Year: 1871

here merely temporarily and foSr, IRlrpqset, OF
business little for this, He secs pcscefu well
ordered community and he troubles himself tie about
the belief Of Brigham. Young, any other man. His
remark y vefy likely 70 be. What care now many
wives Brigham haai he pays his bills hkea man. II
want 10 borrow q few thousand dollars, the bank OF
which no 10 President viii do better by me than any
other Hea o good fellow and II he ts to be tired Tor
any onense let the trial be fair one and Lot the
Jury be made up from hs peers, not picked 70 con-
Vict him Tho ooer Of the Government declares, how
ever that be h bore swSrn to the lava oseyed and
that this obedience only be enforced BY unusual and
arbitrary In the enforcement OF an habituAy
violated Law he is accordingly justified In eXtrajudoi
acts From the point Of view Of dSinteresed Observer


could wish that the result aimed ct could be attained
without the tant Of tckery which clearly attaches to the
present proceedings The law DO vndeated by fair
means IL its officers VIII but have patience. Far better
would 1t be that hundred juries should disagree than
that one conviction should be secured THROUGH couson
and fraud To this complexion will the good sense Of the
people Of the country lead them OF last


telegram reaches from Wsshin gton, today tothe
effect that petition 80 feet long had been received at
the Executive Mansion, signed by the women OF Vah,
protesting against and urging effective meas-
to suppress the practice this Territory IL view
Of the fact that there probably not 200 women In the
Territory who are not connected with the Mormon
church, the announcement appeared somewhat startling


s indicating heretofore msuspeeted discontent on the



the anti Mormon ladies failed to establish the validity Of
the dispatch. Investigation, however. discovered the
fact that about the middle of the present month petF
ton signed by 1850 Mormon women was forWarded "


Mrs. President Grant in which the oppressive acts OF te
courts forth, and urgent appeal made thht
the wife of the President would ntereede with her nus
band to remove the malicious disturbers OF the peace
or at least stop the dsgaceul court proceedings ana
send from Washington committee OF candid and nte-
gent men, who shall investigate matters Wnch Involve
the right Of property perhaps OF c and more tah alb
the constitutional liberties VI moro than 10000 clzens
The facility with which these women argue in favor OF
their seimpOsed claims is marvellous. The gist OF the
netion ia given I'm these words: ave believe in the
Holy Bible, and that God did ancicnty institute the
order OF plurality Of wives, and sanctioned and non
ored the advent Of the Savior of the world whose
birth on the mothers side In that pOlygamous line
age as He testified to his servant John, in the Isle OF
Patnos, saying Il am the root and the offspring OF
David and we not only believe, but most assuredly


know that the Almighty has restored the funess OF tho
everlasting gospel through the Prophet Joseph
Smith, and with 1t the plurality OF wives. This
accept purely divine Institution With us isa
matter Of conscience as We know That God commanded
it's practice"


Either the God in whom Brigham trusts i'm
plicitly Is hiding His face from the prophet and
seer, nowadays. or else the methods by which His
friendship is displayed somewhat unusual. civil
suit brought by lady, dissenting Mormon, and in





indictment for murder supported by the testimony OF
Bill Hickman-Of which have heretofore spoken In
these etterss likely to be shortly and under
1t Brigham will be arrested and placed i'll confinement
unless indeed the prediction which have heretofore
uttered, that the MOrmOns would not allow him to be
incarceTated without fight, proves correct do not
believe could be found In this Territory who
believes that Brigham killed any body nor do /
presume 1t to be possible fix upon him the crime ofcoun
selling abettng any murderOus act He IT, to say the
least one of tie most cautious of do not believe
he would hesitate TO stand trial on any charge which
might be brought against him, by the present
Courts. But suspect that fanatical madcap may
precipitate bOodsbod in moment of holy and mistaken
ZEAL and that the real trouble will then begin. believe
the MOrmOns would accept any reasonable proposition
from respectable sOurces TO abandon pCygamy forever
while still asserting their Divine authority to practice It,
few really wise power here at this juncture
could avert the unnumbeTed mseries which bigory and
hatred the hand and fanaticsm the other
likely to inct we'll upon the innocent the guilty
In any event. the great and crying error OF
polygamy is doomed A genuine statesman, with broad
views and true of justice who could act in
the interest of humanity, "wIth charity for oil, with
malice toward none" could in single week arrange
treaty peace WHICH should provide that plural mar
rages should henccfoth and that all past oaenses
of this nature should be fOrgVenand this treaty would
be sacredy kept by the Mormons But there is at pres
ent civil officer here having the high character dc
manded to secure respect such undertaking. Gen.
Henry A. Morrow in command Of the troops here,
soldier, able juTist. and gentleman, could accoln-
psh the delicate task If empowered to do. The great
power Of The TRIBUNE might well DO eXcred to secure
such end There is great need of potent infu
ence in behalf Of humanity at this critical period. TIE
opposing elements bitterly hostile and antagOnsc.
Fdnaticism is being cOmbated with trckery and the
most vulgar threats and abuse on the part of high Off
GERS of the Government Surely this conduct Is not toll
Grated by the President of tie United states and his
constitutional advisers +.


Suit Lake, Oct. o. 1871.