The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-06-22
BRIGHiM I'OUNG AssIILED.
Criticism by Man who Has Observed Nor
monism in Utah for Many Years.

SALT LAKE CITY, June 81 have lived in
this city agood many Years and have had bust
ness and social relations with the highest. and.
! might say, the lowest Of the Mormon people.
! have seen n great many mon, and women also.
who have made short visits to this city. and they
have made fools Of themselves by becoming
either partsans of the Mormons or Of the Anti
Mormons. depending on how they have been
treated by the one party OF bv the other. There
is no sense in this kind Of thing, and the time
has come to expose such foolcry.
Now Just fancy steamboat on the brny
deep Of Salt Lake under the title Of the Gen.
Garfield What docs that mean the stranger
naturally inquiries. II means that the soft side
Of the Ohio wonld-bc senator was cnuturcd
bv he blnndisi,mcnts Of The Mormon Delegate
Cannon. and his associates. The Ohio General
accepted the allurements OF passing attentions.
and took occasion 60 say some oily words 10 the
prophet. which. of course. the Congressman
could deny at leisure and as necessity might
u .fore Garncid's appearance on Brigham's
platform there wis Jim Blaine. He came along
from the East. and while he nrolcsscd to look
at our nets as u statesman, } I'm proicsscd to
drill with the Gcntilcs while here; but Gail
Hamilton and Grac" Greenwood rode at the
same time through our streets in carriages pro-
vdcd and equipped hy Brigham Noungs favor
iir son Johnny W, who had at that particular
tim" Just divorced his first wife Lucy. and pen
room for a third. Libby. whom h" had captured
"A young milliner wduw-in Philadelphia.
truNr ana bUll were intimate Win nef Miiip IN
SAT- Lake CITY. sipp"d her lee cream and boy
cragcs, aud wrole OF her graceful. kind, and at
trurivc husband.
boast Ol being able To- buy the whole Congress
OF the United States and the Government. when
ever his necessities rcuuirrd the cNIruditurc
when w. SEQ such instances of political and
n"WsIupcr prostituilonf On the side OF the
press. blush Tor il, You would be- a-tonshcd
to learn of the number and the churacter OF the
persons corrupted hv Brigham Young and to
know how frequently tho prophet has supsi-
ot the newspaper world Who would ever -us-
poet that such Boanergcs ~ George Alfred
Townsend carried IN his vest magnificent
chrpnomcter presented 10 NM 10y Brigham
YoungY Still It IL fact Then, John Goldman. Of
the IDsi in your city. he II deaihead. lie can
travel all through Utah with his party. and It
will cost him and them nothing for lodging or
stabling for man or beast. Goldman il some
thing akin to Townsend. and writes. at pleas
urc book for himself sketches for Hdipe's.
dribblcs to tn" Post and in all " his Naporings
he never forgcts his patron Brigham and says
for him. in or out OF scuson, kindly and sym
pathetic word. The truth IL, Brigham has con-
idencr in the powerful adhesion Of public plum
der. and thinks that no man ought To bc immac-
ulnte. He Is himself an awful thi"i ana mar.
9nd he Judges AZ men from his own standar4;
He would sacrifice his nearest ana most devoted
| friend, or slave. to the attainment II his own
| PROJECT. That is Brigham Young photograph.
| Brigham is in trouble. His best men have
| deserted him. Hooper, who was SO devoted Ia
| him while IN Congress rarcs nothing about
iimn ln "n ~ ofnnI NJ wpicl he il prnsidnnt
and il Indifferent to the prophets fate He used
once in two years to make speech IN Congress
constituents" but his littl' wife at home Il most
excellent lady. would have none of II. and So the
! old steamboat captain was forced To- behave
himself ana be- true io his only wife. brigham
has ENTHUSIASTICALLY support there now. II j. altpI-
nry~ too. ar" not PARTICULARLY lund ui the Lurd +
] Interpreted on OF points ol law, aud ilry ar,
getting worried. AMI show 10 ia their def nee oi
/ the prophet The truth l.. Brigham is SO well
| balanced in his actions. in being part fool and
IL .
