Nebraska advertiser., 1858-01-07
Utah.

OtOus
Brigham Young has lately made anoth-
er speech to the fanatical beings under
his control at Salt Lake, which is replete
with blasphemies and reasonable express
sions toward the United States. 1t clear
ly demonstrates that the position now ia
ken by the Mormons is not a lately con-
ceived one, but has been carefully cher
ished for years and every means taken
to secure the success of his deep laid
schemes. The events now transporting
in that Territory confirms every n ac-
quainted with the facts in the opinion thai
long and serious troubIeswill be the re-
suit of the difficulties between the Gov
eminent and the misguided followers of
Brigham Young.
Many emigrants with their trains have
been destroyed and many outrages COM
mitted, which have been time and again
placed TO the hostility of the Indians;
when in most cases the work of destruc-
ton was instigated by the Mormons.
In many instances the Indians had no
thing whatever to do with the matter
the whole plan originating in Mormon
hatred and executed by Mormon hands,
While in every attack upon emigrants by
the Indians, they were led on by this
~murderous herd of religious fanatics.
They have been allowed time to per-
feet and mature all their plans, and OPP
p~ortunity to consumate all their opera
tions, by the partial endorsement by the
Government Of their proceedings in the
appointment of their leader as Governor
of hat Territory !; and while some are
operated upon by the influence Of the
leaders and the peculiar characteristics
of their religion, the leadersare actuated
by the lust Of power and the desire to
establish an Independent and seperate GO
vernment. The following extracts from
the speech referred to above will show
that it is the fixed determination of the
Mormons to abide the result, and hat
they have calculated upon this state of
affairs for year, /:
"Suppose that our enemies send $4,000
troops here, they Will have to transport all
that is requisite to sustain them Y one
winter, for | promise them, before they
come, that there shall not be one particle
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 teams that can bring enough to sus-
tain itself, TO say nothing of the men. If
there were no more men than there are
in the Seminole nation, our enemies ne
yer could use as up, but they could use
themselves up, which they will do.
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at has been asked, have you counted
the cost? Yes, for ourselves, but l can
not begin TO count it for our enemies. 1t
will cost them all they hare in this world,
and land them in he'll in the world to
come, while the only trouble with us is
that we have two or three times more
men than we need for using up ALI who
can come here to deprive rs of our rights.
As l said this morning, ten years ago
on this ground I stated that we would not
ask any odds of our enemies in ten years
from that date, and the next time l
thought of it vas ten years afterwards to
a day. They are now sending their
troops was the news, and it directly oc-
Cured to me, will you ask any odds of
them?' No, in the name Of Israel's God
we will not, for as soon as we ask ODDS
we get ends--ef bayoLets. When we
have asked hem Tor bread, they have gi-
ven us stones; ard when we have asked
them for meat, they have given us scor-
pions; and whai is the use ii our asking
any more I! I do not ask any odds Of these
who are striving to deprive us of every
restige of frcedaAsnd to destroy Us froa
the earth"