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Show PRACTICAL POLYGAMY. 157 tenancing polygamy, is there not danger ? I think Brigham Young and his satellites fully realize it. The Gentile population is increasing both in the city, and elsewhere, not withstanding Brigham's efforts to prevent it, by refusing to sell or rent property to such, and by discouraging all busi ness patronage of them. The railroad is approaching Zion from both the Atlantic and Pacific. When completed, a flood of Gentiles will be poured into, and through the terri tory, mingling more or less with the masses of the people. The Mormons dare not institute polygamy, until far away from civilization, though they claimed to have had divine authority long before. An evil, then, which would not be tolerated in the States, before the existence of a law forbid ding it, because of the abhorrence with which it would have been regarded by the people, ( though it existed clandestinely) cannot much longer be tolerated within the jurisdiction of the government, and its statute- books disgraced by a law, when no effort is made to enforce it, though violated every day. That some active measures must be adopted speedily, is evident, unless the Prophet has a revelation for himself and people to shake the dust of this wicked country from their feet, and tread upon its soil no more for ever. This would be a most happy solution or the difficulty attending an abolition of the practice of polygamy. Now the law is not only violated, but publicly ridiculed by the highest authority of the church. Brigham has frequently remarked in the Tabernacle that he " wouldn't give a d n for a woman who wasn't worth more to a man than five hundred dollars " the penalty for the first violation of the law. I might here explain that Brigham represents that all his swearing is done in the pulpit. The Prophet has himself violated the law at least once by marrying Amelia. The following account of an interview between Mr. Col-fax and his associates and Brigham Young, is evidence that the Prophet's mind is not altogether at ease on this sub ject : u In the course of the discussion, Mr. Young asked, 4 suppose polygamy is given up, will not your government |