The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1870-04-02

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VIEWS OF THE CITY.
On first impressions [ tab seems to me to
have the perfection of climates, and Salt
Lake City the finest natural site in the
West Nor is this feeling much lesssned
by longer stay. From point on the hill
just North of the city and near the Arsenal
one can take in at view the lake, the city,
the mountains and the valley for thirty
miles south and southeast. From this
point Jordan Valley appears nearly in the
shape Of horse shoe, with the city just
under the point of the northern termina-
ton Of the east side, and the lake lying
across the open end. But the southern
point of the valley which seems to the spec
tator here to close, only narrows at the
canon OF the Jordan, and opens beyond
that to contain the Utah Lake district
Beginning northeast of the city, and ex-
tending south in the order named. are City
Greek, Red Butte, Emigration, Parley's,
Big Cottonwood and Little Cottonwood
.canons, all breaking through the Watsatch
from the east. From this point, too, every
house in the city can be seen the plat re-
.sembles theeven squares of checker board.
REASONS FOR PoLYGAMY.
OF course, like all new corners. looked
upon polygamy as the one great evil OF
Utah, and onr discussions most often turn
ed npen that point. The first intelligent
Mormon, who gave me his views at length,
was Mr. Victor Cram, educated as a physi-
clan, in Boston. but now builder in Salt
Lake City. AS an - inside view" his ideas
are worthy of presentation on the venera-
bic principle, Acdi atteram partem. 1--WE
have.'' said he, 90 a population of 200, 900,
three times the population for a new State,
and have had for years but they won't
admit u.s. The fact is, we are little re-
bellieus. This law Of 1862 against polyg-
amy. we don't abide by and the people
wen'' do so -
"And what do you think will be the re-
suit? l asked.
"The result? Why, it will he good when
people get enlightened on this point. Then
polygamy will become popular throughout
the world"
''But how do you Justify it, OF explain
,.his?''
II take the ground, sir, that polygamy
was absolutely necessary to purify and re-
seae ute mankind that such was the ten
dency thai in no long time the world would
have beer depopulated, the human race
become extinct. without the gracious as
sistance of ,,slygamy, which inevitable des-
tiny God foresaw, and revealed to Joseph
Smith the mode ct prevention
. He then preceded in lcnghthy detail
of the causes which were operating to
weaken the reproductive force Of nature,
and destroy the young before they reached
manageable age. His views were unique
and interesting, but suffice it to say that
the human race was slowly and surely tend
inc to inevitable decay and complete extinc-
ton, through the violation of certain
inter-sexual law-which violation was caus
ing decline among women and their off
ssring that God revealed to Joseph Smitl
the means of cure. which necessitated TIL,
employment of polygamy, which would il
time regenerate the human race, and re
stoxe !. to primal strength and beauty.
But how comes it, asked, "that TIL
Caucasian races have gone on and Increase
for three thousand years In single MAJ
riage?"
Because they never run to that excess
and then this new way of killing infant
before they saw the light was not known
But the present mode of living leads t
excess and America, the youngest nation
is going to lead all the rest in that excess
and when the old nations of Europe lear
these new tricks and get started on thi
road, they will 60 like flock of sheep, an
melt from the face of the earth and with
. out a radical corrective the race would 500
! be extinct
"Mind, say he continued, "these al
not the reasons why we practice polygamy
We do it solely because God commando
it, The mouth of the Lord hath spoke
it, is our sole and only warrant, which W