The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1854-06-10

Public attention has been again called to
this remarkable community, by a debate
last week in the House Of Representatives.
on striking out a provision In the bill grant
ing donations to actual settlers 10 Utah.
The proviso declares tina, the benefits Of
the act .hall not be extended TO ANY person
having more than one wife We were
glsd to see that several members Of the
Virginia delegation condemned the coriup,
practices Of the No,mons, and Mr. Lyon,
of New York, who seems 20 be "A good
deal OF a man. poured hot shot into the
many,wiyed. Old Mr.. Giddings awaited
himself of the occasion to relieve his pu,rid
stomach of gres' deal Of foul abolition
stuff, and another bilious person, one Davis,
of Rhode Island, endeayored to make HIN
sci, very offensive. Both these persons
h@ving succeeded Ia elietlng unus,Hkadl
SYMPTOMS oil disgust from the spectators,
disappeared. highly Rrh,,aed with the de-
cided sensation OF nausea they had pro
ducod
NJ. VI. Walsh, OF New York, predicted
that in less than n dozen years. the Nor,
mona will be the most powerful sect IN
America.
It's not very likely that the predcntion
Of Mr. Walsh will be realized, bu, the rap.
id Increase of the Mormons is undenisble,
aud attracts much interest to them.
No exertious nor expons- are spared by
Gov, Young, AID " tho saints both in Utah
and abroad, to increase their numbers, 30
as to obtain the necessary population for
State. They have a large fund for this
purpose, called &" The Perpetual Emigration
Fund" Eniersu,s from Europe and the
United States, are annually added to Utah,
by emigration, The natural increase, I'M
der their system oil domestic economy, At
fords b, no means at uncomfortable aces,
sion to their population, and they own that
the object OF their Oriental system is to
raise up as speedily as possible, "a holy
generation to the Lord, who shall build up
his kingdom on the earth"
The first Mormon association, or Church,
"a they call 1t, was organized IN 1870
Ii consisted OF sis members having nj it,
head Joseph Smith, stfewd. vulger rascal,
who pretended that IN 1896, he had been
visited by All angel from Heaven, who shew
ed him strong box concealed in cave
in Western New York, that soil so prolific
of ismS which box contained the BOOK
Of Mormon" written on gold plates IN n
language which Smith described ~ the
d" reformed Egyptian The angel conier.
red upon Joseph, the gin OF revelation, the
power TO translate the my stefious book
aud TO understand Nil languages. and also
ordained him TO the MelchsIdec priest
hood" which had been lost from the earth
/ for 500 years. Joe aud another graceless
scamp was appointed by this Mormon "a-
! gel, apostles. and commissioned 10 preach
the Gospel and perform miracles. Their
church soon increased, aud settlement
was made in Ohio. then Missouri, and al
Z forwards in Illinois. from each OF which
States they were driven away IN conne>
quence OF the rnscaiiiy they praeliced u,
on the "Genties." In Illinois, Joe closed
/ TAI, illustiious career lie was shot, while
/ in prison, aud his maine Is now enrolled at
the head OF the apostles and martyrs oil
the Mormon faith.
The Mofmoas do not deny the divine
origin sud authority oi the Bible, bni they
clam that II has been so corrupted as to
require a now translation. Their Book
of Mormon" they also hold to be OF divine
origin. They maintain that Joseph and
his successors are endowed with the power
of working miracles. aud OF revelation 10
oil matters OF religion and OF every day
concern.
IL their government there is an intimate
union Of the ciyl aud the ecclesiastical
The ludge aud the priest are comb,neh Ia
the same person. Each member OF the
church is required to pas into ,he church
treasury, one tenth OF the products OF his
industry, aud to devote one tenth of his
time to labor upon the public works. \
tax on property supplies the civil fund. but
the revenues ol church and State. are IN
discriminatory used for each other.
That polygamy prevails among them Is
uudeniabie Joseph Smith INSTRUCTED II,
1t is stated tina, Brigham foung, lhe Gov
cruer, has sbou, hity wives, aud most Of
toe elders about dozen each There IS
no limit to the number man may have
except his ability to maintain them. tsW
Siausbury, VINO was srnt by The United
State. Government to make survey ol
Utah In 1878, and who lived there tor near
" year. saws; 4" beard /, proclaimed
from the stand. by the president OF The
church himself that be had a night to take
a thousand wives Il he thought proper and
d,fpd an, man To prove from the Bihle thai
he hal not The roverner also claims to
have the sole power to absolye parties hon
wedock when he sees nj TO do 40. hey