New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-11-23
One sinrul.r iaea ADVANCED By Mr prnr. 10 ths ds.

One Singular idea advanced by Mr. Pratt in this ds
eourse cannot reirun from mentioning Inat wa'
that the principal reason why the people OF the United
Stnies and Europe did not adopt the system ot pira'
~ of wives thai they too uvartous m penu
rious support such large families that they were last
becoming too fond OF gold to support even single wse
and h. of pring This expsnatipn OF a custom wich
has heretofore been sttbutei virtuou7 principle upon
the part Of our people and European w untou)tely
surprise and shock not few OF them. The SAINTS are
using every endesvor 10 make pro-eytes 70 their rea
gon They are ssniing out m'sonSres, with that oo'
feet TO every quarter of the globe IL few days some
eicLy or ninety of these apostles ct MormOnism viii a.
part upcn their Missions some destined 20 toe various
Setes Of The Unon Others 20 the disrent countries IN
Europe ard others vet 70 China Hnios;al Australia the
Sandwich Islands, and other remote regions They are
generally selected promscuousy rOm the com nunIty
Of Saints large, and are sometimes called upon 20 de-
rart upon these distant Missions with no. tlan
week or ten days notic. sni without pay or reward
This duty they uually perform with cheerlulne-s snt
tlacri'y Mr. Pratt, who delivered he sermon 20 which
have alluded accompanies the pasty on mission to
Washington CIV where he goes 20 edit a Mormon pa
rer Through the columns of his Journal presumeth,t
The public win he fully coli tened as 10 all the more i'm
porfari points Of Mormon theology, including the doc
trine OF spiritual wives rs well Al ohers
In point OF political feeling, believe that there Is 1T
tie or no genuine American spirit or sentiment am )ny
the Normons If they ever entertained any feelings OF
attachment the Government and institutions OF the
country satisfied that succession of what they
crrd a. gross persecuii and hostes upon the part
Of the re pie If several States has almost ii not totally
erRdicsfed ii from their minds They undoubtedly
suspicious and unfendy IN the great body OF the Cit
Of the United States. Such hen their feelings TO-
wards the peol e, it is but natural TO 'ude that the
same doubis and dislike extends 10 the Government
which that people msiurein and control That treeon-
able feelings and sentiments toward the National Gov
eminent prevail in this community % much greater
extent than is generally supposed in the States is s;t
- which feel p.rtec ly COW need
II these feelings have yet manifested Themselves
in open of rebellion dsrespect OF the authority
Of the Government it is mainly because they are noe
yet sufficiently confident OF their strength, or nave not
deemed the povocIton sufficiently great 10 justify them
in taking so decided a course believe that few years
increase in strength md propitious OCCASION will de-
velop there feelings 20 the conviction OF body
base my opinion not much upon any positive aets or
expressions that have either heard seen upon the
general un and character of their conversation snl
in'ormaii, derived from the most credible sources
The conduct of the returning Uuitrd States officers, in
deserving their post ar tue time they dill is universally
condemned here by all persons with whom have con
versed upon the subject. They let at the most critical
period when they stood in no immediate danger OF PER
sona violence and by their preence might have caused
such positive development of the feelings and in
tentons OF the Mormons toward the Government
would have enabled it to take hold OF and crush their
treason ia the very bud