The New York herald., 1877-12-11
The Legislation To Be Urged
on Congress.
HOW PRIESTS RULE THE TERRITORY.
Disastrous Effect Of Woman
Suffrage.
THE SUPPRESSION CT POLYGAMY.
my TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD

has arrived here delegate TO represent Gene in-
terests before Congress Judge Hemmingway, Hon.
Robert n. Baskin, contestant for Delegate Cannons
seat and Hon james b. Mexican, late Chief Justice Of
The Territory OF Utah, we're elected by the Liberal
party OF Utah November g. just past Judge Hem
mlngway bears credentials which accredt him as the
representative OF the entire Gentle element
OF the territory, which has raised money
by subscription TO maintain the delegation
nj Washington until the desired legislation
shall have been secured Judge hemmingway expects
his colleagues alter holiday recess. He was sent
al ihs time have The necessary bills pre-
scned early possible the regular session. lie
has prepared to remain through the session.
Your correspondent had an interview with to-day
on objects OF his mission, found him keen
razor aud uIl Of his subject OF tho condition Of al
fairs Utah and the legislao which he ana his col
leagues come to urge he says:-
AFFAIRS UTAH.
The people OF this country are slow 10 believe how
rank and pestilent a tning Is Mormonsm; how II
oppresscs and etinds the poor dcludsd ones whom
II has gathered us net and how u keeps Ameri
can cillzeps from making Utah what it ought TO be.
TLere net earth people SO thoroughly priest
riudeD as the Mormon but the leaders nave gathered
wealth and power ana they been abe
10 MAINTAIN lneir monster against pubic
sentiment and Congress and tho whole power
governments The HERALD has done
more than any single agency, or perhaps than
all others togsner-to lay before he country the true
state OF affairs. We ieel that the tmc has come when
Justice ought DO accorded the Gentles who
Lraved the storms OF Mormon lanaticism and got
ioothoa, ana the country SO blessed by Providence
WHAT THE GENTLEs WANT.
The Gcntlcs OF Utan ask Of The general government
law regulating elections and the elective franchise
The general features Of the Dill which We nave pre-
pared Are:-
First-A secret ballot, which is denied for tho
a-on that when the ballot Is received from the
eiector IL is numbered, corresponding number
in book ana the electors name written op
pos;sc that the vote he polls may be known 10 the
Priesthood You understand we have no democratic
ana no republican party IN Utah. There the two
parties the necessities 0f the Cause.-The Mormon
Church party and the liberal party, winch embraces
MI VINO not Mormons. There are many persons
who would the Gentle liberal ticket If II
not tor terrorism which the Mormon Church
cises them. Though Brigham Young is dead
they remember HIM with lear, and his institutions
ana internal systems remain, with willing instruments
10 perpet and enforce them Without the secret
ballot might well give 1T up-wc never can over
throw the Mormon rule.
MORMON SUFFRAGE
Sccond-The Genties ask that the Territorial law,
when gives the right oil suffrage TO women, snail be
repealed by Congress which has supervisory power
over all Territorial legislation. The Mormon women,
especially those who sustain polygamous relations
are more anatcal II possible than the men IN their
support OF poIyramy as tenet OF Mormonsm.
The women, without exception support what is known
in the territory Inc Church ticket TINS Church
tckei, by the way, Is invariably set up BY the priest
hood the interests OF the Church This is true OF
even tue minor elections There can be no ticket
elected Utah unless II has The sanction oil the
priesthoo; hence you see there can be Territorial
legislation without the sanction of the Cnurc, whose
pocy is the exteiminatioE ol Gcncs. II is believed
that there many Mormons strong IN the iaith.
who would vote on many questions with tne
liberal party. II they coulu do 50 without
the rear OF detection. The relations Of very many
toward the Mormon people and the Church are such
that their material interests would be seriously AL
feclcd BY assuming any position anta2onistc 10 the
Will oi the priesthood. Ine system slavery and
espionage is so complete that the Mormons cannot
their hands against the Cnurch, which is squeez
ing tuem dry-robbng them every day. The first
principle OF the Churcn TO keep the mass OF Nor
mons IN poverty and ignorance Alter that slavery
supreme obedience follow easily 1t IS the worst
f.r Tn.f. ht- hAg rvnrk
DIsFRAScHIsING POLYGAMIsTS
Thftd-We deslre 70 embrace, Ia the legislation
which We ask, prohibition against the holding oil
pl and the right 10 vote, any and all elections,
by persous sustaining the polyganic relation. Tins
because, as at present constituted, the Church con-
lrois all onces Territory and The Offices are
almost universally niied by polygamous priests. The
Legislature, Tor Instance, IL both It's branches,
is, with slnsle exception, composed OF Mormons
oil nigh standing the Cnurch, all OF whom, with
perhaps two EXCEPTIONS are poly gam the
stral Sect who riot in VI diane
the very name oil Christianity. The siuge exception
10 wnicn have Just referred is amember elected
from the county OF ioocie IN which miners
asccndancy IL is by no means certain that the
Der elect from Iooelc will be permitted 10 take his
seat. In the Legislature OF 1873 the sauIe county,
fcr the lrst time IN the history oil tue Territory,
elected a Gentilc-Judge Foote-to the Legislature.
