Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-05-15
No government Bounty to polygamy.
Speech Of Mr.. Lyon of Lgoasdaie, Neu York. ia
the House of Rfprfstnfattpes. MaI a. 1851.

the House Of Rtprrsentaftpes, May 4, 1854.
Let every man have his syifei and let every
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Mr.. Lyon said--air. chaifmat,: This Ierritoriai
bill proposes 10 give, upou certain conditions, one
hundred and sixty acres OF land 10 every single
inan, ndthree hundred and twenty TO every mar
fled man, .fprouided, tinthef, thai tide brpcfts of
this Gct snail not erlend 10 any person toho shaH
aolo, orataRy dime hereafter, be the husband Of
than ipifs."--Aganst the striking out of this
inroviso most earnestly protest. This subject Isl
too lightly cons deted, fear. by tis eulightened
committee. It's great coilst qusnce precedence
makes il eedful that our investigation should be-,
thorough, worthy of Christian Statesmen and
Christian law glyers. I wouId appeal TO the
hearty patriotism OF every membespresent, edncat-e
e,, as Trey have BEEN. in the principles OF Tie
Tlgtim fathers, Cavaliers aud the llIsnetots the
descendentsof men Who fled from pIthigae / bili-
nous courts to enjoy yirtnous quiet in The un.
broken Wilderness, of the Sest-if they 4. r un
willing 10 see this Government disgrace itself by
express orinplied legislation, in any way snnctun-
ing the practice OF polygainy in this country Its
enormity as a crime has been made the subject of
sri:gent statutes in ev. State the eonIederncy
Is premium 10 be paid, in fertile lands, Tor the
'debauching oil our daughters and the deiuling OF
our wiyesa Isthis Congress so wenl as baseiy to
stoup TO such purpose, reversing al the yittuous
associations and instructions of our chillhooi2 Is
THIS black cancer sore, this creeping lsptosy 10 be
enconragedf & 81
When The people of Utah are placed ON the
same bnsiso the people Of other Territories, is
not that sufficient, rs not that enongh? Strike out
the: clause, aud what will be its actual conse-
quences2 Individuals will 20 there whose senses
are stronger than their sentiments, whose passions
override their principles, and anvil thenIseiys OF
Government bounty, and, like Persians, Hindoos
and MuSsuimen fill teiT houses with lh. bloum-s
ing beauties OF the North The witclnng women Of
the South, provided tiey have wealth or personal
atiracto,.s to induce such painful and hortii
sacrifice. II has been demonstrated Gle; riy by all,
political economists, DIR. FIanklin, Nautilus. and
MISS Mafllneau, that ia 4, far
one woman, tile very state the Lord or ginally in
tended when lie created Adam and Eve. That
There should besEo mopopoy of the fair sex. Yet
when polygany IS tacitiy respertabieised by aii
American Congress, II may NOT be so difficult 10
I'LL with mothers End daughteis--those whom Goil
las destined for n nobler domestic spliere--an
Ameticaa Haren. Sit, there IS but one way to
kill the cockntpce. It's 10 break The egg. Nis
tJbre1k The egg. 5ifas,,l8 7sssa
Let9us look for a moment TO those countries
where polygamy exists-tothe feeble and sinem,
| bertd empire OF the Sultan, atprtsent under The
| ptolectotate oil England ard France. Women.
eording 10 the noran. have no immortal souls;
women are soldSos slaves;s women are protected
thigh wal s., guarded by enuchs, the aures of
appetite, nnnisterlng 10 the observation-disclosures
sions o.. our whole nature. And, sir, Co you
think things different among the SLATER Day
Saints i'll the Murnondom of Utahl No, sir; lust
as bad. Amid The jealouslrs of plurality Of
wives the respect OF parental authority is lost,
the genticnsSs of freside Instruction. aud hearth
stone memories are destroyed. Crime of the most
reHolting character enSuts infantIcide follows rs
"a matter ofcourse as soon as the husband finds lie
IS getting more chiidIenithan lie can support Sir,
human nAture is just the same in every land. DO
you think Abdni Mejld, with three HUNDRED and
seventy wives, has been the fatlIer Of only five
chIllre,f II is impossible. (ApplaHse andla IL
Ittr.) Tie bodies of dead Infants float on the
sapphire-tide OF tile Bo>phoruS. and the Light oil
many u Lnrem, Gom The destruction of her tn.
sptlng, has been lost among the dark shadows of
Tie c!pIesS OIL SculnIi. There is not ug-shop.
