The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-24

Mormon Emigration.
VISIT TO THE MORMON EAIGRANTs ON BOARD THE
sHIp 8. oUBLMG- THE PLURALITY WIFE QUEs.
TioN-wHY 1T is ADVOCATED, AND WHAT The
WOMEN ThIEK ABOUT MORMON FAITH AND PRAC.
TICE.
The ship 8. Curling landed at the dock foot of Mont
gomery street, Tuesday afternoon hAvrg on board
t7s passengers, all Mormons bound for Salt Lake City,
Utah Territory visit paid the vessel yesterday,
from which We have learned number Of curious par
culars concerning this remarkable people or they
apsope in thsmseves) whose origin rice, persecution
and progress have been attended by mahy strange
and startling events and whose religious faith Is Of
the most extraordinary manifestations OF this extra
ordinary age Whatever may be said as to the faith
or social habits Of this people, there question but
that they temperate and ceanly sect and to this
fact the ship they came in bore abundant evi-
dence. TIE decks remarkably clean, being kept
by the tmigranta and tie officers Of the Ahip say
their arrangements for securing the comfort OF the
passengers were admirable, and displayed admins
trativs skill.
The passengers WIRE divided into seven wards each
under charge Of elder and two councillors. all Of
whom acted under tie orders Of Elder Israel Barlow
President and Elders Robinson and Perry, councillors.
The officers received their orders from the persons
aboveaamed and then proceeded to put them into exc
cution with despatch, and without unnecessary oonfu
sien turmoil. Everything done by the sound Of
pray to eat during the day. put out the lights to
tren fact to perform all their various duties and
ercises This excellent discipline not without its
good effect. The passengers came into port arka
bly, healthy was there any seasckness eveu Of any
account during the voyage.
The scene on board the ship was an odd one. The
passengers all retained on board nor will they
leave until means are procured to take them out to
Utah in body They crowded around the deck groups,
discussing their ecs and scanning curousy every
face that appeared boardths numSeress crafts
that gliding the river, and the movements Of
the stevedores and sailors the dock. Every
period Of life represented board, from pu-
ling infascy to feeble old age. The number Of
children is very lsrge and the Saints evidently Pay
deyout attention to tie serptural injunction to
increase and multiply, and their efforts have
been blessed with most abundant return. In this
laudable endeavor they have the cordial cooperation Of
the other sex-indeed all the marriageabls woman
board appeared to be either mothers about bscoms
such. The passengers by this ship English and
Scotch, few Welsh, but Irish, there being very few
Mormon proselytss hsiing that country They
ing people from the districts Of England
sno scotland The women, ss general ing, are not
The peculiar religious tsnets Of this sest were the sub
ject OF several conversations with persons
believe in the Bible with 10 Smiths additions, in the
Trinity snd in life after death. Their view Of the
wards and punif in another state assmates to
the swedenhorgan faith, viz that will follow out
the conduct suffer and enjoy be subject to pain
pleasure evil good PROS sperites prsdomlnate
in this s TIE saints ere OF course to conquer the
TO to s1
answer to questions concerning his belief but though
an en- practical man as his management Of me
vessel proved him to be- he seemed puzzled to reply to
our Inquiries regarding hg religious tenets
Wherein" be was o&ed, ..eoes the faith of the
Mormons difer from other sects S'
"Oh p he replied, i've believe in TRUTH and accept
1T wherever We Ard IT,
what grounds do advocate polygamyr"
klder Barlow" Because find nothing In the Bible
to condemn i, while the holy pstriarchs had many
There is text in the Old New Testament
ing polygamy, while there are many that commendis"
"Weli, how about the text that says the bishops
she'll have but one Wife, rn
Elder Barlow" That is very much misunderstood.
The b,bops commanded to have wife, At least
but there Y no prohibition as to tho number Of wives
Furtber than this very little light could be got from
the Rider. From Others ON hoard, OF moro commani-
cstive turn, We heard many arguments, founded ON
psrrssss r.thsr than monogsmc, are mere IN accord
with the dictates OF nature. They that during
me siess Of sesss.sn and ,s T. ana
be carefully excluded from the company Of man Much
physical evil and suffering 10 said TO flow from this
deveopemsnt Of the pa,dons Mems passions, how
they 60 to say active and these IL NO
giving tfsm their apprspri.ts sctionand thus poly
gsmy Is nesesntated by the very laws Of our being.
of ss .s1S Of
great extent among them-one reason being the search
y Of women in Utah, and another the faot that married
people wto become converts 10Th to change ths
cial relations they have always lived under But whom
new generation springs up, the vices now 80 prevalent
he unknown in Utah, nor are there any women at 70
have husbands without them, and thus two giant evils,
enforced cebacy and prostitution, inher
ent In the very framework of civilization done
away with There sre other grounds TO justify these
strsnss doemas One is that tie Mormons chosen
and 10 fNsfr rfunrf Tn
But, We asked ore Of our informants, young, in
telligent man. tdon't you find difficulty in Undue
ing women to join your sect they surely cann J, like to
become fractional wives and preside over divided house
40 no - he replied 1--WE have very little difficulty
that In fact very little Is the plural y
consdsIstion With u.s. and d England !. ssps oas o.
sight s much ss possible When the aosssns rss ar.s
and had the effect Of stopping for while the prosslytne
that was going on though has since recovered, and
the soIs e raa As the Aw sosa N
realize the full effect Of poyssm,e m.rrsg.s." sDo
you know OF the population Of Utah. or OF their
industrial arrangements thsrel"
understand there il now about ffty thousand per-
who claim to 10 Mormons, who live under the rule
Of Brigham Young. tenth part OF all their produces is
to be given TO the State with which roads are built,
ere 90 an and sna , ,s
have any under our present industrisl or
sanzstion; deed there Is an approximation towards
hucthibm inrututon, hnu OInon TI1stb iu Po-
riodical he publishes in Washington D. g advocates
what the Apostles Of old had, community Of goods.
He argues that they be brethren great dis
parity in social position, caused by wealth and poverty
Is allowed. At the same time recognise individual
effort, though favorng concert o; :tion.
Much more said; but the above are The material
pcints ehcited. at
Out Of the Eve hundIsd and seventy eight passengers
In the ship nearly half females, and, has been
observed, greet number OF childrea. There bat
very few unmarried manageable males or females
aboard No one 10 permitted to leave the ship except
those who contemplate staying tn the city OF which
there only eight ten families The rest TO be
Immediately 10 ths West and will take the
shortest route TO Salt LakeAcity Those Who stay be-
hipd are poor, and will wait until remtances sent
on or they earned money enough take their ROAD
for the land Of saints OF those vbo coming ont
many have been sent by perpetual Emigration Fund,
TO which the converts the Old World AL contribute