The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-27

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WHAT COUNSEL" MEANS
| This "counsel" is formidable thing Tho word has
been perverted by the priesthood until 1t has acquired
a new meaning word of counsel is word OF COM
! mand. When 10 comes from Brigham Young or from
any OF his delegates IL to DO ''obeyed" matter
what 1t directs ITO obey counsel" next to avenging
the deaths Of tho prophets, Is the most binding oath
taken by Mormon. Therefore, II counsel
which Is habtualy rendered to the people in
respect TO their farms, aocks, herds, gardens,
households relations extends SO tar as to
direct them to marry, to obtain divorces, to disown
children, 10 remove from settlement 10 another,
TO do anything at whatever personal risk or cost; 1t
cannot be dsobcyed without subecting the recaci-
trant 10 penalties always burdensome aud sometimes
atrocous.
Counsel" has gone and TO this day goes still
further. II deals not with the affairs only but the
lives Of those misguided fanatics. 1t has made OF
some OF them murderers who have been nick-namcd
"Dcstroying Angels OF the Church"-assassins, who
have shed mems blood for other reason than bo
canse they believed what they did to BIO the will OF
God as expressed thorough His revcator and trans
lator, who lives in vulgar adobe scrago IN Salt
Lake City. This sounds horrible; no doubt 1t seems
incredible to many readers But II is a mild state
ment OF truths OF which become convinced
who does not penetrate into the dark regions OF Utah
which attempt to portray.
foLYGAMY CEDAR CITY.
The reader is thus partially prepared to attend
into OF the settlements squatted in the shadow OF
great loot hill OF tho wasach Range. This settle
ment is called Cedar CITY. 1t tho home rally.
ing point OF the lfty-seven Mormons who participated
In the Mountain Meadows massacre. Many OF those
men s reside here with their families notch in
the situated beyond the plain that stretches
westward, leads toward the graves and the monument
Of the victims Tho population here IS mostly OF Eng
lish extraction. The Bishop, Henry Lunt is an Eng
lishman, who enjoys three wives and has begotten
many children He keeps the pubic house, where
two wives live with him. Another house. further up
the town. contains his third wife and their offspring
The wives at the inn curously situated. The first
and oldest has borne children; the second has
gwen birth to five. Two daughters Henrietta anu
Eva, are pretty and obligng.
"Now sir y SAID the Bishop-whose accent retains
strong traces OF his birhplace--'set show you
OF the beauties of polygamy. Eros my two wives
livn' in this 'ouse. There's Ellen, my first wife, who
never lad baby Then there's Mary, who's lad all
these children o. nine Then there's the two Oldest
girls, 'Enrietta and Eva-see 'em l don't suppose
you could find more industrious girls anywhere Well.
then. Mary gave birth those two she began TO
feel sorry for Ellen and she went to Ter and she says,
Ellen, II ever the Lord blesses me with another child
I'll give it to you. Sure enough by and by the other
child came; that Enry, tho boy as you see this
afternoon pilchin' tho Jay down to the 'orscs And
Mary calls for Ellen and says TO Ter, Ellen, here's
your baby And since then, sir. Ellen as been
the mother OF boy 'Es old enough to know that
she isn't actually lis mother, but g looks up TO FER and
obeys Tor just tho And Mary don't interfere
about it, and for all practical purposes 'es Ellen's
child Now sir isn't it beautiful? Can you find IN
New York any pretter instance than that Of sisters
dwelling together in unity?
was forced confess the hospitable Bishop that
Icoudn't.
This amiable man was absent on a mission when the
Arkansas emgrants their iato, and expresses the
utmost regret for that catastrophe So do his coun-
selor Mr. Arthur, and several Of his neghbors whose
names down in the black list left By John D. Lee.
All these people naveytpeak of IL Indian affair,
the OF their conversation relates to their re
gion, farms and cattle.
MORMON RoMP.
The Mormons delight in romps. The evening after
my arrival there a dance at the meeting house.
young German travelling through the country, with
small organ meodeon in tho back Of his wagon, had
stopped for the night, and obtained the Bishops
leave to furnish for the ball Tor
consideration. The Bishop kindly took me over.
When entered tho meeting house some
thirty or iorty couples engaged in galop which
hllod the interior with sitting dust The young men
were in their shirt sleeves, and most Of them
ovcralls stuck into the tops of heavy boots. The
young ladies' whose faces looked scarcely less tanned
and irocked than their partners were alfred In
calico and danced as If they were about 10 break their
legs. The clatter was tremendous. Some of the
dancers adorned the performance with jigs cotion
which followed rendered inexpresslby lively by
the gyratons OF three four agile herGers. Round
dances are generally forbidden, ana never INDUCED
in before Bishop was, therefore, prevented from
witnessing the rumorcd department OF Mormon
IN tha fill Iav bcw
the youngest daughter Of my host assured
chievously that she missed round dance when
she could get one, and that she could get often
She pleased.
MIDNIGHT MEETING.
Late at night accostcd near the Bishops house
by man who mad evidently been waiting for me-
care you tho reporter OF ,hs NEW YORK HEnALD'"
he asked, in an undertonc
sYes.n
"well, sir, would you like 20 hear something about
our affairs hero which wons probably DO told you by
the Bishopy"
Anything now or inicressrn a."
.sWill you al half pak. sslvo II that cor.
ner9 ana OF course you woas 80 Asyihing 10 The
BshopY''
Hcsitating moment answered that would meet
him il could. when he turned aud left me-
AT midnight tho man who had invited me at his
post and led me IN direction and to place which
shall not risk his neck by describing. In the
nine persons visible by the light of a couple OF
candles. There were and three women, no
one OF them less than iorty years old. All looked
anxious and careworn, and one two faces ex-
trcmcly disagreoabe. was sauied with restrained
civiiity and offered seat by fire. remarked TO my
guide that he had brought mo to mysterious meeting
and asked reason for it.
.'Wc heard you were coming, sr,n said grizzly old
Mormon In tho corner land some Of US wanted 10
you and talk with you. There wasn't any other time
but this II you know anything about matters in this
country you must know 1t wouldn't be sale Tor
meet you in this way in tho day time Ycndcr IS a
gentleman who will explain better than can. =