Evening star., 1869-08-06

f4tioFaGt toTTcSloa1cH.c of IAs NfdT.
SALT LAKs CITT, July %, Is6l.
TALKS with the Mormons
In my last letter l described our interview
with Brigham Young. On leaving him we
were invited by George A. Smith, First Cou1-
-elOr 70 President Young aud who also holds
the position OF Historian and General Church
Recorder. 10 visit his ofhce nearly opposite
that OF Brigham Young. Smith, who Is q
nephew OF Joseph Smith. is stout, frank.
oval individual, The Opposits to Brigham
Young N most respects. out like him in that
rude force of character which caaracterizss
most OF the Mormon leaders. BY the way
Young. Smith, Cannon, Wells, and most Of the
leading Norm ons are of The blue-syed persua-
sioD. fact that may be OF in terest TO those who
have theories In regard TO force of character
wiL-poveT, &c-.-beils indicated by color of
eyes. hair skin. &c.
SmIih's OficIal quarters were of the harum-
scaTum order N marked contrast to Brigham
lOuDgs Trim office; books, paper, m inerals,
&e-- arranged on the easy -get-at-able plan aud
with wide roomy arm chairs Inte Ided more
Ter comfort than show. Mr.. Smith kindly sup
piled Us with various official documents in
regard 10 Mormon affairs and gave us some
very Interesting incidents of the early exps.
riences Of the Saints in fading a resting place
after ttey Were driven cut Of Missouri and
with Senator TrumbuIl on the occasion Of the
late visit OF the latter TO Salr Lake CITY. Said
be. "being up early that morning I th ought I
would go and see Trumbull of He sald he
was very mueh plea sd with our industry aud
improvements, and but for our practice Of
Polygamy we should be entitled to the thanks
Of the country for rescuing such a waste as
this. and MAKING it fr uitfuI."
This then, said Smith. ais the way it works
q a "a a
Is seen with 8 cigar IN his mouth or under the
influence of liquor we know that he is not
mormon There is not q child In the Territory
that has no; legal father 20 provide for IL
and see that ~ IS educated. There is not a
woman who has not a legal husband TO care
Tor her and support her. There is NO vice or
immortality here, n case Of yenereal disea Sc has
not been known IN tAis Territory In popula-
ton OF I50.tCn. We are all thar we should b..
by the testimony OF our enemies, only we
believe in raising babies-a good many of them
and not in kiIliEg them before they are born, as
statistics show they are dong by wholesaler in
righteous New England We not only ge, no
credit for what we do, but the United States
auihoriiies attempt 70 cripple our Efforts TO
enforce sob-iety and morality. We had a
regular Maine liquor law. but as of.en As W.
attempted 10 punish any body under il, judge
Titus, though himself s temperance mau,
would discharge aEy one eonvicted, in order 70
hinder the Mormors from carrying OFT their
temperance policy"
Who Boss Things in Utah.
Salt Lake City contains about 1,I 10 IN abi.
tsnu, number not greater than was gathered az
Nauvoo vher the Normons were driven oat
81 Illinois In 1sis; but the Mormons claim
some 5000 Of their faith in Utah and the ad-
.0IHIpg territories.
l- hnrrnn In
FIrs, Presidency Of three; Council of velye
Apostles Patriarch; 3 quorum Of High
PTles's Of irdehrite number; sixty-four
quoIUns CT Seventies, an Elders q uorum:
Presidency of three and q High Council OF
twelve for each as axe o. Zion:'' Presiding
Bishop for the Church with two Cou aseiors; a
Bishop for each Ward; q Priests Quorum;
Teachers Quorum; and q Dsacons' q uorum.
The present authorities OF the Church are
b zasfn Young, President; George A. smith
n's hrst- and Daniel Ii. Wells his second coun.
seICr
GisoI Hyde, President Ct the q uorum OF tn.
Twelve Apostles, and Orson Pratt, Sr, Jonn
lsNiOr- Wiifcrd Woodruff, Ezra T. Eeusou
CHARLES o. Rich, Lorenzo Snow, Franklin ID
Richards. George e. Cannon. Joseph r. Smith.
and Brigham Young. Jr., members.
John Smith, Patriarch.
John Young, President of the High Priests
= u
Richards, Counselcrs.
Joseph Young. President Of the first seven
Presidents OF the Seventies, and Levi W. Han
cock. Henry Hartman. Albert p Rockwood.
Horace ). Eldridge, Jsc 70 Gates. ana John
Van Colt, members OF the first seven Presl-
dents Of the Seventies
Edward Hunter Presiding Bishop. and
Leonard W. Hardy and Jesse q. latte his
Counselors
George A Smith. Historian and General
Church Recorder, and WIlford woodrun,
assistant.
mistaken Ideas Concerning Mermsuism.
IoeTe never was q greater mistake, in ne
opinan' tnan the idta that Mormonism will
collapse when Brigham Young dies In the
list OF ohesais above mentioned there are at
east haif dozen who can lead the Mormons
with ss much energy and vastly more tact nan
Brigham Young The pa,srnal or patriarchaI
relation he holds 70 them gives him alnos, un.
questioned authority now, but the same an.
tnortfy would Be- exercised by his successor
ana almost certainly in way 70 diminish
the hostility now felt towards the Mormous.
lt Is conceded BY intelligent Mormous here
that foungs intense egonsm ana doxmatism
causes him 70 blunder seriously; as, for In.
stance, his inconsiderate threats to Senator
Trumoull, thas he would turn United Sasss
ofieials ont OF the Territory. His exposituors
of the doctrines Of Mormonism are weak and
illogical. and there are many Of the N ,rniou
speakers who are greatly his superior In advo-
ca'ing MormoIism with force and plausioility-
george A. SIXTH Is . strong and plan siols
man John Taylor, Q gray.headsa man q
great dignity Of appearance. thsugh sIueer.h
IN repose, Is said TO show enormous powers
when aroused 10 action Franklin D. Richards
and Daniel H. Wells (now Mayor Of the city
snd second counsellor TO Brigham Yoaus) are
reputed 10 be men OF aoiity. Geo. q. Cinuou
editor Of the Desert Noes, and nepbev of
John Tay lori Is . man OF force, of cui,i va,ioo
srd nne presenc~. clear. logical speaker. and |
il able TO present Mormonism in more plausi.
bic thsps. snd answer objections with NOR.
readiness and skill than any other that nav,
net Brigham Youpg. Jr., is spoken OF as a