, 1870-03-11
:: What He Says Of War.
Patriotism Of the Saints.
Curious Inside Glimpses.
The Future Of Po1yEamy.
rF1ox Ger OWN c,RK1sroNDkKr.1


v1yes, I rnign: have he.lrAted a&oat admitting
him. He presented 10 me tue coz pltDenu OF
IInn- william Il. Hooper, Delegate Ia ConSreaa
nom Utah Territory, I'D IT'S request OF Nj.
Hooper tnas vouia loan OF size lin 4 copy Of
TEE CHICAGO TalBCSE contxlutng SONS noseS
upon the pending cpllou GILL
"Do 3ou suppo.e inst Nj, Hooper Won d object
to etcir 6 me, and atsw es1ug some 1esuon1 uooo
Mormon polt1c, -
Tte 3ouDR nan replied: "Mt. 10 per Il shy Of
publicity. He doar lie II mach. Bu. Jon havea
good pfe'ext for calling Oh hl, a. he mas lsi leut
TO ask favor of 3cu ~
Tne sace light, therefore, s.lpp rsaud to a
th,te-ttcry brick hocee res1 the Arlington HUtel,
nad uas tnosn tp 10 n eufe OF room, IN the third
rpcr, where. b5 bright Gre OF logs Of wood, ;
little company uf Gentales hLd Salu1a Was collect
Ad 1t "a. iraoo.s.tle to tell satLr from sinner,
III ttere as D bottle ol Noederer On the table
ahtugst them all, 20 Ipat 1t looked inviting.
HtUrf:a-
a sort Ct crots tet*ezo u Chesapeake slipper
ard Western s'oEekteter-a SHY, f4.rly all, SUI.
burnt mAn, with q Asbarp-crowutt, hAla mead, sod
1ocK, 1h:cS, gray beard a'onx the sresss-oone;
small sbrc xd, tntense hazel tJ es; ANAL face;
heavy. square-set Eopth, scarcely ever aeen under
1te tn:cE ctafd and nou1.acne, which climbed 70
the VERY lips, carclcbu ces.nEe Of the ready nado
Fort; AID manner ard temperament II o4ce FER
rous, ezxneat, And cnlcnAtins-snt4 was tue Mo-
mon Delegate.
lie, md, a. understood attesusrd, almost the
emile MnrEon brotherhood, were n s:ale OF
LtlvouA d,soroer aoour tho possible future OF tue
SAinls, iot MI. Cullo14's bill hSd only been poss
po1ed for month, and Hooper feared, iron
cu1eorg csnyass oi the tlouee ot Representatives,,
teal the Gay Of grace 10 the Latter- salnsa had
psssed BY.
Beaiaea Secrtta1y and a Stranger OF Two, theeo
wAs an s1Aele MAJ present. who was introduced
~. 7 80
Sslt Like CITY, fotmtry 1ldian Agen. for Utah,
bet Gentle.
lexp1s.ned to Nj. Hooper that was not ihere
to bod an 1nlers!ex with him, but tnat should
Ills to kLoW, by way OF iatfunuclon, tht procenes
By which ne reacned Utah ntd became one OF the
LalteIBAlnm.
"ThJ, bless sour sool," said Nj. Hooper, ~
csne Itou DoscaeAser County. was rnne1 there
By the Lacnunls. Tne Eaxtern Hooremen are
c.ncrtah II they eau b., Ioo Know. Well ST.. i
wts = poor hoy, raised By tus,ness man In Hlltl-
mcre. ard, sns,fgsteh ty gne spirit Ct adsenture,
pushed ont to the West wheu quite ~. ! Was NJ
Chicago, sir, when 9 s05 u as her papu.aksoa; AID,
nraliy. I seIied down \: Gaiera, whera 80 many
grtat men have siuce cot1e nom. H!ess Jour aoul
and b.dy. Knew Jona RAVl,na when bis father
abd u1o:her, good h-arted ltleh people u1e1 to
teu me chalcoal SGD butter. remember 1hc
wagon they bruugh: It IN. lGot there, ar, in No.
