Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-12-15
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The Deseret News has been criticisint
President Grants message, and thinks

The Deseret News has been criticising |
President Grants message, and thinks:
Ifa President considers polyRamy such |
A dreadful crime as President Grant APP |
pears to do, it is perfectly natural that |
he should call the attention OF Congress |
10 the subject, az one OF the particulars |
showing the state of the Union.
From our standpoint, however, we see |
no necessity for the President to concern |
himself about the topic mentioned, as
will appear by the following:
l. Polygamy is not "crime against |
decency and morality" Il
9. Poiygamy is not crime +" at all
Of itself.
8. Polygamy is not an unnatural
vice."
4. Polygamy is not q VICE at all.
5. Therefore, il is not anomalous
il not "preposterous that "polygamy
should exist in o free, enlighted and
Christian country" IL would be
anomalous and preposterous' were
il otherwise.
6. Therefore. polygamy should not be
punished "as a crime" 1t should not
be statutorily made 'crime." 1t should
not "be banished from the land" and
therefore no law is needed for that pur-
pose.
7. Polygamy is one Of the most nat
ural things in the world.
8. Polygamy is virtue.
Q. Polygamy in Utah is wholly
religious Institution, with which the
civil law has constitutionally nothing
to do.
The Salt Lake Tribune OF recent date
relates the following;
When Senator Cameron made his tour
in 1874, he stopped in Salt Lake and sent
for an old resident who had come out
from Pennsylvania. and said he wanted
to be shown around. This gentleman
was not Mormon, but had been in Utah
SO long that his acquaintance with the
Saints az wei, as with the sinners was
large, and he put the Senator through il
proper style. Mr.. Cameron expressed {
wish to visit a prominent Mormon VIII,
had been in Congress as delegate durin
Fillmores administration, and whom tn
Senator had known from his youth, d.
John M. Bernhisel. This gentlema
studied his profession In Harrisbur
when the venerable Senator was layir
the foundation Of his eminent success
life by strict attention to the !" art pr
sentative" and the two young men we
firm friends. Senator Cameron WI
driven to Bernhisel's house, and the NEE
ing between the two friends was very a
fecting. A long conversation followe
and OF length an aged lady entered Il
room; and to her the Senator was intr
duced-his host saying il was his wife
Mrs. Bernhisel Some time aiterward
young woman Of 25 years entered, CO
rying child year and half old, an
after lettering moment passed throu
the room. No reference was made to
until the Senator and his friend drc
away, when Mr.. Cameron asked: "W
was that young woman" That, 81
his friend, twas Bernhisel's last wife
the daughter OF his first wife by anotl
husband" MY God p said Camera
can that be true2 never wish to 1
John Bernhisel again this side of
grave"
Still the Deseret News says polygal
is q virtue, and sees no necessity for
President TO concern himself about
1t is just possible Grant has heard
Mountain Meadows. BY their fr,
ye shall know them" Prest. Grant 8
ii should "be banished from the Ian
The News says it ia "a virtue"
haps it is, but we havn't all found it
yet. The News says polygamy in .
is wholly areligious institution which
civil law has constitutionally nothing
do" The civil law has constitution
everything to do with the murderer
men and the ravishers of women whet
done under the cloak of religious fan
cism or for purposes of private reve
or interest. The News should be sill,
the memory OF the Danites hangs Ill
pail over Mormondom and will some
envelop it in the gloomy folds of
served destruction.