The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-03-10
M OR NO DO WI
BRIGHAM YOUNG ON THE NEW GOVERNOR
OF UTAH AND THE CULLoM BILL.

The Salt Lake Telegraph, Brigham
Young's organ, says: Personally we
entertain no dread thoughts of either
serious disturbances or open 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 good deal of bombast serenely,
come from whom it may. To the war
expectation now so prevalent in the east
there can be only disappointment, and
Gen. Shafer is as likely to be as proper a
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 provoking things, and dreamy
enough to anticipate all sorts of magnif-
cent results; but there is heap of hard
sense out here in the Rocky mountains,
among both men and women, and the
talk Of war anywhere is to-day regarded
rs sheer balderdash. We have no per-
sonal acquaintance with Gen. Shafer, and
therefore, can disinterestedly tender him
the advice to pay no attention to the
folks down east on the war question, but
10 come out here when he is ready, mind
his own business, and he will get along
well enough. His wisdom and discre-
tion,' Ignorance or obstinaey,' should he
have either of these commodities, even in
superabundance, will not make q whit of
difference to affairs out here; still, we
should like him with the former rather
than with the latter Still, be it either
way, progress and development are writ
ten on the scroll of Utah. We have
x,a.thar = e. 1
we WON'T have it; it dont't pay. x
Should our citizens be attacked-be they
poor or rich, high up or low estate.
with the truth. 1t is pretty generally
supposed that the government designs test
ing this question of pOlygamy at no dis
tant day. In this case the Telegraph will
have something to say, always assuming
the position that what is constitutional
should be obeyed; what is not must be
resisted. We viii not, however, antici-
pate in this or anything else, but hold our
selves in readiness to defend whatever We
believe to be right.
In relation to the Cullom bill, now
pending in Congress, the Telegraph says
1.-The last news from Washington is
very encouraging to the friends of this
anti-polygamic bill 1t is said that the
ill 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 has its birth and per-
fectionment in this city. He will, how |
ever, have alasting notoriety in that con-
nection. " know not single Gentle in |
this city who does not say that he is OPP
posed to that bill as il is. But while they |
may be opposed to polygamy itself, they
cannot go the whole length on disfran-
chising men for the faith they yet may
have. There is enough of folly and out |
rage In the Cnllom bill to defeat its pur
pose; When men fight the faith of the |
people of Utah fairly we have
no o6jecton to their course, but
when they resort to inouisitions we are
opposed to them, and shall do our best to
expose their folly and wickedness