The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1857-12-24

Brigham Young.
From Hsbsr KinlbuTs Discourse
HIS OPINION or THE UNITED STATES aoyERNMEYr.
james Buchanan now occupies the chair of
state; he and his counselurs his cSldiutors. .ghis
Cabinet and Congress, have met and planned the
destruction OF this people, oil Bro Brigham aud
his associates in particular, aud the priests OF
the day say amen to it,snJ they exhurt the peu-
pie to say amen to il, Eud the whole people oil
tue United States are under condemna ,ioa.-|
They consented to the death Of Joseph Hyruln.
David, Farley and lots of men, women aud chill.
| dren the ground is planted with men, women
ami children from Nauyo0 to this place and the
world have consented to il, anl they say it is
/ just.
The Government, the President, the heads of
the military departments, AMI OF all the govern
menl affairs have consented to these things
When we wee poor and lived on co,y-hidps
and cattle, Skuuks and thistle-roots, Bro. Brig
| ham and his brethren puddled this way and that
way, aud sought cut this place.
| While We were in Winter quarters, 200 men
were demanded they travelled over tho plains
and gained part of Mexico, which is this land.
Then came grasshOppers and crickets and eat
up our crops, and our enemies have all the time
been saying that it is just, they deserve it,
Now, brothren, if you can comprehend what
| have said they shall suffer all that we have
| dIlN IL olllll DC uOluleu upon tuHtl and then 1t
shall be pressed down.
l know that while you and have no feelings
OF anger, we are right. Jesussays, " With what
measure ye metc it shall be measured to you
again The Scripture says that Jesus said this,
but II he did not, 1t is just as true as anything
that is written; it is God Alrnight,'s truth
Yes, they will msot it, in th9 United States, b.
ginning It the hyai
But we ara lree They have laid snare to
nt,.lL LII ~. a
~ hang him b.tween the heavens anl the earth,
AMI every other man that will support him, but
as th. Lord Gol Almighty lives, they shall meet
that also. and if hld the power would tell it
to them so that they could hear it, Do | ls0r
them? do not fear anything that is upon this
earth.
Do fear nv Col? No, but love him. H.
i my FdtheTand sPranS out o! his loins, jest as
my sou william himblll's chiliren sprang out
of his lons, and evsry man and woman tina,
has been upon this earth were once in our faith
eTs loins just az much us my children ever wer,
! in mine, and Jesus was TIE first born and we ait
h.irs Of our Father and our Go, and we vii
, gaia the prisn, through much tribulaton.
Let me tell You that ten years will not pas
away before Coz will play with this nation q
he did with Pharaoh, only worse.
NOT YET CuLLAsHED.
II feel TO ask the Futher, Ill the name of Jesus
e their priesthood and calling, and | pray you
d brethren, TO live your religion and serve you
q God, that we may see the power and maguitud
! Of our Gol ia 'ha last days. tell yUu here neve
d was any people. since the world was organized
: that have seeA such mighty anil romantic pow
= er Of God as this people will see.
= l. there a collision between US and the UnitaC
t States? No, we have not collashed that is tn
/ word that sounds nearest to what | mean Blu
e now the thread is cut between them and us, an
v We never will gyb7 again, no, never worlds witt
: out end.
), Voices" Amen"
g BRO. BRIGHAM PoREVER.
/ want to tell some OF my feelings here to-do,
'G in few worls, relative to Bro. Brigham.
cal! him brother, because he says il / call hii
:! President he .hal call me President aud lust {
d sure as he lo,s am as IL. as pancake. | sha
or ouy call him President before the Senate, in h
calling; | "us going 10 say baforo our enemie
" but damn th-,n thy shall never cone here.
III Excase m. | never rough words, on
when come in contact with rough things, az
=, use smooth words when talk upon smoot
- subj cis, and so on according to the nuture
be the case that comes before me-.
ct You oil acknowledge Bro Brigham as Il
nj Presilant Of the Church OF Jesus Christ Of La
no ter Day Saints. then Jon acknowledge him
' L'adcr Prophet, Ser and Rrv-atDr, end tn
i you acknowledge him in every capacity tina pc
OF tains to his calling, both in Ghurch and Sat
do you not? Voices, Yes."l
80 Well. he is our Governor What is a Go
m ernor One VINO presides or governs, Well, no.
La we hlve declared in a legislative capacity tn
10 We will not have poor, rJtten-hearted ours
COM nj rule over Us, such as some they la
n baen accustomed to send. We drafted a n
IN moris aud the Council and the House of Rep
d seutltiyes signed it, and we sent to them t
ba names OF men of our own Choice, as many
ha from five to eight meu for each Office, men fro
eI our own midst, out OF whom to appoint Oiic,
as for the Territory.
res HsBER sEMPER PARATUS
Ia Now will tell you, have about hundr
mt shots on hand all the time three or four filte
,al shooters and three or four revOlvers right in
ro- room where | slrep, and the devil does not Il
-. to sleep rhere, for he is afraid they will 90
oil half cooked.
"a. If you will lay bowie knife or a loaded
,at yOlyer under your pillow every night, you
I'VE not have m,uy unpleasant DREAMS nor be tror
10 lei with the nightmare, for there is nothing Il
lty the devil is 50 much afr4il OF as q weapon
re-. DEATH
M You may take this as some of Heb,r's W
visions, If you please. | have acknowed.
liz myself as ona Of the people and now | say
ex- vii! take GUr own mana, ani we will not
an false namrd amy more. We are the kind,
m OF God, wH are th- State OF D D,seret, and We
vet have You, Bro. Brigham, as our Governor, j
m. as long us you live We will not have any 0
irl er Governor.
th, HEsERs OPINION OF SENATOR DOUGLAS.
on. Many o! yop nave sustained Jdlg" douglas
S itI being true friend 10 this people, aud he is
,cr- as big dqnhrd rascal as ever walked, and
en- ways has bien he has taken a coufsr to
lu- into the chair of state, aud that is what he
sv- srtrr; he will try to accomplish that if he g
ith 10 he'll The next day ha will not 20 into
he chair of stat" he will 20 to hell"
OF
so From Brigham Youngs Discourse.
OF BRIGHAM IN A PASSION.
'rld do not often get angry. but when DO
FRA righteous angry, and the bosom Of the Almig
,arvi u~,e pith .pyer t,yrorfs tb,s, cam i