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NEW YORK, March 6th.-The
Times to-day summarizes the work
of Congress. OF nearly 200 laws en-
acted, four were financial acts, sew
en- appropriation bills, seven relate
to the army and navy, Is to public
lands, eight to the judiciary and 80
may be classed as miscellaneous.
somebody or to put somebody on
the pension rolls or to give some-
body relief from political disabil-
titles.
A Democratic Paper Condeniny the
ROCHESTER,, N. Y, March 9th
The Union, edited by the Chair
man Of the Democratic Committee,
condemns the Presidents veto of
the Chinese bill, and says: "But it
does not settle, only postpones set
tlement of the question at issue.
That question will have to be the
main Presidential and Congress
sional contest in 1880 and Demo.
Gratis should be careful not to be
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legged Democratic newspapers,
which overflow with gush of abb
stractions, but are dry ut the source
of common sense.
Surveyor Graham has appointed
Inspector George G. Kibbe Special |
Deputy Surveyor, in place of Bur-
ton, of California, resigned.
..,.. v,,,.a vou,r sn .vrs vp,,sno-
ford Il Hayes.
CHICAGO, March G-Ann Eliza
Young has written from Appleton,
Wisconsin, o letter to Mrs. II. B.
Hayes which, by her request, is
publised in the Tribune this even
ing. She alludes to recent call
on Mrs Hayes by two Mormon wo-
men as being entangled in the tolls
of system which Is the destroyer
of home, ard urges that Mrs. Hayes
use her entire influence to bring to
an one that system. She says that
Emeline Wells and Serena Will
liams came with pathetic pleading
to touch your heart with the pic
ture of what would be the cruel
condition Of Mormon women and
children if the law against polygae
my should be enforced. / recog-
nize the injustice of the law as it
now stands and admit it would be
inequitable and produce great suf-
fering, but these two women came
to you with falsehoods in their
mouths. Polygamy has no bright
ness such as they described to you,
no elegances such as they claimed.
could show you a picture Of the
polygamous wives, of these very
women, which would make you
shudder and turn heart sick. knew
them both intimately for years and
know they both have experienced
their share of the evils of polyg-
amy-the envy, jealousy and heart
burning which are inseparable
from that system. Your late Wis.,
itors and George @. Cannon, the
husband Of six living wives, assert
that there is entire harmony in the
polygamous family. The assertion
is absolutely false. There is not a
polygamous husband in all Utah
who does not have favorite
among his wives, whom he favors
far above the rest. His time, means
and affection are expended upon
her, while the other poor souls
are left in loneliness and usually in
destitution. This fact alone fur
nishes one of the strongest argu-
ments against the system. She
draws pitiful picture of the DESC
lation and unhappiness of the two
Mormon women above named, and
continues; Nor did these women
speak the truth when they said po-
lygamy gives all children fathers
and all women husbands. AS rule
the men care for the children of
the favorite aud those of the other
wives look wistfulIy or jealously on
seeing all favors and kisses be.
slowed on the other. eThis PARTIAL
ity awakens most bitter and evil
feelings in the hearts of the slight
ed mothers and children and fosters
feeling of superiority and arro-
gance in those who are favored.
Can it be n holy system
which fosters such vile feel
ings as this system of polygamy.n
If proprIety permitted, tales could
be told that would turn every pure
minded person sick with horror
and fill them with pain to think
that $4,000 people were so deluded
and demoralized. Has this system
kept women from the insane asy-
lum and the suicides grave?
Has 1t made women cheerful, hap
py, healthful wives and mothers and
kept despair and utter hopeless ess
from creeping into their hearts and
faces. To these questions can say
no a thousand times and know that
what l say Is true. In Gods sight
IL has utterly crushed the lives and
| broken the hearts of Thousands of
women,a as can speak from person.
al Knowledge, having escaped being
| one In the general ruin. She de-
clares that the right OF suffrage only
rivets their chains by causing them
to vote as their masters dictate.
She concludes' "Polygamy DESC
lates every home which it enters.
Surely it will neither be impro per
nor unwise for you to exert your
influence against that vast and in
creasing crime. 1t Is opposed to all
you prize in domestic and social
life and makes the civilized Chris
tian home impossible. If you can
only do but little, though you can
only speak words Of sympathy,
such words will speedily be waited
westward to thousands of aching
hearts and will be as refreshing as
the dew of morning to many
weeping Hagar wandering on In
worse than desert lands.
lam, dear madam, resp'y yours,
MRS. ANN ELIZA YOUNG.