The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1860-03-17

through Che world.
Il tannot pass unobstryed BY thoss
who read the stirring news. derived from
eastern COMMUNICATIONS add exchanges
that theru + n the east . strong incIib
ling 10 The supreme rdIe Of the FEW. IIis1
most obseqaious majesty. the Emperor 81
the French, under the pretencc Of being
the particular and indisidaalized friend IL
the populace, Is now laying his wires 10
establish, thrones for himself and bis in-
FAINT aud cousin princess Very proper !;
why should he not do sos TO deal d
freedom with the liberties mud purses Of
mankind IS in reality but one and tic
same thing. The banker Is our slave
When he commits 20 us the key 81 his
money-Hafe Tho prince. wllencesoever
he has sprung. Is our master, tie moment
we commit % him the key of our liberties.
And fools are equally so ~ tic commit
ment.
Tie strong gatherings 81 Europe indi-
cate an nnhnistakeahle disposition 10 "a.
vance the interests 81 monarchy, not only
~ home, but everywhere The alliances,
Ethe conferences, the Congresses, and ali the
varied pataphcrnaiia Of the great powers
of that quarter Of the globe, have but
one object That object IS the enslave.
nent 81 The masses; and their subjectiou
10 the tyranny Of their own peculiar ii.
soritcs or kinsfOlk
y may, 1t first sight, appear Z matter
of small import 10 the good people n the
United States that such notions as VIC re-.
Her to.arc gaining prevalency In Europe
AZ may De true That the nations ii Eu-
Erope are not prepared BY either tradition
aor habits for 4 more popular form 81 70
yeEnment than tie tinselIed glitter 81 i
iEjewelIed crown. They may not: We
admit that they are not; aud We con
4Iclude TINT i Is altogether Improbable
THAT they viii be troubled with the chance
OF irving Il anyhow.
What, however ii may DC asked, ofsall
tfisg Granted that the thrones Of an
Europe jostlo together, and smash one
lanother 70 pieces. or provided that
Ilhey ny the mutual eenlentiug principle,
ind seek 10 make strong the foundation
Of each other What should this concern
Eusg Simply this, good readers. There Is,
we perceixe, q growing inclination IN The
bruins Of the jcwelIed heads Of The old
land to.extend their conquests aud posses.
slons closer to ourselves.
The revelation which effected our pre-
sent liberties embraced but small por-
lticn Of our continent, in what il accom-.
pllshcd, The strong rule Of our mater
nal monarch was but partially paralized.
The seeds Of despotism were still left,
Though secluded and scarcely visible, to
germinate into plants Of large growth in
future times. The Canadas arestiII found
Igorged with the gIlttering humbug Of
Ecoronctted nonsense. The descendants 81
| the proud Castilian eollquering pirates
lstilI parade the panopIy Of their wealth
and big names among the mixed races
twho claim TO be their fellCw-eitizens; md
the bIg-bclIied guns Of Europe display
their big-monthed admiration Of the whole
4 matter. .S.f .....
Our text The i0ym0as hare a fal.
furea Who are these people termed
Mormonsg They are, good friends, a.
honest . community Of good people i.
ever did honor 10 the arms aud reputation
of our great republic For the sake OF i
] free conscience and the right TO honor ant
worship the God Of their own particular
|. choice, they abandoned the homes Of theil
! good old folks, and obliterated in thei
! marches the very footprints Of tyranny Of
) the desert, and tore its roots IN fragment
& by their ploughshares. Their future is a
i their past and prescnt;to pave the way
however bloody the path, 70 free trade
; free speech. free press. untramelled con
science. integrity and virtue.
Let it be understood, however, that til,
Mornons do not wish q separate idcntit,
in their future. They are small connpo
nent part Of the United States. aud tlei
future they seek to identify with the homo
!. and glory Of their nation.
What The future Of the Mormons, d
American citizens. in particular, or Of tn
United States in general, wiz be, We az,
not prepared to say What we think i
oaghttobe we are free 10 speak. Itmay b
said in a few words The multiplying re
] lies Of despotismon ought 10 be torn upby III,
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