Show Tin l A correspondent of ot Bancroft Idaho To tho the Editor Will you bo enough ough to devote leoto do oto n It little space apace to u n brief but bul plain explanation o of ot the tho di direct It ti plan brot rel causes AU of ot the Oe assassination IR I of o t tha th Prophet Pr hel Joseph The writer was Wl con confronted fronted by b a t lady this morning who said Why Wl Is ls It I C that thu tho th Mormons ul Il t ways la wn claim caim that Joseph JO Smith WUI wu put putto putto to death dath tor fr religions nako sako DemURo It II Is 15 true saM said 1 I Not so 50 o sho Iho replied i hut but because he und and Ind his hi brother sot set fr to tc a ft n printing published a I aper pa paper 0 per culled the thO Times urn nn and Seasons Scon Tho lady laly no doubt refers to the thc Nau Nauvoo Nauvo 11 VO vo and nn not 1101 to tho Iho i i and Seasons The rhe reason why h hy the Joseph wan raM wal th of hatred and aud Ild why wh ho finally suffered martyrdom was M that tha ho hoW 1 of ot the Lord speaking vaa W a fl prophet Lor tho the truth In lit tho namo nao of at o the Master r to 10 a 1 z generation not nol knowing and alt not willing S to 10 accept the truth For the sumo luno reason John the tho the Baptist was cas 38 put putto putto putto to death Ileath and arni Stephen and an Pot 01 and Paul and IUd Polycarp and antt the almost alost In Innumerable Innumerable Innumerable numerable host bOll of ot martyrs martyl ot of whom U It Itcan tan cjan can be said lall akI In tn the tho words of or o the the author of ot tho the to tho the Hebrews Of Ot whom the world orld was wa wal not worthy It I Iwas was tho the same SLUM reason for tor or which the Son of ot Man Ian himself Wai Wil put to death It Il Is lq not flOt true trite that the destruction of ot the printing was wa 1 the tho th real rell cause calo of ot the tho last acts of ot persecution the ho Prophet Some Sorna time before betoN that ho was waa by Charles Charlo Voter foster that somo some apostates had hod laid laida lall a n plot to kill 11 him him The Tho secret of their opposition was 11 a that thit the Prophet had rebuked them thorn tor for their th li sins and an dealt with thorn them thor In accordance with aith tho law of ot the Church They Thoy Tho were ero haughty and unrepentant In theIr tho II sins HInS and transgressions like HUe Lucifer of ot old nna nn their enmity was w Inspired by b that archenemy of If God and man manTho manThe Tho The printing office episode was WIS but bul butan bulan butan an Incident In tho the warfare between I the forces of ot light and darkness Tho The i had hd already dy decided to kill 1111 It I the theP P But flut ut In order artier to accomplish I I their diabolical design le In safety they deemed It necessary ry to prepare tho the public sentiment for the tho tragedy by b stories of ot alleged misdeeds and anil crimes of or tho the Mormon leaders Tho The Expositor was wani to be bo tho the speaking trumpet through which to mislead tho the American people Tho Te TI dark ark deed was wa to 10 bo be committed be behind behind hind the tho cover of ot a 8 newspaper Ac Accordingly cordingly the tle Expositor own owned ed ea ei and edited by bY and ant bitter enemies of 01 the Church was WI establish established ed Ono One of Its objects obJect was we to worl for the tho destruction of the tho city cl of ot Nau ou yea 00 by Inducing tho thu legislature to re repeal pea pea peal tho the city charter hUt But Dil Its itH Is chief mission was to defame and libel Uhel tho the tholen to the tho lending len citizens belonging Church Curch When Its and only onh number ap appeared appeared It II caused Indignation l and con eon consternation among amon the tho citizens It was US feared that it II would Induce mobs to attack tho city cl And All this fear was vas not without foundation Under tho the circumstances somo onie omo were In favor tn YOI of at taking steps to terminate tho th career of ot tho the libelous publication Hut But Jul the Prophet who at a the time was WI tho the may mayor In Inor or of at tho city W anxious that no Illegal 1111 measures should be resorted to toNo too No o 0 net mob law Jaw was fM to be bo tolerated In II inthe the thu city of tho the Saints Sint When hOI there therefore thole fore fere the tho city cl council met Inlet In regular cession the tho question came camo up IlL as IS to i what to do tie with the thu Expositor l The Tho scandalous character of tho th wheel sheet was wn fully considered The council cOlne I decided by y almost unanimous voto yoto oto that thai tho the paper was a nUI and tho the mayor was Instructed to have hlo It removed without delay dolay lohl There was one OlO din dis renting vote voto YO to by h a 1 member mom er of t tho the council counci but hu thin mem member Ilm her ber 1110 nito ul BO agreed that the theet was WUI u a 0 nuisance Ho lie thought how however ho hoever ever 00 that thaI a line lino Ino would bo he the tho correct punishment According to 10 tha th Instructions In of the council counci tho the mayor ordered or erod the tho mar marthai thai to destroy tho the plant of the tho paper Tills This was WOI done During the th 1111 In n that 1111 followed I 11 tiu Il tinly otter after this It I win W made clear clem that the tho th father had hll tUt only ml what 1111 they tho mail authority In to In the mayor Inn loaned a 1 proclamation It that M hO WOI wll to toBO 11 ton BO n 0 before any Oi high court In the tho theat nt at l tine thu t request IC of ot the and ami Ald an answer 11 anwer IVor for or tho the mI Ill of or o thu th con conduct COl duct ter tor of If the tine city in th the mut 1111 mutter Thin IK is II tile tho 1101 or ot tine the Ih Xiu Nati NII voc 00 U It I IB th ovll t that the Ihu IHlo use l e of l tho the luculent to tarry carry 1 I out 0 O it n I In lii 11 tine tho U history hl h tor o f our nor HIl Ils ministry nC lovo lo ilia thu Ih n of or OrO anil annl morn 1011 Inton o 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