The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-07-14
DRIGHAMS AMBITION.
Strange Revelations Before the Depart
ment Of the Interior.
" FL oBIsPas" SIGNIFICANT LETTER.
The Charges Thai Are Made Against Governor
axirli, Of Kew ltxca.



During the movement in tho last Congress TO obtain
the admission OF New Mexico q state the srgumen.
was Freely used In position before the committee that
the project Tor admission was encouraged and
assisted BY Brigham Young. with view 10
enlarec his sphere Of power ard increase the
strength OF The Mormon STEM This, was
charged, he expected TO be abc 10 do eicctiay
through the fundamentally Of state government
than tnat OF Territory c.rou scrbcd the lalcr
by Congress ona enoctments by Presidential
troll OF the appointments 10 the Territorial Offices.
II was sol that while the presence OF Mormon In
nreDce might not as yet have been in the pro-
jec,ed admission Of Now mexico the Mobilization OF
tho territory with the sovereign powers OF State
would be immediaiey followed by an thrush OF Nor
mons, who would quickly sezo the govern.
| menl. and. from the democratic slandpoip,
OF State equality erect by competent legislation
| and otherwise sovereign and coequal State power
that would legtimatizo the whole Mormon system and
thus defend and protect it from the encronohments OF
the federal governments aud preserve IL from tho
saus Of the anti Mormon Of the OF tho
United States. There believe and assert
that il entered into the ambition OF Brigham
Young 10 mako the powcr and State government he
thus TO get control oil the nucleus Of Mormon empire
embracing New Mexico, Utah. ARIZONA aud such other
States and territories in the remote southwest as he
could dragon INTO the scheme, It being his purpose
eventually to get up revolt and to secedo from the
United States SO that he might DO the founder of q
Mormon empire and dynasty
This alleged scheme OF Mormon ACKNOWLEDGEMENT is
brought freshly before tho public by the revival OF
movement 10 procure tho OF the Governor Of
New Mexico who, is charged not only With active sym
patty with the M0rmous, but with having boon ba-
tizcd into the Mormon Church by Brigham Young him
self THIS latter allegation is worry new one but the
neiarious character and influence OF the whole Mormon
system only still further demonstrated to the pub
lie by the charges and developments which have been
made before the Interior Department within the past
lew weeks in support OF tho movement for the
removal Of s. 3. Axtcl. tho Governor Of New Mexico
referred TO- and who formerly tor short time was Gov
ernor OF Utah.
IS GOVERNOR AxTELL DRIGHAM's EMIssARY
II has been alleged in general way that Governor
Axtell is now an emssary oil Brigham Young in tic
Territory Of New Mexico and is secretly there pro-
vide new field Tor the propagation Of the Mormon
faith and teachings Among tho papers which
have been fled with Secretary Scburz in support OF
til IS statement are those which Will DO found below.
The reader Judge Tor hmsolf Of their significance.
The ono showing that Governor Axtell baptized a
Mormon by Brigham Young in Utah Is fresh testimony
old charge. The other too, has been type bu.
needs proof to identify the Governor with 'rho
Bishop" Whoever II Obispo IL no is by his own
knowlodgment avowedly evangelizipg ana propa-
eating agent OF Mormonism in New Mexico.
The letter received by Secretary Sohurz and imme-
datcly filed with the Department OF the Interior for
investigation IL as follows:-
LITTER. s,
SALT LAKE, Utah. Juno 7, 1871
| Mrs. NJ f. McPHERsoS, Washington, b. Of
Brigham Young has declared that he baptized s. h.
| Axie into the Mormon church. When he arrived in
Salt Lake as Governor OF Utah ieant priests received
him and carried him to tho Mormon Hotel, where his
pOtd Waq q mad
| by Gcntilss, ana chief figure in every
Mormon gathering aud sunday school festival;
called Bishop here and his letters to the Salt
Herald tMormoni are signed ''El Obspo." Took dis
graceful part Indian uprising and Is believed
Gentle settlers II not Mormon ny baptism, ia Ger.
| tainly by afnnitics Judge Boerman, In Beaver
| claration. FREDERICK LOCKLEY
Editor Salt Lake Tribune
Tho statements In the case further alIcge that Gov
ernor s. B. Axtell Governor Of Utah Ave months
and during that time baptized bishop; That he lett
Utah 10 become Governor of New Mexico carry out
long devised plan Of Brigham Young TO extend mis-
Kingdom to tho southwark and thus hedge
himself around from IMPRESSIONS by the Gen.
tiles aud establish a conioderacy that should
render him protection, upon the execution
OF Lee and the threats OF the upon himself Tor
| the Mountain Meadows mass Tho exciting of the
Indians all along the border also part OF his
scheme (pdc I'll Obispo. That Governor Axtell soon
became the ally Of the New Mexican move
mont at Santa Fc 1t thought they saw
that through him they could enact territorial
| laws that would crowd settlers the large
grants out OF the territory, and open up tho
Mormons by surveying them into "pubic lands. I"
The ex territorial delegate, y. b. Elkns oracrcd the
Commissioner OF the General Land Office January 20,
| 1874, TO hurry up that survey
1t Is further charged that in order to get this plan
| accomplished (brcaking up tho land grant systcm)
they enacted harass and embarrass the already
poverty stricken proprctors and procured ndict-
| ments against them for all manner OF crimes,
some having az many az seven indictments
| for tho same offence and 10 compel them
| BY these amnoyanccs-:o sIeave the country
Tor the countrys good" as they expressed it. Many
persons did thus lcavc-many did not. The New
Mexican Ring hired ignorant mon to assasslnatc pcr-
sons who dared TO defy them or speak out upon tho
subject. Murders have been committed under Mor-
mon Inspiration, and in course OF invcsiiga-
ton by direction Of the Dcpar,mc of JUSTICE under
United States Marshal John Sherman OF New Mexico.
The following the tex. OF the letter written by El
Bispo" upon his arrival IN New Mexico, which, IN
junction with the above, VIII explain iiscl He signed
IL "Ei Obispo, the Spanish for '1he Bishop" This
! was tho rank which Governor Axtcll recognized
10 hold In Utah, viii be by the above letter of
Frederick LockIoy. editor OF the Sal. Lake Tribune
| "EL OBIsPOr
From tho Salt Lake Herald, September 10. 1875
SASrg FIX, ~ NJ, sept :, 1874
To EDITOR the HHRALD-
More than mouth mas elapsed since my last letter.
August was cool with frequent Grass and crops
arc good l have been travelling nearly the whole
month east down tho Canadian or Rca River 10 old
Fort Bascom within thirty miles OF the Texas lino
distant from this point by tho route Travelled nearly
SUC s n sa s scya@aa with me Gr0
both the black anu whitc gramma SAW great deal
Of corn and some wheat, oats aud vegetables Tho
country Is very sparsciy populated. Formerly the
Conan che and other Indians troublesome, all
Is quiet The Pecos Conchos and Red the princ
pal streams The lands held mostly grants
l visited the properly oil Mr.. Wilson wadlingham,
an Enslishrnan. who 100000 acres
lying both sides oil the Rcd Rivcri
We rode Tor forty miles upon his estate
In ono direction. He has large number
oil improved cattle, horses and sheep most Of them
brought from Canada some short horns and merinos
oil the very highos. grades. am assured that sheep