MORMONISM.

New Zealand Herald, Volume III, Issue 681, 19 January 1866, Page 5

MORMONISM.

Tin: following from tho San Jose Courier illustrates the estimation in which tho Mormons are held in California, and also gives some queer specimens of the latitude of speech indulged in among the "Saints." We are inclined to bslicvo that most of tho authentic accounts we reccivo of tho doings of tho Latter Day baints represent them in a more favornble light than they deserve. Wo hear most of them from well known travellers, or the accounts given by some of out public men in their trips across the continent. They are generally well received, and of course show tho working of tho system on its best aide. lirigham a-.serts his loyalty, discusses his peculiar system without, hesitation, expatiutfs upon the industrial resources of his little settlement, and the visitors depart with the impression that tho devil is not bo black as ho is painted aftor all. But wo are satisfied a population is growing up at Halt Lake with ideas, tastes, and habits utterly foreign to those of tho American people. Tho majority of tlie.n aro foreigners, and. from their peculiar situation are likely to remain so in fooling. They pass through the country to their destination without assimilating in any degree with ou own people, or learning anything of our habit 3, and settle in their desert homo without knowing or caring any moro about tho government upon whose territory they have settled, than they do about tho Emperor of China. Aside from the prominent and odious features of their faith, which civilisation pronounces contrary to the best interests of humanity, and the effect of the teaching they rocoive, their isolated position gives them a dißlike to our Government and inspires them with a hatred of its citizens. That our readers may have some ideas of tho instructions nnder which they are expected to become rcspectablo and loyal citizens of tho nation, I we extract from the Salt Lake Vcdetle portions of the reported speeches of Young, Kimball, and others of their leaders. Hebor C. Kimball said: — I am going to tuik to you by revelation. I never study my sermons, and when I get up to speak I never know what I am going to say only what is revealed to mo from on high ; then all I eay is true ; could it help but bo so, when G-od communicates to you through mo? Tho Gontiles are our enomiea ; thoy are damned for ever ; they are thieves and murderers, and if thoy do not like what I say they can go to hell, damn thorn ? * * * If I catch any of them running after my wives I will send them to hell! and ladio you must not keep their company, you sin if you do, and you will bo damned and go to hell. What do you think of such people ? They hunt after our fairest and prettiest women ; and it is a lamentable fact that they would rather go with them damned scoundrels than stop with us. George A. Smith then followed: He Kiid the Lincoln administration did not want peace with tho South but wanted to destroy and devaste all tho good Southern people, and, that in order to do so, the party in power had laid aside the Constitution entirely, and wero tho main ones who rebelled, and tho Bouth was right. He said the Northern army burned and destroyed everything in the South, and abu-ed, by force, all their women, and said they would bo bore some day to treat tbojair women of Utah in a like manner, and that all. both old and young, should havo plenty of arms, and when thoy appvoachod, God would fight tho battles and the saints would bo victorious! He said our Government was not at peace ; and he damned it and said ho hoped to see the day when it would sink to hell, that nothing in the shape of a free government could over stand on IS orth American soil that was opposed to Mormonism and polygamy! Brigham Young said: The Mormons had the law in their own hands and would do as thoy please, (to which all the congregation responded " amen! : ') Be said if they undertook to try him in a Gentile court lie would see the Government in hell first, and was rcdy to fight the Government the rub. Tnat ho had his soldiers and ! rifles, and pistols and ammunition, and plenty of it, and cannon too, and would use them. So was on it ! . The Governor of this Territory was useless mid could do nothing. Ho (Brigham) was the real Governor of this. people, and by powers the Most High he would be Governor of this Territory for ever and 7 ever, and if tho Gentiles did not like this they could . leave and go to hell! is We thiulc that will do. Men who can put :ifc 3 much profanity and treason into 30 small a space as r that, ought to see the inside of Alcatraz within t month.— Ca'.ifcrr.irt JPpntr,