! Intimate acquaintHn 'cS t. tell On which side ho
! does lcan We're h. all knaye he could be-
/ looked after or were ne all fool he could bc sent
h. the ~ ylum; but he j. only sufficiently accom-
/ plished in butn 10 leave the impression ON the
! hr might Just III well be- the other. That Is the
/ precise Impression here Of the Mormon
! prophet'- chances in future judgment
The effort now being made 10 work up the
! public Judgment against brigham for conplici-
! ~ IN the Mountain Meadows massacre must
! ultimately terminate in miserable nZlle
| Should he ever be brought Ia trial. the public
| verdict would no doubt be- against him; but the
verdict OF the Jury. il not that Of acluital
would most certainly result in disagree ncnt
| with the majority in his favor Brigham is not a
! scholar. He never wro,"H sentence Of good Eng
~h in his life. and all tnr recent Efforts of yOui
SENSATIONAL contemporary 10 give bingham =
| orders for that murGrrurN simply "a fabrication
| \ man with AN easy pen might readily commit
| llimr' u ON iii-r ~ nn uh'uard,d mniu"ut hui
| with stun, AWKWARD fingers, ana qn utter diSrc.
gard 81 the irivolities, pride and nons.nse OF
| the rules OF composition that man j. not likely
to Issue orders Tor the massacre Of a hundred
| ana Hiy men. women, and children in the
! tangible form Of which he Is accused.
! Ne one can look ~ In" situation of the Terri
/ tory at that time without reaching uIe con .lu.
s.on that brigham did approve of tn" dnnlninl
! de' after. II not before. lis r1mml --iDn; hut I,
! legally prove that which is only 40 h'st morn
! certainty Is another thing. aud the 'lcLram,
! from Was lu-tou stating that District ATTORNEY
! II toward assumes that hr IAN convict Brigham
| arc NOT r'',lNnl here with any d"Gr.. Of conf
/ Il .n-c. Il is strongly suspected that there J.,
| s'rrW loose som where ln ihr pros cutting lr
] partui ut ana uo one believes ihIt either ID -
triut Attorney Howard. or Mar-ha N"ilson co
| that they lead The Government or tnc pInli'i.
/ cNpot. They will nj "a large amount 90
/ public funds. accomplish nothing. ami wifoi
! uir present -"n~ti'o ON j. oycr n They alp' i.l,
/ very fortunate.
The cur-oot this Territory hns always beer
the readiness with which q Federal nili 'sr ooul,
/ De- corrupted. Tao men VINO como 4. re- To a. .
| cent salary of ;2.nul year must very lDN
/ i'm the professional scale of luwatul fthr Gov
/ rruuHui only appoints ~u III men To- lme her,
~ Arern'ys, A--p 'nte Ju-ti SAINT Mar-hals
] Halt of tho Federal Officers mt her would mo-
/ Doe trusted anywhere with tho tin of a bar
/ room without super sion. and yet t'lr-o are iu'
/ mon from Whom the public has expected tho So
| luton of the Mormon problem. To settle thi,
question effectively and forever, men of unqucs
/ toned Integrity should be :, sat hcre-m,n VIII,
az" above the patry temptations ~ fcW thou
| sand dollars. the bland stmenis of women. an,
al that has been published in the East about the
| Lee confession and it- revelations against Brig
/ ham Young. hazard the prediction that in th
"nd. brigham Will Ice un 'onVi etrd. the Govern
! country saddlrd with "A heavy Indebtedness fn
expenses. ana all TINS. too. whilo thora is ~
/ moral doubt ot brigham guili Of cOmpli MY u
S.m" way or other OF the diaoolieal murders il
] lHhl
forgot to name Ell Perkins as tho latest con
vert to brigham defence.