New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-10-31
TIE VAR ON POLTGINl.

,t,yoR WELLS ADMITTED TO BAIL in FIFTY
THOUSAND DOLLARS.
SAT- LAKE CITY, Oct. 30.-The United States
Oi.trct Court was occupied this morning IN the ErE"
rcut OF motion to admit to bail Daniel H. Wells one Oh
the pcrsons arrested saturday upon th' chr%" "
murder When the counsel had concllcI tleF arS"-
mcnts ChiciJustico Mexican said;
.a,tborrh before this u. tion argued was WI
srore thai both in Grca. Britain and in The Tinted
states prisoners under IA Tor mru.i arc aLH%'
F%ver adittcd to bail, stll was willing =" he con
inced that il would he rst Ia this cast To disregard an
almost universal rule. lnd,Cd, vs. AZ "'S 10 W
EnTc ,v5ht TO So isy Il, SelI that II wcu be ritht
and proper TO sly at as thS ugir'a' @ ,o, 40
Camp boIg,ns WnSi ri in Ills curt is some nils dis
taht fT1Iu tIe city Ii al AID the Mayors residence, II
would be practically mpC>siLS tGr Tie defendant Wh
in that camp 10 attend 10 any Gi ms %Ir," ct @ "a
order of the city, ! will, therefore, M we 'S'I
10 bail in the Of $5OOcJ with two srlDe1cn' s'TcueS
Col Wickcber has declined the appointment ol United
States Attorney for Utah for the reason tat the Post
General would nor consent t'a h. should hold
the Office OF postal agent and attorney AT the same time
ChiefJustico Mexican ha> designated Robert N BasNn
as Attorney and has recommended him for appointment
Major Hampstead, who resigned as United States Attor-
ney at present the leading counsel Of Brigham Young
BRIGHAM YOUNG'S DISCIPLES IN BROOK
LYN, L. D.-1HEIR VIEWS on TIE PRESENT
CRISIS.
herring about $50 persons Of both sexes reside IN tho
heart of that portion OF Brooklyn commonly known as
Wiamsburgh, and meet ~ public worship every Sun
day from IL a. III. to p H.. under the leadership of
Henry Bywater. in American Hail. This Is the recruit
ing agency to which European converts arc directed
and whence they sent to the Sansat Ut Lake City
In view OF recent events in Utah. TRIBUNE reporter
called several Of the leading hers Of tho cOnGre
cation, yesterday TO obtain the views !he msfOr
of their Mormon brethren in the West They were
reluctant to upon the subject hit the following
Jews were elected from prominent members;
They regarded the conviction OF Elder Hawkins as an
vet Of religious persecution, and compared him with
Iuss aud Cranmer. The charges against Brigham
Young, they said, involved crusade against taeIr re.
giOus system and were rs groun oss ~ tusy were hit
they Thought would be directed next We IF against RO
man Catholics, or any other religious st Americans
they violating fund menal prini}. : Of repnl :;
canisIl which guarantee to every man hons oler'
ton. When continued aggression hAs d. ga tGrIh It's
fruit IN strengthening Mormonsln 50 t1' 10 followers
shall number millions the world will len to leave mat
tersOfpryato conscience alone They ad It'd that there
were three sects OF MUrmons but III mod that tn
Gully proved the growing power OF Their religion
Christians when they became powerful, naturally sep
Hrgod into different sects, with common basis Of aith,
discipline. The power of Government NAV drive the
MOrmOns from their present home Bat thry will Gather
Tney lad scttcI f in Utah they said When It wa VII
derness had built city enriched tue lann ana added
imprisonment and exile But although K'Innnrs
the sword. They preached and Taught tho gospel OF
peace.
when the reporter suggested that poygamy was q
crime against the law TIE nation and that the crime and
not the the objective point o tie attack he
received the vehement response; Whnt are y"4r laws
Int enaCments made by one regtl us sect and evCled
against all othersi The crimes against God ana society
are enumerated in the DccGlOSuc, upon which human
Legislation should based The question o. marriage Is
ntsidr of law and Il left the inerpr tdtiun Of him
who translates the wisdom Of sOlon and the teachings
NJ olvn long as religion uphOlds no
canrSo 10 U,t Inconsistent with the DAT fiOm Sinai,
# should not be egsated against directly or Indirectly
Roman Catholicism violates the comm tHIlnnnt Tor
bidding idOiatry, yet you have 10 Law by winch that
crime may DO punished That religion has passed
through the era Of its persecution THIS the day Tor
Nor1honism to pass through fro aud be purified
The same sentiments seemed To pervide the minds OF
all the members of the congregation and they exhibited
great excitement in cOnversng upon the subj CT express
inc proess to suffer aud de Tor the Of their
rellgOI.