The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-05-26
The Prophet Proposes to Reduce
the People to Serfdom.
The Country Saints Obey-The
City Saints Rebel.
MORMONIsM RUDELY SHAKEN,

women and children The teachings were most
and have waited to see what
effect they would have upon the people before |
should write to the HERALD.
BRIGHAM YOUNG's NEW SCHEME.
There have been as large assemblages In the
great tabernacle before; but in point or interest
there never has been anything like this confer
ence in the history OF Mormonism. On this
occasion the people we're convened to
consider what is known here as "The
order OF Enoch,n or 1.-The United Order,n an
which Brigham Young proposes for
the future guidance OF the Saints In all their daily
lab0rs and occupations As spoken of by Brigham,
the results will be perfect union OF the brethren
in all things temporarily. AS seen 'without the
eye OF faith" this organization is q huge swindle
upon the people and destined to reduce them to
slavery. Hitherto the Prophet has confined the
taxation OF his disciples to onetenth OF their an
nuai earnings for the support Of Il Q Church over
and above all the other taxes for secular business;
but now he asks the members Of his Church to
give him all that they have and to bind themselves
by solemn covenant and promise and by instru-
ments of law to work where, when and how as
have anything that they can call their own.
THE PROPHETS WINTER QUARTERS.
During the past winter Brigham has lived at st.
George, the largest settlement in the south OF the
Territory, $50 miles from here. That country was
first settled with the view Of raising tropical fruits
and cotton, as at that time the inspired
prophets and apostles were regalng themselves
and the people with harangues about the dissolu-
ton OF the Union and the overthrow OF the ma
tional government The settlers or that new
colony were called from all parts of the Territory.
because OF their humility ana Willingness TO "ooey
COUNSEL" and poor souls they have suffered fear
fully for their credulity. Many who went there in
the beginning lost all their property, became
penniless and begged to be permitted
to come North 80 recruit" and none OF them
ever returned again. preierring to be classified
with "the weak and the fearful' rather than
to endure the miseries OF the life In the South.
The great majority who remained became help
lessy poor, and resemble more the bas class OF
Spain or Italy, or the SavOyards OF Middle Europe,
than any other people | can think or The
country at some very remote period OF time was
rent and split up by commissions Of nature and
volcanic eruptiOns till 1t resembles more cinder
heap than anything else. Here and there small
patches Of ground capable Of limited cultivation
are found and occupied by the Mormons; but
the country TO enable any one to get more than
the very commonest necessaries or life, and when
they can accomplish That much they are very
thankful. 'Dixte,n as 1t 10 called, is
THE SIBERIA OF UTAH.
For that country Brigham has taken o fancy,
ana o. ate years ne mas maze ms Waller resi-
Is there thoroughly isolated from the rest Of the
word. The people around him are very tame,
there is not single "ungodly Gentle" in all the
land and IAN apOstate" from the ialth Is unknown.
He is there surrounded by obsequious and servlle
subjects. and his every word Is law. Under these
most Ia vorable circumstances Tor the cultivation
OF lana ticlsm ne concocted this last winter the
paan Se @ s ee
ference. have no inclination to treat with levity
and ridicule the faith or any people, however alb
lacts as they are, and see no improperly In CIV
ing TO the readers OF the HERALD faithful repre-
ham and his apostles are examining down the
threats OF this poor and sadly AFFLICTED people,
usually called 'rhe Latterday Saints" or Nor
That "The Order OF Enochn which is now agitat-
ing Utah, paralyzing its industries and threaten
ing Its commerce with the outside world may be
properly understood Will have to revert, las brieny
as can, to Its origin, Tor 1t began with Joseph
and has been laid up In lavender ever since,
awaiting the favorable moment Tor practical ap-
THE DREAM OF EMPIRE.
1t was Smiths ambition to found an empire on
this Continent, and he asserted, as dld Mahomet.
to that end. He could see mOnarcnies in old Eu-
rope and Asia crumbling and political parties IN
the New World battling and wranaling Tor suprem.
Republic. To him society was one mass OF con-
fusion and on the fair road to destruc;
" approaching, and md what was worthy fH
lions was destined to be Incorporated 10 his sys
tenn and ultimately form his empire This was
10 mis- sns
his own zeal and daring and inspired them with
the widest anticipations OF temporal rule. Upon
the podding mass, the hard working element, he
poured innumerable blessings and battered their
simple vanity with the assurance That they were
ssGod's Kingdom builders" With these two ele.
mnntS-the ambitious rQle and the willing to
be governed-he had ali the material Tor his CON-
Ing empire. They needed only enlargement in
numbers. But he and his people were living In
the Republic and the Republic was progress.
MORMON LEADERS 60 BACK TO ASIA.
ton. the learning the institutions and the enter
prise OF the United states was 600 great an under
beat 6y greater Capacity ever, thing In human dc.
velopment which makes the nineteenth century
the pride OF history was not to be thought OF by the
prophet Smith. He was unable s,o excel, he was
unable to cope with the world, and there was lett
him the alternative OF spurning from him and his
OF his disciples to the ages OF the worlds infancy
His emplre-buildtnR scheme could not develop In
tne light OF science: He had therefore, 20 fall
among TIE Egypt S1 a
sse mus, sesn pas
traordinary bosh that men should rush
back into ASA 70 ooS of nnanciai anu ,h
United Ssates OF America ; but such was indeed
the plan OF The founder or MOrmonisn, forty years
ago, and 1t Is the dream Of Brigham Young to-day
Ihc temporal savior now portrayed to the minds
OF the people OF this Territory IL ancient .Enoch
the seventh from ADAM" and the social life and
industries OF this Enoch and his contemporaries.
VINO are said TO have lived some centuries before
the no0d--are now to be patterned alter by the
! Rocky Mountain saints AS these words dow rom
| my pen feel that the general reader will be
| somewhat incredulous OF my statements, but they
! are, unfortunately, only the too sad truths that
| are now before the people OF Utah, and ali that I
can suggest by way OF defence Is that TO ianaticsm
| there is no limit OF extravaganza.
BRIGHAM IN HIS D0TAGE.
/ II is common saying that there are two child
hoods in life, and tho most charitable interpreta-
ton OF his conduct at the present time Is TO as.
| sumo that Brigham Young has reached hts second
infancy. In less than q score OF days he will have
attained to seventy-three years or age, and the
! order OF Enoch Is evidently the hobby which he
has mounted to carry him to his grave. Others
| there are, however, who hesitate not to assert
that his mind 10 affected and that he Is partially
crazy. repeated THIS rumor to one OF his leading