New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-12-29
MOrlnOnisui,

We have received the first number of The
Seer, monthly periodical established at Washington
!v Elder ORsoN PRATT, who has been especially dele
gated by the Church in Utah preside over the Saints
in this region and to write and publish periodicals.
pamphlets aud boChs Illustrative of the doctrines of
the Church In entering upon the duties of his mis-
son Elder Pratt addresses through the columns OF The
Ser Fret Eps,le to the Saints scattered throughout
the United States and the Brsh Provinces In this he
earnestly exhorts them to fee out of Babylon to the
Mountain Home of the Church, before destruconshall
upon the Gentle World, and upon the American
nation especially, which hss SO deeply wronged the
MoEmons, and has refused to repent We extract some
OF the fierce foundations of this epistle
This nation have rejected the Book of Mormon,
which the Lord brought forth by the mnistering of Au-
gels and sent unto them by the hands OF his servants
they have rejected the Church OF Christ which the Lord
God in mercy established in their midst: they have suf
ieIed His Saints to be tranpcd upon by rnobs 70 be
scourgcd, afflicted abused driven from their homes, de-
Iivod of the most sacred rights Of American citizen
ship, aud finally to be ban-hed from their midst and
obliged to seek refuge in the solitary wilds and deserts
OF the Rocky Mountains. They have closed therdoo
TIER synagCeues their eyes and their hearts against
OF the most glorious and important messages that ever
ssuted the ears Of moraIs they have suffered one Of
the ereatet most renowned and most celebrated prop
ets that ever lived upon the earth to be murdered in
cold blood, without bringing the nurderers 10 Justice
they have suffered of innocent men women and
children 10 be tortured, shot down and butchered in
open day, by beings who afterwards boosted OF their
horrd deeds, and yet no mems instituted TO bring
these guilty wretches TO punishment Does not the
bleed OF the Saints and oprophe; cry aloud TO the Hea.
ytns for vcngeance And shall this nation escape the
judgments decreed against them, Aud will the AL
mighty torbesr 10 execute the vengeance wrttenl We.
My No.
THE Saints have long cried unto the Lord that II,
would open the ears and soften the hearts OF the ruers
ard authorities Of cur country that they might execute
justice and night in behalf OF the suffering down.trod.
Gen. exed citizens OF this great Republic who have
teen, ~ The force OF arms, driven into Punishment
butiheir ears are cosed our cre their eyes are shut
70 cur su1erlBg AMI their hearts hardened an.t the
morning snd fmenstous Of widows and orDhans
whose husbands end fathers have bee cruelty aryred
Tor tue testimony CT Jesus and for the word az q "A
Tie cup Of tie iniQui-y Of this nation il nsarIv IN
end woe unto theH when the time shall come rha, he,
6Tciuiy ripe III their denominations for they shal ufter
Iorsh iion on tie face OF this choice land, and the
land shell be LETT empty aud desols,e-yea their c.ief
shall lie Destroyed, aud Their houses shall be da;oatep
With equal frsnkness Elder PRATT urlods that doc.
uirs Of biz people which is most repugnaat to the
moral sense ofthose who are not Saints. Wealule of
course to Polyssmy On this head The Ser contains
article entitled CELESTIAL Mcriage: 4 Rerati2roa
ne PcriaTehSI OTGer Of Ms;ri,sory. or Piaroiav OF
Hires, srea 10 Joslh Smit1 tie Seer in yarro5 mn
u, ls43. This revelation which il new 10 n. and
doubtless to the greater part Of the gentle public
seems to snord gimpses into the principles Of that
strange and undetIed system Of theology and theo.
crazy which boasts Joe Smith as its chief propbs We
extract some of the more curious passages:
4. Therefore, II man marry him wife in The world
and he marry her net by me, nor by nv word and no
covenant with her, 80 long he Is in the world ana she
win him. Their Covenant and marriage no. NJ so-re
when they are dead, and when they are on. of the world
therefore, they are not bound by any law when thew ara
cut OF the world therefore, when they are out OF the
woIIo they neither marry gwen In MARRIAGE
but ere appointed angels in heaven which enyels are
EiI,s'trng servants, 10 minister for those WHO .,a
worthy q lar more and exceeding and an eternal
weight OF glory Tor these angels did not abide r Ia
therefore they cannot be enlarged but remain sny,si1
and snely, without exaliaiion in their saved conj,o
10 ell eternity and from hencesrth a-s no, Cod 49, 30
gels OF God forever End ever. ' "'
3 And again verify say unto you IF a man rnar,vs
wife. ard make covenant with her for time ami ,,.u
eternity, If that covenant is not by me or t, nv o,5
which Il ny law and Is net sealed hy the Hov 81, -
premise, through him whom have unnoinrei snj a.
pointed unto this power, then il is nor vsli1 -I- ~
force, when they are cut OF the world because ,hev ar,
net JoIred ~ me, saith the Lord neither nv nv 90
VIXEN by are out Of the world IL cannot 10 rece;vsj
there, teCause the angels and the Gois arc a,roa,s
there, ~ whom they cannot pass; they cannot hsrs
fore inherit my gory for my house i house Of o-ie-
cath the Lord God. SA'''
G. And ssain, verify soy unto you Il a MN ,p.-r.
VIE by my word, which Il my law and by The ne,y "a
evcrsftins covenant and il u sealed unto them Inv The
Holy Split OF premise by him who "a anpoiued NM
whom have appointed :hs power and the KEYS Of .;s
piiet Ood and il shall be said unto them We sba ro
forth N Tie mt Iesurreercn ard i De ai.e The frs