Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-04-29

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The Mormons.
A correspondent of the National Iatelli-
gencer, who, that paper says, 'is a respect
able citizen, who lately spent twelve months
in the Salt Lake Valley, engaged in
business connected with the transit of the
mails through the Territory to and from
the Pacific" furnishes some interesting
facts in relation to the government estab-
lished by BRINGHAM You've. The social
and domestic enormities of this depraved
people are well known to our readers. The
defiant attitude which YOU'VE assumes to-
wards the general government it seems, is
not the empty bragadocio of one man, but
is backed by power, the extent of which
is little known to the people of the States.
1t may prove no light task to subdue the
rebelious spirit of these extraordinary peo-
pie. Feeling that the subject will be in
tereSting to our readers, we sujoin a great
part of the letter of the Iatelligencsr's cor
respondent:
The Norman priesthood is a consolidated system
of police, compounded from the old Aaropic, Levitt
ica, and Melchesideck priest hoods, and is known
by the name If "The Church of the Latter Day
Saints of Jesus Christ" Bingham Young is the
Prophet Priest, aud King of the Slnts Hi ciH
is law; he j. the vcegerent of God deriving author
ity directly from Hun, which il absolute whenever
he says "tL,eS saith the Lord" Bingham stands
upon the shoulders of bis two councillors; they
stand upon the shoulders of the other ten apostles
they stand upon the shol lers of the high priests
they stand upon the shoulders of the bishops; th,
st upon the shoulders of the captains of ftirs
and seventies; they stand upon the shoulders of the
elders; they stand upon the shout lers of the lay
members of the church; they stand upon the shout
d rs OF the llboiog masses who till the soil, which
supports the pile From bis towering height Brig
ham issues forth his edicts to the people, and with
the scorpion Lash of his serpent tongue he lashes
every one beneath him into silence. $40 one pas
ever kno1n to dissent from has ri2" The entire
fraternity Is bound together by oaths the most SOL
emn to support the church and nothing but the
church, and every man, woman, and chill is con-
S tuted police officer, always on duty and re.
qured to report to the head whenever anV thing of
sufficient interest occurs 10 justify it, From this
you will not faihto perceive that the church form
is but clos ly compacted system OF police, having
a head from which it derives all power, and body
forming nucleus around which are gathering the
ignorant the supersti ious, the bgot, the outlaw,
and the disaf cted of all countries in the world,
who are taking refuge, as they suppose, under the
wings Of the angel Of the last dispensation. How
ever deluded the great mass of tn r followers
may be, the leaders not deluded, but knaves
from choice, wilfully misleading the masses for the
purpose Of obtaining and welding power, boldly
perdicting the overthrow of the K public, when
they will resume the reins of government aud pro-
claim Mormouism to the benighted nations OF the
world
Every species of information Is studiously kept
from the people except their own doctrines, which
are so ingenious and iasc mating that they bewilier
rather than enlghten, I'LL the feeble mind becomes
lost 10 the mazes of metaphysical theories, and
looking around for some sure anchor OF safety
despairing falls PROSTATE at the feet OF the mon
ster' Imporng him, in the language OF scripture,
81 believe; help thou my unbeef"
The endes-ing appellation OF "brother and sis
ter" is applied to ali classes indiscrimiuately,
which, with the plurality wife system and the mar
riage of blood sister, breaks up and obiterates
every vestige Of the family relation.
0ne-tenih of ali property and Ons-tenth of all
only the man, but his wives and ildren, and his
property entirely Grated TO the church
All are at the disposal of Brigham.
The entire male population OF the State are en-
rolled 10 the militia, who under we, ky (some
daily military drill, every one Of whom, from the
boy Of twelve TO the man OF eighty years, Is n
quired to Ike, on hand one hundred rounds OF
cartridges, one gun or rife, one or more pjstols,
swords, sabres knives, &c, oil he can Obtain; aud
then, in the event Of war, the women and children
are to fight With whatever weapon th, can con-
mand. Nov, when We consider their location,
thousand miles inland on every side, in the mouu-
tain businesses Of the continent their numbers,
which according 10 Chiei justice Drummond, are
one hundred thousand in Territory, aud two
hundred thousand IN the surrounding States and
Territories; their appliances of war; their secret
agents in every book aud corner OF the Republic;
their vmssaTies among every Indian tribe on the
continent, teaching them THE mechaui. arts aud
military t4cyics, they amount to something nor
tlsn We have been accustomed TO regard them.
they have settlements on salmon river, Oregon
Territory, aud on Lewis river, near Puget Sound,
IN Washington Territory, ana in Carson Valley aud
at San BaEnardho, California. They lnstgated
the Indians TO reyot in Oregon and Washington
Territories in the late war. aud we're, ia nv Jug
ment, the that created the necessity Tor the
proclamation Of martial law by Gov. Stevens; aud
~heu the Governor forwarded supply train OF
goods up to aud Ioe the Nez Perces Ia payment Of
debts contracted with them when returning from
treating with the Blackfset or CroEs, IN the WIN
ter Of 1850, ON he arrival Of the traia at Col
Gags. tbs Indian agency Tor the M Perces, they
had OSvn Induced 10 favor konl-in-kun, the Yakl-
ma var Chief refused TO receive the goods either
10 AyHlent OF debts or pre,engs, and Ordered
al the whites 70 leave their country COL Craig.
Ihe Indian sgens Was retained IN OF neee; the
train returned hastily 20 toe D~les; but other
whites among The Neg PsFces, Instead Of coming
TO the Dsles and claiming Ihe protection OF tbs
Uniied 81 Ates aruy, Ees6 through fte Coahiry OF
tao trar IsdiIAs 70 ne Aorwos setfieAeAi on SD
lao, rieer FOR grsfsctioAi Ii Col Slaws last Oats
ae sRn tne IsdsASs IN the Grand Ronde among
the eaap eqaiI age II tbs enemy be eipgured ana
nattsoA aifh AgT.asaa i.4te % Aessf
Nos, psEalit mo 90 eonaact y0a 10 San francis
co. Calrornia, Oh the ever meTnSFabc 18Th day VI
August 1885, and behold the streets OF that ili-a-
Ted City thfoagsd siss men and arms. The FEEDER
Il CuhstilGsion has been upaeAEed, The lass over
throWn, aud the ''Commitsse VigilAatss' have ID.
situated reign Of terror. Tue e0nmittee lars
eoSn its powsr aad calls eut is adhrrenls 70 esle-
bssie be Estrsnepg % lsw snd oFdsF. The streets
are cseosalsd sila hnng ~ish u.gs; oai, alas ths
sisl-sPsnsied az VI The Tree was al aside! "Ibs
AL sssns - eFsr she crssceAt," Ga Ahich uas ~
scsiosa .Nsl.nlss' eeeupisd me lore. fooal. wisa
= uaitsd os@tsH IA on eisheF slde. lam sdlat-y
~ me rear oi rssss also u ths eentrs. hung sac
Aosmon empl y kworn ~ them ~ n.ihEaTy sadgvsl
u .'bss hive sod bees. Ia the rear o. Ibesc, D.
iscsa eth.r ulllted STATES nAgs, was the rlane
star on hsue sI0und, saErounasd y consiella. |
Iioa. These are al he psoMiaens eussgps o. Nor
aonisal. szesgt Ne sserss sisns of tss e.thood,
shies are uefH On undsf-saFmresa. aad are q
soasss inshi1ls. Ne zoe kbss ne .jscf d here
sr~g ordef "Nisaanlssa bst Ehess sno fseognils |
Bngb.se - .hsg Psephst priest ard Alas. Tas |