The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1857-11-21

The nttitGde a ahe Mormon State tov rds
the Unitsd utate6 Government, though rot
to DO e6nsiders6 = thing very surpeI1n
or strangs,oo felEa the Mormons afe Apn-
cernedy 8 e6ftaiql5 Singular and. an1ba-
lous spectn11e ID Se exhibited in 8 civiI 6ed
country IN the 10Th century.
A United States Army 10 now upon its
march towards Utah, for TIE purpose Of en-
forcing respect to the authority Of The Rede.
raj laws and ulcers, and Of the common
rights Of humanity and @eoeney. This army,
the Mormons declare, shall not b persiitesd
to enter ths boundaries Of their territory ;
and every preparation il being made to re-
sise its advance, BY force Of arms. IL the
followers and disciples Of the Prophet Jo-
seph and his successor, BSighan Young per
sist in their present determination TO resist
the authority Of the United States, and to
oppose by force the advance OF an army
sent by the Government, in the exercise Of
an unquestionable right, and in the perform.
ance Of an obvious duty, the collision must
result ultimately in the determination or ex-
pulsion of the entire Mormon fraternity from
the land which they have won and partially
reclaimed from the wilderness, at an expepse
of 90 much toll and suffering. This looks
hard and yet it will be righteous consum-
nation, and though all must regret the neces-
sity which leads to such 4 result, it will be one
greatly to be rejoiced 1t.
The history Of the mormon sect ID singular.
It has no parallel in ancient or modern times.
The nearest approach to it, Of which our
historical reading furnishes us any recollec-
ton, was the sect Of the Assassins, presided
over by the famous old man Of the mountain,
in the time Of the Crusaders. Those Of our
readers who are conversant in the history Of
those times will, no doubt, havea distinct
remembrance Of the wonderful and horrible
existence and customs and laws Of this band
of professed marauders who exercised .
commanding influence and control over an
important and extensive territory in Asia BY
an open and systematic violation Of all law,
human and divine. But this was in the in
fancy Of modern civilization, in the wild
times Of the Crusaders, and in the depths Of
barbaric Asin. '.
The existance Of such a body rs the Nor
mons, with its peculiar principles, profess
sions, and practices, in the heart OF the
great American Republic, is, as we before
observed, one of tie most strange and as
founding civil, social, and political anon
allies ever presented to the observation Of q
philosopher, or which has ever tried the wis
dom and sagacity of a Statesman. Profess
sing to be sect Of religionists, and as such,
claiming all the immunities Of religious free
dom and liberty of conscience, secured BY
our laws and sanctifed by public sentiment,
they have engrafted upon this central idea
Of their system digested code Of immoral
tiles, impurities, blasphemies, and lawless-
ness, as a manual Of conduct, and as the per-
vading and animating principle Of their So
cial life, Treason, murder, theft, ROBBERY,
RIGHTEOUSNESS, adultery and cruelty, are with
them the cardinal elements of the moral law
and of practical life. And this horrible COM
munity, protesting these revolving senti-
ments and principles, and practicing in con-
formity thereto, is animated, united, and
infiamed BY an intense spirit Of religious or
superstitious fanaticism, into the most for
m:dable, reckless, ruthless band Of outlaws
which ever disgraced the world and menaced
the safety Of a country. q. s.
Constantly recruited BY accessi0ns drawn
from the very dregs Of society in Europe,
America, and Asia, this sect has increased
in numbers, in wealth, and in strength, with
a rapidity which is characteristic of the
country in which it has had its origin and in
which it has set up its tabernacle Of abom.
nation, but which has, perhaps, no parallel
in the history of any other people or coun-
try. With self-devotion worthy of more
noble cause, its missionaries have penetrated
the remotest and most obscure corners Of
the known world, mingling with the igno-
rant and debased Of every country and Ian
guage, inoculating them with the poison of
their principles, and holding to the hosts of
famine and restitution, brilliant prospects
of paradise of crime and licentious enjoy
ment in the depths of this great western
world, which is the Eld0radO of hope to
many suffering spirits of Europe. By these
means they have increasd in numbers, and
wealth, and strength, until they have become
power, formidable to the peace of the
country. Entrenched behind inaccessible
mountains, regularly drilled and disciplined
in all the practices Of military life, hardy,
fearless, and desperate, they resemble rather
m encampment Of banditti, than a commu-
nifty of peaceable citizens. es.s.a -t.s
Such is the sect, and such are the people,
who have planted themselves in the very
heart of the Republic, to prey upon its eiti-
zens, to outrage its moral sense, to insult IT'S
religion, to condemn and trample upon its
laws, and which has at last openly repudia-
ted allegiance to its government and author
ity. We hope that now the government
has taken the matter in hand, it will make
thorough work off These Mormons must
be reduced te obedience and purified of their
denominations, or exterminated and driven
from among US. They pollute our sol, they
faint the very air we breathe, they are can
Ger mt the core, which should, If no other
means will avail, be cut out and burned out
with the sword ard with fire. Maysrille
(Ky.) Eagle. s.-,,