| Show mormonism mor Hor monism in the mountains what I 1 is it it is the same principles piea plea of the everlasting 0 gospel of the son of god that it ever has been it is more good continually and no evil which ia is the reason why the world is arraying itself against ua us in missouri during and at the close doge of the horrid persecutions in that state both citizens and officers informed the saints that they were peaceful industrious and worthy and that they would like to have them stay in their midat midst it if they would only deny that joseph was a prophet and deny the principle of direct revelation from the almighty since the assassination of jo joseph Joaeph i sep hour bour our very enemies that class of them who have hava the least particle of truth and candor about them readily admit that tha they have never known a good mormon who was wag not also a good man hence it is not any evil conduct of ours that is so objectionable for were thattie that the case the world would strike hands with us and hurrah for the things of this world as they do with all others but now they cry only let polygamy alone quit the gathering 0 of israel desert your prophets and apostles and do as we do and all will at once be peace between us which is the more profitable to worship and serve the living god or to bow down to the unsatisfying and saving un practices and things of time and sense and do our enemies foolishly imagine that the saints will deny their faith forego the rights guaranteed by our common constitution and ever every y just human law and tamely suffer themselves to be tyrannized zed sed over forever one might easily suppose that the prompt vacating and burning our own property would demonstrate that we have loid lold them the truth and that there are principles which we prize far higher than we do those perishable things which they have set their hearts upon if they can take a hint they may now be satisfied that we are not going to be again cl rode ofer over bj by mobs moba that we have not been fooling in this matter and as president buchanan was plainly informed that we ye will not again suffer such scoundrels as some have been to again 7 be put in authority over us for fon gir gin that wag waa all the objection made in the memorial and resolutions which a high officer in our government said breathed a defiant spirit and we defy him to find aught of defiance therein except to corruption if the officers and troops so uselessly im unjustly and illegally ordered to utah can now take the hint and are ready to go back ceasing as they should to aid corrupt demagogues t 0 and speculators in tyrannizing over american citizens they will receive every requisite assistance si to enable them to return to where they more properly belong and to where their services may soon be really needed if this just and liberal proposition be not accepted and acted u upon p on they have already seen a little of what they may expect should they persist in ia carrying out the unhallowed designs of corrupt administrators of our government who are urged by office hunters speculators and the devil to crush out every constitutional right every vestige t of truth and liberty had the mob now on our borders been the hypocritical priests the lying editors diters di tors torb the rotten politicians and cursed speculators who have urged urged on this movement hey would long iong ago have V aei idi bren been utterly W at d abr they |
