New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-06-09

MOlRMONIsM IN NEW YORK.
In yindication Of the absurdities Of the Mormon
faith and the denominations Of Utah, weekly paper
is published in the city Of New York, called the New
York Mormon. It has generally been supposed that
the countries of Europe afforded the only fruitful
fields for the labors Of the Mormon missionaries, who
go forth over the earth to gather the chosen into the
ark Of safetyby some thought to be par excellence
the sink of iniquity the chosen abiding place Of bias
phemy, dishonesty, lies, oppression, murder and all
other denominations under the Audit is true, we
rejoice to know, that the Mormon Elders find it I'M
possible to carry successful business of proseyt
ism to their monstrous faith among the natives OF
this country who are too intelligent to be deuded by
their ridiculous and senseess creed, and too well in
formed regarding their vile practices to hand them
selves over body and soul to despotism as absolute
and cruel as can be conceived Notwithstanding this
however, it is certain that Mormonism has been and
is still fourishing and increasing in the city of New
York and perhaps in St. Louis and San Francisco If
there be any in this city not aware ofthe fact
The faithful are chosen, rather raked, from the
dregs Of foreign population. almost exclusively, for
two reasons-because the most degraded andignorant
are the most plant and submissive and because bona
fide converts can be made among no other class liz
has become pretty well understood gives
in adhesion to the ridiculous tenes OF their creed
must be either fool or a knave, and that all Nor
mondom is divided into these two classes. The ne
cessity for this state of things prevents the propa
gators of the faith from carrying their labors among
people possessing ordinary share Of intelligence
and common sense, but in New York, so large por-
ton of the population of which is of foreign birth,
abundant material can always be found for them to
work upon besides, it is the great depot of these
miserable fanatics on their way from the countries of
Europe to the promised land. 1t is there that they
stop to recruit and muster their energies for the long
and perlous journey across the Western plains it is,
in fact the base of operations not only for the mis-
sonaries who drum up the elect in the Eastern hem
isphere but for those to whom is assigned the duty
of conducting the numerous and rapidly succeeding
shipments of misguided fanatics to the final scene of
their wretchedness amid the deserts of Utah.
The fact that paper, having every appearance of
ample support and healthy existence, is published in
New York and devoted exclusively to Mormon in
terests is pretty conclusive proof that the Latter Day
Saints have secured permanent and profitable foot
hold in that city. We regret that it is So for there
are several towns this side of Salt Lake City more
worthy to become the residence of this foul exhaation
of Sodom and Gomorrah than Gotham.
Further in regard to the increase and present
dition of this organization in New York and other
places in the North it is said that within the last two
years and half, g two Mormon Conferences have
been organized in that city and in Pennsylvania each
with presiding officer, and each holding stated
sessonsthe plan of operations being similar to that
of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The conferences
are free from debt, and in fourshingconditon.
The Saints in the East are happy. Their paper
abuses everybody that is not Mormon, and is read
with gusto. Their book-shop, not far from the offices
of all the leading daes of the city, is thronged con-
stanty by Saints who drop in to get light and wisdom
from headquarters The prospect of affairs is exceed
ngly encouraging, and the hearts of the faithful
strengthened"
tissad to think that in great city, Astounding in
political parsons and pous editors who devote their
time and talents to the labors of philanthropy, an in
stitution should be permitted to take root and -four
sh the chief end of which is to ensnare the souls and
bodies of men and to ruin here and to eternal
perdition hereafter, while hardly voice is raised or
at least strenuous effort is made, to the
fortunate victims of the fate to which they are hurry
ing. We believe, indeed, that Horace Greeley has
done his duty in denouncing the practices of the
Saints in their den at Salt Lake, now let him turn
his attention to what is going on Immediately about
him, and blow public indignation into white heat
against the audacious, smoohspoken elders, who en-
trap their victims within stonesthrow OF his Office,
in the midst OF community that pretends to decency
and morality. Let him expose their doings and fnl-
inmate against them diatrbe of sevenfold bitter
ness For this cause let Brother Cheeyer forget for
brief period the last judicial enormtyas he forgot
the gospel and his legitimate duties for that-and
belch forth his rhetorical thunders upon an iniquty
so complete and damnng that before he exhauss the
subject he will forget whether bred Scott was negro
Or white man, and whether the Supreme Court de-
cided the status of that Industrious individual that
individual decided the status of the Supreme Court.
Cotton, Talk on 'Change and Florida Marts.
The week commenced yesterday with very fair
show of business on the upper steamboat landing for
the season of the year. which embraces the Western