The New York herald., 1870-01-04
THE MORMONS.
Brigham and His TrOubIes-P0tency OF
Medicine - The Physic Schism = Tho
Smiths-Sons Of the Prophet at
Work-What the Twelve Apostles
Have Done Cooperative Saints
The Now Railroad - MEr-
der - Mormon Progress.
SALT LAKE CITY, Dec. Is, 1850.

SALT LAKE CITY, Dec. 25, 1850.
Brigham Young Is slowly and cautiously perfect |
ing the plans by which he hopes to defeat the |
leaders OF the present schism and "freeze them |
0ut," the method employed BY him TO free Salt Lake
City from the presence OF Gentles and apOstates.
Recently Hiram B. Causon, Brgham's Jtctotuya and
man Friday. purchased the entire stock OF drugs
belonging TO the Gen,lle firm OF J. Bauman Co.,
who have been carrying on the drug business for
several years in this city. This purchase was made
by Mr.. Clauson as agent for Zion's Mercantile
Bus-eyc Cooperative Institution, for the purpose
Of establishing Holiness to the Lord drug store,
and becomes sgnilcent from the fact taat Mr. W. 5.
Godbe the proprietor OF the Utah Magazine and the
principal leader IN the schis, has Tor years carried
on the wholesale and retail drug business in
this city. While Mr. Godbe was an adaerent OF
Brigham's he was regarded as IN emlnently ut ana
proper person to supply with physc people who,
while protesting to dlspse and abure the use of the
article are by rash to throw it to the
dogs. In Mormondom, however, circumstances
frequently alter cases. especially when so-calcd
apostate Is concerned, and while Codhe year ago
was the perfection Of druggists, Godbe to-day Is
considered very dangerous and unit person 10
deal out pysc the faithful OF the latter days. In
tnis, as IN every other case, Brigham has sliding
scale which marks the temperature OF his ieeiings
towards the Individual. and winch is governed by
the warmth or GOODNESS OF his ailcctions towaros
hlm. HAD GodDe remained q devout member OF the
Church and Gospel, as IL Is In Brigham Lon's mer.
camille cooperative institution would NOT now be
vender OF pills. anI Mcssrs. Bauman 81 Co. would be
minus the greenbacks extracted from Brieham's
pleshoric wallet. There many people wno have
proved Mr.. Godbe's aui.y and integrity IN business
AMI who Notwithstanding the embargo laid by the
Mormon hierarchy upon trade with his store, will
stll coatnue to patronze him at the risk OF being
themselves excopmunicated IRON the BriGhamite
Church. All possible means are being adopted by
Brigham to prevent the magazine from circulating
among the people, ana positive orders have oeen
Issued prohibiting Jrmpns from subscribing for IT.
The excitement among the people here Is undated,
and hundreds crowd Ma sonic Hall on Sundays 10
hear the leading men in this the universally ac-
knowelged TO be most serious scnlsm wuch mas
ever occurred IN the Mormon Cnurcn since IT'S lIst
inception.
Isven Lus claims and pretenslons OF the Smiths,
sons OF Joe Smi,n, the .Prophet,h are ignored aid
lost signG of IA the excitement WHICH Tue ne" ana
,0rlant cains 10 the POSSESSION OF an ortlo
dox Ialtn have occasioned. Inc Sniitns auiinS Cle
SUMMER converted great many ana shipped
tnem 10 Illinois and jackson county, Elis-
souIi. THIS iater place Is ocsignileu ~ rese-
latlon as the MornoA paradise, " wlsch every
faithful Mormon with his retlnuc OF wives ana CnA-
dren expects ~ go wnen Inc ungodiy ocAtIIes are
wiped cut or existence. Inc olii.il DraicA VI Tue
Cnurcn mas. however, iorestaled the SAT- iaAc Aor
nous III Inc settlement OF JACKSON couity, and AZ
tney DO mol PRACTISE poiygamy iiey Wlll probably DC
allowed 10 IeilsA tnSre Ia Peace. brlsildn is now
resOrtng 10 cuanteacG lle clieets OK
the dOcIneS alvocaGed Uy Mcssrs. Go0ie u Co., and
ior that purpose uIsoh hyde has preAcneu SERMON
In tue t4Dernac.e Oil apostacy, Il very WIsly "dshy
production and strongly Cnaractcrislc oi Hyue.
