Polygamy; or, The mysteries and crimes of Mormonism, being a full and authentic history of this strange sect from its origin to the present time. . NAVAJO BOY. declaring that as W. H. Hooper was not a polygamist, theSaints should be represented by a man in full faith and goodpractice. There was in the declaration a most ludicrous as-sumption of superior Mormon morality and toleration, plainlyconveying this idea: We have humored this nation longenough, and tolerated their prejudices till they think we must;we will send them a good Saint and a representative man, who AND CRIMES OF MORMONISM. 455
Polygamy; or, The mysteries and crimes of Mormonism, being a full and authentic history of this strange sect from its origin to the present time. . NAVAJO BOY. declaring that as W. H. Hooper was not a polygamist, theSaints should be represented by a man in full faith and goodpractice. There was in the declaration a most ludicrous as-sumption of superior Mormon morality and toleration, plainlyconveying this idea: We have humored this nation longenough, and tolerated their prejudices till they think we must;we will send them a good Saint and a representative man, who AND CRIMES OF MORMONISM. 455 will give dignity and decency to a corrupt Congress, etc. TheLiberals nominated General George R. Maxwell; and all thebitterness of the contest in the nation was increased ten-fold bythe religious element introduced into the quarrel. Again theTabernacle resounded with prophecies, threats and denuncia-tions; and again we heard, for the ten-thousandth time, of the wonderful sobriety, energy and industry of this people, who. A CASoN in SOUTHEEN UTAH. broke the roads to this country, redeemed the wilderness, madethe desert blossom as the rose, etc., etc., etc, ad nauseam. Ofcourse the Mormons carried the election, and Congress, whichnad just expelled Bowen (of South Carolina) for having twowives, graciously received Cannon with four! Nearly two years passed without any exciting event. The 456 POLYGAMY; OR, THE MYSTERIES Gentiles abandoned the attempt to enforce the laws, and devotedthemselves to business, especially mining. The courts fell intoperfect chaos; the old system of empanelling juries was admit-ted to be illegal, and none other had been provided. Finally,in 1874, Congress passed the bill introduced by Mr. Poland, ofVermont, which provided that the Clerk of the District Court(Gentile) and the County Judge (Mormon) should each selectone hundred names, and from the two hundred grand and petit
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