Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1854-08-26

ton is decidedly deleierious. The pro-
phei Juseph had over forty wives al Nau.
VOC, aud the rest of the priesthood had
various numbers. corresponding with their
standing aud iucinations, aud nearly
all the children ofthese polyganous mar.
riages died at that plsce--indeei, it is
alleged by Mormons that not one VAS Ia.
ken 10 -utah. Brigham Young has thirty
CHILDREN, of whom eight are by his first
and second lawful wif,s. the remlining
t"eniy-.wo are BY his spiriiuais. He
has about fifty wives, some of whom were
widows of Joseph Smith, and are proba-
bly, past the time Of having children; but
supposing him to Lave thirty wa, are ca.
peble Of having which is below
the true number--ibe twenty-five children
wuu be less than one chIld TO cOncu-
bine. If each of these degraded females
could have jeen the honored wife Of one
husband, the aggregate number Of children
according 10 The usual average of four to
q family, would be one-hundred and twen.
ty, showing loss in population Of ninety
eight.
The children are subject to a frightful
degree Of sickness and mortality. This
is the combined result of the gross sensu.
4 ality of the parents, and want OF care to-
ward their offspring, As general rule,
The sanity pretenders take as little care
of their wives as Of their children, AMI
of both less than careful farmer in the
states would Of his cattle /; and nowhere
out of the Five Points, in New York Ci.
ty, can more filthy, miserable, neglect
ed-looking and disorderly rabble Of chill
dren be found than in the streets Of Great
Salt Lake City. The Governor. again,
whose attention TO his mul,ifarious family
He are bound to suppose greater than
the average, affords fair illustration. lie
was twice lawfully married, and has eight
legitimate children by his concubnes-
no one knows how many-i' is only known
that there are only twenty-five surviving.
These females do not reside in The Gov.
ernor's House. so called, but in different
establishments. from one up to dozen in
place.
Their system of plurality has obli,erat.
ed nearly all sense of decency, and would
seem 10 be fast leading to an intercourse
open and promisrnous as the cattle in the
fields. A nan living in commonwith a
dozen dirty Arabs. whether he calls them
wives or concubines, cannot have very
nicesense of proprlety. L is difficult 10
giv9 true account of the effects which
have resulted from this cause, and. a, the
same tlme. preserve decency of language-
The Saints are progressive. Las, year,
1852. they seriously discussed the sub
Fjcci of introlucinga new order int. lh4
church, by whichFthe wives of absent
missionaries nigh. be sealed to Saints left
at home. There are a number Of cases
in which man has aken widow and
her daughter for wives ct sheasanle time.
One has widow md her ,woF daugh,ers.
There nre also instances OF the niece be-
! ing sealed 10 The uncle, and they excite
no more attention :han an ordinary case.
How tar the plngue.spot is 10 spread in4
thus direction remains 10 be seen.
Brigham Young stated in The pulpit, in
1852, that the time nigh, come when, for
the sake of keeping The lineage Of the
| priesthood unkroken, marriages would hs
confined to the same families as, for in.
stance, the son of one mother, would mar.
ry The daughter of another bv the same
ia her. There has been some talk Of 60.
ing even beyond this. and allowing the
father to seal his own daughter TO himself
THE nAREMs OF THE PRIESTHOOD.
The high prizes, dignltaries Of the
church are exceedingly skilful in procur.
ing young girls for wives. They incul-
| cate the idea that elderly members, who
have been tried and found faithful, are
surer instruments of salvation than the
Young, who may apos aiize; and as mar.
rage to one who remains steadfass is es.
mere angels. great many young women
are fooled into this bubblipg end seeihIng
caaldfon of prostitution.
Elder Witford Woodruff, one Of the
twelve apostles, has regular SYSTEM OF
changing his harem. He takes in one or.
more young girls, and so manages, after
re tires Of them, .hs, they are glad To ask
for a divorce, afer which he beats the
bush for recruits. He took fresh one, i.
about fourteen yeats Old, in April, 1859,
and will probably ge. rid Of her in the
course Of the ensuing summer. ! hese
maneuvres are practised more or less III
the whole gang the girls discaFdsd ~
one become sealed to smother; and 50
travel the entire rounds and when ihey
accomplish The whole circuit, and ara
ready TO start anew, tteyhase 4 pfdf0iind.
ly realizing sense of fefiiale modesty Ia
say nothing Of some of III sdiuncts:f
'1 rIiE MORMON WIFE a
A wife, in Utah, cannot live out half
her days. III fanilies where poiysamy = !,
has been introddssd she suffsIs asi saonj
Of apprehension od il1e suhjsct whichacsii
scarcely be conceived, much shorSi} d dSs 4
scribed. There il sad, cennsplaiuine. Il
suffering, look, which IS. Obvious u de-
most ordinary obssrssr, which isiIe sl,s
story, # 'hsFs wsrssno other syidepcses
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