Show congress and the territories the anew northwest north morth west and independent have recently discussed casually the status of territories and their method of government vern ment and representation non under the present organic laws there is a general unanimity of sentiment on essentials with diversities of opinion on minor matters I 1 which could be readily harmonized and if vitalized vitali zed by congressional action a more liberal and just government vern ment secured to the many territories ri which in everything save enfranchised population possess all the elements enlightenment civil organization and order entitling them to become states of the union in the references to the method of redress of grievances complained of we have each held past congresses to bo be the authority responsible for the present conditions and the pre present gent cent or future ones as having the power to enlarge our liberties extend our privileges and accord to us our oun withheld rights but wo we have not gone beyond that and considered what beside the si al i ipie pie equities of the case might and does greatly influence conart as is in the consideration of geneal 1 legislation for the territories the reference of the DESERET NEV nex mormon church and state pape to the articles on the subject in the montana papers and an extended extract from and semi bemi endorsement of the views of the new northwest north dest west suggests one of the greatest difficulties in the way of securing the liberalized territorial governments w we e aspire to it is utah the ex existence elisten isten and maintenance of polygamy in that territory the unity of church and state therein underlying neutralizing and so far successfully counteracting the administration of federal government there affects adversely not only utah but all the territories it isan is an undeniable fact that where the laws jaws of or the united states conflict with the practices of the mormon church a church that in these violations of civilization can claim no constitutional protection the united states authority has been set at defiance under these circumstances congress is indisposed to increase the facilities for defiance desance by that thab people and will not enlarge their organic privileges until polygamy shall have been discontinued and the federal authority recognized and obeyed in the letter and in the spirit as in other territories this beld bein being the fact the aversion of congress to special legislation and a very proper er aversion whereby utah would h have havo ave avo to bo be specially excepted from any liberal legislation applying to the territories in general comes in as a great if not the greatest a and nd insuperable obstacle in the way of the other several territories who do obey the laws procuring the their thein ir just deserts we commend these facts to the NEWS to show it the people of montana know that mormonism as practiced practised is not only detrimental to utah but to all the territories there is no feeling of vindictiveness in the territories towards polygamous mormons cormons Mor mons but there is recognition of the fact that the saintly sinners of the salt lake seraglios lios are barring our progress and liberties and we know too that polygamy is a vile dieg of barbarism that must bo be dashed from the cup of american civilization that it is merely a katie king style of revelation from brigham young in in absolute and wicked violation of the laws of the territory of utah and the commandment of the bible as well as of the united states and foisted upon his confiding simple minded easily gulled followers follone rs because brigham wanted and had taken another wo man mannow now if the NEWS which by the ways way is is conducted by genteel abi abl abie able e and sagacious men wishes to do tho the right and help the territories to adl fuller er civil li liberties bettles we hope to see it disown polygamy fealty to the united states patriotically and faithfully and gi support to the laws bf of the lan suggest to congress the best of disposing of great sin but if it will not do these things do not tantalize and vex us bufa by favoring our projected reforms utah mormonism as P practised practiced does most obstruct and bar northwest north worth dest west jan 29 A charleston S 0 critic that his pen fails falls utterly to Janauschek a elizabeth and must content himself with a fragmentary c orom tary |