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

President Young is doubtless far the richest man in
the Territory and though his wives may not as some
others to do work in the field some portion of
his harem have sought do washing for United States
soldiers passing through there to obtain for
Brother Brigham is supposed to be not so lavish of hard
cash he is of the blessings of Abraham" He owns
quite number OF saw-mils, well q woolcardng
machine, which he advertses in the News His various
monopolies of wood and in the kanyons must be
very lucrative if not oppressive privileges But he tells
Isaacher Mormon :" If you murmur against that elder
it will prove your damnation" In sermon delivered
December s. 1853, he says
If elder has borrowed from you and you find going
apostatr then you may tighten screws upon him but
if he is willing to preach the gospel without purse scrip
it of business what he does with the money he
has borrowed from you The doctrine of Brother Joseph is
that not dollar possess your if Lord
wants it to let it go; and it of your business
what he does with it,
strict compliance with the ordinance of tithing is
exacted, the village Hampdens are excluded from
the church. and religious accommodation in Utah
is more terrible than any thing of the be else
where subecting the party all sorts of petty perse
cuons. An outlaw growled at by the priests is barked
at by all of lesser degree.
In the last report of the Commissioner Of the General
Land Office, after stating that Salt Lake city is far
greater in than is entitled to be under the town
site act of 1874, the Commissioner says:
1t is further stated that the public domain in the ey
and out of the limits thereof settled by Mormons being
conveyed By the members Of the church Day Saints
in consideration Of their good will towards the church. to
Brigham Young trustee of the same he requiring them to
defend the property thus conveyed against any one
The Commissioner very properly says
"Ths proceeding in the Territory patble with
our system and suggests the proprey of Congressional
terposton."
Thus it viii be seen that Notwithstanding the taxes
which, with the fittings said to amount in all to
thirtysx per cent annually of all the earnings of the
people the apostles high priests and patriarchs are
not content with their income They have therefore had
revelation commanding all the saints to consecrate all
their property to the church Those who comply remain
tenants at will subject the caprice and any new reve
laon of the rulers of the church. 1t would be difficult
to conceive of people doomed abject submits
sion than the forty thousand Mormons in Utah sCon-
gressional interposition is demanded.
Il propose now to give statement of some of the APP
preparations which have been made for the benefit of
Utah from 1851 to August Is, 1856:
For salaries of Governors judges secretaries 100 90
Compensation, mileage, and contingent expenses
of Legislative Assembly. 155I6S 81
1854, refunding to Territory of Utah expenses in
suppressing Indian hosties. 90 $40 IS
1885, incidental Indian service 10000 90
1855, pensntary $4,000 90
Under treaty obligations for annual presents 10000 90