Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1857-05-22


n DIVING and continued revelation but we ALSO believe
that no new revelation will contradict thc ODD"
But, years after the Mormons had been
suspected and accused of polygamy, and as
it is now fully known, not wrongiuly, they
met the charge with positive and plump de-
nial by publishing the following ordinance
"All legal contracts of marriage made before PERSON
Is mpuscd into tha church should be hold sacred and
iu.llirl lnaamuci as This Church Of thfit has boon
.lla hcl With Che crime of fornicaiiou aud poysamy.
"e declare that 'ee believe that should have
wc and one woman but husband except iu case OF
oc'ih, whrn either is at liberty % marry again.
Out of their own mouths let thcm be con-
domned Tried by their own code, the Lord
of hosts must ''visit them with a sore curse
even unto destruction
Notwithstanding the provarcations collec-
lively and individually, for no Mormon admits
when away from "tho land of Zion that he
has more than one wife, it is now declared
openly that the plurality doctrine, the bless
ing of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob was re-
vcaiod to Joseph Smith, Jr., "the prophet,
seer, and revciator. ON Che 18th daY Of July,
A. ID, 1873. lt was artluily concealed.
though Joseph had. it is now reported not
less Chan forty wives, many of whom subse-
qucutly became the helpmates Of brother
Brigham for supplying "hbornacles' TO-
those mobile spirits that have been waiting
for thousands OF years, and which lie the
Lord designed should come forth through
these nay faithful servants ] call attention
TO discourse by Elder Orson Pratt, August
20 1852, and the first / have found which
ayows the doctrine. From this take a single
cNtroct morc as follows
"l uims herc oals auoat one-fhho Of the population
% tNt -pNe iA't boIetc a rlc oHc wife systemj the
other 9a tAs urie,c n One doctriHe of plurality OF.
NF.s Ilry hats Aaa t banded lINu traa limo imalf-
H1Hl fua are unf ui al uaf0H aUf Contracted iu tp
minds as SOME of the nations OF Europe and America.
WHO have done avay uill ihe promise. aud deprived
- ' '' "''-th l'"N-' 'N'
In order that it may be seen how polygamy
is now attempted TO be hcdgad in and barri-
cadcd by law in the very citadel OF the church.
will give the chicf sections OF the act incor-
poratin5 the church from Territorial Laws OF
Utah, page l03:
" 2 aooi,rsf ly ds Goo3 I.saiga Q.
|e 'f'e f lult ..l rhat p1liHao. fha mll0-
itin.s Of i STATE nl.A NOW ate og H...I.iat may boz
.at, tac...a, ... viiel ara hugNa aua ..-
uu-u.l as 'Iue Church ot Jcsl. ClIi. Of Ltttag-Dl.
da1 uc ougua NOME nd st,le of lg.e Church Of J.us
power ani authority SD sue and b. aAci, defend aul be-
eaaH ID ln al ,ac courts %. 4W or equity in ths Sal,
"3 te'l an- f'nAi STATE, aad Ate aud uso sct,
wH..u tl.5 may a.ter at pleasure
. . .| ~ BOZ IH. II.. . HH Ha ID #H H.
hol. ..a a9a.autaal and ods.aal ash,. in common
- | ..'., y. ,".. .. sials eo.aal1 nof1a o34
communion aslesa6., +. the .ig'' 5f tr1tb s +,
Io.emai.e marriage compatible wtA Gee revelations =
ba..i,'-- ,o5 81. .'-..s. ..., +, .'.. p. &.
Chtst, ree 8 l. H is also declared tat said church
,. .-" eAd e9j.J e'n.na.ly tAe power
and establish rules. r.-l..e5as. orl5atr.. lta. c,.
TOMS ana e-i.e1'H' or the ga3l order. rty, 3s,u-
and f,. 't.' .,',i l.,,,'.., ,., -3' .o"' ,,
l4''e l1 lNs.9. a-e3ldiu- b. chars, eotcaaut ,4a
c'C..i,, NJ y. ana ,.s e1l y'en' o. ~ ia '
temporal 5u,la, Or spiritual increase upau tle earth,
mag DE-. 'ss.9 =. 4ee..oaei Pgor@ Z 49ore lhs,
or i,o custom. j. u relate % .5lcal,.. rtciaaea,..
cerea'uig e3nse1rat91s sn4oalDgnt. atAuss, in.a-
W1c, T,.na az. tIa js.i5'8e ',l ll ,
or performance support virtue and increase moral,g
' ,' %, oA:eai mo- E,,i o4, 'e23s'g TO iAe Con-
founded in he revelations o.. me Iordf
o." 'ef ttber orlsiae4' lts'il church
re.is.s o n,r-il.s.. b.r,as. ,ni 5c,ti. -tb.i,.
,pc.don ot al mcnhor, ana rir ,heir benoi-
.a... e. 1.ih.a laat ihe
alt trustee aeeesr, 60 BE- iilei until .ae.r3 6 I'D
conference OF se1 church,
On these provisions hang all che law and
prophets Of polyglmy,a and will hang here UNI
al we interfere As all these Territorial en-
acmeuts are subject to revision by Congress.
unless we exercise the power reserved to us,
while they remain on the statutes of Utah we
are oo1iceps crmnis. They have our tacit
approval for they are to remain laws only SO
long as we do not disapproye them. There
is no latent ambiguity in the phraseology of
temporal expansion or spiritual increase.
because it is provided that "eyerv act or prac-
tico so established lby the incorporated
church OF adopted. for law or custom. which
relates to marriages may not BE- legally
questioned The General Assembly of the
Territory of Utah has incorporated church.
over which one man presides with an insolcut
and all-grasping power, with authority to es-
abljsh the practice oc polygamy and not be
legally questioned therefor. Now, | submit
that we not only have the power. but il is en-
inenty proper that we exercise it by disap-
proving of and annuling this act
1t is to be noted that the Mormon faith, as
expoundcd by Brigham Young. is. that God
and Adam are one and the same person lie
SAYS "Whcu our father Adam came into the
garden of Eden he came into il with a celos-
tial body, and brought Eve, one of his wives
with him. Also that Jesus. our older
brother. was begotten in the flesh by the same
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