This hyde Is one vf Brgnai n'S tweve apostles
and the maa wnn, when he iound ~ would SUIT MS
iuaster's purpose, testified alter The uear OF
Smiln ana dulins, meetn9 oi tIe Twelve apostles,
at wn.cn brlgham Was present, tAey ne'.ra
the voice OIL lns Loid saying, II nave called
my servant Brigham 10 oc Tue ieadef oi hiy
peoplen as Hyde was the frs5 Dan who ever
nF ri4ln la.
tie c.edlt, as ~ L,, OF Originating H. Ofson
Pratt coliesssdly tlc most abic losical ana era
tor, IN TACT the only Que. wnch tle !Aormon Indrca
POSSESSES has also been ordereu 10 orh@ MS bate
res piuy upon he Nalahon oI the opposit'ol,
which nc did " means or Darangua Ia tie ia3ef.
nac.e, bus Ms are was considerably weakened by the
untenaDlenGss vi his position orson iiatt Jr, mas
joined the RANKS VI tne scnsihatics, ana IS more
auIa IN argument than nlS iatner.
AMID lie excitement OF secession the alIairs OF
Zion still continue 10 move ana the tehiaie i.eel
society ANNOUNCES lar ior tle oelent oi te poor
in ma. Wurd Hear H. oh We SAINTS wno GWeli liz
the Brush isles ana otncr portions VI Europe and III
tue states Ye Wno have been informed uy the lyng
tongue ErIghdIs missionaries tnas there are Lo
poor IN LioI. Molk-p!enty VI reinuhefaNe WORK
Was prolised TO those wno would leaVc tnclr co,i-
l0rauie homes anu go TO ULan. There Coald DC 40
poor tuere, here was WORK ios a!l, pa5 The an-
uouncenent stares us biankly IN the face at latr
viii pe held Inc penent OF the poor IA ZIon ,er
that nOae but lying, equivocating nissioAary wIii
lave tile assurance - ueny tnaS tnere are poor III
Zion.
oil occupations. some Oh tnen Dui.d and carry on
ward Cooperative stores--tiiat Is, The money co..
ected benefit 0I The poor Is Used To sustain
co-OperaJlOn. This ls not at all surprising; for ac-
coraing 10 the Book OF Doctrine ana CuvcnLs, the
tltning Is TO pe devoted among other in1gs 10 the
benent Of the poor; but brigham uses ~ 10 Duld
Jneaires and other religious instltuiions, ueslaes
supporting his large and somewhat numerous
amIiy OF Il. IL s written "e that desife The
OliIce OF Bishop, deslreth good tning.h Inns Is
strictly true with regard 10 Zion, but he tnat desreh
the Office OF President OF the Mormon CGufcn de-
siretn Dig thing, itn lots OF money III IT, On the
I'D, large quantity OF railroad iron having arrived
at Farnington and more on the ROAD, tfack-iay ing
place ana this city. Track laying proceeds rapidly.
and the orcers OF the road are conndent tnat trains
viii be running 10 and from the terminus ia tns ely
by the lst OF January, 1870. There will be grand
time and much rejoicing among tnc Mormons over
the complexion OF the road. Cooperation has not
yet succeeded IN "freezng out' all OF the Gentiie
merchants, and some Of the heaviest firms still re-
man IN salt Lake CITY, conhden,iy expecting & ana
menG will break down all BARRIERS TO trade between
Gentle, Jew and Mormon, WHICH tney oeiieve 10 be
FOR several days past murder trial has been pro-
gressing at Oguen. Tne crlmlnal Is one OF Zlon'5
n0peiu sons, born ana brought up III Mormolssm,
but who mas departed from and renounced the laltn
oi MS fathers. During gambling quarrel ut utah
on the i5tn Of last october he snot young man
stanJly. sprouse. the murderer, escaped 10 Lara
| ME, but was caught ana returned to utah. YER
dict OF murder in the first degree was brought
In by the jury, anu In pursuance OF UtaA
statute, which gives the criminal the choice
ang1g shooting or oeneadng % he chose to os Slot
He accordingly sentenced 70 pe shot 10 death aI
Ogden on the lam day OF January next. The SEN
tence was pronounced by Il. d. Richards, Probate
Judge, before wnom ne was tried; ana as the Pro-
bate Court possesses no jurisdiction IN criminal
cases, the first murder will be followed by judicial
unless the United States District Court inereies
to prevent 1t.
The columns OF the Deseret Netrs are filed with
letters and extracts from letters giving most dole-
u account ol the success and prospects oi The Nor
mon missionaries In the States. one writing IRON
Berkshire county, Mass, says that the amount OF
prejudice displayed ny the people or thag region
against the Latter Day work Is very great. But sew
opportunities can be obtained for preaching In pub
lic and the missionary says that he has To 90 ali his
preaching by the ireslde. Another missionary
writes from Connecticut In Similar terms. one,
writing from Philadelphia, says the prospects
are not very brilliant at present for the ln,ssiona-
rieS TO the East doing much by way OF converting
the people, though the arrival OF so many elders
| from Utan Is causing great deal OF Comment. GA
the night previous to writing the missionaries tried
| TO gain admttance to n lecture upon the SUBJECT
.sha eie Mormons and Mormonsm De toerate IN
the United States" but the place was SO in that
| they could not obtain admission. Another misaion-
airy, writing from Illinois, says that stale Is theso
hat or nd one a