The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1858-04-07
SELECTED.
Mormon Hayangues.
EXTRACTS FROM BRIGHAM YouNG's
SPEECHES..

In the Dcseret Ne,cs, of December
80, sermon by Brigham, delivered in
October, is for the first time reported.
Brigham says:
Il have never found any fault with
the Lord for not bringing victory SOON
er, for know that if our enemies in
tend to try to come here by way Of
Emigration Kanyon we will be ready to
meet them, and if they intend to come
round by the Malad we will be ready to
meet them, and if they undertake to
come by Fort Hall, we shall also be
ready to meet them. If they thought
that we were or would be asleep, they
might undertake to come here.
The time has arrived when we have
either to be trodden under foot by our
enemies, and die, or to defend ourselves
and our rights-and which will it be ?
Every man and woman feel their hearts
fail them when they think of submitting
to the oppression and awful abomina-
lions practiced by our enemies, and
sought by them to be introduced into
our society. and will we submit to such
wicked and unlawful treatment whether
it comes from the United States or unit
ed hell, for the terms are synonymous,
as the Government is now conducted.
tell you, and tell our enemies, that
we are here, and we intend to stay here.
1.-THE congregation responded amen.
They have a job on hand if they persist
in their efforts to deprive American
citizens of their rights. l told Capt.
Van Vliet that !. did not care how many
troops they sent. "Why," said he,
.'the United States, with an OVERLOOKING
treasury, can send ont ten, twenty, or
fifty thousand troops" I replied, Il
do not care anything about that" The
Capt. then asked if had counted the
cost. and l said yes. for this people, 1
have counted, but l cannot estimate it
for the United States, for if they actu-
ally persist in their tyrannical course,
before they get through they will want
to let the job to sub-contractors. They
do not know the Captain of the armies
of Israel, and, although they profess to
believe in Him, they do not believe in
Him, they do not realize that He is
about to hold controversy with them
for their iniquity.
II we will stand up as men and women
Of God, the yoke shall never be placed
upon our necks again. and aNheN cannot
overthrow as, epen with the United States
to help them. 1t is not pleasant to the
natural feelings to be obliged to talk in
this manner about fellow citizens with
whom we have been reared, but when
they act like the devil, it is impossible
for us to bow to their unjust and illegal
mandates, without becoming as corrupt
as they are. 1t is AN honor to resist the
wicked. and my name will be had in
honor, and SO will Joseph Smiths, and
so will your names, for not bowling to
their ubiquitous doings.
uEBER C. KIMBALL pRocLA1Ms MORMON
FREEDOM.
In a sermon by Heber. delivered on
the 26th of Dec, lie says:
will tell you the day of our separa-
ton has come, and we are free and inde-
pendent people, isolated thousand
miles from the Christian nation; and
thanks be to our God forever, and we
are the people of God, and this is the
kingdom of the King Emanuel in these
mountains, and He will gather all nations
unto US, they that will be gathered, and
those tina. will not, He will compel
them"
GETS DESPERATE.
I would prefer to go into the noun
tains, and see my family 60 there and
live on roots, wearing sheep skins and
goat skins, and dwelling in tents and
caves, as the ancient apostles did. rather
than to see the troops of the United
States come into this valley, and see the
sufferings of this people, as we have
hitherto. (The congregation respond
ed, Amen.) have seen myself. with
many of this people, broken up and driv-
en- FIVE times, and robbed and plumber
ed, and they have suffered in such a
manner as Inever want to see them suf-
fer again.
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