Show its Is polygamy a crime wo never had ft a doubt that tho the practice of polmay polygamy is a crime at whick which nature shudders and society stands aghast apa in violation of thu the revealed ai god to man we know that there is a statute of tho United states slates declaring tho the practice tico of it a felon yin her territories n ri and punishing bing it by fine and imprisonment we also know that thai some of tho the dig ni mi in w the mormon monnon church hurl defiance at abo enactment of congress against the practice 1 others not bold and perhaps not pa pp foriest honesty talk about tho the act of 1 ga to prevent and punish the practice tico of polygamy OH as Q beng unconstitutional tho the legislative Solon of this Torri territory tory last winter fulminated a memo memoria lion tho the sly and in a manner that reflects but little credit on tho the effort or their position asking congress to repeal the law against tho iho practice of polygamy in that memorial they zet set forth that they desired to test its constitutionality but are not aided or permitted to do so on account of the failure of the judges to attempt its enforcement we have bove this to say now and will say more about it after a white while that if that memorial was wag gotten up in any sincerity that the united states grand jury will be in session next week and if the fathers of that memorial are not arrant humbugs humburgs hum bugs they will attempt to test its binding force or else stand confronted and contradicted by their own language no good excuse may bo be assigned for the laws delay ns as some of tho the members of that grand jug sofa were members of the legislative body tb that t passed tho the memorial we are told that tho the foreman of the grand jury was a member of the august body that adopted it so for his own self respect and the honesty of his big views as set forth in that celebrated legislative document he should embrace this excellent opportunity which will bo be presented to dispose of the question of its constitutionality or hasten to acknowledge the lamentable incorrectness and untruthfulness of the statements sent to washington by tho the legislature the mass of the people in utah look up to such men mca for example and advice and shirking tho the responsibility failing to embrace tho the opportunity that iu in the winter j enst ast past they were sighing for aye dying for almost if we can believe tho the memorial wont help to endear thein to the reflecting and thinking portion of it much longer give the law a trial if you doubt its efficiency nod and sufficiency ors or dont send any more to washington complaining about the judges and that you had an opportunity port unity to lo test tho the validity of the law |