The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1857-11-05

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scented as having extensive acquaintance among
thst people before this visit, and as being q
shrewd and experienced observer, not likely to
be imposed upon by any specious assurances
or pretences The declarations made to him
BY the leaders seem to be corroborated by their
teachings in their public assemblies, OF which
we have now more full reports in the Deseret
Nesos of September and 9. Elder Kimball,
IN discourse on the Both of August, seems to
have had fine time of railing against the U.
S. Authorities. We give few passages in il
lustration:
"Wen, here is Brother Brigham he is the
nan Of oar own choice, he is our Governor in
the capacity of Territory, and also as Saints
Of the Most High.
q" Well, it is reported that they have another
Governor on the way now, three Judges, Dis
trict Attorney, a Marshal, Postmaster, Sec
rotary, and that they are coming here with
twenty five hundred men.
"The United States design to force those
officers upon us by the point of the bayonet
Is not that funny thing? You may think that
am cross, but I ana laughing at their calam-
ity, and will mock when their fear cometh.'
"If this people should consent to
dspossess Brother Brigham Young, as their
Governor, they are just as sure to go to hell, as
they live; and | know it, for God would forsake
them, and leave them to themselves, and they
would be in worse bondage than the children
Of Israel ever were.
"Supposing this thing all blows over, and
they don't come up here, but they begin to fat
ter us and be friendly, and what will be the re-
suit? They may hstter as long as the earth
stands, but l nerer will be subject to one OF
their I'D pusillanimous curses. They may
court and fatter as much as they please, but ]
never will be subject to them again-no, never,
Do you hear it2 Voices Yes Do you
think we will submit to them? No, never
They have cut the thread themselves.
"You are the people who have the privilege
to acknowledge Brother Brigham as our Gov
ernor, and continue him in his Office, and you
also have the privilege, through your agency,
TO reject him if you please; but it will be to
your condemnation if you do, because he has
got the keys Of the kingdom, and the very mo
ment you eject him you cut yourselves of
from the right of the priesthood.
al am giving you little of my feelings, for
I want you to know that you are under no more,
obligation to receive those men than Brother
Brigham's family is to receive another man,
and to reject him as their husband, their father,
their friend and benefsctor.
81 have right to say the Gentiles shall
never rule ever me, although this people might
admit of their coming here. / have right to
saw also, that we shall never be ruled over by
them from this day forth, while grass grows or
water runs; never, no never. Voices, Amen.
Well, we have got to sustain these Amens,
and we have got to sustain these vows. You,
ladies, too, will certainly have to do your part
or back out. / told you last Sunday to arm
yourselves, and if you cannot do it any other
way, sell some Of 20 IT fine bonnets, fine dresses,
aud buy yourselves good dirk pistol, or some
other instrument of war.
Arm your boys and arm yourselves univer
sally, and that, too, with the weapons of war
for we may be brought to the test, to see if we
will stand up to the line"
There is more of the same kind in Elder
Kimbalps discourse, and in the remarks by
other elders. Now, whatever these men may
mean, the hearty responses from the congrega
ton show that their followers believe them tC
mean all they say; and, as this style of teach
ing has now continued for some time, we DE-
not see how the leaders can back out of thu
position they have assumed with safety to them
selves, or how stem the storm of fanatcisn
which they have so labored to raise. 1t il
worthy of note, however, that Brigham Young
brief remarks on the same occasion were mucl
more temperate than those of his brethren il
Office. He exhorted to pity for the erring Gen
tiles who talked of invading Utah, on thu
ground of their ignorance of what they had un
dertaken to do, and expressed the belief that
if the soldiers knew what excellent people tn
Saints were, they would refuse obedience Il
their officers, and turn round and go home
Perhaps il you'd not be far from the mark t
these exciting and reasonable harangues, il
order to bring about unanimity of determine
ton not to be subjected to the Federal Gov
eminent, so that in a body they may abandon
Utah, and locate themselves beyond its limits
under his own more firmly than ever establish
ed despotism.
1t is difficult to believe that a man of his So
gscity seriously contemplstes determined
armed opposition to the military force of tn
United States, with the fearful consequences Il
the Saints, their almost certain humiliation
which it would involve. If Capt. Van Vile
has not moderated the number of men wht
would respond to any such call from Brigham
Young, the Mormon high priests sagacit,
would be still more seriously impugned if ht
entertained any such purposes. he and hi
followers have gone SS enough, however, Il
make it q point of national necessity and homo
that the authority of the Federal Government
should be asserted and demonstrated in the Ter
ritory, and it is not to be supposed that the AID
ministration will quail before any threats or de
fsnce, but will meet the responsibility with
promptitude and efficiency.