New-York tribune., 1872-01-30

ono woman. liow can he then IN 20 cornp.ra,ve,,
unbest countryes Utah. which has TO be yatered by
hand, and which Is an.,pany doubledtithe by ocua.
support these triple fanesl Tho Mormon men do No,
freedom. however, prevent them from n,s,yin ~ 'sI.
who would take caro- of tbcm and mt them hS i e nea
them would be allowed BY Their ,ae,ee eAs9pe none d
boarders As rule the plural wiyes Of Utb 2oas m
ohers by having the tebetween them and tie me % s M
exercise all the rights While performing few or nnne s
the duties Of husbands, severed. " ''ne Oh
Mr. Dawes illustTates IN prevalent I0isconcen,,o .
Brgbem Yonne' Inc i4aSx OF c:enusts as lnr death OF
hazard influence other, VIII affect il nay,iip up
most Of u.s. tSs Rot o body would prosaa1 eve long ss
insiantaDeously, thai IL sll which IN the Morman
necessary TO lead orght inc chosen Deoples ylsdo@
on Indefinitely There Ia nothing In Utah for ent,ss
susceptible OF irrigation. As 70 the mines thew sro an
best better thaI those OF Colorado, OF Non,a' %
those states and Territories together as many y' 1so " Az
dependent solely on mining for living there are Mr.
In Utah. In trade and manufac tares Oentes srs
ostraczed. so in every relation Of life All the asts
nteress Of Utah were long grasped by the Mormaa
or in nsinuato himself. WV
Finally, how going 10 enforce an anti polye,m,
Of the principle for which the Mormons contend by in
dorsiDg the pastor. in fact whether we indor.o i or
mott The law Of 1862 designed TO prevent polyganv
for the future. But IL did not We pass another In Ia
with the same design What IL there 10 lead IA TO sup
pose that this will Nothing. Tho MOrm0ns have d.
rded the law Of 1862 ami deled TO enforce H. We
swallow this mockery and mpudence. admit that 1t ia
just egalize what has DONE directly OF indreay
pass the law again, expect them o obey
Il In the future They refuse 10 obey future IA in
past; what principle, then. we going 10 en-
force Obedence-aiter having paid this premium on dis
obedience and surrendered easelnprlsOn one man
for doing what allow in another The adoptiOn OF
such proposition would amount to surrender ~ the
WHAT OUGHT TO BIZ DoSE
What then, should DO done AS your Salt Lake
spondent OF the 1st says: "Let the of 1867 be
amended TO make the recognized and admitted wives
OF man hs wives for all purposes OF the law. Add "a
this the right of appeal IN al criminal eases in The Ter
TitOIfes to the supreme Court Of the United states
order that fair hearing may be had and an impartial
Judgment rendered" Then. If the pending prosecutions
I aaa e se G are nnd the sae again Si
tutcd under law Of Congress. No one whom know IN
Seinl-rcgious concubinagc aud assassination. thai
| VIII not bear Investigation ana reye" W lhe
| u ju-t aud adequate law, IN view Of
a the circumstances based upon tne an a1'oioIe ncon
ibeOcracy and not supposed compromise ana thee
let that law be mParlisy enforced D! r 1s courts a Ss
limited states This Is the only way 20 meet te eva IN
The judgment Of those best acgIined WIN 1t " Sh,. s.
mactia mind of the Head Of the Church thst aornon
ism undergo npete vi , Vc @ Un
i In the former the pOlygalnlsJs wOuiu put away
their plural wives and live with one each as te Iest
", Us no. iH bp ~ rcady done; IL would be relieving
them from dsh0nor ana soclal Dah Us iA d" " % " u"
"' m f second case their loss would not be rreparabc,
evcn we're they to destroy their immO|aDe properly IN
rSr.nce 10 selling t mt full value, rs they might Do.
rir nane would soon be filed by people with Americas
49, iand i'm five years Utah would be recreated, an
h,ner,c,n instead of Asatc state. lt the hOimons
anunt and will not conform To our WHOLESOME ana lus
.ws their room is better than their company. Ihsf
a,ndus nroaby not involving more than hall OF tDen
% ev themselves admit, would be less e'll lnan ths
t.bl hmcnt of the principle that obedience to the ciyB
law was mere matter OF conscience or tian tne ptfS IA
ment odnuen In the heart OF the West OF be0crdey 10
| iveomy and blood atOneIneni-Of Asia, In short.
This il the worst that could h&pen. And IL tho posi-
bty or even probability Of such chance 10 deter
nation from maintaining only Its rgbtiul Sovereignty
hu il fundamental institutions OF society ana eOlen
mcnt In Uta-Wbilc the same nation mas just tcVliso
half million lives and ten thousand million dOllafsh
| maintain them ten states OF the UDlonf x.---,.
Moreover. this exodus might not happen. IT. was sae
| brigham would not submit to arrest. But ne nlu AM
IL was not that he trusted in God, but that he cOaunt
trnt i'm men: not that he controlled his people 80 Won
derf Int that he couldn't control them. To resist
tn ro and RIM or to stand and nre-reluired IahuI
| unity t0 save il from being simply farcieal-a uny
which the Mormons have not. lie had no choee pnt 20
submit In ms judgment. the die Is east lheIe VIII ~
neither resistance exodus now, because tnere arc
| divided cOunsels -, - . oo,.
| The best thing for tile MOrmOns world be com com
prOmise in which they would gain aud We surrender ns
the evil thing possible 10 lcayen and corrupt ts III
fue Hence every energy Is devoted to IT, Falling "a
that unconditional surrender their part Will be ibt
result OF rmncss The Mormon conscience WI
he found Machaveiau enough TO accept the lneNltaD
when it comes, without committing Jeio de o. Bdt
must come, and in an unquestonable shape. o. D. '"
Sdt Lake City Dec. "a.