The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-09-21


and the Intercourse viii be free, kind
cheerful and refining.
The Dead Prophet.
Now that the bulwark of Moumonisu
has rotted the Mormon problem is easier
to solve. With Brigham Young bg
died the fountain OF unmitigable hatrct
Of the United States, government and
mankind not Mormon also, the despotic
will oSr The minds and affairs of a popu-
lation of one hundred thousand persons
which rendered the church of the Latter
Day Saints unique and formidable. No
other man now, like Brigham Young 20
the death Of Joseph Smith, IS capable of
selling and exercising the original pro.
phet's powers no member of the priest
hood has such distinction, or enjoys such
confidence As would enable him %
assume supreme control over the desti
MES of the Mormon people, even IL tho
conditions were bal. as favorable 10 hi.
ascendancy rs they were when iu tn.
time of what the Latter Day saint.
describe as their persecution Brigham
gra-ped the scsptre.
BRIGHAM YOUNO's SONS.
The We sons of Brigham-Brigham
ir. and John W.-would undoubtedly
have the best chance, either Of them, 20
step in the dead prophets shoes If either
had the requisite ability. In his recent
reorganization Of the priesthood brigham
Young put in pre-idencie7 and bi.hopric.
all over Utah, men upon whose ieaity 20
himself and his kindred he could depend
Still there is an impression among tine
duHest Mormons THAI Brigham Young
IT,, commonly called the fat boy" Is q
dolt, and that John ~. ms younger
brother is am apostate and a scapegrace.
Neither of the brothers is well liked by
the other chief counsellors and elders
who surrounded their father III his life
time.
SO MORE TOUNGs.
The talk to-day Is, ''No more Youugs.
Daniel II. Wells, second counsellor. and
lieutenant-gener3l OF the Nauvoo legion.
q man of experience and q thorough
fanatic, is Jar more capable, except f5i
bis imprudent temper, than either of the
Eoung,, but me Is not one of the race
George Q. Cannon, an adopted SON o.
Hu.ham Young, one of the twelve apps
ties. and at present the illegal delegat.
to congress from L .ah, Is more popular
shrewd and cunniag than any of hi.
church associates, but lacks the faculty
OF denomination. Mr.. Cannon has ion
years been a fayari.e with Brigham
Young. He was elected for reason.
similar TO those which inspired the pro
phel 20 send Mr. Hooper to Washington
and although he has not evinced the
same qualities by which the latter genia
and persistent gentleman attained hi.
ends, he has succeeded in binding the
Judgment of congressman who know
nothing OF Utah, just as he has succeeded
in blindfoldiug the poor wretche- who
live I'm the outer settlements of this terri.
tory. He is thoroughly a Mormon
bound up i'm Mormon fanaticism, and
though probably not a sincere believer in
the extreme tcnets of the Mormon faith
lie would lie prepared to go to any
length TO secure the high place cmptied
lately.
ANOTHER AsPIRANsr.
The church naturally falls under the
Leadership of The Twelve" of whom
John Taylor is The priest. The latter
has a firm will and q strong following,
but Is devoid of qualities essential
if he would gain rulership. lie is uu-
likely to succeed in an undertaking
which Brigham Young formerly in his
place accomplished 10y imprudencs and
caiolery. IL viii be hard 70 convince
the Mormon people, who for month past
have been hearing and reading the
exposures and fraud pracdced upon
them bv Brigham and his unscrupulous
eabal, that any member OF that cabal has
become what Brigham himself
pretended to be-~the special and only
earthly deputy and revelator of the
Most High. The poor dupes believed
that. perhaps. Of the chieftain who now
lies dead in the Lion House. They can
hardly transfer the belief at this time to
another human creature The absurd
doctrine ct revelation, the wicked and
rites of the Endowment House,
of po,ygamy, fraud Of celes-
tial marriage the slavish submission of
mind and wi to the dictation of a single
have had their day. They
will eventually cease TO be.
ToTrERING MoRMoNIsM
A house divided against itself cannot
stand and must fall Divided, indeed,
the Mormon system is in various ways.
During late years a power has risen
which, though it was controlled by
Brigham Young while be lived, now
bids fair TO assert itself. 1t is the fiuan-
cial. the mercantile and banking element
of the Mormon community-an element
selfish and prosperous-the leaders of
which have long been secretly disguised
with church mummeries and will not be
oontroIsd by a fanatical Priesthood
Sat Lake Cly Special 10 the ~ y Herald.