The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-09
MORMON REBELS.
Continued Preparations to Resist
United States Laws.
BRlGHAMS BLOOD" ADDRESS.
If Sinners Want Fight They
Shall Have It."
WHOLESALE ARRESTS THREATENED.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD

SALT LAKE, Utah, May s. 1877.
undercurrent OF excitement is running through
all the Mormon cities and settlements IN Utah nor
Is there any doubt OF the cause. The leaders
OF the Church OF JesLs Christ OF
Latter Day Saints, from Brigham Young down to
the bishops and their counsellors, have become i'm.
pressed with the belief that punishment
Is, for the first time, seriously threat
ened not only against the instigators and
perpetrators OF the Mountain Meadow massacre
but also against the authors OF hundreds OF muir
dcrs besides, which surpass in atrocity those COM
mitted by the assassins OF ancient Venice or the
Thugs of India
FIGHT THE FEDERAL FORCES.
This belief has heen transmitted to the body OF
Mormon people, whose oaths compel them TO
avcngc the deaths OF the martyrs and to obey tho
counsel OF their living priests. Brigham Young
himself has become condndcnt, by reason OF long
immunity and the exercise for nearly half
century of power, compared with which the
despotism OF an Abysslnian chief is timid
mockery. That he honestly believes the
adults among the hundred thousand Nor
mons in the Territory can whip all the
this connection he is encouraged by the present
that the United States army is to be practl-
cally reduced to tho condition depicted In Nast's
carricaturc
III n ~
The members Of the famous Nauvoo Legion, which
successfully dcned Johnson's army, In 1859, arc
drilling in meeting houses, barns, stables and cor.
rails, in Salt Lake city, and most OF the MINOR
towns. Breech-oading rines have been shipped
in great numbers during the last fortnight from
the East to this place, and several boxes OF arms
have gone to Southern Utah from the cooperative
store, which is largely owned and entirely con.
trolled by Brigham Young.
BRIGHAM TAKs OF BLOOD.
In the tabernacle the day before yesterday, the
Prophet arose ut an unexpected moment and broke
forth in address TO saints and sinners, which gave
the latter to understand tnat II they wanted blood
they could nave plenty OF 1t, and, indeed
tilaL tncy WcTe llkcy 10 nave more Oh IL
their veins than they could spare at an early
period. To face the 100000 Mormons there are
| about $4,000 Gentilcs in Utah. Salt Lake City
has q population Of 10000, OF whom, per-
| haps 1000 are Gentilos. The discrepancy
Is obvious and having duly observed 1t, many
discreet Gentes are quietly arranging for the
removal OF their families at the first sign of an
outbreak.
RETRIBUTION IN THE DISTANCE
1t Is more than likely that the saints who are
plotting resistance to the operation OF the
laws will get the worst OF It,.
The Grand Jury at Salt Lake City
will meet on the 2ist inst. SubpGnas are
Issued for formidable number OF witnesses
in criminal cases. and arrests OF mur,lerers
who have had immunity for years are imminent
IN the mountains and along the borders where
they have secluded themselves The sword
OF justice hangs over the roof OF
many q suspected assassin eminent In
the counsc.s OF the Mormon priest.
hood, and it is not unlikely that the doc
trne of blood atonement VIII be brought be.
fore the close OF summer home TO their own hearts
and throats.