl in a hundred to-day who will accept pOygamOus
husband The institution exploded by the weight OF
ill., selfcreated misery. When Joseph smith FIRST taught
the doctrine Of p0lygamy To the Mormons there was
great deal Of the affinity feeling creeping into the
Church. A change Of marital relations was no mn
common thing those days. and II for time dil
,ut for some men know whether their wives were
their OF belonged to some one else ~ Is n9t Iols
SINCE one of the apostles discovered that the partner OF
h- first i0ys had been the wife of another man Tor 20
wears, But there is little love in BIlghans pCygdmy
In is duty that he teaches. The sentiment OF anecOn IN
matrinOuy is folly TO linn. IN his language the women
them" a young was Tilted by a young lady. lie
complained 10 Brigham, but he no reason Tor dis
sa sfactiou. "Sc has sster-prObably you could get
her for "A wife" There nothing that Brigham cOud
sce 70 prevent one sister doing a. well a. another