The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-29

The Saints Want To Be Admitted
Into the Union.
To Cover Up the Murders Of the Past
Brigham will Make Any Concession.
His Emissaries at Washington
and Elsewhere.

The announcement that there Is q probability that
the Union Pacific Road Will De open tomorrow nat
urally suggests that the HERALD be furnished with
O letter on
THE GENERAL AFFAIRS OF UTAH.
From the nrst occupancy OF this country. even
before 1t became Territory of the United States,
Brigham Young has been fighting for independent
sovereignity His experience has been hitherto
such as would have been very discouraging for any
ordinary man ; but Brigham is no ordinary man,
and instead OF being cast down and discomforted
by defeat, his reverses have only tended to make
him the more persevertng and determined.
When ne went to what Is now Utah the
country west OF the Rocky Mountains was Mexican
territory, and. knowing the continual confusion that
reigned among the descendants OF the Montezumas.
he anticipated that he could readily establish with
out any particular difficulty the m0narchlcal govern
ment of which ne and his predecessor had dreamed
in Illinois. The unexpected outbreak OF war
with Mexico and The treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo IN
1s4s spoiled that calculation, and Brigham found
himself again under the government Of the United
States.
Before there were 900 inhabitants In all the
country he called convention or his leading elders
and the 9th OF March, ls49, "ordained and estab.
lished a free and Independent government" by the
name Of the State of Deseret.
THE BEGINNING OF BRIGH ANS HATE.
On the I'd OF July following the Legislature Of
Deseret met and prOfessed the most abect devotion
to the government OF the Union; paraded their
great loyalty. their patriotism and their material
progress and asserted their ability sustain all the
expenses OF State government and asked for adj
mission as sovereign State. Very properly the
prayer was denied, and over the country was ex-
tended Territorial government under the Congress
siOnal designation OF Utah. This refusal to allow
Deseret into the Union was the commence
ment OF Brigham's political hate to the govern
ment, and soon after his death Brigham announced
from the platform to his believing people That 'Od
Zack Taylor was wetering IN HELL" These were
his words. and they are before me now as write,
published In his own official organ.
BY the terrible blundcr OF President Fillmore
Brigham Young was appointed Governor of the Ter
rtory and the majority of the federal Offices were
given to his Mormon brethren. To Brigham this
was o sign OF weakness, ana he nattered him.
which was not without some foundation in fact. It
was 6lunder then and has had the worst results
in seif-importance and nourished ike green bay
tree BY the rivers OF waters He was not only Gods
Vs Ine ea1t a ina
stone to the Presidential! chair and the omen Of the
o ne rule Inc U ss BY the
Utah history from that time to the present has been
very consistent with his faith IN and programme.
nave been petitions to Congress for admission into
the Union, but hitherto without effect. With every
ment and to the nation has increased. In his
prayer circles and In end0wments he has taught the
throw Of the nason that It might be destroyed DYE and
dashed to pieces IKE potters vessel; that might
istence, SO that the people Of God, the Mormons,
should build up kingdom upon Its ruins.
THEIR REBELLION.
So fierce was the preaching and 80 desperate the
men who believed 1t that thefe was p9 liz safe In
a Sa{ z sSRp0scs o me sHatisA$ 5at
statement is found In the fact that when small de.
achment Of the army OF the United States escorted
tnlther q new Governor and new federal Officers
Brigham turned out his brethren In the name OF the
militia OF Utah, and kept the national representa-
tauntingy sneered ut them ireezing In the snow W.
l2O miles east Of this city.
brought to q realizing sense OF his rebellion pOllt
cal wire.puillng was commenced, and Pres
az ne
all his folks full pardon II they would lay down
instead Of humbling him before his people he
grew stronger and stronger, and claimed that ''the
Lord had put hook IN the Jaw OF the government
the Saintsn With this fanatical teaching the people
have fattened, and are at any moment ready to
take up arms for an independent sovereignty under
Brigham Young.
When the Southern rebellion broke out brigham
was jubllant, Ior he thought that he then slw the
utter overthrow OF the government and the fulfil.
IN his u neWspaper ana from the platform Of toe
Tabernacle to cram the people with the most re)el-
llous sentiments that ne coula utter. When he
after SUNDAY, tnat the Saints had been wronget
IN Missouri, and that Southern Congressman and
senators had always been opposed to Utah, and
that in consequence he should be prejudiced
them; but he sunk all those feelings for the pleasure
he had In seeing the work Of the Lord fulfilled in
overthrow OF the nation, because they had killed
the Prophet Joseph Smith.
During all that rebellion Utah not only did not
furnish man, put Brigham dared the government
to draft a man from the Territory. He did, indeed,
to keep on the nil overlooking this city regiment
Of cavalry, another OF infantry, and battery OF
artillery that mad oeen recfning IN Gatorna LOT
millions to keep Brigham Young quiet. and lost to
the nation the use OF the California volunteers very
much TO the disgust OF the latter.
MURDERS.
Before the United states troops went TO Utah
good many murders had been committed. Persons
who had been Objectionable mad been put out OF
the way" and reign OF terror existed beyond
anything known In this republic. AS the army
under Colonel Albert Sydney Johnston was APP
preaching TINS City there occurred that cruel saw
age slaughter known as the Mountain Meadows
murder. ON that occasion, on the 10th day OF Sep
TENDER, 1867, a company OF emgrants. OF about
with forty wagons, 500 head OF cattle and sixty
horses and mules from Arkansas to California, were
only seventeen children were saved. The whole
Territory was not only In rebellion at this time, but
the leaders were crazy w. IN ms on
the people that they were now free, and made use
OF the following language:-:"we have borne enough
not bear any more OF It; for there Is no just law re-
Quiring further forbearance on our part" Heber
Kimbal his counsellor, echoed the same sentiments
and added 1.-THE thread Is cut between them and
us and we will never gibe again. No, never, world
without end. tvoices-'Amen ~ DO as you are told,
and Brigham Young will never leave the Governor
ship OF this Territory rom TINS time nencelorth and
forever. NO. never ~
These were the sentiments that rolled out OF the
mouths Of the Mormon leaders day after day, until
the people were ready for anything During that
excitement the murders were committed, and neveB
until the present time was the government In p0-
siti0n TO call the M0rm0ns to account for the damn
ing deeds that have been committed IN the name Of
religion. This Is really the present difficulty here.
THE PRESENT POLICY
OF Brigham Young Is to get rid OF the federal
of1cers all put District Attorney Thomas q. Bates
the latter is all right the Church slde n state
government can be extended over Utah, much
the better; but not get rid OF the present judges.
10 attain peace ne Is ready to do anything. Money,
| that before was 'tght as wax' In the Prophets
| froo1v mart nd with aud U ms arr