The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1865-10-20
Polygamy IN Utah.
SOME rNrBREsrlNG FACTS

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"Thc marrying of two or more sis
ters Is very common; one young Nor
man merchant in Salt Lake City has
three sisters for his wives. There
are several cases OF men marrying
mother (widow) and her daughter
or daughters; taking the cold wo-
man. for the sake of getting the
young ones; but having children by
all. Please to cipher out for your.
sci: how this mixes things. More
disgusting associations are known
even TO the marrying Of half sister
by one Mormon. Consider, too, how
these children Of one father and
many mothers arc likely to become
crossed again in new marriages, In
second or third, if not the first gen
Grafton, under the operation of this
polygamous practice and il is safe to
predict that Il few generations of
such social practice will breed q
moral, and mental debase
ment of the people most lrightiul to
contemplate. Already, indeed, are
such indications apparent, foreshad-
owing the sure and terrible realiza-
ton.
brigham Young's wives are mum.
berless; at least, no one seems to
know how many he has; aud he has
himself confessed to forgetfulness in
the matter The probability is he
has from sixteen to twenty genuine
or complete wives, and about as many
more woman sealed to him tor
heavenly associations and glory
The latter are mostly pious old ladies',
eager for high seats in the NJ ormon
heaven, and knowing no surcr way
to get there than to be tackled on to
Brigham 8 angelic procession. Some
of these sealed wives Of his are the
earthly wives Of other men; but lack
ing faith in their husbands heavenly
glory, seek to make a sure thing of
it for the future by the grace Of gra.
cious Brigham. Dowh East. you
know, many q husband calculates on
stealing into heaven under the pious
petticoats OF his better half; here the
thing is reversed, and woman so TO
heaven because their husbands take
them along. The Mormon religion
is an excellent institution for main
tanning masculine authority in the
family; and the greatness Of Il true
Mormon is measured, indeed, by the
number of wives he can keep in sweet
and loving and especially obedienJ
subjugation. Such man can have
as many wives as he wants. But
President Young objects to multiply.
ing wives for men who have not this
rare domestic GIFT. So there is no
chance for you and me, my dear
Jones, becoming successful Nor
mons.
"In many cases, the Mormon wives
mot only support themselves and
their children, but help support their
husbands. Thus clerk, or man
with small income, who has yield
ell to the fascination and desires oI
three or four women, and married
them all, makes his home with No. l.
perhaps, and the rest live apart, eacl
by herself, taking in sewing or wash
ing, or engaged in other employment
to keep up her establishment and be
no charge to her husband. He comes
around, once in while, to make hel
a visit and she then sets out an extra
table and spends all her accumulated
earnings to make him as comfortabl,
and herself AS charming as possible
so that her fraction of the dear, saint
ed man may be multiplied as much as
possible, SO, the fellow, if he is la
~ and has turned his piety to tho
good account Of getting smart wives
may really board around continually
and live in clover, at no personal eX,
pense but his own clothing. Is not
this Il divine institution, indeed
Brigham Young's younger chil,
drcn, AS seen in his school, TO which
we were admitted, look sprightly and
bright and handsome; and some OF
his grown up daughters are comely
and clever but his elder sons give
no marked signs of their fathers
smartness. The oldest, Brigham,
Jr,, is mainly distinguished for his
size and strength, weighing nearly
three hundred pounds, and is muscu-
lar in proportion. He has now taken
one of his wives and gone to Eng
land with her on business tor the
church. The next son, John, is a
poor and puny looking fellow, with
several wives and an inordinate love
for whisky, Brigham's dynasty will
die with himself. .... ....r..-.
"There is no more love lost be-
tween the soldiers an | the Mormons
than between the soldiers ond the In.
dians. The boys IN blue regard
both as their natural enemies, and
the enemies of order and the Gov
ernment; and the feeling is cordially
reciprocated. There is II provost
guard OF soldiers in Salt Lake City,
but the rent Of tle building which it
occupies is about expired, and ac-
cording to Mormon way Of get
ting rid of an uncomfortable pres
ence, none other is now to be had IN
its place. Every building singularly
happens to be occupied or Engaged
just now; and the Mormons evident
ly hoped to thus drive all these stand
ing menaccs, and seducers of their
women, as they claim the soldiers all