Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-11-27
BURLINGTON HAWk-EYE.

.ne governors furious reply. After the congre-
sauon had been dismissed, and while the people
were moving towards the doors Of the Bowerv.
brigham Young vociferated: ..Ies, Zachary Tay-
TOT IS IN hell, and who can help il? ' At this
moment Ileber c. Kimball. an elder in the church
ana SECOND IN standing and authority, touched
Judge Brocchus on tie shoulder, and said .sAud
you will see him when you get there, Such
i,npertnence is very common thing amongst
this people.n
cannot commit to paper, nor would you
Puoiish II We're to write, the obscene aud vulgar
expressions that have been used and are common
y used by the Mormon preachers here-espacial-
~ brigham ioung-in their denuncia of the
United States. We never hear a syllable of pure
evangelical preaching within the walls of their
bowery, which istheir place of worship They
never preach the cardinal christian virtues new
er ihcuicate pious duties; never urge their con-
gresauons TO repentance and humility. or to the
prac'ice OF true christian principles Their IA
ta7orite theme is denancaton OF the United
states, and IN the elegant language of Governor
Young, OF "the damned corrupt sci of sconndre,s
at the head of the United States Government -
The plurality wife system is in full vogue here.
Governor Young is said 10 have as many as nine
" wives. lie drove along the streets, a few
days since, with sixteen of them in a lonr car
riase-tourteen of them having, each, an infant
al their bosoms. 1t is said that Heber c. Kim
oah, one or the Iriane Council, and the second
person in the trinity has almost an equal number:
amongst them, mother ant her two daughters.
Zach man can have as many wives as they can
MAINTAIN, that is, after the woman have been pick
ell aud culled by the head men The Judges and
Secretary of State have had the honor Of being
introduced by his excellency. the Governor, TO
several OF his wives, and also by Heber c. KIM
ball to several of Ais Win the American PEG.
pie, caa they. tolerate such a blot upon the fair
fame OF their beloved country?
All the United States officers who do not be-
long TO the Mormon church have resolved TO
leave the TERRITORY, being unable to reconcile il
TO their sense of patriotism and ,ef-respect to re-
nam IN the midst Of the Seaitjoa and lawless
vice that perradeS this community. In view of
their departure, the people have become greatly
a'armed-fearing the adoption OF some severe
measures by tbs General Government. Gov,
Young aerompaniedhy number OF elders of the
church, few days since formally called on
Judge Sranlebnry, Mr. Secretary Harris and Ii.
X. Day, Indian Agent, aad eutreatel them TO re-
main. Finding entreaty vain, a resort was hal
to threats and attempts at intimidation.
The Legislature was accordingly convened IN
haSsv and Informal manner, and a iomt reSolu-
noa adopted, declaring that the Secretary of
State was about TO ahscona with the money and
other property belonging TO the Government, and
authorizing and requiring the Deputy Marshal TO
seiie the SAID money AMI o,her property, and TO
take INTO his custody the person Of Mr. Harris,
unless he surrendered the funds in his possession
as Secretary of State. The Deputy Marshal
waited upon MIR Harris and served upon him a
copy of the Joint resolution, Mr. II, theteupen
applied TO the Supreme Court, thea in session, for
a writ of injunction, which was promptly grant.
al, foraidding the removal Of Tie public moaev
from the possession of the Secretary of State, BY
the depaty marshal or any other perSaa Seeing
the difficulties m'o which they would planse
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spite of the Judiciary, they paused in their mad
career, and Brigham IouaS then i, writing asked
the opinion OF the Sapreme Court as Ia the right
of the Legislature to take the money from the
possession Of the Secretary, This was iatea1ea
as a mere show OF u law-aaiiiuS spirit; Tor the
question had before been fully answered BY
the injunction which the Sapre;ae Court hal
granted, .