The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1881-10-14
THE MoaMsH QuEsTlCH,

The Chicago InterOcean says it is
sheer nonsense to talk of "Mormon-
ism" dying. Two thousand conver's
have come from England this sum
iner, ami from other sections III large
numbers. Mormon missionar:, $ w re
never more active than during the
cu.rcne wear. The church is branch.
ing ont from Utah aud rapidly gain
ing control of adjacent Territories
In the mrantime, " hat is the gove:n-
tnent doing? What are the civilized
and christian men aud women doing?
Literally, nothing that is efftcii,'.
The great crime gathers strength
every day. 1t is III open nit nantr
10 every virtue. anil d. ties the laws
o.! God and man, aud the sooner Tie
nons.er is lhrottled the better. Tie
nesA,,l- should demand action upon
the part ot their legislators at Wash
in.,on, and s,.e that they act.
The Inter-Ocean is right, and We
ask with CICERO, of our modern Cat :
ine>-Con9rcss AMI Alormons-hoM
long will you continue to abuse
our patience? From the day wien
s.the saints built their temples III
Salt Lake valley, they have never
ceased 10 oppose the Federal Govern
men, aud to fight American ideas
snl $, stems. Th" history OF Utah
is marked by the Mann,ain Meadow
massacre, the rebellion OF '56, and by
numerous Indian wars and troubles,
all born of the Mormon cEnich. The
Mnr,noHs. from constant intercourse
with the Indians, have learned To
understand them SO thoroughly as To
be effcctually able to Influence am.
control them. Seeing the hostility
the Mormons entertain towards th..
United States, the wild Indians regard
them as the enemy of the government
and form an alliance with them
whenever they begin active hostIlities
against lie settlers. 1t is the Nor
mons who urge the savagcs on to
war, and who supply them with arms
aud ammunition. Wherever 9thr
saints have settled the government
has had trouble with the Indians.
The latest is he present difficulty
with the Apaches ii, Arizona. Tie
AriZoua Indians have hitherto leen
qniet and well behaved, but since Il G
invasion of-,lat territory ly ii C Mo =
mons, they have become turbulent
and troublesome. The New Orleans
Democrat openly charges that tn"
redskins ara al from the immediate
of the Mormon selil.-
mentS, and il is said that "llc saints"
were not witho 1T blame iii the Ncz
Percc troubles in Idaho.
1t is to lie hoped that TIE dca,! of
Garfield, who made Mormonism a
special p.,ilt in his inaugural mes
sage, pointing ont that something
should he done to eradicate Tie evil,
will not deter Congress from fulfill
in! lis promise TO wipe out ut it's next
session the '',win relic of barbari>nl." :"
Emholdencd by their many successes
lh, church of 'Lalter Day Saints"
has Tor some years past been senling
su- allied missionaries tn Geor.ia,
Alabama AMI Mississippi, and s"cu-
ring, strange to'say. many proSe'ytes
and recruits TO their religion -partic-
ularlv ynung oirl>-in the more re-
tired spots of these States, aud where
the greatest ignorance prevailed. The
n, utter has been called To lie after
tipn of the Georgia Legislature. nd
a law passed tightening all Il C mi
sionarics and elders bcyon, the
borders. Congress could easily f",-
low the example of Georgia, aud it
would certainly carry ont he pops
lar desire If i, would pass the necrs
sary legislation To cri,sl, ont Mormon
ism, which is not only foul morally.
hnt it is an enemy in the camp, and
a l,ns,i g power III the midst Of the
southwest, whose every
hope and wish is To annoy and injnre
the government aud prevent the
settlement of The c"nniry.-Slandard.
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