Weekly Trinity journal., 1857-07-11
NforHonisni.

We clip the following from the National Intel
ligsncsr of Washington City. 1t is portion OF
a correspondence over the signature of p" Veras-
tus." From the following brief extracts the
reader will see some of the beauties of Mormon
ism, as promulgated by their leaders.
Editors of the National Mtsltgencer:
GENTLEMEN From a military order recently
published in your papef, infer that division
of the United States army Is to move Into Utah
This news will be hailed with Joy by thousands
of American citizens in every State and Terri
tory Of the conedracy who have suffered direct
ly or indirectly by the merciless outrage9 OF the
Mormons committed while quietly pursuing their
tolsomc journey overland to Oregon and Cali
fornja Every indignity has been offered to emf
grants, every species OF property stolen and ey-'
cry species of crime has been committed The
Federal laws have been tramped In the dust Go
vernmcnt officials set at defiance, menaced, threat
encd, and insultcd iuries have been Influenced,
and the ends of justice thwarted ; the prison
doors have been opened and the criminals set
free All this did not satisfy them, but they must
enter the hall of records, and publicly burn the
archives of the Territory
Now, as evidence OF their inveternte hatred to
Americans and everything pertaining to America,
land these sentiments are constantly taught and
preachcd) viii cite as follows:
"a GENTLE shall not board in my family, and
If one Of my houses was rented to n GENTLE, after
the time had expired | would burn IL down
That's the doctrine"- Jeaediah M Grant
IF Gentle were boarding in my family;
and should bow down to pray, and the Gentle
or heather should hesitate, would say to him,
bow down, You devil This is the doctrine and
know it ; and any man who shall oppose II shall
be destroyed "--Heber C.. kimbaH.
Their religious tenets may be inferred from the
following;
al believe In marrying brothers and sisters;
believe in the prc-existenoe of man that Adam
and Eve are the parents Of all men, spiritually
aud physically that all the saints OF this dis
pcnsaton will be resurected by Joseph Smith, Jr.
If am ever saved, expect to be saved by and
through the atonement Of Joseph Smith =
Brigham Young,
Were my daughter to marry GENTLE,
would save her in this kingdom, namely, cut her
throat from ear to ar."-Brgham Young.
Their advocacy OF internal improvements may
be inferred fi5m the following
Mr.. Lee, who piloted the Government troops
through on that route tsouth side of Great Salt
Lake, last spring, (l854,) wished to publish
boolS--a guide of tie ronte--but was prevailed
on not to do it, as the Presidency there Carson
Valley did not wish the emigration to pass that
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, and military tae-
ficS P'-Brighdm Young
Means of defence : We have the self-loading
twenty-four repeating rifle, the Mimic rife, Brown,
ing's revolving five shooting rife, Colts rife aud
pistol, and revolving cannon, or fedpiece. -
Elder Iuins.
All Of the above named fire arms. powder, BALL.
&c, are In process Of secret manufacture.
What the Indians are expected to do " 1t (the
United States mal) may come this way awhile
yet, they (the Indansl wish to cut of the mail
going from here r. Elder Halokins
The Sioux, CheSennes, and Arapajoes havc
banded together against the Gentiles to the num-
her of 5000 werriOrs"- Walker, Chief fcf The Utah
Indians
Tho Lamani,es (Indans) the battc-axe
of the Lord in the hands OF tho Mormons."
Mormon Bible.
:" There ia more union In the Masonic Order
than any other except the Mormon. ."-Heber c.
KembdH
What may be expected II Government Off
6ers ever interfere with our women again, will
Ont their throats from ear to ear."-BriJham
Young.
"a division Of the United States army shall
never winter In this valley again. ."-Brighans
Young