The New York herald., 1879-09-15


will come. to the funeral as the saying goes.
l don't think there's anything to it or in it.
Devens compliments Van Zile the Miles case. and
himself in the Reynolds case-says IL his deci-
sion and all that. But it's disgrace to him and to
the government to pass such law as that of 1862
against polygamy, and they will repeal il after u
while. Polygamy Is part of the Mormon religion.
say what they please. Certainly our opponents are
not tit to judge us in such matter They have their
religion aud we don't interfere with them. We have
ours and they do interfere with us. attempt to.
But they can't do it legally constitutonally. and
everybody that knows anything about the institu-
tions OF the country knows 1t. Foreign governments
in YOUR own m eosntry How eau any ar
rest emigration on the assumption that man is
going to commit crime-condemn him beforehand
and without trial? Let the United States stop
proselytizing in the Southern States. They our
best ied 1t is absurd to enter upon any such busi
Ten men will rise up where one man is killed.
There are plenty OF ways TO whip the devil round
the stump too: We can evade any possible action OF
the kind in ways too numerous to mention and too
obvious to need mention. suppose what they
mean is to suggest the prohibition OF Mormon
preaching in Europesn countries Some OF them
are pretty hard to labor in Outside of what
called orthodox sects there is more idea OF
religious liberty in Germany than there is of re-
publican government in France They are learning
little in both countries. There Is no prohibition
law against prosely tizng in those countries;
but ihey will get lot of lies that have been
written about and use them to raise feeling in
the community. Then complaint will be made, the
whole trouble being foniented by the priests and
the elders viii be arrested and thrown into prison
for u few days.
PRosILyTIzING.
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many Russia. Great Britain. Scandinavia and
Switzerland are our best grounds. the latter being
| sort or cover for operations III Germany. Prob
| ably two thousand a year would De low aver
age OF the number brought since the
general headquarters for Europe. All the emf, MI
grants embark there. and. OF late years the Guon
steamers 1t takes about twenty days and costs $40
to come ont from Liverpool to Salt Lake. II ID big
thing for the steamers: the Mormon emgrants
better liked than any, and there will be fuss from
that quarter If any embargo put the business.
The baptisms are not so numerous thirty years
ago, but they nearly equal the shipments. As to
| getting supply OF women to the demands of
polygamy We don't have to go foreign countries
Tor that. The women uf our own country apply in
| great numbers. 1 could get a hundred OF them If
wanted to- They glad to get good husbands,
men men they can rely on. In this they are moved by
the inspiration OF the Holy Ghost Tnere is
honored wife and mother than die single.
They would rather and they would better have a
| good man to husband, even ii he has other wives.
And it is their right. As sure stand here the
country will have to recede from the effort to pro-
| hibit or restrain polyBamy. OF course there will
be persecution and all that. but the prophet says-
| 'rhe wrath OF man shall praise Him. and the
mainder OF wrath He will restrain
"When 1t becomes settled principle that general
riage. and we I'LL the jails with you. what theng'
| "Oh, we'll serve out time and then come out
and marry again. You all wrong The princi-
pie has been given from Heaven. and its universal
acceptance will dry up the fountains Of
"wHAT Do?"
Leaving the Bishop l propounded. my leading
| query to William jennings, merchant. and a fair
representative OF the secular liberal money making
| element in the church. He said =
"wel what can they do? There are ton to twenty
| thousand emigrants leaving Europe every week
How are they to know who are Mormons? Arc they
going to quiz every emisrant? Are you going to
| Utah? Are you Mormon? Do you intend to marry
| more than one wife? Aud il they should ask these
absurd questions. how WILL they be of true
| swers? The thing is absurd. ridiculous. Is Great
Britain going TO treat eigrants leaving her shores
| as felons without trial? 1t is impractcabe. Our
any such thing-a thing that could be beat if at
tempted as easy as whistle. II it could be done it
would remain to be proved that it was desirable.
| The class OF Mormons coming here now
and l don't think any of them come
here with the intention of violating the law. The
| Mormon elders missions forbidden to con-
tract marriage either their others account
while away. don't think they usually preach
polygamy abroad either. although they may some
times. The women who come here from Europe to
| get married are very few, if any, in my opinion.
PoLYGAMY THAN FORMERLY,
'Nor do believe there are 30 many OF the people
here marrying plurally as formerly. We don't want
to go into the pen, render ourselves liable to.
Besides there seems to be about many young
men as young women ready and wanting to get
red, and that has pretty weishty bearing of its
| own. There more women than men coming
from Europe, either, as tar as Necessa-
ry there must be less plural marriages than there
used to be- 1t is true our marriages are celebrated
| in the Endowment House, AID all our people think
| ply solemnized by Squire. But. 1t don't follow
that they polygamous marriages because they
solemnzed in the Endowment House with religious
rites ana ceremonies really believe there is great
deal less OF 1t than formerly. Certainly
wants to lead easy and comfortable life viii ever
go into polygamy You can't find the polygamous
marriages. You hear nothing OF them. feel salts
fed there is very little OF it going and that
there will be less less. Not the people Will
give up the principle. The prophets Of old were
| polygamists, and. it is said, the Lord commanded
| them to multiply and replenish the earth You
might consider that obsolete, but We don't. We are
select people and few in numbers. II :he Lord
| lit. as we believe. to institute polygamy among
that We might increase rapidly, what is that to any
body elseY At the same time. il the Lord fails to
provide way tor to carry out His will in this par
ticuar why, can't carry 1t out. that is all. But,
whatever may be the future OF polygamy in this
country, do not think this move OF Mr. Evarts will
| avail anything
| 'No RIGHT TO BRAND MonMoxs AS FELoSs"
My next victim was Mr.. Cummings. Saint" of
fifty years standing. occupying no official position,
| but one from whom the true Mormon idea
always be obtained. Remarking that he spoke only
| for himself. he said:-
''They have gone further than ever I expected.
What right have they to prohibit restrain emgra-
tion-above all. to brand 100 900 people telons?
Don't the law make poygamy feony?'
swell. you convicting people of poygamy in
Europe? You first hang aud then try your victims.
provided they be Mormons. 1t is unprecedented.
and there isn't shadow OF justification for it. Many
OF the emigrants most of them. thousands of them,
will never enter into poygamy. although they may
whole lot and the entire fraternity the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints felons without
trial or evidence 1t is monstrous. No one is
asked to enter into polygamy. But they
ali have the right to do II they want to. 1t
tenet OF our religion and we havea right to prac-
tise II regardless OF court in the world and the
constitution bears out in 1t. Converts taught
the first principles of the gospel. Among them is
emigration to Zion. II this policy is enforced
prohibited from gathering to Zion. let alone
practising polygany. As to the latter, is
forced. no one is asked. to marry more than one
woman-it is left to each for himself. never be-
lIeved our government so far gone to attempt
anything like this. Men competent to manage the
affairs OF this great nation ought to have
What hurts Is that they assume to rate all
the Mormon emlgrants as felons--something they
have right to do. II II were true that they
are polygamists. They not such in the eye OF
the law until they convicted. But because
few aud weak they do they please touching
us, regardless of law and justice. We have no
friends but ourselves and God. For myself l
perfectly willing to leave the issue with Him.
And while l regard such action wholly unwar-
ranted. care nothing what they do. more than
about the bowling OF pack of wolves-not par
tcle"
APOSTLE.
Lastly, went to white headed Old John. the chief
apostle and head of the Church. He looked feeble,
and people told he cross. under the chafing
of the suit OF the heirs and other Affections. lie
said he did not want to talk about the matter. and