The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-02-04

Omnibuses like stage coaches on turnpike roads,
have had their day. The railroad has already
superseded them in part, and the day is not
distant when these clumsy, noisy vehicles will
be altogether thing Of the past, and be only
found in come museum, as relic Of antiquity.
The first omnibus ever run in this city was
by Niblo, the proprietor Of the theatre, who
found it necessary to import the springs from
England. This was in 1920, when the site of
his Bank Coffee House was "out of town"
Now it is in the heart Of the city. What pro-
gross has since been made in springs, and omni-
buses, and railroads, and buildings, and popu-
lation, and everything elsel Never was there
so fast people in the world.
The PoIYsAMY OF THE MoRMoNs-MoRE Re-
vEIATIoNs.--W published recently, for the in
formation Of the incredulous, an official confess
sion on Mormon polygamy, from Orson Pratt,
high priest of the Mormons and commissioned
by the Prophet, Brigham Young, as the mis-
sionary apostle of the Latter Day Saints, for the
conversion of the heather, at the city Of Wash
ington. From the Seer, a periodical pub
lished by Elder Pratt, in the said city, we
have some additional light thrown on the same
subject. He says, that e Brigham Young, just
now, is the only man on earth who holds the
keys to minister the ceremony of marriage for
time and for all eternity" He then proceeds
to state, that notwithstanding man's wife
may be hostile to the introduction of another
into the family, she must show good reasons
for it to the Prophet, or her complaints will not
IN mi md oh
which may constitute Mormon family, Elder
Pratt says =
There is no particular rule as regards the residence
Of the different branches of family. 1t is very fire.
quently the case that they all reside in the same
dwelling, and take hold unitedly and with the great
est cheerfulness, Of the different branches OF house
hold domestic business, eating at the table,
and kindly looking after each others welfare, while
the greatest peace and harmony prevail year after
year. Their children play and associate together
with the greatest affection, as brothers and ssters
while each mother apparently manifests as much
kindness and tender regard for the children of the
others as for her own
Beautiful! beautiful! Nothing like it, even
in the mysteries of Socialism =
And morning and evening, when the husband calls
together his family to worship the Lord, and call
upon his name, they all bow the knee, and with the
greatest union Of feeling offer their devotons to the
Most High.
What delightful state Of things to be sure!
A man with seven wives, and each the mother
Of half dozen children, all thus harmonizing,
to the number of fifty, around the husband or
father of the whole family, under the same roof
But it appears, according to Elder Pratt, that
It is sometimes the case that the husband provides
for his wives separate habitations Jacob did for
bis four wives, each OF whom had a separate tent
(Sec Genesis, 81 49, Where all the wives are
equally faithful the husband generally endeavors to
treat them all without Partially.
How romanticl How patriarchal How in.
teresting and instructive, these plain and
honest confessions Of the Marriage covenant Of
the saints at the Salt Lake. But suppose
case. A saint has seven wives. each living in
different house. He treats them all without
partiality." But can any one of them answer
how it is thus possible for him to be at heMe
more than one night in the week? Is not this
also a mystery!
Such are the denominations Of MormOnism,
through the confessions Of their delegated apos-
tie to Washington. We trust that the govern
ment will not much longer tolerate these things
They are in open defiance Of the laws and social
institutions of the whole country-they are on
outrage upon common decency-a mOnstrous
outrage upon woman's rights to husband other
own-and ought to be abolished before they
lead to the disasters Of civil war. We trust
that General Pierce will not overlook the Nor
mons. They must conform to the laws. 1t is
time they were taken in hand
Mexico AND THE CENTRAL AMERICAN STATES
We are sure that the politician, the states
man, the historian, and the general reader, will
thank us for the mass of highly interesting in
formation which we this morning present to
them, relative to the political and social con-
dition Of Mexico and the Central States of
America. This chapter Of cOtemporaneous his
tory consists of transations Of the hest articles
from journals OF the respective countries, in
which the whole question of the destiny of these
States is discussed from various points of view,
and is presented to our readers for their infor-
nation, enlightenment, and amusement.
The article entitled The First Day of the
Year." translated from the Unirersal, Of Next
co, gives the reader an ineligible retrospect of
the history Of that country for the last thirty
years, and in accounting for the sombreness of
the picture, brings into contrast the origin, pro-
gress, and position of the United States 1t is
a mournfnl confession of the past errors of our
republican neighbors, and suggests the only
alternative to be a radical change in the princi-
Piles Of government. We give another article Of
previous date, from the same journal, and one
on the like subject from the Gazette, of Guate-
mala.
In relation to Central and South America
we give an interesting letter from Mr.. E. G.
Squiers, late representative Of the United States
at Nicaragua. and the translation of an article
from the Pdnnnseno, on the political and social
relations of Peru.
We have bestowed some attention also on the