The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-11-29
Mormon View of Politics.

From Sermon Preached by Brigham Young, Aug. 81.
The different political parties are in oppo-
sitlon. One party says, "We are Republi-
cans, and we are opposed in principle to all
who are not of our party" Can the various
parties be reconciled? No.. Each party
wishes to elect President Of the United
States. We design to elect Jesus Christ for
our President, and the wicked wish to elect
Lucifer the Son of the Morning, and swear
that3they will have him; and we declare that
we VIII serve Jesus Christ, and he shall be
our President. ,t -.
We calculate that we are right, and we are
going to vote for the sovereign we believe in;
and when he comes, behold he will 90 into
the chair of state and take the reins of Gov
ernment
They may kill the bodies we have, they
may strive to injure us, but when the day of
the great election comes, as the Lord AL
mighty lives, we shall gain our President,
and we anticipate holding office under him.
Do yoT blame the wicked for being mad?-
No. They desire to rule and hold the reins
of government on this earth; they have held
them great while. do not blame them
for being suspicious of us; men in high stand
ing are suspicious of us; hence the frequent
cry "treason, treason, We are going to have
trouble with the people in Utah. What is
the matter2 Wherein can they point out
one particle of injury that we have done to
them ?
True, we kave more wives than one, and
what of that? They have their scores of
thousands of prostitutes, we have nome
But polygamy they are unconstitutionally
striving to prevent; when they will accom-
plish their object it is not for me to say
They have already presented resolution to
Congress that no man, in any of the Terri
tories of the United States, shall be allowed
to have more than one wife, under penalty
not exceeding five years. imprisonment, and
$500 fine. How will they get rid of this aw-
full evil in Utah? They will have to expend
about S300O00,O00 for building prison; for
we must all go into prison. And after they
have expended that amount for prison, and
rooted it over from the summit of the Rocky
Mountains to the summit of the Sierra Ne
vada, we will dig out and 60 preaching over
the world. Voice on the stand: What will
become of the women; will they go to prison
with us?] Br. Heber seems concerned about
the women going with us; they will be with
US, for we shall be here together. This is a
little amusing. .
Br Robbins, in his remarks, said that the
Constitution of the United States forbids
making an eu poste .tacto law. The presenting
of the resolution alluded to shows their feel
ings; they wish the Constitution out of ex-
istence, and there is no question but that
they will get rid of it as quickly as they can,
and that would be by er poste tocto law, which
the Constitution of the United States strict
ly forbids. =""a"-
Br. Robbins also spoke of what they term
the ''nigger drivers and nigger worshippers," !"
and o served how keen their feelings are uL-
ON their favorite topic, Slavery. The State
of New York used to be a Slave State, but
there Slavery has for some time been abol-
ished. Under their law for abolishing Slave
| ry, the then male slaves had to serve until
they were % years old; and, if my memory
serve me correctly, the females until they
were 25, before they could be free. This was
to avoid the loss of what they called proper
ty in the hands of individuals. After that
law was passed the people began to dispose
of their blacks, and to let them buy them
selves off. They then passed law that black
children should be free, the same as white
children, and so it remains to this day.
| 1tis not the prerogative of the President
of the United States to meddle with this
matter, and Congress is not allowed, accord
ing to the Constitution, to legislate upon it.
If Utah was admitted into the Union as a
sovereign State and we chose to introduce
Slavery here, it is not their business to med
die with it; and even if we treated ourslaves
in an oppressive manner, it is still none Of
their business, and they ought not to meddle
with it. sa So s1----
If we introduce the practice of polygamy
it is not their prerogatiye to meddle with it
if we should all turn to be Roman Catholics