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Show N . Farm Wagons, Elc- Schulller's unrivalled wagons bav always been favorites in Utah, and Mr. George A. Loe calls the public attention tu the large stock of all varieties he has now on hand, as well as an extensive aetortmeut of larmrro' tools and machinery. He is als tbe agent for Ames1 engine and turbine wheels. " Undesigned Coincidences." The Tribune calls attention to a oareless statement of mine, involving an error which I hasten M correct. My remark, "These and the like undesigned un-designed prools," should have been limited in thin way: "Undesigned proofs of inspiration have always been dwelt on," etc. I should be sorry inadvertently to uiAko a mis statement, and still more should be elf condemned if I allowed it tu go uncorrected. Of courso I was speaking ad hum inem as tho logicians uiitrjit say. On a great uncial question, involving pro-fonmlest pro-fonmlest individual aud asocUtel iu teres U, uluolute dictation is morally equivalent to authoritative inspiration. inspira-tion. The new testament theory of political authority is mudified by tbe new testament theory of morality, which require moral reciprocity reci-procity bftwoeu man and man; that we Ho to others what we would (bat they should do to us. Tim is alio implied aud expressed morv or less directly in all our fundamental la and declarations of principles. Fur example 'political assurance is jsiven to every emigrant that he shall bo protected in bis enjoyment of hie, liberty aud property, and in tbe pur-suit pur-suit of bappinetm. i'ms is tbe wny our government pluihM HsU on Lite gold tin rule. Any "lunpiration" which co. tradicts their own politiual morality must be I alms; call it dictation, dicta-tion, suggestion, policy or what not involving cruelties in so far as the government li concerned, which no ' power unsanctioned by miraclee can I be expected to encounter. I Tu apply this to the proposition to deprive Mormons of the ballot, or I of the right to sit as jurors. They ; are to a large extent emigrants from ' the old country, who have thrown : themselves in good taith, on the n -tional assurances held out to thum. i i speak ef the average people, the industrious in-dustrious men and women and their ' children, to the number ol several 1 thousands, more or Ismj. The cruelty involved in the policy of depriving them of the fundamental safe guards thrown around all citizens wau.d be radical; something which no exi gency calls for, no morality justifies, and for which no political principle -can be quoted from any authoritative , code as an apology. It would be a i copy of old testament cruelties with- out either tbe old testament crisis or ' tbe old testament sanctions. On tbe , theisttu theory of the universe God , takes life, or goods; recalls what he ' gave. On the atheistic theory it may 1 be choice, or the necessary operatiou i of an inexorable law. Ou the old i testament theory ol its facts, the ' taking of life and goxls was judicial punishment a vindication of equity and morality as when now a murderer mur-derer is bung; or a thW impriseuod; jr the goods of a traitor confiscated. it will devolve on the Tribune and zither zealous foeeof the Mormons who would de rive them of fundamental American rights to show that they re iu tbe very nature of their religions re-ligions practice, criminals of so obvious ob-vious and outrageous a type of char-icier char-icier as io have torfeited to Bummary u slice all their rights all the rights pledgt-U to emigrants and all citizens Dy t.ie very principles of our Amen-3n Amen-3n government eo that their extermination exter-mination would be a judicial act consistent con-sistent with morality: or else admit :hat the "inspiration" which suggests .hia course is so absolute that it needs no authoritative sanction whatever not even miracles : and that it is :herefore both more absolute; and Tiore absolutely cruel than the policy which destroyed tbe old Canaanittts, which preteuded a miraculous Banc-ion Banc-ion and a judicial purpjee. Gentile. |