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Show SPECIAL LEGISLATION. There aro now suine six Utii oo the caleoiiura of conrcm, directly aimed at (itah CraKiu'tt, Vurhufla', Wlictlei'd, J.'iKao'rt, l''fi:Iin.jlniMi;n's acd liutl'ir'. Thr';c aru in the ticuuto atd th.ee in the lluuae. The purport of all w lie aatue, and all of ilium hid their origin with the Uiah "tiw-" L'la'i ex-tcodd ex-tcodd iw pruvinioiiM over all thu Turri-toriub Turri-toriub uf tUo Uuitod SlatuH, and aa a fj&ujj!e ofhuw Mich. rticcial lcinlaliun id to bo received, iho attention of read-era read-era in directed to an article from the Maho World, under the cajliun "l'.-liimouri," "l'.-liimouri," which appears cl.-.c where in thwiahuo of tho UtUALD. With the cuuiiuuutM of tho writer wo hve no fault to find; but why fchuuld Mich leirtlatioo bo iof'aniou.1 when directed aainat Mclhudialu, 1'rtabj Brians, J'Jpi-yopaliana, ypiriluali.-tLH, or people ol no religion, ard not bo iutjiuioua when directed against Litta-day HaioUV This in tho point that people who candidly and fairly consider tho Bubject are unable to so ?. The fact i, thin uicunuro and every one of tho nix now before congres.1 htriko at tho foundation of republican liberty. "Uut tho Wor nioriri are DolyainiHiti?" Granted; and (he Mormon hold that their polygamy, being a part of their religious faith, which doort not interfere- with the constitutional con-stitutional rights of any other citizen of tho republic, in abovo rightful attack. at-tack. If they hold erroneous views of tho federal constitution, let tho supreme su-preme tribunal ot tho land so decide, and not a few bitter partisans who judgo without comprehension and de-cido de-cido without reason. To tuko tho former course would bo worthy a groat nation; to tako the latter, as tho spc-oial spc-oial legislation sought for would do, while it would virtually place- tho lives, 'iborty and property of tho people of all the Territories, or of ono Territory Terri-tory at tho moroy of a partisan trium-virato, trium-virato, would bo an inotTiiooiiblo stain upon tho leading republic of tho world But President Grant evidently does not think so, as yesterday ho toot a special mo-sago to congress on tho Uungor likely to ari.-io from tho judicial cud fl iot in Utah. This is tho shapo in whioh congress is naked by tho Kx-ooutive Kx-ooutive of tho nation to pass such a mcaauro for Utah as tho Idaho World pronounces infamous, and congress will very probably do so. ilut such an aet, if passed, would bo nono tho less constitutional because recommended by tho President aud passed by coc-lirotis coc-lirotis under tho oxoitomcnt of a prejudice preju-dice worked up to boiling heat by Parson Par-son Nowman and those playing into .his hands, to inaugurato what is neither neith-er moro nor less than a religious crusade. |