Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-08-23

WEDNESDAY EVENING .,:::AUoUsT 70, lses.
Polygsmy I'm Utah-some Interesting
Facts.
Mr.. Samuel Bowles writes to the Spring
field (Mass )Repsbl'c,n, from Utah,
"The marrying OF two sisters is very
common; 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
woman for the sake Of getting the young
ones; but having children by all. Please
to cipher out for yourselves how this mix
&c tbings. More disgusting associations
are known-even TO the marrying OF a
half-sister by one Mormon. Consider,
too, how these children OF one father and
many mothers-the latter often blood rela-
tious-are likely to become crossed again
in new marriages, In second or third, II
not the first generation, under the opera
ton OF this polygamous practice, and 1t Is
safe TO predict that a few generations OF
such social practices will breed physical,
moral and mental debaLement Of the peo-
pie most friRhtful to contemplate. Alres.
dy, indeed, are such indications apparent,
foresh Adowing the sure and terrible reallza-
ton.
"Brigham Young's wives are number
less; at least, no one seems TO know how
many he has; and he has confessed to for
getfuluess In the matter. The probability
Is he has from sixteen to twenty genuine
or complete wives, and about as many
more women sealed to him for heavenly
association and glory. The latter are mosl
pious old ladies, eager for high seats In The
Mormon heaven, and knowing no surel
way TO get there than to be tackled on Il
Brigham's angelic proc sion. Some ofthes,
sealed wives of his are the earthly wives OF
other men; but lacking faith in their hus'
bands heavenly glory, seek to make sure
thing Of 1t for the future by the grace oil
gracious Brigham. Down East, you know,
many q husband calculates on stealing into
heaven under the pious petttcoats OF NIT
better wife; here the thing Is reversed,
and women go to heaven bt cause their hus-
bands take them along. The Mormon re-
lgion Is au excellent institution for main
taining masculine authority in the family;
aud the greatness of true Mormon 10 mea.
sured, indeed, by the number OF wives b,
can keep in sweet and LOVING and e4peci.
ally Cbedient sutjugation. But Presideu
Young objects to multiplying wives for
men who have not this rare domestic gin
30 there is no chance for you and me, m,
dear Jones, becoming successful Nor
mons.
"In many cases, the Mormon wives no
only support themselves and their Chi!
dren, but help support their husbands
Thus clerk, or man with similar United
income, who has yielded TO the fsscina
lions and desires orthree o. fur women, ant
married them all, makes his home with No
l, perhaps, and the rest live apart, each B.,
herself, taking in sewing or washing, OF
engaging in other employment, to keep nj
her establishment and 10 be no charge Il
her husband. He comes around, once in
while, to m AXE her visit; and then sh
sets cut an extra table and spends all he
accumulated earnings TO make him as c. IN
Portable and herself as charming as posi-
BILE, so thst her fraction of O dear saintet
man may b. multiplied as soon as possible
60 the fellow, If he Is lazy and has turnec
his piety to the good account of getting
SIN lrt wives, may really board around con
tinually, and live In clover, AT no persona
expense but his own clothing. Is not THU
a divine Institution, indeed
Brigham Young's younger children, a:
seen in his school, to which we were ad
mitted, look sprightly aud brightly an,
handsome; and some of his grown daulh
tiers arc comely and clever; Dat his olde
sons give no marked sign of their father
smartness. The Oldest, Brigham, Jr.,
mainly distinguished for his Size ant
strength-he weighs two or three bundret
pounds, and is muscular in proportion
He has now taken one of his wives am
gone TO England with her on business 70
the church. The next son, John, is o.
and puny.lO liking fellow, with severa
wives and al inOrdipa,e love for whisky
B.igham's dynasty will die with himself
There Is no more love lost between tn
soldiers and tho Mormous than betwee
the soldiers and the Indians. The boy
in blue regard 10th as their natural enc
mics and the enemies of order aud tn
government; and the feeling Is cordial
recipIocated. There Is u provost guard @
soldiers in Salt Lake City, but the rent O
the building which u occupies is abOu
expiring, and acco dug to the Norm N wa,
ofgetting rid ofan upcomf oft able presence
none other Is now to be had In It's place
Every building singularly happens to b,
occupied or engaged just now; and the Nor
nous have evidently hoped TO thus driv,
all these standing menace', and seducer
OF their women, as they add the soldier
all are, out of town and into camp, tw,
miles distant. But when Mr.. Colfax sug
gested to two or three of the elders tina
such result could only be interpreted q
Washington as a compact and contrivanc
to embarrass the soldiers and defy tho go,
eminent, they seemed to be melted TO
new and original line of thought; and I'll
probability is that the prJvost-guard wi
be able TO find some unoccupied building
that had not been before thought of.