The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-01
THE KINGDOM OF MORMON!
The Real Purpcne Of the New
Mexico State Bill.
a Prospective Exodus Of Mormcns ''om
Utah TO New Mesco---A Colossal
Job, with Millions in It.


initiatory steps are already taken, and there Is
lttlo doubt that iu a very short time several thou
sand Of the anolnted saints OF Zion Will leave
the Gentile-crowdcd Utnh and emlgrate TO New
Mexico, there to establish new Desefet among
the ereasets
In general way, this movement has been on
foot for a considerable tiiue, but nothing oc-
CURED TO excite suspicion until July 81, when
2. Is. Axtoll. late Governor Of Utah. and well
known here a. standing high In tine favor aud
confidence OF D-igham, was transferred to the
Governorshp of Now Mexico, in which capacity
he Is enabled to pull the wires, and manipulate
the schemes Of the Mormon church among the
ignorant Indian-spanisb people Of that Tori
tory.
Axtel Is eminenty nttod TO be an emil sarT In
such a movement. Ill history Il that Of an un-
ecrupulO us. speculatinR politician and adven-
turer. Having rendered services OF personal
character to Grant, Axtell became endoared to
the immaculate Ulysses, who appointed HIN
Governor Of Utih. A few months IN that ofice
suniced to Mormonize him to such an extent
that hue and cry was raised against him, and
che President came to his friends rescue by
transferring him to New Mexi'o, In place Of one
Giddines, who, fortu8AtsIy S.= .AvteIL died and
left vacancy.
. immediately on reaching his now field Of
operations. Axtol began his work. aud
soon after signs began to appear iniicatlny
that something suspi ious was In the wiud.
Several Mormon elders were secretly dssp tched
40 New Mexico. 10 rcconnoitre the conn.ry and
begin the work OF proseytinS among the super
stilous natives. These went by the Colorado
river, and, It Il thought, interviewed the Indian
,r,ho. ON Tho Wv. rhsv want 70 tDe s,utbern
ror,i,n ~ Nav MeYlco. where they ara under.
sto,d,ot,vsloc,,oI nd ,,heactiy.lv NJ ,r,rl
Ahou, tho s.n,a limo the antb,rit,os ~ tho
ch,rrb hone herar,e aud1onlv in-rea.ed with
the utnif,ll beuities nm imoort1nce Of the
sn,utshI ,cu,sc O,dcrs ware siv,nt,,li the
youns r,est. IN hecin its INDY and IL hscam,
Mt onco A le.dlng branch of instruction In the
.choo,s Tbe Rock az Mormon w.. tr.nsis,s5
into S,.,ish and ,,a disci,i.. want vi,orouslv
20 vo,k studv,n a.
4 In II. ,,..t rnoms,, A,,eu cor,s re,, d.s,rov-
inc the ,ybole..cben,s nv writing AN ,n5iscrest
tt.tter In tho Ue,,LI ,no Isad,ng Nnrn,on oan.r
here. In which bo snId that the country 4.
fYu,tfu, and oroduc,,vo. and th.,,, ia ess,,v m
nroscbsd from nah ,ooa,ha, ,x,,h ,thar thinss
rhtch lod ,ha oar,,,as ,o .rs,ac, ,ha, d,r
g.rous cons,ir,cv was IN foot. TIT. ls,ter ,y,s
s,,nad :. ~, ohisn, - ,n,,,,,c ,,o n,.hor ,,,tch
orrco ,ho co,ar,or "a snsnsc,a1 =, h., i,,, Il,
tha Mor,,on Chu,ch 7, ,wa,t,Lspun ana ro,,,h.
a. vh,pdlsd by nearly ,hs ,,h,l. ~ IN. rrsss ~
NJ MoxIco and man. Alarmed NJ The manner
In In t.4f
n,ners. AxteII cana our and aan,t,ed mat ba
= Ma aut,or hu, tr,.d 10 ,sn,.son, 4, "a +,
,o,e
+, tho roa, TINA .c,,va rrcr,r,,io,s hove
boer coiry on ,ron, the N,rn,,,. prer,r,,,-y
20 ,no,irg and schc,uos b,va hesn r,nidiv M, -
tur,n,, pot opiv in Ir,oh and Nav Ncvlco In,
.lso A., wssbtnyton 10 mid II, tho novemen, In
order To gain a secure foothold in Now Mexico.
A. ia sssenu for than 10 GET posse.sion Of most
NJ tthevslu,nIe landsin the Tertiary. and fortIi.
nurposo the aitu.tion il teculi.rly f,vorabla
aipce nea,Iv oIl the good land f. inclnded in oII
sn,nish and Mexloan cran,s Of which ther, ara
upwards Of $50. varying In size fro a few thou
sands l, one or more millions OF acres. At pres
snt these | nds are chiefly owned by natives.
who own little else. and with titlos "A, vst unner
fectet hy the ,. .d,r.l Goye-noen,. bur which
are . cd according to the prece tents establish ID
IN California s ma OF these ur,uts have been
purch, sed hya Ring OF specu,ators comoosed
mainly OF certain Federal olilcial, In New Nexi.
co. witha few oapitals,s. In m ,st cases how
ever the grants are owned jo.n,ly by a number
OF people, the descendant, of the original
grantees; and agents have been at work and
bought out one or more Of these interests on
many Of the grants.
The Legislature Of New Mexico, under the
dlctatlon of this Ring OF speculit RS, recently
pihseu law, oy Wnicn tne ul4inC court 'dn
orler the whole OF y ant to bs sold at public
auction. upon such notice as |. sees d., upon
the demand OF any one OF the parties Ia Interest,
10 mater how small that interest ma bo. II,
this means all these grants are to be forced to
saIs, for cash, and as the titles are in an unset
tied II te, and most Of the p,pers an records
are IN the hands Of the Hin1, there can be it'll,
competition In bidding. aud the Ian Ia will be
obtained at nominal n.ures 1t Is arranged thlt
Brigham and his apostles are to furnish most OF
the money to pay for the lands. They Will take
possession Immediately under color Of the Ter
ritoria law, until certain bills now pending, In
hoduced by the Delegate from New Mexico, s.
H. Ekins, for the confirmation by Dnsress Of
large number OF these claims, oan become laws
ofthe United States.
She Ill for the admission OF New Mexico as a
State Is also TO be pushed 70 It's passage, under
pressure OF a strong lobby. interested in thu
land speoulltions. This bill gives to the Gov
ernor, Chief Justice. aud United States Attor-
nsy unlimited power in liking the time OF cleo
ton, the notice TO be given. the quallc ,tions Of
voters. and the manner OF holding elections for
the selection OF the members OF the Constltu-