The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-01-24
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. Dispatch.
Rochester, n. z, 23.-The Pastor
Union, composed Of the Presbyter5ag
Baptist and Methodist pastors OF the;is
sRd vicinity, in regular meeting, coasis
cred ths subject of hormonism, and.t
solved to hold . public meeting soontI
opposition to the system, with view.
awakening public interest against it. a
COMMITTEES WAS appointed to make ~
rkngemsnta
Chicsgo, 23.-Soue 2, 500 persons 10
GLIDING 9 large number Of ladies, as
sembled 1T FarWsll Hall, tonight, -
take part in the anti-Aormon meeting
Hon. Thomas Hsyne was sppoined chair
man. and after naming various con-
mittses introduced hon. Schuyler COL
fax, wne delivered the chief address Of
the evening. he recalled tie history Os
AOrmonism 10 AmoricG, its arrogance,
and oppressive spirit, which be declared
would not be tolerated 10 any other LAND
under the sun. The only remedy was
! the utter and complete exlirpatiOn o&
the institution. No compromise should
| be offered.
John Wentworth, of Chicago, made -
speech, whose central point was the en-
forcement Of the law, aad the danger OF
trihing With AOrmonism, which lie law
| lessoess itself.
DR.. Herrick johnson followed with .
comparison between Mormouism anEi
MohAmmedanism, to the great sdVan-
tage OF the latter Is religious and social
| creed.
VIM. Bress concluded the speeches.
reading dispatches which were received
from large number Of cities where,
meetings were held tonight, and tbs
following was sent 10 reply:
The citizens of Chicago, in mass meet
ing assem- blsd. congratulate their fellow
ceuntrymen on the interest being aroused
throughout the country, and respectfully
urge you to appoint committees sad con-
tinue the work until every state is thor
oGghly aroused and the inieuity OF
polygRmy is blotted out.
The following resolutions were
adopted:
Whereas, Polygamous Mormonisra Is
steadily on the increase in this country,
menAcing the national safety and out
raging tbs moral sense Of the people,
and.
Whereas, Tie present laws, by the
confession Of Justice Woods, Of the
United States Supreme Court are ina de-
quate to check the growth Of this evil,
and further Legislation to this end on the
part Of Congress is imperAtively required
therefore be it A
BesoLred, by the citizens of ChiesgoT
IN mass meeting assembled, that the time
has come when Polygamy, which has,
always been branded by all civilized
nations a. q crime, which letters It's sub
jects IN the most degrading bondage
should be promptly suppressed By tbss
stern hand of the law; second, tina, as il
rests with Congress to take such meas
ures as shall extirpate this foul evil fraIEI
the territories Of the republic, ana enact.
laws that cannot either be nullifed OF
resisted; we scall upon that honorable
body to act without further delay in tie
prem ises, and provide what the enligafs-
ened sentiment of the country tl-dsy de-
msnds. Third, that the arrogant and
defy ing spirit Of the upholders Ct poly
gamy admonish US TO lose no tis2e III
enforcing the same laws in Utah which
bird the citizens Of every state in tbs
Union. Fourth that while disavoW wing
any purpose Of interfering With tbs
rel gious rights and liberty Of the Mog-
monf, We do demand, in the interests Of
common morality, and in defer
ence 10 the sentiment and praeS
tiee of the civilized world, s3ash
polygamy, the central fRme mo-
ehief abominatIon OF their religion, be
extirpsted. Fifth, that as American
citizens We protest against any further
delay in dealing with al organized.
s5ttem Of ieiqui!y which, through It's ag--
gressive zeal, is planting colonies Of lie
aGherelts in Wyoming, Montana, Idaho
AMI Oregon, and is boldly striking for
political afcendency in these Territorial %
tyfh hgf Eh al for boc 81
OF this Union the largest latitude N the
regulation Of their domestic concerns, in
udiPg the relstion Of husband Rn6'WiSe,.
and al religious subjects, and would re-
ssrt any interference by the general
government in any such matters within
state of this Union, we believe that thes
control of all such subjects within the
territories legitimately belongs to tnes
Congress of the United States aud such,
Congress possesses ample power ta regpr-
late them in the interest Of Ih5 nation. ~
large. Seventh,
Resolved, That an executive COMMITTEES
of six, be appointed by the chair 70 cO1-
tinue to promote the OBJ ects of this
meeting
These resolutions are about as those IN
all other meetings in the country. The.
following was received:
"Your dispatch received. sm glad
public sentiment in the west is aroused
to the magnitude OF the evils Of polygamyr
and the Mormon Church rule in Utah -
In my judgment, there is but one way o 8
efectually suppressing these twin wrongs
one 10 no greater than the other-anZi
that Is to pass the bill now pending IN
congress for the creation OF legislative
council to govern Utah, in place Of the
present pOlyRamous Legislature
tSiRned) ALLEN 6. CAMPBELL
Of Utah.
The following executive com mittee was
appointed:
John Wentworth, VIM. Bross, E. F.
Crague, j. Hall Dow, Tnos. Kane, Geo.
S. Willetts.
St. Paul, pa large anti polygamyy
meeting WAS held here tonight, presided
over By Governor Hubbard and attended
by the best citizens. Strong resolutions
were adopted.
Murder,