The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1873-02-22
THE UTAH QUESTION.

/ THE UTAH QUESTION:
Tho dispatches for the lest few days hov
indicated that he President 10 dsoesmins1
possible 70 secure legislation whiea viii o
able him 10 suppress the tbsocsssic daDo
uam Of Brigham Young In Utah. III
determination he hes twice set forth In BIZ
| messages. Last year 90 attempt was mad,
BY Judge Mexican 70 sntoscs the Territoria
law Of Utah against Polygsny, but . b
could not have he cases prosecuted IN The
Territorial Courts with ssy possibility d
success, be tried them sissisg - Judge of Z
United States Court, the processes and ven
ires being issued By the Un,icd States Mar
shsl. By this method several convictions
wers bod, bue o. appaaI, - Il seems sny
reasonable person would have known. the
Supreme Court of the United States reversed
the action of Judge Mexican and Bingham
was victor. This session, three several bills
N couuteracs The Territorial legislation with
which Polvgsmy has hsdsed itself about,
have been introduced in Congress, that Of
Senator Logan coming nearest to meeting
the exigencies Of the case. But strangely
enough the Senator drew the bin - sppli.
cable to al the Territories. and the healthy
Territories were to be sub3ected to the same
desperate remedies necessary To cure the
desperate disease Of Utah. Nr. Clagett, of
Montana, drew up . substitute tor the Lo.
gan bill, making Il applicable only to Utah,
except In declaring from naturalization big.
amisss and polygamists 10 any State or Ter.
ritory, and the same was introduced BY
Senator Frelinghuysen and reported favor.
ably II the Senate hist Saturday BY the
judiciary COMMITTEES. Il was 70 show the
necessity OF the provisions incorporated In
that blu, that M. Clsgett made his legal
argument before the House January 2Sth.
and which resulted In Hooper's reply and
the subsequent demolition of that gen.
tlemsn by Clagett. We regret that the
length of tho speech renders It almost Inn
possible TO rcpublish It, as It 10 pronounced
by the Utah 0sstils press the most complete
ezposs ever made 81, the legislative and exec.
u,ive mechanism by which the Mormon
despoiism wascreated and 10 maintained sud
held beyOndithe reach of the laws which
govern other citizens Of the United States
The purposss Of the Frelinghuyssn bill are
to make those guilty Of the crime Of bisamy
and polygamy smenable to the law, estsb.
lish courts and processes by which tho trials
can be had Independent of church control.
and to convey to tho 0entiles Of Utah the
same privileges, liberties, and imwun,tics
which they would have - citizens OF
other Territories To accomplish this
extraordinary measures ore necessary. - the
church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints,
powerful. dssssmined, and holding polygs
my divineinstituioo, aud Brigham Young
prophet OF God, has grown stronger II
numbers, more determined aod confident
from the repeated failures Of the United
States Government to break up ito theocrscy
and bsastialitisa, end win resist this the most
formidable Of oil Tie movements made
against It, with the unity of church organ.
isation which ccntrslises in itself oil the
powers Of Church and State, the cunning
craft and desperation Of shrewd rulers and
tho Jealous energy Of . people who believe
with religious fanatieism they sre the cAosen
Of God and TO be martyrs TO tho cause
against the assaults Of upbelisves, 10 to win
the crowns Of saints In the eternal life.
Among this peoples people far below ave.
rage In intelligence, end for the most part
imported from Europe under Mormon aus>
pices, without Thought or knowledge 1T or
affinity for Republican institutions; seeking
Dessert simply - the Land of Promise,
whore they coud b nsar. tia .Nshomet .of
A"rmonism-it y desIspsd, Il possible, 70
establish the civil lsw. break up Polygsmy
which has been taught them 10 revelation
from God, and protect suti. Mormon citizens
In the rights of psrson and property. It
will be no cay task. They have been calm
before, because they knew the measures
wero inadequate to the purpose and the de.
cisions against them would Be reversed In
the higher Quarts. Now they ace . measure
that ueutrslIses the power Of the Church in
the Courts. completely disarms It. brings
them subject 70 the civil laws Of the United
States, and ars led - fear the suthor Of that
measure, posssasing The will, the energy,
and The courage to enforce Il and break up
the Utah dsspotism. 10 to bs appointed Gov.
ssnor Of Ulah. It 10 10 wonder the Nsss,