The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1857-06-19
outrages in Utah.
DoINcs AMONG THE MoRMoNs.

Brigham Young is as thorough dospot
over this deludod people as ever held the
sccptor. Let me relate an incident to
illustrate tho arbitrary power which no
exercises even in the most minute details
oftho affairs Of his subjects. A marriage,
even, without his sanction, is considered
Of no validity. A young man named
Orson Miles had bcen payinghis addresses
to a very amiablo and pretty young lady
named Whitney, with whom no formed
an engagement Of marriage moro than a
year ago. Not long since Miles went TO
Brigham, as in duty bound, to ask his
consent to the marriage, which was un-
hesitatingly granted. Soon after Miles
had left the royal presence, man from
one Of the southern settlements entered
Brigham's office, aud asked if ho knew
where he could get another wife. The
ooldhearted villain told him that he would
give him Miss Whitney Being reminded
by the applicant that she was already en-
gagged, Brigham declared that Miles
should not have her, aud il she did not
become thisappican's wife ho would give
her TO some oneelse. Subsequently Miles
met at the young lady's. house plant
tool Of Brigham's, named Ferguson, the
same creature who figured couspiouously
in the dissolution of tho United States
Court, who was endeavoring to induce
Miss Whitney to join his stock Of "spirit-
uals." Miles agreed with Ferguson TO
submit tho question of possession to the
young lady's own decision, and she at
once gave her preference to her botrothed.
Tho next morning Brigham sent for her,
and told her that she must have either
Ferguson or an old man who was then
sitting by Forguson's side in tho room.
With degree Of courage that even men
rarely evince hero in the preseuoe Of our
tyrant, Miss Whitney replied that she
/, would have nobody but Miles. Brigham
Immediately ordered Miles on a mission
TO the Sandwich Islands; if he refuses to
20 he will be accommodated, and in
constant danger Of his life. How the
affair will terminate remains to be seen.--
In all probability lhe poor girls only
refuge from dishoncr is a suicides grave,
MORMON NEoPHYTEs-nUsBANDs ny PROXY.
There has been a great deal Of activity
in that my stery ofmysteries, the ''Endow-
ment House," and hundreds of the new
converts have passed through the "de-
grees," and taken tho fearful Mormon
oath in which they swear feality to the
Prophet and eternal enmity tothe Govern
ment of these United States. AS Il large
proportion of these new converts arc
igr GRANT prosely ted foreigners, justarriyeC
from the Old World, you may suppose
that this oath is sworn with a will, anC
without mental reservation. The cere
: mony Of initiation is sgenerally concluded
by the Sealing" one or more women L
every male; and on ono day not long sine
fifty females were thus taken as Esprit
uals." Unappropriated women are be
+ coming scarce in the Territory, and lh
y polygamous monsters Of the Ohuro
% arc beginning to compel the meres
J. children to their wicked embraces.
was only few days ago that two littl
y girls, between 10 aud IL years ofage, wer
, "sealed" to old men. II is a very com
mon occurrence for girls of Ia to DO take
N as wives. Ono object seems to be to SO
/, these children into the horrible system Z
ID polygamy before they are old enough
10 think for themselves, or tho natural del
4 cacy Of their sex shall be aroused an
m rebel against it.
T. Another doctrine, almost too disgustin
to be mentioned, is beginning to be agit'
a. ted, and its promulgation is seriously cor
is templatsd. Monstrous as it may appea
" l am assured on good authority that. il h'
already found practical application
considerable extent, although not y
., publicly promulgated. This is the do'
trine and the theory on which it is basel
!, u One of the leading tenets of Mormonisl
~ prescribes the duty of "raising up
Kingdom to God;" and as Missionarie
'o absent from their families while engage
70 in the labor of making proselytes in 9th
! countries, can not fulfil their duty in th
~ regard, it is held that their places
=, homo ought in duty to be supplied
81 others. 10 is proposed, therefore to a
point proxies in al such cases, who sh'
~. ~ act the part of husbands for the wives
~ the absent missionaries. This shamet
0' doctrine, of course. is founded on tho ere
elation ofinspiration." So say the lea
er' ers;but it viii be readily understood th
Isl the "inspiration" consists Of the depraY
aoH Of Brigham Young and his associat
who had looked with evil eyes upon
~ wives Of absent brethren, so the cloak
'ii' religious duty is made to cover n
the depth in Mormon infamy.
mas THE PRICE OF A WOMAN IN UTAH.
Some two orthree weeks ago l met,
in accident, very interesting girl, apl
mi rently l6 years of age. l was inform
pa not long afterwards that Brigham You
- bad sent for the girls father, directi
ma him to come at a specified time TO his
port fee. He went, and found a man "
can Brigham by the name of McRay. "
, let has several wivss already. Brigham S
fur 10 the father: you have two daught'
TRY what are their ages?" The father rep
por that one was zen and the other l6 "
1t Of Of age. Young thon told him that
sand must give the eldest to Moray. The
ne in ther not daring to give fat refusal,
lght them of by saying he believed she
,lace engaged. subsequently Heber O. K
ch a bah, who stands next TO Young in
lstly Priesthood, offered a yoke Of oxen al
nav xva0on for the Girl. Vhig purcha