The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-12-23

THE MoRMoNs AT SALT LAKE.-By late ar
rivals from Utah, we have files OF the Deseret
News 10 lhe 7th OF October. The papers arc
filed with the say ings and doings OF the Saints
in reference 10 the visit of the U. S. troops. |
They appear 10 regard lhe act OF President
Buchanan in sending force there sufficient
to see the laws faithfully executed, as great
violation o. their Constitutional rights, and |
fiercely contend that, according 10 the princ;. |
Piles of the American revolution, they have |
The right 10 govern themselves in their own
way, 10 say who shall be appointed to fill
their own Offices, and that there is no power
under the Constitution 10 interfere with their
religion. They talk like poor, prosecuted
and abused people in their memorials TO The
Government, but in their speeches and adj
dresses at home, they assume the bearing
and arrogance oil defiant priesthood, who
were determined 10 make their religion pre-
dominate over all laws, and were resolved
10 exclude from territories common TO all
the people OF the United States any persons
or institutions di fferine from their own. This
is the mistake that these fanatics have fallen
! into, and here is there vulnerable point.
The Term the "people," >" as usually understood,
does not mean any particular community
banded together by common interests and
common objects, and jealousy guarding
themselves from any innovation or inlerfer-
ence, by so acting towards others thai
home among them is made intoerable. 1t
is intended TO comprehend all persons. OF
all pursuits, and all sects and partles having
common privileges and equal rights Any
interference with The free exercise of these
rights demands that The government Of the
people shall step in for their protection, and
this is exactly what The United States Gov
eminent is now doing. The Mormons, IN
their arrogance and fancied security, have
committed aegressions against the Govern
men, and the people, and they must abide
the consequences. Constitutional law will
be supreme in all parts of the territories of
the United States, and those who cannot sub
nit 10 its authority must take The other al.er-
native and leave the country.
This result the Moimons fear must happen,
and therefore their evaporation is great.
Drutner brisham young swears mat, when
'lhe time comes, he will lay waste all the
! Improvements at Salt Lake" "The bosom
of the Almighty burns with anger" he says,
''asainst those onndrels"-meanng Coils.
Alexander johnson. sc. ale will regard them
as mohs and treat them accordingly. Broth
er KmbalI expresses his opinion OF Senator
Douglas, that che is as big damn'd rascal
as ever walked" He calls Gen Harney an
Gold squaw. killer" Elder Woodruff says
the Mormon community "hold the keys Of
The constituent and stand in the strong chur-
ches of the mountains, where the Lord can
give tha victory" They are determined 10
olive in quiet and have peace II they have
TO fight For it," The Deseret News throws
back the charge Of treason upon The priests
of the "hgher law" party, who, it says,
openly advocated resistance 10 decision oI
the U. S. Supreme Court. Civil war, it says
is raging in Kansas, and in California Vigil
lance commi,teu mas set aside all law, and
taken the lives Of ten persons. In tue city
of New York influential papers are striving
10 array populous city against the authori'
lies OF The State. ..-
Throughout the whole of their public ex
pressous of opinion there is the same singu
lar mixture of truth and error, the same per-
versions OF correct principle, and the sam'
apparent blindness TO the gross violation
on their own part of The political doctrine
they preach.-Ledger.
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