Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-12-21

| 7th, in which we find numerous speeches
| by Brigham Young. President Kimbsll and
! otherA A few extracts win serve 70 how
thds spirit:
RESISTANCE 10 fHs snooeA
This psopls are fee; they are not in
bondage TO any government on Gods foot.
STOOL We have trsnsgressed no law, and
we have no occasion to do 20. neither do
We intend TO; but a. for any nation 8 COM
ming to destroy this people. God Almighty
be my helper they cannot come here
THE congregation responded by a loud
Amen That is my feeling upon that
point
do not often get angry, but when do. !
am righteously angry, and the bosom OF
the Almighty burns with anger towards
these scoundrels, and they shall be consum-
ed, in the name of Isreals God. We have
borne enough Of their oppression and he'll
lish abuse, and We will not bear any more
Of it, for there is NO just law requiring fur
ther forbearance on our part. And am
not going TO have troops here to protect the
priests and hellsh rabble in efforts to
drive US from the land we possess. for the
Lord does not want US to be driven, and has
said, If you will assert my rights, and keep
my commandments, you shall never again
be brought into bondage by your enemies
EAITH RECOMMENDED TO THE SAINTS.
II there was perfect union Of our faith,
our enemies could never cross the Rocky
Mountains. or If they undertook to come
some other way. they never could cross the
Sierra Nevada Mountains. nor the Basin
Rim on our north, nor the Deserts on the
south. But, says one. I want to fight. -
DO all such persons know that they are not
right!
THE SENDING Old TROOPS DECLARED UNCoNsTITU-
TIONAL.
Ifyou do your duty in this respect you
need not be afraid Of mobs, nor Of forces
sent out in violation Of the very genius Of
our free institutions, holding you till mobs
kill you. MoLs? Yes. for uhere is there
the least particle of authority, either in oar
Constitution or laos. for sending troops here
OF evem for appointing civil officers contrary
to the voluntary consent Of the gore,ned.-
We came here without any help from our
enemies, and We intend to stay as long as
we please.
BRIGHAM DKFYs THEM.
They say that their army is legal, and
say that such statement is as false as hell,
and that they are as rotten as an old pump
kin that has been frozen seuen times and melt
ed in harvest sun. Come ON with your
thousands ofillegally ordered troops, and |
will promise you, in the name Of Isra-Is
God, that you shall melt a,cay as the snow
before a July sun.
PERMISSION TO RETURN TO TIE UNITED STATES
Ifit were any use l would ask whether
there is person in this congregation who
wants to go to the U. s., but know that |
should not find any. But will pledge my
self that if there is a man, woman or child
that wants to 90 back to the States, if they
will pay their debts and not steal anything
they can go; and if they are poor and hon
est, We will help them to 60.
TIE MoRMoNs REFUSE TO LEAVE UTAH.
When was written to in Nauvoo by the
President of the United States, through
going, Mr.. Young ? | replied that did not
in England trying to negtiate for Vancou-
vers Island. and we sent ship load of
Saints round Cape Horn to California. Men
in authority asked, where are you goingy'
We may go to California or to Vancouver's
Island When the pioneer company reach
ed Green River, we met Samuel Brannin
and few Others from California, and they
wanted lis to 60 there. / remarked, let us
go to California and we cannot stay there
over five years but let us stay in the noun
tains and We can raise our own potatoes and
eat them. and ! calculate to stay here We
are still on the backbone of the animal,
where the bone and sinew are, and we in
tend ITO stay here, and he'll cannot help
themselves.
We are not to be prescribed as we have
been. We can say: Come ns mob.
and we can sweeten you up right smartly.'
They never did anything against Joseph
until they had ostensibly legalized mob,
and shall treat every army and every
armed company that attempts to come here,
as mob. The congregation responded,
Amen
WRONGS UPON TIE MoRMoNs
There cannot be a more damnable, das-
tardly order issued than was issued by the
Administration to this people " lille they
were in an Indian country in 1896 Be
fore We left Nauvoo, not less than two U.
;. Senators came to receive a pledge from
us that We would leave the United States;
and then, while We are doing our best to
leave their borders. the poor, low, degraded
curses sent requisition for five hundred of
our men to fight their battles That was
President Polk, and he is now weltering in
hell'with Zacary Taylor, where the Admin
istration will soon be if they do not repent
THE FAlNT-HEARTRD WARNED TO LEAVE.
] have told you that if this people will
leave their religion all will be we'll and |
have told you that if there is any man or
woman who is not willing to destroy any
thing oftheir property that would be of use
to an enemy if left, | wanted them to 90 out
OF the Territory and again say so today;
tor when the time comes to burn and Law
waste our improvements, if any man under
takes to shield his he will be sheared down,
for Judgement will be laid to the line and
righteousness to the plummet." Now the
faint hearted can 60 in peace, but should
that time come, they must not interfere
Before will suffer what have in times
gone by, there shall not be one building,
nor one foot Of lumber, nor a stick, nor a
tree, nor particle of grass or hay. that will
burn, left in reach of our enemies am
sworn, If driven to extremity to utterly Law
waste, in the name Of Israere God.
PREPARATIONS TO OPPOSE THE TROOPS.
Suppose that our enemies send $4,000
troops here. they will have to transport all
that will be requisite to sustain them over
one winter, for l will promise them before
they come that there shall not be one parti-
Gle OF forage nor one mouthful Of food for
them should they come. They will have
to bring all their provisions and forage, and
though they start their teams with as heavy
loads - they can draw, there is no team
that can bring enough to sustain itself, to
say nothing Of the men. If there were no
more men here than there are in the Semi
mole nation our enemies never could use us
up. but they could use up themselves. which
they will do The Seminoles. a little tribe
of a few hundrad In Elor;da hauo oo.4 o,,.