Show AN AH ODIOUS proposition rne rhe coolness which some borne people talk about the total disfranchise ment of tho the people of utah recommend ammend ree rec the abolition ol of the tiie territorial legislature and the investment of its functions and powers in an appointed body of 0 f a bad sign A already have a large number of feo eople been punished hedl hedi by disfranchisement without the regular process of the courts that thal V w was as an tan enter entering ing wedge which if driven home homme will result in the gradual disruption of the republic what can be rendered practicable in utah can be made so elsewhere by men devoid of all scruple scruples sot of conscience and inspired by ulterior motives those who mho are the loudest in their demands for extreme antl anti mor mow mon mou measures are the most boisterous in their pretended advocacy of human freedom proclaiming for liberty and political slavery in one breath they are grotesquely inconsistent the latter day saints flints are assured by them that so far as their religious belief bellef la is concerned they shall not be interfered with wih only give up the pecullar pa pe cullar cuffar marital institution and all will be well we asirit that to BO tar taz wa na those who demand the appointment of 0 a 8 commission for utah utan la Is cono cano arned they seek to interfere with and pani ish for religious belief those who have been ruled rated as having any connection with the tha practice of polygamy even if they entered that relation before there v was as any law on the subject haye have been franchised disfranchised dis what for foi the cause of disqualification answers that question debause they were or at some time had bad been in the practice of that marital system the appointment ota ofa ot a commission would place the don non latter day sainta in the same situation ti on ot of political disability and comparative para tive slavery on what ground would this ba done if not on the score of belief la in a system that includes a hind kind of marriage in its faith as well as its practice tim tin plainly buch such an atrocious measure would bo be punishment for and interference with religious belief it Is ia altire publican and its advocates should be viewed as aa the tho enemies of the country that is ia their position let riat none of the advocates of euch a detestable measure play tho the hypocrite by pretending that the religious belief of the Mor Mormon mons sfa sla Is not aimed at the subterfuge la Is too transparent buch hach enemies to the commonwealth stand conspicuously out ont in all the naked deformity of inconsistency to the clear sighted the claim that congress has the right to deal with the territories as it lit pleases Is absurd the constitution doea doaa not give elve the right light tonny to any power under heaven to discriminate unjustly against any people within the limits of the united states that sacred instrument pressly expressly ez forbids buch euch 8 aco aeo uree urbe and when people are punished for alleged of fences against the tl law outside tho regular procedure of the courts it Is in violation of the spirit and letter of the constitution when men advocate the punishment of leople leopie on the ground of religious belief even without an allegation of practical infringement of the law thoy they betray an utter disregard for constitutional principles their position po Is boiled balled down to a few words that the tho lawmaking law making power should become a law break brenk ing machine for the punishment of persons against whom there is not even the tinge of a charge of actual criminality |