Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1852-12-11

Whether The Mornons do or Do not allow pol
ygrny, has been mooted question The fol-
lowing letter from a Wisconsin overland traveller,
the Milwaukee Ae'0s says, il addressed to the
mother Of the writer, and has been furnished for
publication to that paper:
"SAIr LAKE Cry, JuLY 20, 1852
Il arrived here before grand jubilee Of the
Mormous. They were celebrating the anuiyersa-
ry Of the arrival Of the Pioneers, who first planted
their colony, and, believe first discovered the
valley. The procession was magnificent II win
give tito you as saw u, Marshal Of the day pre-
siding, toilowedby tags, banxk azsa 4 lafEa PANT
ing, exhibiting the pioneers of Is " crossing tic
upper ferry Of Platte river. Pioneers then fol-
lowed Pen aud scribe {every sermon Is taken
down, in short band and Inscribed in the Big
Book,l men with the different implements aad
tools, Of almost every an onl profession in the
world; forty old men and flag forty Old women,
representing the mothers IN lsra l. tsir flag being
inscribed with Our Children aud obr Hope;'
twenty four young men with their bannef-n,otto,
Union and Liberty; twenty-sour young aliea,
Daughters Of Zion9 twenty-tour boys; twenty
four girls, soldiers, aud eighteen bishops bring
ing up the rear | am quite confident there were
seven thousand persons present. and taken alto
gethcr, it was a sight well worth seeing out amidst
these hills. In the evening, balls and parties pre-
vailed all over the city.
yesterday Orson Pratt, one of tleir apostles,
gave us quite sensible sermon. Brigham
Young is the Prophet, Seer, Reyelator and head
Of the Church lle is assisted by two Council
ors, twelve Apostles aud eighteen Bishops
The Prophet, (ud under Wing rule,) the Gov
ernor, was present with some Of his wives who
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lie has living with him in the city, Ia one house.
sixteen wives aud thirty children. Each wife,
with her progeny, lives in her separate furnished
apartment, and spins weayes, 6c., dc, All this
is true, went over tie premises with view 10
entertain you for an hour and believe saw pret-
ty much everything.
"Ihe person board with has two wives. Dr.
Richards, councillor, has six, aud all Of them
good-IooSing healthy women, Thus you see pol
teamY is openly allowed and supported by these
MGmons 4 man, having right 10 as many
ieiles as ne can md anil support, takes fancy,
goes to a justice and swears he is able to support
her, aud The marriage comes off with due cere-
mouy-and so it goes on, as he grows richer,
without limit
"a Mormon moving into the valley gives one.
tenth Of his property 10 the church, and one-tenih
OF Hln pto9ulufc AHuu7by gcWtgf hh"ttNVi ~
may be-
"The city contains population Of 5000 souls,
aud in the whole valley there mo probably 49,
600, which VIII be largely increased this season.
"Ihere are warm and hot srring here, the last
at boiling heat. Salts manufactured fom the
lake water, which yields one bowl Of salt from
three Of water There are also mines Of coal
and iron. Lumber IS scarce, $50 per thousand.
The City is watered by more than one hundred
streams brought from the neighboring mountains,
Of the purest water.
"This country is certainly as beautiful and fer
teas any ever saw. They raise all we do in
Wisconsin, and in fu greater proportion. Vegc-
tables are peculiarly excellent, aud, after the bard
bread and bacon Of the plains, taste very well l
assure You.
"1he Mounous find quite kind and oblig.ng.
Brngham Young is fine looking man, rescmb-
ling little Judge II. His wives are mostly pret-
ty, and the little icgifimafs, whom the people
here call young prophets, are all good looking
and well dressed"