The New York herald., 1869-08-10
HOLINESS TO THE LORD.
lions COOPERATIVE MERCANTILE

This sign marks out TO the Mormons the places
where they are TO make their purchases The plan
OF these stores processes TO make 1t to the advan
or purchasers OF goods to become stocknoder in
them by allowing a dividend upon profits; and with
some eases have been declared but 10 is pretty an
parent that most Of the profits will go to the man
ayers OF the stores who vote themselves handsome
salaries aud have the inside track generally.
Brigham Young, who Is the shrewdest OF business
men, has big fnger in the pie, and his son-n-law
II. B. Clawson, who also runs Brigham Young's
theatre, ia the purchasing agent for what Is called
the parent stores,' or wholesale stores. This CO.
operative machine 1I Is now working 50 effectively
ers, but oil the Mormon traders who show tine
slightest dissatisfaction 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 put
under ban and their business nearly ruined Messrs
Ross Barrett Gentle merchants here, VINO were
doing very prosperous business, and whose rela-
lions with the Mormons were so pleasant that they
thonght nothing could break up their custom, tell
me that their business has fallen or to nothing under
the fanatcal non intercourse system rgIdy put
here who Is not utterly discouraged with the nusi.
ness prospect ahead OF them and 1t must be remerti-
bered that almost all the GeniIes here are In trade,
ana thar their customers must necessarily be Nor.
mons 1t Is now made point Of religious duty with
ne Mormons not to deal with those OF their fath
The staple or the sermons delivered to them 10 10 this
end, and they are further exhorted to cease to feI
Iowship every man who VIII not build up zion.''
SMALL BLACK CLOUD
so long as the M0rmons maintain their present
compact organization and unity or COUNSEL it will
be futile TO expect TO wipe them out by any Of the
Mormons are fixture in the salt Lake Valley. but
u s not impossible that the most repulsive feature OF
not from outside pressure but from influences work.
Ing within. There Is q small cloud looming up even
tSe now as ay wecV syes yoms promise OF such result Within
rived here. avowedly for the purpose OF prOseytinr
and laying claim to the position held by bGrshn Brigham
child and was predicted Of him Dy his fstner aus
cording to Mormon tradition, that he should one
able s smith Mo9mons sos,ssssS
through Illinois kand Iowa and the SAT-
favor Of David Smith, but ey saw he e mst cnC IN
the regular wsy-"throu0h the gale Of the Church"
The hitch IS that the Smith Mormons reject polyr.
amy Am and some other distinctive doctrines Of iie
Church. The mother OF David Smith is a woman OF
high spirit and great force or character, and she
mist or that it was introduced by his instruuiefI
tsty just here springs up an acrimonious contest
that may end polyeaniy. Last saturday evening |
which the smith brothers aud Brigham Young were
present The object OF the meeting was to ascer-
question OF polygamy came up and one OF the Nor
mon elders told David that there were women now
that hs hy ai hs %g % to ai
Joseph Smith during his life. brigham Young, with
IN mnca. vehe'nence OF manner, dared the Smiths TO
Issue, and told them they were counting upon |
rope or sand. Thus far the Smiths have found no
ing; but shs disafected Walker ro,hershaye oiersd
them the use OF OF their warehouses; Intelligent
Mormons here express the opinion that the Smiths
VIII make no headway until they put themselves IN
lull commuuon wuh the Church on tAe doGtrine Of |
pOygamy. They have no nucleus OF organization, |
while the clique OF astute polygamists VINO rule
lhings here comprehend fully the great power thut
results from ceutrazation aud have acted through
out on that knowledge Yet 1t seems to me that fhc
most immediate prospect OF abating pelygamy ts
Ihfough THIS missionary movement OF the Smith |
brothers. Tue meulorl Of Joseph Smith Is every |
where veyered ainong the MQrm0ns aud Ia tue eyeat
Di tno death VI brigham Young, the name would |
staad lila son much the same service that the
name or Napoleon did 10 LOUIS IN France. And |
yhilc the salt Lake Mormons seem TO be fanaticalY
iev0ted TO the doctrine OF poygamy, the majority OF
nem nave no personal interest IN maintaining It..
i ain told by Mormons that about one-lenth only or
nesr Number are practical polvRAmists. Durlng
~ Hithams life there Is likely 10 DO no "ruvelAtonU
Q the Mornons authorizing them to do away with
polygamy. and any prophet who should undertake to
,tOmulgate such revelation would doubtless meet
e'ne such fate ns that eucQunscrcd BY the prophets
J! Baal az tho hands OF Elijah, which Is lrl9ham
ounRs tsvorite authority FOE dealinr IN summary
way WIN all false prophets. But when brigham |
caves ,h,s subiunary sphere II VIII not be strange
revelation should he given and accented soihQ |