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Show A JUST AM lUllllS JOL'ltVAI. Tllciti; I, published In Austin, Tex a Journal with tbo ilgulflcant title of 77, Jomoeliitt. It I, edlteil with unusual un-usual forco ani ability, and I, what Ita name Implies an Image masher. In oiio of It, latest Issuea It tollowa ujs In a commen latory way, aome Just and favorable atatvmenta made a ahurt time since by the New Orlnni Vovune In reference to the "Mormon" people and thslr rdlglon In order to ahow how vigorously The oonocfust fall. Into the aame line as Ita New Orkana neighbor, wo take (leaauro In reaeullng some extract from Ita article: "It I, refreshing to find a dally new,-paper new,-paper with the courage to atvak of the Mormon, without liellttlelng and bvlylng them. These earneat and honest hmj lo havo probably lieetl eubjeeted to mora loslteloii, mlsrepriseoUlloii, niore deliberate, de-liberate, Bteintlo vllllltatlou by the jriivanliulpltthanaiiy eoct that ever dpartul from the le-ateil path, of orthodoxy ortho-doxy III aearrh of the Riv lor. Kver liii'e Joseph Kinlth esubllshed hi, rlrstuiiurch, tho (.lirlstlaa world, ,o called, b been ujion Its trail with rile and faggot, thumbaerow anl tar biaket In day, gouo by IVotestaiits and Calholh , ierse-euleil ierse-euleil each ntherj tho High fhurchiiun Kll beled the 1'urllan an 1 the latter vented hi, rullgloua venom hy borlug hole, In tho tongues of luaker, or houn 1-lug 1-lug JliplUt, Into the trackless forests Now Iheso righteous o-Jle, o-Jle, these ChtMri.lt of tlod," theso 1 foltowora In the footstep, of the lowly Naurene," who turiiod llio other cheek lotheauilleraul prayed for hi, bruUI assassin, while perishing upou the croa, are making oiiiinou cause against the Mormons, pouring out the vlala ofllielr wrath opening tho alulco gate, of their vhi Halve haired umiii the headaofthe "Latter-day Htlnta" becuuso they luslst on going to hesveii or hados lua insuiier not airlntly orthnl ix, in traveling a ath lint iiispiod out an 1 gradel for them by forlatu eounienleat vnumlls or luglo ulio plug syno.ls I IheMirinon creed antrma that man will be punlshe I for bis own sins, not f ir Ihetranigreasl in, ofa myllilml anceator lano-tlis au tuiprjveiniiit ontheoll aoul killing dogm sot original lnT The Mormon creed teaihe f,lth luthelrd Jesus, repenUnoe anl biptlam Mo avers are the 'i lints' to Intoxleaula that they auhftltilto water for wlno at the eucharlst, The Mi rmon creed do dare, that the wor t of CJtxl Is record, 1 not only In the Hook of Mormon an 1 tbo lllble, but til all gooj hook,,' e lduni.lug a spirit of liberality that eoutntsle strangely wllh the narrow view, of tho av erage Chrlallaii dognutUer Nor doe. Mormon lllwrallly si. i tu rei ' mlult nt rf.ojlr tale mil in nt in itt rt of ! olsexpr tslyin. n In, 4 Ver riuttrga leu this d rln wb n eom an.1 with that whlihpntall I for ,o mluy ti.iilurlealu l.jropj uud ttai traua- plan t t iho W eatern wor! 1 br I'uilnn. her II la still dainin I n. ' tlheily of eonarlence Imv not lilii't'l Ihateterv man who tUrea to dinsr fr m the ritlorlly t,e .oast Into prison or sniurge.llronllheeoiidnes of .mll'-i tlnnt II la generally hollered that the Mormon hlerartby Is Intent upon i-elah llshlng a mighty theocracy anl u Ing otf atleglaltco to the Federal government! that It foslera re-elstaor re-elstaor to sertilar autliorltis aiet will raise the atan lanl of rovo It ahoul 1 It ev, r Iwvome powerful enough Theeamerry waa ral-e.1 a,lnt the eitly tlrlatlaiis -la heanl to thla day against the Catholic. Thoitsauda of good rrotealanta are firmly eitnvlneeit that shoo! I tho roacatl up n Vlnerl an LUtholtm to take up anna against the national government they wont I do eo Instantly. The Mormon creed aa well aa the Catholle churth teaches aubmlasloii to th powers that l Tii, rourn-enih an 1 Its! article In the Morm in creed la worthy cartful ,tuJy anl aloptlon by every sect- It reads! 