The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-07-19

Mormonism. So much for this noto.
rious Anglo-American delusion.
THE FUTURE STRONGHOLD OF PoLYo.
AMY.
Salt Lake City, or, MS it is called
in prophetic language, New Jeru-
salem, is no longer the stronghold OF
polygamy. 1t is true that vast tenn.
pie is being built here that the mas
sive tabernacle is already consecrated
by the Saints, that the Endowment
House, the Lion House, and other in.
stitutions of like character will re.
main to make this burg essentially
Mormon in appearance, but the real
power of the Saints, that which makes
them most remarkable among sects,
namely, polyamy, is to be transferred
10 st. George, Southern Utah. AT
that distant place new Temple will
be constructed and another Endow-
ment House planned. There the
Mormons will, for time at least, be
free from Gentle influences. IL will
be for time only, as railroad and
mining influences are spreading all
over the the Territory. 1t is mooted
that St. George is to be the grand
center of q peaceful
MORMON CRUSADE AGAINST MEXICO.
1t has long been the ambition of Brig.
ham Young to extend the stakes OF
Zion" toward Sonora, the most north
ern State OF the Mexican Republic. /
am credibly informed that Brigham
has already planned out settlements
in Arizona and New Mexico. 1t 10
said that a few years ago he sent some
missionaries to explore the States OF
Northern Mexico and sound the lead.
ing men on the subject Of Mormon
ism. The result was all that Brigham
could expect. AS far as regards po-
lygamy, this institution has always ex.
isted in Mexico. 1t was not. how
ever, religious doctrine with the
Mexicans, but simply social custom.
| am told by men who travelled ex-
tensively in Mexico, that il is no un-
common thing to find Dons there
with from two to seven queridas. The
queridds are simply. with the Nor
mons call spiritual wives. II the
Mormons are TO increase in power
they must certainly move toward the
south and extend into Mexico. East.
ward they cannot go, for public SEN
timent is strong and bitter against
them.
SOME LOCAL SENSATIONS.
The book late published by Mrs.
T. Il. IL. Stenhouse has created a
great sensation among the Saints
The authoress deals heavy blows at
Brigham as prophet, seer and reve-
lator. Mrs. Stcnhouse has spent the
best portion of her life among the
Mormons, and knows how it is her
self Mrs. S. was in polygamy, and
on this particular subject she is sca,h-
ing. She considers this an infamous
institution. IL is strange, with her
present belief, that she could ever
have entered tho polygamous tie or
have given her oldest daughter to one
of Brigham's sons-a man who had
three wives at the time he married
Miss Stenhouse. But this world is
full of queer things.
A JOUR PRINTER WITH THREE WIVES.
While standing near the theater n
few days ago, q man was pointed out
To me at the other side of the street
who is the happy possessor of three
wives. He is jour printer by trade,
and evidently about thirty years OF
age. His first two wives he married
the same day, and, characteristic of the
financial condition of the best printers,
il is said "he didn't have a cent in his
pocket the day he married them. y
Since then this polygamous disciple
of Ben Franklin has taken another
spouse to his lordly bosom. am not
well posted in the phraseology of
printers, but / should say that his
ease" was "badly pied" and that he
must be often out of "sorts." How
in the name of Heaven he can sup
port three wives by his work as a
jour is something / cannot under
stand. 1t may be easy enough after
he gets used TO it.
A BLACKSMITH WITH FIVE WIVES.
A son of Vulcan beats the jour
printer, for he has five wives. One OF
them, / am told, has been bed-ridden
for five years. This blacksmith was
pointed out to me in the street, and a
more Notwithstanding man could
not be met with. He was small in
stature, careworn, as he well might
be, and looked dilapidated in every
way. He looked like anything else
but brawny blacksmith or the hus.
band of FIVE wives. ] might fill up
columns narrating instances of the
kind just mentioned. Truly, Nor.
monism is an extraordinary institu
tion.
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