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The Mormon rebellion...
Item # 705697
May 16, 1877
THE SAN DIEGO UNION, California, May 16, 1877 Among the front page articles: "UTAH" "The Mormon Rebellion--Alarm Among the Gentiles" and more.
Four pages, small binding holes at the blank spine, generally good condition. A bit fragile so should be handled carefully.
AI notes: In 1877, tensions in the Utah Territory between the Mormon community and the federal government escalated into what is sometimes called the Mormon rebellion, reflecting a series of acts of civil and legal resistance rather than an outright armed conflict. The federal government, increasingly determined to enforce anti-polygamy laws such as the Morrill Anti-Bigamy Act of 1862, began sending marshals and federal officials to arrest Mormon leaders and prosecute polygamists, prompting widespread resentment among Latter-day Saints. Mormons, who maintained tight control over local government, courts, and law enforcement, often refused to comply with federal court summonses, resisted the authority of marshals, and engaged in organized petitions and public defiance, asserting their territorial autonomy. While largely nonviolent, these acts created a standoff between theocratic local governance and federal authority, reflecting the broader struggle over polygamy, political control, and the limits of federal power in the West. The events of 1877 foreshadowed more severe crackdowns in the 1880s, including the Edmunds Act of 1882 and the Edmunds-Tucker Act of 1887, which ultimately dismantled much of Mormon political autonomy and intensified prosecutions of polygamy.
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