Mariposa Democrat., 1857-05-06
Communicated for the Democrat.
Mormon PoIygamy.


The speculative mind often revolves the tendencies
Of Mormon polygamy, and inquiries whether II will
prove seriously prejudcia to social moral and polti
cal interests may be reconcileable TO all Reason
teaches that monogamy is the most proper and best
guated species Of matrimony, seemingly ordered ;
or why does nature produce about equal numbers Of
males and females! II this be true then is the Nor
mon practice abnormal and Inconsistent with the de-
signs of Providence. But every earthly evil has
some good ingredients the Utah peculiarly not alto
gether devoid of social benefits and conveniences
II Adam had been deemed worthy Of more than one
spouse, there would have been plurality Of Ewes
Further down in the stream Of time and sacred history
there is found however, implied Almighty sanction
TO plurality of wives in the fact that certain
plars and acceptable of pety followed the prac-
tice without express manifestation of Divine dspeaure
which in the unsettled dawn Of morality was wont to
be signfed upon frequent occasions. Hence it Is to
be inferred that in bygone times times Of sacred
intervention that poygamy not expressly inhibt-
ed and was to extent tolerated pretermitted
in the frowns Of Providence. Where the sexes are
about equal in number and the desire TO marry, gen.
ersl system Of poygamy Is bane and violation of
human nature. Love between the sexes IL intended
and in every instance ought to be the primum mobile
and sine qua Of marriage II naturally has a
jealous and exclusive Of property In the object
Of affection, which neither admtsnor toerates rivalry
community of possession and 30 long as the altar
Of Hymen is not made debased instrument of trade
and is mnistered and controlled by Cupid this charac
teristic alone will prove corrective or preventive to
plurality Of wifes.
Wbo.t Ial,r ttae ~, ha rIaI
renee by society and is looked upon matter of dol
lars and cents, in the light Of means for the mere
qualification of sensual DESIRE the passing dalliance
of the hour, then, and not till then, will polygamy
come in season. Are the sexes evenly balanced
to forbid poygamy2 Statistics declare the births of
males and females TO be about eventhat the loss Of
males by wars accidents by sea and land, exceeds
that by the puerpera and other peculiar Affections Of
females. And it is well known that large class of
men, like pack mules shirk their regular loads, and
waste themselves away in the ungentle isolation Of
bachelorhood. While there is scarcely one woman in
a thousand unanxous to be bound in the soft and
slken cord' it being their nature to yearn for pro
tectors to ignore chilling policy, to purvey for and
follow the spontaneous promptlngs of the heart At
the present time there is in the United States
cess of females over males desrous Of matrimony.-
These either fret their impatient hours in unhappy
cebacy, or deserting the ranks Of good society, en-
poy their lives in undermining its true interests Such
state of affairs would occur il every man con
ributed his share towards protecting. supporting and
chershng one female companion Each man should
look at the subject with the eye of conscience, and
PROFOUND to bimself II by any conduct he would will
lingly cause one woman the torture Of purgatorial
stery or the commission Of the social heresy Of con-
cubinage.
We have heard il argued that Mormonism in one Of
the thrtyone States might afford sanctuary and refuge
for the spnstes and all other mateess females against
such distressing consequences but il is not possible
there should be joint tenancy in the nupal bed for