The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-22
THEIR REBELLIOUS SPIRIT.

i"p idte bpNelnOr fOrd or ILLINOIS,
whom the Deseret News brought for.
ward as a witness in the controversy
as to the causes for the troubles which
fell upon the Mormon people at Nau-
VOC, is quoted by Hon. Adlai f, Steven.
son as follows:
The Mormons openly denounced the
government OF the United States, as be-
Ing utterly corrupt and about 10 pass
away and be replaced by the government
of Cod to be administered hy His servant
Joseph. 1t is at this day certain, also.
that about this time, the prophet instl-
tuted an order in the church called the
DANTE Band, This was TO be a body
guard about the person of their SOW
ereign. sworn TO obey his commands as
those OF God Himself.
AS to the first proposition, il was
not only true at Nauvoo, but it was
true in the early days of Utah; it was
true when Joseph F. Smith. as late as
August 10, 1870, roared his defiance
at the Government and its officials. II
rs true today. In order to establish
this part of the case, we herewith pro.
duce few brief quotations:
And II the authorities that are on the
oarth VIII not sustain us in our rights,
nor give us that protection which the laws
and Constitution OF the United States.
ana OF this state. guarantee unto us, then
we VIII claim them from higher power
from heaven-yea, from God Almighty.
Joseph Smith, June so. 1873.
When We see these things come TO
pass, know ye that the kingdom OF God
is nigh at hand" Is IL a system Of gov
ernment to organize and gather the peo-
pie? Yes people that will not haye
their heads cut of any more by the Gov
eminent that has deceived the whole
world. and drunk the blood OF the saints
OF the Most High.-Brigham Young,
January 80 1853
1t would please me much II the conGre-
cation that assemblies here from Sabbath
TO Sabbath could hear the details of the
ioul ISLANDERS of men that have been here
Federal officials who had been driven
and his coadjutorsl, that they might
know what they will spew out The great
majority of this people have no idea what
rottenness those characters carry within
them; and they did not find II here: they
brought IL from the places from whence
they came Brigham Young. June T. 1851
The day VIII come when the United
States Government, and all others. and
the Kingdoms OF this world will be united
Into one, and the Kingdom OF our God
VIII govern the whole earth. and bear
universal sway; and no power beneath the
heavens can prevent this taking place.
Orson Pratt July 8. 1855.
They viii threaten us with II. s. troops
Why your impudence apd ignorance
NpuAD pIIllE a RlusT TO tDe CneckS OF the
veriest campfollower among them. We
ask no odds Of YOU. YOU rotten carcasses!
-Jedediah NJ. Grant. March 2. 1856
We are going 10 possess the earth.
help yourselves II you can.-John Taylor.
April s. 1853.
God Almighty helping me. ] win fight
until a,ns there is coot not drop Of blood left In
enough to whip out the United States!-
Heher c. Kimball. July 2e. 1857.
We have stood the damned villalny OF
these scoundrels for thirty years in this
Territory. would sooner live
among savages than among these cursed
Government officials and the Government
a disgrace among the nations. and viii
soon be wiped out OF eNistence.-Joseph +,
Smith, August 10. 1879
The fact OF the matter is, when man
SAYS YOU cen direct me Spiritually. but
rot Temporarily. he lies In the presence OF
God-that is, IL he has GOT intelligence
enough to know what ne Is talking about.
-Joseph F. Smith, Deseret News, April
25. 1896.
As to the second matter. there were
not only Danites at Nauvoo. but there
have been Danites in Utah. The state.
ment of the purpose of that organiza.
tion is also true. At Far West, Mis-.
sour. there was secret organization
out of which the Danites grew. The
members Of that organization were
called the Daughters of Zion" Reed
Peck was member of that gang. Be
cause of his exposures later made he
was called "Tbe Mormon Judas OF
its purposes, Reed Peck says:
! was appointed adjutant of the band
IN consequence; I suppose. Of my holding
that office In the saith Mo. militia. / did
not think IL policy to reject the appoint
ment. though declared TO MY TRiJSTY
FRIENDS that / would never act in the
office. All the principles of the society
tended TO give the presidency unlimited
power over the property and persons. and
might say with propriety, lives of the
members of the church: as physical force
was TO be resorted to II necessary to ac-
complish the designs. The blood OF my
best friend must low by my own hands
II / would he a faithful Dante should
the prophet command IL. Said A. McRae
later well known to have been a DANTE
in fact boasted one--I. in my hear
Ing: IT Joseph should tell me to XIII Van
Buren in his Presidential chair | would
Immediately start and do my best to as
sassinate him let the consequences be
as they would
The remark of Reed Peck that he
did not think it policy to reject the
appointment, is sanguinely sig
nifeant, He knew the bloody danger
Of rejection, even though his soul re-
volted at what was to be expected of
him in case of emergency.
II was reasonable and CORY be-
ginning in which the Mormon hierarchs
laid the roots of their pretended priest.
hood and the record shows that Gov
ernor Ford was not only right in these