The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1857-09-24
THE SAINTS eRoW1Ne wARL1KE.

The last news from Utah is not very en-
coursging to the Administration After having
reduced the army for Utah to mere escort for
the Territorial officers, it is certainly not lit
tie discouraging to hear that Brigham Young
| de6es the United States troops, and even makes
light with the news that 2, 800 are coming to re-
duce him to decency. How will this great
Saint grin when he learns that the Cabinet have
given up the idea, trumpeted from Maine to
Mississippi, of strong military force in Utah,
and handful of soldiers only are on their way
to defend the newly-appointed Utah officers.
In singular sermon, delivered by Brigham
Young, in the Tabernacle, at Salt Lake, on the
18th of July; occurs the following passages:
"What is now the news circulated through
out the United States? That Captain Gunnison
was killed by Brigham Young, and that Babbitt
was killed on the plains by Brigham Young
and his DANTE band. What more2 That
Brigham Young has killed all the men who
have died between the Missouri river and Cali
fornia. l do not say that President Buchanan
has any such idea, or the officers of the troops
who are reported to be on their way here, but
such are the newspaper stories. Such reports
are in the bellows, and editors and politicians
are blowing them out. According to their YER
sion, am guilty of the death of every man,
woman, and child, that has died between the
Missouri river and California gold mines. and
| they are coming here to chastise me- The idea
makes me laugh-and when do you think they
will get chance? Catching is always before
hanging. They understand, you know, that
had gone north, and intended to leave this place
with such as would follow me, and they are
coming to declare jubilee. 1t is their desire
to say to the people, you are free; you are
not under the bondage of Brigham Young; you
need wear his yoke no longer now, let Us get
drunk, fight, play at cards, and race horses !;
and every one of you women turn to be prosti
tutes, and become associated with the civiiza-
ton of Christendom.' That is the freedom they
are endeavoring to declare here.
81 will make this proposition to Uncle Sam /:
| will furnish carriages, horses, the best of
drivers, and the best food l have, to transport
to the States every man, woman, and child, that
wishes to leave this place, if he will send on at
his own expense all those who want to come to
Utah, and we will gain a thousand TO their one.
as all who understand the matter very well
know.
1t would have been much better to have
loaded the wagons, reported to be on the way
here, with men, women, and children, than with
provisions to sustain soldiers, for then necer
think it was the design of President Buchanan
that they should come here. l am not going
to interpret dreams, for l don't profess to be
such prophet as were Joseph Smith and Dan
lei, but am Yankee guesser, and / guess
that James Buchanan has ordered this expedi-
ton to appease the wrath of the angry hounds
who are bowling around him. He did not de-
sign to start men on the 18th Of July to cross
these plains to this point on foot. Russell &
Co. will probably make from eight to ten thou.
sand dollars by freighting the baggage of the
expedition What would induce the Govern
eminent to eXpend that amount of money for
this Territory Three years ago, they appro-
priated SID, 600 for the purpose of making trea
ties with the Utah Indians. Has even that di
minutlvely small sum ever been sent here? 1t
is in the Golfers of the Government to this day.
unless they have stolen it out, or improperly
paid it out for some other purpose Have they
ever paid their debts due to Utah? No. and
now they have capped their meanness by taking
the mail out of the hands of Hiram Kimball,
| simply because they knew that he was mem
Der of this church. If he had only apostatized
in season, and written lies about us, it is not
probable that his mail contract would have been
taken from him, without the least shadow Of
right, ss has now been done. He was to have
1913 900 for carrying the mail from Independ.
lowest bid, but because he was Mormon , the
contract must be disannuIled; and that, too,
after he had put by far the most faithful and
efficient service on the route that there ever has
been, as is most we'll known at Washington. If
thought my prayer would be answered, | would
pray that not another United States mail 1nGU
come 10 this city, for, until Mr. Kimball began
his service, it had been a constant source of
annoyance, disappointment, and, to US, loss.
We can carry our own mails raise our own
dust, and sustain ourselves. But, 1UOe acOe to
that man aoho comes here to usIQaCtully inter
.fere a0ith my affairs. Woe, aOOe to those men
'oh0 come here to nnla'ctuUy NEEDLE sOnh me
and this people, / SiCOre an NGucoo ao1ten ma
enemies aoere looking me in tie Jdce, that aooald
send them TO hell across lots, If they meddLed
10Th me- and ask no more odds Of all hell TO.
day."
At q later date, August I'd, President Young
spoke the following language in sermon be-
fore his followers:
The time must come qchen there aUiH be a
separation 6etIoeel this kingdom and the kino-
donas Of thts aoortd tUe'a IN eoery point Of vieto
The time must come when this kingdom mast be
free and Independent from all other kinqdoDs.
Are Are ~ y9H PreR'rsd to haze tile thread cut to-
Now, let me tell you one thing shall take
II as 1ottReSS that God designs TO cut the thread
6etaoeen as and the aOOrLd, aUhen an army under
takes to make their appearance in this Territory
to chdSttSe me or TO destroy my life from tie
earth. lay it down as a rule that right is, or
at least should be, might, with Heaven, with its
servants, and with all it's people on earth. AS
for the rest, we will wait little while to see
bit l shall take O hostile Increment bv oar enc.
mics as an ecidence that ii is time for the thread
to be cut | think we will find three hundred
who will lap water, and we can whip out the
Midianites. Brother Heber said that he could
turn o"t his a0omen, and they could Uhip them.
L ask no odds of the wicked, the best way they
can fix it."
The DeSeret NeoCs publishes long and COM
paratively calm articleupo the Utah expedition,
but, in the paragraph we quote, threatens the
lives of the Territorial officers:
eff you intend to continue the appointment
of certain officers, we respectfully suggest that
you appoint actually intelligent and honorable
men, who will wisely attend to their own duties,
and send them unaccompanied by troops, which
you yourselves well know are of no lawful use
here, and your officers will be respected, and
treated strictly according to their acts and mer-
its, as you also well know has always been the
case, except that we did not hang up some of
the Internal scoundrels you have heretofore sent.
as they most richly deserved And if you will
not receive this fair counsel, but persist in send
ing US officials from the tag.rag and bobtail of
warehouses, grog shops, and gambling bells,
we shall take the Yankee liberty of guessing
your kind ~ intentions towards US, and shall
also take the liberty for the first time, of using
that class of officials strictly in accordance
with their deserts