The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1865-07-29


twice repeated that they cannot be snnihi-
lated.
Y es,erdsy. We returned the cal. He re-
sides in the .Presidsnvs Block" % ;ncio-
sure Of nearly ten acres. containing the
Tithing o flee. Dcseres News Ofies, school
house Tor his own children. Loa House,
with lion couchsns. cut in ssndssoss. over
the front door. Beehive House. which
bears bee hive upon its done. other build
ides for HE domestic end business sses. and
ample flower and fruit gardens. The whole
is surrounded BY q vail eleven fee, high Of
bou ldsrs laid in mortar.
The porter in his lodge OF sentry boz
(whers / think saw . revolver hanging
beside him), eyed " closely. but permitted
us TO pass, % We were accompanied BY .
leading Mormon. "Presidenr Young'with
several digni,sries Of The church. rscsivsd
us in his large. airy Office. with high walls
maps. photographs Of prominent Latter Day
Saints, . lithographic copy Of Bisrssad;'s
Sunligh. and Shadow. scales for weighing
gold dust, account books, desks and arm
chsirs.
\ Al frat the conversation was heavy and
rather formal, though Brigham gave us
good deal Of information about farming. &C.
Nothing can be raised without irrigation
but by the application Of water the soil u
very produtive. Corn is more uncertain
crop than the smsIl grains; but sixty bushels
10 he acre is q fair yield. and ninety have
bsen PRODUCED. He snce raised 93} bushei'
Of " bes, TO the acre, and 80 bushels Of ost
are no, uncommon. Many farmers lesve
their cattle out in winter. but they often die
from cold. Coal and iron abound, but the
Iron has not yet been successiulIy sme''ed.
| Al lac. the discourse turned upon Poly
gamy, asd . lively. frank discsssicn ensusd
liu which eli present. on both sides. took
p.r,. Brigham insisted thst exPeriesss and
history, both sacred sndr profsne. Justify !
and ..poscd" the scripsursl member Of ou
psrsy By asking them 10 cite from the Bib''
la single direct prohibition. But when n
Il admitted that even in Utah, % elsewhere
the births Of male and females ere abou
equal, he seemed little s,sggersd BY Nr
lColfsas asking hcw he accounted fos sns
fact il the Almighty designed more 'hss on
D wife for each man.
Our Pauy-Is Polygamy vital and 10
y Sc parable part Of your sysiems
: Brigham, il not in our Book Of Cove
I nsnts end Discipline. We did not adopt
OF ourselves. but in consequence Of
! revelation from God was ordered 10 enis
!. Into Plurality. Cine Mormons invariably "
\ this word instead Of Polygsmy .-Corre'
!. pondent.) So were several Of the oshe
. brethren. But for the Church q large il i
d privilege rather than an obligation. Abuse
. OF i, som metimes occur which il 10 cikcult
}. prevent. But We can point 70 the highe'
morality. We have not house Of prostl
= tuition. don't believe you can find fou
children in tAe Territory. 10
eli think Plurality cannot last Nov tell Y
= frankly how you expect Il % Be done away
o CoIfsx-Well. welexpecs you % havs
'e new revelation PROHIBITING il. Isughtsr
Brighsm-Ws shouId.;no be sorry fs
that. II God ever 90 directs We shall B
glad 70 dispense. with Il.
lol Colsx-Or there may be smother solution
' You may do away with i By your ows 70
y untsry action. legally. peacefully, just
b. Missouri and Maryland abolished slavery.
n. Bsighsm-Bus II W did % il would
ed only The beginning. You then demand d
in ws give Up the Book Of Mormon. and ne
our Church organization.
Our Pariy-No, no! You would be tel
,mI rated 10 your faith just . Msshodisss, Pre-
20 BY tsrisns. and oil other sscts are. y
byhave no right 10 interfere with your rsliei'
y only yosr practice whsn il violates q
M lcivil law.
70 A Mormon Elder-Thst Infamous h
.. against '.Polygsmy" strikes q cur rsIigio
i lliber,y and 10 unconstitutional.
Colfax-It certainly vioIsses.no isscti
10 lof the Constitution, and acsords with I
DO practice Of sll civilized nations.
Eldsr-Whst right had Congress = :
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