The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1860-05-12

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FIRST, the existence n Tho polygaplie
Institution Il acknowledged and next. by|
III emphatic law, The legitimacy n the
oHspring Il confnned
iii Il not neoewary to tlwen npon the
history of The institution. nor to tell how
| Abraham. Isaac, jacob, David, Solomon,
and hosts u others. followed III the peth.
The law was given ~ divine revelation,
aud confirmed b. divine statutes o. ex-#
plantation
Tho grand mistake f members Of Con-
gross, Il that they have an idea that they
are legislatirig for The punishment Of e,ImeI
id the Territories. All who know aay.I
thing about constitutional law, are well
awarc that Congress Is entirely powerless
even IN that But 10 talk 81 roIygany
as d crime i ridiculous. The man il an
IDIOT that docs 81 God, through bis
fprophot, said 10 David that be had given
him is1tss according TO his own good
Ipleasure He was 4 lnan after Gods
Town heart The father Of proverbial
Wisdom endorsed The conduct Or his pro
/ genilors and multiplied upon II, Infact,
all the good men, whose fidelity and yir-
tues formed The foundation or corner-stone
OF Christianity. were Polygalnists The
Relcelner Of the world was descended
from them, and IL we are not mistaken, was
one himself Indeed, We would feel dis
honorcd by saying that VIC were not
Epolyganists Whether We have each one
wife or many. we arc proud TO endorse
the doctrine. It IS ours! No man who
| is q permanent citizen OF Utah can
honestly say that Ile Is not polyganlist.
Nay, more; no imam who Is d Christian
can say III honesty Of heart that he is moi
~ descent and religion i patron aud en-
dorser of the doctrine
L il not our present intention TO argue
either the naturally Or loyalty IL poly.
gamy M aru prepared on the aiirma.
tive side when called upon There are
other matters introduced into the discus
sion Of this#biII which VIC consider das.
tardy and mean. Mr.. Nelson ii q scour
Edrei, Or he dared not here introduce such
foreign out of the way thrusis. Listen
lto him: q.
The practical occupation Of Utah 81
the Mornlons and its government 81
Mormon laws, Is d complete exclusion d
1.-THE citizens Of tho United States, who do
mot sympathize with the institutions 81
Utah. Aid there ii no doubt that the
Mormon rulers md people Of this 81,
gantic corporation adopt MI means 10 pro.
hibit persons from proceeding to settle
down md occupy the country, who do mol
Esympatliize with MormonisnAy
. very much dislike to be too p6iinitd
III our remarks; else We should say that
Mr. Nelson is liar That would sound
Hike the Swapping Of pcrcussions IL
layoid sucll catastrophe, permit MS to say
that Mr. Nelson was Intentionally mis-
taken The Territory Of Utah has beer
always free to oil who calne into il; and
coercion Iii religious matters was ncrei
known therein. Tile greatest misfortun,
seemed TO be that no one wished or co
vetcd claim. The soil was barren anl
itl,e heavens declined 10 shed their rain b
4 dew thereon Work, and work alone
WAS before the eyes OF those who songh
rerose IN Utah
What m honor il is TO our nation tina
leading members Of our Congress are d,
! yoid Of brains From the earliest historyo
Rome Till the present moment, we yentur
I 70 say. that 4 man who talked such nor
sense in ii legislative body, rs Mr.. Nelso
\ has dous in the Congress ofthe Unite
States, would be hoote,i from their midst
: He would be despised as an ualettered
unread idiot. Itisa poor compliment i
: our Congress TO say that he was listene,
Ito.
But Mr.. Nelson Is: a great man,
very great man; he Is member Of Con
7 gress in the United States Of America
Read him onthe war question. He in
tends to kill us all in Utah who are poly
I IgaHlists En that event there will y,nf II