The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-24

A know you, air. to be interchangeable in your Efforts 10
dfue general information among the people concerning
the actual condition or affairs among the Mormous, take
the liberty of presenting to yourself and the public few
Incidents and illustrations among the thousands TIT have
fallen under my observation during twenty months
sojourn among that people.
In the early part Of 1855 David a. Burr Esq. having
been appo tied Surveyor General for Territory Of Utah.
the writer received bis commission Unite States Deputy
Surveyor and about the LIST Nay, 1885, party started
for that Territory. Upon way fell In with Mormon
m* ionares some going to England and others to rove
through the States In search OF converts We had
conversation with them, In which they used every and
persuasion 10 convert OF the more unsuspe sting
amorg 10 their creed, and when their efforts 10
that direction failed they ventured 70 boast that the time
wi and d rapidly approaching when all the United
States must succumb 70 their apostle, Brigham Young
thai going to Salt Lake CITY 70 obey mandates
OF Ign Young and not the Laws OF the United hates
and that dared 70 disobey these mandates Brigham
would send them cross lots to h-u"
We considered such bossts, q, the time, extrsva
CANT, but on our arrival We found ihcm only too
rue. You already aware Ct the mnrderous assault
made upon the writer In SAT- Lake City the ID Of Al
get last by Ri Hickman his gang In the midst
y American Citizen, be bOas,ed thai long he obey
od tbe Will Of Brigham Yoasg be was shielded BY .
power far superior any United States laws In fact M
Editor found the United s,a,es laws utterly null and void
10 Ulah. The will OF Brigham Young paramount to all
law. Without adver'ing te any other instance will sim
ply point yonr attention TO the case Of Judge Drummond
Who actually Imprisoned while holding the United
States Court in Fllmore and bic court broken up In
they told him thai II Bighsm Young told them to
him. they 'hould do 30 without hesitation tina
Young and b. eoSns were the highest ss
fully formed "a 70 the defiant contempt In which
ali United Mates IA and United States authorities are
bed by the saints, and We dc moi propose - dwell upon
| that subject
Ao~ me. rather, to present 10 your readers few facts
concerning the present social condition Of the Mormons
In the first place est bonds Of kindred impose no
restraint upon he qualification Of their desires They IN
ernArry nth their pieCes One OF h. r BISHOP married
four OF his neces, and was told that sooD as an
her still younger should attain sufficient maturity she
also would be sacrificed 10 his vile passions. myself
met this bishop company with one Of is wives, who
| conb not have been more than thirteen years old.
Lake ctv I Was Obliged 70 stop Tor the night at he bish
OPP house. During the evening had some conversation
~ith the bishops nrst wife, who seemed very much De
dressed In spirits at her truly unfortunate condition She
about sixty years Of age. inquired Of her hoe
she liked the institution Of poly gamy She replied "wha.
can women do Can contend against the ferocity
Of brutes 10; we must submit 70 IT, Certainly it Is a
trial to me, but must bear il"
In that house. father son, wives, daughters and grand
Oh ldiep all dwell together The father home late &,
his hou'e, and behold, gray hsired man, upwards OF
sixty years age, rctres with young girl not over thr
sha1h bssos retiring one or The daughters asked the
wife whether che intended to sleep With her father or
.th him to night To night he viii 60 to Susan
What kind OF morals would be uculcated In young mind
by Conversation and customs Like these We leave the
public to deter mine
Indeed marriage In Utah seems wholly al the dictate
Of Brigham Yourg. He has sacrificed bis own daughter
TO his der pom. had an opportunity OF knowing one OF
his spiritual wives and have held many CONVEX auons With
her, at times her language was such that no pen
can write with decency. She told me hos Brigham
Young had seduced her at Nauvoo how he and hts hrs
wife persuaded her Afterwards 10 become bis Wicklow
he had AFTER marriage abandoned her 70 desu oa-and
hou ha Ind Nna llv lied m a
woman the daughter OF respectable ship builder;
she has two three brothers in the States and sister 10
