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. - » - -»'*»« m .....................The Mormons Defying Government.Late news from Utah confirms the report of the open defiance of United States authority by the Mormons. A correspondent writing from Omaha, under date of July 1st, after conversing with all the mail train company, which had just arrived from Salt Lake, says:“The news from Salt Lake is of a very interesting character, aa there is every prospect of a difficulty between the Mormons and the U. S. Government. They openly defy the Government; do not live under the glorious stars and stripes of the country, but have a flag of their own, representing a bee hive and embellished with portraits of Brig-ham^ Young, Joe Smith, and other Mormon dignitaries. They have every man drilled once a week, who is able to bear arms. They have a factory of their own, and manufacture Colt’s celebrated revolver, and every soldier has from one to three, and is bound to obey Brigham Young implicitly in everything. He has sent from 150 to 200 missionaries out among the Sioux, and they are exerting all their influence to bring on hostilities between them and the United States Government. This is the opinion of Dr. Garlandhum, the Indian Agent at this point.a. . rn„------ nr. f
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Bedford White River Standard
Bedford, Indiana, US
Thu, Aug 09, 1855
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