Weekly Trinity journal., 1857-11-14
The Mormon Outrngcs,


Religious intolerance has ever been deprecated
by the true republican. 1t in great measure led
TO the rupture between the Colonies and our mo-
ther country hence it has ever been guard,
against by our Government, and so strictly has
the liberty of conscience been guaranteed, that
the - test oath" which at one time was priced
feature In the Constitutions Of some Of our States
has vanished before the tread of enlightened
repubicanism, and we believe at this day it ex-
ISIS only in name.
II is u remarkable fact that fanatacism. partic-
ularly upon subjects involving the conscience,
has in all ages driven man to acts of greater cru
city and barbarity. and melted him to greater
desperation than any other cause.
How lamentable. under all the circumstances,
is il that the wild and foolish exiravagances Of
the Mormons have induced them 10 perpctrate
the acts recently committed upon citizens OF the
United States in their Territory. II seems to MS
a matter of impossibility almost. that in the glo-
rious nineteenth century. men so iuhnman 50 lost
TO all regard for the laws of both God and man.
are TO be found residing on American soil. and
Yet there are those who Gel, brate our national
holidays who rejo'cc with us in our religious
and political freedom, and who claim to be Amer.
lean citizens, who have been guilty of the most
cowardly and dastardly acts in causing the muir
der Of hundreds OF inofensive and deccnceiess
California immigrants Such wholesale hutchcry
calls for the most summary ard exemplary pun
ishment possible to be inf f'cted.
We can hardly conceive il possible that even
one third Of the Mormon population conscien-
c;ously entertain tn" rel gious opinions ard he
lief taught by that spicable offender. Brigham
Young The immoral and ssacrilegious tone OF
his sermons and the thin veil with which he cloak.
his rascaity. cannot but he seen and fully under.
stood by large majority of his follow RS, and
who are only induced TO persist in their present
course through self interest, and desire to sa-
tate their most bcastly passions.
This systematic imposition upon Ignorance
should not be tolerated and while we accord free
dom of conscience to all. and the inalienable
right t. worship The living God in that manner
which their own hearts teach them TO lie correct,
yet when band of 6ends in human shape APP
proximate so closely to the religious faith OF the
Thugs Of India, rs do these Morm0ns. 'twern bet
ter for the Government and themselves that they
should be exterminat"d.
1t no longer remains matter Of reasonable
doubt that the Mormons are fully determined mp
on a contnuanc" of their ill-chosen course to-
wards immigrants and the General government.
Then, having "sown the wind, +" let them reap
the whiriwind."
In this matter there should be no delay. There
are hundreds Of young and brave men in Califor-
MIA who would readily embrace an opportunity
to punish the outrages alrendy perprtratcd.-
From the preparations already made and IN pro
gress hy the Mormons, desperate resstenc" il tn
he anticipated. The sooner then the War De-
partment prepares for an expedition from this
State to Salt Lake. the sooner and more readily
shall we bring about the State of affairs desired
in that quarter. The gr' at distance of Salt Lake
from the Missouri river will render it almost i'm
possible to supply any considerable army Will"
in service there, and we consequently pred ct
that the expedition which shall successfully pro
coed against the Mormons must 60 from this State
These matters should he considered and acted up
on at an early day.