vtmcef, 1855. ard IN Jaly. 1885,, l Ea1T:ed Aisa
NeItia, Ct GA!eta
tAt This place, Ar. Hooper was seized With a
spcn of DISCRETION, ato, pul.iIg his long beard
away from Ills face 50 THAI he could look at me
With his email borutrx eyes, he ss:d: "Fnend, i
have Fever been In Newspapers; l havo Away
avoided t.'3
"Whst sleaners did yoa command on the Cp
per Gisslsslppt, Cap18in ~
"Ico1matie several during ,he rl.eeu years
Nsed IN GaleIa- P7rst I went ., cierk On tut
Oref, At $40 moth. I Tn the Lynx for the
American Fur Coz pAby. l conmanccd the Wa
Ebgtc from ST. Lonls to Furt SaeIllrg. Otae,
s;eAnets that ran wero she Alexander H.nu.
fcr, The Time, a. i the Saran Ann.
t'Wel, kr, broke up in Illinois. and after CLERK.
1rg II While At The fixotsfs Aoust, In St Louts,
weIt TO SAT- Lake in 1857 with load Of gooii
for Ben Holiday. wsa $40 0s0 10 debt.
In :652. s:r, IN ,1rted 3 Mu1non gill fo.merl,
Mis- hEoWi;on, 81 Con m,nbyle, Gear Cnc;nnau
Wien got to U:an there were se1en thousand
pople IN the wnole Territory. In 1855 1otned
the Church snd was nupuz= ID for TIC reulas1pps oI
EDS,
II am the third Delegatas,o Congress from
Ctan, AID was cleo ed 10 lne Uoned States sena.e
ID 1861, and waa uot Allowed to rase ny 1eat."
DID 3ou take t]syes to Utah, HI. Hooper,"
ayes; w1A allowed TO hold tRo there The,
lad been Lett 10 me III wero ar1tous TO hare ma
Keep them. Most Of the leadlng Aoruons we're
New Etxlanu and NsF York men, oppo.ed 70
s;nve,J; hut vas allowed 10 hold those neero.s
1enpaIlruy.'
"Asye the Moruops any patriotism, Ms. Hoop.
er: Do tfey feel loyalty Iowa1d the United
SlA'es1"
"why. sir! We claim to be tue most American
OF ell the American people,
The Book Of Nornon IS a native American
Bb:e. The hornons' Lal Of cacaan ras Me1i.
co; what We cali the LAusnisss a1e tho American
EeaaIs; our Jerneaiesh II nol in Asta, but to bs
ass up IN lie CLied StA:ss. We have no nsg but
the Anesiean nag; Nc have marched under IT
I've huEdred MafmoIa,-:o .ns IN The M-x1c,n
~aH. HhJ, ell! Just ~ ae serc driven IRON Our
fieasant hLnes II lLlnoa, and EeFe wxodernv
sotut Cou6cu Bans In searca OF sour dea or
c.,ft to gire III retuQe, Captain Jsues Allen Of
the Uei:ed States Army, oenAaoed nye hundf..a
ntn 10 nGht for the n,g rnat conid 10: pro:sc. III.
itt1neot 1naIa. ply VA: 'Yoa shau nAse
3oes BATTALION II *e have to tAkc cur eicer1 To
Ehke It up AID, ats, shs Murmoa ba,t.1,on
nafched To Santa Re, to San Diego sad to L..
AnAeiosy Nnero II served 4 3eRs receiving tha
ptaAe Ct sucn d!sungulshei n.eu a. S;Quemsp.
Philip h. George Cooke, ard A J. Smith, S,n,.
OF thete tnen re-enl1ted toz the whole Msx;cAa
vafs ou. snio TIC zen were gone. iii, 70 nxa.
for tho counIy, the sick, the lu0rua aud tue help
letB were o1iven 70 the pta.r,es OF Iowa
"IosA to Lie Dag: Wny. a.r! Aino.s every
l+sd1nR Nan IN opr Cnufch Mas born under II.
