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Show I .; L "iiiosn susnntous .imici.cs. fi ' ' Wh copy today from (lie lUvttmttti 9. I Ameriiun a cvmmulilcatlou from l'rt tiff ti-ff I dml Wllford Woodruff, wlilrli thai V paper announce ai "A iblrlted plea (& i frnui triii fouler of the Mormon M i, U' Church." We Invite special attention M HJ, to It. lety person c-f every shod of H J L opinion who Is acquainted viltli I'rctl-Hi, I'rctl-Hi, Pj dent YVoodrutTknowa that lis vroulj UV' ' taot put hl naud to anything that I ijDl '' untruo or Improper, Hli refutation of ffi) ' lhee)aliuunl publlihd In the 'ew IS!' , , York inagailno la complete.aiid 111 ex- Iiweure of the falsehood that thry were written by "Mormon," ibow up tho fraud of that miserable preletico In a manner that will tiring conviction to rip j every reanonable reader. Ut A Of court! the Amerknn liai to nay 1 jS aonitllilna; by way of attempt to Justl- j 3 fy It niranneea In trylnK tolnt off I upon tho people of tills country lla j collection of old ilamlrra ai tho con feislona of a "Mormon." Hut It doe , not meet the lue, a! any olio can e J whoreadi the. letter from l'retldent I Woodruff ami coajruti It with tho I , rrply of the .tmericti'i. n Thtr spealei now of the " j 1 tjalnt," Instead of "tho ot deal Mormon .1 to the nockyMountalnV'M the author )H of the rubbish concoctctl In lie own i lanctum. Thatltaatepdiwnfronilt !mf first poalllon. The tUudratttl Amtrictm III liu been very elumsy In IU rnaniKo- Uh lneut of Ihla fraud, ami teem hot lo 1 B gifted with tutnclautly good mem. H 0ry" W! Wo belltve Hi edlton are ailiamed m of their meanuwss In foisting, their oM j slanders revived upon the head of an "oM Mormon," fur they dolge thli I luue with evident hast and clmcrln J aud direct attention In annthar dlree- BB Hon. In trying to make a ctmlllct tw BB tween President Woodruff' dechra- fl " lion and President lUrrlion'imorwje, Br t theyiayi HI lllnoUlod by I'mlJtnl Wood- lift run that pulyirttnou marrU,rc d.i not JfR tele place. The lVeMent of tho United iS NUtei rliihlly u; tlul Hie M orinuu ! U pleebould not be lcrn!tUel all Olilwr- if tunllylo contract plural liurrlajoe oveu U If llxy would." '3 The aniircr to thli li, the l'realdeul U oftlieUulledHlatraliaabMinuoliKuod M I j aenie to utter any nurli nonaeiuC. ff ( " r Tho opportunity t violate any law of W I4 I ConjreMor of Ood cannot be taken JK 1 aaray, except temiorarllyi by pultlni; inlV-rr "' '"oreaker where ha li deprived of ijl ' lilafronlsnu AH tliat lq;UUtl ill mil LI d) la bi forbid certain acta and provide I a penalty for lawbreakeri. A liw I' I t a(almt laroony dtm nit tako away Ji' ( the "opportunity" t ileal. The flat i of the Almighty, "Thou ilialt list lie" lr I (loea not deprive the lltui'.rn'.c I .tm.rf. j eun of Uni opirtunlly lo u 1 !i a ''.I ! Latch ofatitl.,,doriron"elandcrai llie jp. ' wrttliiKi of an "old Mormon." K There li no dispute between the tu o !!' emluent gentlemen whom the lUu Vfj Iraleil Xnl 'fcfuii haa meanly endeavor JTm fd to Lrlnt" luto collldon on paptr. mm Aa to the "fljlit'l which that nper In Hj aU(uioiiu liiimluclil, the atatement L3 ofthelr'cder'.l and municipal ofllclala Fafi and the leading commercial men of ijkl thla city itl'j-oei-e of that nouwnw. rBii Hhlfllnrf IU elllon again, llio.lmer. llk 'can neit luformi lhe"Mormona" that ,ln "all hamU" ehould "pray devoutly" 1f9 for a reflation eettlng rulde polyxamy. 4 U ' Without arguing a to the liou-ne. I ' allyfurauy euili revelation under ox. ) letluic clroumeUucea, we merely draw jm altrnllon to the liupudenco of the men '. a Who, after alanderlDK the "Mormoiw," i nl not only wlali to take away their per- Ii ty ejnal liberty by denylugthim the"op- YitM artunlty"U eierclao their free ageucy, "v B but wanta to dictate how they tlial I irayl " We aJvlio ttirte edltora to act a i: manly rt. Frankly acknowledge ' that they liave been decelvoJ, and '1 there will be aome nepect left for them In the mlode of tlioee whom they havu . iuUUhI aa will at thone whom they ' liare maligned. Hut continue In their prmnt couree or editorial rejoinder, and whllo they may toll a fow wore 1 Ian, they v. Ill let a brand of luiiell. ability upon their niagatlne which ' I will ultimately bring It far moro i I harm than tho i rraeiit epurt cm do It 1 food.' The publication of I'mldent I Woodrull'. cuinmiinlrallon li all right, I but the attempt In bol.ter up the orlul. j rial dree) llo ii whlili tailed foilh that letter la all wrong. Correct tho irror, that la all we aik. |
