The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1857-11-18
The Mormons to Fight the Unite
States Troops. -

troops into Utah, will be astonished by-i
the official statement of Stewart Van
S!iet, Captain in the United States
Army, who writes the Department under
date of the 18th of September He says
he had an interview with Brigham Young
in Utah, and that the latter told him that
the troops nov on their march for Utah
should not enter the Great Salt Lake Val
ley. He says:
"In the course of my conversation
with the Governor and the influential men
in the Territory, told them plainly and
frankly what l conceived would be the
result of their present course. I told
them that they might prevent the small
military force now approaching Utah
from getting through the narrow de6les
and rugged passes of the mountains this
year, but that next season the United
States Government would send troops to |
overcome all opposition.
'The answer to this was invariably the
same.--'We are aware that such will be |
the case, but when those troops arrive
they will find Utah desert, every house
will be burnt to the ground, eveIy tree
cut down, and every field laid waste |
We have three years, provisions on hand
which we will cache, and then take to the
mountains and bid defiance to Ill the pow
ers ofthe Government attended their
their services on Sunday,a and in the course
OF sermon delivered by Elder Taylor he
to ha - a. /
and declared that they should not enter
the Territory. He then referred to the
probability of an overpowering force be-
ing sent against them, and desired all per-
sons who would apply the torch to their
own buildings, cut down their trees and
lay waste their fields, to hold up their
hands; every hand in the audience num-
Gering over four thousand persons was
raised at the same moment During my
stay III the city | visited several families
and all with whom l was thrown looked
upon the present movement of the troops
towards their Territory as the commence
ment of another religious persecution,
and expressed fixed determination to
sustain Governor Young in any measures,
he might adopt sv
We yet have hope that when the case
comes to the point, that the poor, delu-
ded victims OF, religious error will not be
mad enough tn adopt the insane policy of
Brigham Young ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS fanat-
icism is capable of almost auy folly as
well as any crime. II s,s.a ssaL
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Mr.. TEN BRoEcK's BELLE IN THE BED
FORD STAKES. The next event to be de-
cided, was the Bedford Stakes, and appro-
priately enough the race was, so far, re-
garded as u certainty for the noble duke
after whom it was name, that many book
makers turned round, and laid I to 2 aud
to on Killigrew; whilst others, from
an idea that there was little chance of get
ting back the money they dropped on
La File du Regiment declined to bet
upon it. The glorious uncertainty, y
however was again exempli6ed, and the
truth of the old adage, sit never raing but
it pours," borne out in the defeat of the
favorlte by Belle purchased by Mr. Ten
Brock at the Rawcliffe sale last year, J
whereupon the success of the red aud
white over the purple and buff stripes
of the Grace of Bedford, created aIinos,
rs great a sensation as when Fordham
bore than in triumph on the American
mare for the great event Yesterday Belle
caught the whip along Way from home,
and struggled with such extraordinary
gameness that Fordham literally rode
Petit out of the race a; last. The latter
borrower, rode contrary to orders, it ap,
pears and was severely reprimaaded by
Alderman Rous, who severed his further
connection with the stable by orde ing the
jockey to deliver up his cap and jacket a,
once.
The following is recapitulation:
The Bedford Stakes of $3.50 each, fl
for two year elds; colts 10 h., fillies, llG
10, those by stations or out of mares
which never produced winner allowed 3
TO-, winner OF sweepstakes amounting tc
S2o00, with D subs, or upwards, I lb al
other winners of sweepstakes or plate Il
extra; weights accumulative up to 10 Id
L
ish at the Dukes stand, 9 subs. -
Mr.. r. Ten Broeck's b { Belle, by slant
, 1l3 ID G. Fordham.
Duke of Bcdford's Killigrew, ll9 Id
(including 10. extra) Petit.
. -fLord Excter's Azalia, ll3 lib. Nor
=. man.
Betting: TO / on Killigrew. Azali
/ made play for half the distance when tn
/, running was taken up by the favorte, VIII
! was caught by Belle in the last doze
strides, and beaten in a canter by a lengt
: three lengths between second and third
!. Run iii lsmin. 26 sec. .,:.;sse.s. ,,.s.
j IMPORTANT FROM THEPLAINS
:Js5IF I s4dt vee tsaSr.sLoUisI Nov.alI.
Il ? We have received advicesi from Fol
!. I Laramie to the 22di ut, which states ths