, 1867-08-23
NuMBERo 80.
The March Of Mormoni,m.

gent men who are not thoroughly posted in re-
gard to the facts and statistics of the matter, the
doctrines and practices Of the sect seem SO Sb-
horrent, or so absurd, that they cannot realize
that there can be any danger of its~Epreading,
much beyond its present limits or Of its attain
ing much greater power than it nov wields.-
Such persons have no idea of its aggressive and
proselyting spirit, Of the powerful inducements
1t holds out to the poor and the ignorant, or or
the number Of the eaDTerts which it is steadily
making in Europe, and annually transporting TO
the New Zion in Deseret The fact is, that the
growth OF Mormonism during the past twenty
years, is a phenomenon that has rarely had a
parallel in the history Of new religious From
/ Insignificant beginnings it has developed into
great power, that does not shrink from the idea
OF bidding defiance in certain contingencies to
the government of the United States itself Its
proselyting system IL organized with the utmost
thoroughness and practical skill. II has able
and Jealous missionaries industriously at work
In England, Wales, Scotland and in several of
the northern countries Of continental Europe,
Aud in all these countries their labors are at.
tended with amazing success. In London alone,
they have no less than eleven "branches" or
chapels, where regular meetings are held, the
faith expounded, and every inducement artfully
presented TO persuade their hearers to adopt the
new religion, and set out for the City of the
Prophet One great advantage for making prosS
gions Is, that the promises ii holds forth to the
believer are TO be realized in the present life. 1t
offers comfort, prosperity and plenty on earth,
instead Of pointing to felicity beyond the grave.
Its missionaries discourse eloquently of the ma
terial enjoyments which are ready for the saints,
not on 1.-The other side of Jordan, but amid the
fertile prairies of the West. To the poor and al,
most starving operatives and laborers of Europe
they picture delightful visions of a land where
every man may be the owner of homestead,
may till his own fields, reap his own harvests,
and sit in the shadow Of his own vine and fig
tree With these alluring representations they
mingle enough of the religious element to satisfy
the cravings of the spiritual nature. They have
their prayers and hymns, and doctrinal exhor-
tatons, near enough in appearance to those TO
which the more pious Of the poorer classes of
foreigners have been accustomed to avoid
shocking their devotional feelings. 1t is even
said that one might attend Mormon worship as il
is practised in London and scarcely suspect, ex.
cept for some specific alusions 10 the City of the
Saints in Utah, that he was not in a Methodist
meeting. There is certain comfortable mate.
ralsm-a promise of the good things of this
life, concession to the animal wants of man, in
the popular node of presenting the Mormon
faith, that is well calculated to make It attrae-
tive to those classes who have been defrauded
by the conditions OF modern society Of their. fair
share of earthly enjoyment. No wonder then
that Brighams missionaries are so successful
among the wretched, starving populations Of the
Old World. No wonder that proselytes arrive
by ship loads, and that the increase of bis fols
lowers is almost unprecedented since the time of
Mohammed. No wonder that men and women
transferred from penury and want and grinding
toll, dogged by the gaunt face of famine to q
sphere of plenty and physical comfort such as
they have never dared to hope for in their
widest dreams, should become enthusiasts and
IA s1, &, III,
the causes and elements of that strange power
that has enabled Brigham Young to erect in
Utah an imPerium in imPerio-a State within a
State-the future of which no mortal wisdom
can fOresee.-S. f. Dramatic Chronicle.
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ITs Practical WoRKIKGs.-..The registration
of the blacks at the South exceeds that of the
whites p SO says the telegraph. This result
says the San Francisco Call, represents the most
important feature of the redestruction policy of
Congress, which che people of the Northern
States are only just beginning to understand.
The white population Of large portion of our
common couutry-the property holders, who are
expected to pay taxes for the support of the mu,
nicipal State, and National organizations, and
upon whom depends the maintenance of educa.
tonal, religious, benevolent, and protective in
stitutons at the South the population which
the intelligence, the cultivation, tho
and all the most important elements
OF society on WHICH tue prosperity OF a COUNTY,
and the progress of its civilization mainly de-
pend this population is di>franchised and held
down by the unchrstian and lawless despotism
of our own Congress and their negro servants
their slaves, who as class possess few
if any of the mental and moral qualifcations
which potent to develop and combine those
productive forces which have ever been the ef>
fectiye agencies in elevating and supporting
ignorant and semi barbarous de-
scendants OF barbarous Africa, who are utterly
incompetent in their present condition to take
care of fthemselyes-have been invested with the
power to control twice their own lumber Off
Ieigent white men, scions Of the Anglo Saxon
race, in all respects acknowledged to be superior
10 the blacks and equal with us. The history of
modern times contains 10 parallel for the blast
ng infsmy of such an act; the annals of enlight-
,ned government may be searched in vain for an
example of such unmitigated tyranny and suicis
ial policy. We upheld and supported the war
or the Union with all our might but now we
conform to the conditions and duties of peace.
We hold that the present white population Of toe
South is more valuable to the country at large,
Is an element of progress and civilization, than
my other population that could be substituted
or it; that we may expend thousands Of millions
'f dollars upon the blacks Of the South, and yet
all TO produce, from that stock, as much Valuar
lie material conducive to the wealth, the great
less, and the glory of our common eountgy, as
lOw exists among the white population 81 that
ection, and which is being tranpled to earth
" uuscrupulous politicians in the drunkenness
# power. szea
CURE FOR BLEEDING WARTS on HoRsEs.-Mr.
:. Leaning, in the Country Gentleman, gives the
method of curing warts on horses
Ten yeare ago had horse with near twenty
warts, vartsug in size from plum to mans
ist Everything said to be useful in such cases
vas tried in vain. The horse had become al
most manageable from the use Of bot irons,
cids, solid caustics, strings, &C., &c., when it
occurred to 10 try Cinqunns butter Of zinc,
remedy be thought useful in cancer Of man. |
repaired strong solution Of it as below de-
cFibed, and found the horse did not object to
Is application, being the first application be bad
OF resisted. In a few weeks the horse was en-
rely well, and now for ten years has hadno
eiurn of them. Moreover, many OF my nelgh>
ors baye- used the same remedy sincss and al
Iays with entire success Put four ounces OF
luriatie acid in a halfpint bottle, add gradu-
liz serana of riaan zine until efferYescenco