The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-03-27
BRIGHAM YOUNG ON SECESSION.

BRIGHAM YOUNG ON SECESSION.
BRIGHAM YoUNG'S GREAT POLITICAL SPEECH IN TE
r. TABERNACLE-HIs PRIVATE OPINION OF ME:sR
of BUCHANAN AND sEwARD-THE NATION IRRETRIEvI
sl BLY, SPLIT UP AND ANOTHER GOVERNMENT TO ARIs
ch The Tabernacle was crowded, and hundreds wei
b forced to leave, unable to get even standing plaC
e, under the shelter of the outer roof Brigham,
e. referring to the national crisis, stated that
es alive, Jo Smith could save the Union. He the
~ referred to the dsntegraon ofthe States and con
A tinued:--
re Some have inquired, "W i'll they patch up the oil
'r garment" Let them apply their new cloth,
Y they please. Mr.. Crttenden had reported pa tel
4 to put on the old garment let them put it on
and the rent will be made worse Let them remain
Of as they are, and the garment is worn out. Is th
a form of the government ruined-has its form be
e come evil? No; but the administrators of the gov
ernment are evil. AS we have said many times il
J. is the best form of human government man ever
If lived under, but it has corrupt to admins
ter it God ever permitted to disgrace his foot
stool. There is the evil Can they better the con-
dition of our country? No; they will make it worse
d every time they attempt to do so. What is the
d difficulty? Brother Darlington says there is
If noble-minded master spirit to lead out,
i one whom the rest will follow. They are
: all master spirits. They all smart men. This
c is the difficulty. They too wise. They will
d prove by their conduct whether they are capable
of forming and sustaining a government for the
Southern States that have seeded There is no
: more United States. Can they amalgamate and
: form government? No. Will they have ability to
e form government and continue it? No, they
! will not. Hear it. Jew and GENTLE Suppose there
is a division between the North and South and the
fifteen slave States try to form permanent gov
5 ernment, can they do it? tell you they cannot.
They are too smart South Carolina is taking the
lead and says she, eve will sit kings and queens
or revolt from you" Says Georgia, "we have as
smart men in our State as you have and we will
have President for our State" "But you can
nt Sn,fh Far, L.. 1
fore some other State perhaps New York, forms
separate government? And if State has right
to secede, so has Territory, and so has a county
from State or Territory, and town from a cOun-
| ty, and family from antighborhoOd, and you will
| have perfect anarchy.
HIS OPINION OF MR. SEWARD
Brother Darlington alluded to William H. Sew
ard, of New York. He is considered by many as
one of the smartest men that ever was in this gov.
ernment. Were it not that he had the advantages
| of the learning ard wisdom of one Of the best men
| in the gOvernmelt-had lie been a mechanic or
| farmer-l doubt whether he would have possessed
| an extra amount of knowledge. What of his natu-
| raj abilities? l do not consider him man of great
| ability. He came to Auburn, n. y, to study law
| with gentleman | well knew. That gentleman
took him into his office and house boy, and made
considerable of man of him. He did his best to
make man of him. He was of the most infuen- |
tial ana best men in the country; he a of
brain and heart and he took all the pains possible
to make something of the boy. After Mr. Seward |
had been with the judge few years, he began to |
be looked upon as one possessed of considerable |
degree of smartness. What would he be if he was |
the President? Judging from his late speech as
received in despatch, would suppose that he
hardly knew enough to find his way across the lit
tie city of Washington. The prospect of his lofty
position appears to have nearly ruined his brain.
NOT MUCH CONCERNED ABOUT LINCOLN.
What will King Abraham do ? | do not know
neither do care. 1t is no difference what he does,
or what any of them do. Why? God will accom-
pilsh his own purposes, and they may do not do;
a kp q rOa hat laod fn +hor
they may take the road that leads to the left and
whichever road they do take they will wish they
had taken the other. What will Abraham do p
King James says that if Mr.. Lincoln takes the oath
of office and enters into the administration of the
government with great pleasure he resigns
his official duties, he will be happy man. If
could advise King James and have him take my
counsel it would be to resign tomorrow morning, |
and let Mr.. Breckenridge be crowned king for
three weeks, that another king might come before
King Abraham to see what the administration of
that king would be. | do not know of ANYTHING
better that | could advise him. "Morm0nsm'
will live, and God will promote it, but will we be
prepared to be promoted with it? That is the
question with me-. 1t is in my thoughts by day
and night, shall be prepared for the things that
are coming upon the earth? | will try to be- and
II have an evil appetite will overcome it if |
have disposition to do that which is morally
wrong will reject hat disposition. will subdue
and overcome it. Win you? Then you who
drink, lie, steal or do anything that is morally
wrong, or break the commandments of God in any
way, or lDJure your fellow men, to do that
evil and learn to do well.
