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What are the Indians expected to do:
at (the United States maif) may come
this way a while yet, as they (the luiians)
wish to cut of the mail from going here. "
Elder HspEins
The Sioux, Cheyennes, and Arapahoes
have banded together against the Gentiles
to the number of 5000 warriors
Walker, CHEF Of The Ulah indians,
"The Lamanitcs Indians) are the bat-
,leaxe Of the Lord in the hands Of the
Mormons."- ."-lHorm0n BiJaH
"There is more Union in the Masonic
order than any other except the Mormon
Heller c. hmJb
The right of private search by 'rouges'
keys is peculiar characteristic ordci of
the MormonS. Memoranda.
"The law and the prophets =" A king
dom can exist lcithia Republic"
brigham Young.
"No one was ever known to dissent
from the will Of Brigham Young"
OrSOn Pratt.
What may be expected: "If Govern
ment officers ever interfere with our women
again, | will cut their throats from ear to
ear."-Brigham Young
"A division of the United States Army
shall never winter in this valley again"
Brigham Young
The above quotations are taken from
mass Of information collected in lS54-5.
during nearly years stay in Utah, alt of
which came under my personal observa-
ton, and was noted at the time it was spo-
ken. / have been thus particular in noti-
cling these quotations that the public may
know upon what is based the conclusions
that follow.
The Mormon priesthood is a consolida-
ted system of police, compounded from the
old Aaronic, Levitical, and Melchesideck
priesthood, and is known by the name Of
" The Church of the Latter Day Saints of
Jesus Christ" Brigham Young is the
Prophet, Priest and King of the Saints.
II 1rW is law; he is the vicegercnt of God,
deriving authority directly from Him,
which is absolute whenever he says "thuS
saith the Lord" Brigham stands upon the
shoulders of his two councillors; they stand
upon the shoulders of the other ten apos-
ties; they stand upon the shoulders of the
high priests; they stand upon the shoulders
of the bishops; they stand upon the shoul-
ders of the captains of ifties and seventies;
they stand upon the shoulders of the elders;
they stand upon the shoulders of the lay
members of the church; they stand upon
the shoulders Of the laborng masses who
till the soil, which supports the pile. From
his towering eight Brigham issues forth bis
edicts to the people, and with the scorpion
lash of his serpent tongue he lashes every
one beneath him into silence =" No one
ioas erer knoloR 10 dissent fran his l1iA."
The entire fraternity is bound together by
oaths the most solemn to support the
church and nothing but the church, and
every man, woman, and child is constitu-
ted police officer, always on duty, aud
anything Of sufficient interest occurs to
justify it. From this you will not fail to
perceive that the church form is but
closely compacted system Of police, having
head from which it derives its power, and
body forming a nucleus around which are
gathering the ignorant, the superstitious,
the bigot the outlaw, and the disaffected
of all countries in the world, who are ta-
king refuge, as they suppose, under the
wings of the angel of the last dispensation.
However deluded the great mass of their
followers may be, the leaders are not deln-
ded, but are knaves from choice, wilfully
misleading the masses for the purpose Of
obtaining and welding power, boldly
predicting the overthrow Of the Republic,
when they will resume the reigns of gov
ernmen' and proclaim Mormonism to the
b.nighted nations of the world.
Every species of information is studi-
ously kept from the people except their
own doctrines, which are so ingenious and
fascinating that they bewilder rather than
enlighten, till the feeble mind becomes lost
in the mazes Of metaphysical theories, aud
looking around for some sure anchor of
safety, despairing falls prostrate at the feet
of the monster, imploring hin, in the Ian
guage of scripture, 81 believe, help thou
my unbelef."
The endearing appellation of .bTother
and sister" is applied to all classes indis-
criminately, which, with the plurality wife
system aud the marriage of blood sisters,
breaks up and obliterates every vestige Of
the family relation.
One-tenth of all the property and one
tenth of all products are demanded as
"tithing;" and then, not only the man, but
his wives and children, and his property
entire are consecrated to the church. All
are at the disposal of Brigham
The entire male population of the State
are enrolled ia the militia, who are under
weekly (some daily military drill, every
one of whom, from the boy of twelve to
the man of eighty years, is required to
keep on hand one hundred rounds of cart
ridges, one gun or rifle, one or more pistols,
swords, sabres, knives, &c, all he can OBJ
tain; and then, in the event of war, the
women and children are to fight with
whatever weapon they can command
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