Michigan where she first became acquainted with Nor
Cpsm Believing the Mormons 70 be true Christians she
embraced that faith In Illinois, and became member Of
had revelation through Joseph Smith Jr Brigham
and this woman must marry. For that purpose smith
called on her disclosed the revesaon ana lengm oy
vailed Der TO yield TO Brigham foungs lust She has
boy by Brigham, which abe wishes to rescue from Mvr
she did abandon Aormoni.m and Utah, but she an
swered where am to so2 There Is no place for me but
h-n. All my womanly character Is gone-my family
would Ao acknowledge me-my acauainances would des
pise mel am outcast In the world"
1nS Ununh haTe sSoSn one Instance in Uh where
a Mormon killed one OF his infant children besawe
for med The man was indicted before Grand Jury Of
the United States Court and tried before Judge Drunmond
nj Fillmore He was con yicted and sentenced the peu
Tertiary but Brigham Young reversed tho sentence, and
the cuprt set at liberty Nsr was this all The fell
iov became high favorite Of Brigham Youngs, and re-
One Of the leading bishops while Wa IN Utah, preSh
ed to his congregation, al ward meeting, that Brigham
Young n a god-that his doings divnetha he can
do no wrong that the Bible is Sh-tha, Brigham Young
Is the living Bible, and him the people must obey and
worship. The bthop thea called upon his congregation
for the yeas nays their approval Of the doctrines
he had advanced. Among the whole there
only who denied the divinity OF brigham Young
and for this crime that expelled from the church
forget the ants name, but no Is the fslhor OF the
present Uned States District Judge In Utah.
An Their OF the bishops In his sermon, melted the con
rreration TO 20 and cut all the id Geutlcs throas
that the Gcnes had business In Utah TO act As spies on
the saint" This bishops name WAS Woollcy, and am
crcdoy informed was forced 10 leave the NAc OF Mis-
souri, for theft
There i one other subcc, TO which dosre TO call your
attention. one little understood by the comm unity.
refer the endowment oahs and the cere-
monies Of conservation ~ the Mormon church That oath
Is stesl for llfe The cand late must foswsar all that !.
and dear 70 him or her In this world and bind
themselves 10 an unswerving AMI unaterAbe
obedience TO the church and Its rulers. In
these ceremonies they preseni representation OF
Paradise Rgham Young stands In the midst ~ q god,
an phelps the "Mssonc aroeaie acts the part OF the
serpent literally crawling and writing upon the ground
| The ruler require that a man woman must present
themselves together and through the ceremonies NJ the
ssms time Tbc candidates are busi7cd aud Thoroughly
he'd IL bathing tubs in the presence r tho company
Brigham Young the divinity. the pair 20 be
thereafter man and wife, even II they not before
earth The consecrated pair then conducted IN
onirg private room, where they cft alono for
short priod. We need gay more
| Tn, op,ecrated Norman has system Of Signs by the
\ grip and so forth by which no makes himself known TO
his brethren they also wear their shirts with triangle
cut out upon each breast II 4 out Of this BODY that the
n~ntites de~ttyin angels formed Tacy cons'i
the stnf and no guard q their divinity, Brigham
youpg. They are In part supported by him they occupy
ali The Offices in Utah 10 the gin OF Brigham Young and
the, execute the orders Of that despct with Alauc
| Witty.
n~s by body Of these Daubtes tina, the writer va,
attacked and we'll nigh masescred In August last You
may, perhsrs, inquire ,he cause q that outrage. The
| only solution ~ u am able 10 give !, this
| Tbecamc acquainted In Salt lake CITY with little girl
| about w,ive years old, M med Emma Wheat and her
brosber. They . distressed condition. and nv
ymt sihes having been enlisted 10 their behalf visited
their Their who old and nrm for the purpose Of AID
ing hem n my power. the children ,egged OF IN
sirt th tct % ~ the States told the mother that
N shc ~ing 20 back the ,lcs w,th her chill
drep would be willing 70 supply her with the for
/ thai rpo~e
4 During temnorsry absence from the city old
| asked the young ibid In marriage he told her mother
sha~uuld rather die than the old prusasl
Sbe persted In her outiot, and NJ length the old
fdipe hs tmt hopeless married the mother f the pur
Of fo cirg Der darahter 70 ha hnnse rrl hoH