Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-06-01

crlions made by the honorable SECRETARY in !
behalf Of some s'ntiIe merchants h"rc)
q" II the gallant gentleman, (Col. Stcptoc,)
whose name has been mentioned as nv sue.
cessor, had received the appointment this
mail, | should have taken my hat and bowed
myself out politely but LIT him or any civil
officer dare to tread ON my rights o, on those
Of the church, aud I nm dcdth on his heels
and h--I dgoiAu h,m. ! jcW chas,iSc him and
dr,re him mi as I h@ Brocchus." threat
oprauae.)
d" Utah and the Latter Day saints are like
Joseph, the youngest son of Israel all the
elder brothers are pitching into him and the
general government looks on and says, " 90
ahcad-hit him again, and poor [ tah. like
Joscph takes it all quietly, but II tell you
what it will come to by-And-byc We snail
refuse to take any more, and wW riSc up anu
dcclare ar 'HdependeHce, thy wW dr,r' MS
from them into mdepcadence. Immense APP
plaus cries of good''-'' amen.
As to siar,ry, it is ioreorduincd of God
for the children of liam, but the dap3ned cor-
rupt reidtion bci,rcen master and stare IN the
south ,rW send them both to Ill.,: pes, NIL Of
than, o,caorS and s'arcS, ,ciH n r,rg J,W Ct
cejtionS. These are my sentiments ON aboll-
tiOnism, aud they are the feelings Of this
people. The South will be arraycd against
the North, an when the Union is On the
point of perishing, we shall march in from
these distant valleys, rescue our glorious con
stltution. and plant the banner Of the Gospel
in the midst of our enemies (Great cries Of
" good good, amcn')
they will lind if they drive this people out
again that it will be like overturning the
stone WALL that was six feet wide and five feet
high--the more they Oycrturn it the higher
/ it is. | have only one fear for this people,
and that Is that they don't live up to thcir
profession. If they do, all HI can't hurt
US We are death and damnation against
vice, and strong in favor of virtue.
These are my sentiments. GO II, ye crap
plcs-roodol icgs arr chcop, aad my time i,
Short (l'his last elegant phrase, SO charac-
tcristic Of the Mormon pulpit oratory, and
SO well adapted to the audience, was receive
with immense laughter and applause, amids
which the Governor took his seat, after say
ing, with a GOODNESS very relrcshins - Weil
may God bless you in his kingdom-amen -
to which all the congregation added amen.
The officers of the army stationed here hay,
uniformly RETAINED from seeking adnttanc,
into a society which presents no points of con
geuialty with their tastes. The people, a
II class, are far below the station VI those will
whom officers are accustomed to associate
The officers haN' attended only two purtie
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poiitio IosiV. % nc iorceu 90 change III
fa"'on ':os' ms iarae" o' ihS"'ehre an
"'t;a' H"iII ! nave reporter loi your edii
ot ti s"ou,i 700 niue" surprise you mus
I '"d' eac" anu every SUNDAY they repeat
uu' III co"rser language towards all Hentile'
inc curse oil the hoIIiud' and
y, p&mh them beyond what mortal tongue can tel
bI,ck Sgkb cpqIunge them all to the dccpcs
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