Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1881-10-11

would shoot down noble, true man like
our lamented President Garfield TO graf
ify his personal malice and disappoint-
ment. would fail to vent MS vile malice
upon anyone else who might displease
him in after lifee in
Let us rsnepber chat, while . criminal
of such character lives, his fellow beings
are in danger of their lives. No human
guardianship can be so complete that
it viii exclude all opportunities to weak
the malice of desperate man upon his
unoffending neighbor.
The only absolute preventative OF a
second ofFense by convicted murderer
is death and that penalty should be I'M
sparingly enforced.
SUPPLYING THE UTAH HAREMS.
Yesterday, says the Ogden Pilot, when
the Union Pacific train arrived, bringing
II carloads OF Mormon emigrants, there
was much hustle, and people were seen
running hither and thither in search oil e2-
pected friends. Many scenes OF interest
were witnessed, where relatives met anu
she'd tears together after separation OF
many years. But there were other meet
inrs, less afectionatc and more III the
shape OF business. One case VIII nus
trate how the old polygamists enter into
the business of bartering for the transpor-
tation and purchase OF young girls TO De-
come additions 10 their haremS, anu enter
into polygamy and life OF wretchedness
in the name OF religion. Missionaries are
sent by the church tn proselyte In Europe
for converts TO the shrine OF Mormonism'
When a sufficient number are perSuadedt 10
leave the low walks of their native homes
and come TO Utah, where they are promised
AN earthly paradise, they are gathered To-
rether and slowed away in vessel, ana
sail for America Their trip across the
ocean, and thence by cars from New lork
In Utah. is made under the direction OF
some of these missionaries, who look AFTER
the matter of transportation and Keep u
possible, members OF the crowd from star
wing. These missionaries are OF the shrewd
class. and know how 10 act the part OF
>htpherd over the flock and AZ the same
,inr make the most out OF the business.
They, too, are very accommodating and
resdy 10 take charge OF special cargoes OF
Girls. When the train arrived yesterday
that old r,probate polygamiSt living down
Weber river had no trouble in finding the
returning missionary who could point out
10 him the l4-year old Swedish girl when
had been imported especially a. an addition
,o the harem OF this old gray-headed saint
Going UP 10 the girl he greeted her IN
very husineSs-like manner, and, taxing
her by the hand, went wandering among
the crowd and around the depot. Inc
Girl was not especially pleased WITH MS
appearance. snd preferred not 10 accept
him as her fractional husband; but then
her fare had been paid all the way from
Sweden hy him, aud she had been Shippeu
ON condition OF being his upon her arrival
and She felt that she was bound and must
accent the situation the Old brute, IN MS
attempts TO console her and make the ST.
uation pleasant, put his arm around heT
waist. This was too much for the young
girl and. In her inrOceEce. she broke
Down in sobs and tears. The last seen oil
her she was in wagon with motley
rrowl and by the side of the old sinner
travelling toward his home, and we pre-
sumo she i today more Of slave than
ever WAS any OF the colorcd race IN the
South. for the breaking OF whose chains
came the long aud bloody war OF the re-
belliou. Such cases a. this, We presume
are far from being uncommon, but the at-
TOYS in most OF them possess too m1eA
discretion TO permit 4 puplic expose.
When girls are selected in Europe IN the
same manner that fine stock = - oe sup
ped 10 America. a. was the case III TINS
instance, II i time that the nation should
arise and crush out the heI.lsh system
which carries on it, disgusting business
In the name OF religion.