Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-02-24
The Coming Mormon War.
Prom the Salt Lake Telegraph. Brigham Young
Organ.

Prom the Salt Lake Telegraph. Brigham Young's
Organ.
Personallywe entertain no dread thoughts
of either serious disturbances" or ssopen
war" Past experience has taught us the
lesson that there is providence in the
affairs of men," and with that assurance,
we can listen to a great deal of bombast
serenely, come from whom it may. To the
war expectation now so prevalent in the
East there can be no disappointment, and
General Shafer is as likely to be as proper
n Governor, as far as that is concerned, as
any other man. There can be no war with
Utah ON any pretext whatever. Some of us
may be silly enough to say ugly and pro-
voking things, and dreamy enough to anti
cipate all so, of magnificent results; but
thereis heap of hard sense out here in the
Rocky Mountains, among men and women,
and the talk of war anywhere is to day re-
CARED as sheer balderdssh. We have no
personal acquaintance with Gen, Shafer,
aud, therefore, can disinterestedly tender
him the advice to pay no attention to the
folks down East, on the war question, but
to come out here when he Is ready, mind
his own business, and he will get along
well enough. His wisdom and discretion"
Ignorance or obstlnacy," should he have
either of these commodities even in super
abundance, will make not whit of differ
ence to affairs out here; still we should like
him with the former instead of the latter.
Still, be it either way, progress and devel-
opment are written on the scroll of Utah
We have neither time nor inclination for
war, End We won't have il; it don't pay.
Should our citizens be attacked
DO they poor or rich, high up or in low
estate-wherever We can, We shall defend
them with the truth. 1t is supposed that
the government designs testing this ones.
ton Of polygamy at no distant dav In
this case the Telegraph will have something
to say, always assuming the position that
what is constitutional should be obeyed;
what is not should be resisted. We will
not. however anticipate in this or in any
thing else, but hold ourselves in readiness
to defend whatever We believe to be right.
In relation to the Cullom bill now pend
ing in Congress- the Telegraph says:]
The latest nsws from Washington is very
encouraging to the friends of this anti
polygamic 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 perfsctionment in this
city; he will, however, have lasting noto-
riety in that connection. We do not know
a single Gentle in this city who does not
say that he is not opposed to that bill AS it
is. But while they may be opposed to
polygamy itself, they cannot 60 the whole
length OF DISTINGUISHING men for the faith
they yet may have. There is enough IF
folly and outrage in the Cullom bill to de-
feat its purpose. When men fight the faith
or institutions of Utah fairly, we may have
no objection to their course; but when
they resort to inquisitions, We are opposed
to them. and shall do our best to expose
their felly and wickedness.