The New York herald., 1877-10-01
THE MORMON PROBLEM.
AN OPEN LETTER 10 THE PRESIDENT FROM ANN
ELIZA YOUNG.
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ELIZA YOUNG.
l.ocKpoRr, \. Y, Sept 25, 1877.
To HIS ExcgLIENcY X. b. HAYES
HoxoRED SR-It is with great hesitancy that ad.
dress you, because know how completely cares Of
State are enurossing your every hour; what grea,
policies and questions are calling for your constant
and vigtant attention, and how unceang the de.
mands made upon you. But believe you have entered
upon the duties OF your exalted Office with the sincere
determination, with Gods help, 10 mako your incum-
bcncy OF the Presidential chair for purity
OF administration, tor thorough reform where reform
is needed, for the promotion of fellowship and
union In heart as well as IN law, between all
sections OF the country--n q word, tor official
honesty and national harmony, progress and pros
perity. Had not believed that IL was your purpose
10 inaugurato and press active campaign against
vlany, fraud, imposition ana wrong oil every charac-
ter that may DC perpctrated In violation Of the
tional sentiment and law, nnd the punishment OF
which you may properly influence and urge. should
address you this letter But, convinced that your
hope to leave your office with the nation better for
you having been iour years Mt the helm, respectfully
but earnestly call your to that inqnity
bIasphemy called "Mormonism, trusting that this
great crimo and disgrace 10 the nation, So
long tolerated and now defiant, may be judged
and emned, and the condemnation promptly and
unninchipgy executed ar thankful that the scaiea
fell from my eyes and that God revealed to mo the
awful abyss into which was blndly hurryinR, even
though the revelation came through u lief ana pain.
was born in Mormondom fearod IN the hrnest Of
bondage IN which tho hearts and consciences OF SC
many OF my sisters are held. was victim to the
prophet and reveator, and became his unwilling WIFE,
Then discovered what an enormous imposition waa
being practsed upon the sincere believers Of this
see broken and dispelod, THIS wicked Mormon despo
tsm and deusion.
Oa. how long IL has been tolerated! The blood
soaked sod oil lonely Mountain Meadows, the brutal
bulchery OF the dissenting Morrisies tho thousand
murders on the Plains insligaed by the acknowledged
hpuH of
tools al Mormon command have been crying for ven-
geancc many and many years to deaf ears Shall tho
voices that rise out vi The CORY history OF Mormon
ism calling for judgment upon It stil be unhoedcd
DO not be persuaded that tho Mormon iGtn will 60
petition Ind oxccration. II has withstood the
petition for forty y-sevcn years, and IN that time has
risen from church Of six members TO
20, coo, and almost monthly ship osds Of aelucea
recruits arrive without protest or hndrance at the
wharves OF New York to augment the sorrowiul ranks
OF poygamous wives or contribute TO the working and
financial strength OF tho Church. While the govern
mcnt has tolerated and waited Mormonlsm has pros
pcred until II demands state to control and boldly
clam recognition religious demon nation under
constitu guarantee Nor Is II sufficient ex
cusc Tor guoring the subject now that phatic laws
against poly gany have already bean enacted. am
aware OF these laws and enacmcnts, and also know
that Mormons laugh ut them as only tho imrotent
frothing OF "Gentle" wrath. They have hndered no
plan OF the Church, they have frustrated
no scheme, they have in,ertcrcd with not q
single ono OF the thousands of polyRamous mar
riages consummaicd since their enactment. They
have been words, idle words only. ! bcseech you 10
plead 10 Congress 10 put INTO these laws thc breath OF
fe and TO mako them being the voice OF tho people,
as terrible the voice OF God to those who dare 10
dsobcy Nor, again, should be believed that the late
Brigham Young was such a prop ana pillar TO Nor
monism that IL Is likely to fall TO ruins now that he Is
removed. His present successor, John Taylor, was
the companion Of the tor oi the great im
posture, and Tor years he has been Of the coun
scors, ADVISORS and conndanfs OF the late
ruler Hc Is sixwwca saint a vct.
eran in church intrigue, bitter hater OF tho
..Gcntilcs.n Having been one OF the .persocuted"
IN the early days OF the Church. and being oitious
hat IA n.n ufn~ns
sor may bo expected that he will ndefatigably labor
u prosper his evil cause And the day is com pg
when younger men, with the enthusiasm daring,
energy ana ambition OF youth will succeed TO the
leadership TO begin new cras OF prosclytng for recruit
ing and 'buIlding up the kingdom.n surely the time
to act Is to-day l Deseech you TO enforce the laws
Ia existence II they are sufcieut, instgae add.
ttoha! esisation necessary Mornonism Is entitled
To mercy IL invites 'nre and sword, having dcned
the force OF enacted statues deserves the bosom OF
destruction. having scorncd tho voice of admoniton
and VIZ eng. Respectfully,
ANN ELIZA YOUNG.