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Show SIGNED BY sOLDlEKS. A I'rotcst .Igaiast Di-francal-log His "ilornioas." The folbwlug litltion was drcu-Irted drcu-Irted among the soldiers at Fort Douglas,nnd received the signatures 'appended: 7o tie Jluncrablc Senate and Jloiue of Htjiraentattrtt of the United ijutei, m Longrt4 Auemited: GenUenien Whereas, an attempt is being made to deprive a large number of American citizens of the elective francliise solely on ncrcuul of Uieir membership in an unpopular unpopu-lar religious organization; And whereas, Uie motive of this effort is purely oltt!cal, with. Uie view of transferring; to the minority of voters in Uiis Territory the loca'l control, which of right should le vested In the majority; And whereasfthls proposed disfranchisement dis-franchisement Is to take effect wIUi-outa wIUi-outa judicial hearing, and wiUiout any criminal accusation ag?!ust tlie parties or either of them; And wliercas.thlsschemti is being conducted uudir tho false pretense thai it is designed to suppress jtily-gamy jtily-gamy In Utah: Therefore, we. who are Gsctile citizens of this Ttrritor, denounce this nttemited I-glHitiou as unre-inblican, unre-inblican, iindcmoeratic and un-uinfsBary. un-uinfsBary. rractlcal ivilygamy is fast ditaiv. inaring in Utah. We will favor any legislative and constitutional measure for its entire cxtiucUou. Wu will also support any lawful I Ian to keep separate and distinct tlie affairs of auy and every church from the affiirs of state and politics. Ittit wo nre opposed to proscription on account of creed or worship, and to any interference with civil and religious lilierty. , Wo regard as unwUo and dilrl-mcntal dilrl-mcntal to the busiuers Interests and material growth and progress of Utah, auy legi'IaUon which will tend in ilUnint tht, hckm tatfons wjiith have beiu formed fur the general good, between Mormons and non-Mormons. IWeconshlir it unjust to lutlict ujion citizens who have niver violated vio-lated the anti l!gaui laws Ihe same imlltical 1 uuishment that has litn-i meted out to iiohgamists. V, tbtnfore-, resjiectfully me-nmrialire me-nmrialire our honorable hotly to nfrain from lasting il.htr of thu bills that have been introduced in Congress to debar citizensw ho have uuver violated an law, and who have Liken an t-ath not to violate thi lawsof ouri-otintry.froiu voting, holding ofllce and serving as jurors, indwhlih ha vi been designed for the iiolitlca! advancement of the few in Utah, b the iioIiUcal in slavtnfcu.of the many, as we are conviuied that such legUIation is newUcss, and eontrary to the genius of American institutions. lourm le t rank Iwua, . c. ll Totbact, IT J Wsbtl. T loHilnl. J.inn liatu, II II Nirkerson. J I' l)i... I. W rvrU. lWrl ha. W IHUra ll Iwrr. iisrrriiaHiHtrn. rnrsra e. f nrahi, w iiHsui I nts istm k lianoiibue, Jos. srijnir, l-oiffene iriorr, Jibim TqMb. L. I Hair, vjorrfan o itrKO, Coraeliut Troofner, Henry Hoieen. 1 ti K. SIlDbarr. U llirsr., J MeLatutMia, Janlfs rlB, JohaSlttitk. I II H.l.cnlil IUH1AVI r- I ml K simicow, W ilium Rnhii. l.iy shnlllworlli. WilliaaiJ Warner, Cietnsra H eadllnp. I.trnnl Oehctein. Vdoll h lie h, J thn salhraa, Jaiar sorttlt I.eorraK VI e-Ttr, l-W !-.); J..bnJ treil. IlsucU Murn, T I. Whllmare Jonu I rr..II II rirtll Cln, X-nulI sinner, JarobJrnsen, eiuilMh. KsnL, JMph W ilkla, unlltlIl Xu.n. I I.. Ihintl 1 tank s ItoellUle. V L. Ns.lUI. J II Ihlry. JwnT Vllrmu. Jobs sCa109aii John W. Iient. |
