Year: 1871

ance Of the Grand Church Holiday


Brigham Young Inter viewed.


SALT LAKE CITY. Oct. 4 1871.


Every thing quiet in the City OF the saints as
q summer day. The excitement has very generally
abated. and is quite certain that there Is little or
no chance OF any disturbance OF the peace the
government officials are Of this opinion and no rea.
sonable man doubts Its correctness. Somebody
must have sent East very exaggerated statement
OF the situation here to create the intense excite
ment which appears to have existed there. Nothing
has occurred here that would Justify any
serious fears of an outbreak. The movement OF q
handful OF troops was merely precautionary
measure, and its effects were sautary. do not
think that the measure was Ill advised, and the
officials were undoubtedly thoroughly posted on
the situation.


To-day the prairie schOoners, or covered wagons,
are coming into the city from all points, even the
most distant OF the Territory, filed with men, women
and children. to attend the semi.annual Conference
OF the Church OF Jesus Christ OF Latter Day Saints
to be held In the great Tabernacle in this city
morrow. The streets present an animated appear
ance, with the unusual collection OF wagons anu
horsemeu and miners. The stores are doing lively
business with the women from the country, who are
laying in their winter supply OF groceries and
clothing and altogether the scene Is ANYTHING but
warlike.


The Mtus, onicial organ OF the Church, contains
tonight long editorial on the efforts OF the federal
oflcals to enforce the law against the leaders OF
the Church. which It characterizes as Q crusade
against religious liberty It says tnat the officials
have ali the advantage apparently to start with.
We shall see how the struggle lie ended. They the
MormOns) are willing nevertheless, TO night the
battle In the courts They don't expect justice there.
The federal orclals hoped FOR great disturbance
or nghr. In this they are disappointed.


Personally MIR. Cannon views the proceedings OF
the present Court as he would mob court, and ne
thinks he would be justined in resisting It's process
as ne would those OF q mob; yet, il accused, he
thinks he might go before It and stand trial. because
by so doing. he would show the nation that he re-
spected its authority and have the charge decided.
not before Judge NICK ean but by the verdict OF the
country, whether religious liberty is TO be pre-
scribed and men oe denounced as criminals for
their religious belief He hnks he will yet be stig
matized as crusader against religious liberty
Nowhere does Mr.. Cannon squaIely and openly ad-
init that he viii stand trial freely. That question
is to De decided hereafter


The tone OF the press is more temperate and peace
ful and Is no longer fnn0mmat0ry.


Mr.. Young is better to-day and has been granted
o few interviews. He expresses himself entirely
ready to stand trial and vindicatc his innocence
before jury against any accusation that may be
brought against him. He laughs al the idea OF his
contemplating forobe resistance to the authorities
In the execution of their duties and the laws That
Is the feeling Of all his councillors. There will be
no trouble capital will be as safe here as in any
part OF the United States,


At an interview with Brigham Young today he
appeared somewhat improved and more disposed to
converse ON rne situation. He laughed upon hear.
ing OF the sensational reports sent East and
averred that there was queter or
more orderly place to be found on
feeling OF uneasiucss doubt since the proc ceedngs
against him and his people had begun. He was
pained TO hear that President Grant had authorized
this crusade. He said 1t was simply the power OF
the Methodist Church, which having sig
nally failed in It's missionary enter
prses 10 the Saints, now proposes
to destroy them with Methodist Governers, judges
and packed juries Of the Methodist persuasion; but
who. bv the blessing OF God had totally failed In
inducing single member OF lions flock TO abjure
the faith. IL was proposed, he said, to
prosecute him, first, for iascivious cohabition,
under tho Utah statutes; then to try
him for bigamy or poygamy; and, finally, to hold
him for various murders committed by Bill Hickman
and other outlaws, who were called Danibas,
or destroying angels. They were thought
ml to begin gently with him, but, said
he, :" am content to abide BY every
law that ust for every law that prohibits free
dom Of religious belief must be decided unconstitu-
tional, and the verdict would be the total defeat
Of the bad men now seeking 10 inure and dts
grace him and his people II there Is any
trouble the responsibility viii be with the ofnclals
VINO had got 1t up. The right will triumph as in the
past 30 will 1t be In the future. The Mormans had
met their enemies and vanquisned them with their
own weapons, and would DO 40 again. Although,
said Brigham. the present lssne every member Of
the court is my avowed enemy, and every man
not an outspoken hater OF the Mormons
excluded from the Jury, ! win 90 into court on
whatever charge they may cook up and trust to
the good sense OF the people at large TO see that
something like justice bc done. He was happy TO
know there was Supreme Court OF
the United States, the Judges OF which
were lawyers OF justice and not fools.
He thought the time had arrived for the capitpllsts
residing and in the Eastern cities, engaged
In developing the mines to rise up In their strength
and to enter their united protest to the President
against the course OF these officials who, he said,
were keeping out capital from the East ana England.
propose, said Brigham, to have peace here, and
believe the Mormons Will never do aught to disturb
that peace. The rumored troubles are the work or
wicked men. who want trouble for their gain.


Much more was SAID and apparently OF q pacific
nature; but II was evident Brigham felt much dis
turbed frequently holding his head down npon his
hands and seeminrlg speaking with himself like
man In trouble and grief


THE Govcrrsuens Smsfains tho Action Of JaAse


MrKean.


WASHINGTON, Oct l. 1871.


Prior to the Inauguration OF criminal prosecution
against the leaders OF Mormondom General Augur
informed the War Department that IL might
be necessary TO concentrate troops at Salt
Lake City, In the event that Judge McKesn
should take q decided stand against the leading
Mormons. Correspondence has passed be-
tween General Sherman and General Auqur, but