, 1879-08-19

for peoplc ot peculiar religious views, antl no
part OF cur territory Is set apnft for The propa-
CATION Of the customs Of patrisrc!,al timca. The
i oense saaa.. e. INV, .,' md Gises5 /. sS
nortess will either hava to back down or
nght; II, therefore, tho aIntcab'e request
ssnt Iorth to nd our Government In checking
lAc increase FROM Europe IL not regarded. no
additional legislation will be necessary 10 dis
cffmtnhte a. to WHO stall land On our shorcs.
in!nsthfer, there 10 not rnan who comes to the
.Etnteu states as 4 Mormon emtRrant VINO comes
intending .ial to become citizen Of the country.
They eo1no win the intention Of disregafdirg
our ava, 's''I because they are dnprd into COM
u! TX & u no reason why thef should DO permitted
i Z, Violate our laws. No. a. I said before, tho
dtscuss't,n OF tho attitude Of the Admtuistra-
ton on ths question abroad will warn tue pcss-
antrT OF Eurof,e Ut what ttey mar expect II
,Mney come 81 hcre for the purpose Of joining tho
Mormon Churell. and We need not ask advice OF
ny foreign nation a. 10 whom va shall allow to
lhna upon Our ahbrea.n
"What will 30 doho In Utah about tuuicttpg
the aiormonsrt
-" "Mhsn , III Grand jury meet. In octobcr mex.
tue United States Attorney s.as his Instructions,
and TIE Inv viii hs faithfully respected and
oycrT c'tort made 10 bring The leaders TO pun
tsnmcnt. 40 important question hss ret to be
determined ~ 10 the statute Of Limitations, aud
! suppohe Tie easc of ucorgs q. Cannon, ts,e
!le!cEase frotn Utah, wilt to take1, up. lie was
Indicted with sepe7ods lit 1s7 I. but pleaded the
statate 81 ,I,ntatlo's That is question to be
AttELEnlHGUs'
I "Thcre will then bo vlgurou. prosecution Of
Jusy!"
Net only vigorous prosecution, but overy
facility Will bc gisen the Grand Jurors IL tuyes-
tlaate ute Institution of .pol5gamy. Until thr
case Ut REYNOLDS was finally settled the Govern
nc!'s Was not prepared to Hct. Now Tic lur Is
p)all, nnl tie GoYcrntncnt 17ust either main.
tain 1t Or confess its inability tt 20 no. Such =
concession ths Administration will never make
to pu!ygamy. Why, when tho application ul
Rernofdd for d t,ardon was before thc President,
!'ls purpose u0t to Erant II MAS 30 decided that
ne uid not thIhk II oven necessary to consult
ono day incidentally, a,d III conversation thc
lact revealed ,tsef thut We wela all Of lLu
Frcsfleut's opiniun. The story that Reynolds
y allowed tbc freedom OF Salt Lake cltf -
bosil. United States Marshal ktiaughnessY
KNOWS lia business too we'll and tile rows OF
thu Administration too thoroughly to jcopardize
t'!s Official position by any such conduct as has
been rcpnrtcl It, recent newspaper article"
"Do you Apprrflcnd apy trouble III UtahF'
well, yes; It appears % II the Government
would harc to put It's loot down with emphasis,
lhcFu arc stx conpauies OF the Fourteenth III
iansry at FoEt Douglas, Salt Lak0 CITY, md
HDs a eSsq s1a y s ss 5npyh @ @
pie, IND nbw that tic Intentions Of
liz LIZ A.insossratloa ,,''s arc kaown, 'Aey are
u M The sssos e2. to sHo'' sake a te'gs hW
ever, to Bupposu tlat all this arises from nny
Ficw6 vi tie President. lie stnpiy 1usls that
la" has been tested by the trial aad conviction
of Mormon, who was iirst Indicted IN 1874, so
that thu question Is rcatly cue handed down
from tue firccgding Ado,iniatrait',n. 1t was,
however, settled under tlls Administration, atlu,
as sa!d before, the duty IL uot onu OF the Pres
i4ent's scckin5, but Ii made plain to him bY the
decision If tho United States Supreme Court.
When the law and 1uora aent.incnt Ut the coutt-
trf mrs united ngatnst polygamT, II would be
violation Of hts oath Of olirc not TO see that thu
law Is enforced, both III preventing an Increase
u the institution ind ID seeing tl.at thoso wAo
defy the tAw ure promptly punished.