The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-10-02
The Mormon Frgsl

Mr.. Brigham Young. Jr nh
to be the administrative ma, p, ems
MormOns, has been busy OF Ia,s ne
fecting q plan which may vet sol,., "a q
Mormon question, 50 far as the r., ,-s ss
States is concerned, by trangfa--;-.'..'sl leg
burden to our neighborino -, IS ,.l .ls
He now announces that arrarss--- -. e {
have been made with Mexico fr
ance OF which several bodies -
Saints will in a few months Go, ~. .-7
chihuahua and settle there. Tr.s-, , '.'
project was to negotiate with the w.
Indians for land in Sonora. brf .. -, i-
Indians are very hostile. and s-.--
Mexicans themselves cannot ,--. -s
them, the outlook was not ve-y
and the plan was abandore4
the MOrmOns treated directly vs.r -.
Mexican Government for a gran. ,s-
chihuahua, and, ACCORDING 80
GOung's statement, found the n. .
willing that they should 90 -r.-.
videG the laws were obeved. IA. t'..
course, the Mormons read0r 49,
though 1t is apparent on the -
+ face that they viii not obev tHs-,
laws of Mexico are even n7rs ~. =.
F than our own against Ulursli+v,s 81. --
/ The Mexican Government Is a--,=-.
by the Roman Catholic Chr--r -
/ sets its face like flint agafrs. .-,- -'--
my. The immoral practices Of .l.,
mons will find no favor in that
If, therefore the MormoDs fs,c-. a t-'.
going TO chihuahua they Will find
gion where they can isolate theme,
from law and civilization and -
their lustful code without 60
they will speedily find thsmszrvs, -
/ taken.
The Springfield Mass. Pmfr..
intimstes that the new project dos.
contemplate the abandonment NJ -
and Brigham Young. Jr.. was 60
to say in his interview that tbsv -.
not flying from Government ur7sz,-,.--
in Utah, but, as they were VERY ---.l
cramped, they must have room N =
pand. During the past few years s,b
we'll known, they have overf1va5 ~. d.
considerable extent into the s5fs,.-.
Territories of Idaho and Arizors vt-.
few have found their way into W.
vada. They have not been var---.
visitors, however, and the Terrft---
Legislatures have hedged them IN vss
restrictive measures, OF at isas. tins
who practice pOlygamy, so their 1t be-
Lot been a very happy one. TIE anti
Mormon sentiment continually frr-zsz.
in these Territories, and it is rr55ss,
for this reason that the leaders srz mn
looking still farther awav outsf5sof n.
jurisdiction of the United >...-s "a.
a place as a shelter for tE7s= z4,
cannot afford to abide in Utah. when
their peculiar practices expose then q
the penitentisry, as well as 10 thsI7 q
political privileges.
The new project shows that Tie M
mons recognize the fact that ths7 r
no longer remain in the United Ss-s
and practice polygamy and at the s-s
time shut themselves out from rzsr-
sibility to the law. Day tv i1y s-
month by month the law t5-t.es Il
grasp upon them. They may 81. O.
their harboT Of refuge iu Mexico. O.
when they have, discovered that the -sy
is more infexible there than hsls. bs-fI
based not only upon political but ua-
religious principles, they NAV c1us @
the conclusion, in spite of Mr >.rE
oratOry, that it viii be better f5r tts-
to become a part of the body politics g..
obey its laws like other good citizen
Whether they do or not they vl Z
forced to discover that they c-11u UT
longer remain in this country. ruuI
civilized region, and shut ihsmss'7sr @ /
to be a community by themselves f.
the enjoyment of immoral ard Isli
practices. They can find 10 p.ss
this continent unless they 60 % 1s
Arctic regions, where they VIII 20. Z
in the way Of law, personal jsczl
and the moral sentiment OF ms1E-.
The Mexican project will not help t1s-
Chicago Tribune.