Show THE CONTEXT KEAD editor in 1840 gen harrison was elected president and john tyler dent the democrats had nominated re van buran ana ha relieved reci eved the democratic vote harridon Harr died a month after his inauguration tyler was inaugurated augu rated aws other vice dents Fill and johnson turned f traitor to the party that elevated elev atad him espoused the views of tha opposition cn changed hia cabinet anil finally ena over to aba democratic side but ended tyler in 1844 abo democrat nominated jamees K polk for president and the ahiga nominated henry clay the question of the extension ex of filae ery entered largely into the canvass the whig party as a national party was compelled to cater to the south where a large part of its strength lay the north was beginning to te condid tribly tinctured with antislavery anti slavery sentiments it became apparent the and of the war that the defeat of axi co would be followed by the cession of a large part of her territory to the united states that being the case its condition with reference to slavery became an important question it was brought prominently before ane country by what waa known as the wilmot proviso prepared by mr wil braot ef pennsylvania as a proviso to be to any new bill for the organization 0 new territories it read as fol lows that as an express and fundamental condition te the acquisition of new territory from the of mexico by th united states by virtue af any treaty that may be negotiated between them and to th use sf any moneys herein appropriated neither slavery nor involuntary servitude shall ever exist in any part of said territory for crims whereof the party shall first afe duly convicted the proviso waa offered to the bill foi negotiating a treaty with mexico but it was defeated in the house in the nominated for president gen lewis cass his principal oal competitors in the convention ware james buchanan Buc hinan and levi woodbury the new york democrats divided into two factions ona called barnburner barn burner the extension of slavery and the other hua kers sympathized fully with the bouab fth whig party met in fhil idelphia gen Z Taylor for dent his principal oal competitor beina banry caay gen and daniel webster gen taylor had electoral votes and general caes deltoral dec toral votes the benerly effect of the canvass was to show that the democrats were pretty thoroughly committed to the slave DOW erand that the whigs did not dare t very that nev panics would form and their lines bd readjusted As I 1 stated above the cavey I avey question from 40 up to this time had been growing and with it the powers and policy of the government was bunag pretty well discussed it came up in number oua ways it was discus aad in that day as it is in this dagand the attitude the position and sayings of tb fathers the wise men that were gone were brought into full requisition and their arguments submitted to the people it however that the prove democrats and for that matter the utah democracy shivers all dowa the back bhae if any of tha dignitaries of the mormon church are mentioned in connection with utah politics it ie i inhabit in this country to of the god and ibo true and when their example on any question chinca cut in beautiful lustra it ia with arido we point them out to all who will look to a 1 l these who belong to the mat contained henry ward how swell when it is as re of liia towering majestic patriotism during the civil when in england in face of a mob with stones nd clubs him with death if he spoke ia defence of the union and the of his cause stood bis ground and by cheer force of mental power clr crowd and discourse la speaking of joseph amith and his tien 00 political mattera about the time I 1 am w riling I 1 speak of him as a politician aa a man taking an active part in political questions of the day for in 1841 he waa a candidate candi dete for president and in his address he rave the people some sound advice and I 1 suppose in this day and age there is no propriety in abing it ast 1st the person be a 1 or even 4 As alie dispatch I 1 have examined the context ot the article fro which tl 0 c aped iia extract and if it anything alae ant that be bad bec n deceived ill treated and betrayed by the democratic party tha wrong words have been used he wilh bis people hid been driven from missouri deprived of lands they had paid bior their disease and death doing its work among them H having the president of the united staled in ef his pecolo and quoting from ge Q cannon but auer the moat ear aest effert the anty levuli was to receive from martin van buren he famous almost infamous haply your cause is just but I 1 can do nothing for you wit i a that eaid tha tand the stale of u jd peri all the wrongs that can bt imagined with no court aft apply to an orden fo and tx t x by the prophet in the anguish of his could do BO more than cry out ALL ava ladar arvi ett AND I 1 THAT THIS ARM SHALL r MY AND THIS TO THE OP sir MOUTH befoul I 1 WILL VOTE FOR THEM fishl IT and that oath ha never violated I 1 quote the following from life ot jebb smith by geo Q cannon the springfield reg 1 biter kaid of the candidacy JOSEPH A FOR NT it apodara by the nauvoo that the mormon prophet is actually a candidate for the II 11 has sent ua his pamphlet containing aa ex tract f bis principles from whish it appears that he is up to the hub for a V a protective ta these he is much more explicit than air clay ho will not say that he ie or i eliut but talks all tha time of res to aig a national currency nor will air liay eay what kind el tariff he is foi he saya to ohp south that ha hat not sufficiently examined the present tariff hut thinks very likely it could be mended gen smith professed io such faridi ua delicacy lie cabie richt out m favor of e bank aej a tariff taking the true U hig ground other publications oc the day ajoku othis n riia that he adi ii ahi and if bit candidacy bud occurred occur red ii aad in to th above lie had said break off the Bh ackles faur iha poor black qiao aal hire him to labor like other human for an hour of virtuous virtu oua on cartti is worth a fhone eternity ef bandage band aee also give every man bia ional freedom and the president ful power to send an army to suppress mob gand the amatea authority to repeal and impugn that of folly which makes it necessary for th governor govera or of a tate to make the demand of the anai dent for trempe la caia of invasion 0 rebil Hoa ewon ld all acclaim aba an |