Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-05-07

The Modern Sodom.-True Char
acter of Brigham Young's Gov
misunderstanding Statements.
The National InteHigencer of Monday
contains communication signed 'Verastus,'
viii fully corroborates the statement of
Judge Drummond. With the latter our
readers are already acquainted. and annexed
will be found equally startling revelations,
which are contained in the communication
of 've-astus.' Or this cores pondent the
InteAi9encer says:
Among those whose attention has been
arrested by the Army Order is arespectable'
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 Pa
cifc. While thus residing in the Mormon
community, he studied aitentively the cnar-
acter and government of Brigham Young,
the supreme head, as well as the customs.
habits. morals and laws of the community,
if laws .hey may be called, which consist
simply in The will of despot. This gen.
tleman, corroborsting fully all that Judge
Drummond has lately stated on the subject,
has deemed it his duty to make Known to the
country the result of his own observations
on the condition of things in the Territory
In executing this task, however, he has not
| touched upon the domestic enornities and
depraved social system of the community,
but has confined himself to the p1litical as
pect Of Mormonism-to an exposition of the
polity, power. evil purposes. operations, and
character of Young and his coadiuters or
tools. His statements are startling. and we
concur entirely in the remark Of q hIch-
mond cotemporary that it is high time that
the Government OF the United States was
directing its serious attention to the condi-
I on of things in Utah. AND if the revela-
tions of our correspondent be true, as we
do not doubt they are, it is spparaat that
that the day is rapidly approaching, if it be
not already come, when the Government
will find it no easy task to subdue the re-
bellious legions Of Brigham, and quel the
power of the modern Mohanmed in his
sti ongholds.
'Verastus' introduces his subject by con-
graduating the country upon The proposed
movement of troops in the direction of Utah.
He then proceeds to furnish evidence of
MORMON HATRED OF AMERICANS.
Now, as evidence of ther inveterate
hatred to Americans and every thing per-
tainlDg to America, (and these sentiments
are constantly taught and preached) will
cite as follows:
"a Gentle shall not board in my family,
and if one of houses was rented to Gentle
after the time had expired would burn il
down. That's The doctrine '--Jeoediah NJ
| Grant.
'If Gentle were boarding in my family
and should bow down 10 pray. and the
Gentle or heatken should hesitate, would
say to him, low down, you devil! This is
the doctrine, and know it; and any man
who shall oppose it shall be destroyed. >
Heller C.. KimbaH.
Their religious tenets may be inferred
from the following:
| Il believe in marrying brothers and sisters;
believe in the pre-existence of man; tha,
Adam and Eve are the parents Of all men,
spiritually and physically: that all the saints
of this dispensation will be resurrected by
joseph Smith, jr. If am ever saved, ex.
pect to be saved by and through the atone.
ment OF Joseph Smiihr--Brigham Young
'Were my daughter to marry Gentle.
would save her in this kingdom. namely; cu'
her throat from ear TO ear.-Brighan
| Young.
Their advocacy of internal improvement:
may be inferred from the following;-
Mt. Lee, who plotted ;he Governmen
troops through on that route {South side o
Great Salt Lake, last spring. (lS54, wish
ed to publish a b"ok-a guide of the route
but was prevailed on not to Go it, as the
Presidency there (Carson Valley) did no
wish the emigration to pass lha. way
Elder Johnson
| Object of missionaries: Most of the
foreign missionaries will be called home
! They will be sent among all the Indian tribes
to teach them agriculture. the mechanic arts
und military taciics!'-Brigaam Young.
Means of defense: I'VE have the self
loading twenty-four repeating rifle, the
MIME rife, Browning's revolving five-sloot
ing rifle, Colts rifle and pistol, and re-
volving cannon, or field piece. Elder juins
All Of the above named firearms. powder
bali, &c, are in process cf secret manu-.
! facture.
VIII at the Indians are expected to Do: 'lt
(the United States maiD may come taas way
awhile yet, as they (the lndians) wish to
c. off the mail going from here!'-E Eide
Hdaokins.
'fhe Sioux, Chcvennes, and 'Arapahoes
have banded together against the Gentiles
to the number of 5000 warriors -Walke,
Chief of the Utah Iadians.
The Lamanites (lndans) are the battle
axe OF the Lord in the hands Of the Nor
mons'-M Mormon Bible.
There is no more union in the Masonic
Order than any other except the Mormon.
-Heber C. K,mbaH.
'The right of privi,e search by 'ngues'
Keys is peculiar characteristic order of the
Mormons --Memoranda.
The law and the prophets: "A kingdom
can exist ,oithin Republic. = Bingham
Young.
No one was ever known to dissent from
the ,oM Of Brigham Young .'--Orson Pratt.
What may be expected: IF Govenmen,
officers ever interfere with our women agsin,
| will cut their throats from ear to IT.
Brigham Ycaag.
"A division of the United States army
shall never winter in this valley AGAR. =
Brigham Young. I
The above quotations are taken from "a
mass of information collected in lS54-5
during nearly years stay in Utah, all ei
which came under my personal observation
and was noted at the time it was spoken
| have been thus particular at the time il