The New York herald., 1870-01-23

very many, right-thinking men who are not without
emny and earnestly appeal. Let the united voice OF
this assembly give the lie 20 the popular clamor tnat
the Mormon women OF Utan are oPpresseG as,
that the women OF Utah comprehend this.
and prefer virtue to wee ana tne hpne
geantry OF iasnlonabie temples OF sin. TransItory
allurelnents 0arng to the senses az the name . TO
the moth short lived and cruel iu their results,
possess no charms Tor US. Every woman IN Utah
may have her husband-the husband or her choice
Here we are taught no! 70 aes'r0y r our - ca MI
path OF virtue and trained 70 righteousness, constr
tute our true glory 1t u with no WISH TO accuse our
sisters who not OF our iah that refer to these
things; but we dealing with facts rs they exist
Wherever monogamy regns adultery, prostitution,
free love ana roetlcide directly or indirectly
concomttants. 1t s not enough to say that the vir.
tuOus and the ign-minded 1r0wn upon these evils;
we believe they 40; but irowning does @ not ,s cure
Either tue remedy Is too weak or the disease Is TOO
slrong. The women OF Utah comprehend THIS and
tney see IN the principle or plurality OF wives the
only safeguard against adultery prostitution, free
love and reckless waste Of prenatal life pracised
throughout the land 1t IS as IN the great
mission OF universal reform, not only IN our own
behalf but also by preceot and example, to ala IN the
emancipation Of our sex generally taat we accept IN
our heart OF hearts what we know TO be dlvine
commandment, and here ana now, boldly and
publicly, we do assert our right not only TO
practice asi what @ we believe. While these Sc are
our views every ATTEMPT to force that obnoxious
measure upon us must OF necessity be an attempt TO
ooerce us in our religious and moral convictions,
against which did We not most solemniy protest we
woald be unworthy the name OF American women.
lApplause)
THE RESOLUTIONS.
The committee Of sisters now returned, and Sister
Eliza Snow read the resolutions as follows:-
Resolved, That the ladies Of Salt Lake CITY, in mass
against the bill before Congress- known as the Cuu i
also the known the Cragn bill, and also all similar
Resolved That CONSIDER the above bills foul bots
insults the the United States
ernen and malicious attempts subve the rights OF civil
Resolved TAa, do hold sacred the constitution be-
womanly jealousy every those tbs
sponsi0ies Of overnnen. have been entrusted which Is
Resolved untody every moral power and
citizens 70 prevent passage Of Knowing that
they would inevitably cast stigma on our republican gov
loyal and pcaceabio ciiizsns.
the aforesaid bills indicates manifest degeneracy OF the
great men Of our nation aud their adoption would prssage
desa o freedom protection and equal rights established py
Resolved, Iha: acknowledge the institutions Of the
Church Of Jesus Christ latter day saints as the only e
bic safeguard of female virtue and nnocence and the only
protection against the fearful sin of prostitution and It's
and shall be united with brethren in sustaining them
agains; each and every cncroachment a.. -.
said bills dsoyal to the constitution and unworthy any
position of trust in any onice which involves the interests OF
Resolved Tha. in the bills IN question should pas:
be as Territory We the ladies say ~ Lake axe
support of our own State government
Applause followed the reading OF these reson-
tons, which were then put to vote, and couple Of
thousand gentle, sanity hands were raised In favor
OF them and against the government. And 80 the
resolutions were adopted.
SISTER SMITH ON PERsEcUTIoNs.
Sister SMITH, who has been q protesting saint for
nearly forty years. moved some of her sister saints
to tears when she related the prosecutions OF her
family, as follows
SIsrERs-As sat upon my seat listening It seemed
as though held my peace the stones OF the streets
would cry out. With your prayers aiding me Will
the 1st day oi April, 1884, almost thirty years
ago. have been In the midst OF this people ever
since. have seen their travels their prosecutions,
their SORROWS, their anlictl0ns. / nave seen
the mourning and sorrow Of this people
in their caamitles, and many is the time
messed. moved to Kirkland Ono, with my hus-
banda good man and faithful elder In the Church.
