New-York tribune., 1871-11-22

hearing OF nnIvaamy, am believer in poly gnmy ie
God through rsyGaSn has c%.ndTn S mnraMT nS'
adopted and honestly entertained oy tne Wou v waw
proper cnlightenmen think the system e'c'y why
better for both sexes than monognmy. -,....o am,
Correspondent r. not poygamy grievance ""'
Cainon~No not when engaged In proper spirit put
any kind Of marriage is liable to abuse There IL e,Ss
Of ycrsos who consider all marragca grievance ana an
Injustice q But our religion teaches women ~
marriage essential t" salvation u rh + an "lnn
not without til" woman nor the woman without the man %
IN the lord they must be- nn,Sd hry am nr,,hnr a. l
marry yr,r nor are hr given N hc%yr Ss, w"cn s "r are
more susceptible OF religious Impressions than
men, are pure. unSclhSh and true. and that more of
thcm will he saved than of men To conform to the mdrr
of Heaven. they must have husbands hence their Willing,
to enter into pclNgamy. Any system which entails
daily misery without J'siah" cause or compensation
Sa false SYSTEM roy camy does not have THIS .irC,'
lie, equal number OF poyeannr and m0nogamic hon'c.
am convinced that the agsTrSat' OF happiness VIII be on
tn" side of the f"nrr. Among wives whose husbands
poly EansS, there must he scritcc of scltShness.
THIS their rel" l'n enables them to make yet II brings Its
concentrations IN being more natural state, and pro-
i%ppS in manc ,is "ncritc IS cyirmt from the fact
that the fate of po gimy left To the decision Of
the hrst wives OF P"y talnstI me maollty would vote
recently III the pfition lately sent to Mrs Grant have
have II confidence in the virtue Of their usbands
which You seek for III vain III the monOgimc connuni-
to his family, AMI nearly every instance. have their
consent. There are no c"nccamrnt, or cNasions upon
Mormos are conc"rned prostitution IA unknown hin"nH
them II consult hysiclaS of long standing In the
community they will inform You that through years oi
practice they have never met case OF the description
which furnishes 10 many physicians where the social
CORES sonicnt~DG you mean by TN. tia, poysamy in
Utah supplies dcuand wirh such houses woud Other,
the two institutions. EXCEPT in name! ,
Cannon-To do away with prostitution. several thlnE.
@Er psr Of w wde thcr sf%"d sh"m be m me-
I'M llN Itbr
outside OF marriage should be severely puhlShcn,
abolish prostitution. never compare marriage. slnSn-
lar plural. with prostitution Ihere eau be no com,
man il for the lcnrt of the women that each may have
husband and thus honoraby fun her appointed ma,rr
nal DESTINY. Houses of prostitution are established To
satisfy the lst n men utterly regardless OF what De
| comes of the drbauchcd women.
(orrcs,oudcntIOu appear 10 look upon polycAiny as
tho nu, sole paraCca the "soc'd evil" Am there
matcy win its way among cultivated nations, Without
| reference religious belief
| Cannon There many reasons why It should be-
general in the future, rs II has been ~ the iel
| Corrcspondcnt-Do You believe with many Gcntcs,
Cannonl do not believe that poly samy NiIl soon die
ont. Men not all sufficiently hon"ra';' TO marry,
and while this is the there will always hc women 10
! whom poygany will he boon: Abuse oi POI! Shny
| ought to die oui. and the sooner the better.
| Correspondent You admit abuses Them
Cannon-CeItalmy' MhrIt is "a" n, palace into wmch
CORES uondcnt-I}ut why not abandon polygany Ell
tr,!y. IN" practice utterly al Variance with
Tn, opinion OF the Christian world and the laws of the
land
C'tnnon-Hal yon asked Christian in ilc days of
Nero WIZ he did abandon his faith whIoh WAS
utterly variance with the popular civilization and il
opinions what would have been his reply do you think
Why should abandon that whlcl we know to be
right! Why should OF our cllow-citizcns ask 10
dany faith and follow their lead III matters of con
sciencr, when the Practice of our faith trcsIass
upon ones r!ghts The only law Of the land which IA
al ylranc" Win II wa' passed a. we hold IN CYPRESS
and il measure Of religious rrs"cntion
rricoi~ prosecution which affects of your people
adv, rsclv Do yoi not hcrvc that the United States
authorities should punish crime III Utah as welt else
whcici
OF course 10. But, as an unprcudiccd oh
sgrse YOU VIII & mot deny 'h3 m% pr"orr%,%ns oG now mn IN
consistent with c dignity Of the United states Govern
orc.sponicnt-D, you believe this warfare to have
been authorized by President Grant!
