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Show 31 R. ELLIS' LECTURE- The Loyally of Brigbam Yoang and the Saints Proud by Tlitlr JctJ. At the theatre last night a rather small but appreciative audience was gathered to listen to the lecture of Mr. Charles Elll. The lecturer introduced his subject, sub-ject, "The history of IhcMormons be tWienlSI7andlS70,"wilh an account of how he had been forced to change his opinions of tho "Mormons" since he became acquainted with them; the treatment he, himself, had received from antl-"Mormons" lei him to investigate the facts In the is-uo between tlie "Mormons" and their opponents, and lie had been led to tho conclusion conclu-sion that the former were most uu-ju-tly belied. He did not belong to any church, but he would speak the truth In spite of all venom that might be brought to bear against him. The lecturer then reviewed the principal events ln tho history of the Latter-day Saints since their entrance Into this Territory. He proved with irrelutnblo arguments, based on puliiie documents, that every act ot the leaders orthcSaiuts proved them to be a loyal people. Tho Saints had been instrumental in isittlug down the fir-t retwlllon tiiat ever disgraced the history of the Uuited Slates, Inasmuch as tliey had sent their battalion to dethrone General Fremont, who had commenced com-menced rebellious cqierationsiu C'all-fornlj. C'all-fornlj. On the other hand, Ueiicral Jiihiiston, who for a long time poseu n tho oue who was to extinguish thunllciced Muinion rebellion, died a rebel, In arms against his cjuntry. The cause of the Inveterate hatred agaln-t the Lvtter-day Siluts was traced to the determination of Fremont Fre-mont to hare revenge over tlie "Mormons aud to the desire of the reiiublicaii party to find some strong point agaln-t thu democrats, with whom tne "Mormons" had fraternized. frater-nized. To these cau-v were added thu fanaticism nud bigotry of tlie 'evnu-gelical 'evnu-gelical seets," who were full of envy on account of the siit-cesi of these "heretics." A nd the-e causes combined com-bined were strong enough to incite ihu nation to a struggle azainst a lurt of their fellow citizens, a struggle strug-gle which has not yet eudeu. Hie !e. tun r descriled iu a most eloquent manlier the heroism of ltrighim Young, wlie, when the Territory was thriatvned by Invasion, Inva-sion, ne to the occasion and declared de-clared that by the help of God Almighty, Al-mighty, that should not be. "Whatever "What-ever the verdict may tw now," he sail, "an Impirtirl liWorv will sov thst he did ttv;lit " He closed with a most glowing tribute to the memory of Htlgham Young, whose i.amo and fame would tie cherished by the American Ameri-can nation, when the names ot those who now denounced him had been furgotte.1 or ilespbisi. The lecture of Mr. LHia was replete re-plete with inform ition on the subject sub-ject he lundlcd; his logic was Ir-reshtiblejind Ir-reshtiblejind his sentences .ere at times array est In the eloquence of an orator w ho Is conscious of defending de-fending the truth 111 the midst of opposition. The lecture Should le heard throughout the whole United Stalls. Ills next lecture on the "Ijlberal-ismof "Ijlberal-ismof Utah" will, uo doubt, draw a full liuu'c. |