, 1881-02-09
THE MORMON QUESTION.
Tho Action 0f E&x.-Gor. Murray III tho
F1nttcr at tho CongresalonuI Ccrtill-
cate Of E1ccsion-.4 ltcltly to tho Conl-

l 1SAS"An vi AtA8tGTH &UVIRulks
apteta1 Corretpondenee Of The Caieopo Tribune
SALT LAKE, Utah, jan. 1l.--Tho 3tornun tutpcrs
havo for three weeks published little else thrt
Eastern editorial criticisms uf CIV. Murray 70,
t giving the Congressional certificate Of election
To II GENTLE cltizcn, instead OF to a Mormon
alien and pofyeRntst. 1t IA strange that 70 many
5ht1uoltt[n papers Of both parties should tnke SO
restricted IL Wow Of tho !ssucs Involved. 1t Is Il
wonder what respect tho average ct!ttoriul writer
l'us for law custom, precctlent with what cool
1ess he assnmos to furnish Judgment upsl
conscience Tor other people: how they NIL run II,
rtts parallel, and Of ubOMt tho sAtne slze mud
depth. As they al! woar tho snn,c oof clothes,
prescribed by fashon, go they ull. as rule,
hold tho sntne opinions. Their division into two
great crowds. Democratic nnd Republican,
tfan'etrIcnlly differing OIL Most Subjects. only
emphasizes thctr wNut Of ortGlnn!ity.-the,r
hablt OF hrfng tho stock opinEons IN voxno On
III occaslons. Likely NE not, Murray himself. ns
editor Of tho Louisville Commercial would,
Without hesitation or examination, condemn,
with the great majority OF tho profession, wuat
Murray, Us Governor Of Utah, felt It hIs duty to
do.
"hcn tho Antl-stavcty oontczt begun, 1t found
tho Ercnt guna OF tho press aud pulpit Spiked
or traEnc,l On tho Abolon'sts. Yet whore Is
" the sacred institution" to-tiay2 Conc where
tho woodhuo twincth togutl,er with tho bastnr,l
divinity md tho cOwnr,llY conservatism TINT
sought l,odgo 1t round and snvo 1t, It was n
few men with convictions, and tho cournKo 10
not tloM regardless of ialso alarms, Of illuBpry
lights, Of sl'nn morality. Of sophiatical rcnson-
t1'xs, or OF pcrsunal consequences, who brought
nbnlit tho downfall Of Slavery; and MI The de-
nuhctntions OF thousands OF prcsscs hardly
amounted to an obstruction.
1t Ii always So: few men mako history; the
tshss Of men talk about It. There wcro .loubt-
less plenty Of stscklcss for nco methods OH hand
hor Vat IN ~ nn, .nrew ro11a 1ho 'r INTO 1no mr.
PCT, peu'lsneo was proclaimed and wan, nnd n Na
them When seward aunounccd a !" hlrh,.r iaw,. "
than TINT written in rn,.savory constitutions ut m
s @ to SEC bis bis "hsss Tns n1'ss y sx {S 1T
I'LL our codes. There wcro many Of tuun, tloutt-
,s,,a.a wv anso."u.nsc "oaei Ahlaps wss
seAfs ago addressing III liosto' about tho
by tho Federal nutborlttca. aftcr Ia.
scrtb,nr t,,o ,,ar,i. ann .,,s,a.., ... ~ W.
,nn f., hts rron m'a ot nno pos
hc, "whnt docs massachusetts DO to this wrctchcI
fugitive, who !las paid s.lcl, price fur liberty.
anu naa u caaE tho protection or hcr frye snil5
n'es sue strlRe OH Ills letters, alid bid h1sn
breathe III pence the nsr Of Frceslom7 M!
Inn,, ru,,sn1 a. tlo ~, ~ iii ~. u,.,,. ~
W. s.I tc ,,lns t.1,'J ~ WIZ uun o.'.e p1pess
- hu"Ns ~" oAh y AHA Autu-
~. ". ~ sinssASht,ssttsI sAy, GOD uAMS
i, imo .oiun.unMtGa!tM nl MnssAchAsotts." Tho
ioiK.fatAu 1rat,cs Of uos; Mttrrny cutl make thu
Iits ~ taetr tct1uersesh tGr TIC tcchnlcalltfcs
q tho lHw, they 10 not do tlo Governor jaaticr.
Iaoy eay ~ has !lsurl1ta tue powrrs uf tho
!i0l!So ~ 1uoRe 0f the ttnllrItIons Uf Its MctI1-
oefs: AS tho Get1tlle orEnn hGru 6nys:
ETnMsKtess duea mt begin to jutlyo of tho
Wv!a!'nieAt!ouB G1 hloi'iiMss tliltl! tngy rtetl
MAbhsnxtun. No act u Gov. Milrr.ls h,is lhtcr-
!oErt q GAti Interfere u prevent my uh going
~ atfhhgton anu l'rvloTrlH9 elhtin to Il acut
N EoiRfcsst no nct or Ills bus prevented Ur cnn
prevent congress fru!tl stMt!1ig any pursnn It lny
Ploi1so IT, l}ut Gov. Murray ~ lsHt u liIcrp clerk
4r hntnry. itlH cnrtttlGate, despite HIN atId
ncapltn G"nKreHs, furnishes, IN Itself. II judy
Mche upon tue qualifications fur u Du.-
KltV to Congress. 1t EivGs 10 tho |
1taIiso" rtnin tn hoiainK 1t pra farI
l'rnaI tnciv cltm Ut that Kind call.1on has hell
mt o'iy an h!fe,', but II IL lnosstblu for Tim 10
hecutno Il citizen untit cfthor til, laws nru |
chanNed, or Cannon ccuses Il uuurse nr liiu |
which ho t!cUlAres bu Is commanded BY fayctA-
tiu! IL continue. Tho Inv says " The t}nvurr,nr
haess 81 'f iso sys ssS 5 ~
In lSt9. Or curly III lS5 Cannon, oIllg nj nIfUu
left tho ulltGtl Suites nIA went tt thu Sandwich
Islands. Wtero tlu ieIln!utl continuously for
llGHrly five ycara- liz RETURNED tu this city ul,
the 18th day Ut N0ycHher. 1851. Njnn tlJys
ntcr, oil tho 1th Ut fIcteHlbcr, ISL, yrIthtli,t
APPEARING In court Though tho cnlIrt wny
" scsslO. III that .!ayl l,a received trou, Nor.