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Show A me ml llu liiiutltullonl The Inttr-Ooum, of Chicago, bus long la i u straight out opponent of "Morinoulsm," ou nrwiint nf lta i,ly. gam) onl), The rifcr Ucniii la an mlimiitly "Christian" nn I "orlbo. dux" iir, IU uppoillp.il to "Mur nicnli.nl" has la en, doul l!ea, in (in liitertsluf mnralll),nsli Ins often so mirnJ. l:.intl It iroiond an iiiu inlim ul lit thu ( onitltullon of the L nlie i rjutt-- airilust the relntroiluc-llou relntroiluc-llou ot iul) ,mii) lu mi) State." It M)i "He) on I a doult the ratification ratifica-tion of audi au amendment woul I follow Ihe submission " That la all light as far ai ltgoi,but It only louchei Iho hemof thegirment, io to iak. of the unchiallly, If we must so rail It, that Is nmnnnl In the Unltesl hlalea. To be of any pncllcal moral beoefltthe pmioispd amendment should read somewhat ai follows "Polygamy, adultery, fornication, lascivious cohabitation, marriage If-Iwecn If-Iwecn peraom of nenrer kinship (ban second cousins, are crimes In all Htalc ind Territories of tho Uulted Blltca. Any i--rsjuof either sex convicted nf any of thini oil lruartlal Irlil shall la- iinlslii-.l by a fine of not less than tlisi or more than $ tooo, an I Imprisonment Imprison-ment In a a-nltentlary not less than one or more than thice years " Btan Hug, aa It would, for the rotrc-Iton rotrc-Iton and Inciihallon of "morality," sucli an amendment to IheConalliu lion wouldatnuc mi-el the hearty ap iroval ot all "'Chrlsllina." The Catholic priests would strenuously id vw ate It, of course. The lulnlaleraof all the evaugi Ileal churches woull clamor f ir It. The luemla-rs of all so-called so-called Christian churchei would la eager lo rvtlfy It Why? Hi"cauo none of them ire ever loin ttj.1 to violate vio-late the law already provided agilmt such cilmi s. Tho .Mormons woul 1 en. dors.) It because they aro lu fiver of virtue, iual tight! aud i'uil roloc Hon. 'Iho I'lah I.lbrrila, so-called, will letup o'nlghtinud work Hundiyi In mure It. It would duveloai the most unmlmoui lentlment of the century. The mm v. ho will Introduce inch an ami udment will lmmortallxe himself, and recvUe the thanks of the nation. I suggest thil the delegate to Congress from Utah mike It hli laislneea to get such an amendment l-efore thullousu earl) In December next, CllAHIIJ 1 ma. |