The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-02-24
THE THRONE SHAKING
AND THE scEpTFa DEPARTING
Prom the Modern House Of Brlshaa-Prsashlps a
Crusade Against the GCvsrnasnt, and Gen.
tiles Thrsatsasa with ostrari.m.
"All on Account OF Eliza"

sAIT LAKE, UTAH, February 23.-Yester.
day Mt the word Of command petition,
praying Congress to halt in legislating ior
Utah were presented at probably every
house in the territory. Children in ali
the Mormon schools were made to sign OF
their names were signed for them. Gentiles
were asked to sign, and probably blacl,
list was made Of such us declined, while
many names representing nobody will ap.
pear to these petitions. There is, under
church pressure, an apparent unanimity
among Mormons in demanding to be lot
alone. But it is not really n numerous
Mormon element that desire the govern.
ment to assert itself. They are so hamper.
ed by their relations and surroundiprs
however, that they dare not make A sis1'
They must be sure that the power has de.
p1rted FROM lsraei first.
business men are being accosted to-day
and their fears worked up by threats Of m
uprising OF ostracism Ia business, and in
every other way. 1t cannot be learned that
u single Gentle business house has SIGNED
however. Bishop Sharp went east some
days since, presumably to bring the rail.
road interest to the rescue Of polygamy
and church rule.
Apostle Thatcher went on lay 10 stir
up the business houses intere. ted in the
Mormon trade Apostle Smith went 10
Washington to keep Brother Cannon COM
pany..
Sundays preaching at the Tabernacle by
Apostles Wells and Thatcher affirmed TINT
some Of the Mormon disloyalty was their
abhorrence to Jesus Christ; denounced
Governor Murray bynNme, and denounced
the proposed legislation by Congress ns
subversive OF liberty, and appealed from
the decision Of the Supreme Court respect.
inF Polygamy TO the court in which are
Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
In the Legislature, since the adoption of
the Joint resolution asking for an inyestioa.
tion, a joint committee has been appointed
to arrange for holding State Convention
organizing the State and State government
and demanding admission into the Union
on the ground that Congress Is required Ly
the Constitution TO guarantee TO every
state q republican form Of government
There isno sign OF ofconceSsion, but superhu.
man efforts are being made 10 stnyo action
by Congress without the concession. On
the other hand the Gentiles are firm and
united. " 80 '''''
At meeting to-day in view Of the sitra.
ton they resolved that thanking lhe Sen.
ate for Ellmunds' bill and the members of
both houses, and especially the judiciary
committees OF both houses for their good
will and hearty efforts in behalf of rigbt
we declare our conviction that the bill ere.
atiDg commission to snpersede the Poly
gamous Legislature Of Utah is the on.y
measure before Congress, or that can be
put before Congress, which will moi ne
evaded or nullitied MS easily us the ari;.
Polygamy law is and has been. Pass t,.yt
bill and the Mormon's will practically give
up the fight. They will disentegrate in
spite OF all they can do, and the Govern.
ment, showing itselfa Government OF tic
Government, will soon have plenty Of Nor
mon support.
A large proportion Of them are secretly
praying while signing petitions against L
for Congre .sional action, SO decisive IS 10
enable them 10 come out in favor Of It
without fear. Pass any bill less sweep
ing, on the contrary they will all be
whipped in and kept in, and long, wear;.
some fight against decency will grind on
indefinitely, as in the past. Therefore we
most respectfully, yet earnestly urge the
passage by Congress Of Willett's bill for a
commission pure and simple.