New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-12-17

man or woman, married OF unmarried, n ,vvS- J.
open and gross kwdness, and se.igoedy nsSsT -
open and indecen ut exposure Of his or her NV
every such person 90 offending shan be pupirs,sS =
.imprisopmeDi not exceeding ten Year, ~ ~ ~
'bsn elk montbs, and 6re Of not more than on -
'cand dollars both, at the discretion Of the Co.
You will now remember that you have eel 49,
.ole mn oath before God and thc.e witnesses. thv -
would true pr, sennent make Of ell such matte, 80
things az should be given you 10 charge or othses,
come 10 your knowledge thouchng the prss..s
service
an ardent desire tha. you viii cast off all pris.y - -
If oppress ion, and studiously and honestly do -
duty without fear, favor or affection. wholly unbiss.S
As there IL no statute Law 10 this Territory rsQvl,s;
msrrisee or touching the subject directly ndrsa,
il onl, rem Tins for to say that oil these ocreuor
by the peope this Territory called sealing An A.
thing Other in TIE eyes OF the Law than leg1 Mama,
ceremony. Intbe foregoing section the Leglssare ~
houghi proper to pas stInSens Jaw ., criminal
indeed was wise and humane the part of those -,
isators and to il that the Legislature Aec,S,
ipte1ded To provide remedy for the correction Of th
CRYING aud mot oathsome barbarsus cruel bl,ck 49,
degrading evil which seems TO be one Of the cSdpsl
doctrines Of the church prominent in power this Ter
nc ~ Polygsmy or, at least, II they did nteodk
thew have vrtuady done, what should have been Soss
msiy years since The law is fund in the book AMI
you as well soemny bound to give il force and
utility. .lt,
ct is wholly useless and MONDAY madness for the
Leci.lstu,e to pass laws aud for the Fecesal Govern
ment I, send Judges and attorneys here 10 execute
tbos. laws il tie mandate of one man clothed with
pri, silly power and wholly uneaned in the science Of
the law is to be permitted 10 thSart not only the action
of the Legislature Of the Territory but b,ldly snd
OPP nly b open defiance aod sporve rebellion sgsns
tie federal authority of the Unied States and dcxs
10 Grand Juries when TO find bills Of indictments end
when TO-. The sc things cannot be endured IN Re.
lublican Government. All these men, therefore, Who
have a multiplicity OF women psdiug with them 1t
tie same hots- o. at the harem. are subjecs hr
your inyestgs q ion. l have already instructed yos
ira, there is no law in this Ten tory authorizing The
ssurg of marriage license, or authorizing any one 70
% rform marriage cers monie either in or out Of To
thurrh; and much as you msy regret to do %, 4 b
nevertheless your duty to respect the lsw OF the land
ard prefer bills Of inc ctment against all such o. hsye
Dot D. en- legally married in some otter country and
particularly when two or more women are cohaoitns
with the same man. These instances are too often sea
and much encouraged by the Church here, to iasan
respect fiom the civilized world, either o. hone
abrosd and even barbarous minds in your own coun-
try revolt at the sickeniDg and truly eartrendng spec
tacle of the masses of this Territory Duty baows
YOU, gentlemen, in all the walks of life, al home and
abroad in the family circle, at the balotbox your
daily Christian devotious, and prominently so here
where the nte est of the crushed and downodden %.
peal in thunder tones for relief a. the hands Of TIE
In