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phenemsssn Of TO day. /. is perhaps the
only pure Theorrsey on the earth. The
Queen Of Englasd nssisisins her position a-
a necessary part-the ba.ance vheel-in the
nischinery q government Loais Napoleon /
ryigns by virtue Of five hundred thousand
mu.ket-. and because French capital dread.
another reiga of t,rror Alrxandef + the Car
of the Rus-ias because his line is identified
with the traditions Of the past. the hopes OF
che future and % some extent with the natlou-
al faith The Emperor Of China j. brother TO
the San. Moon and SsaFs-bat Brigham
Young is Governor Of Utah by diriHs riqht-
aud holds bis position by the Grace of
God.
The laws Of different nations have sane
tions. or sources u authority a. varied as
their forms Of government and the character
Of their people. Our laws are authoritative
because thy represent the vii Of the majori
~ Eugland's because they are supposed 70
embody the tsssSorn Of the nation-the French
because they are the orac'es Of power-Rus
sia'- power the sanction Of the patiou's faish
In dssiiny The Chinese. Of immensorll IRA
diiion-but the ediet- Of Brigham Young arc
revelations Of disius will aud have the same
authority with the tables Of Moses. Grant
his assumption and his system is necessarily
perfect Osher forms Of govern unert are crrA
tures Of expedieney. bnt Theoeracy Is found
cd imD 1tably IN the right. and mus. be infal
lble.
II is truo that our bue.law fathers Of Con
nscticut resolved TO adopt the law Of God un-
I'll they had time TO prepare better-but
that probably was because the Jewish law
was no, framed with an especial adaptation
to the political necessities Of conneeticut.-
Think however Of ..youug Israel" rebelling
sgainst the laws Of Noses sanctioned by
divine approval. and setting their authority
at defiance because they had not been submit
ted 10 a popular vote-were not framed by the
Elders in counsel 50 : 10 embody The nations
wisdsu.-were not backed by power, sustained
by tradition. or consonsnt aith Israel's idea
Of destiny.
That 10 this age. aud 10 this country there
should be government rsviving the Patriar
chsl customs Of the Jews in the days II Sole
rson-elaining to exist by the immediate or
dination of God. and exseting Of it. sublect-
che ho,nsr- due 70 IL as such. is one cfthe
strange contradictions history 80 ofen pre-
SCENTS
We did not however intend in this article to
.u,sr into di-qsi-ition upon government
and laws. bnt simply to record an anscdote Of
Brigham Young and another Of one Of hi-
qaondam Elders. Sam Branuan. sIEce q gam
Llsr aud { .lifornia Mtllionsire.
Ia The very great scarcity Of money Al Sail
LAX. Bfighss'. found II necessary 10 provide
sonle knd Il circulating medium, and de
~issd a zeal institution which should issue
notes rsdeemAble IN suns Of hundred dol
lars in r.nte snl otssr .ics aoes These paper
promises eircu'ntsd pretty well for ti'ns--
but a. the cattle for IL. redemption were scat
tered ., er the plains. in the haads Of Gestile.
and Danites, and for the naost part IA fac
were purely NEUROLOGICAL. il fell into di>Fe
pute. and bectssc much such drug - III,
continental money Of revolutionary Hseuaory
An extensive Mormon trading company TIA
had It'll continued to receive this currency
until il hal absorbed the grester part Of thei
sapital. faally sent dcIsgtie TO Brigham Z
demand redemption. or some Kind Of arrange
nsnt--when after dsnsnd was aade tie fol
loving eeil.Gsy en.ued
Brigham--"Yoa ssy you have great dea
~ this money"
Annoa--- Yss--thifty ihousasd dollars
Bnsham You cant pass tor gei rid Z
il"
Normsu-'N~''
Brlshala--'.y On have tried every po.sibl
means" -
Mormon--"we certainly have"
Brighar-~wsH lhrn-vhal The devil
YOU suppose esn do With u Go abo'
your business sir
SAN Bfanaan IN the days of bis Aro~tl
sbip surseedcd in collecting great deal
money from the Mormons 10 californss Z
the pe1pcse of building The temple al "a
Lake. B., conveying money vas a. fatal
Sans Apostleship a. II vas 70 }adas--l
yielded to temptation aud put The funds Of a
church into his faro tNbie and water-lst >
vsstnents nuuser q the sub-erihers co
sewing themselves Injured called upeE Tie
vrcsnt saint and demanded a return Of 1
sums he had eolleetsd. The unifarm rePly
the indi gaant sam was "th.t he had collect
that money ss the agent Of N Lord. sui q
less they would bring an order from bis pr
ripal they oold not have d cent Of
lie must have voucher"
wedo not think either sf the.s ircidci
however .xeel In eoolness the feet. that Br
han Young lat summer sent Ill to
Commis~ary Of the L > Army. fer Twen
two hundred dollars for three days ensss
ment Of United States troops upon Cesersr
SsRss
u We have been informed that Mr A.
Barton. Of this city. had a buggy aud harG
stolea from him q night or two SINCE.
Several attempts have been made rsec'
vel leara. TO set IRE TO houses. and to break
to places Of business Our police eff
should be particularly vigilAnt iu~. now.
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