Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-09-11
UTAH THE PATRIARCHs- WOMEN
SOLDIERS, AsD JEALOUSY.

Woman was the weakness of Adam. She was
the weakness Of Solomon and David, and all
the old Jews They loved the sex so well, that
each one coveted dozen or more, The weak
ness Of Adam and his successors has not yet been
cured. Not only do the men of Eastern cmes
initiate the example Of their venable predeces-
sors, but in own country even we have
sect who love SO wen the bright eyes and the
rosy lips Of woman, that they have, after the
fashion of those old Israelitish sages, kings, and
prophets, introduced amongst the institution
of-pologamy. They argue thus: if one woman
is sweet, two women sweeter; and so they
run up the amiable calculation until they get as
many as they can support. This is in Utah; and
the people who do this are the Mormons or
Latter Day Saints" They argue incorrectly
They ought to make this calculation: If one
| woman makes a man jealous, two will double
| that jealousy-twelye, twenty -four, forty-eight,
and hundred and forty-eight, will proportion
| ally increase it.
The Mormons have become jealous, and their
great High Priest, Brigham Young, seems to be
the most jealous of ALL
Colonel Steptoe and his troops were quartered
among the Mormons. They recently left for
California. After they left, PRESIDENT or
Governor Young, made an address in the Taber-
nacle, from which we learn that many Of the
Mormon women, preferring the soldiers TO the
Saints, left with them. Women have ever wor-
shipped epauletes and brass buttons
The address Of Governor Young was feryid
| bitter, and charactistic II is in general too
coarse for the "Gentiles" hereabouts, as the Nor
mons call them. We will select a few para
graphs. Says the Governor
Last fall we were visited by some of tie
brotherhood from the East, and | said come in my
/ brother, come into my house-this is Mrs Young
this is my daughter, and this is sister so and So
MILFORD, Joseph, and William, open your houses
| and let these Eastern brethren stay with us in
| comfortable quarters this winter. MILFORD turns
his family out Of fine house into log cabin, to
| let the brotherhood in. Not person, with bat
one exception, opened his house for their accom-
mediation, without first asking my counsel
| said, yes, open your houses, turn out your wives
| and children, and let the brotherhood come in
and prove to the old stock that we are their
friends, If they will do anything like what is de-
| cent; and we furnished them comfortable winter
quarters.
Directly the brotherhood began to pass
around, and, as brother Grant said to-day. with
glove half way on their fingers, apparently so
| touch female hand with theirs, unless gloved;
but under the shadows Of night they would 20
whisking around, here and there, saying, "Won't
you take a sleigh ride with me this evening
Step into my carriage and take a ride.
Again says Governor Young:
"There is one great difference between the
Mormons and the Gentles, and upon natural
prnciples-that il, 70 Outward appearance--in
reality all the difference there is though we are
Ia a fnr 4bap 60
Are they men Of virtuous character who talk so
about the Alormons having more wives than one;
How odious IL last winter, in the sight Of
certain men who were here, to think that we
had more lawful wives than one; yet they would
creep into your houses and try TO coax your
wives and daughters away from you. What for;
| Was II 10 make them more honorable, 10 give
them better character in the midst Of the in
habitants Of the earth, sustain them better, and
make them moro comfortable, and acknowledge
them No; they wanted 10 prostitute them, to
| ruin them, and send them TO the grave, or 10
the devil, when they had done with them
II do not know what | shall say next winter
If such men make their appearance here as were
some last winter. ] know what | think shall
say if they play the same game again Let the
women be ever 50 bad, so help me God, we will
slay them.
The New York Herald in commenting on this
news says:
This is momentous news, and very significant
vithal. II shows that the Mormon women are
ripe Tor rebellion and that detachment Of the
regular army Is greater terror TO the patriarchs
OF the Mormon Jerusalem, than Indians, or
drought, or grasshoppers. II indicates the way,
too, Tor the extinction Of the peculiar institution
Of Utah. The astonishing results Of the expedi-
ton OF Colonel Steptoe, in this view, do most
distinctly suggest the future policy Of the govern.
ment touching this nest Of Morfnons Il i ~
send ont to the Great Salt Lake a fresh detacb
ment Of young and good looking soldiers. and =,
the end Of two or three months order them of a.
California, and replace them by new detach.
roent at Salt Lake City, and so or, till those
Turks Of the desert are reduced by feminine
desertions, TO the standard Christian regulation
Of one wife piece. PROFESSIONALLY, il, with
taking detachment Of the army in new and