New-York daily tribune., 1858-02-02
MORMON MANIFESTOES.
EXTRACTS from a Sermon preached by brigham
Young, in The Tabernacle at Sat Lake C"y' on
Sundav, Oct. 25, 1857.

EXTRACTS from a Sermon preached by Brigham
Young, in The Tabernacle at Salt Lake CITY, on
Sunday, oct. 25, 1857.
COMPLIMENT FOR The ARMY.
Col Alexander accuses US Of what he terms very
uncivzed method of warfare. II we are TO do as
they do, We shall have to get drunk, 10 swear, 10
quarrel lie, and believe in lies, ana indulge IN many
ike traits of civilization, in order 10 be prepared 10
act as they do. do not know anything shout those
men that are in the mountains, only the capacl-
ty of mob. / have no business TO know them as
ANYTHING else; neither shall L. until have been OFF,
cally notified that the Government of the United
States wishes send troops here and build stations.
EXPERIMENTAL AGRICULTURE.
suppose that thesbovs have annoyed them good
deal; but, at the same time. / would much rather
cothe them and feed them, they would agree To go
back in the Spring, and leave us IN peace as they
found us. We are obliged 10 maintain our rights, for
every blackleg, horse-thie counterteer and abomi-
nable character are united with the hrelng priests,
and living editors and wicked leaders of Govern
ment, to falsely accuse the MoImons, with view
70 our destruction. Can hey Ror truly occvsc
them Of 0aything! Yes, Of burning up a Ltte grass
as Bro. AticOod told them chen they asked hin ohy
hf burnt The grass. that zee may hare better crop
nrxt year" (uhick yol are dndre IS customary az
prdUse regions. We have done that; therefore, our
enemies can now concentrate their power 10 shoot az
the target they have compelled us 20 raise in self
defense, whereas hitherto they have shot without an
object TO fire at.
DECLARATION OF ISpEPEsDEscE.
We have labored diligently and suffered everything
but death TO preach the Gospel to fellow beings,
and thousands of our fathers mothers brothers. sis
ters children and connections, have gone into their
graves through their sufferngs from being robbed OF
everything we had and scattered 10 find shelter where
we hest could. Are we going to suffer il 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 again. lG1 r recofect
fbof mas is The 6ra time that Nls ChK-ch can say,
"Us are free" Do we wish TO be free from the
United States Constitution No. There ls not
word in il but what we subscribe To with all our
hearts Do we wish TO be free from the laws OF the
United States No, they are as good laws as We can
ask for Neither do We wish for any better Jaws than
those enacted in Missouri and Illinois. WHIST then was
the difficulty with this people Magistrates, sheIifis
constable military officers, etc, walked those laws
under their feet and trampled upon them as thing OF
pough, in order to get az this people and drive the
from their hardeaIned homes. have said and say
again if those laws bad been executed they would
have hung Gov. Boggs and Gov Ford, with many
other, between the heavens and the earth or sho,
them traitors TO the Government IL is not the
laws and the Constitution of our country that wish
20 be free from but il is from the power of those VITO
profess 20 be lawmakers and sw-e1eeutors but who
trampe every wholesome law under their feet.
PTAcT oS Earth AND GOODWILL TO ALL MES.
We are now free from them a. the mountain sir
we breathe and could Upt tke tep eReEsies
orr borders oCl 0t cisteRce ptry shor, time ,f
.oula gre .ke cord TO do so but they VII jadge
Themselves oat of their own mouths and receive their
ins reward ~ the made Of bin whom hey rs7e isei
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