The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1860-04-28
MOUNTA | N y Err.
Great sNlI.laEt CIV
sArynp4x APRiE " 1890.
ANTLPoLYaAMY il coNoREss.


d ia 1 transient laagh "a the exhibition
81 Congressional doings OH the subject Of
polyRaIny, - IDund il other portions Of |
our sheet There has been something
ssprSmcly ludicrous 10 the whole AFFAIR,
Irom lhe first introduction oE the subject
that hns almost unaccountably prevented
orr saying save but few words III self
defense a bin before Congress il d great
matter Tho virtue Of the nation Il ii |
danger Gentlemen who desire 10 make
International capital the arena for the rcsus-
citation Of academic pranks are enraged:
and the wide world i called upon 10 pay
the penalty Of their vengeance.
Il has been rnmOred abroad, (but for
the anthenticity and origin II the ruinor
gentlemen il other portions 81 the world
than this must Be responsibility that holy
Pfelatcs are endeasoring to originate
! reformation ii the moral conduct Of the
congressionnls of tho nation The intro
dnctiCn Of i general statute publishing by.
: $500 fine and the concomitant penal
tieA unlawful concubinnge and intercourse
Of the sexes, would undoubtedly be d
grand achievement II successful. The
undertaking u BY no means Id unplausi.
Die one; and II brought TO . successful
terminatiOn, might do a great deal 10
anleliorats the domestic interests ii the
leading men 81 our nation. There u
something, however, rather Interesting III
Gle undertaking TO make Utah the great
stepping stone of their reforms 10 cor
rect the abuses aud iniquities Of tho capi-
tal Of America. which have earned d
worldwide famo FOR their infany, Is, 10 say
che least u il. q generous and most praisc-.
worthy attempt. But general nssallt, III
such AZ undertaking, npona religious body
.ofpeOpls, honest ding reclaimers of
the desert lands. borders slightly upon Il
pelsecuting crusade, GentIemen who pay
high for political preferments, and Indulge
ID the interesting peccadiIlocs Of their nd
xaneement, ought 70 beware how they
steal the thunders 81 hired affairs to make
war abroad. bearing ever IN mind that
their great minds do not completely en-
compass the entire knowledge Of al the
Fupt, Inssss.k e.sd " vesns, Ilur rot the full
Mlsdomnf heaven and earth. 49,
The men who form the Congress Of the
United States kpaid b men Of some legal
attachments How often they are so do
penls much upon tile virtues and non-pur.
.ellasahle predilections 81 their constitu-
cnts II they are iusists and honest men
Is they ought to be. they viii remember
that they have given Utah i charter which
il.eB cannot lawfully revoke. and presented
her with legislative functions. which 10
constitutional Interpretation Of law win
justify them ii recalling. Many there are.
Il Is true, Of the privileges Of State con-
stitntions withheld IN the passage u the
Organic Act for . Territory; but the few
chat are reserved III such an net. are al
sacred as though solcnlnized BY q Conyelt
tional Constitution,
Suppose that the matter Is presented ii
tho piaincst and most palpablc coloring
Wetwo very interesting young gentle
amen. editors Of the MousrAiSEER, ar,
citizens Of the United States; whether
y = -t5 So = =
American natives Or adopted admirers o,
the Great Republic, II makes small differ
scncc. We have religious notions o. oul
own, received BY traditional biblical teacll
ings Or adopted BY conscientious tnitioll
They incline US to polygamic principles
Who shall dare to say that we are wrong?
In ancient times. when matters vent
.astray In Israel, il the GOOD BOOK be true,
(and who will dispute it? } the voice Of the
s0mnipotent alone could DO elfectual. or
even needed, ID the correction Of errors.
!. The vile abuses Of the sons Of Ell we're
interrupted solely by the thrice repeated
voice Of the Almighty, who alone assumed
the prerogatise Of interruption. Here
then Is an affair Of God and conscience.
VIII any Of those brave gentlemen, reyel-
ling IN their bitter inyectiye, aud whole
sale charges, assume to themselves the
condolences and intercourse Of the Alniigh-
", and assert that they are delegated to
condemn and pass sentence upon an insti.
tatioa that has received the endorsement
Of the holiest patriarchs, and the sanction
and patronage Of the Eternal God him,
selfl :E..-
Loud and long. and occasionally eIo-
qaent. are the discOurses upon Christiani.