, 1869-07-19
utah.
Material Prosperity Of the Nor
:: mons, '.r'y -
Revelations Made to II Order,
What Shall be Done With It?


/. C67etroateaes ~ 7he Chicago I5sbuak.
SALT LAKE CTry, Ju1J Il, 1sl9-
A three dBJs' Visit TO the capltal OF Aormontsna
Is not sufficient to af!orti the tourist full inside
view Of the state Of society IN this Territory, and
he will be apt TO CARY a~ny With him superficial
Ideas and opinions respecting Mnrmontsm as
social, religious. political, and economical nssttu-
ton. I, therefore, write nboat IT under sense OF
Inadequate information, and consequently With
considerable hesitation, and without much
"rosittvs'y." To the eye Of the Usual observer
tho Aoruons In this valley are uourishIag ma
tcrEally, like q tree planted BY the rrer Side
TFeDty-thEee years ago 4 few thousand povcrty-
stricken exiles pitched thelr camp the shores Of
the great salt LIKE, on q barren, drought
afflicted plain, where not tree was visible,
and where scarcely u higher order Of vegetation
endured the lack o! moisture than sage brush and
g1easewood, which are miserable shrubs. thas even
the sl!-deyourtnE grastbo1pess refuse to toacb.
But now these plains arc covered With vcrdure
mad useirt prodpcts for man and beast Waving
delds Of 1a1uriant wheat oats, rye, corr and bar.
ley meet the ere and bespeak laua Of plenty.
Beautiful gardens, nlled with fruits and loEets,
are seen On every side. Ornamental shade trees
nre Planted about every dwelling. The houses
have neat AMI comfortable look They are not
large, ns rufe, because building ulater.a1s arc
ecarca and dcar, Int they are neat without and
e-eA1 nut 10y "l,A'o, ou1 aoJ ,-.."s. 80.
toulu.u "'W 0ppr, nnS, aa.. a..o - aa,Ta
hoee. mnles, sheer, swine aat poultry. The
land is carefully titled, aud the products per
ac1e are Surprisingly large- The handful Of pov.
eIty.kr1cEeu pioneers OF score OF Jc1fs ago nave
.+e.,.ns .,rannrI,r ..rhe yajne or he nrnnerty
- .1,a rsL,o-- r.nnos 1e ,eaa th.n .htrty IN fortv
% - ..ss - go, ~. a..-at ~ M, rre,t NJ
.an,a, which n,dc II noss,hle- IA
r. Ss3t n tn.t II nn,Tersii stendy and
n..yu, .+.;en,.t.r '1dnstT Water and WORK haye
o,,rn, ,nA r,o,raI,nn. transfo-rnation mn, M sde
.h,e ssaa,+ ~ h,assnn, 40 the rnae. 1he vn1,ey of
s,I, 1nts'i. sn1nnndc,1 Nv h,ch tnouutain ran-es;
Gn,.,1 .,tnsr,,,r ,te rnnEa ent rains of xv,nter
~. sn,s,,,- n.r thnn, 1npn n fhrran,u nnon rim
.,.ns 1,.nr r. was on,y necessary to arrcst
tnas. .t-,,ma atrert .b.n, tn.o dltchea ond 1tf~
T.. 49,. ,,,,a,s ora, .,s .hirstv na,1s
.uas s"s $3.50, -, s., ,,rth ana 1,,n.tS
r.,ss ~ saese .s,,' ,sS1,nnaa '''
",,4 1,.l. !auA 80 ~ u14.ae .. :, ,,nu,o.,a,,
i"! tnEie - auoehei Asi%e' ~ n.usoAAs''
"msu atuas's Alo.s asseoa 49,. Aue4. e'su+
o. nstNul.ute ~ sus.. Ee.auA' ...4 ~ p..ope
teiei ~ tpsn p:., o-''t
.us p'ae'.es =! psa.u! apo seu., ~ oteu ~
ls..on " ~ =. NC oA''14 ~. ~ Nv
ot4AuA " 'uc ~. Gtton. -. te4o
t1ukn' anu euluissu, !s@ - .'.Es
rat tt,n,o Va -rot roIaya}eh m ftc mart nf tha
urpsr,ytes The rosary's whole life musr conform,
h1.ie,y 40 tns .ns o4ue,s " ~ tngee! ,ss
ino".'"' speaA. s'us A4a Asee'e. '.34oA,
cous'Anl! -" ~ -. ~
oeh ptse"ecs Ill., one ae'oa..oa "
F4ne"ona u": ln ~
and ite u.tvsrsal usaSs or 81 tltEIzprt~
coontr!cs permit o. toc:u:e. Another vision, at
the night exncts ilthcs, and slEes from evcrT
maD, woman AID child, tenth part Of tte1r 9n-
nnal earu!uga for the . Church. Stores ct Other
edicss arc issueu, having the saue Tta!oEary OH
gtn anil oli OF them arr .o5cyed with, a1aeri:{.