'We believe In being honest, true, chaate, temperate, henavoUnt, vlrttiou, an I upright! up-right! also that an Idle or lasy person cannot beaCarlstlio, neither have salvation sal-vation ' "U ha'eve r may bo the ahorloomlng of Ilia Mormon fallb, certain II I, that whsroverthaleeet has settled they have tftn distinguished froro their neighbor, by their greater thrift, trelustry, leiuier. ateoess, au I all that psrtalna to dealrahle cltlrene, liven their enemtea bear teatl-m teatl-m ny to Ihla, AtlClrtlanl, Nauroo, In-dspendenee In-dspendenee whernvtr iMnrmon setllo mentewere mode-aroao the busy ham of In lustry, temples and school ( rang up as If beneath the enchanter', tusglo waul, anl potao ait I aweet content relgnq.1 supremo until fanatical 'Chrls-tlsti' 'Chrls-tlsti' neighbors awept down un the hsppy homes wlllt rllle an 1 fsigoti until minister, of tloil, professing the forbeer-Ing forbeer-Ing lrlt of Christ, rHtsel Ihilr voice. In vindictive denunciation of tho 'heretics' an 1 Incited ml Inlght marauder, to l luit-deraud luit-deraud butcher their better "One of th darkest page. 111 tho worl I Mhlatory, on of lb most damning disgraeee reoir led in the blood stained annals of Time, I the brutal Irsatlneiit the Mormon, have reoelreil froui tho so-callollhrbllaii so-callollhrbllaii of Ihl, enlightened lend. Oh, whet a disgrace ful tuoekery.whal In-fxiuoue In-fxiuoue hyw)crlsy la our boast that In thla land, so favored of tho (lods, religious relig-ious Itlwrty Is the birthright ot every luani that here beneath 'the I anner of tho f rvo' alt tlod a ehll Iren may worship Iflm as they will, with none to molest Ihemnr malv thetn efraldl Itellglnua liberty I Hero In Ihla land first settled by religious exiles rlylng from tho .erseeii-tlonsof .erseeii-tlonsof luloleraut blgotsi In this land where I'urltan anl Huguenot, Cathollo and Quaker raised their preen ot I raise In tho rlmeval wilds, fearing savage beasta and still more savage men less then their bigoted brethren, we find them all nuking cotnmou cause agulual a ieo- le daring to disagree with them, hound Ing thorn from place to lace, murdering their teacher and driving them Ilk) cattle half across th continent. "Thai lea o ludustrluusiy promulgated promulgat-ed that Mormunlsin I a false religion, founlmlbyan Impostor to subserve his own aelflsh purpotes, la not lensble, 1'als religions do not make men true, d not thrive and wax strong In lite face of bitter persecution, do not wllhstsnd the searching eye of an advancing civilisation civilisa-tion before which ahatnsfa lellko nocturnal noctur-nal vapor under the torrlfylug glaro of a tropical sunt do not mako people happy and content, console tho living an 1 comfort com-fort tho dying. Itnpostoraelo not brave poverty au I persecution, tbo run I world, acorn, i-srslst desi Ho discourse-menl discourse-menl and lay down their live, for what they know to be a falsehood " We agree with our Tvxaa cotcmor-ary cotcmor-ary In Ita refereucu to the remark of the VHctryune that "It Is refreshing to find a dally newaaper with the courage toepeak of the Mornun, without be-llttlelngand be-llttlelngand belying them " For this reason wvalmlru the fearlet-sncsaAnd Justice exhll Ited by Tht JcoMclatt. |