Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1865-09-23

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II s.. >Po!ygamy in Utah. n.
"A Mr.. Samuel Bowles writes to the SPRING
field (Mass. Republican from Utah:
The marrying,of tWo sisters is very COM
mon; one young Mormon merchant in Salt
Lake City has three sisters for his three wives ,
There are several cases of men marrying both
mother (widow) and her daughter or daugh
tiers taking the "old woman" for the sake
of getting the young, ones, but having chill
drcn by all. Pleasant to cipher ont foryour-
selves how this mixes things More disgdst.
ing associations are known--eyen to. the mar
rying of half sister by ore Mormon. Con-
slider, too, how these children of que father
and many mothers-the latter often blood re-
lations--are likely tofbecone crossed bgainin
new. marriages, in second or third, if not. the
first generation, understhe operation Of this
plygamous practice, and it is safe tofpredict3
that fe& generations Of such social pruoti-
ices will breed physical, moral and mental
debasement Of the people most frightful to.
contemplate. Already, indeed, are such in
dications apparent, forcshadowirg the sure and
terrible realization.
Brigham Young wives are nuniberless; at
least no one seems to know how many he has;
and he has confessed to forgetfulness in3the
matter. The probability is be has from six
teen to twenty genuine or complete wives, and
about as many more women asealeq" to him
for heavenly association and glory. The lat:
ter are most pious old ladies, eager for high
seats in the Mormon heaven, and kn6wi" no
surer way to get there than to be taoked on to
Brigham's angelic procession. Some Of these
sealed wives of his are the earthly wives Of
other men ;fbut, lacking faith in their. hus-
bands heavenly glory, seek to make al sure
thing Of it for the future by the'graco Of gra-
cious Brigham. Ro,.4 East, you know many
q husband calculates on Stealing into heaven
under the pious petticoats Of his better wife;
here the thing is reversed, and women 90 to
heaven because their husbands take them
along. The Mormon religion is an excellent
institution for maintaining masculine authori-
ty in the family; and, the greatness of altrue
Mormon is measured, indeed, by the number
Of wives he can keep in sweet and loving and
especially obedient subjection. But President
Young objects to multiplying wives for men
who have not this rare domestic gift. So
there is no chance for you and me, MY dear
Jones, becoming successful NIormons. M
"In&many eases, the Mormon wives not
only support themselves land thcir children,
but help support their husbands Thus q
clerk, or man with similar limited income,
who has yielded tothe fascinations and de-
sires Of threeor four women, and married them
all, makes his home with No. L, perhaps, apd
the rest live apart, each by1,erself, taking in
sewing or washing, or engaging in other en-
ploymcnt, to keep up her establishment and
to be no charge to her husband. He comes
around, once in while, toSmake her a visit !;
and then she sets out ali extra table and spends
all her accumulated earnings to make him as
comfortable and herself as charming as posi-
BILE, SO that hor fraction of dear sainthd man
maybe multiplied as soon as possible. So the
fellow, if he is lazy and has turned his piety
to the good account of getting smart wives,
may really board around continually, and live
in clover, at no personal expense but his ew.n
clothing. Is not this a divine. institotion, in
deed s y
"Brigham Young's youngest children. as
scen in h;e cnlnnl tn "l,nh wn wnro oI.~;4