New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-09-20

his wife, without requiring her presence in Courts
by the land laws OF the Nation, the privileges OF the
Homestead and Presumption laws are conferred upon
any person, who being citizen, Is the head OF fam
ily widow a single person over twentY-one. But
lawful wife, as you know cannot obtain patent for
lands under these laws, her husband is regarded
legally as the head OF the family. And will ex-
plain to you these National laws operate, not
theoretically but practically in Utah. On the one hand
in eectng delegate to Congress etc (emale suffrage
being the law here all the wives from the harems OF
these Mormons VOTE II the wife had but arrived the
previous month from Europe; all OF them OF foreign
birth being regarded by the Mormon election ohGes as
uaturalized by the naturalization OF the husband Wme
on the other hand under the land laws these molly
gamous women declare themselves at your land Offices
there not wives but heacs OF families rs your
lAwf wife could thus procuring title 70 Govern
ment lands by homestead presumption, to deed after
ward 10 their husbands Thus you See at tine polls sue
a a wife 80 as to vote her husband commands,-a
premium in political power to poygamy AT me iana
office however, she is cOnoDbine and not We so as
obtain land to increase the possessions Of her lord ana
master. =. 49,. ,y.,,ono, Law
against polygamy Is not enforced In Utah, and you
viii probably be surprised when explain the reason.
As I'm both states and Territories the Marshal VINO IS
the Sheriff OF the Federal Courts summons the grand
and petit ures for the United states Courts tne MOI
the United States Marshal, who Is appointed py the
President and confirmed by the senatel elected Lets
ritoria Marshal Tor Utah. and required MN 70 te
ures for the Federal Courts from list prepared Dy
Mormon officials our ai.IdI a nn and void and
turned this polygamous official out OF court Ana tnen
indictments, spite OF Brigham 1Ouugs luIthtS
fouud against him and other deters OF your laws But
your United States Supreme Court decided on appear
that moi having prohibited the Utah Legislature
had the right to elect Marsha ana then OF COURSE
Brigham and the rest went free. ,, =.
When the Ongsnfering Gentiles in Utah appealed 20
Congress- for relief from this disastrous deoslOn al
they could finally obtain after several defeats was ths
Congress abolished the Mormon Marshal, but as com
promise enacted that, in Utah. the grand ana pett
ures OF the United States Courts should AL ne taken
from list OF 200 persons One-han or them seeced Dy
tbe limited States District Clerk, G5ntlle ana tue
other half seleeted by the Probate Judge OF the
comfy in which the United states District Court
IA TO be held, such Probate Judge being always
IA Mormon This makes the juries there One-hai
Mormon and One-hRlf Gentiei thus enabling the es-
abished church there prevent indictments or con
yictions for the violation Of law they have puDley
repudated ana have commanded their IoO"eIs u us
regard "a unconstitutional and VOID.
The 900 people In that Territory cannot Tor many
wears be kept ont OF the Union state, and may DC
admitted at some session when YOU are excited ON other
questions aud then their two United state Senators VIII
be equally potential in the passage OF National laws Tor
the government OF your wives and children as the Two
Senators from your great State OF NewHOrk what Is
10 be done about must be- done II ever NO matter
what may be your politics, Republican, DemOcratlc' or
GreenbaCk this Is question outside OF party, anu IN
deed higher than party YOu have only to require can
didaes seeking sufnges that, when elected, tbey
viii promptly rectify the legislation OF the past TO the
end That your National shall Obeyed, or their
disobedience punished exactly in the other Terrific
res Let pulpit aud press and people unite In this Dc
mand and the work Is done. You, the people, the
sovereigns OF the land have but % speak the WORD
earnestly, firmly, decisiyey. win you do i'll