Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1870-02-16
WHOLE NO. 27S5
Brigham TOung on the New Governor
of Utah and the Union Bill.

The Salt Lake Telegraph, Brigham
I YOung's organ, says: Personally we
entertain no dread thoughts of either
tiserious disturbance or "Open war;
Past experience has taught Us the les
son that there is a ''Providence in the
affairs of men," and, with that assur-
anee, we can listen to great deal of
| bOmbast serenely, come from whom it
may. To the war expectation, now so
prevalent in the East, there can only
be disappointment, and General Sha-
fer is as likely to be as proper a Coy
ernor, as far rs that is concerned, as
any other man. There can be no war
with Utah or any pretext whatever
Some of US may be silly enough to say
ugly and provoking things, and
dreamy enough to anticipate all sorts
of magnificent results; but there is a
heap of hard sense out here in the
Rocky Mountains, among both men
and women, and the talk of war any
where is to-day regarded as sheer bal
derdash. We have no personal ae-
guaintanee with General Shafer, and,
therefore, can disinterestedly tender
him the advice to pay no attention to
the folks down East on the war ques-
I
ready, mind his own business, and he
will get along well enough. His
wisdom and discretion, y Ignorance
or Obstinacy," should he have either
Of these commodities even in supera-
bundance, will make not a whit of
difference to affairs out here; still we
should like him with the former rath-
er than with the latter. Still, be it
oil =.
are written on the scroll of Utah. We
have neither time nor inclination for
war, and we won't have it; it don't
pay.
Should our citizens be attacked-be
they poor or rich, high up or in low
estate-wherever we can we shall de-
fend with the truth. tits pretty gen
orally supposed that the government
designs testing this question of pOlyg-
amy at no distant day. In this case
| the Telegraph will have something to
gay, always assuming the position
that what is constitutional should be
Obeyed; what is not must be resisted.
We will not, however, anticipate in
this or in anything else, but hold our
selves in readiness to defend whatever
we believe to be right.
Ii ACAdtAOn " llC OuAlDnA DllA now
pending in Congress, the Telegraph
says: The latest news from Wash
iDgtOn is very encouraging to the
friends of this anti-polygamie bill. 1t
| is said that the bill is sure to pass the
House, and though it may be retarded
in the Senate, still everything is very
( hopeful. We have no idea that Mr..
Cullom has much to do with the bill,
as it had its birth and perfeetiOnment
in this city he viii, however, have
lasting nOtOriety in that connection.
We know not single Gentle in this
city who does not say that he is not Op-
/ posed TO that bill as it is. But while
they may be opposed to polygamy itself
they cannot go the whole length of
DISTINGUISHING men for the faith they
/ yet may have. There is enough of
\ folly and outrage in the CullOm bill
to defeat its purpose. When men
fight the faith or Institutions of the
people Of Utah fairly, we have no OBJ
/ lection to their course but when they
resort to inquisitiOns we are opposed
to them, and shall do our best to eN-
pose their and wiekedness