Smyrna times., 1857-01-07
The "Other" Peculiar Institution.

The "0ther" Peculiar Institution.
We find in the California papers some curl
ous statistics touching the "pecular institu-
ton" of Mormondom, embodied in some late
news from Utah. One of the branches of the
local legislature is called the Council, (answer-
ing to cur Senate,) and the otker the House of
Representatves-the former composed of 13
members, and the latter of 26. The wives are
thus appointed among these Mormon law-giv-
ers:
NO. OF WIVES.
Heber C. Kimball, President of Council, 81
Daniel H. Wells, Councilman, (cross-eyed) 10
Albert Darlington, Cripple and near.sighted) 81
Orson Pratt, Cripple and near-sighted) z
Wiford Woodruff, Cripple and near-sighted II
John Stoker, Cripple and near-sighted) 8
Lorin Farr, Cripple and near-sighted) 3
Lorenzo Snow, Cripple and near-sighted) %
Leonard E. Harrington, Cripple and near
sighted) ~, -. 8
Benz. F. Johnson, Cripple and near-sighted)
Isaac MORLEY, az years old0 3
John A. Ray, Qrom Texas q
Geo. A. Smith, Cripple and near-sghted)
Grand total-men, 13-women Ill |
To be cripple, we see here, is no disquali-
fcation for connubial bliss in Utah; while it
would seem that, TO be g near-sighted" as well
as "crippled," gives one the very best oppor
tunty-next to the President of the Council
for obtaining large lease of feminine affection.
Coming to the House, we find that:
NO. OF WIVES.
]. NJ Grant, Speaker, has 81
w. w. Phelps, (prnter of Morgan's book) n
A. P. lockwood, Gan old man) g.
Edwin ID. Woolly, "a small man) 5
J. w. Cummings, (cripple) 10
Hosea Stout, Qawyer from Ky.-3 dead)
$. w. Richards, handsome young lawyer l5
lessee C. Little, Qawyer of Boston, Mass) 3
VIM. Snow, Vermont laborer) s
p. H. Young, (brother of gham-tailor) 8
C. V. Spencer, (of Mass. quite sma!D 2
Ezra Benson, (old and homely) 10
James C. Snow, quite poor 3
Aaron Johnson, (has three sisters, and al
! together) .. %
Lorenzo Ii. Hatch, (wagon make0 2
Jacob G. Bgler, (farmer) 10
George Peacock, Qarmer) 10
John Edridge, (phrenologist-2 dead) l
Isaac C. Haight, (coal-digger) IL
Jesse N. Smith, CawyeC
John ID. Parker, Gold and deaf)
Jesse Hobson, (ox-teamster) IL
J. c. Wright, (hotel keeper)
james Brown (dairyman)
Enoch Reese, GARNER, etc., .f
w. Hickman, Zone of the Danites)
Total Isl
Two things are noteworthy here Mr.. Ben
son, who is quoted old and homely,' has NOR
a wives than other people-and quite as many a
Mr.. Richards, the "young and handsome law
: yer." ....r "."
b Wherefore the inference is plain, that Uta
= is good place for "oid and hOmely men"
!. emigrate to--at once. Coal diggers, too,
d will be seen, are better off than phrenologist'
d "Ox-teamsters would seem to be in favor
h The House has five officers-and what the
h condition is, connublally, we CLEAN as follows
{. Thos Bullock, (Clerk, and an Englishman)
III J. Grimshaw, assistant Clerk, and an Eng
- lishman) --ta
d : Chandler Holbrook, (Poreman and deaf)
< Jacob F. Hutchinson, (Messenger) 49,.
Joel H, Johnson, (Chairman) t...
j, Total ID.
~ Add 6S wives for the Governor and we ha'
" the whole number of females thus represent'
: by the members of the Legislature, officers
- same, and his Excellency, amounting to AZ
:" or, in other words, do men have AIS wives
- That will do IN Y. Express. "a :"
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