, 1877-07-06
A1OlsIONISN1.
How to Solve the Mormon Prob.
lem.
Compulsory Education. and Abolition
Woman Suffrage.
Another Letter from tho ncy. DallarI
8. Dunn.


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| g. Dunn.
| 10 tn Edtfof ot TAs g>touoe,
BAIT LAkB CITr, tnne B0.-To that class pI
Bourbon American statesmen who orpoao all
amendments 10 our glorious Constitution,
ki,nnly occauso they arS amendments, in tic
| suirtt Of progrcss, and contrary to tfsetr fxel
notion that Tint instrument should be allowc,l
TO crystalline and fossilxe just Al 1t came from
the hande Of ths patriotic mcn who framed Il,
the opiRtnnsnatic praise which QUO u EneanA's
grcatcst ktatesmun bestowed upon hcr Constl-
tnt'on, #hen be said, 1.-THE English Consssttt.
ton being continually progressive, tta pcrfec-
tions consist IN its acknowledged inpcrfe.4
stons," Is sufficient repy.
In my tcator OF June took tho ground TINT
tlc citizens Of tho Territories arc protected by
tho Constitution in "the free exercise u OF their
religion, just the same as tho citizens Of the
statss. Without then, or now. Undertaking to
decide how much Of Mermontsm ia "rrllrson !"
In tho constitutional sense, al'L what portion oI
1t will ultimately have TO bo suppressed ~
crime, still maintain that the Consultation
guarantees 10 the inhnhitanta OF Tho Territories
the
BAMH nEL111ous rRrv1r4hoEs
that II docs to tic Inhabitants of the statcs.
II my proposed amendment to the Constltu-
tton, giving TO Congress the power TO
prohibit, both In the States and Ter.
ritorics, certain practices that shock
the moral sense Of Tho country, which arp nov
extensively carried On IN tho naEnc VI religion,
shouil be offered 10 the people and rcJectc,l BY
thcn, and tho present law Of Congress atsainBt
polyRamy be declared unconstitutional by tue
proper tribnnnl, the polygamous religion Of tho
MorInons viii then bo NJ cflcctual1y protected
6y snS y q VIII any of tic religious
this subject in It's constitutional bearings, be.
cause have received several letters botll. from
tho East mud the West--sotnc approving. others
discussed ln my frat letter TO Tire Tribune,
that may briefly reply TO the objections urged.
9't! further cxs1ttt the necessity that exists for
dcilntnE the constitutional rights of the citizens
invaded BY Congressional legislation and the
ulalattmtnlstration Of tho laws 10 enactcd.
Tho gist Of oil tho objections to MY plan THUS
Tor nrE n covered 5y thls orc Question, which
even TO tho suppression ot ali rclig!onsi'' i
Before replying to this question, VIII qunto
tho constitutional authority under which Con-
Art. Of thu Constitution says: ",rhe Congress
oMnll have powrr TO dispose VI, md make
al needlul r1,lcs and regulations respect
sonras @ ens tsFfoGy to e, or ntrS SnsF p5oe.sy
/ now rcpiy to this question. M fsnnIc..
has n, m,,rn rvcr oy.r Il rs,irtnn = n ~ rcs
rttortcs than It has ~ tho States. To infer,
stit,ltior thal o,,vress i,ss s,,nrrnr NV rw.-
fn tile TsrtnrIoa cycn tn tha ~ IT
FclICtous, u ia certainly To '1eP' so"''s " a''
srRrron rnB MRAona AUTHORITY
under ,l which Congress works for tho good Of the
i'm nnnccra Who mia ir,sI tha isar1a,
Trest Hcpabiu-hsyoud M ali re- rcason. % II r thS ti'S
rights Of American Citizens wcro not elsewhere o
Congrcss nu}li,i.s,tjy fa,,aiics1 n,it ia a,t nu
torethnr to uncrtnke j." 1lcnrvc IN ~ III,
tho Territofcs Of thetr inaiicnsh1o rtTt,,s = !,
thon, and not iii shon could Congress- s, all,
10 tic s,pnressii,tr pf Mi rr,icinnx u 'seA
Chancellor Kont ho,tis tho fnIinwin1 ,,,n,,o.
on this subject: "lt wouid seem thnt Cn9Srcse
has supreme power IN TIC government nf tho
SOUND dstoton. Thet scrotIon @ Sg ia b,.ho.te n m
been cxcrrlsetI IN wia.lom nn,l co.,, foItt, a,s
With an anxious rcEari Tor tho s@,,ritv -; IT, IT,
rights and privileges ot thc tnhaGitsras' a. de-. de-
stitution OF tho United 6totea." Il wo,,ii srcm
from tbis That tic nllabtants of tho Tsrrttnrirs
have other rIahts inyrm,i sfrco nv cycnsiis,," ~
thefr religion, Which Congress II % h,unI "a ~. "
Congress as 'v sunrsme xer az snG n s
,,.ent Gf the Ttrritpriet." Fho tern, & Myovsrn-
mont" In this conucctioo, can II, .n .cna avail
to RELIGION: for tl,o noorin n i1,c iyntT T.
In tfcir fIrst amnnJmcnt to ihc f!nnSttsr4;en'
nloptsti In 1850. absolutely md norcm .,tns;iy,
forbade Congress to lerisnf, fnr r. nosi,sst ~
religion. upIvr INV cir,ur,stanca rtthnr n Xxx
Btates or III tl,c Terrttofies ''' '"e
THIS being tr,lo, tic Mormons ,avr on,v IN
catnlltsh tho fnct In TIM H,Inrpns Cnnrt ;hnt
DoYranly. "a rnvcal,sa hv 9hsir nro,,f,ots nnS
ractced by tboir ne0n1a il ~ ,,rrtticrt1 30 ~
(igious 1rtlinnucr, '~'A ~
70 nm neFrcruAt,v .,porvrrxn |
ty tho Constitution IA Il .tanns Tha ;.,+ ou,.
Established LIND noiyrsmv IL honssAdn ,,ass
VI t!lcr regou NJ, isw piti,er ~ fn'',rssp. pu.s ~
.he Htutcs. nudnst hIrn,mv nr t,ig,r,:4,G ,sa "
trouble thu Moruvus iience thn ,,ry,t n.,.cs. se
,lty Tor such pl, amcndn,rnt rs &avn ,ro,..ss1
III order to rcach this nni nfher Etntfi.o,i r.tis
rlscwbure IL, Iho Ifnlon I vrn,nsa fu.shes. os.s
lustruta Cha,rtjlnr Krnt,s iicn ~ ti.s s"th,s W
ty OF Convrnsa tn thr r"vrr",ncn+ ~ - ~. r'
rltorics. aid Tho ~ .i.Ir so,,r,.i %
lion,'' a. guotel atx,yc. bv ti,s cya,.ni. af
guardian and his Wards, Il Tbv b1pss iaws VI ~ y
III civilized countries I,tys r. ,hs ,n,,-s1
hi, ysry larva liacrt1tnu yhtaS s fuaHa.
,xpeete,i to exercise In ti,s Er.t intrrs.1a ~ IL
lsarls. Hut should II bu found TIM In ,,sna liz
IN ri, thr,n ~ tH"t. sss, t as