The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1854-11-15
KoRMoN ITEMS.

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- We always can make up a readable
column from the Deseret NeWs, whicI
comes in packages one a month.
The September package has less new
than usual; but we clip some items.
Tho Nel0s Of the 5th September
says:
On the 4th inst. Governor Young re
turned from an official visit to a 1argC
number of Snakes, who have previously
sent a deputation of chiefs and braves
with a request for an interview with the
Superintendent of Indian Affairs, to be
held five miles north of Ogden City
where they had assembled for that pur
pose. : !. ~ - -
rss Seven chiefs were present with nearly
all their bands, and after a mutually
gratifying talk, the Superintendent dis
tributed a few appropriate presents, but,
through lack of means, not so many ae
were strictly deserved. z'.al
The ~Indianssaid they felt well, desired
a continuation of peace, and protested to
beperfectly friendly except when i'm
posed upon bya few unwise passing emf
grants. ~ gEIlI8t 7s9
An unfortunate occurrence of this
kind transpired this season, on the north
f; ernf6ute to California. Some emigrants
stole horses from the Shakers, and
they turn, In accordance with all Indian
usage, stole horses from the emigrants.
1T is much regretted that no facilities
have yet been oforded for the ~efectual
prevention of sucfloutragesga as they have
a direct tendency to cause destruction of
life, and of peacefui relations with the
natives, and.to hedge up the way of the
passing traveller. 8!
President Bridgham Young must
be a spirit rapper, if we are to believe
his statement as to how he gained
wealth. In a lecture at the Tabernacle
he said: e. s5.sf
Thoasands of doIIars worthsof proper
ty in houses and land which the Lord
gave me, are now in the East, in
the hands of orr enemies. 1 never said
they were mine, they were the Lords,
and Twas one of his stewards. When
1 went to Kirtiandi l had not a coat in
the world, for previous to this 1 had
given away everything 1 possessed, that
n1lRnb NC lECG W ~ " Ill d10 pIOCldlh
the plan of salvation to the inhabitants
of the earth. Neither had [ a shoe to
my feet and I had to borrow a pair of
pants, and pair of boots. Istaid there
FIVE years and accumulated five thoussad
dollars. How do you think I accom-
plished this 2 Why, the Lord Almighty
gave me those means. I have often had
that done as we'll as l know that I am
standing before you to-day. that I have
had money put into my trunk, and into
my pocket without the instrumentality
of any man. This I know to a certainty.
So to with President KimbalI, who
says:
As for my going into the immediate
presence of God when I die, 1 do not
expect it, but I expect to go into the
world Of spirits, and associate with my
brethren, and preach the gospel in the
spiritual world, and prepare myself in
every necessary way to receive my body
and then enter through the vail
into the celestial world.aI never shall
come into the presence of my Father
and God, until I have received my re-
surrected body, neither will any other
person, and doubt wheather all those
who profess to be saints will ever be
gathered with the just In the spiritual
world; but they will be left where they
attain to. The righteous are to gather
ed to the spirit world to prepare for the
resurrection oftheir bodies.
We haves seen it stated that the proper
ty of a male Mormon, at death, goes to
the church, not a penny being reserved
for his harem of wives even, or for his
children. President Heber Kimball,
in a discourse, is reported as follows:
Doyou suppose I am afraid of the
No. Ihaye nothing to do with
the world, with the devil, with any of
his servants, nor with his commandments.
ALI that I have to do with is the Saints.
I belong to the Kingdom of God with Z
my family, and everything I possess on
earth, and I devote all I have to him,
and to his cause, It is all at the service
of this church and people have said
it to my family, and l say it now
when / have finished my course pertain
to the flesh, I am going to deed all
my propertyt to the Church; my wives,
my children, shall not have it to quarrel
about ; but I viii deed it all to the
Church, and the church, shall dictate
Them from this time henceforth and for
4
1t has been asserted that some of the !
Mormon women believed in the homely J
asauee for the goose, sauce for :
yander, andhenceapluralit ofhushands :
should be allowedUThe following re- !
proof from President KimbalE shows !
hat the strong-minded ao0neeAt are as G
the rights among the Mormons, )
md demand plurality of husbands. I
rhe President thus arakes down" the
measy women
The are some ladies who are not hap
In their present situations; but that
women who cannot be happy with one
nan, cannot be happy with two, and
man thatsis not happy with one '
rife. cannot be with two, even though {
hey are good women. You know all I
romen are good, or ought to be. They I
ere made for an angelic being, and l
rould be glad to see them act more an
ellie in their behavior. You are made /
lore angelic, and a little weaker than t