, 1870-04-14

= purct man, lost fAth In him, and looked
qpop him es fallen prophet Il was when
the polygamy revelation, By
way Of explanation. It WIS when the entire
Church, following the lead Of their founder,
we're carried away with Ecentiousncaa as by
6ood-tide; SO mneh 80 ihAt to keep everything
from going to ruin the endowments were IN
and ls, marital chastity upon pain of death.
To return:
When Oraon came home, Mrs. Pratt told him
Of Joeeph's base proposals., and tho wrouged
husband made for Joseph At once. Joseph
took hin into little room IN the ton Of his
etore, locked the door, and asked him Whist he
wanted. Orson demanded OF him why he took
with other mems wives he would not
like to hsye them take With his. Joseph re-
piled that he knew very well what he ncant; ho
did not deny 1t but d6re to breathe It aloud"
said be, "aud I will blast your character, and
that at your wife, depend upon it. have the
power and will do H." 1his neither satisfy
meeting, and before hundreds accused Ms.
Iratt OF having been too intimate with one J.
C. Bennett, formerly crony Of his, whnm he
had raised To the Aayo1alty Of Nauroo, and
nade Lieutenant General Of The Esu-
voo. Legion Otson charged back on Jo-
eeph 1t tits meeting tho sttempted seduction
and O1sou. afraid OF his life, and not caring
much for it either, went into the woods to
pray, wandered round, and finally atrnyed on
down the river, WHARF he WAS found next
night by hia brother. completely worn out.
her baby, In trout Of her house, all night, be-
lisving that Joseph had had Orson killed.
Toward morning abe sent for him, and de-
manded her husband. He came with a mob
Of police md loafers, and accused her of hAv-
ing killed him he1salf, and concealed him
49, %hn 4hxko Ok n w;k1
Bennett BE pretended to Eesd letter,
dropped by 0raon, SAYING that ho believed
her guilty 10 be {Joseph) changed: and
when che accused him Of having baselv at
tempted hex virtue he called her liar, aud
other foul nauea. This manly persecution Of
woman went on al day, at intervals. What
misery!:. said Mrs. Pratt to her auditor, a
ORION and I We were Young, and so Lsppyt
And th1t fonl aspe.sion on my hcuor, made iu
public by man whom the people worshipped,
and the belief through night and day that my
husband bad been murdered, isn't one ten
thous&ndth part what have suffered through
talking, and Brigham Young, then President Of
the Twelve Apostles, called them together and
had him dtupped from ttat quorum to which
be belonged. Then it was that Joseph, ptoba-
bly, from motives Of policy, sent for 0sson,
and made it up with him. Ha cou-
fessed e., g, tha. a,,o he .. alone s9 I'D boen
pure that except When Immediately under
Divine influence he ras more hable to CIT than
others, because be had more light and was
moro Liable to temptation and, 6nAlty, that
one woman, OF twenty, or men either, bad bet
ter be sacrificed than be (Joseph), because tha
cause and the Kingdom" were bound up in
his character and reputation.
Orson had lived with Joseph se1ezA years be-
lore be married had embraced Motmoniarn with
all the strength OF an enthusiastic nature, aud
seemB to have found it easier to forgive his
chief upon frank confession, and to attribute
the Elm to the weAkness Of the man, in
prophet and seer, than to gire up his
faith md throw aside the influence OF the man
altogether. Meanwhile, Joseph had sent one
Of his pAramou1s to tell MIS-. Pratt that il abe
wouldn't publiah it to outsiders he would save
her IN the eternal world, which pro1er Of sal
ratiou she politely declined This woman,
who lived near the landing, and was = common
titer prostitute, offered 10 conceal Alr. nnd
Mrs. 0rson Pratt IN hex tp1rtmcnss, md let
them witnees one OF Joscph'a visits to her
But OrBon wouldn't do it. After such proofs
Of faith, it does not aeem 20 strange that ORION
should say, Is he did at the uasa meeting The
other day, "that what God commanded him
to do, he would do, death or no death"
Mrs Pratt married, and Joined the Mormona
about 1885, although eiuco this notable OCCUR
renee she hAa hsd nothing but detestation for
them. Her children have kept her with them,
and to bring them up FREQ from tho faint Of
Mormoniem- has been her LIES work. By tic
way, soma OF her opinions might be interest
ing. ss learned them from perfectly trust
worthy sou1ce. She thinks that brigham,
Pratt, TAYLOR, and al the present leaders hui
Squire Wells, believe that po1vgany is com.
mandei them Of heaven. They separate il
Smith as seer from 10 Smith as man: Al
any rate, they we're =stly absent from Nau.
