Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1862-07-17

ofthe black or extreme category, they instinct
lively feel that polygamy and slavery are sister
institutions, claiming that sort Of kindness which
arises from fellow feeling, and that Congress
cannot attack one without infringing upon the
other. Here, perhaps. they may be mistaken,
for nations like individuals, however warmly and
aAectionately they love their own peculiar follies
and prejudices, sins and crimes, are not the less,
indeed perhaps they are rather more, disposed
to abominate the follies and prejudices, the sins
and crimes Of others. The establishment of sla-
very, however, though here it serves humani-
tartan rather than a private end, necessarily
draws the Mormons and the Southern States to-
gether. Yet the Saints preferred as President,
the late Mr.. Senator Douglas, northern demo-
crat to his southern rival, Mr. Breckinridge.-
They looked with apprehension of the rise to
Ipower of the Republican party, which, had not
a weightier matter fallen into their hands, was
kpledged to do them harm. I cannot but think
that absolute independence is and will be, until
haute poHtiQue, and when the disruption of the
great republic shall have become a fat accompH,
that Deseret will arise free, sovereign, and in
dependent state.
The result of this secession will, in the au-
thors opinion, make the regions about the Great
Salt Lake as exclusive as Northern China or
Thibit. Polygamy will be legalized stripes, or
fine and Imprisonment will punish fornication,
and the penalty of death by decapitation or be-
heading will be the penalty of adultery. The
chief power will be vested in series of pontlfs,
and the President of Utah will be the Pope of
his far off dominions. In regard to the success
sion Captain Burton was naturally curious and
asked
WHO WILL SUCCEED BRIGHAM YOUNG.
No one knows, and no one cares. They re-
ply, with singular disdain for the usual course
of history, with perfect faith, that their Crom-
as when the crisis came the Lord raised up in
him, then unknown and little valued, a fitting
successor to Mr.. Joseph Smith-of whom, blythe
by, they now speak with respectful reverential
soto Uoce, as Christians name the founder of
their faith-so, when the time for deciding the
succession shall arrive, the Chosen Saints will
not be left without suitable theocrat to exalt
the people Israel. The Prophet confesses, l be-
eve, to hold office in kind of spiritual allegi-
ance to the Smith family, of which the eldest
son, MIR. Joseph Smith, the third of that dynas-
ty, has of late years, though blessed by his faith
er, created schism in the religion. By the
persuasons of his MOTHER who, after the first
Prophets death, gave him Gentle stepfather,
he has abjured polygamy and settled at the Man,
ready to receive back the family at Great Salt
Lake City, when manifested by the Lord, hardly
look to him as their future chief They all,
however, and none more than Mr.. Brigham
Young, show the best of feeling toward the de-
scendants of their founder, and expect much
from David Smith, the second and posthumous
son of him martyred at Carthage. He was call
ed David and choicely blessed before his birth
by his father, who prophesied that the Lord will
see to his children. Moreover all speak in the
higest terms of Mr.. Joseph A. Young, the eld-
est son of the Ex-Governor, who Travelled in Eu-
rope and England, and distinguished himself m
opposition to the federal troops.
Capt. Burton's book is replete with quotable
| extracts. He writes in an easy, almost CONVEX
satonal manner, without any attempt at fine
writing, and without ever rising above medioc-
rity in style. Although he has travelled enough
to become cosmopolitan, English expressions
give frequent vent to English prejudices SAVIOR
ing as strongly Of John Bull as if the author had
never left his native isle. He is at times prig-
gIsh, and unfortunately for the historical truth
of his work, only alludes to the late United
States when speaking of this country. Yet
with all this he has made a very interesting
book, because his retentive memory enables him
to retail any number of lively anecdotes, which
he knows how to repeat briskly, in short, wide
a-awake sentences Here, as sample, is a
short story about
HORSE STEALING.
+. AS we entered the city we met noted Gen
tile innocently driving out fair Saint; both
averted their faces as they passed by US, but my
companions color darkened. All races have
their pet prohibitions and ayersions, their likes
and dslikes in matters of sin. Among the Nor
nj Of; 10, hofo f,,I
than the reputation of bloodshed. So horse
thieying in the western states is higher crime
than any other-in fact, the sin which is never
forgiven. An editor thus unconcernedly sums
up the history of one lately shot when plumber
ing stock: !" He was buried by those who meted
out to him summary justice, not exactly accord.
ing to law, but upon a more speedy, economical
and salutary principle, and stake was placed at
the head of his grave, on which was inscribed
(" A. b. B., shot for horse stealing, July l,
1860. .. ...-.... ..-... 1872. .
Readers inclined to " facts" will find plenty Of
statistics and any amount of tabular statements
in this book and as such things are generally
acknowledged to render book valuable, /" Bur-
toms City Of the Saints" must be of very great
value. Any way, it is the most readable and
lively account Of the Mormons yet published,
and should win from the society an honorary
no opportunity of extenuating their faults and
extOling their merits. He eyens finds some
thing good in the very ~
a. NAME OF MoRMoNs.
Before proceeding to comment upon the New
Dispensation-for such, though not claiming or
owning to be, it isl may compare the two
leading interpretations of the word Mormon"
which as has been well remarked, truly convey
the widely diverging opinions of the opposers
and supporters of Mormonism. Mormon, in the
Greek, signifies literally lamia, maniola, a fe-
male spectre the mandrill, for its ugliness, was
called Cynocephalus mormon. Mormon" ac-
cording to Mr.. Joseph Smiths Mormonic, or
rather Pantagruelic Interpretation, is the best
sell, of man kind. awe say from the Saxon
oood, the Dane god the Goth goder, the German
ant the Dutch goed the Latin bonus, the Greek
k,.los, the Hebrew TOD. and the Egyptian mon
Hence with the addition of More, or the con-
traction Nor, we have the word Mormon, which
means literally, !" more good" By faith it is
said, man can remove mountains, perhaps it will
also enable him to believe in the spirit of that
phiology that revealed unto Mr.. Joseph Smith
his derivation, and rendered it shihboleth to
his followers. ..5sa ~ ..sts..ar... ... ---
The peculiarly waved grain-mark of the De-
mascus blade has been discovered to be produced
by welding woven steal wire. This remarkable
fact was found out by sword-maker in Russia
and has puzzled the brains of modern mechanics
more than any other of Mr.. Phillips famous lost
T 1t is reported from New-Mexico thatthe Mex
lean authorities have refused permission to the