The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1886-05-27
Enraged and Disappointed Mormons.

TooELE, UTAH, May II, 1856.
To the Editor of the Standard:
The Saints in Utah-commonly known
as the Brighamites, are the earnest cham
pions of pofygamy, adhering to and
maintaining the divinity of the "Reyela-
tion of Celestial Marriage" which Joseph
Smith, the prophet, seer and revelator,
claimed to have received in Nauvoo,
Hancock County, Illinois, July II, 1S43.
The Josephites, known among themselves
as the "Reorganised Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter Day Saints" are the fol-
lowers of Joseph Smith Jr, the son of the
prophet(?). Young Joe has some fol-
lowers in Jackson County, Ohio, and
harmless. fanatical sort of people, yet
having this one great redeeming quality
which not q Brighamite ever did or can
possess, namely, unflinching and unbiased
loyalty to the flag of the United States
The Josephites led by the prophets" own
son, say that the so-called prophet never
received the revelation of polygamy and
that he either lied when he said so, or
some one else lied for him. The only diff
| ference of note between the two kinds of
MoTmons is their morality and their 10y
alty-for all those 1 know in Ohio or
Utah are moral people and good neigh
bors, hut fanatical and pries t-ridden. The
Brighamites or Utah Mormons have had
a very hard ROW to hoe" but it is because
of their own deeds. All the weeds and
sprouts they have to fight are from the
| seeds of their own sowing.
Knowing the law, they have spit in its
face, and openly broken it in as many
ways as they know how; and the igno-
rant rabble have followed breasting the
torrent and tide of suffering, firmly trust
ing to the infallibility of the stiff-necked,
bull t)-headed outlaws and daredevils
who set themselves up as leaders.
Now they are all in the ditch. Their
hope has always been in the Supreme
| Court of the U. S. and to that body the
Mormon attorneys have appealed every
thing. Judge Zane of Springfield Ill. has
been sustained in every particular as also
have his associates Boreman and Powers.
One of the Twelve Apostles, Lorenzo
Snow, of Brigham City, was recently tried
in Ogden, found guilty on three indict-
ments for the same offense, but covering
different periods of time, and was given
] the extent of the law in each of the three
viz: IS months in the Pen and 5000 and
costs, the extent of the law on one irdict-
ment for unlawful cohabitation being 6
months in the Pen and $500 fine
This was appealed and On last Monday
May 10, the Supreme Court decided that
/ it and similar cases are not appealable
and that the decision of the Supreme
Court of Utah is final. This Court is
composed of the three Federal Judges
above named, who are sending plygamists
to the Pen every week, so the brethren
are disconsolate and know no redress now
since their only consolation, the Supreme
Court, has gone back on them. Hence. {
man can be indicted for every day that
he visits the house of his plural wife; ant
not only that, but if he should go to hel
house twice or three or a dozen times il
one day, he can be indicted the twice
three or dozen times.
You see, the spirit of the Government
is: "Wipe out the blot on our nationa
| GScuICn6Ou. TT6SlUeuG CIoNeldIiQ nodIl'
to carry out the fearless words of his in
augural: "Polygamy must be repressed'
Our new Governor, Caleb w. West, O.
| Cynthiana, Kentucky, gives the brethrer
cold comfort The Governor was once ;
captain in the Rebel army, and say
he knows that the Stars ant
Stripes can not be very easily hauled
down.
Gov. West was one of the Morgan raid
ers whose little tramp through Southern
Indiana and Ohio many of the men ye
living remember well. Perhaps the edi
tor of the Standard and his father th
publisher have no grudge against any o
that band of spoilers.
l think when 1 see him, our converse
tion will be interesting, since we hav'
both seen the same part of the country.
shall surely ask him if lie was in the di
vision that raided Jackson and vicinity
We all are hoping that his course her
will be above reproach, so that he ma.
redeem himself, if possible, from the stair
upon him on account of his rebellion!
acts in the COS. JAMES d. GILLIAN.