Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-11-10
The NOrmoas for Buchnuan, slavery.
ard PeIygntny.


ard PeIygnmy.
The New York Egenjag Post publishes the fol-
lowing procamarion issued BY the saints Of Great
Salt Lake to the faithful. It fully endorses the
Democratic party as the champions of slavery
and polygamy. How DO oar Democratic breth-
ren hereabouts fancy the idea OF being considered
and recognized as the exclusive cham pions and
defenders of those twin "patriarchal institu-
tons" slavery and polygamy 1t cannot be de-
MED that the Latter Day Saints have made
clear, logical statement Of the matter, and have
the argument, decidedly, in their reasons for 60
ing for Buchanan in preference to Fremont
Here is the document. Read it carefully =
To tEe latter Day Saints.
The Elders and Rulers ofAs Chuyeh of Jesus
Christ Of latter d y Saints to the Saints in
the United States Of america =
Dear Brethren, faithful lol5ocers Of tie Lord.
and Re- lpiemts Of HIS Grace =
We call upon you 10 stand firm to the prin.
ciples OF our religion in The coming contest
for President of the country. Our duty Is
plain. There are two principal parties in the
eountry-one is for u.s. and the other against
us.
The Democratic Convention in Cincinnati,
which nominated James Buchanan for Presi.
dent, passed ths following resolution =
50 Reso5rea. That Congress has no power I'M
der the Constitution to interfere with or con-
troll the domestic institutions of the several
States, and that all such States are the sole
and proper judges of everything pertaining to
their own affairs not prohibited by the Consri-
tution."
This is principle of the Democratic party,
which they have extended to Territories as
well as States, and the doctrine of Squatter
Sovereignty applies tn us in Deseret as well
as to the settlers in Kanzas and Nebraska
The Democratic party is the instrument, in
Gods hand, by which is to be effected our
recognition as sovereign State with tie do.
nestle institutions of slavery and poygamy,
as established by the patriarchs and prophets
OF old under divine authority, and renewed
to the saints of latter days through God cho
sen rulers and prophets.
In the Republican Convention assembled
at Philadelphia, which nominated John C.
Fremont, it was
g ReSo1ced, That the Constitution confers
upon Congress sovereign power over the ter
ritories of the United States for their govern
ment, and that in the exercise of this power,
1t is both the right and imperative duty of Con-
gress to prohibit in the territories those twin
relics OF barharism, polygamy and slavery
This is blow aimed directly at our rights
as citizens of one of the territories, at our ga
cred institutions, and our holy religion.
Saints of the latter days, to whom God re-
veals his will through his chosen prophets,
stand steadfast in your faith for the time is
at hand which was foretold by the prophet of
old, and recorded in the Ancient Scriptures /:
g And in that day shall seven women lay hold
of one man, and they will say, let us eat of
our own bread and wear our own apparel =
only let us be called by thy name, to take
away our reprosch.'
Given by order of the President and Rulers,
at Great Salt Lake, on the fourteenth day
of August, 1856.
1t thus seems that not only is slavery in Kan
zas the issue in the result OF the present presiden
tal canvass, but slavery and polygamy in Utah, as
well as in all the other territories of the Union
where those " twin relics of barbarism are liza
BILE to obtain foothold through the perversity of
human nature.