Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1857-07-16
MORMON PoLYGAMY.
We presume that many OF our re r.

ers have glanced over the rules Of
Mormon matrimony with The same as
|tonishment and disgust as ourselves.
The fact IS now MISUNDERSTANDING.
amy is a recognized and systemat-
lied thing in one of the territories of
this Union, "Inasmuch," says the
Mormon code, Gas the saints in Utah
consider it moral, virtuous, and Scrip
tural, to practice the plurality sys-
tenn, they should seek by every means
to eradicate, not only from their own
minds, but from the minds of their
children, every erroneous, improper
prejudice which they have formerly
Iimbibed, by their aassociationsof mod
tern Christendom.' And parents are
urged to instruct their daughters, that
lit is as honorable in them to marry a
l"good man who is already a husband
as one who is single" The sixteen
srules' which follow this introductory
advice are similar to those which are
given by pious Mahonmedans to their
children. No l requires that the
man intending to marry, should first
become truly religious. No. 2. ad-
vises him to select his acipes, not for
their beauty and grace merely, but
for their virtue, modesty, industry
and cleanliness. No 3. reminds him
that his aires are the weaker vessel,
and that he must, therefore, instruct
land advise them in the'.duties of fami-
lily government. No. 4. enjoins up
on him to regard the secrets Of each
wife as sacred trust, by no means to
be impaired to the others. No. 5. for
bids him to speak Of the imperfect
ness of one wife to another. No. 6.
condemns hastiness and fault finding.
No. Z. commands the husband to
govern bis household impaftially.-
No. 8. forbids him to encourage COM
plants ofone wife against another.--
No. 9. requires him frequently to
call bis wives together, and instruct
them in their duties to God, to their
Husband, and to one another No.
10. recommends him to pray much
for heavenly wisdom, that he may
govern his family Alright. No. II
Commands women to submit impkc,tly
to their husbands authority. No,
II. enjoins that wives should seek to
rise in their husbands esteem by good
behavior, not by disparaging the mer-
Its ofhis other wives. No. Is adj
|vises himto use genteel and persuasive
language. No. IA. forbids wives TO
speak disrespectfully of their husband
in his absence. No. Is, requires that
each wife should do all in her power
to help and please the other. No.
10. we will copy entire: 'sLet each
mother correct her own children. and
see that they do not dispute and
quarrel with each other, nor with any
others: let her not correct the chill
dren of others without liberty so to
do, lest it give offence. The husband
should see that each mother main.
tains a wise and proper discipline over
her children, especially in their youn-
ger years; and it is his duty to see
that all Of bis children are obedient
to himself and to their respective
mothers. And it is also his duty to
see that the children Of one wife are
not allowed to quarrel and abuse those
|ofthe others, nither to be disrespect-
full or impudent to any branch of lis
family.p
Such are the matrimonial rules of
Utah! Such is the code by which.
in territory of the United States, the
ialrer and better half Of the commuui-
ty are reduced to Egyptian slavery,
to Mahommedan nonentity! and in
propagatings such system, mission
aries are zealously and most success
fully engaged, at this moment, in
nearly every civilized country on
earth. Utah will be, ere long, knock
ing at the door of the Union for adj
mittance as a sovereign state. Will
she be invited to enter? Probably |
not We apprehend that great
deal of curious and striking history
will be enacted in this Persian Utah |
of ours. The black cloud in the west
no bigger, till recently, than mans
hand, begins to assume imposing d.
mansions, and to utter ominous sounds.
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