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Show ANTI-POLYGAM- STANDARD. Y tZt I 'Mii-golu- mm rust .Congress is fully alive to the situation, or if it is not, that the THAT (ONV N The Utah Legislature, before its people of the country will protest Statehood for Utah until she adjournment passed a resolution, against calling for a Constitutional Conven- - las proved herself worthy of the tion to form a State Constitution for lonor. Utah to meet on the 10th of this THE MORNING DAWNS. month. Some of the Eastern press publicsentimentwhichhas absolutely have denounced this as an impudent The 14th of March, 1882, will be sT8herg of theomenNatnai AntLPoany forced Congressto take the initiatory act to call a convention for any such Mormon of society. steps for the suppression purpose without the passage of an on record as a memorable day in the terms: polygamy.. Month after month, it enabling act by Congress. There is history of Utah. On that day the portrayed to the nation the no doubt, now that the Edmunds Edmunds bill passed the House of sixmo 25 month's. . . . Three enormities of the barbarous system, bill has passed the House; but the Representatives by a vote of 199 to eemance; s. shown . its insiduous and healthy. Mormons will make a desperate ef- - 42, a larger majority than even the Remittances maybe made by draft, money order or iegis-. - fort to tered letter, at our risk. Give Post office address in full, j grown in ail the btates and JLerrigain Statehood for the lev- most sanguine everexpected. When tories surrounding Utah, and sent ritory, and if this can be accom- - the news came there was rejoicing out those urgent appeals, which at pfished will probably agree to sur- among those who had worked and last have awakened the country to a render polygamy. It is also a part of waited so many years; who had lasense of the danger which menaces their plan to try and gain the bored undauntedly through so many of the the Republic by oration of some of the prominent discouragements degradation and difficulties; woman and the ruination of the Gentiles by the promise of electing who never faltered, though they v correspondence solicited from women in aii parts ofthe home that are inseparable from the them Senators and Representatives could scarcely be blamed if they I of polygamy. This bait has taken before, and our had given up the fight in despair. accommuch has been interests have been perilled and But this victory gives us fresh courAlthough I plished yet still much more remains legislation retarded more than once age. and although the Edmunds for advertisements. contract receive subscriptions and to be done before Utah will be in by some prospective Senator from bill is not just exactly what we with the rest of the nation, the State of Deseret. behooves would like to have, It harmony yet it contains Officers of the Womans National More effectual legislation is needed the Gentiles now to be on their some strong provisions, which, if gamy Society, Salt Lake City, Utah. in order to restrain and punish guard not to be deceived into properly enforced, will go far toof work the President. even A. Sabah Cooks, then, hng any partin this business, and it ward accomplishing the desired rewill Utah be only just also behooves the country to take a redeeming Lu anda B. Chandler, Jennie A. Froiskth, sult, and regeneiating this priest-boun- d J. Ellen Foster, Ann Eliza Young, In the to addition of firm admission stand the breaking begun. against Margaret E. Winslow, Elizabeth Lockley, Territory. France- - E. Willard. Marian Chislett, hierMormon of the matter what no power political W. Utah, Mrs. J. may Shoemaker, promises M. A. Hamilton. We have not space to publish the Mrs. Jennie R. Leona d the people must have an op- - be made by the Mormon leaders archy entire text of the bill, but its main Mary A. James, Recording Secretary. of being educated by free because the promises of these men Harriet K. Bane, Corresponding Secretary. portunity Treasurer. are as follows: it makes fuJeannette C. Lawrence, schools, free speech and a free press, 0n anything affecting the Mormon points EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. ture polygamous marriages a crime, Laura C. Douglas, from priest- - institution are entirely worthless, liberated be and Julia A. Kimball, entirely Mary A. Lloyd, Cordelia A. Smith, punishable with flue and imprisonE. M. Fisher. Selina Boukoysky, ly bondage and ecclesiastical control. They would agree to surrender ment; cohabitation with more than Woman's National Society. the is determined it woulc and purpose gamy month each at Meets on First Tuesday in Independent ouo woman a misdemeanor, subject Hall at 3:30 f. m. of the Standard, God willing, never take new concubines in secre to the same penalty: it disqualifies to falter, or cease its endeavors until through the Endowment House and believers in polygthe battle is over and the victory they would openly pledge them-7.L- , polygamists We trust there- - selves to be loyal to the United amy as jurors in all trials for bigacompletely won. and polygamy; it gives amnesty mmence ?UmbeJ;Aue fore, that those who have supported States Government and respect its my or past offences and legitimizes the third Standard, Lnd encouraged us thus far will still laws, and teach their people secretly children born prior to Janand perhaps it will not be out of accord their influence and patron- - that the Revelation on polygamy place to