The Republican journal., 1870-04-14
THE NEW CRUSADE.

THE NEW CRUSADE ..
Probably the Joke OF largest dimensions
ever perpetrated by a legislative body, is
now being coined by the Congress of this
great and virtuous nation that sits at Wash
ington. The city which is the capital of our
enlightened nation is famed, afar and near,
for the virtue of its feminine population. The
chaste members of our abstemious Con-
gress know no guile in this respect They
turn resoutely from entising faces The
most bewitching of pettcoats flutter in vain
for them. The nice retiring rooms so jndi-
ciously arranged within the capitol, and at
tended by that discreet colored woman. arc
so many sanity inches, into which Senators
and Representatives may retire with female
friends, for the sole purpose of eshortng
them to be steadfast in their ways of conti-
nence. The yestal virgins of the Treasury
Department are taken under the protection of
members, only that those saints may person
ally know and make certain that there is no
possible departure from the straight path.
And altogether it is such a nice region of
pety and purity
Well this nice and exemplary body of puri-
tans has suddenly become aware that away
over at the base of the Rocky Mountains.
separated from the rest of the world bv an
almost impossible desert, is 4 colony called
Mormons. And this people. besides making
the desert to blossom as a rose, and the earth
1,x.,,, H., Al.
initiated the example Of the chosen people of
old, and permitted the patriarchs to take each
to himself few spare wives for cases of
emergency. 1t is said that the saints rather
fancy the idea, and the women don't object.
But Congress, in its own virtuous surround
ings, has seen the sights and heard the tales
OF Utah, through the eyes and ears Of Anna
Dickinson, and recoils. 1t can't stand that
sort of thing. 1t is moved, indignant scan
dalized and dumfounded. 1t enacts a law
that the ambitions aspirations of Nor
mondom, in this particular must be repres-
sed. They are doing too much for their
country. Hence a law is passed that they
must hold their horses. In the future looms
up It war If there is any one thing that men
will fight for, it is for their privileges in that
direction. They are Older than the Bill of
Rights or Magma Charta and held on to a
good deal more tenaciously
Of course the Mormons will fight. Any
body or any people would under the circum-
stances. The Congressional programme in-
cudes even that. Sherman will be sent to
make a march through their thrifty land.
Gentle Phil. Sheridan, of Shenandoah Valley
memory, will be let loose on them, with a
second and improved edition of the Piegan
massacre. New expenses will be incurred,
new expenditures made, and new taxes levied
with unlimited chances for stealing. And
all for what?
Turning from our very virtuous and pure
Congress to the people Of the country, we
get different sentiments upon this Utah busI-
ness. They hold that there are other and diff
ferent things that should engage the attention
of those at Washington having the care of
the public welfare. The people say
1--WE don't care how may wives the Nor
mons have, if they don't take ours-but we
want the taxes reduced.
Let the Saints polygamate-bu cut down
the public expenses
Let them initiate Isaac and Jacob, David and
Solomon-but turn the thieves out of office
Don't interfere with the rapid increase of
population, while there is room enough on
the prairies-but suppress the hordcs Of use
less office holders
Let alone the wives of Mormons. who have
plenty of means of living-but try to make
it possible for q laboring man elsewhere to
support one wife dccently
Don't go hunting for small evils on the
western side Of the continent-when there
are SO many big ones right under Congress
sional noses that need attention"
That is the voice of the people. VIII Con-
gress heed it?
MIR. FARLEY DECLINES We regret to
learn that Hon. Il. Wilder Farley has felt
compelled, by business matters, to decline
the appointment of commissioner in the
Paper Credit investigation. In his place tn
Governor has appointed Hon. Abraham
of Bangor, Democrat. a lawyer,
and an upright, straightforward and deter
mined man, of first rate abilities,
Inc Portland Press wants to know why the
Democrats don't endeavor to secure the In
dian vote of Maine, under the 18th amend
ment. 1t would be no use Since radicalism
came into power and assumed the care of the
tribes, it has industriously propagated itself
among them,