New-York daily tribune., 1856-08-07
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of Mormonism, inasmuch as Convention mas
been h.ld "couns.led by the Prophet, Ser
"apd ReyeJstor Of the Church, for the purpose
of taking such s:eps az shall insure the specify ad-
Dssion o' Drseret" Ohe lsnd of the honey bee)'
irio the snt.rbood Of States. TIE view taken oy
the wiseacres of the MoruOn Zion ls, that al tina.
is Necessary in the premises ia, to adopt C0Os1-
tuition and ABock at the national door; aud tha'
ih' n there Will be no one who will or, as they say
with the guarantees of the COnstltuton-"no
can oppose their admission. They say, ia effect,
" Has not cur Champion the Little Giant, re-
WorGed our dtvOtion to his political interests, by
" be Kansas aid Nebraska bill and does not that
"olll, as the Hon. - Everett of Conn ioresaS,
allow US to regulate our own domestic lnstI-
"tu,obs (Slavery and Polygamy) without any
"iDtericreDce on the part of Congress- Can
those who voted for that bill who voted for il,
TOO, when they were asked, What would they
do with Utah when she applied for admission
d" can they, We say refuse US the same privileges
they grant other TerritOri. :"
But will not stop 10 inquire whether the spirit
ard letter Of that sacred document say that with
nee. ssary qualifications, new States rgay or shall
BE- admitted. l will not stop t, inquire whether
that liberty Of conscience guaranteed 10 us ca be-
So far stretch, as 10 protect 81 called religious
communIfy in such diabolical rites and ceremO-
MES as would put 10 blush the Delirious rtes once
c, c,ltbrattd III the Temple OF Ceres.
Tie times seem pregnant with circumstances
favorable 10 the desire of the Latter Day
Saints" just Oh the of a Presidential cleo
tiou. lie the public mind is excited and divided
by party politics-while, by the real interests of
,he country is but too often meant the interest Of
psrty-just st time when the patriot might be
induced 10 Ov, rlOok the importance OF such
r.ausltOn BY his efforts 10 keep clear the ship OF
State from entaBgiiDg alliances, fllibustering aud
actual eDgagtmebts-at time when the dena-
90. ue for personal coDside ratiobs and political
advsncement, would readily espouse any cause,
regardless of consequences, alike Indifferent
whether hs acts would perpetuate our free lnstl-
tuiions or establish damning precedent utterly
Indifferent TO the consequences incident to the
establishment of a sovereign TheO-democratic
State Just at such a cODJuucton they ask, or
rather demand, admission into the COhfederacy.
This too coupled with the greatest moral insult
ever thrown into the face OF An Intelligent Repd0-
lie SDose progress 20 far, has depended upon;tree
and unrestricted suffrage, entire Independence,
and the MOI al aud Intellectual attalnments of her
s0Bs. 1hey ask you to ingratt upon the Union
poly gon,y, (which they call lleaven-b0rn ln-
s,i,utloD, ;" with all its concOmitant wees and cor
ruptiuns. | hey ask you, by your acts, to drag
from her elevated position the American matron,
ard de- grace her to the level OF an Asiatlc slave.
Ilty would thus, with your assistance, corrupt
ard poison the very fountain, the very source Of
our virtue, our cbiyalry and our patriotism.
aware that to some it may seem Incredible
tlas a community embracing, as this does, re
sitctable portion of American citizens, sh0ud be
absolutely governed by one will. TO solve this, IL
will b. necessary TO understand the nature II their
religion. The superb ,ial observer or reader
would readily suppose that it differed not ulaterl'
ally FROM other religious sects save IN Poiysamy;
that even in their " "hevelatuns" there was
nothing binding when they tobhicted with the rea-
sen and good sense of itr MEMBERS that still less
should the edicts of their Prophet be implicitly
oh.,.d when those edjcts cOntllcted with their
swOrD Ouilts judges and jurors. But such
aos is the fact. And when rightly understood
the Oriental feature lcses part OF Its dcform'ty
b, contrast with others as degrading to man, and
| ipnicsl TO our GOvernnehC There is ligh
| within ,he Temple, not intended for vulgar eyes.
will not give you sll their forms and ceremonies
| in their EndOw mcnts" at this time, which are
psrt and parcel of the Ordinances Of the
Honse of the Lord" Suffice that in one of
their degrees the candidates are made to hneel at
the altar, and with the right hand supporting and
the left hand covering the Holy Bible, Book OF
Mormon and Book of Doctrine aud Covenants,
they there take upon themselves an oath to obey
the COsncil, even should that Council at the time
cophict with what they deem right aud proper.
lhey abrogate and anDu all allegiance to this
and all other Governments. They swear to
ayeDee the murder Of their Prophet. 1t is their
oath that makes them MormOhs, not the obscrV-
apce Of the simple ordinances and sacraments
taught and given us by Him "whO spake as never
"msn spske."
would remark, that while the founders Of our
| Republic avUwed the principle that we were capa-
bic OF self Z, vernment- and successive years of
prosperity and national importance have more
than verified t-these peculiar people utterly and
practically deny it. An admission on their part,
that with their integrity aud good sense, they
could legsla,e for themselves, would destroy the
very foundation of their fabric. For, they profess
u have restored to them the living, vital power OF
the PrtethOOd and, as natural consequence,
they must give up their wills to him on whom the
mantle iails. Should any man offer for office, or
advocate any principles without trst having re-
ceivtd the sanction of the Prophet, or the sane
tiOn OF their high Council, both he and his pre-
tensions would be blasted. II 'heocracy ID
e.tablisbed- and even II the word demos is attached
thererO-it must be apparent 10 every reflect
il q mind that all and every thing must emanate
from rLe head Of the Church Should this be
dOubt.d | call your attention to all their public
acts. Take the Legislature, Tor instance. Every
session II. c. Kmball is elected President OF the
Council, and J. n. Grant Speaker of the House
without any opposition; unanimous votes they ia
varably receive. these worthless are the
Prophets couLselors and, with him, constitute
the rst Presidency Of the Church. Woe betide
that member whose temtrity should induce him
even TO bOuna'e any other. Politically and re-
isiously (th.y are here synonynes), he would, to
use their own significant cant, be handed over to
the bufietiBgs of satan" Not bill or grant
enanoting from that body-frOm the most trivial
Ia the most impOrtant-frOm the taking away fer
Its from old mOuntaiheers who have lived in
these vales for thirty years, to the establishment
of i'm, ost duties, but first receives the approba.
tion OF their Prophet. Signing them after their
n, s.aup in n mere firm This cOurae scrounts