The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1872-10-23
the founder Of their religion. is with

out' III sAi>atoiy power VI AuIhoFity.
His profile portrait, hanging in Brigh-
am Young's reception room, shows a
stupid looking face with a full suit of
black hair covering a sugar-loaf head.
Brinslam Young, who succeeded Joe
Smith, is now abou. seyenty-two. He
is rather a portlylonking old gentle
man of fine complexion and very pleas
ant countenance, who looks as if being
a saint and rcvelator had not impaired
his health or disturbed his mind or,
digestion. His teeth are his own (not
by purchase and-are quite regular and
white. When listening, or not engag-
ed in conversation, his expression is
that of an intent, selfsnbdniDg man,
but when lie smiles or talks. the face
is very agreeable one and quite free
from all ailectation or cant. He talked
to our ladies, rs we'll rs to ourselves,
as other. gentlemen do, and without
any apparent effort made our visit one
we are all likely to remember with
pleasure. We did not see any of his
wives nor any of his fifty children. He
is eminently practical, and spoke hope
fully of being able to complete his rail-
road down through Utah so as to fo,m
q connection with the Texas and
Pacific after awhile. The "Honse of
the Lord" is his great work. No mere
temporal enterprise will be allowed to
interfere with its progress. One of his
flock told me all the specifications for
the temple were revealed to President
Young. 1t certainly took a master
architect to make the plan and specii-
cations for such building. it,. z
And now for the Mormon people.
Are they happy as well as thrifty ?
How do the women look? These are
pertinent questions. As they are a
very active, busy agricultural people,
my opinion is they have quite the
average amount of happiness allotted
to mortas. The women look like
other women in "the States" except
they are uncommonly ugly, and nearly
every other one has a baby in her arms.
The wh"'e people appear to have come
from what is called the lower walks OF
life. All of them, except the elder:
and Sew head men, have the look o
nnedncated 1abolers, although neat
and cleanly in their dress and habits
Most of the women have such hard
faces and angular figures, that I think
their chances for :matrimony outside o
Salt Lake would be too remote for cal.
culatlon. We saw one pretty woman
She was on the stage, and l was told
she was a Mrs. Clawson, and dangh.
: ter of Bingham Young.
What shall be done with these PEG
Pile? Here the statesman's duty comes
upon him. The humane answer il
"Let them alone" Our belief is tha
education, contact with other people
more knowledge of life, and the &C,
emulation Of fortune, will most effec
tualiy cnre Mormonism in generation
or so. Is it not better to bear Will
them than to prosecute or prosecute
1t seems so to me, and I believe en-
lighted craftsmanship will adopt tina
course. They have added vastly t,
the material wealth Of the Unitet
States. Their settlement aud its sun
! plies and labofers enabled us to bnil,
the first trans continental road. The,
are orderly and law-abiding in every
thing except poIygamy, and who. be
licves that Institution can long resis
the enlightenment of this century an,
the constant Influence of American
opinions. The Mormons are oppose,
by their creed to the shedding of hu
man blood; but l believe they woul
fight now until all are destroyed la:he
than give up their home in the noun
taias, to which they believe God di
rected their steps, and where He ha
blessed them according to His promis
and where in enthusiastic faith the
are patiently awaiting the fulfllmel
of the saying of his prophets. r.,