CannoD-I am informed thar he haI lately remarked
That he hopes TO he ABLE To say. in his next annual
mc.sagr TO ongr"Ss that poly gamy Is practically mp
rnt would Greatly ald him his aspirations for second
term Eut have idea that he il fully and fairly
formed as To the unfair and trcay measures employed
Correspondent do you mean by unfair and
Cannon need scarrely answer that Question. he
cause You know and th. whoG community know he
,eH answrr y"n mean the IN, uniformly unfair and
all grand and pst, jnrcs so exclude every
man who is avowed and ,elfproclamcd hater and
dcmnrd 10y the press East and West-nimca well as
iriendly-o ndis'ng and spnyictins MGrmos for po,
IrLi-laturc. ronpo|ed chiefly of polygauiNtS aud de
| II
proceeding under an act passed y Congress to punish
the actual otcn>r complained oi
Corr cspoIcn How Il" you account for IN" fact that
these prosecutions against poly gannst~ wrr" commenced
the Territorial iw. Iui not under the act of Con-
| gTcsSy ,
Cannon The reasons arc ohyous. I" my mind FIRST
thr act Of Cougs"sS provides iaH the second marriage
must proved order To cnnN let The prose- tiOn
Mrnily finds suc proof difficult 10 obtain Scrond, the
penalty under The Tr"ra i, ina at is ab%nt four a times las as
initiate II, hy dIstortn- oar own law 10 Hn their pnr-
! fl,t ,tIpU uuli lt u q
,rror. winch could NOT Il" dome under "uI Territorial laws.
Correspondent There Is abundant Testimony to the
fact that polysrny was really Iracticcd by members of
Your Chrh ac raiy a. iSih gy%n M wi" r s 'As,enr"
your publications. Do YOU consider that o'lmvocalion
Cannon-I never denied polygamy when knew it was
doctrine of hS Church II others ,havc done 80 they
can answer to th"ln'r,v's The practice OF lolygIiny
Prophr; Joseph smIih on the l2h day Of July. 1873
know trF" were so,nr VINO were s'"ant of tGe rcyra
e>l denied the d,c,inc. While r,Iiiyoration may
hc c'mnendalc. can n'a-'lc circumstances where it
Corir,pond"nt-lf il propcr TO "dcny the faith"
N io Asmi Norm % N % ] sa 1 m T~rt r." nd " ~ns % d f m
1874 trase I2 andn- Ee MHc"noi N., anorhci Church
organ. did III - tvo ~ r ~, ~ well - III Isis Wol y,
tHrnon-I never d1il'rd the raill N the matter of
admit II, propricty NY cithtr then now.
But ciicnn> inrc alter eases. What proper to
he ImIIoprr tp iyow ~ another
Everybody knows TIN. A. . people we have always
been roinarha " irtA IN avowAE oar belief Il Is this
lIdDEn"5S viii slork| MANY people
Corr. ,pOIirnt-D, YOU believe that Mnrnoni>m has
Improved The worldly condition. o! lis followers and his
Ibadc them better IN, u and womcni
tai!nuII hatc 10 doubt U u. That II his improved
the O"twai co:.on o the people. nearly all Of whom
exclusively ppir before and all
nearly AL oi " hon! land AMI liN" III their
/ ho!Ac,, Yen EiH admit Not . of II OF
al sO!u.c sul@ for lack of food has ever occurred
among l!It The inucn"" Of t:r Mormon faith has
nlI3' he PC pie better, noh"r. aint purcr who
knows them Intimately can deny. lLccnliuiSnrss, III
Temperance and Nirc haI rely existed i'll tins any
MUnuon cpininrlty. PEI -, upon whose characters
the least stain has been to rest have never
hEn rcc,ivtd into Church until they
have mantle ,trd the most sir repentance and have
proved their sincerity 10y p"r aud honest lifc The