The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-07-29

MORE OPPOSITION TO GENERAL TAYLoR-THE
MoRMoNs IN THE FIELD-Misfortunes never come
snely. They pour upon the victim by the bucket
full. General Taylor has not been able to evade
the inevitable law. To the awful how!ings, ana
fierce assaults and perpetual accusations of the
Union; and the yells, and threats. and menaces of
thousands Of disappointed office-beggars, who all
charge upon the President every error, ard every
SIN of omission or commission with which the adj
ministraton is chargablc, we must now add the
relentless opposition of the Mormons. This des-
perate band OF martyrs and heroes have just enter
ed the field. They are not all engaged in digging
gold in the great valley of the Salt Lake. A REM
nsnt is amongst us, and they are not disposed to
give sleep to their eyes, slumber to their eyeds.
till they consgn General Taylor to utter perdltion.
Here is the first proclamation
PROCLAMATION.
AUTHORITY OF KING OF KINGS
Whereas Document has been issued by Zacharah
Taylor the so-ealvd President OF the United States
appointing the first Friday in August next as day of
Fasting Humiliation and Prayer, on account Of the Ca
lamities with which Almighty God, in righteous judy-
ment IL about visiting this land OF high handed wick
ednoss pride. and by pocrsy and whereas
fad Taylor calls all protesting to suspend
their usual avocatons that day, and assemble in
their churc there to bescech God his threat.
ened judgments, particularly the pestilential
SOURCE OF
Therefore l. SAMUEL S. Snow, Prime Minister Of Jesus
Christ,
who Is King all nations by the authority vested in
me- by Almighty Jehovah, pronouncs the said Zaoha-
Iah Taylor base hypocrte. bloody ro55or and muir
dereI ana usnrpor OF power authority tha belong
rot to him also declare that his proclamation or
Recommendation Of
NATIONAL FAST,
Is N,il and Poid
And of DO bi ding force obligation whatever. And
invoke the burning of Jehovah upon every one
who observes the day according to his
Nav ~ he m
SAMUEL S. SNOW.
Noun zIos, July 90, 1910.
This is a curious document. Public curiosity
will be, doubtless, naturally excited as to the
source from which it emanates. On this point we
are able to throw some light. We have before us
another singular manifesto, entitled, "Testimony
from Mount Zion,' printed on hot pressed sheet
Of post, in ink Of most inaammatory redness
This manifesto deals out anathemas, and impreca-
tons, and curses, enough to swamp half dozen
miserable planets like the earth, and announces,
with great solemnty, that the male and female
saints who sign 1t, possess perfect monopoly OF
the true faith and the hopes of heaven. There are
sixty Of these blessed souls, whose names are ap
pended to the "Tcstimony"- males and
thirty females. They sing a song Of JOY and
triumph over the progress of war, pestilence, and
famine, and look for a speedy and complete
installation into the possession of unlimited power
and dominion In the millenial kingdom, which
they allege has just been introduced on earth,
in answer to their prayers and for their sole
and special benefit Ii seems that the head-quar-
tiers of tins powerful opposition party are Division
street, at the house of a disciple, named Abraham
Riker; and that the Apostle Snow holds forth every
Sunday in the hall of the College, in Crosby street.
Judging from the tone and temper of his nantes
toes, Snow must be "me ssenger" Of firebrands,
arrows and death, to all refractory Disciples
amongst whom, 1t is clear, he has ranked General
Taylor. What the result of this new opposition to
General Taylor may be, it is hard to predict.
Richie and Snow are an awful team. What, with
the resolutions Of 81 and the hot fire Of Virginia
..ij vi. s:";s, ,iiu o,.sr .r ,iv oiavCii, duevrti
by the hand Of Riichie-and the lightning and
birthstone of Apostle Snow, the President Is likely
TO be in bad fix. How can he stand against this
combined artillery Of heaven, earth and hell--no,
to speak Of the blood and murder OF disconnected
wings! What we to look for next! These
are terrible times.