The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1858-01-05
CHARLOTTE MECKLENBURG COUNTY, NORTH CAR

| have told you that If there is any man ol
woman that is not willing to destroy any
thing and everything of their property tina
would be of use to an enemy if left, want
ed them to go out of the Territory, and
again say SO to-day, for. when the time
comes to burn and laywaste our improve
ments. if any man, undertakes to shield, he
will be sheared down, for Judgment will be
laid to the line and righteousness to the
plummet.;', Now the faint hearted can &c
| ID. .mace, but should that time come, then
they must pot interfere. Before l will suf-
fer what have in times gone by, there
shall not be one building nor one foot Of
lumber, nor a stick, nor tree, nor parti-
Gle of grass or hay, that will burn, left in
reach of our enemies. l ain sworn, if driven
to extremity. to utterly lay waste in the
name of Israel's God.
Preparations TO oppose the troops.
Suppose that our enemies send $4,000
troops here, they will have to transport all
that will be required for them before they
come, for here there shall not be one parti-
c!e of forage nor one mouthful of food for
them should they come. They will have to
bring all their provisions and forage, and
though they start their teams with as heavy
loads as they can draw, there is no team
that can bring enough to sustain itself, to
say nothing of the men. If there were no
more men here than are in the Seminole
nation, our enemies could never use us up,
but they could use themselves up, which
they will do. The Seminoles, little tribe
of few hundred in Florida, have cost our
Government, l suppose in the neighbor-
hood of 100000, and they are now no
nearer. being conquered than when the war
commenced.
The cost Of conquering Utah
1t has been asked, "Have you counted
the cost" Yes. for ourselves, but cannot
begin to count for our enemies. 1t will
cost them all they have in this world, and
will land them in He'll in the world to come,
whlei the only trouble with us is that wo
have two or three times more men than we
need for using up all who come here to de-
prive US of our right.
Giues the President piece ofhis mind.
1t is my faith and feelings that if we live
as we should live they cannot come here,
but am decided in my own opinion that if
worse comes to worse; and the Lord permits
them to come upon US, l will desolate this
whole Territory before will again submit
to the hellish corruption and bondage the
wicked are striving to thrust upon US, sole
ly for our exercising our right of freedom
of conscience.
/ will say in reference to President Buch-
anan. that for his outrageous wickedness
in this movement, he shall wear the yoke as
long as he lives; he shall be led about by
his party with the yoke on his neck, until
they have accomplished their ends, and he
can do no more for them, and his name
shall be forgotten; and "Old Bright" as
Mr.. Kimball calls him, shall be free.
After doing what they have already done
to this people, after sending among US the
filth and scum of all creation (as some of
the OINceTS "eTej as OHnccTS OI the govern
ment, contrary to the genius of our institu-
tions, want to tell them that though they
continue to send poor, pusillanimous curses
here to be government officers, we will not
submit to it, troops or no troops. l shall
tell them this in plainness and simplicity.
and they will find that in my simplicity
will try to sustain so righteous position.
Extracts from an address of President
Heber. c. Kimball.
Heber's opinion on Senator Douglas.
Many of you have sustained Judge Doug
las as being true friend to this people,
and ho is just as big a damned rascal as
ever walked, and always has been he has
taken a course to get into the chair of state,
and that is what he is after; he will try to
accomplish that if he goes to hell the pcxt
day; but he will not 60 into the chair Of
state, he will go to hell.
The Washington correspondent of the
Philadelphia Inquirer tells of a stalwart
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