, 1867-11-29
mormonI.n to b, saueIchsd.

Under the above caption, the La Crosse Dem
OerGt-that ferocious Journal which scares rad
iealism out Of its boots, each issue-thus dis
poses of the Mormon problem in its graphic way
"Those fellows out in Utah whose best holt
is being much married-havinE what Gentil
popular oni0ion and Gentle legislation eonsid
er a superabundance Of spouses-who are sol,
business on increasing and multiplying, an,
have weakness for reviving the Scriptural cus
tom of polygamy 10 that far away region shut /.
BY mountains and environed by deserts, are t
be attended to without delay
The fat has gone forth Polygamy is doomed
Aormondom must pack its traps aad take up it.
line OF march for a less virtGous, moral, and en.
ligbtened land-or its devotees must 90 into the
divorce business wholesale aad come down "a
one,wifs level with the rest of those afflicted
Long ago the loyal party, now cUurvnIus
the Federal Government, declared slavery and
polygamy TO be twin relicS OF barbarism, to be
done away at the FIRST opportunity. Slavery has
been duly attended to-the right Of property in
negroes forever abolished 10 this country, and
the medding faction of fanatics, bigots, ard
despots have also made considerable progress 10
converting, BY legal terrorism, the American
people TO tie imbibing Of cold water, and the
banishment Of liquors, vinous and malt, from
storeS, saloons, aud hotels.
Therefore the next movement Of Radcalism
must be against the Saints !
'On to Salt Lake City is the cry Of the pros
gressivesl Destruction to the mau who clings
to bis numerous wives aud refuses to obey the
edict of the great governing power OF the repub.
licl
Ben. Wade perhaps we should sGy Hon.
Benjamin Wade, acting Vice President of the
United States-so a Washington dispatch in-
forms US, writing to a friend in Washington
says that be will introduce, the FIRST day Of the
next session, bill repeating the act organizing
Utah as territory. Ben. further declares that
the action of the Mormons in denounciag the
Government as tyrannical and unjust must be
punished by prompt suppression Of polygsmy.
Having abolished slavery, Senator Wade ssyS
the next great measure Of the radical party is to
abolish Mormonsm
We can imagine what a terrible commotion
this news will create in the Kingdom of Brig.
ham; in fancy behold the undaunted Polygers
surrounded by their numerous wives and untold
hosts of children preparing to contest with Rad
icalism, making ready to meet these who with
impious hands would invade patriGrchal rights
and seek to destroy the corner r-stone OF Mormon
dom
Go IT, Rads-dOn't back an inch, Mormons-
suppress polygsmy Ben.--fght the auGacious
Gentiles and Bumpers, Brigham--don't cave in
either of yOu--and there will be some fun to
chronicle by and byl You betl
IL will be a war Of the radical party, to carry
out the sole remaining moral idea of that pure
organization--a sort of holy crusade gath
erng together of the loyal to extirpate the last
remaining heresy against which radicalism lev
els its moral and physical artillery, and there
fore conducted in n manner little unusual
military men, there will be occasion for
General Grant can be dispensed with. Beht
Wade will take command
The irst corps, or advanced portion of the
grand army, will be composed of political par
sons, slang -whangers. bible Dangers, ministers
of the Howe. .Wendt>Merrill. Kalloch stripe, who
for their peculiar ssnctty occupy the post of
honor TO guide the hosts to victory, and tore
claim the Mormonesses from the paths Of sin in-
to which they have strayed, by the persuasive
arts for which the ministerial shepherds Of the
North have become so well noted.
Following these pous veterans, corps OF
niggers, the wards of the republic the black
and lecherous swarm who, when white bravery
failed to beat back rebellion saved the life Of
the nation and became the privileged class in
the Union.
Then should come that noble corps of sneaks,
towards, thieves, assassns and fools who herd
together in secret, aud under the name of the
Grand Army of the Republic boast OF the
great deeds they will do in the conflict with
W. SNH@'' -
Congress.
All the Ioynr white niggers-of the land, tHe
tribe of mobbing loyalsts and oiice-holding
beggars, Loyal Leaguers, spectators in s6oddy
and other such wares, should form the fourth
corps.
Ben. Butler bringing up the rear with train
of empty wagons IN which to store the Mormon
spoons and yAluables
Wouldn't such an exodus from the states De
Jolly for US, but unfortunate for the Mormons !
Wouldn't every praying man, woman, aud child
in the republic ask for few such visltations
and Accomplishments upon and with the inva-
ding army as Job and David of old, called down
upon their enemies For pestilence, and fam
ine, and sudden death to go with them on their
way-for he lghtnings to seattle and blast
them-floods to impede their progress and drown
| them by thousands-vhirlwinds to beat ana
buffet them-Iudians to scalp, kill, torture, al
their good pleasure, and at every opportunity
and what all these agents Of destruction spared
to become food for Mormon steel and pow
der2 Yea, verify
Go for Polyg., you niger loving tribe of Ia
uatics, lust as soon as the Lord will let you-s
Mormon war would furnish q splendid termina
| ton to the Radical career Of blood, crime anC
| folly-a suitable ending for a rule OF brutality
bigotry, and hate
| Sail in Ben, never mind the impeachlng Gus
| mess until the Mormon account is settled J.