CHAPTER XI. THE SOCIAL PUZZLE (_concluded_).

THE SOLUTION OF THE SOCIAL PUZZLE--Mormon Slavery and Negro Slavery Compared--The Duty of the Government to Break up Mormon Slavery--The Remedy the Same as for the Political Evils of Mormonism--Brigham Young Opposed to Immigration of Gentiles--A Growing Spirit of Restlessness--Necessity of Surrounding the Youth with an Atmosphere of Freedom--_Personal Bondage_ of the Mormons Overcome by Gentile Colonization--Social Ostracism no Longer Dreaded--_Mental Bondage_ Overcome by National Schools and Colonization--_Moral Bondage_ Overcome by the Same Means--This Policy not to be Confounded with the Let-Alone Policy--An Apparent Policy of Toleration--The Alarmist's Cry and its Answer-- The Mormon Standpoint not to be Overlooked--The Cry of Unconstitutionality--The Proposed Polygamy Amendment to the Constitution--The Cry of Religious Persecution--Imprisonment Preferred to Sacrifice of Principle--Law Impotent to Break up Polygamy--Supposed Captivity of Mormon Women a Mistake-- Mass-Meeting of Mormon Women to Plead for Polygamy--_Senator Hoar_ on the Solution of the Social Puzzle--How the Law Should be Enforced and its Probable Effect--Superiority of the Colonization Plan over any Other Plan--Its Effectiveness Proved by the Oneida Community--_The Social Puzzle Solved_--The Duty of the Nation, the Citizen, and the Church 138