The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-04-28
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The Galveston BszRetia d inspired by .
missionary spirit, and seeks to confer bless
inss on the benishtsd followers Of Brigham
Young and the forlorn females Who, in ac>
eordance with the prophecies, lay hold on
one man in troops of sevens The editor of
the Bulletin, We believe, has never bssn in
any evangelical missionary field, or on any
Board of Home or Foreign Missions, but the
following suggestions are probably quite as
practical and as much to the point ~ mis-
sionary enterprises generally. Here is his
scheme Of evangelizstion for the polygamons
crew at Salt Lake City:
Open Utah to GENTLE daylight and the heath
enish gion will fade away. Let good looking
aud robust youns men go there sparkling, and no
woman worth shucks will uc eeontent with val
gar fraetisn Of al old dried up Saint. We verify
belisve from ell that We can isasn, that aglier
or more hateful set OF women than the spiritual
wives Of the Mormon Elders cannot be found
Unless travellers lie-end We know they never
do-the ladies select their husbands on the prin-
ciple that half loaf Is better than no bread.
They cannot get in old States husband q piece,
80 they 90 TO Utah and take . fraction. Let In
the Gentle lovers, and they will solve this poly "a
my question in jify Old Brigham's house
would be Mecca for sparkers, and every nook
and corner would be full Of amorcus csssnst,
looking for congenial calico. Build the Pacific
Railroad, and let the Gentiles in. This is the
only solution for the Utah question.
THK London Economisf thus converses
about the purchase Of British America blythe
United States; -
1.-THE possession of Russian America does
not constitute a new inducement for the
Union to conquer Canada, but i. does offer a
new inducement to Americans TO tempt Can.
ada into annexation. To be masters of =
continent is very taking ambition, and, with
Canada in the Union, and Russian America
purchased, the Americans would be masters
of . continent, direct masters from the Rio
Grsnde to the pole, and indirect masters
from the lsthmas to the straits Of kamtchat
ka. We can easily imagine that the purchase
may increase the hankering, just a. the pur.
chase OF an outlying farm BY . great proprie-
tor increases his laundering 10 Join il on TO
the body of bis estate. And We can imagine
too that the possession may diminish Caua-
dian reluctance 10 enter the Union Men are
greatly moved by their imnginatious, and TO
be part proprietors OF a continent, 10 feel
themselves seated forever on two gres,
oceans, finally beyond the reach or possibi-
" OF attack, or menace, or intrigue, is a
prospect which would move any men, which
would speedily move men who, ike the Ca.
nsdians and Americans, have been trained by
circumstances TO connect the ideas of big
ness and OF grandeur. To live under the
idea that neighboring State of almost ire.
sistible power intends 20 annex you in the
end, is very trying to politicians, as the PEG,
pie OF Belgium know, and many among then
may be tempted, like many among the Bel.
gians, TO end the irritation by joining tina,
State, instead Of waiting in suspicious prepa.
ration until the junction is effected without
their consent