THE AMERICAN BOOKED FOR TROUBLE
exhort the brethren not to coast our enc
mics downfall. Boast not, brethren God has
come out of his hiding place, and has commenced
to vex the nation that has rejected u.s. and H will
veX 1t with a sore veXatiOn will not be patched
ap-it never can come together agan-but it will
be sfted with a sieve of vanity, aud in short time
1t will be like water spilled on the ground and like
cbaif upon the summer threshing floor until those
wicked stewards are cut of. Ii our present happy
form ofgovernment is sustained, which | believe it
will be- it will be done by the people | am now
looking upon, in connection with their brethren |
and their offspring. The present Constitution
with few alterations of riiing nature is Just as
good as we want, and il it is sustained this land
OF Joseph, 1t will be done By us and our posterity
Our national brethren do not know how to do it
They are not capable of controlling their own pas
SONS, to say nothing of ruling nation What is
Wi; e Or Of akng who can not control his passions?
Ill not MS SUBJECTS sorrow? Yes, thev will Eel 9
the weight or his wrath, and their backs will ache
and their heads will ache, and they will receive the
lash from a heavy hand.
THE PROPHETS IDEAS OF GOVERNMENT.
We are serving King who can control his pas v
sons; and who, as brother George Sims remarked :
In the forenoon, can be touched with the feelings c
OF the lnlirmitieS of the weak Who can be thus
touched except those who have suffered in like man
ner? None. And no being knows how to cnntro
or govern on earth unless he has been subject on
earth. No being is fit to rule, govern and dictate
until he has been controlled, governed and dicta-
ted to-has yielded obedience to law and proved
himself worthy, by magnifying the law that was
over him, to be master of that law. Weare serving a
klng who wisely controls himself and his subjects
If we are permitted to rule govern and control in
the first place we must control our passions until c
they are in perfect subsection to US. j
When we have controlled one and got it perfect /
~ mastered, we will be prepared to control two; I
and II we can properly rule over two, we reign
over two thousand, or over millions well as two. f
II you can control One you then prepared to / f
control your family; and if you are prepared to
control a family, then vou are able to control a G
city; and if a city, then a nation upon the same :
principle. That is the way that God hath obtained p
HIS power, and that is the way that will obtain !
power. Let truth bear sway, and true integrity +
she'd charm around your whole being. Rise up h
Tor the right in the strength of your own ability
God has bestowed upon you the power to reject the
evil and receive the truth, the good the light and
the virtuous. Cleave to God with all your hearts .
that we may be ready for the day that is fast ap-
preaching. May the Lord bless US. Amen. /
COMMERCE wITu FOREIGN CoUNTRIEs-We have c
already published the annual summary of the to- 5
tai foreign commerce of the United States for the
asst fiscal year, and we give summary show a
ug the relative commerce between the United II
States and the dominions of each power with which
we have any direct communication. a
Foreign Commerce of the United StateS Shocing i'm
ports from, and exports each foreign country du
ring the year ending June 30h 1860. I
Imports from Exports to. e
Russian Possessions ST. 557, ,S6S 81 316
Prussia. sia...................... 36,464 ........
Swedish Possessions 532,9S4 1516345
Danish Possessions. PIG 925 1923 548 I
ham burg..................... 9S27793 1865 S26 u
Bremen men..................... 3670Sl4 1l,312.Ss2 j
other German ports 49, $50 s
Dutch PosSessions........... 450l,3C6 S67 ,73S n
Be g um ................ 2,55S,S73 4,55974s r
British Possessions. 177 93 5S5 23S ll7
FreRch Possessions 43,409,627 63 O5OI97
Spanish Possessions a 44923l4 2l,l65 1914
Portuguese Possessions 266,4lO 402 3O3 Y
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