Year: 1866

At no time in their 90 strange eventful history
have the Mormons carried things with higher
and more defiant hand than at this time. Ifit is
correctly reported, Brigham Young is in the
weekly habit Of preaching treason against the
Government from the pulpit. His sentiments
are re-echoed by all his underlings. He counsels
murder in general but most significant terms,
and the ever-fathful blood hounds of the prophet,
the Danites," hasten to execute his will by the
assassination of his enemies. The attempted as
sassination of Mr. Western, editor of the Vedette,
the actual midnight murder of Dr. Robinson, the
public aouse and private threats against the life
of that most excellent gentleman, Judge Titus,
and the expatriation of Rev. DR.. Mcleod are
matters ofthe gravest import, which have all hap
pened within two months past. If these were
the acts of mere ordinary criminals they would
occasion little astonishment for we expect such
crimes in new border cities like Salt Lake.
But they not that. That they are crimes
committed by order of the Hierarchy, no sane
man can doubt, and that they will continue un-
til checked by retaliation, is proven by Mormon
history. The Government seems strangely in
different to the sad condition of Gentle citizens
in Utah. All but handful of troops have been
taken away from Salt Lake, and we hear that
the President is not disposed to replace them,
or, indeed to force against the Mormons-
He is disposed to respect their religion ''-as
if religion could possibly be ally of the dark
est and most beastly crimes-and thinks the
Constitution may possibly protect them in
poIygamy, tenet of their Faith-as if
that which dooms man to feon's punish
ment in every other part of the United States
ought to make saint of him in Utah !


We hear that the President has expressed sub
stantially these views in regard to the Mormons


and the report receives partial confirmation in
the praises which the prophet and his oracles


lavish upon Mr.. johnson. 1t is not likely, there


fore, that matters will be mended at Salt Lake
this season. The handful of soldiers now there
can offer no protection either to the Courts or
private persons, and companies will probably
join them The blood-hounds of the prophet will
have uncontested sway, and as consequence the
Gentle population will be driven frightened
out of Utah. Either that Or secret organized res


stance. We do not counsel crime but as self
preservation is the first law of our nature, and
as there can be security in Utah for life or
property, long as the secret police of the Nor
mons are allowed full sway to kill those who
may be obnoxious to Brigham Young, were we
in Utah. we should endeavor TO organize a secret
Gentle force for retaliation 4; and every murder
and every outrage by the MOrmons should be
strictly and suddenly satisfied by the blood of a
leading Mormon. This is what the people of
Missouri and Illinois had to do, and the Gentiles
of Utah will find no adequate protection short of
it. The taking off of an elder or two or a half a
dozen bishops would soon put an end to Nor
mon assassinatons. 1t is idle to talk law to
wild beast. If every man in Utah knew that a
Mormon had murdered GENTLE there would be
no conviction for the crime, because those fam
atics make virtue of perjury when it can
shield their co-devils from punishment or injure
Gentle. The Courts of Utah are powerless-
farce at which the Mormons can well afford to
laugh. We regret to say this, but so it is, and
must face the disagreeable fact with the best
remedies at command. A Vigilance Committee
is impossible, for the offenders are fifty to one
of those against whom they offend. There is
serious objection against quartering large bod
les of United States soldiers at Salt Lake for
they would have to be fed from Mormon graner


les at such prices as only go to strengthen and
multiply that nest of vipers. Retaliation in kind
would be the easiest and speediest remedy Let
it once be known that secret Gentle organiza-
tion of that sort exists, determined at all haz-
ards to exact life for life and to strike high-at
prophets, elders and bishops-and doubt if
brother Brigham ever counsels sending another
Gentle ito hell across lots he did some
two months ago, alluding to claim-jumpers. of
whom Dr. Robinson, since murdered, was regard
ed by the Mormons as one.-Stockton Independent.