New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-01-15

N d.s,yoy M. and not msn Of ~ be bar. lh"'
the method intend to pursue. DO yon want " Anu-
what l. going 10 be done with the enemies DOW ON our
hordersf II they come here will tell you what VIZ
be done As soon a. they start to come INTO our 81
Elements Jet sleep depart from their eyes ana siAo.
from their eyeds until they sleep IN death, LOT ,h'!
have been warned and fore~arnea ,9at nc Iii w." 81
tsmely submit to being destroyed Men shall DC se
creted here and there. and shall waste away ou e"e
mics in the name of lsraers God.
Col. Anderson complains Of our mode Oh WA'lniJ
They have two or more field batteries Of artillery Win
them and they want 10 form line OF battle ID an
open pla IN and give them fair chance 10 shoot "
did not tn the Colonel what | Thought, Dui u,
had spark of sense h. must be fool to think 'ls'
will ever do any such thing. All s'us ~ W
serve the Old maxim:
He who frht. and rms sway.
Lives night another day"
Should our enemies venture upon violent hlra1 uIes
design so 10 manage affairs that none oi our poys
will be killed and in my answer 10 the Coon'l hNe
told him pretty plainly what We shall DO andeF ce'"
Colonel Alexander breaches TO me little, stating
IN HI. letter ~ warn you that the blood shed IN this
contest will be upon your head; but that warning
gave me no thought But If the blood of those
soldiers is she'd it will be upon the heads u lAeH
officers. -
and want YOU 10 prepare to cache our grain and t9y
rasie his Territory for am determined, II dllVeh 10
that Extremity that our enemies shat, find nothing bu,
heaps of ashes ard ruins. We will be so PREF G9ed
quest the bishops 10 that the people IN their wards
are provided with two or three years provisions.
There is enough already raised IN many places thi7
TO supply the people from TWO 10 three year,
and wish them 10 take care of Il, though eN-
pcc that in all probability we viii raise great many
crops before enemies again come here 10 disturb
us; and expect that are fully able 10 defend our
selves and that our enemies will not be able 10 come
within II hundred miles of ~. know that Den men,
-nch could name and select, could stop them be-
fore they got to Laramie. And II We had seen NJ 10
have cent such nm this season, they alone oouId
very easily have so stopped our enemies tnaI ,he{
count five such men equal TO twenty nvc thousand;
and believe that two of them could put ten thousand
to fight. | believe we arc now where That couIi F
done. will take five ten such a. can name and
if Two can put ten thousand Ia nght am cure 'Hai
ten are perfectly able to do 1t.
ELDER VS.. Young SHOWS TIGHT.
We acknowledge Br. Brigham Young as President
of this church. we have long acknowledged INN as
such; also Br. Heber c. kimball rs hi first and Br
Daniel H. Wells as his second Counselor. Thi- quo
rum constitutes an embodied power. Where docs 1t
center! I'm the head and il compares with the lrnne
Godhead, the Father, Son and Holy Ghost: are
these three men, who compose the first Presidency,
one They are. God has ordained them on crrth To
fulfill his purposes build up his Kingdom cast down
Babylon establish righteousness on the face OF All the
earth cleanse this planet from corruption and prepare
it for dwelling place for iminort a .nlnt-: A., o.a
Has not the Lord embodied all the priesthood and
power of his kingdom in the head ofthe first quorum
If bis church Yes: where should the power of
this people be ctntcrcdl In that parsonage whom
God has ordained to lead hi, people; and, as have
prayed myself not that the Lord would tell me any.
thing particularly about the armies OF the enemies oil
God but make it known to his servants Bingham,
IIeber and Daniel; that he would give such cousel TO
his servant brigham would be sary Tor the au'
yancemcnt of his kingdom the destruction of Satan
empire and the downfall OF Babylon, the spread OF
truth and the univ cisa reign OF peace on til planet,
until the land of Joseph purified and the people OF
God return and back with pure hearts ana cEntde
sRter tG Sae6fp od and build the great Temple Of
the Lord according TO the words Of the Prophet
Joseph.
Well, here we are, n free people We are at liberty
to 90 out in the defense of Zion, which We never
could do before The elders have been to the nations
and besought the people to repent and leave Of their
wickedness to reform and be baptized and be saved,
crying as John the Baptist did, the kingdom of
heaven is at hand
Had the nations opened the door to the servants of
God TO freely pre- ach among them before this time the
Gospel would have been sounded in every ear, and
when that is done, Jesus says the end shall come.
When the olive tree begins TO put forth ITS buds know
We that Summer is nIgh The stone that Is cut out OF
Inc mountains without hands has begun to roll and 1t
win fall OH the feet toes and legs of the image and
acrush great Babylon 10 pieces by lis power the Da-
tons will be broken.
l have long prayed that the Lord Almighty would
destroy the nation that gave Inc birth, unless the
rulers thereof repent; yes, pray that 1t may be
broken to pieces and become IKE old vessel that is
tive elements.
Let us Keep the commandments of God and all viii
be right. ] want to say word in relation to our
present position. 1t becometh you and to be val
aLt fer the truth All the Latter Day Saints have
sad, they are willing to stand up 10 defense OF the
cause of truth.
in the pulpit to speak as have to day, that they
were ready TO defend lions cause at any rick.
They knew but little about Zion and her cause and
the principles of eternal truth. But they have
~ frav sha up1 AuI-
bath after Sabbath. No people have been blessed
with the privileges oil the Gospel oil the Son OF "od
a. We have
Apostle SAYS: wv HON the Son makes free is free
indeed" Ii you free by the blood of the cove
nant and have redeemed yourself by its requirements
rec that you bring spots upon your garments be.
tray not your trust but be to the truth and
stand witness ior it under every circumstance in
which you may be placed.
VIII the Lord give strength Yes, and all the
power, victory and glory We need. The Lord has
courageous men and women in the last days, and
believe there is much courage among the women as
there is among the Iwant them to have courage
enough pray for their husbands and sons instead of
being afraid, and not say when one OF the brethren
comes into your house Do you think any of the
brethren will be killed =! The Lord will dictate that,
Won need have anxiety about il.
Lorenzo Dow told the people on certain occasion,
"IOu old professors go home and take down your
Bibles that have lain the shelf until you write
" damnation in the dust that has collected on them,
and read the old Prophets and what the Lord did
for his people OF DID," The Lord, at one time, sent
forth his angel in the time OF battle and slew hun
dred four score and four thousand souls in night
At another time when the people Of God went forth TO
battle and they afraid the servan, of the Lord
stood before them and encouraged them, exhortng
them with words Of consolation, saying, the Lord is ut
the head Of his armies.
Brethren trust not altogether in the weapons which
are in your hands; but when you fight pray and let
your medatons be unto your God, aud the Lord will
regard you and answer your prayer and fight your
battles as he did in the days OF the Phlistnes when
they d. fed the armies of Israel. The Lord gives vic
tory 10 his people but We should all the time be will