The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1857-05-21

comport with those of the Atlantic States.
Softly, gentlemen. Polygamy and the Book
of Mormon have nothing at all 10 do with the
political aspect Of the matter. The ques-
ton is simply this: shall Brigham Young
and his followers assert and maintain a high
cr law than the Constitution, or shall they
be compelled to respect the eIicts Of that
instrument, and the laws properly cmana-
ting from it Shall the Latter Day Saints" i"
while Utah is in a territorial capacity, Sc
lect their own rulers and defy the General
Government to depose them, or shall the
President, in pursuance of plainly vested
powers nominate a man fit for the position,
and accordingly place him, together with
the judiciary and subordinate officers, in the
administrative Offices of Utah i?
The Constitution recognizes no particular
religion, but extends its protection alike to
all. 1t guarantees to every person, whether
IN Il sovereign State or a Territory to wor-
ship God according to the dictates of his
conscience, and to hold whatsoever faith he
| pleascs. Even the Atheist is protected in
his diabolsm, although his religion is to re-
cognzc no Supreme Intelligence, aud the
Dcist who discards the Bible. Religion
was purposely separated from politics by
the wise trainers of the Constitution, though
the Convention was composed of men Of
various religious denominations. We know
that polygamy is held in adherence by the
Christian world, and justly so. too, but it is
feature of the Mormon faith and if they
think it does not violate the DEGREES of
Providence, and choose to take the rcspon,
sibility, their right to do SO cannot be call
ed into question by the political world. A
different view of the subject is all moon
slime.
Why, look ut it. 1t is assumed that
Mormonism is antagonistic to Republican,
ism, because it may, if permitted to exist,
establish tlleocratical government. The
Abolitionists affirm that our peculiar insti
tutions are antagonistic to RepuLlicanism,
and therefore, slavery, they say, should be
demolished, utterly annihilatcd. Now, We
contend that it is not, that our institutions
do not i'll the least concern them, and fur
thcr, that we have right to extend it over
The Territories, if the majority of the people
therein hall see fit to sanction the cxten.
sion. The Territories arc the common prop
crty of all the States, and as such, the peo-
nIa IN hn <fO +
shall determine what institutions they will
have. The Federal Government has moth
ing to say about it. The great cardinal
principle Of State Rights is, that the people
III their sovereign capacity can ordain insti-
tutlons to suit themselves, acknowledging
no power Ill Congress to interfere in so do
ing. The case of the Mormons is exactly
III point, and the reader can at once sec that
we must accord 10 them the same principles
in the formation Of their State Government
which we demand for ourselves. and that
no institution established in Utah, which
does not conflict with the supreme law of
the land, though it be abhorfent to our
sense Of religious propriety, furnishes a rea-
son for the non-admission of the Territory.
We cannot act upon the mere presump-
tion that theocracy in Utah meditates the
destruction Of Republicanism. The theory
of the Mormons must be practically devel-
oped before we can set to work to crush
them. Yague uncertainties and theoretical
ASSUMPTIONS will not do. The religious con-.
dltion of the "Saipts" is deploraLle, cef-
tainy, if all accounts be true, but with that
We have no business. The problem to <be:
solved is political one, and one, too, which
promises to- puzzle the heads Of the astute
political mathcmaticians. The thing is 70
supplant the political government of Brig
ham Young, and bring Utah under the con.
troll Of the Eedsfal Government. In the
tilts which may ultimately. come off, we
| shall see whether the Prophet unhorses Mr..
Buchanan or Mr.. Buchanan unhorses the
Prophet. 1t is a contest between man
%ho has no wife, and one who has MS many
d the Grand Vizier Nv. o. Delta.
Fzaxseed to Increase tile Yistu of MIX.
-oil-cakc has long been known, in those
districts where linseed-oi1 is manufactured,
as cheap food for cows in milk. A Ba-
varian landlord has been experimenting will,
linseed. to. increase the flow Of milk in his
hcifers. His theory was that this diet would
affect the acteal developtlnent of the young
COW permanently. : lie selected alot of an
imals and began to feed about three months
before they were expected to calve, with a
handful of boiled fiaxseed, strewn over their
fodder twice day. Tho result was that
the leifers thus treated had much larger
uddors than others of The same age and
quality on ordinary fodder. The superior
! milking qualities seontinncl altar tIa encopd