Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1855-10-27
From Salt Lake City-Brigham Young
Getting Excited,

The Salt Lake Neus has late advices from
Mormondom. Brigham Young's ninety-six
wives seem to have no power over his spirit
in subduing its fierceness. He is full of wrath
against the followers of Belial, the United
States soldiers. who, last winter, seduced the
Mormon girls to taking sleigh rides and other
little peculiarities not considered moral and
becoming in that chaste community. Hear
him
say again that the constitution and laws
of the United States, and the laws of the diff
ferent States, as a general thing, are Just as
good as we want, provided they were honored.
But we find judges who do not honor the laws,
yes, officers of the law dishonor the law. Leg
islators and law makers are frequently the first
~violators of the laws they make. when the
wicked rule the people mourn" and when the
corruption of a people bears down the scale in
favor of ~wickedness, that people is nigh unto
destruction. We have the proof on hand,
that instead of the laws being made honorable
they have been trampled under the feet of law
vers, judges, sa mcr:ES governors, legislators, and
nearly all the officers of government =; sGch!
persons are the most guilty of breaking the
laws. To diverge a little, in regard to those
who have prosecuted this people and driven
them to the mountains, | intend to meet them
on their own grounds. | was asked this morn
ing how we could obtain redress for our wrongs;
/ will tell you how it could be done ; we could
take the same law they have taken, viz mob
ocracy, and if any miserable scoundrels come
here, cut their threats. Gan the people said,
Amen This would be melting out that
treatment to wicked men which they had meas
ured to innocent persons. We would meet
them on their own ground, when they will not
honor the law, but will kill the prophets and
destroy the innocent. They could drive the
innocent from their homes, take their horses
and farms, cattle and goods, and destroy men,
women and children, walking over the laws of
the United States, trampling them under their
feet, and not honoring a single law. Suppose
| should follow the example they have shown
us and say, Latter Day Saints do We likewise
and bid defiance to the whole class of such
men !" Some who are timid might say, 90!
our property will be destroyed, and we shall be
killed" If any man here is a coward, there
are fine mountain retreats for those who feel
their hearts beating at every little hue and cry
of the wicked, as tho they would break their
ribs. After this year we shall very likely again
have fruitful seasons.
Again, he says:-
Up to this time we have carried the world
on our backs. Joseph did it in his day, be-
sides carrying this whole people, and now all
this is upon my back, with my family to pro-
vide for at the same time, and we will carry it
all and bear off the Kingdom of God. And
you may pile on State after State, kingdom
after kingdom, and all hell on top, and we will
roll on the kingdom of our God, gather out
the seed of Abraham, build the cities and TEN
Piles of Zion, and establish the kingdom of
God to bear rule over all the earth, and let the
oppressed of all nations go free. Ihave never
yet talked so rough in these mountains as |
did in the United States when they killed
Joseph. l there said, boldly and aloud, "If
ever a man should lay his hands on me and say
Con account of my religion, you are my pris-
oner, the Lord Almighty helping me, l would
send that man to hell across lots" l feel so
now. Let robbers keep their hands off from
me, or l will send them where they belong
| an always prepared for such an emergency.