He moved his family TO Kirkland, bus he could not
live there Tor prosecutors SAID we must not stay
SO we sold our dwelling for q song and we had 10
sing 1t ourselves. We travelled to Missouri. Our
teams were poor, and we mad hardly enough 10 keep
soul and body together, having been robbed OF
nearly all we had. We landed In Caldwell county,
near Hauns mil, nine wagons OF US IN company
Two days before we landed there we were taken
prisoners by an arrnco mob that demanded all the
ammunition aud every weapon we mad. We sur.
searched our wagoas. We went on and a few miles
further came 10 Haun's Mn, the scene of
the dWlu tudl Was cHdClCu. MY
husband pitched his tent near black smith
shop. BroLner David Evans had made a treaty
with the mob not to molest u.s. and he came and
told us. He called The company into the blacksmith
shop, and they knet ia prayer. sat IN my tent ana
saw the mob coming the same that had taken the
arms away. They cane like % many demons, or
Indians. Before l could get to the blacksmith
slop door to tell those inside the bullets came
Sea Msre my and and one beau
iiiui boy, now nere a man Id your midst was
wounded worse than death. was Obliged to sit all
a f,,I Iptoh an no n ia va nfv
poor Children. Another sister, who had son
wounded sat there all night with me. The scene was
dying were lying moaning around; and we sat there
tnat fearful night, knowing the mob was not far on
ana might return upon US any moment. Next morn!
ing Brother Joseph Young came to see what could
be done. he said there was no time to
bury the bodies for the mob was close at hand nor
were there men to dig the graves, and asked wnat
should be done. / said, anything rather than
leave the dead to the fiends VINO mad murdered
them." There was o dry, deep well close by, and
into that the bodies put, seventeen in NUMBER
and We moved away: Ana tins was IN America, the
land OF liberty and freedom, that boasts OF the
rights guaranteed to It's citizens. We are here
to-day to express ourselves as American citizens.
Let us stand the truth die for IL. This my
prayer. (Applause.)
SISTER EAsrs DISCOURSE ON LIBERTY AND POLY
Sister WILMARTH EAST briefly discoursed on liberty
and plurality as iollows:-
1t is with feelings OF pleasure, mingled with indig-
nation, that appear before you my sisters, to eX-
pI6bS my lcclluxS Will Regard 10 tne CullOln
bill now before Congress. The constitution which
our forefathers bed and died to bequeatn to US
guarantees the right OF religions liberty, TO
worship God according to the dictates OF our
own consclences. Does The Cullom bill give US this
rights Compare 1t with the constitution Where Is
the liberty bequeatned US by our fathers 1.-THE rlch-
esq boon ever given 70 man or woman, except
eternal life or the Gospel OF the Son OF God. an
American by birth and have lived above the laws.
! claim the rlghJ to worship Cod according to my
conscience and the commandments OF God. The
constitution guarantees to me '.lfe, liberty and
the pursuit OF happiness" What Is life to me II
see tue calling yoke OF oppression placed upon the
necks Of my husband, brothers and sOnsY That Mr..
Cull0m would do. am proud to say to you that [
am not only citizen Of the United States Of America
but citizen Of the Kingdom Of God; and the laws 0f
HIS Kingdom am willing To sustain and de!end by
example ana precept. l am thankful to-day that
have the privilege OF living the religion or Jesus our
Saviour, and tnat have the h0n0red privilege OF
being the recipient OF one OF the greatest
ever revealed to man for mis- redemption and cxata.
ton in the Kingdom OF God, namely, plurality OF
wives; ana am thankful to-day that know God ID
at the helm and Will defend his people.
SISTER KIMBALL WANTS GENERAL GRANT TO BE
MORMON.