Washington telegraph., 1854-01-11
Mormon POIygamy.

Ee presume that many of our readers
have glanced over the rules of Mormon
matrimony which have been extensively
published of late in the papers, with the
same astonshment and disgust as ourselves.
.e fact is now undeniable-P Polygamy is
recognized and systematized thing in one of
the territories of this Union. ''Inasmuch,"
avs the Mormon code, "as the saints of
Utah consider it moral, virtuous, and scriptu-
ral, to practice the plurality system, they
.aould seek by every means to eradicate,
not only from their own minds, but from the
minds of their children, every erroneous and
improper prejudice which they have former
ly imbibed, by their associations with the
nations of modern Christendom.'' And pa
rents are urged to instruct their daughters,
that it is as honorable in them to marry
good man who is already husband as one
who is single The sixteen rules which
follow this introductory advice are similar
to those which are given by pious Mahom-
medans to their children No. | requires
that the man intending to marry, should
first become truly religious. No. 2 advises
him to select his a0iues, not for their beauty
and grace merely, but for their virtue, mod
esty, industry and cleanliness. No. 8. re-
minds him that his 1cireS are the weaker
vessels, and that he must, therefore instruct
and advise them in the duties of family gov
ernment No. 4 enjoins it upon him to re-
gard the secrets of each wife as a sacred
trust, by no means to be impaired to the
others. No. 5 forbids him to speak of the
lmperfectlons of one wife to another. No.
condemns hastiness and fault=nndinc-
No. / commands the husband to govern his
household impartially. No 8 forbids him
to encourage complaints of one wife against
another. No. requires him frequently to
call all his wives together, and instruct them
In their duties to God, to their husband, and
to one another. No, 10 recommends him
Opray much for heavenly wisdom, that he
may govern his family Alright No II COM
mands women to submit implicitly to their
husband authority No II enjoins that wives
should seek to rise in their husbands esteem
BY good behavior. not by disparaging the
merits of his other wives No 13 advises
wives to use gentle and persuasive langua ge.
No, IA forbids wives to speak disrespectful-
ly Of their husband in his absence. No. Is
requires that each wife sh ,uld do all in her
power to help and please the other. No. Is
We Will copy entire Let each mother cor
rect her own children, and see that they do
not dispute and quarrel with each other, nor
with any others; let her not correct the
children of the others without liberty so to
do' lest it give offence The husband should
nee that each mother maintains wise and
proper discipline over her children especi-
any In their younger years; and it is his
ga'y to see that all of his children are obe-
uehF to himself and to their respective
mothers. And it is also his duty to see
'lat the children of one wife are not allow
Ito quarrel and abnse those of the others,
neither to be disrespectful or impudent to
any branches of his family"
Such are the matrimonial rlles Of Utah
such is the code by which in territory of
Tue United States, the fairer aud better half
d the community are reduced to Egyptian
slavery to Mahommedan noncnity. And
III propagating such system, missionaries
a,e 1lealously and most successfully engaged
At 'nls moment in nearly every civilized
country on earth. Utah will be, ere long
Anocklng at the door Of the Union for ad-
ll'aanee as sovereign State VIII she
us invited to enter? Probably not. We
..I,E suPE[eRsnd that great deal of curious and
Jim ,bt;;.Aag history will be enacted in and about
sn's Persian Utah of ours. The black cloud
II ,b. .ne southwest, no bigger till recently
s;na @ 7as hand, begins to assume impo-
suiiSnsIons and to utter ominous sounds,
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