, 1859-03-21
UTAH CORRESPONDENCE.

UTAH CORRESPONDENTS
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ME@Rs. Ep1roRs:-Preas Of business has pre-
vented me writing to your readers for = couple
Of weeks, yet have tried to get spare hour to
do so. Eyen now have scarce time; but the
lust mail brought me few newspapers from the
good old states; and in one Of them see a few
remarks about Mormons, and amongst other
inquiries is asked-"Do the Mo.mous practice
polygamys" Nov, hare progressed far
enough With my inquiries, and statistics in this
country, and amongst "this people" to give IN
answer to that question, and I have determined
to sit long enough At my table to do 30, if for
nothing else, to giye you evidence in the matter.
shall, therefore, transcribe the following data
from my diary:
Three hundred and eighty men in this
Territory, live each with seven women and
upwards, (l3 of the3 81 each having over ~
women who bear children By them,) 73o men
hare each fire women and upwards who live
with, and bear children By them, 1,10o men
each live with four women and upwards; and
from the Inst estimate hare been able to make,
j 400 men each live with more than one womans
seven men hare mother and daughter for
wives! one man living within thousand yards
Of the Flag Staff ut Camp Floyd, ono the mother
Of the other, and both will, With good luck, ii
q few weeks, be delivered Of children BY him!
Now, if your readers and other good people
in Christian society think your question is an-
swered, shalt be glad TO have contributed to
your stock of information. "Distanee lends
cnchantmcnt to the view,'' and you quiet peo~
pie at home are busying yourselves with home
matters, little thinking Of the awful clouds
that are gathering on your couutry's horizon.
You hare not yet done with MorEnous, nor
Utah. No, not Jet commenced with it. 1t is
no infant "ism'' got up in a day; but has beeh,
since 1851, gathering strength. It is now Il
powerful church organization, numbering 81
600 in Utah; nnd orer 100000 souls in the old
States; while in Europe it numbers over one
million souls. Its head and chief here is called
Brigham Young. though he is the mere agent
or representative Of The fitm. It's resources
are equally extensive, commanding more than
twelve millions Of dollars, three millions Of
which are in the United States, the balance in
Europe. It ISL pleasing ism-sweet and palate
able 10 the tastc Of the licentious, worldly-lkc
women, and d'cspecially the intide1. 1t has pos
| session of more mems minds, and,women's, too,
than is dreamed Of by the ,tninitiated; and
takes readily with those who seek only gain or
| qualification.
| But Why dcprecatc its progress or power?
answer, because the government has yirtunlly
sanctioned its doctrines-po1ygamy, incest md
a'l. The Supreme Judge here, {st. Clair) is
holding court, and has given ! clear charge to
the jury to inquire into the extent Of polygamS,
&C., &c, but states that when they hare found
the facts in the case, then his and their duties
hayc been rcrtorn,ed! Then comes forward
the Attorney General, who delivers himself Of
d heavy load, and, coming as lie does,
direct from Pennsylvania and the President,
VIC can but suppose he ''has the documents in
his pockct;' and he says wc can do nothing
against "this peoples polyganiy, and he has no
presentments to offer, &C., DC" So, we are in
Turkey, without even Turkey laws. There is
not decent man here, who has been Taught to
feel and appreciate the Chistian morality Of OH,
Government but what is disgu.ted, and is hall
ready to doubt cvcn the existence of those elc:
ncnts which, until now; all believed Il, be the
very foundation Of oar social system. The
sformohs say they hare right to their religion
and it teaches that nun should hare and kcer
Us many women as possible; and they tay tht
Constitution doe. net prohibit it. Our homf
Government says nothing it can possibly avoid
and takes good care not to contest the claims O
the Mormon church and its minions of hell 81
it is, our State laws, universal in Furnishing
polygamy with the prison. passes for nothing
The universal law oI all the Suites, We nigh
suppose, constitutes -"common law of tn
States" which all would appreciate; and I" Tex
ana has beautifully set forth, in recent letter
the appropriate bearing or such "commo,
/ law" Yt:, with all its force mud beauty,
! notice the unfortunate object to whom Texan
addressed his 1etter-a high fnnctionary a
| Washington-cvon takes i.sue will. hIu,, AMI
apparently inclincs to the doctrine Of no inter
ference with rolyeamy." allnde to the re
marks of Sydney" who, it appears, received
published, md, Of course, commented Oh Tex
anas letter. "Sidney" is scarcely able 10 at
tend to the affairs Of his dcpartmcut-certainl,
not equal to the task Of discussing the "comn'ol
law Of our States.
enclose you copy Of the grand -ftvightin.
contract made i'll the Quartermastcrs depart
mcnt at Washington City, with Russell, May
els and "addell, to haul freight from Kansas II
rarious points on the Utah route. This con
tract has been tue subject Of much common
and criticism in and out of the army; and, IL
you will perceive, publication Of the schedule o
rates or prices per 100 lbs. to be paid, has beef
kept back. Still, it has generally been eiyct
out that the freisttcrs got 81 Ge-100 cents pe)
pound from Leayenworth to Utah, and it has
until lately, been so believed. But, to the uttc1
astonishment Of all Christmas here in Mormon
dom, the schedule Of rates las at Lost bect
| fnrccd from the Departments in Washington
and send you a copy Of it herewith. What df
vou suppose onpht to be thc establishment n
honest peontc tn find That corr;er. ,ro <,ett;ns
- 5o-10, ncr IN ,ha nor 7oo ,n;1es rh,t -
about s5s ner 1oo lbs. from 1earcnworth :,