Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1857-03-21

pects OF signs OF
and glory of Zion Never it manifest that the Lord
the helm than presents and the work
more onward! For the Saints in Zion there happen just
sufficient through apostaes mobs United States
officials Indians, prevent them from being lued asleep
| and to make them alive to their privileges"
Dwelling in the midst of the mountains they have every
natural help life and vgo every ccumstantia incentive
bravery and heroism and ortude nducement
careful and pereverng industry while their posi-
ora thousand miles from the fashions and foe of Chris
tendomgire them ample to grow and expand into
free great mighty courageous and unam
meled by the gentle notions of Babylon interrupted
by the denominations Of degenerate world"
Evidences of this character might be multiplied to al
most any extent but shall give but few specimens more
and those of a later date. -
In sermon delivered by President Brigham Young,
Bowery August 81, 1856, and published in the Deseret
News of September IL, 1856, after saying, true we
have more wives than one, and what of thatf' adds
they 1.-THE Genties wicked have their scores OF
thousands of prostitutes we have none"
This is an imputation against American women which
their known virtue sufficiently refues Its character IS
very like the charges related by Hume Of Turkish En-
bassador in France. We Turks says he, are great
smpletons in comparison to the Christians at the
expense and trouble of keeping serago each in his
own houses but ease yourselves of this burden and
have your seraglo in your friends houses" 1t is nau
raj that the Mormons should sympathze with Turks
than with Christians. Accordingly, they do rank them
higher in the scale of civilization repeat their SANDERS
and assmilate their domestic institutions
In the brother Brigham proceeds ming
ling clownsh jokes with prestly roaring to say:
"Mormonism is true and all hell cannot overthrow It
They have succeeded in making an organized Territory
they determined make independent State
Government and the Lord lives u viii be fThe
gregaton shouted amen say, the Lord lives,
to become sovereign State IN the union an indie
pendent nation by ourselves and let them drive from this
place they they do it. do not throw this out
BANTER you Gentlss, and hickory and Eastwood Nor
mons, write it down you please, but write 1t as
| speak it,
The lack of patriotism and the ngraned hostility Of
the Mormons to our Republic admit Of dispute.
would punish them for these facts, but they not
such facts calculated to excuse the wrongs Of
| deeper die.
desire to call the attention of gentlemen specially to
the whole code of the Territorial laws Of Utah And In
the first place is be observed that by section six Of
Ne of Congress providing for the organization of the
rrtory it is provided that all the laws passed by the
Legislative Assembly and Governor shall be submittedto
the Congress of the United States and, disapproved
shall be null and of effect The organic act also pro-
ves that the Governor shall hold his Office four years.
and until his is appointed and qualified unless
removed by the President OF the United States
This provision enables weak Administrations to continue
any Governor in his place fer e when in power
without the direct responsibility of making the appoint
ment or, if appointment is made, 1t can be con-
ferred upon one ike Col Steptoe who will be to
decline it. 1t is by this hod-oyer clause that Brigham
Young is perpetuated in Office 1design to cite some OF
the Territorial laws to show how far this Governor loun
has monopozed not only the religious but the civil and
military power Of the Territory If | am not mistaken
it will appear that he has with and without forms of law,
secured himself despotic power than is now ex
ercsed by any ruler the globe where written const-
buttons are observed and the Congress of the United
States thus far does not disapproye it.
On page 217 of the laws will be found:
Sec IS. The battalion of life guards in Great Salt Lake
county shall be an independent battalion not attached to any
brigade division shall be subject at all times to the
call of the Governor and Lieutenant General"
j This corps aspires to Napoeonic model Swiss
guard-and whether for purposes of offence or de-
fence, or for the pomp of military displays
4 -" all the while
sonorous metal blowing martial sounds
is liable all the suspicious republicans have ever en-
terained against usurpers and against standing army
in time of peace 1t enough that the Governor is
of the Nauyoo Legons, spread over
eleven districts that all elections for filing the office Of
Lieutenant General shall be ordered by theGoverncr
(see Laws, page co., but he must hsve
times subject to his call
With the Governor seems to be lodged not only all con-
troll over the manufacture of spiritual wves the
manufacture of all other ardent spirits. On page los
of the laws section two, viii be found follows:
"Be further ordained, That when the Governor shall
deem expedent to have ardent spirits within
this State he may grant license person persons
to make and vend the same and impose such restrictions
thereon as he may deem requisite"
There is wide latitude of power here and a conf
dence that night suffer some loss should change occur
in the Office of Governor Undoubtedly it creates mo-
nopoly from which prneely revenue may be derived
and OF which no legal returns provided for
In country like Utah there few bridges and
the rivers either to be forded passed by ferries
These ferries and bridges be monopozed by the
Governor and the leading elders who are thereby en-
abled to exor very considerable tribute from the emf
grant travel passing through to California On page 267
OF the laws viii be found act granting to the Governor
exclusive privileges two of the principal rivers and
which might be supposed afford the best chances for
the largest amount of tolls as follows:
Sec. Be ii enacted by the Governor Legislative
ssmb Of the Territory Of Utah That Brigham Young here
by empowered to establish regulate and control ferries and
bridges Weber and Bear rivers east of the main range
the Wahsatch mountains and to specify the rates of toll for
the use thereof
All other acts repealed and all other persons are
to be subject to costs and damages if they operate
any manner ferries and bridges those rivers The act
unlimited as to time and to rates of toll That these
rates and will be oppressive emgran travellers fur
nsh ample testimony. When similar grants bestow-
ed lesser lights of the church. such brother o-
seph Young, John Young, Joseph Busby, William P.
Empy, Charles Hopkins, A. Wordsworth, O. Hyde d. H.
Wells, or Others the grant is restricted time ten
per cent is to be paid the perpetual emigration
fund.- and the rates of toll fixed On page GAG of the
laws will be found act of this Sort which viii give
as specimen
"Sec Be 1t enacted by the Legislature
sembty Of the Territory Of Utah, That Joseph Young and
William p Empy have the right to establish ferry fer
Bea river for three years during ferryng
of each year, from the passage of this act place
which will best subserve the public interests the
mouth OF said river and point FIVE miles of the mouth
| of the Kanyon."
"Sec g. The said Young and Others pay ten per cent
of all they receive and bridge to the
treasurer of the Perpetual Emgratng Fund Company on
oath or amation or before the LIST day of September
annually"
The rates of toll are for one man. twenty cents
one animal and hack, dollar; wagon and two ami
mails, three dollars with four animals six dollars &C.
These rates would appear little inflated but then it
to be noticed that these prime fayores are put under
bonds to dsgorge ten per Gin some cases not but
five per cent? of any such excess for the benefit of
proselyting foreigners the perpetual eiprang fund
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