Evening star., 1869-08-06


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This sign marks ont TO the Mormons the
places where they are 10 make their purchases
The plan of these stores processes 10 make it
10 the advantage OF purchasers OF goods to
become stockholders in them By allowing
dividend upon profits; and with Il view 20
encourage the movement dividends in some
cases have been declared, bu. IT is pretty
apparent that most of the profits will so to
the managers Of the stores, who vote them
selves handsome salaries and have the inside
tack generally. Brigham Young, who il the
shrewdest Of business men, has a big finger
in the pie, and his son-iu-Iaw, H. T. Claw
son, who also runs Brigham Youugs Thsa-
tire, Is the purchasing agent for what is called
the Parent stores" or wholesale stores
This cooperative mscbine is now work
ing so effectively that 1t Is not only
crushing out all tae GENTLE dealers, bnt
all the Mormon traders who show the slight
est dissffrctIon to the Young dynasty
Thus, the Walker Brothers, who were heavy
Mormon merchants, but who did not quite
toe the mark of allegiance TO the Prophet
have been pu. under ban, and their business
nearly ruined. Messrs. Ross & Bar EFT, Gen
tile merchants here, who were dong very
prosperous business, and whose relations
with the Mormons were 90 pleasant III at they
thought nothing could break up their custom,
tell me that their business has fallen of TO
nothing under the fana'icM non intercourse
system so rigidly put IN practice here l
have not met a single GentIls here who is
not utterly discouraged with the business
prospect ahead for them; and it must be re-
membered that almost all the Gentiles here
are in trade, and that their customers must
necessarily be Mormons. Ii is now made a
point OF religious duty with the Mormops
not to deal with those not Of their faith. The
staple OF he serm ons delivered 10 them is 10
this end, and they are further exnorted to
"cease to fellowship every man who will
not build up Zion
4 Small BLACK Cloud
So long rs the Mormons maintain their
present compact ORGANIZATION and unity OF
counsel, it will be futile TO expect 20 wipe them
out by any of the processes counted upon.
And my belief is that the Mormons are a fixture
in the Salt Lake Valley; but it is not imp
bic that the most repulsiye feature OF their
nsttuiions-polygamy-n be abandoned,
not from outside pressure. but from in iuences
working within. There is q small cloud loom
ing up even now that gives some promise of
such result. Within the last week two of the
sons Of Joseph Smith arrived here, avowedIy
;or the purpose of prose- y ding and laying Claim
10 the position held By Brigham Young. One
OF these sons, David, was posthulnous child,
ard 1t wss predicted Of him by his father
according to Mormon tradition, that ne should
one day rule over them. There are q consid.
ersble number of Smith Mormons scattered
through Illinois and Iowa, and the Salt Lake
Mcrmons sdmit the force Of the prophecy IN
favor OF David Smith, but they say he must
come IL the regular wav. ..through the gate Of
the church" The hi ca is that the Smith
Mcrmons REJECT polygamy, and some other
distinctive doctrines OF the Church The
mother OF David Smith Is a woman of high
spirit and great force of charact ter aud abe
utterly denies that her husband ever was a
polyeamist, or that il was introduced by his
insuumentaliiy. Just here springs up an acri-
monious contest that may end polygamy.
Last saturday night meeting was held among
the leading Mormons, At which the Smith
brothers and Brigham Young were present.
The object Of the meeting was to ascertain
exactly what the Smiths are aiming a.. The
question Of poiygamy came up, and one OF the
Mormon Elders told David that there were
women now living in Salt Lake City who
were willing TO take cath that they occupied
tie position of wives 10 10 eph smith during
his liie Brigham Young with much vehe-
mence Of manner dared the Smiths TO contest
for the leadership upon the anti.poiygamy
issue, and told them they were counting
upon rope of sand. Thus far the Smiths
have found NO pllce open to them in which to
hold pablic meeting, but the disanscted
walker Brothers have offered them the use OF
one Of their warehouses. Intelligent Nor.
mons here express the opinion that the Smiths
will make NO hsadway until they put them
selves In full communion with the en- urch ON
the doctrine Of polyeamy. They have NO nu-
cieus OF organization, while the clique OF as
tuie poly esmists who rule things here con
prehend fully the great power that results
from Capitalization, and have acted through.
out on that knowledge. Yet it sees to me that
me most immediate prospect of abating polyg-
amy Is through this missionary movement OF
the Smith brothers. The memory Of Josepn
Smith is everywhere revered amongst the
Mormons, and in the event Of the death of
Brigham Young. the name would stand his
son much the same service that the name Of
Napoleon did to LOUIS in France. And while
tns Salt Lake Mormons seem to BE- fanatically
devoted 70 the doctrine Of poiygamy, the
majority Of them have NO personal IN.
iersst in maintaining il. am told by
Mormons mat about one.tenth only of
thsr number are practical poiyeamists. Du.
ring briehams iiss there 10 likely to be NO
~reveiafion' TO the Msrmons authorixins them
70 DO away with poiygamy; and any prophet
who should undertake 10 prom uIgass such
revelation would doubtless meet soms such
tate - that encountered by the prophets of
Baai NJ the hands Of Elijah, which is Brigham
foungs favorits authority for dealing in a
summary way with all fslss prcphets. But
when Brigham leaves this sublunary sphere
u VII not De strange u revelation should be
gwen ana accepted dong away with polygs-
my. The expense Of supporting numerous
families viii also seriously incline many OF the
Mormons to receive such revelatioa. Nor.
monism will then b an inoGensiye institution
that will excite no animosity, and Will proba.
bly, be maintained for years in the form of the
present Quaker and Shaker comm unit,es.
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Baiiie Peyton. elected TO th. Tennessee STATE