Show myrum MEDINA ohio feb isi 1872 editor deseret news I 1 am occupied faithfully and have been for weeks on an average about sixteen hours out of every twenty four for the five preceding evenings eve ninga I 1 have publicly lectured and debated on our doctrines but more particularly tic ticul arly ariy upon our dr ivings and per from and in the states of ohio missouri and illinois and the intolerant illegal and alid unjust judicial raid against the law abiding citizens of utah especially against the leaders of our people showing most conclusively that it was waa not the great bug bear polygamy that was the object of the present I 1 crowding by officials we cause the people here to know or acknowledge lege that our persecutions were most dire before polygamy waa or known by the outside world I 1 boldly claim a hearing throughout this country as I 1 was one of the oldest settlers in it having as I 1 tell them helped to clear upwards of four hundred acres of heavy timber and az as I 1 am generally known by many of the old settlers they are anxious to hear from me and will listen especially when I 1 havo have the power of the lard to dictate the priests are using their influence to check our progress they appoint extra meetings rs to attract the attention of the people but only succeed in holding back the strait jacketed and extremely religious the other night this class closed the door of a fine hall I 1 had occupied on two occasions it raised a big stir resulting in opening another room in which more probably met than would have done had more pacific measures been resorted to I 1 have had more calls than I 1 could conid possibly attend to medina is the stiffest stif meat feat place I 1 have found as yet but I 1 can get got the attention of what I 1 call the best men mah they have those who occupy a high standing last evening I 1 took the pains to notify several lawyers law seri sera I 1 was listened to with profound attention with tears in many an eye manifested as 1 I referred to t the a persecutions and dr ivings of the s saints ain aln n a and awid the present judicial raid itol liol L told them them boldly that polygamy was not the ion reason i on for it as our previous had ed conclusively delusively shown but our temporal position and interests was what they were driving for I 1 called on the editor of the oa ga sette zette who I 1 learned was rabid in his feelings against us I 1 wished him to publish a ashert short article in his paper this he emphatically refused he had and he thought the people had all tho the hearing bearing of our pestilent doctrine that they wished he thought that our doctrine and cause were doc doomed nied and so far hoaas as concerned if it required the destruction of our whole people in order to destroy polygamy he was perfectly willing for the sacrifice this of course raised my indignation and in a few words I 1 him la iu part what I 1 thought of him your friend and fellow laborer in the cause of truth TF TRUMAN cunati LEONARD I 1 FROM THE EAST bro zebulon writes from baldwyn P 0 Prent ico leo co miss feb 1 wishing to obtain the NEWS he states that there are eight persons in the church thereabout there about baptized by elders eiders alexander mcrae morae and 11 pearce bro Z pearce thinks if an elder was traveling in ia that vicinity the ensuing spring and summer a considerable company would emigrate to utah in the fall erratum in an obituary notice of the death of isaac H vail of oxford cache co which vili loh ich appeared in our weekly issue of jan ard 3rd the name appeared as nail instead of yali yail the tho latter being boing the coneo brog name |