The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-08-18

through the streets Of Oonstantinople without cour
texans inviting you 70 their dens OF iniamy. You
yersay practsed, courtezans SIT by the way
These gentlemen tell you from the pulpit that pros
titution ia confined TO monogamic nations But the
facts show that prostitution Is more prevalent In
polygamic nations than In monogamic.
LET Let US turn 10 some o. the cities OF our day
hse we're Berlin pu. asS
to q population Of 100000 In 1852 there were but
ESQ recognized courtezans In COPENHAGEN. In 1865
there but 5000 registered prostitutes In Paris
to population OF 100000. This differs from the
accustomed estimate that Paris is full OF prostitutes
eSt Sq sdy take New
o. sa a cn s pna
has Just been taken, and although there is popu.
that there are but $50 Known prostitutes in that city
I spent last Sabbath In Keokdk q village OF $4,000
p on IS na s And house truth s0' yHs
may 60 through the villages Of our coun-
y ana gSa na o. oas sm
tuition; it would not be tolerated for q day. The
American people, God bless them believing In mo-
nogamous marriage, are not guilty OF this trcmen-
dous crime, and he who asserts 1t ISLANDERS his coun
Try, SANDERS his age ISLANDERS Christianity and
does TO build up faith that Is bound TO go down,
Tor the verdict OF the age pronounced against It,
But it Is said that prostitution does not exist in
Utah. Irejoice IN II. But there may be i've rea-
sons assigned First, this Is o comparatively new
sousy inclIned Tniraiy special Care IS exercscd
10 avoid this Tor arguments sake. fourthly, tho
side. Lastly, polygamy is substitute (Laughter ana
appause) You Mormons boast that your mission IL TO
ral s OF up Pure seea So% et S ~ see e
murderer. Ishmael's hand was against every man.
Jacobs sons sold their brother Joseph into slavery
and then lied to their father Simeon and Levi prac
tsed religious deception upon all the men Of
Shechem and then murdered them. Reuben CO.
child OF. lamar, his daughter-tn.law Abimelech,
the son OF Gideon slew his seventy brethren on one
forced his wives In the sight OF all the people, Solo
mon was an idoatcr, and the Jews crucihed Christ.
Alas for such record Of q pure seed Monogamy
PoLYGAMY PREVENTS THE rERPErUITY OF NATIONS
My eighth proposition IS that poygamy does not
tend to the perpetulty OF the national life Mono
eamic nations are as long lived as poygamc nations
1t is q favorite remark Of Mr.. Pratt and Nj. Can.
non that .polygamic nations are long lived, while
the shortIlved nations monogamc. But now
let me quote history on this point. Where
to Tie days OF Minus the first Uneven lasted 500
years Minus founded q new Nineveh, which con-
tnued TN the death Of sardanapalus 600 C., hav-
founded 600 b. @. by Babiss, but In less than hun
dred years thereafter 1t was captured by Cyrus the
within 800 years b. @. 1t quite exhausted Of peo
pie, and for more than 900 years 1t has been q
Kingdoms but It was invaded successfully by the
Assyrian and Persan5 and 600 b. Z. became Per-
ton which ensaved Gods chosen people, Slew the
Hebrew infants and worshipped the wo.st Of rep
| tiles.
| Persia was one OF the three empires which sprang
out OF the destruction Of the Assyran empire at the
! death OF sardanapaus, 800 b. e., but did not
pie; but within 200 years thereafter Persia was
conquered by the monogamic Greeks under Alex
ander Eighty years thereafter It became a. trlbu-
tary to Partaia' and 80 remained for $50 years.
was CONQUERED by the saracens It has not been
| one unHoken magnificent empire from The days Of
Sardanapaus TO the present time. Their idolatry
| and luxury were the cause OF their ruin. Are we
| reminded OF the Jewsa Their frequent captivties
are q proof that their commonwealth was not en-
not one OF which people should be proud. Are we
! pointed to ChinaY Dates cannot be relied upon
%se Hsa h ny $50
The great wall was not completed I'LL 200 b. O. The
empire -, has passed from dynasty to dynasty.
| the women are slaves, and wives are sold to the
highest bidder But antiquity may neither be a vir-
tue nor an honor. Fol- next to heaven hell Is the
Oldest empire known to man.
The Mohammedans mad their origin in the seventh
| century before Christ, but are passing away But
now take the great monogamic nations OF the earth.
Greece was one OF the most long lived nations that
ever existed. Dating her origin no farther back
than Homer 300 B. O., and coming down to The con-
quest OF the Romans, she had magnificent rise
| gent and enterprising people IN The Leyant. From
Greece has come the literature Of the world Rome
thousand years, and the empire under the Popes was
established coo A. d., and for more than twelve
Rome gave to the world law, while to modern Rome
| we are indebted for the revival Of learning.
Do Then to & England nd France
| our young American nation. this stripping
Of Yankee, who Is Just In his youth,
and his rudy cheek. OF health Young America, this
young STRIPPING just in his youth is prepared to live
the old nag that dear Old nag we love SO much
shall like parched scroll, be rolled together by the
fires OF the last aay.
POLYGAMY UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
| Now, my friends, come to my last proposition
which will detain you but q few moments, and that
proposition is this, that polygaiay and religious
the constitution Of the United States, which secures
to each citizen the right OF worship. Ohl had I
noanse euiosy upon the reigloss liberty Of THIS tbs
country. would like TO evoke from their graves
washington first then comes Jefierson Franklin ,
and Adams, and those brave men who sleep in war
pSa s glory Those men se Fought or S
gious liberty, Fought against despotism, fought
against one-man power, fought for liberty for all,
fought for the elective franchise for au-(loud ap
pansel-and for all that is grand in religious free.
dom. rejoice IN those noble words, Congress
shall make no law respecting the establishment OF
religion or prohibiting the Tree exercise thereof"
But even 70 this provision Of the federal constltu-
as absolute liberty in The universe OF God The law
OF Limitation everywhere prevails. Y0n tree can
sn ng os OF the aw q
of the earth, while its branches wiil sweep the
stars. Throw or the law Of limitation from the
| Throw or the law OF Limitation from the
! planets, and they will rush In wild confusion
time, though he don't stop eating pork and potatoes
Laughter.) He continues to eat, but stops growing
| III obedience to the law OF limitation.
Now, affirm that absolute religious liberty Is not
only an absurdity but 1t Is nonentty in the uni
verse Of God. Our religious liberty should be re-
Of public decency, by the good order Of society. 10