Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1859-08-26

BRIGHAM YouNG AND HORACE GREELEY.
The Tribune contains letter from Horace
Greeley, giving his recollection of convorsa-
ton with Brigham Young and several other
dignitaries of the Mormon Church Mr.. Gree
ley put some very direct and searching qucs-
tions, and they were answered with equal blunt
ness and panncss, but after all nothing new
was elected We copy few extracts.
II. G.-What IS the position Of your Church with
poet 10 slavery
q. we consider it Of Divine institution. and not
To be abolished until the curse pronounced On Ham shall
have been removed from his dcsccudlnts
H. Care thcre any slaves now held in this Terri
tory
HG.-Do your Territorial laws uphold slavcry}
u. Those laws arc prnted-you can read for your
self Ifsavcs brought here hy those who owned them
in the States do not favor their escape from the SER
vice Of those owners.
II. s-Am to infer that Utah, ifadmit,cd as mem
Der Of the Federal Union, will De d Slave Statei
b. Y.-Noi she viii be a Free State. Slavery here
would prove useless and Improbable regard it gem
erahy as curse 70 the master myself hire many la
horer5 and pay them fair wages could not afford 10
them. Utah is not adapted for slave labor.
II. G-l understand that you require each member 10
Church. F'D'''' u earns 'O '"'
b. Y.-That is a requirement Of our faith There is
no compulson as to the payment
ii. G.-What Is done with the proceeds Of this uth-
ing
b. Y-Part oft devoted to building temples and other
places OF MuTspi part 10 helping INC poor and needy
converts on their way 10 this country and the largest
portion to the support Of the poor among the Saints
H. els none Of paid 10 Bishops and other dig
nitarics Of the Church
b. Y.-Not one penny. No Bishop, no Elder no Dca-
con- or other church officer receives any compensation
for his official services.
II. Glow, then, do your ministers live?
b. G.-liy the labor Of their hands like the first
Apostles.
II. GWhat do you say Of the so-called Danites OF
Destroying Angels, belonging to your Church?
b. WHAT do goa say know Of no such band,
no such persons or organization hear Of them only
in the ISLANDERS Of our enemies
IL. H.-With regard, then, 10 the grave question on
with those Of the Christian world-hat Of plurality Of
wiyess the system Of your Church acceptable 10 the
majority Of its women
BN.-Ihoy could not be more ayerse 10 it than
when IL first revealed 10 MS as the Divine will
think they generally accept it, do as the will Of
God
II. Glow general Is polygamy among youi
b VI could not say Some Of those present heads
Of the Church, have each but one wife; others have
more each determines what is his individual duty
H. G-What Is the largest number Of wives belonging
20 any one man.
T. " have fifteen; | know no one who has more
but some Of those sealed me are old ladies' whom
regard rather as mothers than wives, but whom have
taken home TO cherish and support.
II, G.-Docs not the Apostle Paul say that bishop
should be "the husband Of one wife"
Is. f.-So We hold We do not regard any but O
married man fitted for the office Of bishop. But The
Apostle does not forbid bishop having wives than
one.
II. G--Does not Christ say that he who puts away
his wife, or mauies whom another has put away
commits adultery
B. Yves; and hold that no man shonld ever put
away wife except for adultery--not always even foi
that Such is my individual view Of the matter. dc
not say that wives have been put away in oui
church, but that do not approve Of the practices.