Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-03-21

who will bear disgraceiul stain, and whose
mothers will be no wives in the eye Of the
law, will have an indirect and perhaps i'm
/ portsnt result. a feeling Of difference be
/ tween persons who are legitimate and those
I who are not, d stigma Of inierioEity IN con
/ sequence OF the absence Of legal family
rights on the part OIL the latter cannot iaII
/ to exert a powerful social influence
[ Tor good. The Salt Lake ISsbaEe,
a very able "GeRYle" paper, speaks
{ rejoiciugiy Of "a real triumph at last, the
first real triumph in contest which has
ragged Tor twenty year," 1t regards the pro-
vision Of the elections commission az "the
strength and the weakness Of the bill" Ii
the proper kind Of men are put in Office the
hest effects will follow; 4 mere political
schemers no advantage will be gained The
Tribune e1ultingly declares: Utah Is now
in America, and the stars and stripes proud
ly float in the breeze" The New York Poet
says. "Its most direct, aud indeed one may
say its only direct, effect is 70 take the gov
eminent OF the Territory out OF the hands OF
the Mormons. This may prepare the way
for further punitive legislation against po-
lygamy." The New York Herald thinks 'the
Mormon problem is quite az difficult as
some persons find the Chinese one. But it
is project worth testing before resorting to
the dread expedient OF military government,
and it now rests with the Mormon polygamists
themselves whether the United States shall be
compelled TO that final alternative. The New
York Tribune doubts the certainty of the
bill efiecting all that is wanting, although
'its provisions have been drawn with great
care to that end, and It has had the warm
support of all the earnest opponents of
polYgamy in the Territory of Utah l. 'Lfo
hill does nai--Seor me object, and lead to
the gradual but sure extinction of polygamy,
it must be followed by some more stringent
measure" The New York Times is of opin-
ion that eff the bill doesn't extirpate the
woman-degrading and licentious practice of
polygamy in Utah it will render it utterly
disgraceful and make it expensive for the
bishops, elders, priests and rulers of the
church to indulge their lecherous propensi-
ties under the sacred name of matrimony."
With the almost certainty that this bill
would pas, the Mormon legislature had |
the insolent foOlhardiness to pass an
act for the assembling OF a constitutional |
convention next month to take prelimin. |
airy steps for the admission OF Utah as one |
of the United States. The Salt Lake Tribune |
anticipates that the Mormons will recklessly |
and deceitfully make all sorts of promises !
and professions to secure this object, that
they may be able to use State rights as a
bulwark for themselves and as a battering-
ram against their opponents. 1t says: "The
only reason why thi State business is sprung
at this time is becaue the Mormon chiefs,
noting public sentiment throughout the
and the temper of Congress toward
polygamy and Churh rule, fear that politi-
,al power is going to be taken from them.
There is not a tenetof their creed that they
would not surrender to retain that power"
Their attitude is that OF pack OF hungry
priests painting for heir prey, and protests-
ions and promises 60 for nothing until they
how, by actual deeds, that they intend to
lbandon crime and live obedient to the laws
If the United States We know the decep-
ion and shameless ftisehoods the Mormons
have already been guilty of, and we must
put no faith in them until they "bring forth
fruits meet for repentance"