The New York herald., 1870-02-21
FEMALE SUFFRAGE In UTAH


FEMALE SUFFRAGE In UTAH
Tho Act Passed the Legislature and Signed by
the Acting Governor = Wives, concu-
bines and spinstsrs Granted
/ the Elective Franchise.
| SALT LAKE CITY, U. T., Feb. IL, 1870
Among the recent political manGuvres OF the
Mormon authorities has been to confer the elective
franchise upon the women here in Utah. The bill a.
amended passed the Legislature ON Thursday and
was signed to-day by Mr.. Manu. who Is Secretary Of
| the Territory and acting Governor. The mass
| meeting OF women held in this city nearly month
| ago, and the similar meetings held since then In
| different towns and settlements In the Territory
| were intended to convey tho idea to the outside
world that those meetings were voluntary gather
ings TO show that the women of the Territory were
| In favor OF polygamy and opposed TO the Cullom
bill and to any bill that had for Its object tho aboli
| ton or poygamy. Everybody here, however,
| understands that those meetings were ARRANGED by
the authorities and that the holding ana the charac
| ter OF them only confirmed to observant
| and intelligent people the fact Of the
/ existence and power of that moral despot-
| ism which women mere, as well men,
are subjected to. The majority OF the people here,
| both male and female, have been so instructed and
controlled that they dare not do anything OF moment
without being told to 90 1t, ana having been told.
! dare not dsobey the mandate. This Is sef-evident
| to every one who comprehends the secrets OF Nor
monisn,. SO tnat so long as the present system con-
tinues have as 1t has at present. the fact Of
the women having the right to vote only that
i hn Of tha Mo-
want them to be rnat is the plain English Of IT,
Invested OF all slmulation OF fairness ana freedom.
! Orthodox Aorm0ns have admitted 10 me that they
believed an honest unconstraned and heartfelt vote
! Of the women In Utah would be against poygamy.
| But should q vote Of the women be taken now on
that or any other question the machinery, chicanery
and despotlsm OF the Church are still 80 strong and
Whatever the authorities desired to have i. The
following Is tho Dill as It passed che legislature:
M aSs
Assembly Of the Territory q Utah That every woman Of
s.S 8 <:
OF the United States shall be entitled vote any election
SEC = Ali laws or OF laws conflicting with this
Approved, February II. 1870,
| che following Is the letter sent to-day to the
Speaker OF the House oy the acting Governor on re-
turning the act, after having aflxed his signatnre-
Ne hon orsos rSArr spsafsl he
poss as
S II
considered improper for to that have very
pos. ssoney SD which makes The act hi. rsrr
@sn ana s hS1 opposed to thu es
a r: s sd T. .v % s osne as .n
n Of o q.
lie
the spirit and genius 1i
As the act becomes q law on and after its publica
ti0n no time has been lost In publishing II. 1t was
/ signed only few hours ago and Is even now In
| prints so that the women can vote nt the municipal
election on Mondav II it shall be deemed advisable
the Gentiles and liberal minded Mormons
been 70 3uas tine sas met q 5
such prompt appr0yal-only two days before the
municipal election-by the acting Governor, seeing
to strengthen the hands OF the Church authorities;
but others OF them believe that this female franchise
IL two edged sword which will eventually cut, not
the way il is now intended, but the cord that now
binds SO many men ana women in moral and intel
| lectual benlghted bondage
Brigham Young the New Governor Of
/ Utah and the Cullom Bill.
| (From the Salt Lake Telegraph-Brigham Youngs
/ organ.l
Personally we entertain. no dread thoughts OF
either ..seriOus disturbancer or 'open war; Past
experience has taught us the lesson that there -
providence in the affairs OF men," and with that
| assurance we listen to good deal OF bombast
sereney, come from whom II may: To the war
expectation now prevalent in the East there can
likely to be- as proper Governor as far as that Is
concerned as any Otner man. There can be no war
| with Utah on any pretext whatever. Some OF us
may be silly enough to say ugly and provoking
things and dreamy enough to anticipate all sorts OF
n n ss Kocky u among both
| men and women, and, the talk or war anywhere ls
to-day regarded az sheer balderdash. We have no
| personal acquaintance with General Shafer. and,
therefore can dislnerestedly 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 ana discretion, +" igno-
rance or opstinacyn should he have either Of these
not whit OF difference to affairs out heres still We
should like MIN with the former rather than with
| yeIopment are written on the scroll or Utah. We
have neither time nor inclination for war, and 9
Should our our c.zens be attacked-oe they poor or
rith high up or In low estate-wherever we can We
saDysss fm iat F s ss r Rgs
this question OF polyga6S at no distant day. In
this case the Telegraph win have something TO say
always assuming tho position that what ID constltu
Ilona should DO obeyed; what Is not must be re.
sisted. We VIII not however, anticipate in tAis or
defend Whatever we believe to be right.
In relation to the CullOm bill, now pending IN
Congress the yeeg@on gro Is very encour
agng TO the friends OF this anttpolygamic Dill. ~
said that the bill Is sure 70 pass tne House anu
| y
thing IS very hopeful. We nave no idea that MI
Cullom has much 10 40 with the bill, as " mas iIs
birth and periectlOnment In TINS city. He WILL now
ever nave . lastlng notorlety 10 that connection.
We know not single GENTLE In this city VINO does
not saw tnat he Is not opposed TO that bill as II IS
Bu, while they may be opposed 70 poiygamy itsell
they cannot go the Whole length on oisirancnsina
enough OF folly aud outrage IN the Cullom Dill tt
defeat lts purpose When men fight the faltn or the
lnstiIut,os or the people OF Utah fairly we have
opection 10 their course; but when they resort 10
| inoulsitions we are opposed 10 them, and shall dt
, | orr pest to pose their folly and wickedness
A PECULIAR SUT.-A suit has been brought
against Gideon Haynes, warden Of the Charlestowr
fMassl state PRISON, by Mr. H. l.. G. Dorsey OF Paw
. tucket the well known bencactor OF prison inmates
, | IN various parts OF this commonwealth and other
: States Mr. Dorseys benefactions have taken TIL
shape OF donations Of pousy tor the purpose Of pro