The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1854-04-13
From the Saturday Evening Post.
The MOrmOnS.

be aware of the importance OF doing the
graceful and agreeable TO all travellers who
can WELD pen, and thus aid in mould.
ing pubic sentiment in their favor. All
will remember how Mr.. Kane, Of this city,
while the Mormons were yet in Illinois,
was deceived by them-and made TO be
lieve that they were the victims OF an en-.
lirely unjust persecution, and that the
charges brougth against them as to the
system of Spiritual wifehood,' plurality
of wives. &c, we're the most unmltigated
lalsehoods. Our readers also will re.
member how short period it has been,
since a Mormon preacher denied repeat
edly in our columns that the charges re.
ferred 10 we're true. But, according to
Capt. Gunnison's book, the Mormons
have very few conscientious scruples as
to deceiVing and overreaching the gen
tiles
We make these remarks as introduc.
tory to an extract from letter from Salt
Lake, now going the rounds OF the pa
pers. The writer says, the italics being
our own:
attended church last Sunday, and The
remarks from those tchO spoke Dere just
such as you hear in the STATES. The eS-
sentiaI difference betwesn The MOrmonS
and others IS that The MwmonS 90 in for
an unlimited number Of ,OlreS. A man
can have as many wives as he can con-
venienlly support Gov. Young has his
full share, and has them quartered in dit.
ierent parts Of the town. The State House
is a very creditable edfce, two stories
high, and upwards of forty feet square;
the first story is of red rock, second OF
adobe, and plastered red and white, to
correspond with the first story.
The Mormons treat us kindly. and
profess attachment to the Government Of
the United States. They look upon Judge
Brocchus as the author of the iHiberaL
reports respecting them. l neUer tOas in
a place in my life in which, apparently
morality ofthe most rigid kind is prac-
ticed like you see it here. There are no
houses of i'll fame in the town, and swedr'
ing on the streets is punished by heavy
fine. Contrary TO my expectations, |
find. on inquiry, the Americans are in a
large majority in the Mormon population.
Americans ill all the offices.
According TO the above, then, before
the Mormons adopted the practice ofhav.
ing a plurality of wives, there was no
essential difference between them and
others
The writer was never in place where
morality of The most rigid kind was
practiced like it is in Utah--and yet Gov
Young and others have as many wives
as they can support 'quartered in differ.
ent parts OF the town.
Swearing in the streets is punished
with heavy fine Well, swearing in
the Church is not--ior we have published
reports OF speeches in Church by Brig.
ham Young, which contained, unless our
memory fails US, choice specimens Of the
hardest kind of swearing.
As to there being no houses of i'll fame
in the Mormon settlement, with the wives
of Gov. Young and others, 'quartered in
different parts OF the town. thar is mere
matter Of opinion.
In conclusion, we repeat our questions
of last week:--ls il not disgraceful that
man in the open practice of Polygamy,
should be commissioned as Governor oi
a territory belonging to Christian people
and is not the Government OF the Uni.
ted States sdnctioning polygamy, so long
as it continues Brigham Young in ofhcel