The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-04-28
brigham Young interviewed.

A couple OF Oriental princes nre visit
ing Utah, and exploring its mineral re-
sources they are the Prince Man
nockiee Pooiiaiee and Sir Chutney Jee-
ieebhoy. They paid their respects to
Brigham Young recently, and n report
of the interview that followed is given
in the Utah Mining Journal. tits suf-
ticiently interesting TO reproduce:
"Brigh IN congratulated himself on
the pleasure afforded by visit by dis
tinguished representatives from o peo-
pie in such happy accord with the
Saints in many things, and especially
plural marriages and social relations,
and expressed the hope TINT all OF India
would soon be fully received into the
bosom OF the Mormon Church. Devout
missionaries had been sent to the East
to convert its noble people.
"The Prince-NIr. Young, no deyout
believer in our holy scriptures could be-
come q Mormon.
"Brigham-Why not, Prince? Do
you not believe in the blood atonement
and in plural marriage2
Prnce-We believe in the full
atonement for original sin by the blood
OF the divine Christina, shed once for
all, but no believer and door OF our
holy scriptures would practice polyg-
amy.
"Brigham-But do not your people
practice polygamyi
"PrinceEWith the blush Of shame 1
confess that many OF my poor deluded
people practice that bestinlity, but it is
In gross violation OF the divine Vedas.
Our holy scriptures say: Every vir-
tuous woman will have but husband,
and every honorable man will have but
one wife,
Brigham-But you hayo always
practised polygamy.
"Prince-Mr. Young, you greatly
mistake our history, sir. For ages our
people practised only honorable mono
gamy, and respected women, and we
were free aud happy. But through
long ages there grew up lecherous
priesthood, who degraded women, and
stupefed our people, and we are now
tho humble subjects and tributaries Of
the little homogeneous island Of Eng
land. The quicker why to make slaves
of men is to degrade the women, md
polygamy does this by crushing the
heart and blotting out the soul of wo-
man, and making her tears to How. Our
holy scriptures say: The tears OF
women will draw the vengeance Of the
gods on him who makes them flow.
We belieyoin the transportation OF souls
until they are fitted to enter the realms
of Brahma. And the re-incarnntion OF
souls on earth are through animals
whose habits andpAssions the men have
resembled whilst living, For instance,
q wicked and vicious mans soul will
be incarnated in the body OF tiger or
hyenn, because these are wicked and
vicious animals. And the soul OF n
polygamist who has violated tue divine
vedas will enter q quadruped, and this
incarnation will be repeated till its cap.
ral propensities are subdued, when it
goes to the bosom OF Brahma.
Brigham-Sir, this is an insult to
the Church Of Jesus Christ, Of Latter
day Saints.
"Prince-Be calm, Mr.. Young. I
am giving you synopsis Of our divine
religion, and mean no disrespect to
yours. For our holy Vedas teach that
a man ought to honor his own faith
only, but he should never abuse the
faith OF others
Brigham-But We havo n divine
revelation through Joseph Smith, COM
manding plural marriages.
"Prince-That may be so; but ]
opine, Mr.. Young, that had yourprophet
Joseph had less prominence behind the
ears and more in front, he would have
had no such reyelatioA-a type, Inotice,
OF many OF the chiefs here.
"The conversation on the religious
aspect OF the Mormon people was hero
tacitly dropped, and after the Prince
had invited Brigham to visit him in
Bombay, promising him o hearty and
honorable reception, the distinguished
visitor withdrew"