- lint
| newborn babes easy. And being warned of these
Things, 'et us njt Fix this p ague spot upOn The
route 10 the goldengate Of The Pacific, Tue VEST
| ,rn pathway Of the empiIe. Posiefiiy:4s sir. wuI.
anathenatIze this kind oil esislalion 10 the latest
years OF the Republic w efall sha,ltie, crumb,,
10 The dust, our NAMES be lost in obllyion but The
tprtncpie we establish by implica ion, as tile ghost
OF Hamlets fnllier, will evidence against us
we have passed away. Let us meet this subject.
ldiscouiage IT., condemn il, reject it, And, Sir, il
WI be an honorable precedent, not for day, but
| for all time.
The Mormous have l,een spoken of as a pe.secu.
ted eorie--martyred people, driven from Stale 10
4 State. With tier sorrows synpnthize for tieit
greis IgTIeve; bui II curious way to con-,
sole them for tue past by asking Congress 10 sauc-
lion pOlygany in The future Ii is said that This
practice existed in the days of Solomon True
4 The Running after the slrnnge women OF Esypt,
the falling from grace i'll the service OF God, was
he true reason OF Solomon sIegn, after giorlous
/ day, ending in lurd sunset. Aud .ltom lis Iuins
issued That 1ndItildls son, whose unjust acs was
the SCI urge oil Israel; for pGrality OF wives de.
\ trpys you men, aud debases old. The light of
the Prophets went out on the night Jesus was cru
Cifird. The old dispensaticf was fulfilled md nj
llay of progress brought in under the rays of
] New Testament, IRON whose teachings our nation
laiity sprang Into existence. Lamarline beautiful
\ ~ sail: "Jerusalem was the st phichie ofthe Old
i w orlu, and the cradle. of the newt Letgus, as
Ghristi1ns, follow and legislne inthe doctrines of
] GhriS, not oil Joe Smith; let us take The Holy
Gospel, not the Book of NJ rmou.
One idea further, in continuation. P5intIme To-
a nation where polygamy Is ptaciiced, and will
point you TO hea,hens and barbarlais. 1t serious.
ly affects the prosperity of Staies reards CIVIL
Eat OH, 1t upr19ts Christianity. Tile ottomans or
Turks are the best specimens, of this system; aud
although they import, aud have Tor centuries, the
incst beautiful women ftomthe mountains of Gsor-
sia and tue valleys of Circassia, those Tree and
Lramtul conntreS Tarar lnaidens from beyond
the Caspian, and tue Arabian mnidens from Yemen
yet eHeminacy andsweakness, lackof Intellectual
Strength, bodily energy, iiaiona decay, is its atl
unaiiing result, while The Greeks, the Jews, and
the Armsnians have increased i'll numbers and en-
lerprse under the iron heel of the nlerciless on
pressoFs. Who fought the battles of the Turks
s'nce the daHsof Alaiomet III? Under Aclnled. m
urath, Selim and Mnhmoud Under W hose lead
srstlp did they become terror TO EuTop,2 ii was
| tie renegade and apostateat roates, Walclarens,
4 Greeks aud HUI garians. Under their commands
they VIGOROUSLY hoaied the Crescent over fe bat.
ileiients of Belgrade, over Tie towers of PeSth,
aud by the walls of Vienna. But ;or the gallant
~ Of sialrenbqrg' they might have swept ontothe
| Eibes and the Rhine.
IL has been doubted by gentlemen whether this
clause Is constitutional; yet, with The following
words from the constitution in relation 10 the pow
ers ef Congress, tender mus. he their scruples if
they doubt it. ctiop5 third of the Constitution
reads as follows:s MIA eee. . ssv5,5SS + : =
.'Congress shall have power'o' dispose of, and
make all needful rules aud regulations respecting
the. Tetritories.u q 2ff sit4ltsf 80
Tins is one OF tile necessary regulations
the wholesome rules. We are told by The dele
gate from Utah that 1t issan ecclesiastical estab-
lishment;" a religious law, aid over such many
strict constitutional copslruclionists believe that
we, have no control; but that we have power 10
prevent giving, a bounty for lis encouragement /