Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1854-10-28
MOysMONEsM.

This absurd ana UrlstI! 'Ht' Wv"
has increased to sue h an cXten, N Eng
land, that it bus attracted the attention
and the denuncialion Of the great Ihun-
derer, tho London Times. The Times
maintains that it is wrong to permit
Mormons to enjoy the titles and priv;
lcges of Protestant Dissenters. Alth"'
thoy still retain tho name Of Christmas
they have virtually substituted Joe Smith
in the place Of the Divine Founder Of
Christianity, and superseded tho Bible
by tho ridiculous aud corrupt book OF
Mormon. t
|, is a disgrace to modern civilization
that such rank imposturc as Mormon
ism should be able to obtain votaies
all over The world. The imposition is
SO gross aud palpuble, the vile and prof
ligate character of its author was SO no.
,orious that it really seems as il u world
in which such a humbng could gain ere.
dence, must be in its first or second
childhood.
There is no denying, and no pretencc
now of denying, tho universal practice
Of polygamy among the Mormons.--
Such a custom could never have been
engrahed upon Western civilization,
except from tho vilest and most abomI-
nnble passions. Not only is every Nor
mon permitted to have as many wives as
he thinks proper, but the head of tho
Church can divorce tho parties whcnev-
or he sees fit, and permit the wife to take
a new husband, as we'll as the husband
a new wife, SO that tho practical opera
tions of the system is Communism in its
most odious abomination.. The Nor
mons, in effect, address to the men and
women of their association, the language
Of Socialism: "You are now delivered
from the restraints Of civilization, which
are evil; hencefor,h your passions arc
to be your only guides, and the satisfac-
ton Of them your inheritance; only EN-
ter with zeal upon your heritage, and
act yourselves OUT" The whole doc
trine of Mormonism is, like Saint ST.
monism, "a hideous prumiscui,y." =
Yet, like those precious moralists, they
have the sublime audacity to declare
that their doctrine prevents vice. To
which it may be easily answered, in the
language Of an opponent of Saint ST.
monism to a similar boast, cit is true,
that under your system, there will be
no more adultery, for vice will be lcgit-
imatised, reduced TO RTE. 1t is in this
sense only tina. you can say there will
be no more adultery"
1t is high time that the United States
Government should withdraw all coun.
tenance and encouragement from tho
Mormons. Brigham Young, the Gov
ernor, openly defcs the Executive of
this country to remove him. He ought
to be removed without delay, and a n ew
Governor appointed, as we'll as other
territorial officers, who have no sympa-
thy with the Mormous. and one or two
regiments of u. S. soldiers on pbt TO be-
sent n to Utah, to support tho authority Of
Tho nav Governor in case BRIGHAM
Young should raise the standard Of re.
belion. There is no persecution in this.
Wing and Democratic administrations
generally remove men from Office for
a simple.diFerencc of opinion on politi.
cal subjects Here is a Governor. who
is striking at the very roots of ciyiliza.
ton. morality and common tlecency, and
who is in the habit of daring the IPresi.
dent Of United S,a,os TO remove him
He ought to be at once depdsed, and
every act which can be cons,itionally