Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1889-11-30

in0 where the district court was pe-
inc held. tile people gave vent to
their feelings by hOOting and jeer-
inc and Kissing. At the meeting in
az. Tabernacle, banners were
,,un,erons. on which were inscribed
such sentiments rs the following;
..The nineteenth century Is TOO late Tor
Iel,slY -, ,be name OF the law prisons
-, ,,,,re sor thieves vsgabOnds anu law
i,-eahers- and not for honorable mIh.
Wheu used for such purposes We uCtiDi .'i =
I.-iso,er more than the pcrset
!.iI,,,nr n Inc man who prefers felltY 70 4
his friends, his religion, his couhssiy -
his God TO obedience 20 me unigss ~.
fst,udicett iudiciary.' Nv men ftCeIliS1 f -
ma Fello,ys and others are compeHeu ~
,,str their secrets public. u VIII 1e uinc
snongh 10 practice on sM1rmons-. lLJ ~
oiscTs arst" There u nothing more \
sacrcd than a religious obli=lhOn- %
,,-,rJJ han ths prison house Tor perjury !
N tfc ncNf . Iii would accord more Win !
Inc .diguity OF The Judiciary IN lining an
hororabic gentleman for contempt, 10 hhl
a more powerful reason than the cut aa1
color 81 an apron for its action" "Ihc
women o. Utah upaoid pciysamy'
On the 18th day Of July, 1855, the
flags were displayed at hall mast by
the AIormons in this city at the city
hall. at the county court house, at
the office Of the Deseret News, NJ
the Cardo House, ut the Mormon
CO-operative store building, and
other places. Counsel for applicants
claim that this demonstration was
not intended TO be an insult TO the
government nor its flag, but as
sign Of mourning, because OF the I'M
lust laws against pOlygamy, and the
acts Of the officers of the govern
meut In enforcing them. But the
evidence fails To show that Grape or
any other emblem Of sorrow was
displayed in any manner, and there
can be no question but that the half
masting Of the flags was intended 10
be, as il was understood by those
who witnessed 1t, an insult 10 the
national authority.
The evidence shows that the
Church has, IL the most determined
manner, and with all the means at
its command, opposed the enforce
ment Of the laws Of the United
States against pOlygamy and unlaw-
f,Il cOhabitatiOn, while pOlygamy
has bee constantly preached rs a
cardinal doctrine Of the Church. 4
fund has been raised in this Terri
tory to aid in the defense Of all who
may be prosecuted for violation Of
: these laws, not only i'll Utah, but in
I Arizona ard Idaho Territories In
I May 1883, John Taylor and George
/ q. Cannon OF the First Presidency
OF the Church, both Of whom were
/ then under Indictment for unlawful
rehabilitation, and we've hiding from
I the officers 10 avoid arrest, issued a
circular 10 be read in all the
churches, calling fog contributions
7 to this fluid. When men have
{ been convicted for violating these
laws, and the court has Offered
I to suspend sentence or iniiiCt light
penalty If the offenders would
. promise To obey the laws in the
/ future, they have almost invariably
refused to make any promise what
I ever. Ii has been q common custom
among the Mormon people, ever
since the enforcement Of these laws
began, when one OF their number
has been convicted and sentenced
/ to imprisonment for violating the
/ law, to give him n reception on his
return home, and honor him in
7 every way possible, while those who
have promised Obedience 10 the laws
have been Cstra5ised, and held up 10
the public eNccrItiOn and SeOrn.
