Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-05-07

church, and every man, woman, and child
is constituted police officer, always on
duty, and required to report to the head
whenever any thing of sufficient interest
occurs to justify it.
THE OBJECT OF THE CHURCH.
From this you will not fail to perceive
that the church form is but closely COM
pacted system of police, having head from
which it derives all power, and body for
ming unclues around which are gathering
the ignorant, the superstitious the bigot. the
out law, and the disaffected of all countries
in the w-rld, who are taking refuge, as they
suppose, under the wings of the angel OF
the last dispensation. However deluded the
great mass of their followers may be. the
leaders are are deluded, but are knaIes from
choice, willfully misleading the masses for
the purpose of obtaining and welding pow
er, boldly predicting the overthrow OF the
Republic, when they vii! resume the reins
of government and proclaim Mcrmonism to
the benighted natl, Ms of the world.
IGNORANCE AND OPPRESSION.
Every species of information is studiously
kept from the people except their oSn doc
trines, which are SO ingenious and fascinat-
ing that they bewilder rather than enlight-
en-, til the feeble mind becomes lost in the
mazes of metaphysical theories, and, look
ing around for some sure anchor of safety,
desparing tails PROSTATE at the feet of the
monster, imporing him, in the language of
scripture, Il believe; help thou my unbelief.' ,
The endearing appellation of brother and
sister is applied to all classes indiscrImin-
ately. which. with the plurality wife system
| and the marriage of blood sisters, breaks up
and obliterates every vestige of the family
relation.
One-ten,h of all property and one-tenth
of all products are demanded as 'titing;'
and then not only the man, but his wives
and children and his property enlire are con-
secrated to the church. AN are at the dis
posal of Brigham.
EsRIPTIoN AND STRENGTH OF THE MILITIA.
The entire male population of the State
are enrolled in the militia, who are under
weekly (some daily) military drill, every
one of whom, from the body of twelve II
the man of eighty years, is required to keep
on hand one hundred rounds of cartridges,
one gun or rifle, one or more pistols, swords
sabros, knives, &c. all he can obtain; and
then, in the event Of war, the woman and
children are 10 fight with whatever weapon
they can command.
COLLISION WITH THE INDIANS.
Now, when we consider their location, a
thousand miles inland on every side, in the
mountain Businesses of the continent; their
numbers, which, according TO Chief Justice
DrummOnd, are one hundred thousand in the
Territory and two hundred thousand in sur.
rounding States and Territories; their ap
pliances Of war; their secret agents in every
nook and corner of The Republic; theil
emissaries among every Indian tribe on The
continent, teaching them the mechanic art:
and military tactics,' they amount to some
thing more than we Eave been accus TONED
to regard them. They have settlements OIL
Salmon river, Oregon Territory, and OF
Lewis river. near Puget SJund, in Washing
ton Territory, AM in Carson Valley and a
San Barnurdino, California. They insti
gated the Indians to revolt in U egon ant
Washington Territories in the late war ant
were in my judgment, the cause that Great
ed the necessity Tor the proclamation 0
martial law by Gov. Stevens; and wheI
the Governor forwarded supply OF good
up 10 and for the Nez Perces IN payment q
debts contracted with them when returnln:
from treating with the Bldckeet or Grows
in the winter OF 1856, Oh the arrival o
the train at Col. Craig's the Indian agency
for the Nez Perces. they chad been induce,
ia iauar Asti-In-kun, the Y YakIma war CHIEF
refused to receive the goods either in pay
ment oi debts or as presents, and urderet
all the whites TO leave their country. Col
Craig, the ln1an agent, was retained il
case Ut need; the train returned hastily t,
the Dalles; buI other whites among the Ne:
Perces, instead of coming 10 the Dal,es ant
Claiming The protection y: the U Iited State
army, lsent through the country of the pa
InaiaRS to the Mormon settlement on Salmon
riUer for protecttoa! In Col. Snax's las
battle with the Indians in the Grand Ronde
among the camp equipdge OF the enemy h,
captured ammunition Vith Mormon Labels O,
them!