Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-07-25
MOrmOnism and Mexjco

Three months ago a wealthy Nov
called at the Office Of the Meyican r'
sulate in this city for the nurnos ooii,
procuring information in regard r. .,
and land titles in Mexico, as no wac .'lia
route for that country and intended me-, 81
chasing farming and grazing tractps ui,
the State of Sinaloa or Duranon % ~
ceiving the intelligence needed he stor .'e,
for Mazatlan, taking with him letters va W
Introduction to prominent Mev;co,,
Upon arrival there, Mormonlike no ~,
mediately proceeded to business a,,a
was successful in purchasing large nod; Al
of land in both the states mentioned
The gentleman returned by tho loa.
steamer, and on the 9TH instant denartod
for Salt Lake City to make a renort -
the Mormon authorities. Parties NJ
conversed with him say that he is h;abi',
pleased with Mexico, and that he sar,
the terra temploda or temperate zone 81
that country, where the Mormons intond
to locate, is perfect paradise. The frs,
Mormon colony has already reached
Hermosilio, the principal city Of Sonora
on its way to some defined point beyond
There is now Il chain of Mormon settle,
ments extending from Utah thronob
Arizona into Mexico.
A Chronicle reporter called upop =
prominent Mexican yesterday, whose
opinion upon the Mormon hegira to
Mexico will interest the public. as he !.
undoubted authority He said he he.
lieved the Mexicans would gladly wei.
come the Mormons, as the latter were
sober and industrious, and would RAPIDLY
develop the immense resources Of the
country. All the intelligent and cultur-
ed Mexicans were Free-thinkers. and
had long ago discarded religious preiu.
dices. Hence, the ruling powers did
not care what the saints believed as to
religious matters As to polygamy, he
thought the Mexican men would not OH
lect to it. The women would rebel
against such doctrines, but they might
be won over, as were Anglo-Saxon wo-
men, who are the most enthusiastic adj
vocates of Mormonism. The leaven Of
Professionalism which has strongly per-
meated Mexico will aid the Mormons, as
it has already broken open road into
the very heart of tho republic. The
Chronicles informant stated that the pro-
portion of the sexes in that republic was
about seven males to ten females, and
that the relative figures on the part of
the latter were increasing yearly, owing
to continued revolutions and the more
exposed and dangerous occupations of
the men. The advocates of polygamy
would undoubtedly seize upon these
facts to further their schemes.
The Mexicans anxiously desired pop
ulation and prosperity, and the Nor
mons promised to bring these two
requisites to the country. They would
largely intermarry with the Mexican
women, and the offspring Of such unions
would, become, in part, the future rulers
of the country. The Mexicans have no
objection to an influx of Anglo-SaXon
blood-in fact, rather like tiff not
forced upon them at the point of the
bayonet. Hundreds of Americans, Eng
lishmen and Germans are married TO
Mexican women, and the unions have
in a majority of cases been happy and
blessed with large families. So far as
experience goes, the women of that
country like to marry foreigners, and it
is the universal testimony that they
make excellent wives. Monogamy is
the only martial condition of the sexes
recognized by the laws of the republic,
and how the Government would deal
with open and established polygamy Is
IL question of the future. Mexican pub
lie opinion in such matters is very llb-
eral The views herein given were very
freely expressed by the gentleman inter