Show HAVE HATE THE priesthood OPPOSES OPPOSED from time to time we lave bave alleged that they hive ml and that a few years ago eve every ry obstacle WM was placed in the way or of the prospector tod and intimidation used to prevent the uncovering of the mineral wealth which hu has been known to exist dirt hero here for years yean past the argument frequently used being that it would flood the country with gentilo gentiles and tend to break in on the exclusiveness of ortho the community adapting to tho the inevitable however the saints saint within the past year or 0 so o lava ht tried through the church press prem to create the imbres on that the development of minerals min crali had cot act been opposed opp ced and the had bad the effrontery to assert that hit the idea of mining ever having been opposed by the rulers in ia zion was quite aboard that it never had been even for an hour we believe this thi a statement may day bo be seen in the lh within the past fortnight how biow much truth there is ii in it will be found by a perumal of the letter in our ca columns this morning written ty by C IV wand ell esq to J IL collim of both of whom tre are personally known to us as gentlemen of the utmost reliability prom from ur mr Wandel Wlad ells lt 8 statement ta is met it will be seen how their menu mean meats were torn down their stakes pulled up op and exhibited to the people 23 s proof of hostile intent towards the counsel of the leaders led and how the name of general gener connor was treated in connection with in mining icing locations it will asso bo be been that their lives lire were in danger sod and the language lan gaage quoted that of burying head downwards with the peach pit accompaniment compani ment ament was waa used by that very patriotic true and g good nod poy republican who got turned out ont of t the be convention at t philadelphia the t two w first letters of whose namo name is ia geo A S smith one of the first presidency and historian Ilo torian to the church of bangham young of lAtt erday stints saints from thu this it will be seen that the direst threats were uttered by the very chiefs of themselves to which hundreds can bear bitners in ahe cho flea face of ouch each evidean erid eneo 0 I 1 id it it any ny wonder that uch such hypocrisy should meet condemnation in the strong ost te tas from those who know knew how subtle I 1 it is u I 1 A careful reader of the papers papera here bete cannot fall fail to notice botica that whilo while ill the c church burch organs publish only simple asser tiona does by facts or occurrences we are arc continually giving flames dates and places which they never attempt to refute knowing that we are am at all times kimn prepared to 10 lh throw row at team gaeir own talon taken from their own eions it is for this thia reason anil none nono other that the policy of ignoring ign orinn us nail is so BO per kept 1 apt up in this they exhibit their usual die being well a ware aware that list any controversy on t be cis would end in their utter confusion and defeat |