Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1857-05-27
Later from Utah.

Later from Utah.
The correspondent of the New York Times,
writing from Great Salt Lake City, March 9th,
i says:
"Arapeen, the Chief of the Pah, Utah indians,
has been in the city recently. While here ne
was very assiduous in endeavors to ascertain
what the Mormons were going TO hght the a.
merieans for. He said they had been urging
him to Join them in such war, but declared
that he had absolutely refused to have anything
10 do with it. There is much food for medita-
ton and conjecture in these statements OF the
friendly chief, taken in connection with move
] ments known to be contemplated by the Nor
mons who seek his alliance.
Brigham Young, Heber Kimball, and other
heads of the Church purpose to leave here IN A.
bril- for trip to the North. They take with
them between two and three hundred men, the
names of large list of whom was read OF pub
Icly in the Tabernacle on Sunday, the 2lst ult.
Where they are going or with what design Is
profound mystery, some say they are about TO
leave the country entirely, and settle IN the
British possessions; but can see no reason to
put any faith in so improbable rumor. The
British possessions present no such eligible loca-
ton as that the Mormons now occupy, and their
removal wonld involve an immense expenditure
and loss of property such as they can i'll afford
to sustain. Besides they could not hope for the
federation and indifference at the hands of the
British Government which they now ENJOY I'M
der the flag of the Union.
Another rumor is that they 60 to Bitter Root
Valley, in Washington Territory, to establish
there a new ssstake" Still and another sugges-
ton is, that Brigham is going OIL tour among
the Northern Indians, to excite them against the
Gentle whites, aud induce them to join the Nor
mons in @ war against the Government forces,
sboud any be sent out against them My own
imnressions favor the latter views, although it is
not improbable that the founding colony IN
Bitter Root Valley is part of the programme.
The only clue We have to their proposed route
is letter from Brigham shown by Arapeen,
in which the former invites the Chief to accom-
nanv him on his tour, stating that ne acaH
nosS through the country Of the Bonnachs, the
Nes Perees, and the Flatheads.
There has been great deal of activity lately
in that mystery of mysteries the Endowment
House. and hundreds OF the new converts have
passed through the degrees" and taken the
| fearful Mormon oath in which they swear feal-
tv TO the Prophet and eternal enmity to the Gov
eminent of the United States. AS large pro-
portion of the new converts are ignorant prose
liyted foreigners just arrived from the Old World
YOU may suppose that this oath Is sworn with
will and without mental reservation. The GER
emony of initiation is generally concluded by
the 'sealing" of one or more women to every
male; and on one day not long since nifty fe
males were thus taken as "sprituals."
Unapproprated women are becoming scarce
in the territory, and the polygamous monsters
! Of the Mormon Church are beginning to compel
the merest children to their wicked embraces
II was only few days ago that two little girls,
between ten and twelve years OF age, were
"sealed" to old men. 1t is very common oc
currence for girls of fourteen to be taken as
wives. One object seems to be, to get these
children into the horrible system of polygamy
before they are old enough to think for them
selves. or the natural delicacy of their sex shall
be aroused and rebel against 1t.
| Another doctrine almost too disgusting to be
mentioned, is beginning to be agitated, and Its
PRONUNCIATION is seriously contemplated. Mon
strous az it may appear, l am assured on good
authority that it has already found practical APP
plication to q considerable extent, although not
vet publicly promulgated. This is the doctrine
and the theory on which it is based. One OF
the leading tenets of Mormons prescribes the du-
ty of raising up q Kingdom to God" and as
Missionaries, absent from their families While
engaged in the labor of making proseyteS in
other countries, cannot fulfil their duty in this
regard, il is held that their places at home ought
in duty, to be supplied by others.
I 1t is proposed, therefore, to appoint proxies IN
all such cases, who shall act the part of hus-
bands for the wives of the absent missionaries.
This shameful doctrine, of course, is founded on
the revelations of Inspiration" So say the
leaders; but it will be readily understood that
the sins piration" consists of the depraved ''l of
Brigham Young and his associates, who had
looked with evil eyes upon the wives of absent
brethren; so the cloak Of religious duty is made
to cover new depth of Mormon nfamy