The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-06-15
THE NEW Mormon MOVE.

lhb NEW NtVhhUt 1AC Ls
Young Brigham to be Proclaimed President
[sait Lake Letter TO San Francisco Chronicle
There is more truth than fiction in
the report that the Mormons intend
virtually abandoning Utah and emf
grating to New Mexico. Yesterday
morning Brigham Young Jr., and
First High Councillor Daniel w
Wells, left 81. George for New Mexi.
CO, via Arizona, taking with them q
few of the chosen ones to spy out and
settle upon their new domains in
New Mexico, and make the necessary
preparations for general hegira Of
the saints to the promised land.
Brigham, the prophet, has been at
st. George several days. The new
temple has just been finished at that
place, and on the return of Brigham
Junior and Councillor Wells it will be
dedicated. and the programme IL TO
proclaim
YOUNG BRIGHAM PRECEDENT OF THE
CHURCH
and the successor to his father. Emil
grafton from the southern portion of
the territory to their new Eldorado
on the headwaters of the Little Colo
RADIO, New Mexico. will then begin
in earnest, under the auspices of
young Brigham. 1t is understood
that the purchase of the large body
of land from Mr.. Waddingham by
the prophet has been concluded, and
now that the spring season has set in
and the roads become passabie, they
will be as isolated from the Gentle
world as they were twenty years ago
in Utah. Evidently Brigham's scrip
was placed where it would do the
most good in the last session of the
legislature of New Mexico, for that
body passed an election bill similar
to that in this territory, requiring
that all ballots be numbered and the
name of each voter placed opposite
the number of the ballot. This elec-
tion law would place the territorial
government in the hands of the
church, just as 1t does here; in fact,
more completely, as the governor has
an absolute veto, which power was
exceptionally conferred upon him for
the purpose of preventing proscrip-
tive church legislation.
THE GOVERNOR OF NEW MEXICO
is not vested with such absolute pow
er. The legislature can override his
veto as in any other state or territory,
except in Utah. For some time mis-
sionaries have been at work, convert
ing the. vagabond greasers in New
Mexico to the Mormon faith. They
being ignorant and superstitious are
good material for the crafty priesthood
to work upon, and under the new
tyrannical election system, the Nor
mons will be able to outvote the few
thousand of white people in the ter
ritory and capture its government
Then will begin the prescription o
the Gentle element-confscation o
property, blood atoning assassination
and wholesale slaughter, as existed
in Utah in the early days, whel
bloody-handed Brigham was in th'
zenith of his power. It is not thei
intention to abandon Utah. The,
have too much property interest a
stake. But the new Zion will be II
New Mexico-free from Gentle In
novations. Their headquarters will
only be transferred, Brigham, tn
Prophet. will remain here and figh
the devil and the Gentiles the balanc
of his few remaining days. Were h'
ten or fifteen years younger he wonl'
undoubtly lead the Saints out o
bondage into renewed bondage, bu
he has passed the allotted three scor
and ten years, his health is wretche'
and rapidly failing, and not he, evei
though Prophet, can tell what
day will bring forth. 1t is general.
understood and believed that afte
the new temple is dedicated at 81
George, Brigham Young, Jr., will b
officially proclaimed as the presiden
If the Church of Jesus Christ of Lat
ter Day Saints, and successor to Brig
ham 1. The plan is then TO make
kind of
| TRIUMPHAL PROCESSION
through Southern Utah to Salt. Lake