Session #47 · 1881–83

Speech #470036486

Those five commissioners have to meet a question which the American people will join me in saying demands the speediest and most radical remedy. I say it here. the intent of this billis to legislate out of office every individual in the Territory of Utah now living in bigamy or polygamy and openly teaching the same in defiance of the laws of the United States. I claim no man should be naturalized in this country of ours who owes ahigher allegiance to such a corrupt hierarchy than he does to the Government of the United States. ie cannot be at heart loyal to the Government of this Republic. As a matter of fact patent to all. he is not. Polygamy merely tests the DrighamiteMormon and proves the rebellious spirit that is ready in every way and at all times when dominated by the priesthood to commit the most flagrant crimes against person and property in the name of religion.
Identified stereotypes
Those who practice polygamy cannot be loyal to the US government.
Keywords matched
naturalized

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
⚠️ Yes
Confidence
90%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Security threat Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
WILLIAM SHALLENBERGER
Party
R
Chamber
H
State
PA
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
470036486
Paragraph
#0
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