New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-09-06
THE CONTROVERSY IN UTAH.
MORMONIsM AND MISUNDERSTANDING TEs-
TIM0NY-A REVIEW.

M0RM0NI5M AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS TES-
TIM0NY-A REVIEW
The Utah Reporter (Gentile) gives the follow
ing review Of the polygamy question suggested by the
present agitation between Brigham Young and the
younger Smiths. It says:
The special excitement in Salt Lake City, consequent
quoted down and given place TO quiet and argu
mentative discussion on the merits OF the This is
one OF singular controversies in which both parties
know they are right and can prove IT. too AS far as
human can prSSs ts roD eS os raeced
pOlygamy while with still more certainty, both by
human testimony and documeatsry eyldenGe can
he silenced" all the Elders who preached It, and that
nearly the last Gay OF ms s ne Sde ofe So
itively and allowed their adayits TO be published In
posals them TO become his concubns and u women
in Salt Lake CITY, subscribe to adaylts that they
him as such. 1t were difficult to prove case more
plainly Whom The Erpositor came ont Joseph smith,
mons, pronounced il an infamous libel and
tine tine pnt1s o far0d In as With Gov
Ford. Shortly after, both the Smiths John Taylor and
or spiritual wifery was no doctrine OF the Church and
that by charge they had been cruelty magned By
case be more plainly proved But there other evidence
The Brighamites claim that the revelation sqthorzns
pOygamy given July a. S43 on the lst OF feDruary
1874 the following appeared III The Times ana seasons
Church paper at Nauvoo: y,.. =,
Of LAttery Saints by the OF hyrun
preaching and other 1ie aud oorvpt COO
ns Michigan This Is TO nOt
Lin general that he has been cut OF from the hlfe
eues on he 9th Of April these charges
i HGssTs s ss1TE President, Ofthe Church
Only six weeks aterward Hyrum wrote 70 the breth
reu on China Creek" that as he had heard OF O man
that dOctre there, sit false doctrine not
taught or practced I'm NauyOo &c For nine years the
church kent up this deceit And now comes John Taylor
brigham Young and Others and deny their old denlas
claim that they lied In their statements 70 Gov Ford and
that they did practice poygamy extensively IN ILLINOIS,
How can believe the testimony OF SUCH people on any
snheci They do not claim To be consistent IN this thng
but Justify 1t as pious policy" and state distinctly as
their views that the Lord allows his people to lie for
good cause" Within few days past two prominent
example OF Abraham in favor Of udicious
wing and one OF them supplemented his state
Inent by the remark: Anyhow, it's no harm
10 lie to gentie" But Joseph Smith, who Is conduct
ing the discussion the Brghame side seems sun 70
have faint OF honor, and In his sermon last sun
day evening grew quite indignant over our puolsheI
statement that he "hnd proved his own father liar
He said that he made great distinction between tel
ing lie and not telling all the truth" he then read
Websers definition of the word oIygang ana ated
Kind OF poiygamy moi practced by the Santsi
hat was the Kind his father, Hyrum Smith meant ana
nat was false and abOminsble doctrine rms Is nice
distinction but give him the benefit OF IT, any one can
ace H. But with such bubbles on words such ingenious
evasion OF the plain meaning any senhDle man woua
nut upon a statement and especially with their aYoWeu
doctrne that Is harm 10 lie for good cause, We
hone the MormOns will not expect US TO Deeve any more
OF their professions.