Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-08-13
The Mormon Plea for Polygamy.

Suboined is the letter of Elder Phelps of the Nor
mons, to the N. Y. Herald justiJying polygamy, a
practice in relation to which the rulers of the sect
have hitherto entered a denial, or been silent:
GREAT Salt LAKE CRY,
Utah Territory, May |. 1852.
Jas. Gordon Bennett, Esq.-ln the Herald of the
9th March. in your comments upon Gen. Grants re-
ply to the Flying court" or "Babes in the Woods,
late of Utah, see you oagaciously say the Latter
Dav Saints must make up their minds to submission
to the federal authorities, and down to the es
ablished arrangement of one wife at a time, or a.
bide the consequences of the higher law.'-Now,
sir, in Difference to your unique opinion permit me
to dissent because the constitution has no power
religion, neither has Utahs Congress the fed
eral authorities have no control over morality
that belongs to the good old book the word of the
Lord and YOU know that God allowed any good man
such as Abraham, Jacob Gideon. David, Solomon,
and hundreds of others, plurality of wives
.Praise We the Lord :" and unless all christendom
SHALL by their 'sacerdotal clergy, petition Jehovah
and repeal King James repugnant. and as believe,
| wonderful wivhg law we shall, religious
community, hold to our rights guaranteed by the
constitution and revelation. 1t is just as vrtuous,
Just as holy. and just as wise for the Mormons to
obey the scriptures now in the days of Moses or
Jesus for Jesus said suer little children, and for
bid them not, to come unto me- for of such is the
kingdom of heaven You know also, that among
other great promises to the Latter Day Saints, an
| hundred fold of mothers and children is proms-
|
had the wives mothers, to Lear them Some of
the old prophets said, s:seyen women should take
hold of one man." &C.. but think it is nowhere
said that seven men should take hold of woman.
as is somewhat fashionable among the elite of many
nations.
| If you have not received communication from
DR.. j. Nj Bernhise the plurality of wives, being
dialogue between Judge Bogushus and the Kings
Fool call him for it, and let the people have it.
and think your one wife system will sing as small
as your racing Gilpins, dirty cotton court" OF
two evils Mormon chooses neither, but goes in for
all good and more good, which, if as Solomon said,
good wife is good thing, then the more you have
the good you have so that when the suffering
female kind, the great globe acquainted
with the fact that ''the daughters of kings are
among the Lords honorable wives in heaven
| psalm 45)--and on the right hand the Queen in
gold of Ophir, you will hear of more honorable wo-
men clinging to the holy priesthood than you ever
thought Of narrow, contracted christian clergy
drove into corruption by night closetings because
their deeds are evil.
| Brother Gordon, look into my almanac for this
year. and the thirty second page you will observe
an account of the Eternal Mother" and on the
thirty seventh, the philosophy of the heaven. -
| Try little of the Mormon Classic go in for He
brew, Greek, Latin Italian, Spanish and any other
language that conveys truth.
| Should you get the communication I mentioned
above. | think that what have written will do for
YOU and l. and Others to calculate that the Consti
tuition of the United States actually allows men and
women to love, get, and do all the good they can
from the Bible, from the book of Mormon. from the
world, and even from one another "Praise We the
Lord !" Respectfully, w. w. PHELPS.