The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1857-11-07

'AY, NOVEMBER Z, is
ExraAcfsRon ! DlscouasE " PHEsr
lF8 MEDEnaC. KIMDALL,
Boscery, Sunday Morning, dug. 80, 1857
xxPoRrED NJ ~. LONG.
You all acknowledge Br. Brigham as Ii,
President of the Church Of Jesus Christ Of
Latter Day Saints, then you acknowledge
him as our Leader, Prophet, Seer and Reve-
lator, and then you acknowledge him il
every capacity that pertains to his calling
both in Church and State, do you nots-
(Volces: sYes.'1 s.s Mn s
Well, he is our Governor. What is q
Governor One who presides, or governs.
Well, now, we have declared in Legislative
capacity, that we will not have poor, rot
ten hearted curses come and rule over us,
such as some they have been accustomed to
send. We drafted a memorial and the
Council and the House of Representatives.
signed it, and we sent to them the names Of
men Of our choice, as many MS from fve to
eight men for each Office, men from our
midst, out Of whom to appoint officers for
this Territory. E I.
We sent that number for the President of
the United States, to make selection from,
and asked him to give US men of our own
choice, in accordance witAsthe rights Con-
stitutionally guaranteed to all american
citizens. .Se e sl
We just told them right up and down,
that if they sent any more such miserable
curses as some they had sent here, we would
send them home, and that is one reason why
an army, or rather mob is on the way
here, as reported. You did not know the
reason before, did you? 500
Well, we did that in Legislative capaci-
ty; we did it as members of the Legislature,
as your representatives, and now you have
got to back US up. You sent US, just as we
sent Br. Bernhisel, to seek for our rights
and to stand in our defence at Washington.
Well, here is Br. Brigham, he is the man
Of our own choice, he 10 our Governor in the
capacity of Territory and also as Saints
of the Most High.
Well, it is reported that they have anoth-
er Governor on the way now, three Judges,
a District Attorney, Marshall, Postmas-
ing here with twenty five hundred men.
The United States design to force those
officers upon us by the point of the bayonet.
Is not that funny thing? You may think
that am cross, but am laughing at their
calamity, and l will mock when their fear
cOmeth.'
Now, gentlemen and ladies, you look at
these things, and then right in this book, the
Bible, it says, our mobiles shall be of our
selves; that is, our Lords, our Judges, our
Governors, our Marshalls, and our every
thing shall be of ourselves. Won't you
read the 3Oth chap. of jeremiah? -.
If this people should consent to dispos-
sess Br. Brigham Young as our Governor,
they are just as sure to 60 to hell as they
live, and know it, for God would forsake
them and leave them to themselves, and
they would be in worse bondage than the
children of Israel ever were. 49, .~....s.
Supposing this thing all blows over and
they don't come up here, but they begin to
fatter US and be friendly, what will be the
result? They may fatter as long as the
earth stands, but will never be subject to
one of their damned pusillsnimous curses.
They may court and datter as much Us they
please, but never will be subject to them
again, no never. Do you hear it? Voices:
'Yes.'] Do you think we will submit to
them? No, never. They have cut the
thread themselves.
You are the people who have the privil.
ege to acknowledge Br. Brigham as our
Governor, and continue him in Office, and
you also have the privilege, through your
agency, to reject him, if you please, but it
will be to your condemnation If you do, be-
cause he has got the keys of the kingdom,
and the very moment you reject him, YOU
cut yourselves offfrom the right of the priest
hood.
Twill now bring up comparison. live
in the city Of Great Salt Lake. l am a
father, a husband, q benefactor to between
60 and 20 subjects; feed them; clothe
them and they do not have pin, drink of
tea nor anything but what provide; pro-
vide them houses to live in and beds to sleep
on. But suppose that by and by some
stranger comes along, and my family say to
him, Eve will have you to preside over u.s.
and they reject me, when at the same time
they say, sBr. Heber is a good man, , but
the other man comes with smiling face and
my family take him and reject me-what
have they done? If they reject me, they
reject their heirship to the head or limb to
which they ore lawfully connected. Is not
that so? rf.es .~..,,.. ....- .. .... ....
Suppose you acknowledge the man re-
ported to be coming, what do you do? You
reject your head, and if SO, where is the
body and what will become of it? f.
will compare it to my body. Suppos-
ing the head is cast away, the body will die,
won't it? Yes, and you will Just as quick
as that, if you reject Br. Brigham your
head. As ,Eff5.g7H.F,r1 e o. se
We are the people of Deseret; she shall be
Dcseret, she shall be more Utah; We will
have our own name. Do you hear it?
Brethren and sisters, these ideas are COM
forting to all Of you, they are most glori.
ously comforting to me. tell you the
feelings within me are glorious.
We are the people of Deseret and it is for
US to say whether we will have Br. Brigham
for our Governor, or those poor, miserable
devils they are reported to be trying to bring
here. You must know they are miserable
devils to have to come here under arms, but
they shall not rule over us nor come into
this Territory. .r,. 9s-.E 9. sse .......s...
What do you say about it? Arc you will
ing as a people, that they should come in
here? You that say they shall not, raise
>OuT ElSut noliuS' \hA u0uuS EWiScusJ
Mr.. Gentle, won't you tell of this to
your co-workers for the devils kingdom?
The reason that talk as do, is because
don't hold any Office in the United States;
but this people, some time ago, appointed
me Chief Justice of the State of Deseret,
and Br. John Taylor and Bishop N. K.
Whitney my associates. You also appoint
ed me Lieutenant Governor; l always told
you | was going to be Lieutenant Governor.
This is stump speech! a Ta
We are going to have our own Governor
henceforth. Brigham Young was then our
Heber G. Kimball was Chief JUS
lice and Lieutenant Governor. was a big
man then; felt as big rs Br. Morley does
in the Legislature. The fact is, he does not
understand their gabbie, If he does, he un-
derstands more than / do. g hilg #
tits for us to say, according to our rights
inder the Constitution, whether we will have
those cursed gentiles to rule over us or not.
want you to publish this, Mr.. Editor. ss