The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-12-12

Norc.n Il he maintained that the war
Of the Rebellion was fought TO compel
the South to abandon slavery: the good
sense Of the North, which had seen
Great Britain free itself OF that rene
Of barbarism' by the operation Oh
natural sentiments. would have Vsi'eo
generations until the awakening South
had OF its own accord abandoned
system that would have shocked It's
moral sense. rather than create de-
Age Il blood. The war resulted from
tue fact that ambitious men drew the
southern States into secession and fred
upon the dag
II.
What an opportunity for greatness
the Mormon question presents! Itcon-
taius elements that call for states
manship more profound than in any
degree has yet displayed itself. a
large community, 81 unpopular sect.
inhsbiling q Territory over which inc
National Legislature claims exclusive
jurisdiction, confident and enthusiastic
religionists-the whole presents
problem that should appall the inteii
eence of a man like Edmunos, whose
mind the New YorA Sun, editorially
d. scribed to be intensein certain direc-
tons, but extremely narrow.
Viewed from the standpoint OF the
Latter-day Saints. one must say that
the relentless course of the government
towards the people of Utah has
strengthened the weak, has converted
the sympathetic; has made friends
without, aud has driven the youth,
many of whom religion unaided might
not have interested, into an offensive
and defensive alliance with people
whom they knew to be egregiously op-
pressed. Fairness and charity have
been cast overheard, IN many instances,
By the press, and ministers Of
the gospel have not seorned
to stoop to the basest hbels
in their alms-begging campaigns
Admire vigorous opposition as We may
the fact remains that results attend
only efforts Of Cancellation, Of charity
of patience, Of love. 1t is the jesuit
who uses, but, it may be, often abuses
this method, whe succeeds. where his
more militant confrere would fail.
Therefore. we say to those who desire
the disunion and disintegration OF Nor
monism, thatlaws which leave but YES
tige of liberty tots yotaries and Others,
which, If enacted would. strip them OF
that vestige, are calculated ~ ProSong
and intensity the struggle. In the hight
Of analogy, we may read the characters
OF Beecher and TaImage, through their
views upon the Mormon question; the
former says that it is moral problem,
and should be solved by moral forces and
not by governmental interference; the
latter calls upon the government 10
descend upon Utah with an army. and
cut the Gordon knot with the swo:d
one is n philosopher, the other 3 mount
ebank.
And judges mentally and morally
far beyond the strength of those cs
D able Of administering ordinary law.
in ordinary times, are required. Ii de-
mands an upright judge. insensible 70
tie clamor of the multitude, free from
the crime of prejudice, with character
enough to pursue the even tenor vi hi:
way, dispensing justice, and spplyinl
the same principles to alone who vii
not seek the worst precedents Of the
law and stretch its immemorisl canon'
TO the extent Of oppression. The Jaw j
broad highway, with beaten tracks OF
ether side, bot the safest travelling i
found in the middle OF the way; that /
the track Of justice, while on one sid
: may be found that of prejudice, and oil
the other, that OF favor.
Instead Of a crusade against the re
Iigion Of the Latter-duy saints, whic
ahAll resemble in bitterness the imam
Gus plan thorough" OF that Tiilin
tool:of Charles I, the Earl OF STAFFORD
against the liberties of the English PEG
lsple, reason, historical analogy
Christian precepts, alike demand meas
. ares characterized rather By tn
charity of craftsmanship, than by III
venom OF demsgogism-