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Show THE MORMOS QUESTIOBf. Utah is knocklDg at tbe door of the Union, but without success. She will Dot be admitted to full fraterniiation in the family of Uncle Sam, at lea?t during dur-ing the term of the present cod cress. And yet it ought to be precisely the reverse, just ad a great many other thincs in this world should be in sharp contrast with what they are. Utah has hitherto been treated as a very unpromising un-promising step-daughter whose eccen-tricitiea eccen-tricitiea the estimable and venerable Uncle Samuel looked upon with marked displeasure. Having at length, how-aver, how-aver, apparently pretty well finished putting in her crop of wild oats, she appeals to the paternal affection and io paternal justice. And that no unpleas-irjg unpleas-irjg associations may be awakened, she proposes to change her very nam. Under the name of Deseret she earnestly ear-nestly prays to be allowed to take her position in the sisterhood of States. If coneress consulted the true interests inter-ests of thc nation, as it does not, steps would be at once taken looking to the recognition of Utah as a State under tho constitution she has presented. That constitution is republican in torn), ; and in all respects unexceptionable. Only on account of polygamy ouuld anybody reasonably object to the ad-mi.-sion of De?cret, and the coostitu-tion coostitu-tion of thc proposed State makes it a condition precedent that a majority of the qualiGed voters shall, in a regular election, pronounce acainst thc institution. institu-tion. Polygamy removed, and the population being proved sufficieBt, Deseret has a right to recognition as one of the States of the Union. And yet, as wc have intimated, no such recognition rec-ognition will bo made by the congress whose session, happily lor the country, is soon to come to a close. Without entering upon the early history his-tory of Mormonism we come to the tact that its devotees, driven forth from the States a good many years ago on account of their obnoxious tenets, ten-ets, were conducted by their prophet, iirigha u Youp;', to a valley encompassed encom-passed by the Rocky Mountains and borderintr upon tho Great Salt Lake. The pro.-pect did not seem inviiiDg, for sterile wastes, on which little of vegetation was to be seen save stunted sago brush and greascwood forcing its way through a Boil white with alkali, were all that greeted j ho vision of tbo new comers, except, indeed, the huge mountain ranges looiuiDg up in the distance. Appearances, however, were deceptive, tor with careful irrigation and by unremitting industry these devoted de-voted immigrants made tho Utah valley val-ley to blossom as thc rose. Cereals wero cultivated, and the abundant crops amply repaid the laborer's toil. Fruits were cultivated, and tho orchards and gardens of Utah were a marvel to behold. be-hold. In the midst of all this agricultural, agri-cultural, floral and horticultural wealth 1 a prosperous and beautiful oity of tho plains pprang into existence. Still Mormonism prevailed, and, except for some slight conflict years ago between Federal and local authorities, the priestly sway of Hrigham Young was uninterrupted. The supremacy of tho United States government was not denied, de-nied, but iu all bouiul and local matters thc Mormon hierarchy was absolute. Id this condition of things tbe administration ad-ministration of President Grant acquiesced acqui-esced until tho coming presidential election began to cast its shadows be-foro be-foro it. Then tho idea was conceived that a great deal of cheap capital for the election might bo manufactured by makiug war upon tho Mormons, or, rather, if practicable, persecuting thc Mormons into making wnr on tho United States. Judge MeKcan and his associates were commissioned to carry out the plan, and instructed that polygamy, a system so justly odious in thc eyes of tho American people, was to be tho point of attack. The zeal of the emissaries was all that could bo desired, and if zeal without discretion or knowledge could have sufficed, their outrageous persecutions of thc Latter-: day Saints would have answered tho purpose. Tho Mormons, however, how-ever, whether from patriotism or prudence, pru-dence, refused to bo provoked into takinc the hostile position essential as a condition precedent to their crushing crush-ing out." The acts of judgo Melvean and his assistants, no matter how ii- ; regular aud lhgrantly in violation ol law, justice and the constitution, were quietly submitted to, thc injured parlies contenting themselves with taking an appeal to the suprcino court of thc United States. Their prudence and forbearance have been rewarded, fur the supreme court has declared all tb:it lias been done null and void; and Mc-Ivcan's Mc-Ivcan's prisoners have alt been turned looee. Foiled in their plan for the inauguration inaugu-ration of a Mormon war, the partisans of tho President now advocate aud urge anti-Mormon legislation by congress. con-gress. They assert that under the reversal re-versal of tho Territorial deciaions murderers mur-derers and other malefactors walk the streets of Salt Liko city unmolested. The fact of the caso in, however, that McKoan and his associates tried none but Mormons. Bnd adjudicated on none other than Mormon oliensef. It is probably true that someof tho liberated parties ought to-day bo shut up between be-tween the four walls of a prison awaiting await-ing tinal trial, but should real criminals escape punishment tho fault is with the administration and its agents. There is no alternative but to abide thc supremo court decision. Id the meantime Salt Lake city continues peaceful and orderly, Dot-1 withstanding the impression sought to he created h'v the friends of the adminis-1 tration. Mst it not all of the recent prejudicial stories about Utah have had their wurce either in Washington city or with the federal office-holders in 1 Utah and their dmall but zealous fol- '. lowers. The:e men arc naturally opposed op-posed to the admission of Utah as a State, for with such an event their oc- 1 cupation would le gone. It is by their conlrivaneo, and through the resentment resent-ment of the administration, that some . extremely severe biils agains-t polygamy and the Mormons hdve been introduced in eonerests Now we are convinced that thc Mor-, Mor-, nion imbrogiio can be determined without with-out any sueh severe measures on the part of the federal government. Vc are sati-tied that thc true poiiry is to apply the principle regarding local se.f-govcrnmcnt se.f-govcrnmcnt Mi-.uici.itcd by thc Cincinnati Cincin-nati convention. Let thc people ot Utah minay their own Btfiirs in thc wav they drrm proper. Thus wui lr.w and qt-'ut be most successful y maintained, ad thus will polygamy come most speedily to an end. There is little reason to doubt that thc prohibitory provision resrardinc p-ilycamy in the pro:;-red coL.-tiiuLt"D of tbo Sute of I'e-eret w;d be ratine 1 by the pc-o;Ie sbou-d the ' -i-ri'-n rf c agies- be tavoral . ITUt, f"-r it pra.-t;,-il force ann !e:;ect. wuld be worth a th"aar.o 1 ponal bid" The fa.-! is. thc jv-jlyrtm:; i doctrine of M-.rn-.oni-m l.as pcuy i: ' r'lved .-.-ir. V.'l.m I "-ah w,- ir-:iu.; f. j.u th'1 rf.-' o! :w, r.j. iV iftcctvi an ir.:..oie w-at iir.ghaaa r - vealed, but now it is far otherwise. The Pacific railroad has brought them into intimate contact with the people of the rest of the world, and tbe discovery of rich gold and silver mines has caused a mighty innux of Gentiles. Before such induences the anomalous and degrading degrad-ing system of polygamy cannot but fall. It was only tolerated by the masse from a mistaken idea of religious dury. The people were tautht that the more wives and children a man had the more glory would accrue to him and them in the hereafter, and therefore they gave in to the distasteful heresy. Intercourse Inter-course with the outside world is teaching teach-ing the Mormons to consult their better bet-ter instincts and discard the hateful doctriLe. Polygamous marriages have almost, if not entirely oeased in Salt Lake city. The men no longer insist on them, and tho women have always in their secret souls revolted at the vie lencodone to nature and to sentiment. No legislation against polygamy in Utah is necessary. Let the State of Deseret be admitted and the Mormon problem will be solved and polygamy C 'ase. Couritr-Journn I. |