Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1857-05-14

testimony Of "Gentlles who have visited
the country, and it is corroborated to any ex-
tent by the passage from the summons weekly
delivered at Great Salt Lake City, and then
revised and published in The Dessert Ne,cs.
They desire kingly government in order to
make their patriarchal institutions more ho-
mogeneous. When they started out for Utah,
it was with the purpose of establishing a
kingly government; but the Mexican war
coming on, the United States boundaries over
took and again enclosed them. Chagrined at
this uncalculated result, they sent to England
for permission to occupy Vancouver'S Island
and to erect an independent government.
This being refused them, they submit to a
nominal allegiance, and lie in wait for an op-
portnnity of defiance and revolt, when they
can reach the browning" of their schemes
and of Brigham Young at once. This man
publicly proclaims, as | learn upon the au.
thority of gentleman but recently an Office
in the Territory Major Holman), that " God
Almighty made him Governor; that the com.
mission doesen't do it." In the report page
Is of the executive Documents) before cited,
specimen of the hostility of Governor Young
may be seen in his own words, thus: al
know the United States did not murder our
wives and children, burn our houses, and rob
us of our property, but they stood by and
saw it done, and never opened their mouths,
the id scoundrels." The number of the
wives of Brigham Young is variously stated
from go to 90; and whether 50 large that no
man cam number them or not, he is under
stood to declare they are SO large that he
does not know the number, and does not al.
ways know or remember those he meets who
claim to be his wives. Yet this man holds
his commission as Governor, in defiance of
the whole power of the United States Gov.
eminent, and proclaims, " l shall act as Gov
ernor until God Almighty says to me Brig
ham you needn't be Governor any longer"
Judge Stiles (Mormon), in a speech made
at mass meeting, in the Spring of 1856,
declared that " the United States was crumb.
ling and lettering, and the day was not far
distant when he hoped to see it fall back in
to the arms of Deseret Utah."
OF course this is utterly impotent, but it
conclusively shows the nnfitness of the man
for high judicial station and he should be
removed. All the United States officers
appointed in Utah since Ammo Domini 1851,
save the Surveyor-General Burr, are either
Mormons Or actively engaged in some sort
of business or speculation which incapaci-
tates them fora faithful and impartial dis.
charge of their duties. Judge Drummond
is horse-trader Judge Kenney is largely
in the merchantile business.
From an article in The Deseret News of
April Is, 1855 highly commended, 1 take the
following extract:
sit is comforting to torn from The dark and
cherries prospective of Baby Ion, to the more
hopeful signs of the rising power and the glory
OF Zion. Never was 1t more manifest that the
Lord stands at the helm than at present and
mover was the work more onward! for the
Saints in Zion there happens inst sufficient
disturbance, through apostates, Inobs, United
States officials or Indians, to prevent them from
being luled TO sleep, and to make them alive
to their privileges" dwell
ing in the midst of the mountains, they have eve
ry natural help to life and vigor, every circum-
stancial incentive 10 bravery and hero ism and
forttude, and every inducement to careful and
persevering industry while their isolated posi-
tion-a thousand miles from the fashions and
tollies of rstendom-gives them ample room
to grow and expand into a free, great, mighty,
courageous and geuerous people, untramme led
by the narrow Gentle nations of Babylon, un-
corrupted by the denominations of degenerate
world"
Evidences of this character might be null
tiplied to almost any extent, but | shall give
but few specimens more and those of later
date.
In a sermon delivered by President Brig
ham Young Bowery, Aug 81, 1856 and pub
lished in The Deseret News of Sept. II,
1856, he said True, we have more wives
than one, and what of that ? They 1.-THE Gen
tiles Or wicked have their scores or thou.
f sands of prostitutes we have none"
This is an imputation against American
women, which their known virtue sufficiently
refutes. Its character is very like the charge
as related by Hume, of Turkish Ambassa
dor in France. ave Turks" says he, q are
great simpletons in comparison of the Chris
tians; we are at the expense and trouble o.
keeping seragio each in his own house
but you ease yourselves of this burden, anc
J have your seraglio in your friends house.
: 1t is natural that the Mormons should sym
/ pathize more with Turks than with Chris
0 tians. Accordingly, they do rank them high
8 er in the scale of civilization, repeat theil
ISLANDERS, and assimilate their domestic insti
!, buttons.
In the same sermon brother Brigham pro
f eeeds, mingling clownish jokes with priestly
/ roaring to say:
Mormonism is true, and oil he'll canno
overthrow it. They have succeeded in makipt
u us an organized Territory, and they are deter
mined to make US an independent State or Gov
d eminent, and as the Lord lives, it will be so-
The congregation shouted amen | say, a
the Lord lives, we are bound to become a 90,
ereign State in the Union, or an indepcnden
y nation by ourselves, and let them drive US from
70 this place if they can they cannot do it. d
;, not throw this out as banter; YOU dGeatiles
d and hickory and Eastwood Mormons, can writ
|, it down if you please, but write it as speaI
II it,"
The lack Of patriotism and the imagine
d hostility Of the Mormons to our Republic
J. admit of no dispute. l would not punis
y them for these facts, but they are calculate
: = to excuse the wrongs of deeper dye.
l. PECULIAR LAWS.
ID l desire to call the attention of gentleme
=" specially to the whole code of the Territori;
!. laws of Utah. But in the first place, it is t
pfI be observed that by section 6 of the act {
Of Congress, providing for the organization ,
10 the Territory, it is provided that "aH III
}" lawS passed By the Legislative assembly an
y Governor, shall be submitted TO the Cepsore,