The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-11-11

the ancient Hebrews but II Us more 10 know
preservation. These smigrants whom you see here
may not All be able 10 express ucidy their faith on
social life TO Others but their thinking 10 deep enough
and enough 10 settle in their own minds that by
coming TO Utah and taking hold OF her Institutions
they are no. only dong what proper 70, themselves
teritv We are thoroughly satisfied that our marital
relation IN Utah Il the only thing 10 bring about the
regeneration Of the human family
REpoRTER-We are In the habit OF looking Ut your
polygamy In u very different light and have regarded
iormcrs You wish 10 be understood as acting
solely the lofty principle Of self abnegation hardly
thEk you Will succeed IN making everybody see Things
HI REVIEWS xopsKs SOCIETY.
AGgSr-We dont expect all 20 believe Us; but there
lev intelligent persons who dare 10 think out our
sentiments who .dou't believe u.s. Now, you news.
paper gentlemen have seen great deal OF the world
and you know Of much that 10 N which comes 10 the
support OF advocacy Of change IN the marital ro-
lations We need not wander away from home TO
make inquiry but lot US look New York and us sur
roundings You must know that, with only very lim-
ted exceptions, your SOCIETY Is .horougniy rotten
physically am man o!ne world nsve PUSHES -
persons OF the highest and the lowest may say, and
see and hear 80 much Of human degradation that !
positively blush for race and our generation and
Il wero not for the hope that Mormonism Inspires
me with would not care TO live. ! assure you, my
social position, have made such confessions 10 me OF
their Tears ana apprehensons OF the danger that
they are brought INTO contact WITH that am fully
satisfied there are great many who would be only
loo glad that Mormonlsm was popular religion.
Look al your city by night; visi your hospitals oy
day; consult your medical men Of the highest class,
and lot them speak frankly with you, and they will
tell you the fearful extent and the results OF the In
dscrin OF the sexes. II Ia but short
time ago was conversng with an eminent physician.
and he stated that there were no lees than seven
tenths OF the American born population more less
affected, directly or through inheritance. W impury
and that this country's existence would nave oeen
seriously mperilled but Tor she constant Influx OF
purer blood from northern Europe You know, and
know, that progeny is not deemed blessing to-day
by those whose social and financial positions are
all that could DO desired and that direfui evils follow
the usages OF the "besl society' in this respect.
Parents are not unconcerned ABOUT the welfare OF
their daughters not for the financial status OF
In law so much as tor the past life that he may have
pursued Tor there IS nothing more certain snan tho
their children 70 tho third ana fourth generations
Though may be contrary to tho general axions OF
tho Is not the less true that prudent parents are
seeking less alter wealth in son-in-iaw than
they are concerned in the purity OF his life |
make no reference whatever 70 the worst stages OF
bad life and the low dens oil infsmy, but point to
your best streets and avenues your Broadway and
public resorts and your boating palaces and what are
thcy to large portion OF respectable society but
places Of assgnation? Ny dear str, society Is dis
olnted there is but little stability reliability or con-
ndencc anywhere on the subject OF marriage. These
emigrants whom divnes and religious enthusiasts
profess weep know oil these acts and they
glad hurry away from them and raise their children
p under an influence that seeks to preserve life and
destroy Il; that they may contribute 70 their
posterity length Of days and existence
That 10 the present phase Of tho social question tor
the Mormons and we are satisfied that the best
writers the OF thought IN all countries,
our friends than opponents
PoLroAMY THE LESSER EVIL
REPoRTER-Whlle you picture 70 me these unpleas-
ant facts OF wrong you IN Utah are not without scan
daL
AaExr-we are human there as hore aud have
troubles Of kindi but there s nothing destructibie
In our trials and ditculties Had inherited polyg
amy from our fathers and had grown up In that Sc
cety with all associations adapted to II we would
ditions habits and usages Of monogarnic life, many
good women have been sorely tried by the lntroduc.
ton OF polygamy ana nave suffered mental anguish;
prefer 10 endure It themselves rather than ther
children reared in dollhouse OF mpurity as in this
and in all the large cities OF Chrstondom.
REPoRrER-But what will be the condition Of the
cities OF the SAINTS when they become large? WIN
not the evils Of the OLD World and place among
AGsNr--We cannot answer tor the conduct OF
others neither do wc think that all our people Will
preserve themselves from contaminaton but because
we not save all tnat 10 no reason that we should
not preserve all we can IL is ndlsputaby true that
OF the evils alluded TO known In Utah, and whom a
better class OF outsiders Will como among US than
some we have had have no doubt that the inroads
II Is with US as II Is With all other communicative
have evils that spring from external causes more than
study ali the time TO remove the causes OF
evils, and we are not troubled with 70.
suits Wo encourage early marriages, and
every industrious young man keep vile and rear
o family in our country, and nothing would please
our leaders better than TO sec every maiden on reach
ing womanhood become the vile OF ll-behaved
young man; or when they prefer to enter a house.
hold whore there may be greater experience in battling
the modern notions about US OF preparing 10 get mar
ried by first making fortune. Two young folks that
true to have all the elements within their
reach 10 live ana fulfil the measure OF thor creation.
There need 10 mono Of tho evils Of modern society In
Utah, Tor every man can get vito and every woman
can get husband.
THE REPRESENTATIVE HIMSELF.
Mr.. Staines Is an exceedingly pleasant convcrsa-
information
bearing the Mormon question He has boen tor the
last thirty years In the confidence Of the chiefs Of the
mormon Church. and whenever he speaks on any thing
he ID &c cdthedyd He - singuary free from the
uppishness OF man well known 10 have the conf
dence oil his supcriors There 10 d0gmaIlsm about
him, and speaker free In his presence 10 attack
MormoDism as 10 praise IL He tolerates everything
put insult, ana oy MS manner Invites Questions on
but has never bad anything bad 10 say about any
He rs, with SUCH qualities, dangerous MISSION
airy among SIMPLE minded people. From his stand
point Mormonsm 70 beaming with goodness and Utah
earthly paradise he not say that much but ne
30 the inquirer nothing 70 the contrary, and
Brigham Young had, Of late years, become an Gle
plant the hands OF the people and was in the way
OF their Development; but ho 10 July satisfied that
the Church will make progress under the admins
traton OF tho leaders He is Quo OF those charac
Lord in everything" He sobery believes that the
nations will soon pass away BY reason oil the corrup
tons Of which he speaks In the foregoing intervles,
anu that Mormonsm, with It's poygamy, Ii The only
thng that can save what there IN The world worthy
OF salvation.
The foregoing is probably the most frank and open
confession Of dignitary Of tho Mormon Church ever
published, and II clearly exhibits that, whatever the
rest OF mankind may have expected in tho way OF
change al the death Of Brigham Young, that the new
rulers are determined 70 cling TO polygAny
and 10 make the distinctive feature Of
thor faith The delegate from Utah now asks Tor the
ads sion Of that Territory into the Union State
II sor The American people now and emphaticaliy 10
stamp polygamy rs an MANY and forbid It's recogn
ton by the national Legislature There can DO NO
compromise. Polytany cannot DO inscribed as an IN
stitution OF the Republic