Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-01-24

Lake City. They told zof grief and woe
that no tongue can describe. We ought
to tell our representatives in congress
that they must utterly destroy this foul
crime and wipe it. out, and that too, i'm
mediately.
REV. R. N. MACLAREN.
Thought it was wonderful that congress
should hesitate as to its duty in regard to
this matter of polygamy. When the
Mormons settled in Missouri the people
became disguised and drove them out.
They went over to Illinois and founded
the City of Nauvoo, where they had
supreme authority and even maintained
an army, they sustained a kind of princl-
patty until the people could stand it no
long and drove them out. They then sent
out their pioneers to Salt Lake City, and
then founded the city Of that name. The
speaker then referred to what the gov
eminent had done in regard to Norman
ism and argued that ii had utterly failed
to do it's duty. The speaker then made a
few remarks on the Guiteau trial aud
ridiculed the idea of what is called the
"Magistry of law"
REV. 8. G.. SMITH.
The next speaker introduced was the
Rev. s. G. Smith, who argued generally
against polygamy, on the usual moral
grounds, and maintained that aside from
morals, the matter Of self-preservation is
involved. If this government is to be
preserved the people must have q homo
geneous government. He favored using
force to stamp out the evil.
JUDGE FLANDREAU,
on being introduced, said that he was
afraid that the people who saw him on
the stage mixed up with all these bishops
and ministers might think he was one of
them, which remark caused good deal
of merriment. He then proceeded to
argue on the legal proposition, in which
he agreed with Mr.. O'Brien that IN the
territories the United States has supreme
authority, and full power to wipe out
this abominable crime. In order to kill
out this crime there ought to be an ele-
ment introduced into the law which will
prescribe all people who practice polyga
my. Shut them out from the jury and
out of all rights. Make them outlaws
and then they can be wiped out. He
then argued that no society could exist
and progress that degrades woman.
GEN. GBBoN,
when called upon, said he could not un-
derstand why he was called out after the
law, both civil and religious, had been
given, except that as last resort the
soldier was called upon. He regarded
the common people in Utah as the mos
hospitable, industrious and ignor-
ant that he had ever met. Lit
tie could be said IN favor
Of the leaders. They have counseled and
way to reach the matter was to substan-
italy disfranchise all polygamists, shut
them out from the jury box, from all
public Offices, and all public places of
evvry kind.
BISHOP IRELAND's LETTER.
The TO lowing letter from Bishop Ire
land was read:
ST.. PAUL, Jan %, 1852.
MY DEAR JUDeE:-I find that l cannot,
without much disappointment to parties, can
eel my engagement to be tomorrow in the
southern part of the state. I trust conse-
quently that you will excuse my absence from
the meeting Monday evening. regret not to
DE aOle on Inat occasion TO JOIN my 1ollOW cltl-
zens in protest against the existence of great
social wrong, polygamy beneath the shadow
of the American flag. The wrong is all the
more deserving of the reprobation of nation,
that it strikec deadly blow at
the foundation of all social
and national life, the family. May the efforts
being made to uproot from the land the evil
be crowned with success. Respectfully,
JOHN IRELAND.
Judge Flandreau.
DESPATCH FROM MINNEAPOLIS.
The following despatch was read from
Minneapolis:
MINNEAPOLIS, MIMI, Jan. 23.-TO Gov.
Hubbard, Chairman of Anti-Mormon mass
meeting, Sherman hall: The congregational
club in monthly session assembled represent
ing the Congregational churches of this State
cordially join with the citizens of St. Paul, in
publicly demanding of Congress the immediate
suppression of thesinfamous system of polig-
amy, and the maintenance of the authority and
moral sense of the nation in Utah.
PROF. S. s. TAYLOR, Presiding.
REV. MR.. wECHsLER
was called up and made few remarks, in
which he explained that the bible was
against polygamy, after which, Gov.
Ramsey moved an adjournment, which
was unanimously carried.
Congregational Action.