Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1865-12-16

dous vital energy His head "a large fors
head nigh; round; end broad. his hair and
whiskers incline 10 auburn, and, though he
is sxtyifour years Of sge,l scarcely gra,
| hair can be seen, and rot q wrinkle detect
cd upon bis red and expressive face. Hi
nose resembles the hawks bill, and bis lips
firmly closed, with bis blue and at time
flashing eyes, betoken the great force 40;
iudomitable energy which he has alway
manifested. As some one said Of Napoleon
lie Is one Of the favored few, born TO com
mand. He is also one of the shrew wdes
and most cunning Of men, and sensible Il
the power money gives and wirhsl possessed
OF business talents of the highest order. He
is now, It is believed, one of tbe wealthes,
men in the nation While he lives, the
Mormon community-nness he and they
determine TO defy the laws of Congress on
The subject OF polygamy--will grow and
prosper but that & m hand and iron will
must ere long, despite his regular and
strictly temperate habits, Che nses no TO
oacco nor iiqner Of any kind tremble aud
DOW before the resstless march of me
aod when Brigham Young sleeps with bis
before which, we predict, the whole Nor
mon fabfic will crumble to the dust. 1t
may, and doubtless will, continue 10 exist
as religious sect but as a compact and
tremendously effective organiz ,tion, its
power will cease when Brigham Young's
heart Is forever still. In the settlement oi
bis vast estate among his two score and
more OF wives and some sixty children,
there is ample room for quarres and law
suits, poteut enough to break up the entire
community. Bat l.t the future solve all
these problems as on all wise Providence
shall direct 10 oaf r'i. nda ss.pa il'.J
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
Bat another and most powerful Influence
is already ct work 10 counteract the iufin
ence of Mormonism. We found in Salt
Lake City sm,ll but active Congrega.
tional Church.. organized. and in very
successful operation, nnder the pastoral
charge Of Rev. Mr., Mcleod He is a
capital preacher, and wise and jhdicious,
but thoroughly independent, fearless man.
In intellect he is the peer of any of the
Mormon digni,aries. and in cultivation and
varied learning he is vastly tber superior.
To US it seemed as if Providence had pre-
cisely adapted him to the great work he
has given him to do. The Sunday school
is largeand highly prosperous. The chill.
dren Of many of the Mormon people are
permitted to attend Under The wholesome
protect'o on Of Gen. Conner aud bis brave
boys in blue. not o few of those who have
long been disgusted with Mormoni,m, and
who previously had not dared to make their
opinions known, are now members Of or
active supporters Of Mr.. McLeod's Church.
The opening Of the mines in Rush Valley
aud the building of abe Pacific Railway
will bring 10 large Gentle populatiou.
and the Government will thus, in very
few years, be able to enforce the laws
against poIygamy, In cne way or another
it must cease Probably. in its pride and
arrogance. like slavery, it will with its own
hands, dig deep the pit III which our
Christian civiliz .tion will buryits Loaf hsome,
disgusting carcass out Of sight forever.