Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1872-06-13
@, s9 .s ID Helena, Montana, Thursday, June 13,1872
1T ENDED I'm NsmOKE.
Interview of a Utah Senator with ths
President-Wasted Arguments. ''

interview of a Utah Senator with the
President-Wasted Arguments.
Correspondence of the Cincinnati Commercial
Senator-elect Fitch, from the embryo State
of Deseret, called upon the President a few
days ago to talk over Utah affairs. He found
the President enjoying cigar. ..,s5.
8 "Mr President" said the Colonel, "f
want to try and convince you of the adyisa-
bility of admitting Utah into the sisterhood
of States" ss 3,sss,,fa,s;.s 81. .ss. .FIs sr..at
"I am unalterably opposed TO the admis-
sion of Utah." answered the President.
~ Yes, but you have been prejudiced
against the people out there by unfair adj
pisers,' said Fitch. sG.sa sEt l rs a..aq.f s.ag
/ am unalterably opposed to the admis-
sion of Utah, was the reply.
But our population is sufficient; we have
made fair constitution, and it would be a
great relief to the people out there to get into
20 am unalterably opposed to the admis--
sion of Utah, again replied the firm man. q
.,,tt Upon any terms? ?"2d sti IA a s8staT
Yes, upon any terms. Al least they
should not come in until they learn how to
behave themselves" 3"& "s2 ~ ~
a." If you refer to polygafny, they win no
sion and peace, although it is one of the docrj
trines of their church.
1IsAnd murder is one Of the doctrines OF
the church, ain't il ?"7Gg 1h4i aIt4iu YaGGUfQ
af',No indeed; there are less murders COM.
mitted there than in any one of the surround-
ing Territories. As said before, you have
been very much misinformed about the true
condition of affairs. You surely don'tbet
lieve everything you hear against the Mor-.
mOns?" .Fsca nft !,
"Where there is so much smoke there
must be some fire, w answered the President.
y" Suppose we should say the same about
all the lies told about you? 10 at,oa ya .ai al
Silence and smoke. L, Iri.,, .,,.,a q,
atBy admitting US the troubles out there,
would be at an end. - t'ale va" Aeii1 ~ ''4
Y Silence and smoke seagag1 f'fl aiAoi1"iH9
YItis of the highest Importance to the
welfare Of her her people and Development Of
| be admitted n23iI5@ OH {hi9iF t't' t@* !" !
Silence and smoke gRbt2G~cta te oap ad {
y ':Is your mind, Mr.. President, SO firmly
made up, that.whateyer arguments might be
l;adduced would be useless:,nn .v,r.x
| 'I am unalterabfy opposed to the admis-
sion Of Etah.'i replied our firm President;
i7and the, charming min interview ended, Ia yrsg Il
| A-zak -4SGDh ;. S. X, ~
Iscinari< ablc Esreach of promise Cnsc.
Al new Chase OF that dsgustings; tis; folly yccept
'''freep love, is furnished by d ''breaeh' Of
promiselcase,f n which is tofbe tried in 4Phila4
delphia.i 70 And here, wetmay say, thattfof all
1.-the denominations which constituted grer
formers din In the Publi!c ear none m are 50 ot7
| iect aitstlvotares and champions 10 ridicale,
allusion to it is seldom, made;s for ibis too
disgustng for, polite cars too offensive TO
| decency, and too shocking to the public sense,
and too infamous for seriotis discussion. The
4 case referred to, las reported by those who are
oeognizant of the facts. is as follows; A Boston
| girl, who had more than once duringyt the cont
/ tinuance!. of long engagement, shocked her
loverg a. plots bdfghef' OF the Quaker City,
fby her declaration inafavor of free love,
1!eompletely disguised him when the time for
the, marriage drew near, by refusing to, SUBJ
! init to the Performance Of the ceremony, and
7 Offering herself to Ills connlbiai' embrace
| Without the sanction of the religious, rite or
Illegal authority, hi In vain he demonstrated.
SHE professed herself ready to- undergo all
the pains and pleasures Of the marriage state,
but submit to The tying of the nuptiai knot
she would not.a lAnd when he demanded her
| reasons for her extraordinary dislike to- line
idea of clerical or ~magisterIal- intervention,
she claimed that, were She bound irreyocably
i to him, he would take no pains to please her,
but were she free to leave him at any time,
her happiness would be his chief Thought to
4 provide for; and then, too, she wished 10
| bestow her affections and embraces on an
other man If at any time she ceased to love
\ Him. % Atlthis candid avowal of her versatile
proelivities, he professed tooonsider the en-
/ gagement broken. but this she would moi
allow, and has entered, complaint againt
I him for breach of promise Of marriage
The, ,easeIwillb be tried next fall.i The Phfla.
hdelphian is still anxious to marry his uerrati6
4 betrothed, trusting to, time and thought tG
cure her fancies, but utterly refuses to take
her as his mistress. This will be the defense.
What the plaintiffs counsel win urge is q
j matter of conjecture. aH.hrss.au 40 -laagU
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