The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-06-15

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S pIe1ensions) from the government Of ths Irnt
na state organization, to be called the STAT
t nesetee; and whereas we believe that il wonId
t, ~ detrimental to the best interests of our cour
respectfully petition your honorable body to prov;d
SONG other way Tor the government Of the SaltI al
ss..ienshI ioar petitioners know most assured I
.nat quiz Lake Mormonism is diametricay in opp
sition 10 the pure principles of virtue liberty an
equality, and that the rulers of the Sail ais hro
are bitter and inyeterate enemies to orr
They entertain reasonable designs ooa;nst ~
liberties of American free born sons and da,,wbta
(who is the President of their Churchl 10 he N
Governor Of the proposed State of Deseret. The
intention is to unite Church and State; and Will
the political power of the Roman pontiff is passin
away, this American tyrant is endeavorng to estal
fish new order of political popery in the recesses
formation that more than 500 Salt Lake Mormon
took the following oath in the Temple Of God, al
Nauv0o:-
THE OATH.
You do solemnly swear in the presence Of Almigh
God his holy angels, and these witnesses that you "
avenge the blood Of Joseph Smith on this nation AL
teach your children and that you viii from this tiI
henceforth and forever begin and carry out hostiti
against this nation and keep the same intent Oh
found W secret now and forever rev So help you God
we might mention the names Of many individual
administered to these people.
The rulers Of the Salt Lake church hypocri,
cally pretend to yenerate the name and charaI
ter Eof the Prophet Joseph Smith, that TIL
may retain their popularity among that peopl|
who believe that he was a true prophet. The|
rulers are apostates from the true church
Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints, which chur,
Joseph Smith was president of. They teach all
practise Polygamy,, and are thereby treating wi
level with the brute creation. Surely your honc|
able body will not lend your aid to legalize aduter
fornication, incest, and all manner Of wickednes|
These men have left their country for their country
good They have left it that they might escape y
punishment which their crimes have invoked. Thu
have been guilty Of murders, treason, adulter|
forncaton, robbery. counterfeitng, swindling, bls
phemy, and usurpation of power, both political al
ecclesiastical; and we would beseech your honorat
body to send armed force to bring them bad
from their hiding place, that they may be legal
tried for some of their offences.
Their governor, Brigham Young, openly declar|
at various times, before large congregations, Dol
in Nasvoo and at Council Bluffs, that those VI
went to California should toe the mark Chat
obey him) or they should be circumcised across II
throat. He hired men to assassinate the lawi
president Of the church, namely, William Smith, II
brother Of Joseph Smith, in order that he migI
with greater facility asurp the office of president
the church. He was foifed in various attempts |
take away the life Of the true and lineal success
in the presidency, who new has the privilege of /
forming your honorable body of the political /
tr;gues and tyrannical designs Of these wicked md
| Smith: entering into his house, he took even
last bed, his Ohildrens clothing, horses, wagol
| &C., amounting to some eighteen hundred dolla|
| worth of property. Brigham Young also swindl
President President William Smith out Of printing este
estate in the State Of Ohio. He has also carried
| a system of robbery and oppression towards
mother and widow of tho Prophet Joseph Smit'
This is the character Of the man who is the politi
and ecclesiastical governor of the Salt Lake colonl
| this is the man who stated publicly in Nauvoo th
| none should live to come back from California !
tell any tales this is the man who told his folio
! ers that they should not do military duty for
| United States, and afterwards sold 500 men unto
| United States. He and his confederates swind
these men and their families out of their bour
money, and spent it in riotous living with their b
lots. The cries of the widows and the fatherl
are ascending up to heaven day and night, in g
| Lake settlement is like Sodom and Gomorrah. Ma
Of its inhabitants would rejoice if they could ext
cate themselves from the miseries, erueties,
| preston and degradation IN which they are plad
/ by the stratagems and deceit of these taskmaste
Lend, lend your aid, o ye rulers Of republican An
RIGA! save the helpless females Of the Salt Lake
ritory from q life of misery, degradation, and vic
Many Of them have been flagrantly deceived by |
false pretences Of these sacerdotal hypocrites 81
the rising generation of that land from being trai
| up in such O sink of corruption, blasphemy,
treason. This is the prayer and petition of the t.
| and ineal presidency Of the Church of Jesus CHI
| u Latter Day Saints; and, rs IN duty bound, "
! petitioners will ever pray. WILLIAM SMITH
/ ISAAC SHEEN.
Presidents Of the Church of Jesus Christ Of Lat
/ Day Saints.
We, the members of the Church of Jesus Chris
Latter Day Saints, in Covington, Kentucky,
spectfully request your honorable body to grant
prayers in the above petition.
| WILLIAM G. JARMAN
| GEoRGE BAILEY,
/ OTIS HOBART,
| JAMES CODE,
ROBERT COLBERTSON.