Show THE marysville marksville MARYS VILLE APPEAL ON r MORMONISM V the ignorance which some writers manifest when touching upon what they are pleased to call mormonism I 1 it is extraordinary if they were writing about affairs in abyssinia or siam slam and describing the forms of government and the peculiarities of their administration they would not be likely to exhibit such profound ignorance as they do respecting matters in this one of tho the territories of the unite united states this ignorance must be wilful for american editors it ors do have of knowing the real condition of affairs here years ago when we were more isolated than we are now when but comparatively few travelers passed through her ewhen the mail ran no oftener than once a month and when sometimes during the entire winter no malls mails were carried there might bean be an excuse for ignorance respecting affairs in thi territory but now there is none these reflections are suggested by the perusal erusal of an editorial article headed where shall we send brigham which appears in the cal appeal the writer leads off with some questions what is to com come e ou out t of mormonism and polygamy can we interfere with the religious faith of the followers of joe smith Is it prudent to permit buch such a heresy to gather strength until forced interference will create a formidable rebellion he then goes on to toj state that we would have gone to the islands of the pacific where he says we started to go got if abad gehad not believed believed our present locality would be beyond interruption by the gentile people he does not nod state the source whence be he derives this information it is certainly new to us to hear that we started from our former homes with the intention of going to the islands of the pacific before the martyrdom of the prophet jo seph and by his bis request a song was composed in praise of upper calibo california rilla the name by which this country was then known and setting forth the advantages which we would have in settling there this was written some twenty five year years sago ago about thre three years eyears before our exodus from illinois this writer continues that I 1 I 1 the mor mons in utah are today to day nearly as centrally situated as a few years ago when their communities were located in illinois nois and missouri their situation is very similar simil arand and nearly nearl yas vas as perilous as the poor eed red red man who has become surrounded by the advancing white rae race idaho and montana are on their rith rrth north narth nevada and arizona bound them on the west and south I 1 al and nd the irrepressible ble bie iron horse is about to plow through their center the mormons cormons and the savages seem to be subjected to one common destiny they must remove or be swallowed up by the advancing tide of civilization As to what will become of the poor poo rEed ned red man he knows nothing and just as little does he know about the destiny that awaits us I 1 if we have not union and native vigor and integrity integrity enough to stem the advancing ti tide tlde e of civilization 11 then we are in a sorry condition but we have the advancing tide of civilization may lash itself into fury but like the waves of the ocean surging against a mighty rock that rears its head far above their crests it will break into foam at our feet we have counted u upon t all the perils which our condition gon involves anu and and are confident as to the results such a contest will only have the effect upon this community to prepare them for the greater conflicts which lie ile behind it and which will result in the eventual triumph of truth and a true civilization in the next paragraph he informs his I 1 readers that our constitution grants unlimited religious freedom and toleration under it the humblest citizen is permitted to worship according to the dictates of his own conscience now it is really very gratifying to us to learn this we vve were early taught to believe this was every american catl citizens prerogative but the right has been so seriously and frequently questioned of late that to read the assurance again that we can worship according to the dictates of our own conscience is encouraging he says further I 1 mormonism could co uld be tolerated if it was wag satisfied to stop at religion but brigham young sets up a civil government and claims to be sovereign brigham is an extreme states rights bights man utah is claimed to bean be an independent government within the federal union is a principle hostile to the theory of our government overn polygamy might possibly be tolerated as a religious faith but a mormon state as a sovereign gli gix power within the united united states however small and insignificant will never be permitted much of the above is the verlest and betrays an ignorance that is unpardonable in an editor how any one can gravely state that brigham young sets up a civil government and claims to be sovereign or that utah is claimed to be an independent government within the federal union I 1 Y with the light of facts before him is surprising the editor should know if he does not that for years utah has beener and humbly asking for admission into the federal union as a state Is it reasonable to suppose that we would give ourselves the least concern about this if we were sovereign and independent all ali the sovereignty or independence that utah or any of her citizens ask is that which every state and community enjoys under the constitution now when we give the editor of tue the appeal the assurance that we do not wish to setup set up a mormon state as a sovereign power within the united states we hope he will be satisfied and no lon ion longer gerbe be disquieted as to where w b ere shall we send brigham he says bays himself that polygamy might possibly be tolerated as a religious faith laith this is not a particular cause of objection with him and as that which be he does deem objectionable does not exist in fact we look for no more articles from him on oli the subject of our walk wall walking walling ing butof the country |