North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-10-15
THE MORMONS.

FhE MORMONS.
A Correspondent Of the Pontotoc miss
leign. who has recently visited the Salt I., O'ef'
Utah Territory, gives the following accom-, cly
Mormons NE
"The Mormone appear to be Increasing !,
oers very iast yei am Of the opinion thai bsn aO
not flourish in this far off land.r Sine, IN sy will
here, Ihave,conyerssd with number Of ANAL
of Information, who do not belong To the ~ senen
church, and every one is of the opinion ,La OfnOu
can't flourish as denomination MANY vearo , msT
The President Of the church and fGovo,.s Ogelhe.
Territory is sole monarch of the land. WI, % Tie
say monarch Yes, reiterate it that tbara Old
stronger monarchical government in Eurone 40 not
one Brigham Young has charge of and tai, Han The
IN the Great Salt Lake Valley. He has .'sO Vet
jority Of the Latter Day Saints in perfac, I'VE ma.
strings could make them do any thing at bs .
pleasure. Every male member of the cburch III and
OF age has to pay thes, tenth of every ~; VINO
possesses, and should he be so unfortuatess mug he
nothing, he is compelled to labor one day opt nave
on the public buildings and WORKS, 'u' %isn,
They have built public store.house vLo
tithes are deposited, such as wheat Aonr I'd. a The
butter, cheese, &c. This never can he . Ip"a'oes,
section OF the country. for that portion &c Peo0s
that viii do for cultivation is small and country
no way OF transporting the surplus produce +, euS
ket, and If there were, it would not bear trons, '
ton TO any market on the Pacific So soon =. i'
Portation ceases, money will be exceedingly
in the Great Salt Lake Valley, scarce
Iattehded church on Yesterday looL;,
titled, and either taken for Mathad a''er sane
or government officer. One of the deaconp -eaOae
me in the pulpit with his Excellencv the sealed
and number of other sancti6ed brethren b'' a
sun as came from the pulpit, thought vuIua, soJ
disgusting. The church was full to ova,as: ana
some with their hats on, and others viii LO
as best suited their taste. The meetinr mo. .I oI'
by short discourse from an elderly uenIen UPenea
IS certainly as ignorant he is DID, perfectly Ill.,.
rate; he said he never saw grammar hoo =; ,'i u
day of "gitting edication.'' He had some,h; ~ us
say about Abraham's bosom, that it was mt liz.
shirt bosom, &c.,-and that the Mormon faith 90
the night faith, that there could be no mistake !,
as God stirred him up every night. So he coDclndsS
oy saying thai ne was the most honest and upright
man in the valley, and that he was certain of Il and
no mistake. ~ "u
After the old man above alluded 10 had told II.
story, the Governor followed in short sarcastic dis
course, abusing the brethren without mercy He COM
menced his exhortaiion in this manner: He said b,
he had allowed old father K. to say whatever he nl
sed IN that stand, and allowed him to brag as mucb
as he pleased, but that he was old and infrm. 81
much so that he had most positively faIsiied his dis
course, in short had lied, but did not know it.
! The Governor went on to say that he knew Nor,
monIsm to be true, and the great gathering uto Abr
hams bosom to be near at hand. The signs Of Ibe
times were casting shadows Just before ereEis Then
he commenced rdEng the brethren down for their i'm
piety and rowdyism. He said he well convinced
that there were as many G-drGscas in this conpe
CATION as in any other Of the same size. The breth
rem took it all, and thought it just the kind Of dis
course for the OCCASION. The city scribe then arose.
reading aloud, that the inhabitants of such ward
| were notified to work the streets on such day &c.,
&c. /; and that brother BIS Carding Machine was in
successful operation, and would card for 10 cents per
pound. The Governor thcL arose and told what the
machine cost and the great trouble and difficulty in
getting it here &c. and that ten cents per pound
was cheap enough. The choir then sung song.
We heard the 6enedicton and went out, ALL pre-.
sumo perfectly satisfied, if not highly edited at
what they had heard.
The Governor is between As and so years of age,
not an intelligent looking by any means, and he
don't deceive his looks; his education is very limited
| have been informed by one Of the FIRST gentlemen
of the place, that he has between 40 and SO wives
and that bigamy is tolerated in the city with mpun-
ty. These all truths which can be subsantated
without the shadow of doubt.
l don't think the Government officers will be
pected as they should be; the heads of the church
will, in degree, be sole rulers Of law and gospel
Discussions and chickering's are brewing among the
Saints at present, and prophecy that the time is moi
far distant when they will burst all to flinders
has been nothing more than the prosecutions lhaI
they received in Missouri and llinoia that has kept
them together this long; soon as that GFowa old
and stale, the brethren will get very weak 10 tAa
faith. So mole it be.
The leading men are building fine houses and iiV'
ing in and opueRce, at the expense Of the mas
ses. They undoubtedly will not stand the grinding
of such a mill very long," =..-