The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-01

GENTLE" VIEW OF THE PoLroAMous NON
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Prom the Salt Lake Tribune March ISL
Age is retrospective Al three anc ten we have
attained The Emit o. capabilities and she shadow Of
our livcs Is cast backward Our henceiorward
10 down hil and ,he vista is bounded with quiet
ouria! place AND happy IS the man who having Al
tanned The age allotted as feels VOID
o: offence and believes that the world better .or hts
having livec IN IL Brigham Young appears 10 be that
happy individual He telegraph TO the leading
paper o. the country wher his character Is assacc.
my course o! life Is 100 well knows BY thousands Of
honorable men tor them 30 believe .or one moment
such ACCUSATIONS" Now would pc GOOD zine Tor
some OF these honorable come me rescue OF
tre agec prophet Completely N very serious crimes
Is charged against the man OF Gcd, ano when he
tents a:msoi: with the assertion that thousands Of
Memorable men believe n BIS impeccao,y,
w CAT offset thai by asserting Jus, as
confidently that hundreds Of thousands o: men OF as
srca, honor and integrity believe tina, ais propheuc
career has oecn OF lust. rapacy And Crime, and
that nov the sword OF justice Is beginning 70 IAN IN
Vsah, his head rs the drsI that should suffer THIS
attempt Al decentralization was prompted by the
published :iatcment shat John D. leo in his con-
cssion, had implicated hrs prophet master IN she mas
sacra Any slcn lmpuation the accused man do
clarses, utterly false, and 10 prove as entire nno.
cence, be makes showing .hai he slew nothing Of
HE designs .! ais followers asains, me ioomed smi
grant, party anti. despatch gas brought aim IRON
me south telling him Of she danger saey were 10
and asking whether oe wanted them sxterminated
TO his DC replied 90. snc vas so distressed about
she ate .! The mpered party shat ne sent ,ne express
rider hastily BACK ~ith his message charging ann not
10 spare aorsehest ill he had accomplished bis Jour.
ney. but during the absence .: he messenger the
appalling deec was dono ana Brigham's ANXIOUS So
ci!ude Tor the victims safety proved oooiess care
1--WE ~ three weeks aitcrward party OF The leading
assassins aaehI Khneensmilh, Lee and some others,
visited sal, Lake attenc conference anu Iesiii: 20
the hopcuness of their spiritual conditioh O course.
tnn shocs party OF murderert calico upoE Brigham
Young who Governor .. the Territory a. the time,
whs received them AZ loyal snc devoted followers
anc showed .hem over his barns and stables During
she they made tu report OF the massacre o! the
sm,grants And handed The governmen otfciai In
veniory Of the property captured What should
Governor have done on sucE an OCCASION "rung
his hands IN an agony OF grief NJ the ooodcurcliDg
recital and begged the human butcher. MOI 10
les The deed be known-no. 20 speax 81
u even among ihemselvesf or have had
the rcmorselcss villains arrested on the spot insti-
tutcc ul! inquiry into the slaughter and have made
Young was no nbeciIo. He could storm when the n.
was on him the moro crook.ng OF HE little anger
wa sign Of death 30 all offenders, and she waggng Of
bis great toe was as raueh wiih fate as The rrevoc
able moo az oympian Jove The vicegerent OF the
Almighty seems 10 have been undone At the appalling
news We are told he wept in utter heiplcssness. Re-
covering possession Of his faculties alter awhile, he
babe the chic assassin. Ice. assume custody Of tho
| valuable ELECTS, ana Kiingensmth the Bishop Of
Cedar. vas sent some distant journey with wagons
and teams or the smgrants, TO quarry lead 10 use
! against tho United States forces then marching upon
| Utah to compel obedience 20 the laws.
concealmcnt, instead Of inquiry and swift punish
mont seemed then to be ne object Of this high OH
cai. report OF the massacre was prepared ana tor
/ warded 10 James W. Denver, Commissioner Of Indian
Affairs, wherein The guilt or the slaughter cast
inquire Tho bloody business, aut tongue in
the whole Terr!tory-oficial or 0Gicia-wouid d.
| vuge the iamnng truth. The weak ana cowardy
! Official, Alfred Cummlng-who succeeded the Mormon
prophet as Governor--was caJocd and ,nlmidaed into
mute acquiescencc. and when Judge cradiebaugh SGT
rcsolutey about prosecuting these fanatic murderers,
| this mockery and phantom OF Z Chic. Executive was
prevailed upon TO issuo proclamation forbdd.ng tho
OF sroops the safe keeping OF prisoners tho
protection Of the Court And thus the menacng pro-
| cecding vas 'oed 10y universal hostility.
The proof Of Brigham foung's completely with The
slaughter o! this emgrant train Is 100 overwhelming
| for any number OF honorable men" 70 aosolvc him
from guilt in the minds Of an indignant population.
The teachings and conduct OF this crime stained
Church show that murder and spoation IT'S sacr,-
6ces 70 an avengng Deity Joseph smith was selected
By supernatural man testation from an aduerale and
fallen race TO raise up people acceptable 70 the
Almighty, 70 whom the promise was gwen OF univer.
was condition 10 their entering upon their reward
And aG tho ancient lsraelites CONNIE sioncd tc
prey upon and exterminato all the heather, so were
this chosen people OF these latter days Invested with
authority 20 aid Tho divine plan "using up'' al
the disoDedlcnt and perversc Gentics who
| their path Human law these prosecuting scctaric
contemncd they were soldiers oil lsraei's God, ard
that dread Being mad doomed hts helpless creatures
destruction the OF human blood poured upon Thu
ground the most acceptable that could b.
| waited TO His Juggernaut throne. The assassin Ice
In his last BREATH charged his INSPIRED master with
mens, had stepped their hands IN brothers blood
now the penalty Is demanded Of them. The shame
! and sin Of this blood atonng Church arc proved be
| a mockory and dcuson and In their craven terror
those whose crimes arc known neeing waste
places OF the earth and calling the rocks
! them Brigham Young, who IL mainly responsible
Tor this long continued carnival Of blood and crime
! has hidden himself from the sight Of men IN his dis
tant retreat OF ST. George, and lecby seeks TO shelt
himself from impending vengeance by pleading pre-
vious good character. But such defence Is up
late N :he day. HIS record is Snown;-
/ What . writ Is writ
Would IL were worther.
5ornodown with the weight Of years and trembling
| upon tho verge Of tho grave, no aw-abding oitizcr
thirsts for his forfeit lie. His few remaining years
can 30 spared him; but II would DO well for him u
know that he only adds TO his baseness setting up
claim innocency when hts betrayed followers be
ing called upon account for their crimes, and when
The pale shades whom no has sent gloomy Hadcs
are pointing at him With slow, implying finger and
charging him with
The deep damnstion Of their taking OF
BIT OF MORMON HISTORY.