To suffer fine AMI imprisonment for
violating the law, or for Giving his
religion, /" rs they usually term it, Is
deemed by them as worthy Of all
praise, and will. as their leaders
teach, result in the ex1ltatiOn in the
life to come Of him who thus proves
the sincerity Of his faith. As shOw-
Ing the manner in which the ViOl1t-
[ ors OF the law are hOnOred, | quote
, from the DEsERET NEWS Of date
January 18th, 1859, which was
introduced in evidence, as follows:
- CORDIAL RECEPTION.
b "Wuliam Chatwin writes as follows from
SautaquIn, January l4th. ls-9- VIII YOU
. please ~ert IN the NEWS an account OF the
following helrt-meltinE scene that wla
transacted II the Santaqutn depot on sun
day morning last, the 18Th inst The resi-
dents OF santstGin had been m
formed that thcir Bishop, GcQTzs
Imprisonment Tor conscience sake. by the
morning. ( tab Central train. The SUNDAY
school children and teachers were prompt
Ell by feeling OF love and respect 10 20
down % the depot In procession TO welcome
him home singing songs Of welcome. and
bearing a banner with the following in
scrlpuon bishop George Halliday, We
truly welcome you home.' But the
project. the teachers and larger
scholars could only 20, though the
smaller ones were with great difficulty
restrained from following after. nOtwifh-
standing the snowy condition OF the morn
ing. In arriving at the depot all were
moved % sears Of JOY. since his arrival
home the members OF the ward have de-
eided 10 give MIN reception party, but %
Accommodate all II was found necessary to
divide the town and take one half NJ time.
MAY all honorable c1nvtcts FOR the thruth's
sake DC 20 wOrihly treated"
As illustrating the pressure
brought to bear by the Mormon
leaders to prevent their members
when convicted Of violating the
law from promising obedience, l
quote two editorials offered in evil
uence from the DESERET News, the
Church organ, of date September
10Th, lSSj, one in regard to men,
her who had refused to make such
promise:
IMPRISONMENT ,SD HONOR"
The position taken by Bishop II. Il.
Claw>on this morning Will DC endorsed
by every true Latter day saint. H.
could assume no other and be true 10 /
his religion, his family and his own man
hood. The dilemma IN which he WIS placed I
was terseiy defined by himself. lie was |
lett TO elect between imprisonment and I
honor, and liberty and disbonor. To his /
honor be II said IN time AMI eternity that he I
chose the former. No man under similar /
circumstances can consistently take any
other course The reasons for adoptin5-
the stand he took We're clearly though /
briefly gwen by the accused. They might.
however, be elaborated indefinitely There
= one principle involved that makes the
attitude, from the standpoint OF the Latte-
day SAINTS, tnfalhbIe- Celestial mar
rage, including plurality OF wives
has been accepted by them a.
divine revelation. Those who enter into
the covenant It involves, take thar
step with this understanding AID that God
Is recognized in the formations OF the con.
tract. This being the status Of the mem I
Der, 10 presume that any persons who have
entered INTO the relationship can consist I
emily take part IN diverse contract with
any other and necessarily lower power 10
render u nuSatory for any portion Of time
Is absurd Inc agreement Is for time and
eternity, and u - therefore continuously
m force, unless broken By one or the other /
OF the parties. Yet such J. the position in
which the courts place the Latter day
SAINTS IN the present prosecutions They
demand that covenant OF Remuneration be
entered into with them. This Il speaking
from the standpoint OF the Saints. opposed
10 an infalliblc principle recognized ~
that no agreement entered
into under direct supervision OF higher tn
bunsl can be disturbed or nullided by one OF
4 lower order II this be the ease IN Or1in- ]
AIRY legal affairs. how much more force Il
gwen 10 II when applied 70 matters which ,
Tod him. eli has instituted for the benefit I
u those Of HIS children who eek TO obey
His Laws One point advanced By Bishop I
Ilawson vas evidently cruelty taken ad- / I
vantage Of by the court, who dwelt upon .
q a. it animated by = desire TO make It ap-
pear the main basis for his position. The :
religious and conscientious principles IN Z
lolycd were what influenced the conduct OF .
he defendant The sentiment OF the com.
nunity being against him had he re- !
'anted, would not have influenced
him one way or the other Eecau- :
alton was opposed to his prrncinIcs
md convictions, and would have blasted (
rs hopes for eternal salvation. These con- {
founded the basis OF his afti. :
ude IN accepting Imprisonment and honor !
n place OF liberty and dishOnor. Yet the