The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-01-27

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West cs he appeared before the House
committee on Territories upon this in
teresting and nom entous occasion.
Language cannot describe the scene
it was too grand and awfully funny.
Every seat was occupied and some gen.
tlemen were standing. The attendance
was unusually large, some having
dropped in expecting to hear Judge
Wilson. In the presence of iawmaker
and listener, the Governor OF Utah
stood supreme, looking the very en-
bodiment of all legal lore from his
brother Moses to his brother Black
stone, as he euunoiated the start
ling and extraordinary doctrine
that the q. G. N. l. had no legal stand
ing, on the ground that its existence
was q menace to legitimate trade. Ii
ever great occasion was created for
great man, that occasion has ar
rived and the man has appeared, both
having passed into history about IL 30
a. m. this day, and singular to say the
Mormon problem is entitled to the
credit of producing both occasion and
man. Look out for fall IN Coop.
stock! The chairman (opringer) here
whispered to Barnes, of Georgia
6OMEId1NG ABUUT ABSUL DILL
and asked the Governor if he under
stood his points, namely, that there
existed in Utah cooperative institu
ton and that 10 per cent. of the divi-
bends went as tithing to the Mormon
Church. Yes, sir" was the answer.
50 now you have it.
Mr.. Warner here reminded the Gov
ernor what he had said about the readi-
ness of the Mormens to sacrifice their
first born. and asked him his grounds
for making that extraordinary state
ment. The answer was, simply because
they are the chosen people of God, gov
erned by God. =
WAREKR-I have heard about the
doctrine of blood atonement: is that
with it?
The iGoverner was not sufficiently
posIed in Mormon doctrine to answer.
TEE CHAIRhAE-It is your opinion
then that TIE Mo rmons would obey
such revelation even though the oo-
servance of it made each person particle
pating in 1t aAmurderer7
THE GovAREoE-Why, certainly; as
honest, sensible people do not see
how they conld do otherwise.
THE CHAIRMAN-That sort of scheme
would exterminate them. as the father
would be hanged and the child dead al
ready.
Nh. MAEsUR In other words, if they
kill the frst-born, we'll kill the father,
and in time run 'em out. Laughter).
Mr.. TAULBEE-Do you believe they
would as willingly commit murder as
the practice of polygamyP
! Gov. WEsT-1t may not be as pleas
ant, but they would consider it just as
binoing.
Mr.. MANsUR-If Jacob had slain his
son Isaac ON the altar, would he, in
your opinion. have committed murder?
This question Produced much laugh
ter-so much SO that the chair had 10
knock several times to restore order.
Mr.. Warner then arose and gravely
apologized for, the shortcoming of his
colleague, believing as he did that his
colleague had no intention of dispar-
aging the fame of his illustrious ances-
tor, Abraham. This produced another
laugh. The Governor then apologized
for having taken up so much time, and
closed by giving the committee to IN
derstand he was here TO oppose Utah's
admission into the Union. In his pc
roration he warmed up into great
earnestness, and in his last appeal he
addressed the committee as gen tlemen
of the jury" This produded a laugh as
web as suggested stopping place. An
adjournment+was taken till ls30 p. m. Z.