Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-04-30
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he will console himself with the fcnec-
lion that others have done the same.
When . sinner il e1horted to repent of
bis sins, he frequently points the ex
her.cr to his ncighbor, and says he is
~ good u. they are. This ID the poll
cy Of the Daily Evening Ners in lis
treatment of the Mormon question.
Having once applauded the doctrine
of Federal non intervention in the do
mestic Legislation Of the Territories, a.
enuncixted in the Kansas Act, it
turned square about and rcpudlated
that doctrine a. applied to the Terri
tory Of Utah. ltnow distinctly asowe
iss reputation oil the doctrine OF squat
ter sovereignty, and atlirlns that Con
xress has and should exercise the power
Of abolishng the system OF rclig'or
known ~ Morlnonism, in which a T. u
rality Of wives is tolerated. 1t claims !
the right for the Federal Government:
70 legislatc against the custom OF the
Mormons. To support its inconsiS
tency. and brace its nerves for the work
Of demolishing the Democratic doc
xine Of non intervention, it copies q
1,vf of an article from the \. Y. Dai y
NsCs, with the design Of making II a.
cord with the views entertained by our
City contemporary. Bnt the careful
reader will detect the irand ri once,
for the n. Y. Neus only treated OF the
political relations Of Utah, and il, r.
bellious attitude towards the FcderaI
Government. II commence the article
with the following expression THE
social anc religious aspects OF this ne"
doctrine are sufficiently repusvc, b"f
that which pe haze most 10 CONSIDER are
its political relations" A. IRE have
done aud shall continue to do, 1t cen
cures aud condemns the vice OF the
Mormon religion, but itno where m
culcatcs the monstrous doctrine that
Congress has the RICH, 10 pass laws
abolishing this social system OF the
Mormons. In speaking OF the rcseln-
blance between AbolitIonlsm and.
Mormonism, the y. Y. News saws:
Nv. have spoken 81 tn points u r"-em-
blanc. between thrs. two l1ins. both Are
fanatical both are dclu-on-. ttn"'i'ire the
negro in abstract. the other ,'"' ~ialh-
both are antag"nistic 10 the 'pnf'l'm"n,
IN, Nhnlitionis. leaders claim thai th"r' ,,
a higher law. which override, the t"ns'i'n
ton and that their party cn-hrlnc9 IN ar
ucl.. .f this EXALTED code IN IL p"litir"l
creed. III. Mormon. ~ step '"h"ni AM
actually form u government IN accordance
with TIA, higher law promulgated hN brig
ham Young and in utter contempt q 'h'
Constitution.
Its the poiiticol onituie Of the
Mormons in Utah which is here sro
ken of a. antagonistlc 70 the Fedora
Authority Higher Lavish, whether
in the States or Territories, whether
by Abolitionists or Mormous. should
be promptly crushed by the exercise
ofFederal power. 1.-THE Mormons OF
Utah rebel against the Government Of
this Union, il is the duty Of tha, GOV
ernment TO bring them into immediate
.utjection. This We have always con-
coded. Even the \. v News is car"
.ul to distinguish between the right q
Congress to make law for the people
ola territory, and the right 10 eo'npcfi
the people Of a territory, /" ole, fudi
ersl authority rightinily exercised.
says awhile We rrpuiiate The ieq'sl'A
tive control o, Congress orer The pop1 !
OF the Territory, AND coNfiHE II
POWERS TO INK LAND A. fkofEh'''
VIC cannot ADM, that the people OF the
Territory have that sovereignty winch
belongs to State All this is most
accurately and ,ruthfullv stated, and II
totally at variance with the monstrou'
doctrine promulgated by the Evening !,
.Ntms of this City. asserting tina, Con
gress has the power to abolish Nor
mouism. The y. Y. News further adds:
We discriminate between making laws
for Territory hy body in whieh the Ter |
ritory sunrcpre>entei. and prescribing the I
.Ghclnc or form by which the Inhabitants OF
a Telritor, should exercise legislative pow.
eSs"
Thus the News Of New York ie-afi !
irm, that congress has only the right
70 prescribe "a scheme or form" offer
ritorial Government that ir, 10 give |
the Territory an organic lar. like that
Of Kansas and Nebraska, and nothing
more. II the rash Young Sophomore
ofthe Nsms OF this city, had any dis
elimination he wsuld have discovered
that the New York .Nevs, SO far from
announcing tue doctrine that congress
had power to make laws for Utah, j,
expressly repudiates tina, doctrine and
only refers to the treason of Brigham
Young and his coniederstes, and says:
III our government, is worth anything it
should he as po,en, to rcpress domestic ire"
sou ~ foreign aggression.
This treason Of Mormonism VIC de-
,est ~ n We detest Mormon vices and
the svstem of polygamy. We hope