New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-18
SENATOR VEST ON THE EDMUNDS BILL.
HE THINKS 1T STRIKES BLOW AT THE MARRIAGE
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HE THINKS 1T STRIKES A BLOW AT THE MARRIAGE
RELATION.
In speaking about the visit of the Mormon
delegation to President Cleveland Senator Vest, of Mis-
souri,. said yesterday:
have always regarded the Edmunds bill, in one OF
It's featuresds striking the most holy Of connections
the marital relation. Under that bill the wife may be
brought into court and compelled TO tell what
has passed between herself and husband under
the sacred OF marriage The bill preends TO uphold
the Christian marriage OF man to one woman. but
really strikes It the dangerous blow ever known
Why, man may be wed to one wife for thirty
years, and then remove Utah and become afflicted
with the polygamous craze. The woman may be
opposed to 1t in every form. but she cam under the
Edmnnds BILL be forced to into court and swear
the liberty the partner OF her youth She is still
his wife Why, such thing is simply damnable-out
The only Ednunds could make for 1t
was that the husband could not be convicted without the
testimony of the wife. Bayard and Garland voted
for the bill. told Bayard that With
his Views Of the sacred character OF the
marriage relation he was doing wrong. Garland had
local excuse. The people who were murdered at
Mountain Meadow came from Arkansas stood up In
the Senate aud opposed the bill, would again. They
called me Mormon out I'm Missouri but went on the
stump and defended my action and sustained Yet
people bitterly opposed 10 Mormon poygamy
the people OF any other state. We drove Brigham
Young anu joseph SmJh ana thelr IOHOwers
out OF the State The remains Of the
walls OF the old TIE pie OF Zion still stand
az GaIatin. IL II beautiful spot. high hill. over
looking the untry for miles around. The MOrmons
certainly had eve for beauty IN choosing It, II old
General John b. Clarke had hid his he would have
wiped out MOrmOnIsn right there. He captured the
M0rnous and condemned Young and smith 20 he shot.
He Just about 10 execute them when Colonel
Dom phcu came up with u Clay County regiment lie
told Iarkc that IL wouldn't do To shoot them with
ont communicating with the Governor. whose name
WAS Boggs messenger sent IA Boggs at the Cap
itll. and he IL person to Gillatm Meanwhile
Young aud Smith had agreed TO leave the state II E.
lca.cd when Boggs came be agreed t. those terms.
sud the MOrnons went back TO NauvOo, H.. where
Smith shot.
e curious commentary on the operations OF the
human mind came recently TO my Htcnti n IN cOnnec-
with hi. affair There T. man LIVING at Chicothe.
ONO we'll known merchant who was with the M0rm0ns
Gall tin. lie told me that smith aud Young gathered
the women the Of tho Temple The men all got
outside the walls. AMI instructed tn knre IN
prayer The prophets told them tn there was no dan
ger whatever n the angels Of the l0ri would come
down aud sweep the MissOuriaus of the face the
ear b. We'll. General CLARKE, not having any fear OF
angels Just delJyed bis troops. surrounded the temple
>cooped them all In cdpuyes IL was the failure
the angels to the that persuaded the
thilncothe man that smith ana Young were fhlsc
prophets and he left the Mormon- soon alter But no
ipnsrr tnan last year be- argued with me at some
EHd authenticity OF the Mormon
Bible 4 "A revelation from Deity"