The New York herald., 1877-08-30

Immediately preceding his departure for England
he, together with others OF tho sp,sties issued an
spistle" beginning afier the fashion Of tho anc'ents
ITO rHs ELDsRs OF rnE CHURch or JESUS CHRIST ov
LATTER DAT SAINTS. TO TIE CuuRcuEs SCATTERED
ABROAD, AND TO ALL THE sAiSss:-
1--WE, the undersigned, feeling deeply interested in
tho welfare Of zion the upbuilding Of the Church OF
Christ and tho welfare OF the SAINTS In general send
unto you greeting, ana pray that grace. mercy and
peace may rest upon you IRON God, our Father, and
nom our Lord Jesus Christ"
And after uarraung all their sufYcrings in Missouri
hs concludes with grandoqucnt appeal to their
brtion:-
princes win listen to the things that you pro-
claim, and the mobiles OF the earth will attend with
Difference TO your words queens VIII rejoice in the
glad tdings OF saiva,ion aud kings to the scepre
OF imranueL Light viii burst forth as the morning,
and intelligence spread itself the rays Of tho
The bringing sycophans will be ashamed and the
traitor fec from your presence; superstition will hide
It's hoary head and inedeli,y be ashamed
"And amid tho clamor OF men, the din Of war;
overthrow ofkinsdoms and tho dissolution Of empres
truth Will stalk forth with gigantic strides and lay
hold Of tho honest In heart among all nations. Zion
shall blossom as rose and the nations nock 10 her
standard and tho Kingdoms OF this world shall soon
become the Kingdoms OF God and OF his Christ
and no shall reign forever and evor. Amen"
These were high words but they were destined to
attract but few OF tho potenatcs OF tho earth tho
banks Of tho Miss,ssippi 70 worship with tho Nor
mons .t lAsff
BRIGHAM rHR AUTHOR PoLYGAMY.
1t has generally bcen understood that smith was tho
author OF poygamy aroug the Mormons; but in
recent confession Of Brigbam's, rather boast Of
his, he states that "the Lord revealed II to him"
when he was in England. On his return to Nauvoo ne
communicated his thoughts to hrs leader, who very
kindly informed him that '.t q true prin.
cipe," and very shortly aiterward Smith ''kad
a revelation" IF the subject Of this notice
the original suggester Of tho thought TO Smith,
rs no claims 10 be, he tho author of tho greatest
misery that ever beie tho Mormons. II threw the
people OF Nauvoo into tho greatest confusion cvory
conceivable wrong was done In oenjusa lie and which
eventua.cd then in the death Of tho Prophet smith
and his brother, who wsro sssassina,od in Carthage
jail on the 9th OF June, 1874.
nRioHAM SUCCEEDS THE PROPHET.
Tho death OF the two Smiths LETT tho presidency oil
the Mormon Church vacant and Brigham, taking ad-
vantage Of the temporary confusion that cnsued op-
posed and deioated Sidney Rgdon who aspired to tho
prophetic chair and obtained the place himself Rigdon
was contumacous, but powercss and conscQu no
was doomed ''to be bunecd In the flesh for thousand
years." The troubles OF tho Normons at Nauvoo
were not over however, and tho noxt year the city
was bombardcd for three days and nights. This in-
duced the leader o. Mormopsm 10 think OF finding
new homo Tor the Church. and Immediate prcpara.
tons wero begun for tho removal to the Pacific.
sEEKiSG TO BE iSp.rES DYSr.
There can be 10 doubt that when Brigham decided
10 leave the Mississippi aud so Upper California his
object was to found an Independent State and break
loose altogether from the United States Tho project,
a.
brain of Smith, his predecessor, who had, years
before his DEATH chosen his pioneers 60 aud spy
the land, and 1t has always been tho resrs. OF tho
Mormons that Smith did not set out for the Rocky
Mountains instead OF going TO Carthage Ja IL is not,
however, loss true that Brigham exhibited 10 the
hegra Of the MormOns the plans great generals
ship and commanding qualities. 1t was no small task
10 take people stepped in poverty, as the
Mormons then were, many OF then sick, with the
young and tho aged helpless, such perilous
journey. Many died by tho way and many endured
great suffcrngs and often extreme want yet with all
those acknow. dgod 1t nevertheless most 70
nnarkabe journey through Indian country. ny his
admirable discipline aud constant vigilance by night
and day no had truly somc cI,im to bs regarded by
his people s'modcrn oscs.
ARRIVAL AT SALT lake
He arrived at Salt Lake July "a, 1S47 After stak.
poughng ana sowing, he reraced his steps tho came
fall 10 conduct the body OF tho Saints TO the New
Jerusalem. The greater part OF them arrived during
the next year. ana ;hc population still further
creased by largo emigration from every country in
europe In 1919 the State Of Desoret--the name sig
ntying according to tho Mormons ''thc homo OF the
honey bce'i-was Professionally y organized and Brigham
was chosen Governor. Congress, however. refused
to look with favor npon the application OF
the nowiy organized State for admission
into tho Union, and q Territorial government was
established in 1885, President Fillmore appoin ting
Brigham Young Governor Though Brigham accepted
this oico he dclcd the authority of tho United States
from tho beginning AZ early as 1851 the ieicral
judges into collision with him and left the Terri
tory This led to n resolution for Br,gham's removal
but his successor not abo to get control Of the
government for some years afcrward Colonel Step
toe first appointed, aud he arrived In Utah
In 1854 with battalion OF soldiers, but he
found the Mormons strong anu hostile
that he did not think IL prudent to assume
the oniec ana found an excuse lur getting
away. Tho next year be was ordered to California.
This made tho Mormons still more arrogant, and in
1856 all the federal officers with the exception OF tho
Indian agent. left the Territory. determined If they
could, to obtain action from Congress against
Brigham and hrs who ruled by the grace OF
God
BRIGHAM FROM THE GovEENoRsHip.
In 1857 tho ONCE OF Governor conferred on Al
fred Cumming OF Georgia, aud forcc 0! =, 800 men,
under the command OF Colonel Albert Sidney John
stou was titan enforce the authority OF the
Unncd S,a,cs. The Mormons wore defiant, ana at
urst they successfully harasscd the troops and so
frightened the government into a compromise. Tho
troops remained IN the Territory, and there was n
nominal Governor but all actual authority was In
Brighnm's CONTROL for no ruled the Church. aud the
Church comprised all there was oi Utan.
At rmg OUTBREAKS or vus REssLLios
Al this period Of Rrigham's life no exhibited quni.
ties of staesmanshIp that were little expected OF
man who hnd Mother education nor experience in the
world outside OF tho limited crc.o OF his own small
Church. lie had, however, many valuable men around
him and some few al distances who lent him their In
lucnce the scat OF government HIS great fortc
cooncss and ne hal the advantage OF the long distance
between MIN and tho States East and West In those