The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1860-05-01
From the N. Y. Courier and Enquirer.
The MOrmons.

ion among right-minded persons. The
sentiment of the country is right upon this
question:; and yet nothing has been dono
TO interfere with the Mormon practices.-
A greater disgrace to us there could not be
than our having allowed such community
as that formed in Utah to exist unmolested
for so lorg period. Our having done so
is believed almost to be the result of a want
of power in our Government, or Indifference
on our part TO practices which would dis.
grace even nation Of savages. When
the followers of joe SMITH set up their
temples in Illinois, and introdwced polyga
my, they soon aroused feeling which was
only alleged when the last Of tbeir sect was
expelled from that State. The vile and
Aisgu ting customs which they had brought
with them when INDUCED in openly in the
midst of Christian community. could not
fail to arouse a just indignation. They
were such rs only tie most debased could
tolerate. When dr en- from Illinois the
Mormous took refuge in Missouri, but here
also they found their customs would hot be
endured; and wisely concluding in no
( Christian community would they be suffered
/ 10 aularc' the doctrines of their religion
thy ruugrstei ~ . region where they bo-
/ loved ti,,v Nuuia h. unnoI"stcd. There
they have cen allowed to do what they
! pleased. llry Lave had taen own way in
everything, md consequently, they have
carried the principles of their religion to
their utmost extent. Because they were 40
far removed from Christian communities :,
their vilsnies have not excited those feel
ings which they would have excited had
! Utah been nearer to one Of our States; yet.
they have aroused feeling Throughout. the
country which demands that the Mormon
question sh; Il be speedily settled. 1t would
be singular if they had not excited such q
feeling. The Mormons are responsible for
tie murder Of many an unsuspecting emit
grant. The Mountain Meadow massacre
WAS their work. The doctrines Of their
church sanction the taking Of tho life OF
those who are It's enemies and these doc
tr.ncs have been fllu enforced. Though
murder is thus made by tho Mormons sa-
ere right, its consequences are scarcely
more pcrnicious tlan those of poly gsHy.-
II any one wcro anxious TO know how far n
people can be stepped in iniquty he should
90 to Utah. lie will find enough 10 prove
that there can be no doubt rs to original
sin." He will find enough to prove what
man is ~ hen controlled 10y his passions. -.
lie will find copmuuity the religion OF
which sanctions robbery and murder, ri !
which makes inc, st virtue. The Mormon
| religion ,nrocl;lims that the more wives and
the more children man has, the greater
will be his happiness in the next world
! Ii prescr!bcs no limits as to the man o. III
whic!, the man shall obtain his wife, and IL
seems to set at nauglt every tic OF consan-
cuinity. The uncle marries the niece, the
half brother the sister, the stcp-fathcr the
daughter, and the widow and her dau .h.
t,rs are often united to the same man.
Nothing can br imagined more demorali
zlng or more disgusting than this, and yet
is reo; lc, ahu lrgalEe robbery. murd'r
and incest, 50 far from bci' g iutc,fered will
by our Government, has been paironiz"t
by it. That tAls should be tho case seem
almost Incredible That 1t is the case, il
To u> a disgrace to which no terms can b'
applied that will tllly express its int ns,y
The present ADMINISTRATORS has much t
answer for As regards its position towarst
h Mcrmons. 1t knew the sentiment o
the country in relation to those people anc
, til. ir invuitous doctrines. 1t knew tha
tn, country wished tho practices Of thoS
y people speedily terminated, or those peopl
! themselves, forced to seek another dwcllin!
e place. This it well knew, and it acted up
on it. 1t did not, however, act fairly, bu
sought to make political capital by inducin!
! the country to believe that it intended t
put down Molmorism. 1t sent an arm
10 Utah and though it cost an immens
=; sum TO dose, no good results were produced
j The army Was not allowed to interfere wit
the Mormons, but they and the contractor
were benefited pecunarily by its presencc
: The Governor wEich 1T bad sent with th
d army, to replace the Mormon Governor
t has from the first proved tho FAST friend c
G the Mormous, while the District Attorne
of the Territory is known to be a Mormon
+, This WAS not all. Whco the Judges CT
deavored te do thew duty, the Governo
r interfered and prevented their brTn"ing /
a justice certain NJ rmons accused of MWde
= 1t sustained his conduct Thus the Mo
mons, so far from b ling at all restrained b
the Administration, have been flatterea nu
patlonized by it, while they seem to b,
a lieve that our Government dare not modes
d them They are more defiant than eve
u and q, no time havc h. practices # thT
=. Chuich Lcan more freely iululgcd m
The Administrative, lHon, ]. responsible f
the gcseu. state ,r affairs IN Utah. Ii
der it, care has 70 sink oI tho grossc,t j,
, isuity bepn uaio 7, las ak,a a3yan,a.
=, yj The h.1.-t AID just sentiment of Il
70 country ~ urdar ~ fd.thcr It's own in,rrc
], AMI that of a few scrom'ng politicians.
ne order that UIan may become slave Stat
IL It has not heslatea to pander to the vile
Of human practices. 1t has disgraced
- self and the country in order that tv
D more members may be added to the pr
OF slavery sile Of the Senate.
The Mormon question 10 ouo on viii,
=. the Republicans have always taken d
cided position, and they are pledged
: deal with it promptly when they come
J. to power. In the meantime the Hou
Committee on Territories has under co
A sideration the organizing Of the Terrific
&c, m Of Utah, so that in voting there the Ge
or tiles shall have some influence. There
~ also said to be before this Committee
q project to divide the Territory so as to