The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-30


mediate ring of few men, who were his councillors
and his apostles were granted nearly all the water
and wood privileges in the mountains surrounding
salt Lake Valley. In country where there was
seldom rain the control OF the waters issuing from
the canyons was to give them the complete mastery
Of everything.
The defence offered by the Hon. Mr.. Hooper, the
Utah delegate, was the worst that could have been
made. Instead OF rebuttng the facts cited from
"the laws OF Utah." he tried the tear and sympathy
dodge, and spoke OF what the Mormons had done
for humanity, by first travelling the
Palms. killing the snakes and subduing the
Indians, and how they had done all this
and fed the emgrants to California In its
earliest days, &C., 'for the glory Of" &c. Now Mr..
Hooper knew that the Mormols never killed
snake, nor built bridge, made an inch OF road
for the benefit OF the Gentiles going to California.
They did It, Of course, for their own convenience
and benefit, the same as has been done In all
pioneering explorations In every mile OF this great
country, and more, the Mormons have never done.
On the contrary, as exhibited by Mr.. Stevenson,
they never built bridge or established ferry
without fixing cxorbtant toll rates, and they never
sold pound or breadsturs vegetables, or fruit to
the passing emlgrant without making him pay
dearly for It, The debate on Thursday did at least
one good thing-it settled forever the eternal
clamor about what the Mormons have done for the
opening up OF the Continent They did what they
were forced to do for their own good. so did the
Gentiles in Colorado Nebraska, Dakota, Wyoming,
Montana, Idaho, Nevada and California. This crow
ing is, therefore, fortunately ended.
HOW BRIGHAM GOT HIS WEALTH.
The Hon. William II. Hooper did not think 1t
proper to relate the following facts of which he
was perfectly cognizant:-
The State OF Deseret, a political organization
Jr,,ikn1 G ho,r vad
on the 9th December, 1850, ordan "that Brigham
Young have the sole control OF City Creek and
Canyon, and that he pay into the public treasury the
sum OF $500 therefor" As Governor OF the estate
OF Deseret," Brigham Young, OF course, approved OF
this action OF his own Legislature, and for twenty
two years he has controlled the waters of City Creek
nd the timber OF that canyon, and the Territorial
Legislature, the only legitimate political organiza-
ton that the federal government can recognize,
has never interfered with Brighams privileges.
This City Creek Canyon Is the nearest Of all the
mountain gulches where frewood Is accessible to
the people of Salt Lake City, There Is not another
canon within twenty miles Of the place. and, there
FORE the poor, helpless people who go there for
wood are taxed by Brigham-nOt o tithlng but
every third load that passes his gate. In this way
he supplies his seraglio with fuel at the expense Of
the poor
In 1868, when the building of the Pacific Railroad
became an indisputabe fact, Brigham Young, to
prevent 1t passing by Salt Lake City, set his
man Frday-that frebrand, A. Milton Musser, who
SPEAKS to-day OF making Salt Lake City Moscow
to take up all the land between Weber canyon and
Salt Lake City, and in every quarter OF section OF
100 acres, between the range of the Wahsatch
Mountains and Great Salt Lake, the whole country
was taken up and entered by the brethren, so that
1t was impossible for any GENTLE to have taken up
inch OF land on the line of the railroad, and the
raflro ynn11 hnu hnan rnndf tn nav
high prices for the right of way. Lewis 8. Hills,
Hooper's clerk then, and now associate director OF
Denver, Colorado, to make the entries Of these
homestead claims and for the purpose that here
state Tor at that a e utan m ~ naa NO
Once OF Denver the facts I state, ana not one in
hundred of the names there registered for home
seads Is possessed by the persons represented This
was one OF the ways In which the inspired prophet
bothered the Gentles and gave himself the entire
When the merchants and moneyed men among the
Gentiles In Salt Lake City created q breeze about
Bligham's ears and asked for some action on the
part OF the citizens to bring the Pacific Railroad by
the southern end Of the great lake and contiguous
to the city, Brigham called meeting IN the Taher.
proposition; but he himself, and the Hon. George G.
Cannon, now here, looked upon this acquescence as
only 'sop' for the Gentiles for the Lord" did not
want the railroad there. Hooper knows well that tho
claim OF patriotism and sympathy with the nation
Is nothing In 1t; for, while Hooper claims In WASH
ington patriotism for the building OF the Utah Cen
/ tral ROau, brigham assured his Dretnren In Utan
whom he, rs contractor, could not pay for work
done on the Union Pacific Railroad, that he was
obliged to take iron and rolling stock In pay from
the Union Pacific Railroad Company for he could not
get greenbacks from them. Hooper knows all this
to be true he knows that he is humbugging Con-
gross when he puts on "the agony" and claims to
be patriotic In all these measures.
now BRIGHAM swINDLED THE BRETHREN.
1t has been mystery to the travelling world how
1t occurs that the Central and Union Pacific Rail-
roads have never come to q definite conclusion
10 n III.
dence everywhere OF o thorough system except at
Ogden in Utah, the present junction Here there
arc no evidences Of stability.
While the Hon. Mr.. Hooper is relating to Con-
gress the story of Brigham Young's anxiety for
In railroad and other courteous relations with the
world, he fails to enrich the Congressional mind
On the ist January 1852 at the city of Ogden, Utah.
Brigham Young and William II. Hooper did buy up
S the and %here
1t has been in operation ever SINCE for $50 an acre.
and therby obtained possession OF the land
and prevented the two railroad companies from
building the junction, as they would have done but
for this sharp practice on the part Of the Prophet
| and his Congressional delegate.
Had there been anything like fair commercial
transaction In this affair the smartness Of the
alluded to, but while 80 much patriotism is claimed
| it Is not amiss to show how the work was done.
Brigham called meeting Of the Ogden men, and
come and prayer about Zion and the New Jeru-
salem, he got up in the blandest style OF Uriah
/
Kingdom. The ungodly Gentiles, he said, were
approaching Ogden, and they would bring with
| them all their civizatlon-gin mills, bowling alleys
&c. He proposed to prevent the ENGRAVING OF such
institutions upon the Territory and II the brethren
would sell him oil the lands In the neighborhood OF
the railroad he would give them $50 an acre for It,
and he would make the Gentiles pay him enough
| for the privilege OF sitting down at ogden.
The poor, hard working unthlnking men were
taken by surprise, as some portions OF the land had
already been sold for 5000 an acre, and offers Of
| much more had been made and refused. But then
| this "Brother Brigham, the anointed OF the
| Lord,o who was seeking their interest, and they
| could do no better than follow his counsel. All but
| one man consented, and Brother McGaw was sure
to come to t.u OF course he was sure to come to
It, Brigham took care to bring him to 1t, and held
him up to rdcule before the congregation until he
did come to It,