The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1855-01-31

Mar. FefFiS, VINO mas ilVe0 IN osah, mas
recently published q book upon the Nor
mons and their institutions. He this speaks
ot the effects Of po!ygsmy upon their
DOMESTIC ECoXoMV.
''Polygemy is Introducing a new style Of
building in Sll5 Lake City. A man with
haIf-a dozen wives builds. if he can, a long
dwelling, having six entrances from tbs
outside: and When he takes in new wife.
il able to do SO, adds another apartmcnt.-
The object is to seep the women and babies
AS much as possible, apart, aud proven!
}hose terrible cat Il thts wnich sometimes &C
cur, with all the accomplishments sf billings
gate, torn caps, and broken broumsticks.-
AS the divine institution extends. these
buildings increase, and IN a few years The
city viii loOx like a collection OF barracks
for the accommodation Of soldiers. Some
have separate buildings in parts OF The city
remote from each other, and others have
farm houses, and the wives are thus kept
separate, and The husband dividing his time
between them all"
EFFECT OF PoLYGANV UPJS r1puLAvIoN.
"The effect upon population is decidedly
deleterious. The prophet Joseph had over
forty wives al NauYoD, and The rest Of the
priesthood had various numbers, corresp"n-
,linr to their standing ana Incilnatlons; and
nearly all the children OF these polygamous
marriages died at that place; indeed, It Is
alleged by Mormons that not one va taken
to Utah. Brigham Young has thirty chill
dren, Of whom eight are by his first and
second lawful wives; The remaining twenty,
two are by his spirituals He has about
ifty wives some Of whom were widows OF
Joseph Smith.
"fhe children are subject to a f~righttuI
degree Of sickne1s and mgrtslisy. This is
The combined result Of the gross sensuality
Of the parents, and want Of care toward
,heir offspring. AS q general rGie. these
sanity ~pretenIers take as liule care Of their
wives as their children; and Of both, less
,iaa. a careful farmer in the States weaId
Of his cattle: aud nowhere out Of the Give
P5nts" in New York City CAD a more
dNhy, miserable, neglected looking. and dis
orderly rabble OF children be found than in
the streets Of Great Salt Lake City. The
| Governor, again, whose attentions to his
multifsrious family sc are bound to sup.
pose greater than the average. affords q fair
illustration. He wat twice lawfully mar
,ied, aud has eight legitimate children who
ATE all living. lie has had a large number
of chiIdlenb BY his concubines- mo one knows
how many--it is only known that there are
twenty two surviving. These females dc
not reside in the "Governer's House," &C
called, but in different establishments, from
one up TO . dozen in . place" gt..~r =
PROGRESS OF INDEcExcY.
g"Thejr system Of plurality has obli!era
ted nearly all sense Of d~ecencg, and would
seem to be last leading to an intercourse
open and promiscuous as the cattle IN thu
fields, Aman living in common with a doz
en- dirty Arabs whether he calls them wive'
or eoncubineS, cannot have a very nice sens
of pro ,riety. It is difficult to give q tru'
account of the effects which have resulted
from this cause, and preserve a decency Q
language. The Saints are progressive
Last year Cl85e) they seriously introduced
the subject OIL introducing a new order int
the Church, by which the wives Of absen
missionaries might be sealed 10 Saints lei
at home. There are a numbsr.of eases II
which a man has taken a widow and he
daughtersfor wives at the same time. On
has taken y aidow and her two daughters
/ There are also instances Of the niece bein,
sealed to, the uncle. and theyextite no NOR
attention than any Ordinary case. Flow IA
the plague spot is to spread nthis dircctioI
remainsato % be SEEM Brigham Young sta
ted in The pulpltin 1852. thatihe time Nigh
come, when for the sake OF keeping the lin
cage Of priesthood unbroken, marriage
would be confined TO the same families; al
for Instance, the sou be one muther wpul
MARI ths Gaushtsrsof anolher 6y the sam
father. There has been some talk of goin
A even bcy6ndathis and allowing tire father
seal his own daughter io himsslf," ass
! rHE HAeEas oR rHL ~PsiEsEHoop.
"The high-p'iest dignitaries Of the Churc