Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-09-25

A DANGEROUS NOTE TO SOUND.

That there is a feeling of desperation
among many OF the Mormon people all
know, but heretofore this feeling has
found expression chiefly in sermons OF
cxhortation to the faithful and in articles
in the various church papers to show that
the present prosecutions against those
violating the laws against polygamy and
unlawful cohabitation are illegal and in
violation OF the Constitution. Along with
these articles have been promises that
sooner or later the Lord would put forth
His hand TO protect His people.
But last night this feeling OF desperation
took new form and one far more pro-
nounced than any heretofore II was
given expression to in letter to the
Neus, one Of those letters that are termed
Expressions from the People," and
was in this language:
II surely should require no argument
TO concincc Latter-day Saint, that il is
our imperative duty TO protect ourselves
and our families the best wc can, eren II
tve hare to ,tsc physical as trell as legal
means to do so, LET THE CONSE-
lUENCE BE WHAT 1T MAY.
That communication is signed "Young
Mormon" but the note which it sounds
is one that is ever sounded before the
| trumpet calls "to arms, to arms!" a
"Young Mormon" who is more than
likely an old Mormon in hiding, invites
| the Mormons to an armed conflict with
| the United States il the worst comes to
| the worst, and that worst will be reached
when the people OF Utah realize that the
Government intends to suppress polyga-
my. Tho Government, has reached its
determination to-day, and now lot the
people of Utah come to realization OF
that fact, and the sooner it comes the
better it will be for all parties.
If the people of Utah choose to
Mormon" this man who would plunge
them into bloody conflict from which
there would be but one result, let them
make their choice. If they choose to in
vte the conflict to which "Young Nor
mon" would lead them, let the blood and
death which will follow be upon their
own heads. They would find that their
God would desert them so quickly and
abandon them to their fate, that they
would find themselves without God or
man to help them.
Such expressions as this OF "Young
Mormon" should sh ow to the people OF
Utah that it is time TO reflect and con.
slider upon what they are doing and where
they are going. Would to God that some
man OF sense and moderation would rise
up amongst them and tell them OF theii
madness and warn them OF their danger
They have almost reached that stage
in the kingdom OF the blind when the
one-eyed are kings. There must bt
some men in the Mormon church who see
the evil consequence of such vicious tall
as this OF "Youny Mormon" and that
it is fast bordering upon treason and re
bellion, and why do they speak as mcr
if not as Mormons against its iurthc
use? Is the manhood so crushed ont o.
them that they dare not cry out agains
what they must know will be the cause
OF their destruction ii continued?
Let young Mormon" and all VIII,
think or sympathize with him remembe
that ii they sound the clarion note Of wa
it may re-echo throughout the land, ant
in response thereto there will come tn
tread OF armed hosts. Let such sount
be hushcd, and let all who love thei
country and their kind, cry out again st
and condemn those who would raise il
Thestateof the public mind throughout tn
United States and throughout Utah is il
no fit condition to listen calmly to tin
sounding OF such dangerous notes a
: those uttered by Il "Young Mormon" il
last nights News.