The Trinity journal., 1856-11-22
Sayings Of Brigham the Prophet.

Sayings of Brigham the Prophet.
Brigham the Prophet still storms and raves at
the Gentilcs in the Temple at Great Salt Lake
City and hurls naughty defiance against all the
outside worlds. Hear him
POLYGANY ACKNOWLEDGED.
True we have more wives than one, and what
Of that? They have their scores Of thousands of
prostitutes; we have none. But polygamy they
are unconstitutionally striving to prevent when
they will accomplish their object Is not for me to
say. They have already presented resolution
in Congress that no man in any of the Territories
Of the United States shall be allowed to have
more than one wife, under penalty not exceed
ing five years Imprisonment and five hundred dol
lars fine. How will they get rid Of this awful
evil in Utah
HOW IT MAY BE GOT RID or.
They will have to eXpcnd about three hundred
million dollars for building prison, for must
all go to pr son. And after they have expended
that amount for prison. and rooted it over from
the summit of the Rocky Mountains TO the sum
init Of the Sierra Nevada, We will dig out and go
preaching through the world. "A voice on the
stand What Will become Of the women? Will
they go to prison with uS y Brother lleber seems
concerned about the wOmcn's going with us they
will be with Us, for we shall be here together
This is u little amusing.
AN ARGUMENT FOR M0RMoNISM.
Mormonism is true and all hell cannot oyer
throw it. All the DEVILS servants on the earth
may do all they can, and, as Brother Clinton has
Just said after twcny-sX years faithful opera
ton and cXcrtion by our enemies, including the
times when Joseph had scarcely man TO stand
by him. and when the persecution was as severe
ON him rs it ever was in the world what have
they accomplished?
THE MODERN M0KANNA HINTS AT THE FORMATION OF
AN INDEPENDENT NATION.
They have succeeded In making MS an organ
izcd Territory and they are determined to make
us an Independent state or Government, and as
the Lord lives it will be so. (The congregation
shouted Alnen) / say, as the Lord lives,
bound to become Il sovereign State in the Union.
or an independent nation by ourselves and let
them drive us from this place if thcy can they
cannot do it, do not throw this out rs Il banter.
lou Gcutilcs and hickory and basswood MormOns
can write it down if you please, but write it as
speak it,
TROUBLES or \ MORMON PATRIARCH ILLUSTRATED.
Brother IIcbcr in recent discourse, pitched
furiously into the extravaganza of women in
Utah, which, in consequence Of the extent of some
of the households there, pinchcs rather severely.
lie discourscs in this wise:
IF would suffer it, | should have to lay out
from three to five dollars pair for the women
could not wash without putting on pair Of fine
shoes. How many times have | told you these
things And Brother Brigham has told you
They are my mind all the time and cannot
get them of, but / must keep telling you until
my mission is complete | cannot help it. for
see the consequences Of an unwisc course, as
plainly as | see your faces to-day
FArHEUY ADVICE TO CAIIroRNIA ENIGRANTs.
The prophet Brigham gives the following sen
sible advice to those Mormons who wish to cm-
CRATE to this country:
1T is reported that many are going away.
say. gentlemen and ladies, you who wish to 90 20
California. or to the States, 20 in welcome. had
rather You would 90 than stay. wish every one
10 go who prefers doing so, and if they will go
like gentlemen, they 20 with my hest feelings;
but if they 20 like rascals and knavcs they can
not have Them. never requested but two things
Of those who leave. namely TO pay their debts
and not to steal, That is all have required of
them.
joins FEuEY.-Thc Supreme Court has, after
great delay, affirmed the Judgment of the Dist.