OF course Judge Foote didn't get his seat though he
IarIy elected. the Legislature, which meets
b,ennlay, wli assemble on the second Monday
January next aud the Church viii then show Is nand
The from looc.c may be allowed to take his
seat Tie sake OF policy, seeing that they have bill
ucndlpg 10 inak. Tie Ie rItory d stale inat IS their
great poin-lo gut STATE free from control oi the
general government-and then their tyranny will be
perfect despotism Then the last chance OF tho
Gentiles Will be gone.
4 LAW AGAINST PoLYGAMY.
Fourh-We want Iaw against polygamy which
wii leave no loophoie Tor the cunning Mormon lenders
10 crowd through. II we can ciush poygamy we
trush Aormenism. There Brighamiie Nor
fmunism without concubIncs IN aounusncc July 1,
1867, ~ the suggestion President Lincoln Congress
passed law against 'bgamy,' not against poygamy,
am tns law mas been persisentiy and constantly dis
regarded. Brigham Young took severai plural wives
hiter the passage of tnat law. George z. Cannon,
delegate IN Congress-, did tho same thing. So
did other prominent Mormons. TO say nothing OF the
lower classes. "lncrease and multiply" one oi their
doctrines They must 'buili up the Kingdom oil the
Lorap The man who begcts The most offspring
earth viii have tne greatest ''cxaation' 10 the next
world. Under certain circumstances they may "build
up'' py proxy. lhIs privilege would be granted a
missionary elder IN lorelgn parts, Instance, who
might be ior long time detained from hs iamiiy
his domestic interests so that his standing In next
world might not be imperied
Jons ". YOUNG.
ought mention John W. Young, the favorte son
of Brigham, as anoner prominent man who has
outraged the iaw Of 1867 lie llvcd wives
wnom he divorced TO marry Lbbc Canleld OF Phna.
deipna, who would not consent to become his concu-
biEe. In the latter part OF last September John W.
Young married Lucia Co0b, the stel daughter oil hs
father, beautiful Ouxom giri OF seventeen.
MORMON ROMANCE.
Luclla Cobb recalls bit Of Mormon romance Tncro
lived In Boston James Coub, his wile Mary Van Colt
CobD ana Sir. CobD's mother They became enam-
ored OF Mormonsn ana went 10 SAT- Lake. The old
woman Cobb was "sealed" 70 Brigham Tor spiritual
purposes The old CoDD conceived ior Der daughter.
ip.law the high ambition OF unon with Brigham, aud
actually had ner uivorced 20 that his wc
might become the concubne oi President Young Brig
hams youngest child is the ISSUE OF tins immoral
transacton.
..What became Of LiDbic Can aeldYn
"Onl she went back 10 her loks In Philadelphia.
gno wouldn't live with poiygamlst, though she had
born John w. Young several culidren. Jonn's mar.
rage oil Lueia CoDD was stroke ot poicy. IL was
low weeks alter falhors death, and,
IL Is generally believed was done 10 regain the favor
OF the priesthood, which ne had lost 10 some extent
by marrying Libbie Canneld and living mon opamic
life Now you whore all ths leads ,o-tbe subvcr.
siou OF al. pure holy In the domestic rca-
ton and degradation oil the social life OF the people.
Ia is ths stumcless stem of hariory which the Cen
tiles want cnd. The law which we want Congress to
mass will the dcncencies OF the act OF 1862 and
facilitate prosecu IONS Tor polygamy. Under the pres
ami law IL Is almost impossible TO prove poly my,
because the "pluraln marriage-''pluralr is a soit
term you sees always celebrated in secret and IL Is
almost out OF the question To find Witnesses 70 the
,narriacc The persons wbo with degree OF
sa,nty might be presumed 10 have knowledge Of the
marriage universally refuse TO give Testimony.