Show WAR no ITO 1 I 1 editor are 1 I 1 tabe rake notice I 1 have leal learner noa it as a special creed of mormonism that the great principle chrls that thai aiono nono will bo be eved who have shed inno innocent ceni blood or any who have sanctioned ionea it w what hat is the use of men though in authority to be everlastingly laboring to convince hon eat R people eo p le that they are right by up ifo holding idlor and ana sustaining men who are guilty of shedding innocent blood and that say that alla the putting puffing to io death tile exhibit the layr law of godi god no i matter inetter by whom it was iwas done and come to tile the conclusion conal that there aro men and women among them that fought bought to go to the president and ask him to tio 1 appoint a committee to attend lo 10 0 o their case andlee and let a place be ap poi pointed 11 ted and let that committee shed their blood joseph smith never taught that doctrine it is from hell and d proceeds from corrupt hearts such men en are arc stee steeped in iniquity and have come forth in the garb of professed purity and have justified themselves in their abominations and the history of the past abundantly confirms the statement meeli and it itis ib confined to one only bu but t m many lily blood thirsty murderers mur derera that in in the destruction of life and property seeking to justify themselves by accusations of iniquity against those whom they persecute for instance just behold that spirit that seeks only to amuse accuse that can only delight itself in tho failings and errors of mankind and so 60 born of f hell as only to find dolight dalight in the defects of humanity I 1 have made these remarks by way of warning all honest men against nn an indulgence in such a spirit for it is the viry very works of satan and his servants whom they serve what an aa awful condit condition ionis is such it is indeed to them that can discern aright a specimen of hell bell up upon earth and when you behold the spirit that is in their leaders you c n see I 1 that it harmonizes with tte tee murderer ul and the devil I 1 I 1 r am aware airale that many in utah and other places who are in in possession of alo above wicked spirits arc are ready to start back with incredulity and displeasure when we speak of ua ch wickedness let any considerate person reflect upon the nature of such crimes crimea and ana consider how it unnita unfits a laan for that happiness which all men who are heirs to the resurrection wish to en joy tu what can be said or of such mete men but yi that their present and eternal rain are complete earth curses them while they are upon it and beyond it they can see no prospect but blackness ness and ana darkness marty many who have been raised to places of trust have become intoxicated with the spirit of praise and have grasped after undue influences and have tampered with others feelings and character and they have forgot the ladder of promotion yea they have looked indignantly upon those who have raised them to that state of promotion remember that when a man who haa b been en promoted falls in consequence of his hia evil deeds he loses toe the confidence of every honest person B young in writing to his followers states the following fol lowin r if the authorities of this church ca cannot bot abide in in p peace bace within the palo of this nation neither can those who implicitly hearken to their wholesome cou counsels neels 11 he says a word to the wise is sufficient you all know and have bave doubtless felt for years the necessity of a removal provided the government should I 1 not be sufficiently protective to allow us to worship god according to the dictates of our own conscience he says two cannot walk together except they are agreed jacob must be expatriated while esau held dominion he says it was for the promise to go far away from him that thirsted for blood bloody even the heirs of universal uni vereal kingdoms fled precipitately to a distant country until they that sought to murder were dead 1 I would ask aak why thus complain while they after they came to utah in one breath boasted of their liberty for which themselves es un exampled on the earth and they have in their turn refu refused the common rights of humanity ty to td her own citi citizens zem and I 1 wish it distinctly bisti factly understood 1 such proceedings prece edings b have laap apt ap been the mere exhibition of an moment r nor unrestrained out bursting of popular fury tor foi a time but the deliberate acts ofa people permitted er bitted by their leaders chey have been appealed to tim time after time but always we appealed ilvain in vain good heavens we should nave have supposed chafa people who has suffered sult erea so BO much from their enemies would have labored with all ail diligence to wipe w ip e out the stain of op preshion pres Bion and b loidl but no thir imbecility and dishonesty were such as to lead leaa them to exclaims gentlemen your our cause is unjust and we cewill will not do anything for you but burthey they did proceed to annoy persecute perr acute and destroy if possible ors sible their own citizens from of tho th face a e of the earth but the time will come when we shall have the of narrating the cruel criel murder privilege committed c in weber best assured asi that the above abo e is the truth and who knows that truth is ia strong next to the almighty it needs no ao policies no stratagems no licensing ciceu sing to make her victorious though all the winda or of doctrine were let loose to play la on the earth so truth be in the field el we ve injure her 0 her strength i let truth troth a and aad ad falsehood grapple who ever kucy know truth put to the worst in a free and open encounter will prevail A AK t OLD MORMON |