The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1869-05-06

at once proceeded to fire three shots
into it. A piercing shrek issued from
it, and on ripping off the outside COW
ering, man With large bowie knife
and revolver clinched id his hands,
was found wcltering in his Blood Two
of the shots had proved fatal. The
neighbors were alarmed, but no traces
of the peddler who left the precious
pack could be found.-Dispatch:
A SON OF THE MORMON PROPH-
EFT AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
On Friday last the visitors at the
Executive Mansion, from the various
classes, professions, religious, races and
colors of men and women represented,
were calculated to convince General
Grant that this is indeed great coun.
try. In addition to the usual run of
Senator'S and Representatives from Con-
gress and ofice.seekers, soldiers, and
civilians, there was delegation of the
German Veteran Union (white menu
which called to invite the President to
a flag festival and "zwei lager" on the
17th Of May; there was delegation
of Indians (red men, en- srdnde tenue,
from the Far West, delegation of citl-
zens of African descent (black men,
from Alexandria, Virginia, and last tho
not least in dignity aud Importance,
there was delegation of high Mormons
from the imperial household Of the Nor
mon High Priest and head Patriarch,
Protector, Prophet and Dictator, irclu-
ding Brigham Young, junior, son OF
the Dictator, wife of the young man,
and one of the many wives Of the old
man, and Miss Little, all of Great
Salt Lake City, the Holy City ofZlon,
the New Jerusalem Of the Latter Day
Saints. "
How beauteous are their feet
VIII ,,onJ on Z;on,o hill .n
was doubtless the thought which accom-
panied these strange visitors to the
White House for after paying their
respects to the President they ueparred
without ceremony and in the heading
again for Utah. Otherwise it might
have been suspected that this Mormon
embassy had an axe to grind, the TO-
venorship of Utah, for inatance. But
apparently no such thing brought the
son of the Mormon prophet to Washing
ton. Still, if the place has not been
filled it may be asked why not make the
actual President of his people the Ter
ritorial Governor of Utah? The inhab,
itants of that Territory, excepting the
Pacific Railroad employees and their
followers and "Indians not taxed" are
almost exclusively Mormous, OF the
Prophets people. There are a hnr-
dred thousand of them, and the potential
Prophets word to every man, woman
and child of them is held as sacred as
the Book of Mormon, of the Bible
"The will of the people," therefore, in
his case. under ordinary circumstances,
would settle the question. But the re-
publican party was founded upon the
declaration of the "extinction Of those
twin relics of oarbarism, slavery and
polygamy;;" and though slavery under
the reign of this party has been abolish
ed polygamy ia Utah still prevails. Then
again, the appointment of the Mormon
Dictator, with his multitudnous harem
as Governor of Utah would be scandal
TO the rest of the people of the Union
for it would be equivalent to a recogni.
ton by the President ofthe United
States of Mormon polygamy. So this
thing cannot be.
What, then, is to be done with the
Mormans They are too strong to be
triAed with; they are too rich to be bought
off cheaply, and too numerous and toe
useful withal In changing bowling
desert to q blooming garden-too valu'
able, with their wonderful industry and
generally peaceable conduct, to be re.
moved. Congress having passed nc
special law of reconstruction concerning
them, General Grant no doubt will be
satisfied in keeping the peace between
them and the "outside barbarians" du
ring the recess. To this end be might
to some advantage, try few Quaker'
as peace men among the Territorial
officers of Utah; but in anv event