Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1869-02-16

through the territory.
Miners, ffontiersmen, Californians---men
far from the restraints of civilized life, far
from the reach of civil law-have made
Salt Lake City halfway house--a place
of refuge in winter, when the SHOWS were
upon the mountains. Yet We have this
fact, that they have made very few in
roads upon the Mormon flock. viii the
the influx of Gentiles of another sort-of
milder temperament and gcntler ways
swerve them from their faith ? J
t THEIR RELIGIOUS FAITH. ~
There must be a complete change in the
religious belief of this people before they
will cease to be Mormons. They hold
their belief with sincerity unsurpassed
by any who may read this sketch, be they
Episcopal, Baptist, Unitarian, Orthodox,
or Methodist. Is it to be expected that an
entire community will at once set its face
againgst concubinage, when few passing
travellers or summer tourists stop at the
hotels to spend night in the city.
While in Utah we endeavored to ascer-
tain the opinions of those who are not
Mormons, and who are best rcquainted
with the state Of affairs, and there was a
general agreement that the opening of the
railroad would have little effect upon the
church. Here and there were some dis
affected ones who might leave, but the
community as whole were sincere adhe-
rents to the church, ready to accept eve
rything which came from Brigham as COM
ing from the Lord.
Brigham did not fear the railroad
"Minc must be a id poor religion if
it won't stand one railroad"--was his re-
mark not long since
Instead of fearing it he is taking meas
ures to have branch line constructed to
Salt Lake city. He has offered tract of
land in the city to the company for sta
ton and is ready to take large portion of
the stock
Work will be commenced in the spring
upon the branch line, the surveys having
been made last November He has a
large contract on hand in grading the main
Iline--emuloYinr none but Mormons-and
it is estimated that about two millions OF
dollars Of the money raised on the lands of
the U. s., by the company, will 60 in his
pocket as net profit.
The construction of the railroad is a
golden opportunity Tor the Mormons. Ev-
cry pound of grair, oats, barley, wheat or
corn, every ton of hay, and every OK and
sheep is quadrupled in value. The con-
tractors on the railroad are paying from
20 to 25 cents pound for grain for their
horses. Probably no community in the U.
S. is so o'prosperous at the present time as
the Mormops. H.. m
WILL BRIGHAM HAVE A NEW REVELATION.
Another prevailing idea in the commun-
ity is, that Brigham will soon have new
reveation--that he will say to the saints
thatshe Lord has shown him that polyga-
my is no longer necessary to the welfare
of the church. The only ground for such
a supposition seems to be the suggestion
which Mr.. Colfax gave to Brigham when
he made his trip across the continent
Since then concubinage has greatly in
creased, and it never was so thriving as
now. Brigham has added several women
to his harem since Mr.. Colfax was at s.
Lake, and the apostles have followed the
example of the prophet. AS slavery was
the cornerstone of the confederacy, so
is concubinage the rock on which Brigham
has built the church of the Latter Day
Saints t4'',A
Joseph Smith began the foundation on
the one wife plan, but before his death he
: had several spiritual wives secretly sealed
to him. Brigham, after Jeseph's death,
took bold ground and made concubinage
and the multiplication of the human race
the corner-stones of the church.
A new revelation prohibiting concubin-
: age would not be merely the disruption,
but the utter destruction and annihilation
! of the church and the social fabric which
has been reared. Where is the probabil.
ity that Brigham Young will see new
light, when such will be the inevitable
result?
Men do not often voluntarily resign des
potic power, though there are some exam
pies in history. Charles Y. laid down the
} sceptre Of an empire and became monl
! but Brigham is already devoted to re
ligion. His despotism is religious des
potism. He has power, over the bodie
7 and souls of those who follow him, ant
Q professedly he is welding il for the wei
fare Of the human race and for the glor,
] Of God. Will he resign it voluntarily
Q 1t will be out Of the usual course of hu
man nature should he do so. Behind hin