The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1860-03-31

ireyerent inyocaticn 81 Tie name or The
Almighty u Che midst q the grnvest IL.
Ilibcratlous of those 10 whom arc commit.
ted our nations dcsiiuIes his, sad 10 tell,
become : commonplace matter. Yet,
witbal . profession 81 reverence for the
holy name u published abroad Mon,
placed IN high and important positions,
whose words and ACTIONS should inyitethc
emulation 81 Young and old pass. UNDECIDED
BY, the sacred lniunctions II Gle deca.
logue. Still they 9atwardly advocate the
infailibiIity 81 the good Jock
But here, here i something bold and
confessed. advocated without i blush, aud
urged without compunction PoIygamy
il asserted d be one 81 tie twin-reIies 81
barbarism. Nor is ii % asserted ii 1
private chamber, ii q committeerooni, d
il congregation Of pfofcssed atheists 81
antibiblicists; but boldly and unblushing-
" before d nation Of lirofessed Christians.
We are told what The relic ii !; but who
are the barbarians whence siiat relic has
come down to us2 Mr.. Morrill, has lie.
elected 70 inform Is. He halls from 4
State atlierfninous for iisptety. Has be
read his bible? He ceuldnot have been
reared iaipliieiity; llas BE forgotten me
lessons 81 his chiIalioodg We win take
themore charitable view Of the case and
considering that tlle turmoil 81 lis poIiti-
calcartcr has bcclouded bis memory. III
mind him Of his present position. If lis
hypothesis we're correct, 4le friend n
Cot WINS the ancient barbarian; ind lie
'.a,aa dtter Gsot's oirs 5eotf, Z whose poetry
gave tone and inspiration 10 the clo,tuence
Of thegreat departed of our nation ;-ilrld
his more magnificent son, whose written
sayings teach wisdom 10 the wise men IL
many nations, were his barbaroas aaao-
ciates My. the ErFnSaL Con himself
would stand the most ancient culprit; for
lie. y was. who first ordained tie rite,
and sealed the sacred ceremony by an
oath Of eternal friendship!
The notion is most nnacconutable tlatI
seems 10 hive gained upon many that
Is either modern Institutions or
derived solely from uncirilized tribes.
Without any very minute research. those
but ordinarily REED inhistory must be well
aware that Il Is not oily the most ancient
rider n marriage but was formerly the
prevailing one among thenat;ons Who gave
ancestry and literature to the eulightcnedl
'ortion 81 humankind We do not appear III
he character ofreIigious advocates, Or We
night write sermon on The subject,
HE'D with historical and scripsural argn-
aents which would DEFY even tho shreWd- /
st sophistry Of onr ablest statesmen to
,ontroyert.
To mere superficial observers these
matters may appenr trivial and nnimport.
int. To, the serious thinker there IS
onething about them that Is more tLan
common place Men have tfiacd with
he faith Of their feIlow-naen; ray, have /
prosecuted and scolled at them for their
,elief But now we see those, more ruth
ess Still, who are ready to storm the seryl
rates Of Heaven, to stretch forth their
hands, and dragging tile white.E
'obed patriarchs from beside the throne
q the 0anipotent, tear from their hroWs
their glitiefing crowns trample them III
heir tobaccoJuice aud arraigning them
before their presumptnous tribunal, demand
IF them uil apology for the origin Of the III
We Inherit! Talk no more OF +,
1lasphemy, nor pEate to the heathens 81 II
Inc virtues OF the holy book Send thef
book abroad; scatter il among the Wild {,
ribes Of all continents and Islands. But, II
g be consistent, seal il mp, seal 1t up FIST /,
md strong, and teach the admiration Of
IS outside glitter, but warn against the !,
,erusal Of its contents.
We have not questioned tile sincerity /,
{ Mr. Morrills intentions He Is no
Ioubt a great man, q man Of talent and q
earning perchanee d man of q good and
onest heart A suggestion or two, exen
rom the wilderness Of tile Watsatch cam.
ct harm him. s
is he q patriot? There IS surely q field
road enough before him whereon to dis
lay Ills patriotic powers Black and
llgry ire the clouds that on every side
hreaten 10 concentrate their fury upon
be sacred tree. planted III the blood Of
,ar fathers, and watered by The tears ol /