Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-04-21
A Mormon Talk.

From part of Elder Amaza NJ. Lyman's
speech in the Sal. Lake Tabernacle, on
April 9Th, we extract:
Are you going to say something in sup
port OF plural marriages. No. I do
not wish anybody to tell that i have said
a word BY way Of supporting and sus-
tanning plural marriage. Are you
ashamed Of it: No. Do you love it:
Yes, I love it, because it is true, and
stands alone, without my aid. What
ore you talking about it for then !" That
you may understand the truth and know
its value, and secure to yourselves the
blessings that only can accrue from the
knowledge Of the truth. That doctrine
is safe, and can take care Of itself; and il
you make an application Of the truth to
Yourselves, it will take care Of you it
will secure you from corruption, wretch
edness and death. and give you life and
immortality, while others will sink under
the accommodating neglect Of corruption
until they go down to hell.
But" says one, ~ have been look
ing, but I have not seen much change that
has taken place in consequence OF the in
production OF polygamy." You are not a
very close observer, perhaps, when the
frst edition Of Federal officers came out
here, we had hardly made q beginning in
practical plurality Of wives ; however, It
was awful times for them, they could only
once in a while see 4 woman, and when
they did see one, they inquired who she
was. 40, she is Elder such a ones WIFE"
"Who is that woman over yonder:"
"She is brother so and SOS wife" Who
i, that woman that is crossing the street,"
" She is bishop such a ones wife" go,
the devil. the women are all married out
here" They begin to look round for a
peculiar kind Of institution, that hourishes
so we'll in C~hristiandom, where such pre-
vail, where they make awful provisions for
the qualification Of lustful passion; no
odds how foul, black and damning in its
consequences, still it can find its gratltca-
ton at those favored institutions. Those
Federal gentlemen began to look for SINH
lar accommodations in Utah, but instead
of finding them they found school houses,
and houses for the public worship Of God,
dedicated TO the best interests Of humanity,
for the improvement of the condition OF
our race. Their peculiar institutions they
could not find here. and they could not
stay, they went to Washington, and there
they began to send up awful howls about
the sins Of Utah, and the necessity Of &C.
tive measures by the general government
10 chastise the Mormons in Utah.
How far they have succeeded is evident.
The great Buchanan war brought the
-four Of the army Of the United States
out here the bran and shorts were left
behind. They came to correct the poor,
misguided Mormons. For making pros
titutes of the womens No. There are
plenty of them at home; but the Nor
mons make wives Of them, and this
awakened all their sense Of horror. II IS
this that excites our friends in the East A:
because we think more and better Of
women than they do. That is ~thefounda-
ton of all the difficulty; they do not
complain of US for anything else now.
When the C. VS.. from the West got here
they did not succeed any better. Then
they thought they would try the negro.
He got part way out here, got tired, and
they turned him out. What they will do
next to correct our morals, is not for me
to say. They may tell us that we ought
10 demolish u school houses and put up
houses of a~ssignation, and keep accom-
modations such as travellers can lind in
other countries. They are well pleased
with our potatoes and johnny cakes, but
they would be still better pleased If we
would have the other luxury.