Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1871-11-09
TIE MORMON DIFFICULTY.


ve-tihule Of the Lick HOUSE. met Mr..
George Q. Cannon. proprietor of the de-
sr MRS. Salt Lake CITY. on. of the
iea'!ing Mnrm"ns. and one who IL talked
&c as = p-opablc successor to Brigham
Young
Most Mormons are courteous to ssranc-
rrs. and ever ready tn discuss Mormon
affairs. especially when they think i, ike
" they may create a favorable impression
through sai! strangers upon others. and
Mr. Cannon CATERED readily int" c"nver-
sation concerning the situation in Utah.
The reporter remarked that pcopl,
<eeme., (" think that the decision in the
Hawkins case decided the cases of Brig
ham Young and others.
MIR. Cannon-W-ll. it dos not do thai,
Hawki". wa. indicted for adultery; Brig.
ham Young. Wells. and myscf are in
,licted for lascivinas Capitalization with Ger.
t,in women-"ur wives The two o.ftn
ces are differen, i'm Territorial law. The
punishment for the latter IL the heavier
I think.
R-mrter-Do the indictments create
much cxri,,men, in Sal, Lake?
Mr. Cannnn-%o: none n. MI L,
creas-s more excitement outside. | think
Than in Utah The people know ,ha: il,
is only part of scheme tha, has been ma
turing for long time They took llaw-
kin>' case because it Afforded them fai.
| opportunity Ills FIRST wife was di>Sati>-
fed The Chief Justice and the Prose
cutting Attorney. the lcaiin. men in ,hr>',
prosecutions. are Just d"in. i, to gain .
! it'll. f.'ne and glory. They wan, {"
&c. credit for their bn'lnes> in .'hrarlinr
| the lion IN his den when they know
very well The li"n will not hurt them -
Another class there wan, to come in for
the spells. The leaders give out thai,
! they are sustained by the Administrators.
At Washington: but | have good reason
I" think that they are not mink ,h"v
| wish to c"m,ni, the Administration So tn.,
it d,rr not e" back on them.
Repor,cr-Wh,, will he the rcsnl, nf
"a. Prosecution o: Brigham Youag:-
vii! they fin.i him guilty!
Mr. Cann"n-Yrs. they will fni him
guilty. Tie plan they hav" adopted is
| {" rule out every IMAM w!." will M, admit
that he has snch convriions rs will insure
fr"m him verdict 10 ~ni, They won,
| allow man I" -it "f."n jury who i"'s
NJ. express an az ini"n beforehand I"
aid them in reaching :niS p"i., liry have
| ruled mt osr Tcrr't"ri.. law m ;rr,rs.--
TIL" Marshal goes orr With ~ ""p"a &C.
nirc." as it is call Il an.l selects his nm,.
or that "n", accnr.ln. a. he Knows them.
TIE Territorial law provides. iha. tie
Marshal .hnn "a TO the County S'lerk'S
| Office. take u list ~ available jurnI- aud
draw. Then the Territorial Ian allows
the defence ten challenges and the prose-
cu'inn two. but they have ruled tha, rnr-
rinn out ard have chosen to nlor, the
United States law np"n Tint pint, which
allows each side six challenges.
Rrport-r-Wha, if Brigham Young
should he found guilty?
Mr.. Cann"n-Th,n there will remain
an appeal 10 the Territorial Surr..m" Court
Bn, on" If the jnlg's sc that Court is til,
Chief Justice. srti he is very influential
third. ,oc.
Repcr,er-Tha. will probably 60 ssain>'
yon?
Mr. Cannon-Yc..
| Rcportrr-Wrll what then?
Mr. Cann"n-We can only appeal fc
the country then. through Congress
against the injustice.
Rcportcr-Supposin. you were ~ tini
the sens- If the country against you. a>
it probably would he. what them
Mr.. Cann"n-Well. then the peorl
woul'l destroy the country and kav. il n
desert. There is un '!ispori'fn' I" fc'r,
They would destroy it and gn into the
wilderness again
| Repor,er--TI"w do shc women regard
these prosecutions?
Mr.. Cannon They r".ars. them A. per-
sccn'ions. I don't believe thai half u
d"x"n women in the Territory wml.l take
advantage Of the ori or,ani,y afforded
| them,
Rrp"r:er-1 suppose. however. that.
prosecution or persecution. you have just
:" look the thing in the face as incvi,a-
lle
Mr.. Cannnn-Ycs: VIC are csugh, In
. trap. aud can see 10 way "f escape
II is to ne just ~ :l,"u:'i ~ were l.ck,-l
up IN ! room. with doors aud WINDOWS
chs. j aud no inssrunr<n, Ia break through
with. Unless there should be special
,nterro-itirn Of Providence We are viz
tu,lly At the mercy of our pncn,ies. |
wonIl not care ii they would a~>ail poly
cams as par, "f "nr religion. and fight
it "n that ground. lsu, they .eck :" dis
grace aud degrade US in the eye. Of the
world
Reporter How do the military officers
bchavs1
Nr. Cannon They have Away. be-
havel we'll They are gentlemen. aud
ls'hsve rs such But the civil nf:irialS
have behaved not as though W.. " re
American e'sis.'n. sn.i the, s~ns tn care
FOR rs. hu' as sfs,nsh VIC ~erc a sn' iu.a-
ted nation aud they had been scn, TO break
our spirit.
Here some friends Of Mr. Cannon came
M and addressed him, aud the converse.
tien ended
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