The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1856-11-29
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THE McRMOKs.
INTERESTING FROM UTAH.

IL,
recently been delivering several important
markable doctrines are started lie admits
that manKind, generally, are fallihlc, and
contends that the Morfhons are the best
people in the world. We subjoin o few
extracts:
NO VESTED PROPERTY IN UTAH-No OWNERS.
We make farms, build fine houses, get
possessions around us, and these we call ours
when not dimes worth of them is either
yours or mine. This is what we must learn
have much property in my possession, and
We use the terms, My farm, my house, my
cattle, my horses, my carriage" &C., but the
fact is we do not truly own anything: we
never did, and never will. until many long
ages after this. We seemingly have proper
ty; we have gold and silver in our posses
sion, and houses, and lands, and goods, &c.
These things we are accustomed to call ours,
but that is for the want Of understanding
We behold church property, but not one
farthing of it is yours or mine. Of the pos
sessions that are called mine, my individual
property, not dollars worth is mine; and
Of all that you SEEN to possess, not dollars
worth is yours. Do you ever organize tree
gold, silver, or any other kind of metal or
not yet attained to that power, and it will be
ages before you do.
SHOPPING AT SALT LAKE CITY.
do not like to have the saints, those who
profess to be saints, get such cxtravagant
confidence in our God that they will not do
one thing to provide for the body, but omit
securing provision enough to sustain them.
selves, and say, 20, shall have as long as
there are any means or wheat or flour;
know that Dr. Brigham vii! not see Inc suf.
fer. MIR. Storekeeper, take the little have
and give me some rihands for it, or o nice
dress, for | want the best can get, and
know that Br Brigham will not let me SUI.
fe." Will this course produce good to the
people? Or are they so ignorant that they
do not know what course to pursue!
A FEW WORDS TO THOSE GOING TO LEAVE.
1t is reported that many are going away:
say. gentlemen and ladies. you who wish
to go to California, Or to the States, 60 in
wolcome; had rather you would go than
stay. wish every one to 60 who prefers
doing so, and if they will 60 like gentlemen,
they go with my best feelings; but If they 70
like rascals and knaves, they cannot have
them. have never requested but two things
| of those who lcave-namcly, to pay their
debts, and not steal; that have required Of
them. Go about your business, for would
rather you would go than stay. They are
welcome to 60, and to stay where they go;
| heartily wish that great many would go,
such as cain point out. Like old Lorenzo
Dow, when he was trying to detect the per-
son who had stolen an axe, he said that he
could throw the stone which he had carried
into the pulpit, and hit the man that stole
the axe; he handled the stone as though he
would throw it, and the guilty person lodged,
when he said that is the man. So | could
throw and hit great many that wish to
go.
UTAH TO BE A STATE.
Mormonism is true. and all hell cannot
overthrow it. All the devils servants on
the earth may do all they can, and as bro
Their Clinton has just said, after twcnty-six
years faithful operation and excr ton by our
enemies, including the times when Joseph
had scarcely a man to stand by him, and
when the persecution was as severe on him as
il ever was in the world. what have they &C.
compliShed! They have succeeded in max
ing us All organized Territory. and they arc
determined to make US an independent State
or government, and as the Lord lives it will
be so. (The congregation shouted amcn.) |
| say, as the Lord lives, We are bound to be.
come sovereign State In the Union, or an
independent nation by ourselves: and let
them drive us from this place if they can;
they cannot do it. do not throw this out
as banter; you Gentilcs, and hickory and
bass wood ''Mormons, can write it down if
you please, but write it as speak it.
POLYGAMY DEFENDED.
| If Utah was admitted into the Union as
sovereign State and we chose to introduce
slavery here, it is not their business to med
die with 1t; and even if we treated our slaves
in an oppressive manner. it is still none Of
their business, and they ought not to NEEDLE
with it. If we introduce the practice OF poly
gamy. it is not their prerogative to NEEDLE
with it; if we should all turn to be Roman
Catholics to-day, if we all turned to the old
mother Church, it would not be their prero.
gative, it would not be their business to med
die with us on that account. II we are Nor
mons or Methodlsts, Or worship the sun or a
white dog. or five worship dumb idol, OF
all turn Shaking Quakcrs and have no wife,
it is not Their prcrogative to mcddle with
these affairs, for in SO doing they would yio'
late the constitution. There is not y terrific
ry in the Union that is looked upon with SC
suspicious an eye as Utah; and yet it is the
only part Of the nation that cares anything
about the constitution.
There are other portions in similar strain
but the above will suffice.
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