The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-11-24
Correspondence of the Republic.
Bosros, November 81, ls49.
PoLY0AMY AMONG THE MoRMoNs.

PoLYoAMY AMONG THE MoRMoNs.
A lady of Lynn, in our State, who has recently
turned from the Mormon settlement at the G reat
Salt Lake, confirms the statement which appeared
a few days since in the Philadelphia North .4nleri-
can, that the laws of the community permit the
men to have as many wives they support
the young being able TO take of five or only,
and the Older, ttcenty, tiUe thirty, They seem TO
have adopted the Mahommedan practice of plu-
ralty of wives, though they do not keep them shut
up i'll harems. 1t will be question whether our
laws are elastic enough TO cover community in
which polygamy is practised, however conscien-
tious the ladies and gentlemen may be, by whom it
is followed. If Deseret is admitted polygamous
State 1t will make odd work with statute books
CALIFORNIA CONTRADICTIONS.
As an instance of the contradictions of California
letter writers, take the following: correspondent
of the Portsmouth Journal writes, under date of
September 9th, 81 like living in the mines; it is
healthier there far So than in San Francisco"
One of the "boys'' writes laconcally to his friend
in this city: California be id. Particulars in
my next" Nantucketer says: "Thc whole coun
try is a barren place Isuppose lumber will be high
for some time to come, for hear that great many
more fools on their way here" Another writes:
81 am not exactly sorry that l came here, but
wouldn't advise any of my friends to come"
Three more vessels left this port To. day, carrying
III all three hundred passengers. One more speci-
men of our New England correspondence from Cal
ifornia, and have done. poor fellow, who has
seen the elephant, from proboscis to tail, writes:
''Should William and Stephen feel at all inclined
to this way, let them ask mother for blanket,
little hard bread and poor water, and then let
them sleep out doors for week before they start
THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS IN MASSACHUSETTS.
ma Tnhn
nominated as a candidate for the office, by
the Wings, last night. He will, no doubt, be re-
elected.
According to the authentic returns of our late
State election, the House stands 100 Wings to
LOT Coalition men, Free-soilers and Locofocos-
leaving to the Wings majority of 50. On Mon
day next another trial takes place in those towns
which, owing to our majority law, failed to elect.
The Wings OH hand.
NON RESISTANT ANNIVERSARY.
The Non Resistants of New England held their
anniversary in this city on Saturday very
small muster they had of it. There have been
backsders during the year, as were told by
some Of the speakers. One influential member of
the society. an auctioneer, Mr.. Garrison said,
had apostatized so far to knock down customer,
instead of bale of goods. On the fact being made
known, the name of Mr.. Going going gone
cFdscu from inc llSt ol tneHlDeTs
fined the principle of non resistance by insancing
case like the following: If man is assaulted by
a highwayman murderer, he must not resist,
even for the purpose of saving his life, the lives
of his wife and children, unless such resistance
be effected without endangerng the life limbs of
his opponent; he must not strike single blow, in
self-defence, that may, by any possibility, break
arm, a finger even, of his assailant.
Another speaker conceded with MIR. Garrison,
and remarked, that should his house be entered by
robbers that night, he should offer resistance
unless they could be expelled without receiving the
slightest bodily injury! But he should endeavor,
on the morrow, to ferret out the burglars, (not,
however, through the aid of the laws,) and have
friendly talk with them, and try, with words of
kindness, to win them back to the forsaken paths
of honesty and virtue. II any articles of which he
had been robbed should be found in their posses
sion he should refuse TO take them back and beg of
the misguided men to retain them, unless, indeed,
they pertinaciously urged and entreated him to re-
ceive them, &c.
Such is specimen of the babble of these reform
ers, who have taken in hand the task of reforming
the world, and fastening on the millennium, -