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insulting to Mrs. General Bane, the presis
dent of the society. A son OF General Bane,
ascertainlng who the writer OF the article was,
went to the house and attempted to horsewhIp
HIM. The whip was taken away from young Bane
and he was arrested for assault The next day,
after his preliminary examination over. he was
set upon by number of Mormons Just after he left
the courtroom, and severely beaten. Three of his
assailants arrested, but the Others could not
be identified. This affair has been the town talk,
and the Gentiles are all on the side of Bane, while
the Mormons sustain their representative.
This being the state Of public feeling in this city
the people of both parties aroused. last Friday
evening. bv the publication of threatening editorial
article In The Deset Aers. the official organ of the
Mormon Church. This article was tue more signf-
cant because The NeWs is accustomed 10 use mode.
rate language. quote a few paragraphs in order
to show how far this excitement has gone. The
Ners says;
It's true that our people have become aroused 10
great at the repeated iDdgnites TO which they
have been made subject And now when 1t Is evident
that courts 20 which they ought 10 be able TO appeal Tor
redress are In league with their worst enemies, tEees
no wonder tat agitation Is exhibited ana thcfe are low
mutterings indicative OF a coming storm. We Lave
uttered warnings OF its approach. but they nave been re-
ce we'd with derision. Well warn no more but VIII
be ready for anything that may tfanspire.
Our contemporary The Herald, Mormon newspaper)
says; - o-..s,., cha lon, and ou,r.,.
Justice but IL from submission 10 them,
the only remedy being In the hands OF the appointing
dress"
But snpposing the appointing power after being i'm
diligently appealed to, case 81 not distant date,
should remain passive, can we do nothing We tsihk
can. Is there from submission We thnk
there is. There are two forces which these vampires,
who drain the fDood OF tins Territory, baye
not taken into their calculations one IS IN tue power 9f
the people, and tue other the power OF the peoples COD
II the carpct-baggers want to inaugurate collision,
we think they can be accommodated, the lime has
when the people Will not succumD To their VII
lanies II there are any more ATTACKS upon peaceaDle
citizens In their private dwellings, the Thugs who at
tempt 10 will surely meet their deserts Ana there Is
protection from the courts, we snail not any Longer
counsel subm ssion We are not here 10 90" DOW as
serfs Government apponees, nor 70 hex tue DrDa-
stained hands OF Imported sdraps We are sun ~ pos
session of certain nalien3ble rights which do not
propose Surrender among them are " lie, liberty
lives best from the muir erous assaults OF I'm.
ported assassus shall contend Tor our liberties ana
resist the incarceration OF honorable men In )s, WINE
laudsharkS, cOnspratOrs, muidefers, StduceIs anu
other vaAbondS go at largej anc We pro-
pose TO pursue happiness IN without the dicta-
ton of those corrupt scoundrew While heapng abuse
upon u.s. seeking to Introduce here the oues' forms
OF vice. and establish among us The deDtuchery lu-
temperance, miantcde f0tclde and al me DEGRADING
adjuncts OF modern Christian elVl'ltQn WIZ, WHICH,
this foul brood Their loathsome degrading aud dam
nabe influence aud II the issue is 10 nave them end their
practices fastened upon TO endnnger the hnancdL
prospects Of the Terri DRY, We say, let 1t come.
We settled in these quiet wales 10 serve God ana build
ND Zion and by HIS hclp we will do 1t, and We no
reason should bow our ne"ks 10 the YOKE, hnn
ubmt 20 be smttten and spit upon By vile and
,ical crew "A h have proyokrd one small act OF re tl-
ation when il they do not desst VIII be but the rst
drop OF the drenchng shower to come.
Sometimes newspapers, even when they are
organs, slop over" and advise course Of proced-
ure which is not sustained by those whom It under
takes to represent but if anybody doubted that The
Nesrs spoke by authority, that doubt was removed
by what occurred in the Tabernacle this, Sunday,
afternoon attended the regular service in that
place at o'clock to-day. Ishould think that LOCO
a., oil nd VA
addresses the second of which was delivered by
Joseph +. Smith. He found in the Prophecies
of Daniel and the Book of Revelations
messages which he interpreted decrp-
tive of the establishment Of the Church OF
Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, and gave
summary of the traits which distinguish them from
other Christian sects. Turning them 10 the history
of the Mormons, he reminded his hearers of the
prosecutions which the Church had endured in
Missouri and Illinois. of the murder Of their lead
ing men and their weary journey across the pains
and through deserts TO this valley. He said that
after every fresh persecution the Mormon Church
had risen up stronger in numbers and more deter
mined in purpose, and declared thar the worst thng
that could happen to them would be to be let alone
If not prosecuted they might grow lukewarm and
careless.
"Why.D said he, do our enemies prosecute MS '
Have we murdered their lcadlNE men .iiaNe We
driven them out of their homes and burned their
housess Have we pursued them thousand miles
and malpned them and lied about thcmf No; we
have followed the injunction of the saviour. and
have been turning first one cheek aud then the
other to BE- smtten, until, for one, Pye had about
enough of il. We have been abused, and have not
retalated. We have had opportunities 10 revenge
ourselves upon our enemies. and have not embraced
them. We have been living under the niost dam
nable oppression the world saw, aud have borne
it meekly. but tile time has come when we
must defend our rights with oar lives, II
need be- for the life we now lead is a mis-
cradle burden At the climax of this. winch
have not reported verbatim, bat from memory,
making sure that l have preserved the speakers
ideas and many of his words, there was a great
shout of Amen from the congregation. Repeat
ing then that the Momons were po:ccaole and
sought no quarrel with anybody, bnt smp y desired
10 be let alone. he exclaimed: Nevertheless, keep
your powder dry and if any of you have not arms
of the best kind and plenty OF them foc Gods sake
GET them ut Once.' These were his very words
and they caused sensation among the people who
heard them.
Such is the state Of feeling here. | don't believe
that the Mormons contemplate any attack on the
Gentes or on the officers of the United States, but
do believe that a street fight. if one should occur
between Gentle and a Mormon, would be in
danger Of growing into a serious riot. T. W.
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