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Show j THE MO Kill OAS. There is an erroneous sentiment prevalen that the people called Mormons Mor-mons are heathenish, barbarous, and oppressive to the Gentiles, or any differing with them in sentiment. This is a great mistake. Knim their pronhet down to the humblest citizen of Utah Territory, they grant the largest liberty of views, and permit them to be expressed even in their tabernacle by Gentiles who differ with them in doctrine, doc-trine, They are Grm in the belief of their system of religion into which is incorporated polygamy, and as that is in conflict with tho laws of this government, gov-ernment, that is what is causing most of the (roubles in Ulah. The Mormons Mor-mons say that judge McKean is not dealing Jairly or honestly with thorn that they cannot get an unprejudiced judge and jury to try their cases. They desire our government to send any number of unprejudiced commissoners to investigate llcir cv.se, and advise with them as to what is tho better course to pursue, and if it is decided to do away with polygamy it can be better bet-ter accomplished by peaceful measures than by such persecutions as they arc now subject to at tha bauds of the government ollici Is who are now liar rassing them. 'There is more than i one way oi' doing away with an evil. I The system of polygamy ia doubLless an evil one, and will aoon bo done i away with, but what is tho use of j galloping over all law and decency to i make martyrs and seed for ill "Save ', the life of Utahits frugal and tcm-perato tcm-perato labor, its acquisition?, and its uses for all the miners and settlements of the central continent!" These arc the sentiments of Thomas Fitch, one of tho ablest lawyers and statesman, who does not approve ol' polygamy. Elder Lindaey, who has been living in Salt Lake city for the past thirteen years, and now on a visit to Bridge-ton, Bridge-ton, requests us to say that the statements state-ments made in the Advertiser aud lie-i lie-i view, published by Mr. J. S. Kiuhard-pon, Kiuhard-pon, in reference to the women of i Utah being compelled by the elders to j marry, is not correct. liridyclon, Ncm Ji'wy, 1'ivnter. |
