The Shasta courier., 1853-12-31

uiau, duu yoV are sale.
Brigham Young publishes the following notice
OF wall that will be required for the protection
fthe Great Salt Lake City:
: A wall will soon be called for, around
Great Salt Lake City, which will be entrusted
to the Bishops of their several wards to execute.
Let them give an example to the Saints through
out the territory, by their prompt and energetic
movements; and let all their wards, and every
individual thereof, say amen, and act according
ly."
The following notice in the Deseret Ners in-
Inmates that domestic population is rapidly on
the increase among the Mormons:
Ii there is a chairmaker in Deseret who
knows how, and will make good nursery chairs,
he can have constant employ and good pay. to
any amount he can furnish, by calling at the
Neus office"
President Young, in his discourse. gives the
following statement of his domestic defences -
From the day have lived where Brother Jo-
seph Smith lived, l have been fortified all the
time so to resist 90 men, if they should come
to my house in the night with an intent to mo-
lest my family, assault my person or destroy
my property; and 1 have always been in the
habit of sleeping with one eye open, and if
cannot sufficiently watch will get my sciyes to
help me. Let hostile band of Indians come
around my house, and l am good for quite
number of them. If 100 should come, calcu-
late that only so would be able to go to the next
house, and if they up the other so the third
house will be safe.
The want of proper arms is thus alluded to by
the President:
"Almost every good rifle in the premises has
been traded away to the Indians, with quanti-
ties of powder and lead, though they waste it
in various ways when they have got it. The
he flo1r
for the sake of trading with the Indians"
In speaking of the celebrated Chief, Walker
who is the most dreaded foe OF the Mormons,
Brigham Young uses the following language:
"How many times have been asked during
the past week what intend to do with Walker
say, let him alone seaerely. l have not made
war on the Indians, nor am / calculating to do
1t. NV policy is to give them presents. and be
kind to Them. Instead of being Walkers ene-
my, have sent him great pile Of tobacco to
| smoke, when he is lonely in the mountains. He
is now at war with the only friends he has upon
this earth. and want him to have some tobacco
to smoke"
The following extract will give fair idea of
the implicit obedience to orders demanded by
President Young and the penalty for disobedi-
ence, which is death.
will give you the pith of the last orders
issued, nix That man or family who will not
do as they are told in the orders, are to be
treated as strangers, yea even as enemies, and
not as friends. And if there should be con-
test if we should be called upon to defend our
lives, our liberty, and our possessions we would
cut them off the first, and walk over their bod
les, to conquer the foe outside"
During his discourse Brigham Young uses the
word Devil for which he makes the following
characteristic excuse:
Excuse me for saying Devil; do not often
use the Old gentleman's name III vain, and it
do it, it is always in the pulpit, where do all
my swearing. make this apology because it is
considered sin to say Devil, and it CRATES on
refined ears"
Brigham Young insists, in the following order,
that every person having house shall convert
it into fort:
Let every man and woman who has house
make that house fort, from which you can kill
one, if Indians come upon you. Brother Brig
ham. do you really expect Indians to come upon
US in this city This enquiry, have no doubt,
is in the hearts'of a few. almost breathless with
fear. Were / to answer such an enquirer as
feel should say it is none of your business
but will say, you are so Instructed, to see II
YOU will do as you are told. Let your dwelling
house be perfect Fort"
We find the following characteristic notice
amongst the published orders:
Brethren, take care Of your women and chill
dren put them in forts. or some safe place, and
behave Yourselves, you may be called upon
to part with them, as was David, King of Israel,
and then the time may come when you will
know what he'll is. Be wise while you have an
opportunity of exercising your wisdom.