The New York herald., 1877-08-31
THE DEAD PROPHET.
Sketches Of His Many
PresumptiVe Heirs.
WHICH SHALL SUCCEED HIM !?
All Of Them Ambitious, None of Them
Communicative.
THE DEATIBED SCENE.
Interview with the Prophets Son.
in-Law, Spencer Clawson.
THE FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. !

Mormon problem Is easier TO solve With Brigham
Young has died tho fountain OF unmitgable hatred Of
the United States government and mankind not
Mormon also, the despotic will over the minds and
nifairs of population hundred thousand per-
sons, which rendered the Church Of the Latter Day
Saints unique and formidable. No other now,
like Brigham Young at the death of Joseph Smith, Is
capable OF sc,zng and exercising the original Prophets
powers member of the priesthood has such dis.
TO assume supreme control the destines OF the
Mormon people, even IL the conditions were half as
favorable to his ascendancy they were when the
time of what the Latter Day Saints describe their
persecution Brigham grasped the sceptre.
BRIGHAM rorNG's SONS.
The two sons Of Brgham--Brigham, Jr., and John
W.-wou!d undoubtedly have the best chance, either
Of them, to step the dead prophets shoes either
had the requisite ability. In his recent
ganization Of the priesthood Brigham Young
put in presidencics and bishoprcs all over
Utah upon whose eaty 70 himself aud his
Kindred he could depend. Still there is an i'm
preston among the dulest Mormons that Brigham Jr
commonly called the .fht boy, - Is a dolt, and that
John W.. his younger brother, IS an apostatc and
Bcapegrace Neither OF tho brothers is well liked by
Tho other chief counseors and elders who
their father In his lifetime.
YoUXGs.
The talk to-day is "No more Youugs'' Daniel H.
Wells, Second Counsellor, and Lieutenant General Of
the Nauvoo Legion. = man OF experience and a
thorough fanatic far capable, OK
cept TOR his imprudsnt temper, than either Of
the Youugs, but he not the George @ Can
non, an adopted son OF Brigham Young one OF the
twelve apostles, and at the illegal Delegate
Congress from Utah, is more popular, shrewd and
cunning than any OF his church associates but lacks the
faculty OF denomination. Mr.. Cannon has for years
= favorite with Brigham Young He was elected for
similar those which inspired the Prophet TO
send Mr. Hooper TO Washington, and hough he has
not evinced exactly the same qualities by which
the latter feu.al and persistent gentleman
attained his ends. he has succeeded in
binding the judgment Of Congressman who
know nothing OF Utah. just no has succeeded in
blindfoldng the poor wretches who live the outer
settlements Of this Territory. Ha is thoroughly a
Mormon, bound up in Mormon fanat icsm, and though
probably not sincere believer the tonets
si the Mormon iaith be would be prepared to 90 to
any length to secure the high place empted yesterday
AsPRASr.
The Church naturally falls under the leadership Of
"rhe twelve" OF whom Jonn Taylor is the priest.
The latter has firm will q strong following but
Is devoid of qualities essential II he would
gain raIcrship He is unlikely to succeed
In an undertaking which Brigham Young formerly
In his place accom- plshed by impudence and cajoery
Il will be hard to convince the Mormon people who
Ior months past have been hearing and reading the
exposures and fraud practced upon them by Brigham
And his unscrupulous caba 'tnat any member OF that
caUa has suddenly become what Brigham himself
pretended to bethe special and only earthly deputy
and reveaior Of tho Most High. Tho poor dupes be
lievcd that, perhaps, of the chieftan who now lies
dead in tho Lion House. They cau hardly
transfer the belief at this time TO another human
creature The absurd doctrine OF revelation, the
wicked and senscess rites Of the Endowment House,
the sanctlty Of polygamy, fraud celestial marriage
The slavish submission of mind and will to the
ton of single tyrant-theso have had their day. They
viii eventually cease TO be.
TorrEaSG MoRMoNIsM.
A house divided against itself cannot stand and must
fall Divided indeed the Mormon system is
in various ways During late years u power
has risen which, though 1t vas controlled by
Brigham Young while he lived, now bias
far to assert ITSELF II is the financial the mercantile
and banking element of tho Mormon community-an
element selfish and prosperous-the leaders OF which
have long been secretly dsgused with Church mum.
will not be controlled by a ianatical priest
hood.
Notwithstanding Brigham Young's boast that he was
great rnancer and the general belief that he sue.
cessiuy conducted a number OF profitable business
Enterprises Is fact that every legitimate business
enterprise with which he connected himsel:
was conspicuous failure He made sums of
money and died Immensely rich 10 bank and other
stocks, houses lands, &c. but mis- wealth was the
spoil Of the most gigantic and INSCRIPTIONS robberes
ever pcrpetrated He stole millions from the people
whom be invited herc--stole them outright, In the
name Of the Lord. He extracted them in the forms
OIL tithes, gifts, temple iunds ana other
specious devices. For nearly quarter OF century
he managed to keep l0o,0 900 people in comparative
penury and ignorance that he and the favoritcs who
surrounded them might thrive. HIS avarice and his
love oil power which survived other lusts of tho aesh
active In him In the days when Joseph Smith revealed
pDygamy that he and brother reprobates might with
mpunty dcsecrate the beds OF neighooriug husbands
in Nauvoo enabled him to become opuent, in spite OF
business incapacity which was pucrile
OPPOSITION sYsTgM
sharpsignted Mormous Ike william II. Hooper
William Jennings, II. & Eidridge and John Sharp
owed TOO much 10 Bngham's fsvortsm TO dispute his
sway Nov that he is doad thcy will be Grst resist
the effort OF any successor pretender TO introduce
methods similar to his into their Affairs They
have found that the policy OF ssolusion
ana exclusion which tho prophet adopted in
secular a. veil az religious matters was
too ruinous The huge siors labelled "zion's Co.
operative Mercantile Institution" designed, together
with branch ageaoss the patronage Of Gus.
TONERS throughout zou, had steadily ceased 10 pros.
pcr its credit the East having bcen for long time
kept up by Brisham's inaavidnal backing. During tho
period OF s decadence several Genlles and aposats
merchants have grown aiHuont.
rIocRsHKa ArosrArRs.
The Walker Brothers, John Chrsstili and Henry
lawrence who apoitai,zs about 1885, have nourtshed
In inlependsncs, and the Walker Brothers are now
doing the largest mercantile business in Utah. The
mercantile mining and railroad enterprises which
have set into the Territory many Of them directed BY
Gsntes and spostsscs. are gradually stirring up the