The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1854-06-09

Moral Assoc1AroN.-Fully impress
ed with the belief that the limited
success Of our fore fathers resulted
) from sheer ignorance,'a and was q legiti.
mate consequence Of immoral and ir.
religious habits, and furthermore con.
vinced, that the practical uses Of life
require all the energies of which we
may be possessed; We have concluded
4 to adopt that cource of conduct least
calculated to enervate the physical,
or prostitute the moral system. Be it
therefore A@ - =. 'tss ssss- -.
Resolved, That we will adopt a
course OF Physical training to which
Hecules could not object; and abstain
from all those indulgences Of which the
Anchorites, from Solomon tothe Bey
Of Ayers, disapproyed !: and that in
order to more etfectually accomplish
our object, we do agree and solelnnly
bind ourselves, Is @
1st, lobe regular in our habits.
End, In all important matter to
consult our wives, or their proxies.
3, TO live on Vegetable diet.
4. To abstain from the use of to-
bacco, sticks, paper, or any of its SUBJ
stitutes -ea' a4
S, To advance our oapu interests,
and if the necessities Of State require
become patriotic.
6. To confine ourselves strictly to
the truth, in all flights Of the magma
ton. ~ @+s
Z, To discountenance public swear
ing.
8. To place unwavering confidence
in the public spirit and discrimination
Of Young America. -
8, To DISCRIMINATE the doctrines of
progression, and inscrutable destiny as
preached by the latter Prophets.
To each and all of which, each and
every member, must solemnly swear
so help me Moses, and the Prophets
UrAH.-Brigham Young, in bis
address to the people, speaks thus Of
his authority:
II have no fears whatever of Frank
lin Pierce excusing me from office,
and saying that another man shall be
Governor ofthis Territory.
We have not got Territorial gov
eminent, and I am and will be Gov
ernor, and no poscer can hinder IL,
until the Lord Almighty says.
Brigham you ueed nat be Governor
any longer and then I am willing to
yield to another. l have told you
the truth about that"
The Mormon manner in electing a
DELEGATE to Congress is, to say the
least oft, quite unique. Young, as
presiding Elder, is preaching, when he
says:
1t came into my mind when broth
er Bernhisel was speaking, and the
same thing strikes me now, viz: In
asmuch as be does first rate as our
delegate to Washington, was going
% move that we send him next sess-
on. though it is the Sabbath day. :
l understand these things, and say
IS other people say, we Mormons.'-
We do things that are necessary to
oe done when the time comes for us to
10 them. If we wish to make politi-
'al speeches, and if it is necessary for
he best interests and Kingdom of God
o make them on the Sabbath, we do
t. Brother Kimball has seconded
he motion, that DR.. Bernhisel be !.
ent back to Washington as our del
gate; all who are in favor Of it raise
our right hand.' More than two |
housand hands were raised above the ! !
eads Of the congregation 1T is all =
light. would never call for an OPP I
osition vote. ] will try it, however"
Not a single hand was raised in OPP
osition e.
The intelligence from Boston crea- O
ID ,he greatest excitement at Syracuse,
7. Y, on the 9th ult;, and knots Of
eople discussing the subject, were
on all the corners.
On the night Of the 26th ult, 1000
len guarded the deport till ten clock, !
NJ, at which hour the Jerry Rescue :!
'csin was sounded, as the train came g
own, but the cars were examined in y