The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-08-18
THE DAILY GAZETTE.
TUESDAY, i AUGUST Il

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TUESDAY,. - AUGUST IL
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From rcccntly issued volume I'm Nor.
monism by JoMS Hrpx, f"raseriy = Mormon
elder and resident II Salt Lake City, wc
quote:
The Mormon polygamist has no home
Some have their wives lotted of by pairs in
ANAL disconnected houses, like row of out
houses. Some have long, low houses and
ON taking new wife build new rom on
To them, ID that their roums lock like rows
of stalls in COW harm! Some have but one
house, and cr,wd them altogether, outraging
eli ,leccney, and not leaving even an afFecta-
ton of convenience. Many often remain
thus, until some petty strife about division
II labor, childrcns' guarrcls, difference II
task, or jealousy of attention kindles flame
only Co be sssotherei by separation. When
they live in dinercnt houses they generally
have different tables, the husband has to
give each house its turn 60 cook for him.
and honor their tables with his presence IN
notation. The evenings at his disposal, his
constant distribution II himself among them,
has to he by rule.
| The Mormon poly9smist, therefore, has
To maintain CONSTANT guard over himself
Any husband might kiss hi wife gladly 10
| 80 round table and kiss half dozen IL no
joke.
/" II Is - in everything with him With
Dozen eyes to notice 1t what time he re-
tires 10 rest M arises on amy one occasion,
and hall dozen mouths ~ talk about il. he
must be governed by rule.
Brigham always slceps BY himself in a
little cllamLer behind his oiiicc. have
heard the leading men publicly advocate the
adoption OF this practice. Marriage is strip
ped Of every sentiment that makes il holy,
innocent and pure. With men il is nothing
more than the means of increasing glory in
the ncxt world for they believe that every
man will reign over his own children, who
will constitute his Kingdom" and, there
fore, the more children. the more glory
They quote Pauls words, t. Woman Is
the glory Vi nas," and argue, the more
women tie more glory DO wosnen, mo glory
ut all Full NJ this thought, have seen old
men with white hairs and wrinkled face, go
hunting after Young girls, deceising them
with all sorts oi professions aAd promises,
using the terror of Drigham's name, and
threatening tLepenaltysof exrommunicAtion
and consequent pcrdition, in order 10 induce
them 90 marry them, and then To leave them
dcsp,iled and degraded, either Ia the ohio
guy Of divsrcc, or the incurablc s"rrows
d a gricvcd and wrang heart.
/" The utmost latitude Of choice j. permit
ted t. the faithful in their selections of
wives. IL = very common for ono man t.
marry two sisters Brigham advises. indeed
that they both be- married an the same day,
: for that will prevent any quarreling about
who il first or second ~
The unhappincs- and degradation which
the system brings upon the first wife, and
the numbing influence il cxcrts upon her al
iections, axe portrayed with melancholy
power, and illustrated by numerous instan-
ce~. Yet, strangely enough some of these
infatuated women arr contcnted, and en-
courage their husbands In the practice of
polygamy. Some IL the most enthusiastic
arguments in it, favor arr used BY women
That, however, is natural enough III
polygamy be not commanded BY God, n
they believe il Il, then they weuld feel their
tate ~ Others see u. For them "a see them
selves deceived, Is To know the,nsclve, dis
honored To maintain their own self-rc,-
pect they must maintain their own self de-
eeption. Who knows not what an easy
thing II j. Ia find force in weak arguments
that Justify our position, and not To feel very
strong ones that condemn our actions IL u
necessary that those popr slcltidcd and de
graded women should debate the questions
very often, fur they very often feel the ne
cessity Ia out clamor the Voices Of their own
hearts
+" The extent II this infatustion II very
extraordinary. Mr.. Joseph k---e was
the only wifr AZ her hs,.hand, whose p~i-
ton was very comfortable, he having CON
siderable property = well ~ q profitable
situation in the past offer. She was very
DESTROYS II obtaining a second wife for Mr.
H., thcIby to increase hi- glory, and N she
omld only shine by rejecting his light,
thus increase her own glory too. Acc"r.
dinghy when the new cmigrants arrived
frasn the plains. abe visited their camps and
invited several good looking single young
persons % cusne and remain With her du-
ing the winter. She treated them with all
pessible respect and hospitality, contriv~d
excellent opportunities for her husband a.
plead bis snit, AMI - he was . little bark.
ward. often pleaded his ca,is. Cor him. TN.
fortunately Cor her wishes, however, her e.
iarts failed, and she MAS, when ! left. con-
demned To be the sole satellite of her plan
et-master. One of brigham. wives affords
still stronger proof 81 this inlstustion.
An uneducatsd English girl saw brigham,
aud loved him. She rood i'm the Old Tesla
sncnt that Jacob served seven years To get
. wifs, aud ~ the New Testament says.
that in the last days Old things shall pa.s
away and all things shall become new, she
interpreted that TO mean q reversal of mat
tiers, and consequently determined To re-
verse the case u Jacob. She offered her
seven years servics to Mrs. Young, only de-
snanding - her reward the right to marry
Brigham. lie WAS consulted Is 60 this nov
u method Of gssting . husband, and OF
oourse had no objections 70 ole. Eliza SER
we'd hith1ally seven ycsrs, demanded her
wages the thirticth share u Brother Brig
ham. Shc was married, ard I NV Brig
ham 6ondle her child, aad call it his Eaglish
boy Il was N attachmsnt on her part
worthy u : better object
The account given BY Elder Hyde of his
initiation into the Mormon mysteries. or
his reception Of what Is called athe endvw-
inent, = equals In absurdity, if not in horror,
tho revelations contained In the book vi
dencral Bennett IN Mormon,.m pahlisl,ed
~osne years ago.
"On Friday, FEBRUARY 10. pursuant to no
tics he'd received, with no other instrsc-
TINS than 10 wear clean shirt, myself and
wife went 10 the Council House, Salt Lake
City, ct seven O'Clock Ia the morning.
About thirty pensons we're waiting there,
who were to be endowed frum on high
that day.
Our nanss, with lsll particulars of birth.
marriage, ETC., were oil registered in rec
ord Cur tithing oence receipts cxxminsd, be-
ssuse, before hearing the music il Is ncces-
ssry TO pay the piper All those who had
not been previously seaisd To their wives
were then scaled BY Hebsr c. kimhall, Who
has under his particular direction the Office
a giving TIE endow0est, and we were ush-
cred into long room which was divided
into many little compartments with white
screens. All was soDemn and huskrd O,r