, 1879-02-18
POLYGAMY.

Bait Lake City recently had tic following inter
ytew With john Taylor, the head Of the Mormon
Twelve Apostlcs:
"Er. Taylor, allow mo to ask If you dissent
from judge Watta's statement OF tile scope md
effect of to amendment 10 The Constitution
guaranteeing religious frccdom1''
"Yrs, sir; I th[nk that a religious faith
amounts to nothing unlcss NC are permitted to
carry 1t iuto effect. They allow la to thfnk,-
what an unspeakab1e privilege TINT is.-but they
will not allow us the free exercise OF that faith
which the Constitution guarantees. Here aru
tho injustice and tic manifest breach OF faith"
"1s 1t not truc that marriage ta the basis of
society, mud therefore within the Jurisdiction Of
the Govcrnment1"
" do not look upon 1t tl,at way. consider
that, whon the Constitution Of the United
States was framed and adopted, those high
contracting parties did positively ngrcc TINT
thcy would mt intcrinro with religious nifolrs.
Now, II our taarltRl relations arc not religious.
what isl You may not know IT. bnt I know
that thls Is a revelation from God, ntid
AcoMMAHn 70 nls PEOPLE,
and therefore u ia niy religion" .
III marriage tan be leaIttnatcfy called re1tg-
ion, what liu1ian relation or tursutt may mt be
30 callul1 And II everything Is religion, and
what place Is there left for tl.r statcii'
II hayo been anxious to soc public affairs
cntftrtGJ In m 1lnt,f,rnble tntrlltrant cnrrfrt
phllosophic, patriotic, and statcsnnn-ltkc form
In,sunderafno1 in MANY rrsnrrts. An1nr nponIe
think wo als enemies 10 ihis Government. /
can truttlfully sny mover was III, enemy to the
| fceling OF onmty Il. my heart. tlo not think
1sriri,nm Yo,,ntt wns an onemy % To- tho Hnyeri,.
n,ci,t; neither do believe TINT any Of our lea.-
ing men, cumprehcuatng correct principles, ever
fccI iniJrjyai TO tho Government OF tho uo!trd
slatcs, Joseph smith had revelation. Gould
ho help tiatl II tho Lord spake to him, -.
,,.A va, t,s.; ~ ~ T., aLansa ..1aa aa.,,,.
Can felleloos oellel. N youe onlnloa, DC ac-
ceptcH ~ any unYefnmcnt as !us.FsaIlol1 o. ny
a1nfa, ~ w'i + ,s ~ fuytiu'a @ as
hen te CONSERVATION sa.s ,Go:'EEess snall
makc no laW resheetlnR w @ gst4o.tsn;nciI ot fe-
!lGion qe P.oh!ua.nE ,!t t1cs e@"!Gtsu tneIcoi'
taka ~ ~ anea as. "uaI sS 49,, s' ~
ueeu' eau haso ss, in I ,,t % ,nb ptav on H.
nnwsr bcfnr in tlo nnnrity, tic fust1co al thnso
lava IN another 1uatter.N
"vicScd rs above, Do you regard polyzamy as
| aurcrur to 1nouogamY as tile form or law OF
sis @ss:siia; s,'a, / =, was!enl" - ~" =
Of noaoga,ny in n Ercat many particulars.
first. basu il On tho vii a,ll ron,nana Of Uod.
hath IN Gncient and modern timra: speonti I
baao 1t on tic '>.'~.:
HA4oNL w, "asun4s a., w. '..,." "uHt .''..
There Is IN all monogam.e countries. sl,o Limited
statcs not c1eap.eu; .ss 1sss'o's ssaso u tnsgs
arsnE afG }ne iS p'nssS IN To- a
esue any its.ue, paesats TX r.i " ~, nt,slE x
tent' polysan,y :; protects It's olf'pF1nFi monos-
DO you consider , tlless evs the necessary
atnyi'' :, ,,.,
1Hcho ato lna acsutsn ~ ~ ti'at.ukan45, WHeth7
CT necessary q n99, @s'1 sesss gu ue egHs ~
socats VIII r. aekisow4eago sipos x bnxr our c1S
|
treaacs. w i'au no prosaltatnaoh nero WILL 1t
was Introduces bY n,onoaamg',
WINS INT t1'o EfGat pnjeet oI the lhstltutlot
2, 70 ., n' xnr 'ra @ III ~ ~ ,o o,
object accomplished as far as practicable in tllat
wayn' A., ,..,...,
oobeeti % ~ ,ov IL 'u III ,,nt I' T. "as
a,i il il sais,cIent for INC fo k,,ow ,lat iIe lps
| fila n,vn Dllrnoscs In doing 80: md further.
p'''os .'.,T,, ~. srr"w,Tv "a VIII. ~ r,,,uu
"t''t ~. '.."s .~.s.t"., - - -.
"Yon soy II WY 1"sruh sm,th " ~ seSa'ao ~,
ftom uad. was ny Jlaepn '!, eniltn "a tAe haeit
of prny!nE lor refc'at1ohs WIEN a. . loss now 10
proceedt" j..
"Yes, sir; ena so were Tue otl'ef ffophets OF
whom WI rcau." T., ,,o,, ,,,;7v,,on+ In H.. .a...
4HoW many IN yonr lnaGneslE, ao tNe aaher-
ents Of your Church IN var '!ow nambcrah
~ 10 not know pos'tiVely' probal,!y aoont
15p,ONt You haYc your soarrea ot Information
Al well ~ hayo."
mo-. haYo not access 10 tue Churcll'rec.
Ord4. You mu6E nave ~ lI!e !netaoets recorded
who arc tnoro tsan eight . q agsi"
That "a q ), near Us gould e'Ve II WHICH 10
"llom ma.,y at tllo men OF lnarrlageable ago
arc practical polyEamlstsr,
Thut could nok say; 4 haYo M ldea.n
ns.s tstSts 1%Ss oso III II eyssy " yss
Did ho eav sUtr
ii lnnk hs tl!d.'
Would tlMt, ~ your judgment. be corfect''