Show mormons cormons at salt it it is surprising how unavailing a e all human efforts against the inflexible will of individuals who adhere to their princia princ principles iV es the A formans at salt lake nay or may not have ave refused to acknowledge the jurisdiction ot of the united Sta states tew courts it is L sa s1 holeve certain that judge brocchus s found an empty tv bochet on an his arrival there anal no disposition amongst the people to live give him amt loy ment they would not net go to law bany any how lie might fix it so he resolve to throw up hi his s sinecure and return eastward ibis reluctance on the part of the cormons mormons to go to law reminds us of the follow vin ving anecdote it shows what strong and as many night think erroneous proud prejudices ices are entertained by some men and how bow difficult it is to eradicate them the world of times res respects eis these prejudices it was proposed pip posed to form a re regiment 1 I gir tient of quakers in virginia Virgini athey they refused to enlist I 1 m muskets were given to them I 1 the guns guns were tied to tf t leir persons and they were ordered to guard the m military trains and to tb are anre on whomsoever should atten attempt apt to rob ro them they replied that they would not fire upon the robbers that they would expostulate v rith them them would preach r each to them and if they persists per pers istel 1 would denounce denounce fh hem ern they were thrown into son they remain remained there without a murmur soldier s rations were offered to them obey refused them sa s lying that as they did not serve soldiers they had ig 19 right to the rations their quaker brethren bretl iren made amend amendee for their loss and supplied the prisoners wit h an abundance of provisions they were at lengle 1 conducted with th their air i guns b hound au nd to them before general washing todio I 1 disapproved of the persecution to w which aih d been subject sent them home and blamed theon duct of their opponents st louis organ and reveille |