, 1873-04-15
BRIGHAM YOUNG'1 ABDICATION,

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BRIGHAM YoUNG5 ABDIGATIoN.
There usually comes N time In tho lifo Of oyery
man who lives to au advanced ago, whom, wea-
riod with tho caroB OF busnoss and having nc
cumulatol sufficient to allow season Of ro1a1a-
tion he sets Lis nffars in p-shapo order, and,
cntrusting Its miputlm to tho younger mon who
have boon iii his employ, retircg from active bus-
noHB management; s:al rosts. There mny 10 now
md tion a poraoq rp constituted tlat he will
continue to work on in his old ago as lle did in
lH primo, aud die with liarnoss OIL Lin back, but
such mon aro few. brigham Young, if wo may
boliovo Ills own words, has followed tho general
rulo, and, having sot his Zion in good run
ming ordor, has. handed owe. tho diroc-
ton Of tho detailed :businosa Of tho Church. Tho
Cooperative Mercantile Institution, aud the
Desorot National Bank, and the railroads of
Utah, to younger mud moro actiyo mon, and ho,
meanwhile. will roposo in tho Lion 1Iouso or
elsewhere, nld tako lis case, still President Of
the Church, Sultan of tho Herom, and recipient
OF royouues, as vol as nrbiter ii NIL temporal
and spiritual quostious which which como mp for
solution. His succoBsor Is George a. Smith,
cousin Of 10 Smith, tho founder Of MormoniBn,,
though not nt-polygamy, d. 1nnn n"wl,o, Is pro-
nouucod coinpotont to tako Young's place. For
tho first timo sInco.his Identification with Nor
moniBu1, liz has eoon fit to mako n general public
statement through tho columns of u Gcnsilo
newspaper.
The intorual affairs OF this SANTA kingdom
aro, Of conrBe painted couleur do rose. Tho CO.
operative Institution OF Zion il doing business
ha1f year u dividend OF 10 per cent. Tho M
tional Bunk III perfectly sound. Tie railroads
nre III good condition, and tloir business very
large. The agricultural interest has been admir-
aby developed, and tho mines aro yielding rich
aupplics Ut oros. Schools, factorog, and mills
have been established, nnd over 200 cioa, towns,
and villages laya boon founded. The
great high priest OF tho Lattor-Dny
Saints il certainly to be congratulated
upon this rosy condition of things, which las ro-
suited from twonty-aix years labors Of himself
and his followers ond it is to tho credit Of his
executive ability TINT io las boon al!o to organ
iza mud hold together no populous community,
and develop tic RESOURCES Of Utah by his
shrowdnoss in controlling the labor Of others.
Tho gonosnl roaaor, however, will pe forced to
regard tho closing stntomonto Of hisletter flat Ito
knows no difference botwoon spiritual and tenn
porallnbors, and that his whole 'lifo il devoted
to the Ai1nighty'a sorvico, either as hugo joke
Or as pioco Of alock hypocrisy worthy Of tho
Rev. N1r. Chudband. Brigham Young, III tho
first place, found tho syHtem Of Mor1aousm a.
really orgauizod and established by Jo Smith,
tho prophet. This much was already provided
aud rondy to ltu l,al.d by tho talents Of another
and tho stupidity Of many, and with it ho went
to Utah, because it WIS not .politio for linn, to
attonpt Ito direction within tho limits OF ciyiiza-
tion. Siuco TINT limo, what Mormonism has done
for him III much more remarkable tlsn what lio
has aono for bIouuoniBm, Tho Lattcr-Day
saints as a rule, aro composed Of the most ig-
norant poorlo in Chriatcntlom, whose credulity
aud superstition mako thou plant tools for tho
purposes OF 4 fow cunning mon, und out Of thoir
labor and by means Of whose Ignorance Brigham
Young bus succeeded III stocking q harom and
amaasiny fortune. Tho administration Of tho
Church, the Development Of tho country, and tho
commerce md lubor of tho Saints, layo
all. boan directed with this ona in
Wow, and havo paia tithes to him. lie III tho
only ruler thus fur WHO has boon ablo to low
and collect II 10 per cont income tux without cro-
hting revolution. Dotl ILLS haro,n and roye.
nueH have been prolific and hnvo yIoldcl a largo
interest OIL tho Investment, and III their mau-
agomont ho has displayed raro ability and shrowt-
nons, and knowledge Of human naturo. Tho
Bucccus which he has achieved in both directions
shows worry conclusivoly that ho does know tho
diG(oronce botwoon spiritual and temporal
lubors.
Tho abdcation OF Drgha,n Young IL timely,
It IL doubtful whether any OF his followers hayo
the ability to manage tho Mormon business
against tho Influences Of tho mail, tlo railroad
and tho telegraph. Civilization IL orowding
btormouism moro aud moro ovory yonr, aud this
may bo tho roal roason why Young has resigned
tho management Of AFFAIR." into othor aud moro
active hands, and Is going Oh to Arizona to take
q rost and convert Apachos, a. TO H.atos ln Lis