The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1859-09-09
MORMONIsM.

Mr. Grcc,~.., in his last letters TO the N. y.
tribune. glresn report Of n two hours conver-
saton with brigham Young on the peculiar
tencts and practices of Mormonism. Mr. G..
sums mp his conclusions follows:
Such is. ns nearly ns | can rccollcci the sub
STANCES OF nearly two hours conversation
wherein IHuch was sa i'll incidentally tha. would
hot oe worth repeating, even if | could rr,ncn-
"er ana repr"'!'icr II. nu'l wherein others bore
part, but as Young, is the first minister of
The Church, and bore the principal pant in the
conversation have reported his answers alone
10 my questions and observations. The other.
appeared uniformly to defer to his views opd
TO acquitsce fully in his responses nn,h ey,,lara.
tons lie spoke readily, not always witt.
grammatical accuracy. but with NO nI,pcarnuce
"' nes'thti"n or reserve. and with II" apparent
"es're 10 conceal anything nor did H.. rcrcI'
any OF my Questions as mprrtincnt. lie wns
very plainly dressed. in thin summer cL,,l,iuy
nhd with no mir Of sanct inlonv or fanntiriSm
appearance Ia" rs I'"rlv. frank, good l-nuturc,l
rather thlck-s.t man Of ii tv five. seeming to
enl"E lille, and be in II" particular hurry To get
=" "enFen HIS nSs"rint"S nrr pain men.
i"entiS born AMI r-arc,l Ia life uflnbur, and
looking rs little like crafty V hvrnrriics or swim
oilers as any body "f men ever met. The alb
sehce VI cant or Snu:il. from their manner wnS
marked and general. We, think | may fairly
say that their M"rn"nism has not irn,,ovrr-
''''NN ''t"-'hit 'H"N Wrf" EfntratlS
men when they ci'lracrdit. and are now in
very c"mf"rtaI" cirrimsi ancvs-as men ov-
"raHinT three or four wives apiece certain IL
need be.
IT l'"zar'l any criticisms on Mnrmnnism
generally. ! reserve them for q srrrrate let
Ter. being dc'"rlnu".l I" uiakc this n fair and
lnli expose "fih" 'i"ririn" and rmiv in il,..
very words "f Tia" Prophet, 50 far II. / can re-
can Them. ii',' hnr" right to add here
because said it T." the assembled chiefs at the.
ri"se of the c"ll"inv. ,la, the degradation (nr
you please. ih" rc>triction) Of woman to the
single oif;e Of chl'l- h"nring a."l its nrccs-
s"r'es Is an inevitable consequence nf The svs-
tenn here paramount; I have no, observed
sign IN tn" stI"rt-. an a1tdfffsp-nt in th. Jour-
ha'S, "i this M"rinnn nr'rorol$, whereby n
woman proposes !" ii" anything whatever. No
Mormon has "v"rcii-.! /" M. his wives or any
woman : opinion on anv snliccl: no Mormon
woman has been inirn,iucrI or has $r,"ken to
me and. though i.avc lcc, n<kcI to- visi:
Morirons in their houses no on. has srokcn of
li's vile ("r ;" iv">) desiring T." see rr" or his
desiring me t" maxi. her Tor their ;.ruuair.tnn..,
or Voluntarily indicated the ryis,"nre of such
being or i'"n-e. | will not attempt to re-
port our talk 'n This subject lrr.mS" unlike
what have above given it assumed some W hat
the ch1rhcter "f Il di>l,uia,inu anil | could
hardly give it i:nrnriiaily hut ON" remark
hade bv President .'img | think | can give
accurately. and u may serve ns n sample of nll
"aL MAS offered on iha, side. II was in these
words, | ihink exactly: "If did not consider
''HseiI competent /" transact u certain business
without taking my wifv'S any wo,nan's c",,,-
Sci with regard I" il; think oupbt To Let that
business alone. Th. spirit with regard To
woman, of the entire Mormon NJ Of all other
Foiygainic systems. is FL 'lv displayed in this
hv"wa'. Let any snch system become establish
r'i and prevalent. anI woman will soon br con.
hhea l" th" :'nrrn. and her appearance IN the
street with unveiled face will he nccount.l i'm
Mo'lest j"ynllv trust that the genius Of the
Nine'"enth Century tends to n solution of the
problem of w"n"ns sphere and destiny radical
~ different from tfi.