The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-06-23
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AT q meeting held recently in the Taberna-
ole at Salt Lake City, Brig ham Young delivered
himself to the following effect
have thought great. many times 4 would
like to ask the sisters q question upon another
subject entirely subject they are always
thinking about--nanelys plurality OF wives.
have Thought o thousand timesI .wOutd ask
the female portion Of our community whether,
il 1t were leftto their opinion, they would re-
tain the practice Of this principle In our nidsb,
or ether they would have y obliterated. #
is 3 principle that always has existed and thai
LOOK Ar new YoRx. 81. II.
An argument used by men and women
against plurality Of wives is, that there are
pose that to he SO. Acknowledge that piopo-
sition to be true, and say that there are no
more women than men, and chat every man
should s,nt hs hays w.is What of vii
lation and destruction. Read the statiaticas Or
such matters in our Eastern cities. In New
York, for instance, from eleven TO fourteen
ty-one years Of age, perish annually in the
cutters, on the sidewalks, on door-ste or in
the novels around. This is no worse than it is
il other places where prostit ltion prevails.
Many would. like to prostitute the women OF
Utah, but pray they may never be able to do
it. SO taras the mere number OF wives is con-
cerned, 7 do not care whether have one, a
dJzen1 or forty. s..
Hh THiNKS HE HAS DOZEN OR FIFTEEN WIVES.
a great many ask me how many wives +
have, but to tell the honest truth T never
thought enough about it to stop and thiak..
But Will get the facts OF the case and tell
everybody 80 that they may stop asking me
these questions. suppose have dozen Or
fifteen that Il am taking care of: perhaps. a tesy
more, do not know, and care 1othing about
1T try to do good, and try to save the peo-
PIE and say do. n OF let a lady come to de-
strnction; 1G ls grlevous 10 me to think that,
sGnt ln IN 5nls CITY, there should be an. necessi-
wonla not DC u the I N Mormon'' elders would do
! their duty IL looks as though our young men
are indoient and slothful and do not under
stand the principles Of life. Asian excuse,
however. they will say, My desr friend and
Brother Brigham, I cannot get married; why,
AZ i get me wife she wants a carriage to ride
~, = ulIel siri " WaiI upon her, ana piano
and cannot sustain II. am sorry ti9ssas, 10 Ssay
there IA roo rnnch 7tra,tf, IN fh,a IL sNo,S
syouna women tell The yanno, mar, ~, ss;,
work and hell, them Ia iva tafi ta,, 81 ~ tat
they NAV marry yoI1 ~ z : s-.sS 1.
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Ahsre az ~ are q gEest many single men in
OLE On, madsN VINO ought 70 nave wives, and o
RfeaS many young women who ought to
nave nuHDandss ere 'is a radical wrong
somewhere yss si sgs sa
xoung man, go and get you q partner; get
you 2 Iitt!e mouse, theil plant out your anade9
Trees anu Irnt trees. Land Is plenty here
you scau. ~ 5;'Wltnoue money and without.
price. Aou have the privilege now, II you are
2 cltlxen 81 the United Stateas OF taking mp one
hunQrea and sky aeteH, and IL Will only cost
you ton OF hfteens dollars. Cam not you get ai
name 3 Yes yon cans right hers dyNthe rnidats