allow ourselves a few words age in the future, until the day of wag Gods law and Gods laws were to uary, 1883; it disqualifies and debars from holding office, of congratulation on that occasion, deliverance has fully dawned, until, be obeyed rather than those of men. and polygamists gives all matters pertaining to When the matter of an organ for hn ten thousand homes where women would continue to make their They elections into the hands of a board Soci- - Lre y the Woman s now bowed down by shame and people swear to revenge the death ety was first proposed and discussed degradation, there will be gladness of Joseph Smith on the American of five men to be appointed by the President and approved by the Senthere was much opposition to the and rejoicing, until it will no and just as soon as they got longer Nation, ate. This board will have full auproject. Even the most ardent ke p0SSible for men to step on wo- - the machinery of Statehood in of the cause, those who had mens hearts as if thority to provide for registrars and were stones, tion they would fling away all they for receiving, counting and declaring n hard for leSH blast the lives of innocent children, guises, practice openly all their the vote. were afraid of failure, and did Lnd entail a curse unborn gen- - famous and disloyal tenets, and upon scruple to say that Congress krations. Let all those who have solently defy the Government to This last provision is the most was too sordid and the people of the f0uowed us important measure in the entire bill. through dark days, interfere with the rights of a States too indifferent and watch with us for the final hour of ereigu State. We are perfectly jus-t- Should this board consist of men much absorbed in their own l0-- 1 Utahs tified in making these statements, who were mere political office holredemption. cal interests to care whether the because they are confirmed by the ders, strangers who were not identilaws of the land were obeyed in past history of the Mormon Church. fied with the interests of the TerriUtah or not. When we said, we No better Mutation of the abso- - It; has been their policy from the tory, and who could be bought out intend them to make care nronose we 'leny polygamy intoto, by the Mormons, we would be in a despotism exercised by fte they deemed it necessary worse condition than before. It is Priesthood can be cited monster and keen annealing to the Kor heir purposes to do so, and then absolutely necessary that this commoral sense of the people, until the than the fact of there being the V , A .i ehod mission be selected from the ranks of than names more 11,000 conscience ofthe nation is so and the flimsy argu- - of Utahs loyal citizens, men who aroused that it will never ret until Uirls and young women upon the Tnenthypocrisy by that the end justified the are. thoroughly acquainted with the the evil is abolished ,i the reply Church petition to Congress There With the perfect organiza situation, and who are not afraid to xcr. L-means. s was, your aims are noble, but . , i do their m H. duty. to her tU? express permitted ,.lulic will one. be a task thankless riory your Now that the President has afimplicit and unquestioning ob On the other hand , a few moro own opinion honestly, who would denounce polygamy as edience glven by the people to the fixed his signature to the bill, we bitterly enof favored the success, sanguine - await with a a curse to her sex. and not a voung priesthood, the masses would do exi .. anxiety the appointment ac aa that commanded dewho of body married them, woman would not the commission. In the meanandrpatronageSe consequent The time, the Standard, in the name of to abolish polygamy. But the Womans National ibrmd a iarfrp one blow lfshe had the poer. And Plled when first khe legislature met, they numbofTetTrT 80 completely are they in the Society returns thanks to wou to enact their tyrannical masters conveniently neglect every man and woman in the counprominent persons some of them Power for law of Y that try who have used their influence punishment ministers and statesmen of national thaUhey dared not refuse signing when and the second legisla- - in forming that or the perpetu- - crime; public sentiment renown, saying we were doing what a1documt Pr'WlnS - lu' r of own shamo which their and at deShas )Toald forced last, o ir nationshould have been before atl,on. ' " al radat,onnersevL ' legislators tp respects t; wishes and unrinsr us to 1 until the to be a religious rite, of all polygamy ling citizens by dikdesired object was accomplished. Renew your subscription for the which would of course be almost ing a tdow at the grossjst lorm of And during the past two years next Volume of the Standard at Genfew the unanimously adopted, uor scarcely a day has elapsed that we once, and send another name with tiles that would be left in the Terri-hav- e organized iniquity that hr.:; cursed the American co !e. We not had a letter expressive ofyourown. tory.not CQUnting fop anything Wq also thank Senator Ebnirmb . and and confessing previous ignorance SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, APRIL, 1882 on the question. We are certainly Stan- . TT justified in asserting that the in Entered at the Socie DARD and the second-class mat Lake City, Utah, as j.y through it, have done more than matter . any other one agency in forming that I I Post-Offi- ce Anti-polyga- I I I ". '. . . . '. . . 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