| Show cuy CUI ion A MORMON missionary nant theae THERE is probably no great subject which excites public attention and comment today to day that la Is so little littie understood as thap which Is called the mormon question we have long been aware that there was a great amount of misapprehension existing upon the sub bub jeet from the manner in which men in other respects intelligent have written upon it but bat it requires the evidence of the elders who left this country last fall and who have spent the winter in the states to give a correct idea of the gross ignorance which prevails upon the subie ct among amo ng those who have spent the winter in the states are many who have traveled extensively in europe some of them halve have informed ed us that personal observation has convinced them that there fa less leas known about the people of utah and their doctrines and eon con condition dialon by residents of parts which they have visited these past few months than by the inhabitants of great britain gentlemen who are not latter day saints but who through lengthy intercourse and residence here have become familiar with the people their views and manner of life after returning from visits to the east have also repeatedly expressed their surprise in our hearing bearing at the absurd questions which would be to asked of them about affairs in this territory many persons would betray a want of knowledge of utah and the mormons cormons Mor mons which they would be ashamed to manifest about russia or almost other its people brains to think upon and examine a subject thoroughly are not often found the masses are content as a general rule to let others think and examine for them the consequence Is that from maine to texas and from the atlantic to the pacific mens ideas about utah and her people are those of the priest whose meeting meetinghouse house hey attend and the tha editor whose pape paper Ahey they read independence of thought is rarely found of course where whore people are in this condition it is a comparatively easy matter to raise a prejudice and an excitement cit ement against I 1 demagogues and other cw signing men have only to concoct schemes and unite upon them and it is not difficult to induce the herstand people pleto pieto to fall ineil inwil in with th them none understand der stand this better than politicians and others who are dependent upon public favor the formation of public opinion loli is the chief study of their lives if they I 1 can get tho the priests prIest sand and the press to unite upon a question and t to 0 urge it upon the people the object in most instances is achieved it may not be generally kaohn that a scheme of this kind was entered I 1 into nto lait last summer by a set of designing knaves for the purpose of br creating pub ab lie opinion tb that at would j justify asti fy a crusade against the people of utah there were several beveral imaginary imag inary causes for being dissatisfied with them one odthe of the of bf which was that they had decided to sustain themselves and no longer ren deli dei aid and arid comfort to their enemies the they had commenced to operate cooperate co besides e y ides 1 they had bad too fine a country and were be becoming coming wealthy and were obnoxious generally anna dickinson was waa selected to lecture against the mormons cormons Mor mons the priests were to preach against them the press was waa to write them down and a combined effort was to be made to use the graphic language of george francis train iao to stink them out and to manufacture an active public opinion that would justify the harshest of measures against them the ignorance of the masses in relation to the real views and condition of the mor mons was fully calculated upon in the meantime while these agencies were at work outside of utah the enemies inside were not to be idle A schism was to be created a few rascals were also to prepare a bill that would meet the exigencies of the mormons cormons Mor mons case in anticipation of the meeting of congress and one of the meanest and most unscrupulous of the crew was to to go to washington and give the necessary testimony moby to ensure its speedy thus was the pro gramme arranged and its framers hoped ehat it would answer saw FAW admirably anna dickenson lectured the priests preached and the ed were party to the plot howled the bill was framed in utan utah and when congress met a representative was found to father it As we have said the ignorance of the unthinking masses fully calculated upon how correctly remains for time to prove these conspirators spira torb tors b have ave not seemed to realize that it if they should not succeed in exterminating a tl 13 ig the t 11 e mormons cormons Mor mons and destroying th their e f s system ys tem the measures they were taking against them were well adapted to give them greater and wider spread fame than ever now this is the actual result thus far of their scheme never was the subject of the mormons cormons Mor mons and their religion so widely agitated as at present men cannot avoid thinking abou about tit it politicians editors prie priests Asand and lecturers all combine lo 10 make them do this they will be far more likely now to inquire into the subject than if it had not been made prominent and inquiry is what the people of utah want the greatest foe they have to contend with is ignorance their enemies know full fall well that this is true for they bear testimony to it by the persistency with which they fabricate anid abd circulate falsehoods concerning that the able abie speech made by our delegate hon wm H hooper on the cullom bill is widely called for from all parts of the union mens curiosity is excited they want to know what arguments he has to offer against the bill and in favor of patriarchal patriarch aYmar atmar marriage as a part of our rill religion gion glon thousands will learn from that speech how much scripture there is to sustain that doctrine doe dop trine and institution and they will learna learn probably with surprise that tha in no instance has god expressed his condemnation dem nation of it when practiced by his command we understand that it is the intention of our delegate to annex the remonstrance passed at our late general mass meeting to his speech had mr cullom been a mor Wor mormon missionary he could not have given mormonism one hundredth the he has bestowed upon it by introduce introducing 9 his bill into congress he hs given tte the the latter day saints an opportunity greater than they have had before of explain explaining i 31 9 and defending their principles before the nation our oar delegates speech was wag wa worthy of the occasion and all that could be desired and it ia is now incorporated in the annals of the country it to history 1 these documents should have a wide circulation E every very mau man who has friends in the east should forward them to them we expect that hon VV H hooper can furnish hib his speech c h in any desired quantity and a at t ch cheap e ap rates to all who wish it sent to their friends let it and every thing else which will tb throw row light upon this subject be scattered broadcast through the land laiad tha that i t ignorance may disappear and the present blight blighting brozen bronen and baneful influx influence be forever broken |
