, 1869-07-26
TIE MoRMONS FOUR YEARS AGO.

| As much Intention is now utt11cted to.
wanls Mornonism by tho visit of several
!, parties 10 Salt Lake, aud especially by the
1 threat Brigham Young made to Senator
! Truuabull, Of tho Chicago e1cursionists, to
drive the Federal officers from Utah, We
publish Dowlcs' account (pages 237--4o Of
bis New Vest Of the visit Of Vice Presi-
dent Collar and his party to Salt Lake four
yeasa ago. II will be seen that the matter
OF Br1ghhln's having new revelation stop
ping polygamy WINS then, so far ns We
know, first suggested in plain English to
the prophet, 1t in greatly to be regretted
TINT tho revelation has been 80 long do
layed- 1t would at once bring peace and
lasting prosperity to Utah.
Brigham md hiB elders 1rst callel on tho
Vice President, then Speaker, aud his par
~ !; md of tho return visit Mr. Dowles
gives the following account:
"When We came 10 retoru their call, and met
81 Brigham iounH'a e11ee pretty pras!y the sanr
hour f1ank LAX Of tho whole nlntter OF polygamy
l'e hAd, tHst frtoEo We cuicEcd been bothered ~
and eithcr wanted . reinforcement Of authuf1s7
FROM headquarters, or Liberty to LAKE an additional
vile " way Of cquaiiztog tho conicndlng forces;
h!urted out the blunt question 10 Mr. Co!lax:
Wen, nun you hasc conquered the South AMI
atol!siti slavery, what ste Ioa going to do With
co'fax replied TINT he had no authority 10 speak
for tho government: but for hlulsrlf, il he might
he permitted 70 MAXI The saRgcstlen hs hsd horcd
the prophets Of the Church would haye 4 new fer.
sAi1on OF. Tho auniect which should Pat stop to
the practice OF pn, Ramy. lie sd'!rd further that,
waiting 1or the action Of The Hcucrn1 uoyc1nlnrut
aFasilhi t'A1trJ. themselves believing II to e wrunz
and A. 'IpnsdmSns 70 thcit rfospe!'.r hal taEuti
the Mormon Church would ecc that poll Rau,y Wis
hin'lrance aud not te'P, aud Inyr for its
abandonment Mr. founH rettontc1 quickly Rnd
hts fnenda ~ IN Our own, that be should readily
WELCOME RnGh 4 revelation; That fOlyRarny MRS
not IL ~ tas er1Gnai hnuk 81 the Mormoa.: that II
uaai,a Of tsoh: .hAt he knew IT had eecn ana*e.l;
not "a hare done 80, and agAfnAi hi1 tro,c.tatton
Rni nisicc; and that wlse4 And hust,An!a, In
poyg1Hy. wcTc constantly f1ctiltlx ,l,n with ,ucts
trunncA Al The mine time, hc sieIrudcd The Irao-
iirr ~ haT'nR 1IItl'cAl authority. hnd having,
H1th!n proper limit, sound, mural md phosophl-
- The 'rcu-hiou, thus opencr1. grrw genera! and
4hAFI though tFeF guo'l-laiutet. ME. Young Vas
Asked how he got over tho fact that the two He1e.
were 4ix,ut t4llallY y!del nil over the world, Aod
thht II ko1lir iHrn ha43 tH0 i've, or twcntS wlyuH.
othrEs would ha'r 10 20 without altogether. l!ls
proportion u the tntn who would nrTrr nnEry,
who aere DID hachelosn from choice Hat retoft
cd ons are there nn{ more q such than q won.en
who c1itlAe To 0e Old tnAIu1f 'Oh, }As said nt,
tnos. ungh1lAptly; 'thers III not one woman In
million ~ho Will not marry II she gets chauce:"
Mr.. q. q. Cannon, III EngAhutau, and probshly
ttte tnnst leuEurd Of the aEoAtea strongly ptessed
the lAillcal usage and authority for many wises.
aS above all laws and constitutions, hut was asked
az to the Effect Of the same usage and authority
commanded by God, offer up your aou or your
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