The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-02-26

B,gaa0i's 1OacR5iRes- - Persecu ion of the Gen.
ities-SldUery in Utah- O5sceaity, &c.
GREAT SALT Lake CITY, Nov, 3, $50.
After reading the discourse of Brigham
Young respecting elhe discomfort among the
omen, II may not be undressing to know
the cause of these passionate dec larations and
threats of the Mormon Prophet.
Brigham resides In iarge VIZ story house.
some fit y feet sqiare bull in neat style
and furnisle az sala2nously as the country
can afford. Ia this house he lives with his
WIFE, (for although he has moe III n sixty
concubines, she alone is recognized as wife.
The e,hers are called Spirituality and her
four children, two boys and two girls. s. q is
not, however. his first wife, for when she mar
riec Brigham hr was widower with three
chIldreii-two girls and boy who are now all
married. HIS "spirtuals'' OF, as they are
sometimes called, ''fxins," occupied small
houses in the neighborhool Of the gubernato-
rial mansion, living, generally, two or three in
house; but Brigham found that as the popn-
lation of the city increased this plan did not
suit-his fxens had too much liberty; in fact.
they would as he expressed 1T, allow brethren
to sget between their Sheets" He therefo,e
had large establishment built adjoining his
residence, containing sixty small rooms, then
surrounded the whole premises with stone
wall twenty feet m height. Into this harem
he proposed to put the majority Of his soiritu-
ais, make them take turns in cooking. wash
ing, &C., and thus have them under his own
immediate supervision. The females wi h un-
pardonable obstinarcy, refused to enter into
this arrangement; and, although finally COM
PEELED to, did so not without much grum hing
and swimming" This circumstance called
forth the sympathy of their sisters in misery,
and the Prophet found it necessary to thun-
der his anathemas upon their unprotect cd
heads. They say no more; the fire is smoth-
cred, OF quenched.
Brigham, walking down the street a few
day since, met little boy. Struck with some
thing In his appearance, the prophet called
out. there sonny tell me, now, whose son YOU
are" The little curly healed urchin answer
ed, Ma tells me Pm brother Young's son, but
you ought to know who ann The seer
knew not his own CHI Id!
Brigham and his associates seem determn.
ed to drive the Gentiles out of the Territory.
They have made an attempt to forclbly take
possession of a tannery owned by Gentle.
Resistance being made the parties were arrest
ed and fined $500 apiece, the Mormon Judge
going even to the length of fning the agents
lawyer the same amount for giving legal adj
vice in the matter, This is not surprising
when we see person arrested on the COM
plant of Mormon, compelled TO paw one half
OF the costs, although no cause of action is
found against him aud the Mormon is never
made to pay the other half
have noticed articles in papers from the
States denying the existence Of slavery in this
Territory, nut their mendacity where ibeir i'm
stitutions are concerned is notorious. There
are many slaves aow owned here. both ne.
groes and Indians, add they are as much an
article OF sale as any other property.
The number OF negro slaves il small. less
than one hundred; but this arises more from
poverty than any aversion to slavery. Their
laws sanction it, and their religion incnlc ates
the idea that Africans are an inferiar race. and
that this inferiority will continue in the next
world
Isuppose four hundred Indian children are
held in bondage under the pretence Of APP
prentceship! They are purchased from the
Indians for sums varying from $40 20 $40
apiece.
Mormon children, appear like neglected,
uncared for set dirty and III clad. The major
ty are girls, and this troubles the women. for
they know that a female is doomed to slavery
and misery. II is also fact that a large pro-
portion are suffered TO grow up in ignorance
and vice. Without the hallowed influence OF
home to restrain them. they are vicious. pro-
fame and obscene. Some Of the worst language
ever heard, fell from the lips Of urchins Ia
the streets; bur when the most profane and in
decent language is heard in their Tabernacle
and other public meetings, no one San expect
any other result. The Mormoas boast or ex-
ult in calling things, as they say, by their
names; all parts Of the human body are spoken
Of familariy, in terms that would make any
body but Mormon blush. and they saw It IS
part Of their duty, il not Of their religion. 10
teach Their children knowledge Of the, is.
sues Of life" as they term it.
We want here the Bible, free press. faith
full missionaries, and complete system of
education, 80 that old and young NAV receive
instruction. But these things cannot be had
without a complete change In the administer
ton OF the laws, and the entire separation Of
Church and State.