New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-11-11
MORMON VIEW OF POLITICS

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eeferent political parties in opposition. One
party says I'VE are Republicans, and opposed
in principle to all who not of party Can the
various parties be reconcied No. Each party wishes
10 elect a President Of the United States. We design
TO elect Jesus Christ for our President and the wicked
wsh to elect Lucifer, the Son of the Morning, and
swear that they will have him. and we declare that we
will serve Jesus Christ, and he shall be our President
We calculate that right, and we are going TO
vote for the sovereign We believe in; and when he
comes behold be will 90 into the chair of state and
take the reins Of Government.
They may kill the bodies We have, they may strive
to ruie us, but when the day OF the great election
comes, as tie Lord Almighty lives. we shall gain our
President, and anticipate holding Office under him.
| Do YOU blame the wicked for being msdl No. They
desire TO rule TO hold the rens Of government this
| earth; they have held them great while. do not
blame them for being suspicious of u.s. men in high
standing suspicious Of US, hence the frequent cry,
! reason treason we are going to have trouble with
! the people in Utah" What is the mstterl Wherein
they point out ole particle Of injury that we have
done 10 them
True we have more wives than one, AMI what of
that? They have their of thousands OF prost
tutes. we have none. But poygamy they are uucon.
stitutionaly striving to prevent; when they will ac
compi-h their object is not for 10 cay. 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 zone wife, under peoalty
not exceeding five years Imprisonment and 800 ine
How will they get rid of this awful evil in Utah!
They will have to cxpend about $500 600 for
building prison; for we must all 60 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 Nevada,
will dig ont and 60 preaching through the world.
Voice the stand: What will become of the women;
will they go TO prison with us! Br. Heber seems
c, ncerned about the womens gon, with us; they will
be with w, for We hall be here together. This is
little amusing.
b. Robbins, in his remarks, said that the Cons.tu-
ton of the United States forbds making an post
iacto law. The presenting of the resolution alluded to
shows their feelings; they wish the Constitution out Of
existence AID there is no question but that they will
get lid of quickly they can and that would be
by ex post facto law which the Constitution of the
Uritcd States strictly forbids.
Dr. X )bbns also spoke of wha, they term the mig.
ger drivers and niger worshipers" and observed
how keen their feelings upon their ay0re topic,
Slavery. The State Of Ntw-York used to be Slave
State but there Slavery has for some time been abo-
sbed Under their Law for abolishing Slavery, the
then male slaves had TO until they were - years
! old; and, if my memory me correctly the fe-
males until they 81 before they could be free.
This TO avid the loss Of what they called property
in the han6s Of individuals. After that law was passed
the people began dispose of their laks ADD to let
them buy themselves of. They then passed law
that black children should be free the same as white
Children and so il remains 10 this day.
But of the time that Slavery was tolerated in the
Northern and Eastern States, il you touched that ques
ton il would fire man quicker than anything else IN
the world; there was some thing very pee about H.
ard it is &c into Slave State and speak to
man oil the subject, though he never owned
slave and yt fire up his feelings in defense OF that in
tituon there is other subject that Will ouch nj II
as quickly They are very tenacious and sensitive Oh
those points and the North are becoming MS sensitive
as the South The North is slow and cOpsderae; they
bayo their peculiar customs and are influenced oy ine
force of education, climate, &C., in manner winch
causes thu TO tlIk twice before they act and often
they will think AID speak many times before they act
The spirit the South is TO think speak aud oct all at
the came moment. This is the difference between the
II ia not tie prcrogayo OF the President of the
United States TO mcddle with this MISTER, and Con
gross is not allowed according to the Constitution to
iepislae upon IT, II Utah admitted into the Union
as sovereign State and we chose to introduce Slavery
here it is moi their business 10 NEEDLE with 1t; aud
even if we treated slaves in oppressive manner
is ft none OF their business and they ought not to
NEEDLE with 1t. -
If we introduce the practice of poyg amy it is not
their pJeOgatve to NEEDLE with II 1t we shou1 all turn
TO be Roman Catholics to-day, if we all turn to the
old Mother Church. it would not be their prerogstive
il would not be their Business, to NEEDLE with us on
that account If we are Monmons Of Methodist or
worship the sun or a white dog. or If we worship
dumb idol or all turn Shsklng Quekors ana nave no
wife it is not their perogative to NEEDLE with these
affairs fer in doing they would violate the Ccnsti'
There is not Territory in the Union that is looked
uron with so suspicious eye as Utah. AMI yet II Is
the only part of the nation that cares anything about
Mormoni. m is true and all hell cannot overthrow
II, All the devils ser, ants the earth may do all
they can and Br. Clinton has just said after twenty
Fix years faithful operation and exeItlon oy our enc
mics Including the times when Joseph had scarcely
man to stand by him. and when the ltion was as
severe on him as it ever in the world what have
! they accomplished! They have succeeded in making
us organized Territory, and they are determined 70
n axe us an independent State or Government and as
the Lord lives il will be Ihc congregation shouted
amtnJ say as the Lord lives We are bound to be.
come sovereign State inthe Union. or al independent
nation by ourselves, and let them drive us IRON THIS
place if they can; they cannot do it. | do not throw
Ibis out as banter; you geLties. and hickory and
Eastwood " MoImOns' write 1t down hyou please,
but write it as speak II.
Iwish YOU 20 understand that God rules and reign'
that he led Us TO this land aud gave us Territorial
Government Was this The design of the wicked No.
Their design was to Danish from the EARTH but they
have dry en- us into potorey and power; We are now
raised to position where we can converse VIII hinss
al d Emperors. .
In the days of Joseph it considered great privi-
lege to be permitted to speak 70 member OF Consrss'
| but twenty-siI years will not pass away before the
Elders of this Church will be as mucl thouga. 0, =,
Tie kings on TIER thrones. The Lord Almighty VIII
rc on the wheels of bis work. and none can stop toen
ard they ceInot drive from these mountains be a'e
the Lord will not suffer them to do so. desire them
crave no iols and make Let them attend to their
own business, and we will build up Zion while they go
| to hell. .,.
am still Governor of this Territory, 10 the constant
clesrn of nv mics but do not in the least neg
let the duties Of my Priesthood nor my office ss Gov
erpor and while honor my Priesthood will DO honor
10 nv office ss Governor. This is hard TO De uhder
,tcod bv the wicked but it is true, The ieelngs OF
| many ere much irrtated because am here ana Con,
eress has requested the Pre- sider to inquire why s
hold the Office cf Governor in the Territory OF oah'
| can answer that question; l hold the once .! up
recruitment and to hold until my successor h aP
nointed and qualified, which has not YET been done
iLaI how 10 Jesus my Governor and under him, 10
Rr Joseph Though lie has gone behind tne vad u. ent
car not see him he i. my head, under jesus Nni',
snd the ancient Apostles ana shan go IN the