While Il Il truc that the church gosetnment over
tho Norzcons Is desrottsnl. and the people, in
one scnfe sctfs or eares Jet they nfe voluntarily
such. They obey from their own iEee VIII. thcy
come herc voluntarily and thtT remain here VOL
unfairly; they believe In the doctrine and pac-
tees enfotued- and lore tho system Tbs. taeT
gre sincere believers there eau be no doubt The
men have pcFaEadeA themselves that It Is
rcllQiorEfy right to naUsi more than
one vile, and the women accept
the practice With ore OF leaa reluctance The first
wife generally dslikes to hare her husband take
second wife, makes less objection 10 tile third, and
beeome Indifferent to the fourth, tenth or twcn-
tIcth, y bile the subsequent wives console. them
seFcs with the reelection that II Is better 70 hare
a h,If third or quarter OF q husband than none at
IN. OF, The principle that pa1t OF loaf Is better
th1n oo brcaa.
,The pronhrt Young affirm, tb.t he receEved a
rerr,attnn frnm Heaven d,recttur ma eatnh1sh,
1neo. ~ ra,ypan,v. rnt those n.n reject ,hA
trth az ,hts story can ind reason on this side az
,he recs,,s, rertoos fnr tho asontton nr th. nrac
Urn which ts that ,xo,tb,o1s or the nrosei.te.
~ Norn,on,srn hare been wn,nen and
thls stnple fact ,nrcv n trouhlesome
suvo,us al srussers loon ,,,e ha,l as the prannes
Young. There vas only ono practicable vay in
which to proyde flu usbar.ls and hoturs for them.
and that Eae. 10 marty then Ia the rlarY1ei men
OF Tie Church, 10 diei1e them up among the male
sul,,ts aat thereby utilize them, and Sc, them to
multiplying 1ayentle saints IN the reK Zion
It Is a nartl problem for tue government to 1
sotye: What stall be done With polJga1py tn
Utah 1t Is rot question Of power for IL xauI
TIC . ser5 easy Job ter tue great government OF
the Vn!cn to c1tef7utuatc the tnstttrttu and !tN
vo!u1les; tut nobody proposes the aaop-
uoD OF taat remedy. Congress caus uu-
4uestonah,y, frame t1ws Which, when exc
cuted, will separate every pla.a] wife
from her s1cSnar husband 1'us what Is to bs done
With seycEal THOUSAND women thus forrlttS d.
rorced7 And what !s to he done with ther multi
tudrous progeny! Who Wi!l take care OF them
WIZ The EovefnMent undertake to provide ntw
has 1nt.s and Step fathers for these Women aan
u:eir children. Are they to be made charge On
the public treasury for thr remainder OF their
ltyes: Would not MoTmonism be strengthened
and recruited by 4 government persecution Of this
character: Would net the sympltlIes OF tens OF
thousands Of Amcrlcans be enlisted on teeIr side
who NON tiegpIsc and condemn them? hare pnt
these aue .tons to tho wise men among oar excur
A.tp party, aud none Of them haze ptreE me = sat.