Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-02-09
Mormon Nanifestoes.

any doages at this stage OF the game.
Mormon Manifestoss.
Ertraets from a Sermon preached by Brig
ham Young, in the Tabernacle Of Salt
Lake City on Sunday, Oct. rs, 1857.
A COMPLIMENT FOR TIE ARMY.
Col. Alexander accuses us Of what he
terms a very uncivilixed method of warfare.
If we are to do as they do, We shall have to
get drunk, to swear, to quarrel, to lie, and
believe in lies, and indulge in many like
ed to act as they do. | do not know any
thing about those men that are now In the
mountains, only in the capacity of a mob
| have no business to know them as any
thing else ; neither shall | have been Ofiici-
ally notified that the Government of the
tinited States wishes to send troops here
and build stations.
EXPERIMENTAL AGRICULTURE.
| suppose that the boys have annoyed
them a good deal but, at the same time, |
would much rather clothe them and feed
them, if they would agree to 90 back in the
| spring, and leave US in peace as they found
Us. w bTe ODIlgeu - ilt Jul IlGutS,
for every backing, horse thief, counterfeit
er. and abominable character, are united
with the hireling priests, and lying editors,
and wickc ed leaders of our Government, to
| falsely accuse "the Mormons,' with a view
10 our destruction. Car they now truly
accuse them Of anything? Yes, of burning
up "A little grass-as Bro. Atwood told them
when they asked him why he burnt the
grass, chat We may have a better crop
nextyear," (Which, you are aware, is custom
airy IN prairie regious). We have done that;
therefore, our enemies can now concentrate
their power to shoot at the target they have
compelled us to raise in self defence, where
as hither to they have shot without an OBJ
ject to fire ut.
A DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
We have labored diligently and suffered
everything but death 70 preath the Gospel
to our fellow beings, and thousands of our
fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters, children
and connections, have gone into their
graves through their sufferings from being
robbed of everything we had and scattered
to find shelter where We best could. Are
we going to suffer it any more? No, God
being our helper, We are perfectly free,
on condition that we do right and upon
that condition we never will be in bondage
agaiu. You will recoll.ct that this is the
first time that this Church can say, 1--WE are
free" DO we wish to be free from the
United States Constitution No. There is
not IL word in it but what we can subscribe
to with all our harts. DO we wish to b.
free from the laws OF the United States p
No, they are as good laws as we can ask for.
Neither do we wish for any better laws than
those enacted in Missouri and Illinois. What
then was thu difficulty with this people p
Magistrates, sheriifs, constables, military
officers, etc, walked those laws under their
feet and trampled upon them as a thing OF
nought in order to get at this people and
drive them from their hard-earned homes.
| have said, any and i. again, if those law q
had been executed they would have hung
Gov. Boggs and Gov. Ford, with many 9TH
ers, between the heavens and the earth or
shot them as traitors to the Government
1T is not the laws and the Constitution OF
our country that we wish to be free from,
but it is from the power Of those who pro-
Tess to be lawmakers and law executors,
but who trample every wholesome law un.
der their feet.
PEACE on EARTH AND GOODWILL TO ALL MEN.
We are now as free from them as the
mountain air We breathe.
We could ,nipe the few enemies nOw IN on,
borders out Of existence in a very short tim,
II / could gtue the word to do so Bat the,
will Judge themselves out of their owl
mouths, and receive their just reward a
the hands Of him whom they have listed t.
obey. l believe the Lord has wisdom
enough to make them destroy themselves
though if it were left to me solely, under tn
guidance of the spirit PERTAINING to man
probably l should nave had them in eterni
ty before now But the LORD dictates, gov
erns and controls l do not, neither do
wish to.
TIE OLD SHIP ZION.
Some are very anxious that l should hav
visions. | nave all that the Lord gives t.
me, and all that he keeps back he may, 70
that is no concern of mine. We are on Tn
old ship Zion-and if God is n ct at the helr
the old ship will wreck and go the devil
AS for my taking charge Of the kingdom @
God on earth. exclusively and Independent
OF direction from Heaven, l shall not do an,
such thing. If the Lord does not direct tn,
old ship, and act as captain and pilot, it viii
go to destruction, and 1 care not how Quick
He IS at the helm, and will STAY there
You and l will bring our feelings to tn
point | have just spoken of, He will contin
ne to guard the welfare of Zion and all it
right. All its risht-sing ~hallelujah for tn
Lord is here!
THE PENALTY OF EMIGRATION.
If any man or woman in Utah wants t
leave this community, come to me. and
will treat you kindly, as l always have, an
will assist you to leave; but after You har
left our settlements you mast not then depen
upon me amv longer, nor upon the God / SERVE
you must meet the doom you hare labored TO,
If any wish to go away, come to me, and
will assist you to 60 away in peace an
safety, to the army or anywhere else; bu
if you come again with better feelings t
this Territory, We shall meet you as
would a mob.
WHAT VEIL DO NEXT sEAsAN.
After this season, when this ignoran
army has pass of, l shall never say t
man, stay your rifle ball" when our enc
mics assail us, but shall say, "slay then
where you find them" But the army tina
are now upon our borders are in Ignorance
and know not what they are doing, nor tn
spirit that prompts them, or they would
ere now, have been visited with the spiri
Of swift obstruction. On account of thei
ignorance and their having been sent b
rotten demagogues and corrupt speculatori
l feel like letting them alone, unless the,
turn to come here. which if they do. sleeI
will depart from their eyes, and slumbe
from their eyelids, until they sleep the slee]
4 nf doQfh nH hnn v~k-- ~ @,~ hA~1.
God being our helper.
The following is the benediction Of Eide
F: kimball, at the conclusion Of q long ram
bling discourse delivered Nov. 8:
God d" They hey " .se{i i've am. and ; 4 s9s sh pi1p uso .
righteous shall be righteous Yea, l bles
the earth, and everything that II on tn