Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1865-12-01
Brigham Young and the Mormong..

Brigham Young and the Mormons. .-..-....s.
Hon. Schuyler CoHax, Speaker aof the
House Of Representatives. delivered an address
sthe Academy Of Music, in philadelphia, on
Monday night, in which he said y .Ez 5... ls
Tn the heart of the continent 100, 900 people
are governed despotically by the Will Of one
man. Through the twelve apostles, then the
seventy minor disciples, with the infalllbility
thew concede to the Church, they form a com
pact union Polygamous union, in every man
and Womanso combining, has the tendency Of
making all of them its defenders; for nowhere
else in the whole civilized world can they thus
live They profess to believe In the Old and
NeWTestaments, baptism, regeneration and
the Trinity. The speaker had listened to an
Elder with six wives, who preached that he
had as sectarian believed God to be assplrlt,
but now he thought God had the same passions
as mankind. He reiterated this six times -
He said the Savior was to the Father as the
child to it's father. He closed the sermon by
the prediction that Gentle unbelievers would
suffer eternal misery. .
The man, with this population of different
languages and nationalities, is no common man.
He has, despite lack Of education, great ad-
ministrative powers He is we'll preserved,
broad-chested man Of sixty four years He
uses no stimulants, and has an infexible will
His wealth is the result Of good business quail
ties, for he has never been accused of dishon-
eSty,
The speaker had had many conversations
with Brigham Young On the subject That
man had contended that he had had a spe-
cial revelation on the subject Of taking more
wives to himself The speaker had declared
twas full time to have another revelation pro-
hiGting, it hereafter Young had declared he
Wished that would occur, but asked if they
gave up the plurality of wives, would they not
be required to give up the Mormon Bible. The
speaker had answered, No. He trusted they
would soon have the revelation. ,2-1
Yet there was open dissent by that public to
Young S expressions. The HGentiles,," mum
bering scarce one among fifty labored mantully
against polygamy, and spoke determinedly
against the evil. One elder, with three wives,
said if Brigham made such revelation they
would take occasion to discover whether it-Was
holy revelation. ~
Thereligion of the Mormons teaches that
women can only reach heaven by uniting with
man. He believed, from his scant means Of
nlnoWledge, that the women were very unhappy.
lhey knew nothing of the pure love OF hus-
Ond Dan and wife, and were ever in dread OF others
nnkng away all their share of husband s love.
l;aey cannot escape; they have not single
Clance. Marriage of three sisters to one man,
another and her daughters to another, pieces
another-are these all not sins against hu-
aaaalty? When wives are separated into dit
steat houses, loneliness and desertlon tor
uGnths is the result.
You ask what is the remedy? That's hard
usay. The unheeding Governments Of the
past have allowed this evil to grow to direful
sslent AS delusive as he believed this faith
n,lIelhglonto be, he would not interfere with 1t
W. o.0 ne would separate it from bigamy and IN
ssS .s IN open defiance of the laws OF this coun-
" and the world. In Nebraska this law is
"a lsspected, and in Utah, the Mormons should
81 Vaaght they must respect the laws OF hu-
81 1Iaulty. The Government cannot tolerate that
81 lss should commit treason, arson, murder or
q Ssuy Sssumy because ofan asserted revelation. Il
q ttSIaal secession has been made from them to
q ns.p nnspurer teachings of Smith. The Govern,
ANU sua must support them. Either repeal a II
81 - =, against polygamy or enforce them.
& Ib,o. none military officers there have two, ana
saSe, nse wives each. They disobeyed the laws,
Sa;l SSn would not be his fault if they retained
q ~'a commissions.
! NINA mas L. Mosby, of Lynchburg, Va, has
B. So.ei S,sia Ia an able examination of the Congress
& dnaI. lest Oath, in reference to It's constltu-
,Gss4i;1y and it's proper construction ana ap-
ana ana'l9n l3 1t is published in pamphlet torm' a
n ~ VI Which we have received.
p1st: W.. Robt. Tansilps ssFree and Impartial ez-
ftbl0n fSsu0n of the causes which led to the failure
0aaase late Confederate States to establish thelf
q ess;p esSs;ppe11dence,' e1 in pamphlet form, has peen