The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-02-18
TIE NEXT WAR.

The prophets aud sons of prophets,
o-acles and soothsayers of the press
have snuffed a war cloud in the vale OF
the modern 10 dan and they COW foretell
with grave and stern decorum the speedy
advent of Mars within the sacred pre-
cincts Of Saint Brigham's Holy City.
" Now" they quote, "doth logged war
bristle his angry crest and snarleth in
he gentle eyes of perez y and ali be-
cause Mr.. Representative Cullom has
introduced a bill into Congress to pro.
vide for the suppression of the abomi-
nation of pOlygamy. Especially do
those conservstors of patriarchal blem-
shes upon the body polite, the Demo
cratic newspapers, snuff the battle from
afar. They tell US that polygamy being
an incident of Mormon religion it is
therefore eonstitutionslly exempt from
adverse legislation. One might well
say in reply to this sophistry that if
polygsmy is entitled to the protective
cloak of religion, SO might as well be
human sacrifices, con6scations and
bodily dis6gurements. Monstrosi,ies
which defy morality and the require
nents Of health have no right to such a
shield. Polygamy, like slavery, is
disgrace to the Republic wherein it is
tolerated is a defiance of that decency
without which q government by the
people is unsafe and is a legitimate
object for curative legislation. The
Cullom Bill is not likely to become a
law, but if it does the indecensies of the
Salt Lake Mormons will not be able to
prevail against it; and any "war"
that Brigham Young and his followers
might attempt in opposition to it would
simply and speedily end in the over
throw OF the most offensive and a6omin-
able hierarchy that is known to the Nine
teenth Century. "The next war;" how
ever, will no; be fought by Uncle Sam
on one side, and The Latter Day Saints
Of Great Salt Lake on the other
:. States can be saved without it," II
Ne are on the verge of war i, is because
of another matter of difference. The
are that Congress will pass
u Bill according be!ligerens rights to
the Cubans; and should that Bill be-
come law we may look TO old Spain
q. 81 enemy, and to Cuba and the
Ocean Is places of battle. Spain is no
friend of lie United States, is jealous,
bauSh:y, sensitive and quarrelsome
sac is bankrupt already save IN pluck
sad pugnaciiy and we may look out
FOR stirring times if our Government re-
the insurgent Cubsns as entitled
TO the consideration due to belligsrents.
Can We afford so much of an exhibition
Ct chiEalry ?" VIII the financial and
? oiitical condition of the country war
ran, so hazardous step? The Cuban
9 s,Iiots are no better entitled to ere
coynitioa thsn the revolu,ionis,s of
more worthy of such
a,usiders.ioa than the Hungarians, the
or the Fenians. They
tave neither IN established government,
a prize court nor navy. They are lack.
2 in every thing which entities them to
recognition but good cause. Can this
consistently take upon it
self the character Of champion of anti
revolutionis,s? I. is our
--ovince, as a seif-governiug people to
.eep aloof from ali sutsngiing alliances,
III disputes which are foreign TO our
cwu domestic interests, all quarrels
" hich 90 no, directly assail our own in
situations. Let our public Affairs aud
Policy DC so conducted as to postpone
the next war" Indefinitely, fortifyiug
cl- credit, enlarging :he area of our in
tsstries aud promoting the opportuni-I
ties which the country already affords
being the asylum for the oppressed
O. al nations.
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