Some OF tie ETe&teat sVents In the history Of the
couhtfy are associated with the enterprise or The
Mo1noos: the dlaeotefg Of god, tho 1r1t set,le-
1eft u the great belt Of cistes, such a. Omaha,
EAzenWot1h. AID Salt LaAe. which 9era drsf
ktated oct By Aornoo wagorer. Tna s.s.l and
S!r1psA Vtns up over The 1rst caup ever sesn in
The Valley oi Salt 1ake AL that Is needed tn
Hate The Mormon people khe mna. ooed ea, sad
the most patriotic Americana Is 10 deal Sl,h tne Il
genuyr ~"
Suppose ths General Government were to DIES
tre col0m btll. ald PresideoI Giant uera to eu-
lofce u, would the Notnpus nbadoa Utah rather
than Rise mp their tecullas ,nstisouoa.r
That Is y hard question. Ill were coupelled
10 anaNet II Ncu.d tsy that tnay would leaye
f1ear au, submit TO exile 10 imprisonment, .ca IN
ceatn, tashef 1aaa trcAt up the hoEe8 thas thev
lave naoe AID give mp thelt religion. Ny ,mues.
sloE - tnAt they Nou permit the sR Il be ~.
1o1ctd upo3 Them; tha. they wou 70 10 t,r a,
81 nFnlI Is they havo taken 10 the dsaer,
and t1u't To The sympathy thcy would aroase
amorgN The Amt1ican people fur their dei,rr,
ance.n
t4ere spoke up tbs Gantl;c tvstauee,. 1T
reckon, Cspkatn Hooper, shst they woo1d cur thai
fsl7oao tI1t Ebout t~o hundred nlles each xay, :,
Ine Captain made xu indeacribap pe H.nr ana
E1'nsce ol sef1 soegtStse sort g" That u wna,
.ou reckon" !" he said, ~ reckon notn,pE.'7
Thea DO Jou th:nk that Il the government
stould abstain from Interfering with poly.any II
Foc:d peraa Ct Itself -.
That an Iot intelligent euou,h to reo,, tn
sometsmea te:nk It would. saould say thst.f
Wa Of ed sase II wouid not per,an, OF roan
tnAt 1t would die" eH-0'
CAPTAIN, II tne No1mous beere 1ns, that,
1aNa 10 never TO perish, ard Il they arc also ,oyN
10 The Government OF the DATED Siates vsst r.
the loG!ca: concluslon :" "
I1e reply 10 TINT leadlIg q1el.o., nv frlens.
II th1s: The 4o.mous expect to convert The vh,,a
Population Of the DATED States hut then. natr,nt.
I'm and Moruonlfm Will DO tho same. why, sr,
1nere ceser was religious denomination win
TIE psoselJtr1 energy OF the S,lnts: ,hey have
Los oidy preached Alu been Imprisoned In France.
Ge,mAp,, c~r=rrl..t, lta,y, scsuanuxyla, Cnu!.
Wtte lLd:ea, AnstIalia, but they hare ylstttd
l1'eatfEe. The Society 1slArde, Gibraltar, Htpdos
tao, Gnsa:a, ce1lop, Siam, Mslts, tue Sand 4,ch
4saLcs aua Africa, acd they expect 10 convert
rasktIc."
ar. Hooper, there hks been much ssld ssa.nas
.ne etelafa.e commercial principles OF the Nor
nonb aoo Ihett Jealous s5asem or co ons,x,t,.
sso1ee. Do!ou dsietd tna3r
I'VE &C no: utf IN tas rcsnret f,,n, o,h.r
esFsest eecis OF chrisstatA Tnkeun TIA .Metnn.
oif@ D1ec'panet and you will see II sh.,. l.L
ocEn tIat me osethsen AaniId huy I'm, .,rh
othcf; Inn: no Methods. shall ro IN nv-,s
ahoiftf' nntn he nFst bring tae,r d.spu a h-ro,s
cen1cH c1 TUG Cnnteo- What IL csied coo,rra.
Tan srorRss The Mettodtats Il csl e.e co,en;'.e
aIotg.ttLe Mo1uor1.
"Why, Ell, the AoInons arc a Cnr,,ti,n ,c,,,.
the Only Chr1stlAns VINO obey the b riue In ,nnns
ton 10 give = f1n teeth Of toels ipcoue tn ~.
lord-s1d now the government proposes to tsr
thls oDe-:eDtr.
"Tnen yon are cot a political Mormon. Mr..
Hooper, Jou really have ar affection Tor you.
peop.c -
alive that people ?" .afd Ar. Hooper, r,ss,ns
40 energetic nour4sh with notn hscdt and gros-
n 4 kfV t1k