The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-01-06
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The members of the Utah Legislature
are certainly .'men of families as it would
seem from the number of wives each one
possesses. It is stated that, including SO
for Gov. Young, the members of the Legis-
lature. together with officers of same, DO
men-young and old. cripple and near
sighted-have 400 wives.
The following are some selections of the
Sayings of Brigham Young, the prophet.
on u variety of collateral topics.'' He
still storms and raves, and hurls naughty
defiance against all the outside world:
True, we have more wives than one, and
what of that ! They have their scores of
thousands of prostitutes we have nome
But p"lygamy they are unconstitutionally
striving to prevent; when they will accom-
plish their object is not for me to say
They have already presented resolution
in Congress that no man in any of the Ter
ritories of the United States shall be allow
ed to have more than one wife, under a
penalty not exceeding five years imprison-
ment and five hundred dollars fine. How
VIII they get rid of this awful evil in Utah!
They will have to expend about three
hundred million for building prison, for
we,must all go to prison. And after they
have expended that amount for prison,
and rooted it over from the summit of the
Sierra Nevada, we will dig out and go preach
ing through the world. A voice on the
stand: What will become of the women?
Will they go to prison with us?'] Brother
Heber seems concerned about the women's
going with US; they will be with US, for we
shall be there together. This is little
amusing.
II want to see the Elders live on butter
milk and potatoes, and when they return be
more faithful. But they goas missionaries
of the kingdom of God. and when they have
been gone year Or two, many of them come
back merchants, and how they swell; how
popular Mornonism is; we can get trusted
in St. Louis ten thousand dollars as well as
not, and in New York Brother Brigham's
we want. Mormonism is becoming quite
popular Yes, and so are hell and the
works of the devil. When Mnrmonism finds
favor with the wicked in this land. it is gone
into the shade; but until the power of the
priesthood is gone, Mermonism will never
become popular with the wicked. Nor
monism is not one farthing better than it
was in the days of Joseph.
eff would suffer it, should have to lay
out $500 yearly for morocco shoes and
bootees at from three to five dollars pair,
ting on a pair of fine shoes. How many
times have told you these things? They
are on my mind all the time, and cannot
get them off, but l must keep telling you
until my mission is complete; cannot help
it. | foresee the consequences of an I'M
wise course as plainly as l see your faces
to day.
1T is reported that many are going away.
l say, gentlemen and ladies, you who wish
to go to California or to the States, go in
welcome. l had rather you would go than
| stay wish every one to go who prefers
doing so, and if they will go like gentlemen,
| they go with my best feelings; but if they
go like rascals and knaves, they cannot
have them. l have never requested but
two things of those who leave, namely, to
pay their debts and not steal That is all
have required Of them