Show THE CHURCH CASES when the first proposition to wheat escheat mormon church property came before congress upwards of six years ago the tha ti tribune abune declared against it when the various proposals have come along from time to time lime for the waste aud and plunder indof log ot that property this paper ha in so far as it had opportunity denounced them it ic has not at anytime any time taken any pleasure in this sequestration of property from the purpose to which it was devoted by those who gave eave it we have of course recognized the duty of the officials to enforce the law lav after it was passed but have consistently Y opposed all raids upon the property T the or 8 final stages of the litigation are now progressing and an important step therein was taken yesterday in the decision rendered by the territorial supreme court we have no quarrel with any of the lennies lenities leni ties of the nor with any phase of them baveas save as they have seemed to us unnecessarily expensive and wasteful the foregoing ia fit irow the salt lake tribune of tola this friday j morning we regret being unable to recall any very intense earnestness antho on the part of our temporary in opposing the escheat oo at the time they were proposed proc proceeding ead iliC and instituted or during the various stages through which they at abe same time we have progressed the note with undisguised pleasure avowal of such opposition and present the friendly sentiments expressed as to the rights and equities which we it marks think have been invaded a change in local feeling and to is a happy reflex of public feeling throughout country at large it is ever a the satisfaction and gratitude to sou source roe of that even the mormons cormons are learn adjudged to have rights which others ought to respect Oct |