Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1885-12-21
INDIGNANT MORMON WIVES.

NeU York San, says: The first round
between the United States govern
ment and the polygamous Mormons
having come to an end with twenty
eight or thirty of the latter in prison,
the saints who have not yet been APP
pretended are doing their best to
stimulate the faith and courage of
each other. Bishop Clawson's grand
Eloquent remark on receiving his SEN
tence, that he would rather take inn
prisonment and honor than freedom
and dishonor, is now heard on every
hand, and few Mormons fail to repeat
it at every opportunity. The great
majority of the women are furious
enemies of the government, and they
have made life burden to the saints
who have weakened. Brigham Young
once made the remark that a man
who would not go to jail for his wives
did not deserve to have one wife, and
the polygamous women repeat this as
an aphOrsm.
Speaking in conference the other
day, Apostle Lyman said: "Trials
will come to al! of us, sooner or later.
These trials will come until we are
found to be true. We have wives
given to us. They are for time and
eternity. God gave them to us, and
man can not take them from us. God
has given our enemies power on this
earth, but, thank God, they can not
reach beyond the grave. A man has
no right to have one wife until he is
qualified to have several and fulfill
the law. We can't turn away from
our wives, because what we do in that
direction endures forever No power
can break us away. We can not be
driven from the land. The Lord will
sustain and keep u.s.
Apostle Richards got off this:
''When man takes a new wife, when
it is mutually understood between his
wife and the new one, | want to know
who is injured. When man takes a
new wife without the consent of his
old wife it is bigamy, but when man
goes into polygamy as we do 1T is nc
crime. Only those found worthy enter
the covenant, and I'd like to ask whose
liberty we violate. We are not very
badly scared. What have we to teal
of all the hosts of the United States!
In New England child under Il
wears is never to be seen on the streets
WhyP Because the women will no
bear children. | call around my
Thanksgiving table ever year from
twelve to fifteen children. God neve
made law IN violation of the law o
the land, but men have made laws il
violation of the law of God
Addressing a meeting just after hi
release from the penitentiary Mr.. Mus
ser told the people that they had moth
ing to fear The country is going t.
the dogs" he said. "A million dev
lis arc holding high carnival throug
out the land, while peace, content
ment, happiness, joy, and progres
reign only in Utah. These eastern
lepers come out here TO tell us what w
shall do. We saints are not murder
inc children, while the people of tn
east are doing that very thing, an
they are so stupid as to compare tn
life multiplying system OF the saints t
the heathenism system which the
practice. The saints should go on an
raise finer boys and girls than ever S
that there will be more faith and les
preaching"
Alfred Best, one of the convicte,
dignitaries of the church. has pei
suaded his mother to turn his tw
daughters by his lawful wife into tn
street because they testified agains
him. The girls are under 1S and al
quite attractive in appearance. Bot
are opposed to polNyamy. They hav
been living of late with their grand
mother. But Best ordered thcI
away, and they were finally cared fo
at hotel.
Among the recent arrivals of Moi
mon converts in this city were sewers
people from east Tennessee. All wer