The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-08-23

MoRKOxIsMs--Mr. Greeley. IN hts last letter
70 the Tsibens. gives rsy0st q b two hours,
conversNxien viii BfixhAm Yonnx On ths .pe-
cuifar truets and praetie Of Mormonfsrn. -
Mr.. Greeiey surns mp his conclssion ~ fol-
lows.A9s
Such Il. - nearly q I can receilect, The
substanee of nearly two hours conversation.
wonld not Be worth reporting, even II / could
remember and reproduce It, and wherein 9TH
ers bore part; but as President YoHnr Is the
first minister OF the Mormon Church ana
bore the principal part In ths con versation,
have reported his answers alone TO my qnes-
items and observations. The others appeared
uniformly TO defer TO his views, and % acc,ui-
esce fully in his responses and explanation. -
He spoke readily, not always with gfammati-
cal accuracy, bnt with no appearances of hesi-
fation or reserve, and with no apparent desire
TO conceal anything, nor did he reIel any OF
my Questions As impertinent. He was very
plainly dnssssad in thin simmer clothing and
with no arr of sanctiHleay and fanatieisTn. In
appearance ne is portIy, frank, good tured
rather thick-set man of fifty five, seeming to
enjoy life and be IN no particular hurry to get
to heaven. His associates arc plain men, evil
IDENTIFY born and reared to q life of Labor and
looking as little like crafty hypocrites or
swindters as ANY body of men ever met. =
The absence of can't or shuttle from their man
ner was marked and general, yet thi,ak NAV
fairly sayathaAfheir Mormonism has not ind
poyerished theIa--that they were generally
poor men whssi they embraced il, and are now
ssfafi 80 lo toisr eiass s ssslsi sin isls 4
II hazard any Criticisms on Mormonis Il,
generally. reserve them for 4 separate letter
being determined TO- make this q fnir and full i
expose OF the doctrine and poiity, in the very
words of its Prophet, so far as can recall
them. But have right to add here. because
l said II to the assembled chiefs al The close Of
the colloqny, that the degradation Tor If yol,.
please, the restrietion) of woman TO the single
Office of chiid-bealing and its accessories. is
paramount have not observed a sign in the
streets, an advertisement in the Journals. of
this Mormon metropolis, whereby woman
proposes TO do anything whatever. No Nor
mon has ever cited to me his wifes OF any
woman's opinion on any subject; no Mormon
woman has been introduced or has spoken to
me; and, though / have been asked to yisit t
Mornons in their houses, one has spoken
OF his wife for wiyes) desiring to see me, or
MS desiring me to make her (or their) ac-
quaintance, or voluntarily indicated. the ex-
istence OF such being or beings. / will not
attempt to report our talk on this subject be-
cause, unlike what have above given, it as
sumed somewhat the character of q disputa-
tlon, and could hardly give it impartial
but one remark made by President Young i
think can giyenccurately, and it NAV serve
rs sample of all that was offered on that side
ltwas III these words, think, exactly: 'If
did not consider myself competent to transact
certain business without taking my wife's
or any woman's counsel with regard to it,
think ought to let that business alone" The
spirit, with regard to woman, of the entire
Mormon, as of all other poly ganlic systems Is
fairly displayed in this ayowal. Let any such
system become established and prevalent and
woman will soon be confined to the hareIn.
and her appearance in the street, with uny veil
ed face, will be accounted immodest.