The daily union., 1852-12-30
~ From the Detroit Pre- Pres.
The Mormons and Plurality OF wives

W. have letter. dated about The middle of September,
from well known citizen OF the Mormon church and
so,srnmen, OF Salt Lake. Ten thousand saints have
hen added to the settlement during the season Mer
ehsadise is plenty and held al high rates leather and
soms other manufactures have been established iuil
sst al ssgar beet machinery direct from France had ar
lived accompanied by practical operatives; many new
budDgs had been ccnsuueed; harvests had been very
Orodacve and abundan SO tar Tor mere temporal mat.
srs The theological or spiritual news is lar more I'M
,orlant A new seems TO be dawning upon mankind,
ar perhsps we should say womankind Lieut. Gunnison,
n his work upon Mormons, which should be read by
everybody told that in ls43 Joseph Smith, the prophet
had revelation IN reference to ihe Mormon system OF
plurality Of wives, or marriage Tor time and eternity "
This revelation made 10 The prophet Joseph but It's
publication was iniedced until another revelation should
be given 10 the chief Seer OF the Mormon church. That
inerdict il seems has been taken o for Governor Brig
ham Young in The presence oil $500 saints and sinners,
in the great tabernacle OF The chosen people,. pro-
claimed the law Of marriage, and then, with that vgor
which has characterized The Mormon conquest at Salt
iake sent out to the heaibsn lands of Europe, Asia
Aca Australia, the West indies, the Pacific islands,
aud the old United States, one hundred mission
-. - Rufepsor Orson Pratt has been given in
sharre OF the States east of the Rocky mountains and
PARTICULARLY TO all the ladies 10 the beauties Of the
plualily sysiem Of marriage Our Mormon brothers, II
seems TO Us. are getting their necks INTO moose Tor Il
men and then the devil will be TO pay, because now
here are ess females than males IL is probable that
our Rocky mountain neghbors will up tor Pariarchs
the good and expect 10 have supplied
frat but in the state matrimonial they will find that
hey amt sgood look enough do that kind of busi
ness Certain that the doctrine OF plurality of wives
hss been formally announced with what end leave
ohes 10 Judge Lieut. Gunnison has given an elaborate
and interesting view OF the condition and character OF
lhe Mormon religion and his work cannot fail to
command very extensive reading. The doctrine OF
plurality Of wives shadow, and the people OF the
limited States may as well look to ii at once, OF
the disturbing elements Of the social il not the political
government II isnot easy, il is true, 10 how il
proeress but il is equally difficult understand how
within few years, formidable religious sect has
risen up and become strong TO render il necessary
from motives OF policy, 10 appoint its chief 10 be gov
ernor Of one of the Territories OF the United States The
revelation question made early IN September last
and Professor Orson Pratt is lecturing in this
nv and boldly proclaming the doctrines TO the people,
Ii will be recolleced the MoTmons have denied that they
maintained the right OF having Zone or more wives; !"
but now the system has been adopted and the law is be-
g proclaimed BY three hundred missionaries scattered
over the whole world. IL ladies, "song minded and
Independent can be converted 10 supply the mission
sy demand, they will be able TO do pretty thriving
bnsiness. Allowing twenty TO each--which we think
sx thousand women to satisfy the missionary saints
alone II the thing is likely 10 advance. would sug
rest to those who contemplate building TO enlarge their
pans 10 meet the order o things and 10 give force
this suggestion beg to append extract from the
letter before ms ft&
my two wives and Miss 49, we'll The little chill
den all well, aud grow finely. The two youngest-a
boy and girl-were born last July, eleven daysapar
We have no earthly of knowing much abou,
The domestic of our Mormon correspondent
but if he goes on for year this rate he will have
nice little family to look alter. Solomon with all his
glory was not auayed like one OF these saints.