The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-11-24

The M0rm0ns.
THEIR PoLYGAMY-THE SALT LAKE VALLEY.
Whether the Mormons do or do not allow poly
gamy haze been mooted question. The folio wing
letter from Wisconsin overland traveller, the Mil
waukie Neirs says is addressed to the mother Of
the writer and has been furnished for public aon TO
that paper
SALT LAKE Cry, July 26, 1852
arrived here before grand jubilee of the Nor
mons They we're celebrating the anniversary Of
the arrival Of the pioneers, who first planted their
colony, and, believe. first discovered the valley
The procession was magnificent l will give il TO
you as / saw it;-Marshal Of the day presiding,
followed by flags, band, snd large painting OK
bibiing the pioneers Of 1913 crossing the upper
ferry OF Platte river. Pioneers then folio Sedpon
and scribe; (every serIn,n is taken down in short
hand, and inscribed in the big book0 men with the
different implements and tools OF almost every art
and profession in the world; forty old men and dag;
forty old women, representing Mothers in Israel
their flag being inscribed with-''Our Children are
our Hope" tsenty-four young men, with their
bsnner-motto, "Union and Liberty" twenty four
young ladies Daughters Of Zion twenty four boys;
twenty four girls band, soldiers, and eighteen
bishops, bringing up the rear. | AN quite conadent
there were seven th )usand persons presents and,
taken altogether, it was sight we'll worth seeing
out amidst these hills. In the evening balls and
parties prevailed all over the city
Yesterday Orsen Pratt, ono Of their apostles,
gave quite a sensible sermon, Brigham Young
IS the prophet, seer, revolator, and head Of the
cnuTcD. ne is BSalsteu Two Twelve
apostles, snd eighteen bishops. Toe prophet aad
(under Thig rule) the governor, was present. with
some Of his wives, The came and went 10 q large,
elegant open carriage. He has living with him in
the city, in one house, sixteen wives and thirty
children. Each wife, with her progeny, lives IN her
separate furnished apartment, and spins, sews,
weayes, &c, SC. All this is true went over ths
premises with view TO entertain you for an hour,
and believe saw pretty much every thing
The person / board with has two wives. DE-.
Richards. councillor has six, and all of them good
looking healthy women Thus, you Gee, polygamy
is openly allowed and supported by these Mormoas.
find and support, takes fancy, goes to justice,
and swears he il able to support her, and the mar
rage comes of with due csremony--and so it goes
on, as he grows richer, without limit.
A MorInon moving into the valley gives one
tenth of bis property to the church, and one
tenth of his productive industry yearly, Whatever it
may be.
The city contains population Of xix thousand
souls, and in the whole valley there probably
fifteen thousand, which viii be largely increased
this season.
There are warm and hot springs here, the last at
boiling heat. Salt is manufactured from the lake
water, which yields bowl of salt frsm three Of
water. There are also mines of coal aud iron.
Lumber is scarce, $50 per thousand. The city is
vatered by more than onebuEdred streams, brought
from the neighboring mountains, Of the purest wa
ter
3his country is certainly as beautiful and fertile
as any ever saw. They raise ali we DO il Wis,On.
sin, ana in far greater proportion. Vegetables
peculiarly excellent, and, after the hard bread ard
bacon Of the plains, taste very we'll, assure you
The Mormons / find quite kind and obliging.
Brighsm Young Is fine looking man, resembling
little Judge IL. His wives are mostly pretty, and
the little legitimates, whom the people here call
young prophets, are all good looking aad we'll
dressed,
THEIR MISSIONS.
From the st. Louis Republican Nov, Z
BY the printed proceedings Of the Mormon ConFa-
renee, held at Salt Lake in the Tabernacle, on the
2Ssh Of August last, we learn that a large number
OF elders were appointed to nisionsin various quar-
to the church, all nearly all of them i'm nedieey
departed to their several stations They went with
out ''purse or scrip and most, if not ALL Of them
have reached Kanesville. The devotion Of these
men to their faith, is not more manifest in the
provided manner in which they 90 to whatever part
OF the world they are directed by the church, than
the cheerful and prompt manner in which they leave
homes, families, wives, children, property, and every
domestic tie, to so out and ful6l what they be-
lieve to be moral and religious duty. Those ap
pointed at this recent conference 60 abroad, some
for three and others for years snd the mi
ton they bear from the church is that during that
period they forget their wives, children, friends,
and all worldly interests and devote themselves, in
thought AID In practice, to the propagation OF their
doctrine, and the making of converts. SO far We
can learn from the proceedings Of the conference, il
does not appear that the church becomes IN any way
Responsible for the support ofthe family OF az absent
elder. This, however may be provided for ia their
general arrangements for the support Of the destitute
and poor and in this respect they put to shame
many of the protesting Christian communities.
BY the proceedings of the conference before us,
see that the following number of missionaries
have been sent to the places named. wiz
10 England ...........37 To Cape of Good Hope.