, 1879-02-21
THE MUNMONS.

1vhnt Ono Of Th-Ir Agents Thinks Of tho
Guprnnlo Court Deofalnh.
A representative OF TIE TRIBUNE called Oh
Mr.. ". G. Staiues, tl,u Mormon Emgrsnt
Agent, Yesterday, At the shcrnRu ilonsc, wssro
ho had lust arrived from Salt Lake Clty,
md had q cllat With HIN on the effect
Ut the recent decision Of thu supren,e
Court Of tho United States that
makes polyeamY crime. Mr.. staincs Ia an
elderly gentleman, and weli-1nformcd on mat
tern III general. lie spends most of bis tme In
Now York Clty,-where he hns an otllce,-
attending to tic transportation Of Mormon
emlcranls from Europe to usah and
Territories where there ARE Mormon settle
meuts. lilo said the Mormon leaders had de-
penllcd on that CLAUSE ,u the Constitution of
the United States tint gaGa the cltlzeps their
civil ,lsu religious freedom regardless of sect or
creed mil tllcY regretted Ala decision very nuch
Oh account OF It's effect on the women anl chll-
dren who wore Affected by It, Marriage, Mr.
Htaiues very Significantly remarked, among uia
Normons WIS u very different obligation from
what outside proptc aertned to think It was. Nov,
here In Chic.Eo, Tor i1istanrc, 4 mau married
n woman 1c was bound toeart for ttat o'iu only,
but he rouih keep nj n,sstrcsses - MANY
ohers a. hc ,iked anu LEX sana0n thSE when
Who took upon himself The grave
responsibility Of taking care Of more than QUO
wife. Ii hp neglected any NJ hls wives he Has
liahlc to tho Church authorities, Mormon
wlluIn l,u had married according to thu toncts of
tho Mormon filth The subject ol the repoztoea!
fuqutsi.!ou also satd That thtro was no special
ug!tuiion over the matter among lllo Apostles,
Church ol l-atter.uay Saints; 80 Tar as his OBJ
scrvutiou hAd 9uua Lie people were dis
iosc. T. bow subnlsstsely ys,,o1 TO- tho 5,'s 11w
@ar,nof s isasssrs lad il Tucked to tIs passage ot
annrs.y 10 p.l who had tasea nso.e than oas
will preYiaus to tile tlc!ihton, but AF. S'aJnes
tnru liz adjournment OF TINT body. hut
III. statrto OF Limitations bore upon the matter,
AM. Me believed sllat In cases Where potygaMy
had not been. praetteet 9or lho past three Years,
i,eYno.As, aele.k IN tho ehurca-oea at Salt Lake
| Guy, lsad volunteered to Ko tIafors tt,e
Lourts for the Purposs ,of having Tho law tested,
| savond wlfe. The luwer Court hal found hita
guilty, md sentotlced him to two years' tmprtt-
outalv1t, un.i lbs lindlilg ha1 bceu affirmed In
ths cuurt Of lust resort.
| tenth Ut tlIe Mormon men III Utah who bad
more thnn nhe vile. In salt Lsls CltY tlle1e
| nero outside mpn 0enttiesl who souKht to
prosecute tue Mormon leaders mud others u t!s
! Church, and there weFo also thurs these ~no.
altl ough not At Ill ID sYtuuathY WITH t1ld
| Church, worc opposed to my such prosecutions,
aud auvlscd that the Alofn.on psop'e 10 lpt
lot alone to euios thele religious freedom u
others did,
Thp reporter asked IT the decision would nut
hAys The nNeet III aiop iutuss !usmaXAslon, asst
| hr. statpca rcp)!cu ttat 1t would not. lilo ex-
| pectea 9ultc . largu company 3t Aos'no'; taai-
arnuts from England, heosi4nd. a:!d Wales In
April next, a.l = number ; % 81 ss4utiaa. itns
on hls WY 10 New York TO ~.
tuna to tseis transpossstton To Utah.
Tie Mormon peonla wets uIed to Prosecutions,
uMl uuthiu. that hsa beun done would affect
! Immigration tu thcir settlements. which weEr
| iocatru now in utab, ldaho, Colorado, aud
Western Asizopa.
Tbs conversation took . prett! Wlds rsngs,
sud in thu courae ut II hi, btalnos