, 1859-09-06

Of = fair young girl who sAt some distance from
US With babe OH her knee. =" That is ons Of
Judge Smiths ladies" was bis quiet, matter OF
course auswer: Or course, no woman spoke
publicly-I believe none ever speaks in Nor
mon sscmbIage-a1'd / shall not ask any one
het private opinion Of polygatny but think
can read III unft1voruhle one on many faces.
Yet Polygamy is one min pillar Of the Nor
rarely npostatixes, as ile could hardly ren'ain
here in safety anil comfort a. anapnstate, and
darc not take bis wives elsewhere. have heard
of but single instance in which a man with
three wives renounced Mormonism and left for
Cnlieoruia, wllero lie experienced no difficulty;
"for' said my informant Il Womnn) he INTRO.
duced his two younger wives (girls ot 10 AMI ~
as his daughters, and married them both of IN
the course of SIX weeks"
am assured by Gentiles that there il large
bnsiucss done here in uatnarrytng as well as
marrying; son Of them assure me that the
Church cxacts fee Of $40 On the marriage Of
each wife after the first, but charges still
1lcarier fec for divorcing. do not know that
this is tra1e. and suspect MY informnnts were
no wiser III the premises than I'M. But it Ger
tain|y looks to me as though a rich dignitary in
the Church has a freer and fuller range for the
selection of lis sixth or eighth wife than poor
young man Of ordinary standins has for choos-
ing his first And I infer that the more sharp
sighted young men will not always be content
with this.
TIE MORMON WOIES.
Since the foregoing was written, have en-
joyed opportunities for visiting Mormons, and
studying Mormonlsm, in the homes Of It's yo-
tares, and Of discussing with them what the
outside world regards Us its distinguishing fea-
turc, in the freedom Of friendly social inter-
course. In one instance, veteran apostle of
the faith, having first introduced to HE wor-
thy n,atron, of tifty-dre or si1ty-the wife Of
his youth, aud the mother Of his grown-up sons
as Mrs. r.. soon after introduced a youog and
winning lady Of perhaps twenty five summers,
in these words, ''Here is another Mrs. T." This
lady is recent enigrant from our State, Of
more than average powers Of nlud aud graces
Of person, who CAME here with her brother,
convert. little over a year ago, and llas been
the sixth wifc of Mr. T. since few weeks after
1er arrival. THE intermediate four wives Of
Elder !. hive on Il firm or farms some miles
Distant. The manner OF tile husband was per-
fsctly mnconstrained and of hand throughout
but could not well be mistaken in my convic-
lion that botl ladies' failed to conceal dissatis-
faction with their position in the eyes of their
visitor, and Of the world. They seemed to feel
that it needed vindication. Their manner to-
ward each OF her was cordial md sister]y-sin-
the rule. 4 Gentle friend, whose duties require
him to travel widely over the Territory informs
ME that lie has repeatedly stopped witll Bishop
sorne hundred miles south Of this, whose two
wives he has never known to address each other
OF cvince tue slightest cordiatity during the
hours he has spent in their society. The Bish~
ops louse consists oftwo rooms and when my
Informant stald there with Gentle friend, the
Bishop being absent, one wife slept in the same
apartment with them rather than in that occu-
pied bv her double. Ipresume that an extreme
case, but the spirit which iuIpe|s it IS not un',~
suai. met this evening large party Of young
people. consisting in nearly eullal numbers Of
hIrt hynHE md ,pirna b,,f M 1tt},art At.
tended By more than one wife, and no gentleman
Admittcd or implied. in our repeated and anima-
ted discussions Of Polyganly, that be had more
tlan one wife. And WAS again struck BY the
circumstances that here, as heretotor, no woman
indicated, by word or look, her approval Of any
men acguiesce in it IN ordinance of God and lave
been drilled into mechanical assent to tho logic
bywhich tits upheld, believe; hut that there is
NotA weNaan in U ali who does not i'll hc heart
wish that God had not ordained it, an cotident.
And quite number Of the Young men treat it in
conversation US temporary or experimental
arrangement, which is to he sustained or put
aside Us experience shall demonstrate its utility
or mischief. One cd Mormon farmer, with
whom discussed tile n13tter privately, admit
led that it was impossible for poor working
man III have wei-ordered, well governed
household, where lis children had two or more
mothers occupying the same ordinary dwelling.
graft I'll the original stock Of Mormonism,
will be ou1lived BY the root-ttsat there will he
Il new revelation, ere many yeurs, whereby the
Saints will be admouishel to love End cherish
tue wives they already hare, but not to marry
any more beyond the natural Assignment Of one
VILE to each husband.
Il regret that hare found but time and op-
portuuits to visit but one of the nineteen Com
inou Schools Of this CRY. This was attended
thinly by children nearly all quite young. aud
Of the most rudimcntary attauments. Their
phrcnoloyica developments were, in the aver
age bad j; say this with Freedom since have
stated that those of the adults, us noted them
in the Tabernacle, were good. but / told
tllat iliotic or m1l-tormed children are very
larc, II mt unknown hire The male Saints
emphasize the facts that majority ot the child
reu born here are girls, holding it i protf that
l'rovideuce smiles OIL their - peculiar institu-
'ion;' ], OIL tie contrary, maintain that such is
the case in all polyga,nons countries, and proves
si;uply prcpnnderuuce Of vi4or OF the part Of
the mothers over that Of the fathers where tins
result il noted. presume that majority OF
the children ct old husbands BY young wives
i'll any community are girls. II. G.