VOC, especially Brigham, during the latter par
OF Josophs8 reign. when lie was most uuscru.
p11nus, and will not believe anything against
Brigham is not licentious man ike Joseph.
He Il nvarsciuus, ambitious and fauatica1, nj.
though he las arrived at = point where, Il be
were not carrying the whole Mormon cnter.
nothing. II he should die, the Mornons
would sdore his successor, whoever he NIGH
be, AZ the same, aa soon as he assumed the
poaiGon. Brigham wasn't thought as much oi
as many others when he first took the lead. II
Is opportunity that has developed him. II he
should say, d Drop poiyg.my Tor thapresent,
su wonld obey, many gladly. II the Anh-Po.
numbering, with those who would adhere
to them, perhaps half tho people would
gradually and quietly withdraw into the
Southern mountains, possibly into Arizona.
There are plenty Who would IN that c.se Kill
and destroy, but the leaders would not allow
It, Orson never took much carp OF his wires,
especially tho first one. II he sometimes re.
or something Of the kind, tbs younger wiree
might get part Of it, the first never would.
There are scores upon scores OF cast-o0 hret
wives in the country. Any WOMAN who has
children, particularly boEa, that can support
her, gets very little from her husband. No
tFNY ~ \ $k4H ,f~t:r =
polyga9s u = man; orson was for years
opposed to it In his heart. eTan after
he had long preached it, and
practiaed it, hated It AZ bad as she did, bu. Of
Late be hha seemed Lost to al feeling. It used
to be the talk that tho drst wife would be a
whom the husbands grace would be dispensed
to the rest. But 1tterly, equality IN the fam
ily bad been the CRY. Five Year, sgo OrBou
said he didn't care anr more for Mrs, Pratt,
nor for any Of his wives, than be did for any
healthy WOMAN that walked the streets. This
che regarded as brutality, but she supposed
he hee looked . upon it .s The perfection
what they viii come to, 20 matter how fine Of
feeling they may be At ti1st For years, here
N Salt Lake City, 3 woman might As well hare
hin down and had her head chopped on, ~ to
say word against ANYTHING that v4s taught,
It Is getting different nov. Brigham hsd said
sbAu AAu aEAlu 1u6 lHle HDold come when
death would be the punishment for speaking
against any principle that was taught By the
priesthood. AL the po1rgamoua would 20
with their husbands in case OF another hceifa-
They would not hare gone into rolygamv,
doubtless, could they hsTe dona better. Mosst
OF the dFst wives havs become recouci1ed to it
from the necessity OF the c4se.
1t il tue that the Morluous brought poly1x-
my with them to Utah, not that tho governs
Inent knew it in 1850, when it Organized Utah
"a Territory. for it Was not publicly ayored
- doctrine md practice Of the Church until
tEp years after the passage Of the organic act
ganic act is not bad faith. Neither Ia the
Cnlion bill Retrospective, because the Nor
mona can't narns the time Mnce they we're
Church vhen Joseph Smith md some Of his
most intimate companions didn't practise
peiysanE. i Vas because, through
spa bis whole people we're soins to 'Gs run Is
fast Is they could. that hs procured the polyg-
amy revelation. It WIS Eof up to sanction. not
TO authorize the practice. Just 70, tan years
l1ter, tho seGct pr1ctice for twenty years, M
de! cover Of public denial Of it, oompolled
public avowal Of it. It had its great political
power to recommend it; also the fsct that It
united III it, victims, IS ctine does . band OF
thiereh. There Is no defence for it. except
their statement that surplus Of females Ire
bonn into the world, which they know to be
1Ase, bnt which they use neFeItheless, Always
with their ignorant dupea. There Is nothing
in the whole busanes for the
NornonA to hang stred Of dnceri-
ty On They hare lied and prerari.ated .bout
ii from the Inst, both from, ignorance and de-
sign, each equally culpable. Not one of them
can tell, definitely. how or when it originated.
Joseph hinself commended it orc year, and
detouncea it tho next Don't speak Of religion
md polyEany in the sx1ne daJ. Don't talk Of
teuse, Or happinesn. IN the ha1ne connection
For it bsnishea women, u women, the hearth
and home. love, sodeN, religion, and hesven,
from tbs hAuntA Of men. VIII the govern
1ueut Fut An end to it, or viii they leaTe it to
tho roobs Of tho futures DoCo1As
TIE PARIS CONSULAR LEASE
Reply Of N.Y. HIBeiow to General
Starring.