True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-11-11
THE MORMONS.

The accounts from Utah-or as the
"saints" now insist on its being called,
"Deseref'-are "chock-fuli Of fight. -
The Mormons say that they will defend
their city to the last, and, if beaten, burn
and destroy everything, and retreat to
the mountains. They further aver that
they have provisions on hand for three
years. President Kimball has prophe-
sled, in "open meelin'." as follows:
We never shall leave these valleys
till we get ready no, never-no, never.
We will live here I'LL we go back TO Jack
son County, Missouri | prophesy that
in the name Of Israel's God.
Thercongregation shouted Amen"
and President B. Young said, "Itis true,"7
If our enemies force US TO destroy our
orchards and our property, 10 destroy and
lay waste our houses, fields, and every.
thing else, we shall never build and plant
again till we do it in Jackson County
But our enemies are not here yet, and we
have not yet thrown down our houses.
Kimball also spoke as follows:
Now, | will tell you | have about a
hundred shots on hand all The time three
or four fifteen shooters and three or four
revolvers right in the room where | sleep,
and the devil does not like 10 sleep there,
for he is afraid they will 60 of half cock.
ed.
If you lay bowie knife or loaded
revolver under your pillow every night,
you'wlll not have many unpleasant dreams
nor be troubled with the nightmare, for
there is nothing that the devil is so much
afraid of as weapon Of death.
You may take this as some of Heber's
wild visions, if you please. | have &C.
knowledged myself as one of the people,
and now Isay we will take our own name,
and will not be false named any more.--
We are the kingdom of God, and we are
the State Of Deserst, and we will have
you, Bro. Brigham, as our Governor,
just go long as you live. We will not
have any other Governor.
mean Just what say, and the people
say they will not have any other Govern.
or, and especially any one that has come
here under arms, for we consider that any
man is poor damned curse that has 10
come here under arms to rule over u.s.
These are many feelings and if any
body votes against it, they are not Of US;
but there are but four or five but wha,
vote for us, and they are apostaies. and
will 60 overheard. There is not child
but what goes with us in these things.
When We reject Bro. Brigham Young
we reject the head, but we de not do it
for the body shall dwell together, and we
are members Of that body, and he shall
be our Governor, just as long as God Al.
mighty will have him TO be. Those who
are in favor of it, raise your right hands.
The vote was unanimous.
You may try it just as long as You like,
and it will be just SO every time, except
those fo1r or FIVE; and they will never
vote. Gan | point them out! Yes, ! can,
l had my eye on them ever since they
came into the congregation.
1t will be noticed by the threat relative
to Jackson County, Missouri, that some
of these fanatics really cherish the deu.
sion OF ultimate success, in case of q wal
with the United States.
That they may give the government
some difficulty is probable, especially i
they succeed in enlsting in their service
the adjoining tribes of Indians. But lha
they will be able to make headway lo
more than one season against the Untet
States, we are not quite prepared to be-
lieve. An abandonment Of Salt Lake Civ
by them, and a fleeing to the mountains
would, we think, be equivalent to de
struction Of their community. The gov
ernment would have nothing to do but t
surround them with chain Of posts, an
prevent any accession 10 their numbers
to make them politically impotent II j
pity that proper measures were not IA
ken years ago 10 remove this cancer