The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-11-22
The mormons and their po,x~.mv.

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The Mormons and~thslr PolySamy.
| Whether the Mormons do or do not allow poly.
| gamy, has been q mooted question. The following
letter from Wisconsin overland traveller, the
Milwaukee NetOs says, 10 addressed to the mother
of the writer. and has been furnished for publica
ton to that paper: 4
"SALT LAKE CRY, July 20. 1852.
| 81 arrived here before grand jubilee Of the
Mormons. They were celebrating the snnive rsary
| OF the arrival Of the Pioneers, who first planted
their colony, and, ! believe, first discovered the
| valley. The procession was magnificent. | will
give 1t to You as saw il: Marshal Of the day pre-
| siding, followed by flags. band. and large paint
ing exhibiting the pioneers Of ls4S, crossing the
| upper ferry Of Platte river. Pioneers then follow
| ed Pen and scribe (evcry sermon 10 taken down,
| In short hand, and inscribed in the Big Book, }
| men with the different Implements and toois, OF
almost every art and profession in the world; forty
old men and flag; forty old women, Representing
MotheIs In lsrael, their dag being inscribed with
| Our Children urc our Hope;' twenty tour young
men with their banner-inorto. Union aud Lib
| ertyi twenty-tour young ladies, (Daughters oi
soldiers, and eighteen bishops, bringing up tho
| rear. am quite confident there were seven thou
sand persons presents and, taken altogether il was
| sight well worth seeing out amidst these hills.
In the evening, bails and parties prevailed all over
| the city. : ....- :. ......
yesterday Orson Pratt. one Of their apostles
gave us quite n sensible sermon. Brigham Young
| Is the Prophet, Seer, Reveiator and head OF the
| Church He is assisted by two Councillors, twelve
Apostles, and eighteen Bishops. The Prophet,
(and under Wing rule,) the Governor, was pres
ent with some OF his wives, who came and went in
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,
livcs in her separate furnished apartment, and
spns, sews, weaves, &C., &c. All this 10 true.
went over the premises with q view to entertain
you for an hour, and l believe saw pretty much
| every thing
1.-The person board with has two wives. DR.,
good-iooking, healthy women. Thus you zee
polygamy II openly allowed and supported by
these Mormons. A man, having right to mans
,O'Ues a. ne ean find and ssRpsri ,akes fancy, goes
| to justice and swears he ia able to support her
and the marriage comes of with due Ceremony
and 30 It goes on, as he grows richer, without
limit. ..-.| $780,
"a Mormon moving into the valley gives one.
tenth Of HE property TO the church, and one tenth
OF his productive industry yearly, whatever i,
may be- ..' 1r - - - 't'..,& 4. ..2
The city contains population of six thousa nd
souls. and in the whole valley there are probsbly
fifteen thousand, which will be largely Increased
| this season. ... '. rs. -r :" Hf .."'
"Thcre are warm and hot springs here, the last
tt boiling heat. Salt is manufactured from the
lake water. which yields bowl OF salt from three
! of water There are also mines OF coal and iron
Lumber 10 scarce, $50 per thousand. The city Ia
| watered by more than one hundred strea ms,
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| purest water. .'0.s H. q. = ..,'ta ~ ..
"This country ia certainly as beautiful and fer.
| tile as any ever saw. They raise all We do in
| Wisconsin, and in far greater proportion. Vege.
tables peculiarly excellent, and, after the ha I'd
bread and bacon Of the plains, taste very well,
| ASSURE you. .+... F.. ,..t... ... 49,
"The Mormons find quite kind and obliging
Brigham Young Is a fine. looking man, resembling
a little Judge H. His wives mostly pretty,
and the little egitimoes, whom the people here cal
young prophets, are all good looking and vel
dressed" E.. d.. 49, ....-...-. : 1u.u. .
| BALTIMORE AND OHIo RAILRoAp-Irs PREsl.
DENT.-The Hillsborough (Ohio) Gazette notices
the receipt Of the late annual report of Mr. Swami
the President Of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company, and says:
"This admirable document, In its lucid and sat
isfactory explanation of the condition and progress
deserved reputation Of the distinguished officer
| who presides at the board, and illustrates mos
strikingly the prudence and energy with which
the affairs OF this grent corporation are admins.
| tered.
ITO have brought up the stock of this corpor a.
ton from % TO 96 per cent in the market-to have
! pushed q railroad over the Allegheny mountains
! IRON Baltimore to the Ohio river, at Wheeling
three hundre cd and eighty miles-to have raised the
funds and placed the contractors ut their work upon
the main stem to Parkersburg, one hundred and
six mile. more-to have prepared depot grounds in
tho hoart Of the city of Baltimore, covering three
entire squares of buildings-to have kept an army
Of one thousand artisans in tho workshops at Noun,
Care-to have maintained and elevated the credit
Of the compapy-and finally, during all the time
to have Cleared eight per cent. upon the finished Dor
ton OF the road-form series Of busness triumphs
indicating the possession Of administrative talents
of the very highest order. .. l'... $3.50 ..".f
1.-The successful results demonstrated in this able
| report (Which will bear tho closest scrutiny J
place MIR. President Swami, in our humble opin.
ion at the very head Of that taiente rank of bust.
ness men who, by dcvoting their servccs to rail.
benefits upon their fellow. citizens. DIay he long
iics 10 enjoy has treL-carnsd fame"
Tho Washington correspondent of the Baltimore
Patriot ais, compliments this gentleman, and
closes his notice of the road with q scnsiblo sua.
gestion: ... ......t. ..O-
1.-THE re election Of Thomas Swami, ESQ to the
Presidency Of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, il
| hailed everywhere with the warmest approbo tion
The friends Of this stupeudous iron highway to the
West have renewed assurances of the splendid con.
summation cf their hopes; and they cheerfuly &C.
cord the highest praise to the genius and energy
manifested by MIR. Swami in the prosecution OF
this great work Baltimore, in 1859. will receive
| an impetus from the completion of this road e
Wheeling, which will send it on to magnifcencs
and wealth. Its business veins will throb with an
activity. vigor, and health, which 1t has never be
| fore enjoyed. We Of Washing ton have but one
thing to ask of Mr.. President Swami and tho State
Of Mary land Relieve the road of the State bonus
and put the fare (for forty mies) at 81 from this
city to Baltimore" ...... -" ... ..
IMPORTANT JUDICIAL OrIsIoN.-In tho case Of
John H. Duffy %. the Mayor and City Council OF
Baltimore, recently tried by the United States cir.
cult court in that city, Chief Justice fancy gave
the following instruction to the jury. The action
was brought to recover $4,000. the alleged value
Of rope walk and other buildings destroyed by a
| mob in lS49: ..s r... ..'.'
a. In order to enable the plaintiff to recover il
| must be shown by the evidence TINT the property
was destroyed by riotous and umultuous asserri
bage, too strong to be resistcd without the aid OF
| the civil authority. 49,,
g. IL must appear also that the city authorities
| had reasonable ground for believing that such an
| assemblage too strong TO be resisted without their
aid, had taken plsce, or wac about TO take place,
and did not use reasonable diligence to suppress or
| prevent It. .. nf -#F -. B.. ars-''a -
-. And If it was destroyed by a tumutuous or
riotous meeting yet the corporation 10 not respon.
sible IT digent inquiry was made alter the notice
| that danger was apprehended. and reasonable pre-
cautions taken by the authorities to guard against
such riotous and tumutuous assembage.
| 80. Nor are they answcrabie IL the injury was
done upon sudden excitement, which the civil
authorities had not good reason to apprehcnd, or
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