Show ills HIS FIRST governor west issued his first pro cla mation on friday and it was tele all over the country before the t ho people of 0 utah rot got tt a sight bight of it the document reads na as follows or OF UTAH ask OFFICE within ahli territory nn all organization of religion religionists lAts denominated tile church of josua jesus christ of if latter klay day sainty known also alao iti the mormon charch has w its liol hend front hero here said boily wily lian ila heretofore livia hint anti now lim ill m in many mally of 1110 united states and in fit foreign forca count I 1 e 1 I 1 to its fai t it and Indr icing ito I 1 W cc inverts to 1 e to t 0 and biella in this t h Is territory and such linini gration has e reto fore and contin con tinneR noa to nine into tile territory i anti anil sald cli lit in ita m il ites of if worship th roligh its ita A libi ic tV achelS ond anti press preb openly t ro e jluius A i 1 1 s till lalit and duty of ita inen members i b ers t to 0 alio law lav of wo tile land upon tile omar 0 miu ariage and tile chief officers of said body the first presidency are nott dow in hiding biding avoiding the process of the conrat under chargo tit of Nio violation Mola lation tiou ot of mid law lav and others of its prominent ment mcnab mc nib bishops mid and teachers aru are confined lit in it alio llio a penitentiary under conviction and sen lenee of violation of said bald law slid and j ZAS great e expense ape cheh IB ly incurred anti our cour kourta c continually on burdened with nith tho the trial of 0 said baid law now therefore I 1 caleb IV west territory abile oll disclaiming all to interfere thith alio tal C I 1 le li gitis belle belief of any lot recognizing t alio lie duty of all to obey tile alio liw of t alio to I 1 lind lit do hereby mako proclamation of 2 alio llio lie fore foregoing going facts and warn nil all violators oft of alio io low nii at to lie marriage relation that they to do incur and subject till themselves to fanos and imprison nent and all well disposed persons persona from themselves with any nil persons esons or organization for tho the ut 0 immigrating to this thia territory to inter ell ter 80 into or maintain any madriago inar mar nago riago relation other than that allowed and 1 by law lan or to aid and abet others in fit so BO doing in testimony whereof I 1 have bero unto set bet my hand and tin caused tile great sea seail oil of tho to ho be affixed aIl iced iloilo hono nt sail 1 t lake city this irth lay day of july A 1 i 1880 aeu carla IV by the governor tomi Toini 0 ts o secretary Secre tacy of utah territory it was to send tho the purport ot of this singular paper to tho the country before the people of utah were per to read it ns As the only object ot of its publication evidently avi was waa to im nn pross press the tha eastorn LQ stoin people with the idea that the new BOW and democratic governor of utah is on the tha popular side do and wrestling with the great american problem it was intended riot not so BO much for the of utah as aa for tho tb people of the united states A communication of this sort is neo nee essary now and then to keep alive partisan and public interest in the knotty question and willow BLOW with what patriotism zeal and activity the representatives ot of the federal gov eminent in utah are enforcing the ho he laws and otherwise other wisa serving their country during darins his hia six years reign governor bests egotistical pro decos tor t or made a business of procla mating a und if found favor with the republican administration he he procla precis mated onca too of often ten under a demo erotic cratic administration and was igno minious ly bounced bonne oil governor west may however be more successful than was hi his i s predecessor under a democratic the chief E executive proclamations while they accomplish little or nothing in utah may exert a power ot of rood good out oat aide that ahat is 13 in demonstrating bo ba toro fore jhc thc tia tion the earnestness earnest nesa of its j and tho the officials ollio iala en trusted with tho the work ot of solving the problem the tha warning ot of governor west asset as get forth in the tha above pro cla mation is ot of very little value to the people of utah nothing can 1 be 0 adduced from tho the message hut but what the people aro are already and better in formed upon than ha be is to inform them that there a a body of religion romigio it lots in this tar T atory denominated the church of jesus christ of latter day saints is certainly for that fact is already well known both ia fa utah and abroad but bat when he asserts that this same church in its place of 0 worship through its ita public teachers and press openly proclaim pro craim the right end and duty of its ita homberto mom berto violate the lassof the land upon I 1 he subject of marriage wo we challe challenge og him to the proof thu the members mota beis of 5 i that church abiding citizens will compare co favorably with the members of any religious or political organization 10 a within tile republic we will 0 goptill o still further and challenge his hia excellency to nane name a community of any 41 other territory or 01 state in the union that is more c adient to the laws lans of the land or 0 of god upon tile of marriage or any other subject we also chul leige his excellency to nama single instance where the pulpit pul or press of the mormon church has baa openly proclaimed the right I 1 lia and duty of its ita violate ony any of the laws of tile hia land it is ia true the mormon people have their own views and ada belief in reference to marriage I 1 iho he mormons cormons have a at nud and divine divina tight to entertain what views and belief they please and this much governor west will not cot dare to aa dispute but that tho the mormon church in in in its places of worship through its public teachers and press presa has advised or commanded comman deil those who ro en fortain such buch views kiowa and belief to go tind violate the tha laws of the land lip on in tile tho subject of ii 11 tin nn as flint governor west eat ig n not warrants warrant 1 by tho iho facts in in forming or publishing g to lo tile the world arld we B ca f in n kle heo 0 no ito other motive on oil tho part bailit of tho the in in publishing tle tile statements ho he has than that which prompted his immediate prodo cossor to so ao frequently procla mato the iho warning conveyed in the west proclamation is is entirely unnecessary na as everybody including the governor himself well knows the 1 I bo murmon people understand perfectly well without inirio ein warned wn ined by public that there IB ie a penalty a It riched to the violation of it cartain law are not dot some of their brethren ethren ln among whom tire lire several provins nt lit elders nt at present under tinder going heavy fines and imprison men beut 0 Is ii hero bore it 11 wook week passersby pas sesby by wit without holit orlo ona or moro more of their choir brethren bung being subjected to that same penalty fur for simply dainta maintaining 1 aning choir man hood bood and the rights ot of consciences then why procla mato to the universe universe a warning meant meant only tor for a band handful fIll that violation of law involves involve a I 1 heavy fines and imprison merit toll tell us its something wo we dont know |