Weekly Trinity journal., 1857-12-12
[From the Deseret News.l
Remarks by President Brigham XouBg,
Bowcry, sunday Morning, Sept. I3, 1857.

Bowcry, sunday Morning, Sept. I3, 1857.
Il do not often get angry, but when do | am
righteously angry, and the bosom of the Almighty
burns with anger towards those scoundrels and
they shall be consumed. in the name of Israel's
Coo. We have borne enough Of their oppression
and hCllish abuse, and We will not bear any more
Of it. Tor there is no just law requiring further
forbcarance on our part. And am not going TO
have troops here to protect the priests and hell
ish rabble in efforts to drive US from the land we
possess for the Lord does not want us to be drv-
en- and has said, If you assert your rights and
keep my commandments. you shall never again
be brought into bondage
The officer in command of the United States
army on its way to Utah detailed one of his staff
Captain Van Vliet, who is now on the stand, to
come here and learn whether he could procure
the necessary supplies for the army Many Of
you are already aware of this and some of yon
have been previously acquainted with the Captain.
Captain Van Nliet visited US in Winter Quarters.
(now Florence) and. if remember correctly, he
was then acting as Assistant Quarter Master he
iz again in our midst in the capacity of Assistant
Quarter Master From the day of his visit to
Winter Quarters many Of this people have become
personally acquainted with him. both through
usual intercourse with and working for him He
as invariably treated them kindly, as he would
a Baptist, Methodist, or any other person, for
that is his character. lie has always been found
to be free and frank, and TO be man that wishes
to do right and no doubt he would deal out JUS
tice to all, if he had the power. Many Of you
have laborcd for him. and found him to be a kind.
good man and l understand that he has much
influence in the army through his kind treatment
to the soldiers. lie treats them as human beings
while there are those who treat them worse .han
brute beasts
Well the inquiry is What is the news? What
is the 5onclusion?' 1t is this. we have to trust in
,Od ann nat in tln lnul nod 4,
result, if we put our trust in G God. The Admins
traitors OF our Government have issued orders for
marching of troops and eXpending much treasure.
and all predcated upon falsehOods while every
honorable man would have first made economi-
cal and peaceful enquiry into the circumstances.
And even now every honorable man would use all
his influence to avert the present unjust and en-
tirely groundess movement against us. but Cap
tains, Majors Colonels and other subordinate Of
cers have not the power Wicked persons, sole
ly for the accomplishment Of their unhallowed
schemes. have had the power TO array the Gov
ernment against US through their lying and mis-
representations, but citizens. unorganized into
cliques and parties no matter how good their
Intentions and wishes have not the power to
avert the blow when the Administration Of our
Government is arrayed against us. unless they
will also unite against the few well organized
scoundrels who are plundering our treasury and
fast urging our country to dissolution. We have
pob W pIObeCI OulNtACS ny tNc hlIcHStO Ol our
God. Do not be concerned in the least with re-
gard to all the affairs that are before you, for We
shall live and grow finely, as said a certain wo-
man, who weighed but TWO pounds when all in
tant, and was put in a quart cup, upon being ask
ed whether she lived, O, yes she said, / lived
and grew finely :; it will also be said of the Lat
ter Day Saints they lived and grew finely
You are taught from Sabbath to Sabbath what
to do, and if you do that all will be we'll There
is only one thing to fear, and that is that you
Will not be faithful TO the kingdom of God. We
have that kingdom, and it will spread its bamy
wings over thousands and millions who have not
yet heard the gospel, and they will find Israel TO
be the head and not the tail
They say that their army is legal and I say
that such statement is as false as he'll, and that
they are as rotten as an old pumpkin that has
been frozen seven times and then melted in a
harvest sun. Come on with your thousands ille-
galy ordered troops and | will promise you in
the name Of lsrael's Cod that you shall melt
away as the snow before a July sun.
There is one thing that | want for the salts
faction Of Captain Van Nliet. One Of our old
Senators, stephen A. Douglass, recently said. be
fore his constituents in Illinois, that nne-tenths
of our people were aliens We have a larger
proportion Of foreigners in this city than in any
other part of the Territory, and there are a good
many here to-day who have Just come in from
the plains. want those who are native born
and naturaiizcd American citizens to raise their
right hand. lOyer two-thirls Of the congrega-
ton rased their hands.l You Who have not yet
received your naturalization papers will please
manifest it N the same way. Less than a third
OF the congregation raised their right hands I
Now, Captain, you can see for yourself that over
two-hrds Of this congregation are either native
born or naturalized American citizens.
have called this vote that Captain Van Vliet
may be able to do MS be always does, speak the
truth boldly and tell them Of it next winter in
Washington and that he can if he sees Senator
Douglass in Washington, tell him that his state
ment was false for he has seen for himself
When was written to in Nauvoo by the Pres
ident of the United States, through another per-
son, inquirng, where are you going, Mr.. Young?'
] replied that / did not know where we should
Land. We had men in England trying to nego-
tiate for Vancouver's Island, and we sent a ship
load Of Saints round Cape Horn to California
Men in authority asked, where are you going
tor We may 60 to California, or to Vancouv-
ers Island When the Pioneer company reach
ed Green River, we met Samuel Brannan and a
few others from California, and they wanted us
to 90 there | remarked, let US 90 to California
and we cannot stay there over five years, but let
US stay IN the mountains and we can raise our
own potatoes and eat them, and | calculate to
stay here We are still on the backbone of the
animal, where the bone and sinew are and we in
tend to stay here, and all hell cannot help them
selves
We are not to be prosecuted as we have been
We can say, come as a mob and we can sweeten
you up right suddenly They never did any.
thing against Joseph until they had ostensbiy
legalized mob, and shall treat every army and
every armed company that comes here as "a mob
1.-THE congregation responded Amen.l You
might as well tell me that you can make hell into
apowder house, as to tell me that you can let al
army in here and have peace and | intend t.
tell them and show them this, if they do not keel
away. BY taking this course you will find tina
every man and woman feels happy, and they say
all is right, all is well, and trust that our en-
emies shall not slip the bow on old Bright
neck again.
An FRESHMAN was challenged to fight duel