Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-09-06
LYNCHING.


lyncher, he must lay aside his man
hood, his courage and his reason, and
consent 20 put himself on level will
eowardiy ASSISTANTS Of human being,
who happen 10 be helpsss becaus,
obnoxious. True, all Iynehers are no
alike; for there have bson cases vEber
law was helpless o. jasiifiable lynch.
ing-as in the days Of the visilanc,
committee in san Francisco-;hat VA,
simply Jusiifiahle revolution 10 restore
the supremacy Of the laws. Blu
lynehing by government is more bass
than that practised by a few black
guards in village, All transgression.
OF chartered authority by those com.
missioned to exercise such authority
according TO the letter Of the law. in
compliance with momeniary publi-
sentiment, resulting In injury TO tho
persons Of those under tho popular
ban, are nothing else THAI purs lynch
ings.
The kidnapping Of citizens during
the late civil war by alleged military
authority, trials Of civilians bv o6ur,
martial and the murders committed
by military commissions were OF this
character. They We're DETERMINATIONS
OF the passions Of the hour into cruel
aud bloody deeds by men without the
authority Of society to sit in judgment
upon their fellow men.
Bn, it's on The neral rather .Lan on
political points that your true Iynrher
Is most sensitive and most anxious 70
display his disapproval Of all manner
OF alleged wickedness- He Is. accord
ingiy, very quick 70 deiec. the sun
posed sins Of others. load in his d.
nuneiation Of them, and usuaIives.ar
20 become the instrument OF sorn.
brutal punishment suggested By the
srossneSs OF his own mind. He i e.
pecially concerned for the pro.e,..ign
OF the family virtues and deeplv
shocked by any tale Of immode-,v
not to say Righteousness, in his noi-5-
oorhood; and he feels that any dis
closure OF ofenses Of this sort far
nishes license 10 rnfianis,n. which.
IN justice TO himself, he cannot ne--
lec;.
We observed recently in tho dal-
papers n minute account OF n lvnrb-
ing which exhibits the exquisite rsnsi-
tiveness Of the lyneher upon iheso
moral points in a very striking man
ner. Two young women. not cut Of
their teens, were walking with their
friends in the fields. = large number
ofthe self-constfutedg uardi4ns o, the
homes Of that vicinity, boholdise this
ilagrant exhibition Of immortality. felt
IN duty bound 10 proceed at once 10
correct il, according 10 their own LOFTY
conception Of justice, and witbou,
waiting for the slOw and uncertain
processes Of The law. They accord
ingly olEbbed the gentlemen away
stripped the young ladies and e.rrtei
them, riding on the edge Of a hoard
through the streets, followed bv an
adIniring concourse Of biackeuarlS
Having performed this brave as. a.
ehivairy they, no doubt, returned 10
their homes conscious Of having vinl-
ic7ied their own eharaciers from any
future imputiiion Of evil conduot in |
the direction they had thus 80 noblv
condemned, and enrolled their name
among the most prominent citizens,
OF the place.
But IL the lynchsr is always strong
on mere morality, he Is even NOM 30 /
when il comes 10 religion. Give hin,
chance 20 prove his own pure faith |
and he viii generally wipe out apv
little differences Of opinion touching
cur relations to our Maker in the
blood ofthose who disagree with him.
Il was chiefly for this reason that the
church and State were divorced A.
hey are today under all American
History shows thai As
ong as they were yoked tocetber
violent and coarse churchmen wers
oreyer desiring to employ the sword
u the State 10 lynch the eompans-
lively helpless dissentsrs. Here in
america We are in no danger. ora !
east we ought to b. In no danre-
rom assaults by the Stale upop r.
igious opinions OF any class Of osr
'eople, whatever those opinions may
e. But how Is ii when the ivprbe-
inds himself in accord with a vas,
body of his fellow CHI
ems, and learns that It is easy and
onvsnient, and, perhaps, profitable
him or some OF his kind. 10 abuse.
?, possibly. to destroy. some who
aPpen 10 differ from hiIns He 70
ards constitutions and laws and the
reat principles Of human freedom
nd OF religious federation embodied
our Institutions no more than doe
ne Speaker Of the present House OF /
the rules that have I
cen held sacred for hundred wears Z
We have been noticing for morn {
IAN a year lynehing-. in various ,
arts OF the country, Of certain preach 4
- Of the Gospel Of the Church known /
The Church Of Jesus Christ OF Is;- {
'r-dAy SAin.s- They 90 into ali paris I
the world In all free cuuniris, O, / {
urope, such as England, all seandi- I
avian countries and swi:zsrlsnd I
icy are heard as other men on similar +,
Itssions are heard. Whether their r
eArers accept their teachings OF no. /
question which no governman. 4
community, and. certainly, no a
'ncher, is permitted to be concerned
L But in this country, such il the in
nse religious zeal on the part OF a
rtAin lower order Of rufsians, tina, The
teacher who breaches what the inf
IN never heard before, or what the 4,
Ifiiau does not chooss to believe !
rries his life in his hand. The verv
Ct tina, tins preacher appears at all
ider circumstances 50 threatening
ample evidence Of his personal :
urage. faith, heroism, and martyr
70 devotion But Tiers are usually i.
Ily one Tor t~o. or. "a; the most,
rec preachers together, while
ere are many, oftentimes a multi z