The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1857-01-15

They have also penetrated Saxony, and
nave succeeded in forming society of adj
horents In the city of Dresden, carefully
avoiding any collusion with the police, who
are ever on the alert for new religious sects,
suspecting every new doctrine to be a mere
CLOAK Tor some political plot. The apostles
seem to have plenty of funds at their COM
mand, apparently derived from England,
with which they assist the needy among
their proselytes. Several families have recent.
~ LETT Dresden for Liverpool, where they
will meet other converts, and continue their
Journey to 1.-THE New Jerusalem in the great
interior salt basin of America" Recently
the Mormon community in the city Of
Dresden numbered sixty members, males
and females, belonging to various grades of
society, some of them persons of high in
telIectual endowments. The greater part
OF these new born Saints are making pre-.
paratlons to ''forsake the thraldom of the
heathens" and journey to Utah.
The following are some selections of the
Say ings of Brigham Young, the prophet,
on Il variety Of collateral topics" He still
storms and raves, and hurls naughty def
ance against all the outside worlds.
PoLYGAMY ACKNOWLEDGED.
"Irue, we have more wives than one, and
what OF that? They have their scores Of
thousands of prostitutes; we have none.
But poygamy they are unconstitutionaly
STRIVING to prevent; when they will accom-
pllsh their objects Is not for me to say They
have already presented resolution in Con.
gress that no man i'll any of the Territories
IN the United States shall be allowed to
have moro than one wife, under a penalty
not exceeding five years imprisonment and
five hundred dollars fine. How will they
get rid Of this awful evil in Utahl"
HOW IT MAY DE GOT RID OF.
"They will have to expend about three
hundred millions for building a prison. for
We must all go to prison. And after they
have expended that amount on prison.
and rooted it over from the summit of the
Rocky Mountains 10 the summit of the Sier.
ra Nevada, we will dig out and go preach
ing through the world. A voice on the
stand: What will become of the women!
viii they go TO prison with u.s.? Brother
Heber seems concerned about the women
going with us; they will be with US, for we
shall be here together. This is little
amusing"
AN ARGUMENT FOR MoRMoNIsM.
"Mormonism is true, and all hell cannot
overthrow il. All the devils servants on
the earth may do all they can, and rs Bro
ther Clinton has Just said, after tweniv-six
years faithful operation and exertou by
our enemies, including the times when Jo.
seph had scarcely man 10 stand by him,
and when the persecution was us severe on
him as it ever was in the world, what have
they accomplshed!'
HINTS on THE FORMATION OF AN INDEpENp.
ENr NATION.
They have succeeded in making us an
organized territory, and they are determin
cd TO make us ali independent State or gov
ernment, and rs the Lord lives it will be
So The congregation shouted Amen |
say, as the Lord lives, we are bound TO be.
come a sovereign State in the Union, or an
Independent nation by oursei, es; and let them
drive us from this place il they can; they
cannot do it. | do not throw this out as a
banter. You Gentiles and hickory and bass
wood .Mormons, can write il down if YOU
please; but write it rs speak it,"
DUrTERMiLK AND POTATOES RECOMMENDED
40 blEA FOX IliE ELDEsS.
81 want to see the Elders live on butter
milk and potatoes, and when they return
be more faithful But they 90 rs missiona-
ries Of the kingdom Of God, and when they
have been gone year or two, many ot
them come back merchants, and how they
swell, 'how popular Mormonism is? we can
get trusted in ST. Louis ten thousand dol.
lars rs well as not, and in New York
Brother Brigham's word is so good that we
can get all the goods we want. Mormon
ism is becoming quite popular Yes, and
so are hell and the works Of the devil
When Mormonism finds favor with the
wicked in this land, it is gone into the
shade; but until the power Of the priest
hood is gone, Mormonism will never be.
come popular with the wicked Mormon
ism is not one farthing better than it wa,
in the days of Joseph"
THE TROUBLES OF a MORMON PATRIARCH IL
Illustrated.
/ III would suffer it, should have to lay
ont $500 yearly for morocco shoes and boo
tees at from three to five dollars pair, fol
the women could not wash without putting
on pair Of fine shoes. How many time,
have told you these things! They are OF
my mind all the time, aud | cannot gc
them off, but | must keep telling you unit
my mission is complete; | cannot help it
I ] foresee the consequence of an unwis,
course, as plainly as | see your faces to
day"
FATHEELY ADVICE 70 CALGFoRNIA EMI
GRANTS.
at is reported that many are going away
| say, gentlemen and ladies, you who wisi
/ to 90 to California, or to the States, 90 it
welcome. | had rather you would 60 thar
stay. | wish every one to go who pre(er
doing SO, and if they will go like gentle
men, they so with my best feelings; bu
if they go like rascals and knayes, they can