Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1858-01-16
The President VS.. The Prophet,


The President VS.. The Prophet,
UNCLE SAINTS MISSION TO THE SAINTS.
The Presidents Message is distinct,
forciblo, and peculiarly graphic on the
Mormon question, covering all the ground,
and indicating the only measures equal to
the emergency. Matters have gone to
such lengths, that it is, in our opinion,
hoping against hope" to expect or dream
of poaccablo subjugation of the Nor
mons to allegiance. Unsuitable ambition
based on ignorance and guided by ire.
sponsibility, in the head of Mormonism,
aud lust, rapinc, and fanaticism in the
body Of the organization, it is not to be
expected that either one will easily yield
to the other the jurisdiction of that law
and Christian order which is the natural
enemy of both.
Brigham Young and the Mormons, the
prophet and the saints, are respectively
and mutually the growth of congeniul and
accom- modatiag vices, as sinners are the
soldiers of evil, and evil the offspring of
sinners. They are to all intents and pur'
poses unit in their opposition to, and
depredations upon, the United States and
the citizens thereof, Young relies for
success on the fanaticism of his followers; (;
and the latter, from the depths Of their
superstitious beastiality, look to him as tic
one light which is to guide them through
all opposition. Ignorance and immortality,
which may render an Individual coward,
have exactly the opposite effect when thou
sands are actuated by an identical indi-
yiduality. Unity is strength. Under the
effect of combination, shy ignorance be-
comes blatant arrogance, and the insulting
menace is quickly followed by the defan
blow.
For Brigham Young to change his polio.
of bullying the United States, would be t
unpropbot himself before his people. Il
,ho impunily with which he has been al
lowed to disregard law and order, tn
Mormons have been accustomed to regar
his inyulnerability and our weakness,
not fear. lie must act his part out to tn
last, and be the direct means of sacrifcin
his followers on the altar of moral as we
as political justice.
To trine with The Mormons, says tn
President, is 10 encourage them, and ren
der them formidable. Unhappily our oz
perienco endorses and illustrates this opir
ion, The matter has been trifed Will
encouraged, and rendered formidable b.
Mr. Buchanan's predecessors.
The head of church without Christian
basis; the preacher OF a gospel, the frs
principle CT which was impurity, shoul'
not have been made, or, being made
should not have been allowed to remaio
the temporal governor Of Territory be
longing to a nation the simplicity of who's
laws exhibits their Christiln origin.
Absolute over tho Mormon Church
Young became absolute over the Territor,
Of Utah. Standing on the former, b
grasped the latter, U'ah was synonymou
With Mormonism, Of which he was the higI
priest aud guardian, elief saint and soldier
prophet and protector.
To allow the continuance Of his rule a
civil Governor, was to link the Unite
states Governmont, through its Official
With the barharism of his occlcsiasticc
doctrines. Using his position, not to fol
ward the interests Of the United State
Government, fpt to build up an organizatio
utcrly and Numerically opposed to il
doctrines, he has ultimately attained powe
MS warrants him in throwing of all alleg
anee to this Government, and audacicusl
proclaiming that he is Governor of Uta
by Divine appointments 1t is sOmewhf
p.rdopable that the London Times shoul
sneer at the effect of our cheap Govern
mont,p which, representing over "twent
millions Of people, cannot put down tn
rebellion Of small State, the whole popr
la,ion of WLich-men, women and childre
do not amount to much more than
hundred thousaud.' 1t has not been
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