The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-11-20
THE MORMoNs.

The last "New York Sun" has an editorial arti-
Gle, az we'll IS letter from Nauvoo Of the 9th DC.
tober, concerning this extraordinary people
The letter is from MIR. James Arlington Bennett,
and processes to sketch their future designs as fol-
lows:
.The present organization Of the church, with the
twelve apostles at its head, with a president who
holds the keys of the kingdom, is the that must
stand; and when these shall have gone to Califor.
mia, Morlponsm will be no more in the United
States. But there will bs mighty gathering from
all nations Of the earth TO the Mormon empire now
about to be established on the Pacific ocean One
thing you may rely oDand that is, this people will
never annex themselves TO any government on
earth; nor is il desirable that they should, they
are determined to be governed by their own laws.
The Mormons consider Governor Ford rs an old
woman in breechss. They say that, instead Of per.
hitting them to defend themselves against the mobr,
some of the State forces This is what is called
their abuse Of the governor that we see in the pa
pers.
"There are already organized twenty-five COM
panies of one hundred families each, TO be filled up
during the winter, for the march TO California.
Each family Of ten persons will have strong wag-
on drawn BY four oxen, and supplied with every
thing necessary for the journey.
"a troop Of horse will be organized as an adj
vance guard.
'sThe whole Mormon people are called in from
Eprope and America, that they expect about
two hundred thousand persons to congregate within
one year at the bay Of San Francisco! Several ships
will be fitted out in England to take their people
round Cape Horn, and others will sail from New
York in The spring. Is not this tempting place
for an old United States officer like myself Who has
been through the last WARP They wish me much
to join them, and presume, il did, would have
the first military command in the camp of the saints.
They certainly require aleader with military and
mathematical head, and one who has seen active
service; but am too old 10 settle in the West.n
The "New York Sun, in its own editorial arti-
Gle, runs as follows;
"THI MoRMoNs William Smith, brother Of
Joe Smith, the Mormon pFophet,. states that i Is
their design TO set up an independent government
somewhere in the neghborhood Of the Rocky
mountains or near California That the plan has
been maturing for long time, and that, in fact,
with hate in their hearts, ski'lfully kept up by the
Mormon leaders, vhose pockets are to be enriched
by their toll, the mass Of the Mormons will be ake
purged of .dusrican feeling and shut out by bar
rier Of mountains and church restrictions from any
other thap Mormon freedom. That the design OF
Brigham Young and the twelve is TO build up a
sacerdota tyranny, the spirit Of which will DO more
oppugnant to the spread of republican principles
than could possibly be the rule Of Europe. These
are William Smiths views. lie is opposed TO the
plan Of orsAn,zaijon and its leaders. We find the
following in the Mormon paper, which speaks bit
ter and, in some respects, we apprehend, true
spirit in reference 10 their wrongs. We could not
believe that in government of laws, any sect, no
matter what their faith might be, would ever have
been driven out Of the land ri 81 arms. The Nor
mon paper says;
1--WE owe the United States nothing. We go out by
force exies non freedom The and people
owe millions for the destruction OF life and property In
Missouri aud Illinois The blood Of best stains
the land aud e ashes q our property WIN prsrrys t
fod comes ont Of his hiding place and giyes this nation
hotter place than he did sodom and somorrsh when
they cease 10 spoil they shah be poledor the Lord hath
oxen IT,
'They win become formidable enemies TO the