Show indications OF PUBLIC PUBLICS sling niina the ty of the I 1 mormons Mor mons Anil the me d a dia of the public mind to t 0 belk beik be belief the absurd est stories about the and to treat with neglect a at h that mav may bei be said sald in their de deet defence if the article in the warth deview by llon ifon george Q ca cadda canca la is making a good imone imore impression siou slon sion it i bein widely read and discussed as the ire prevailing sentiment is ii that nan isan eal eai calculate cal culat ed to renio 4 1 a vast amount amo of re juck and ta awaken thought on A a subject talked of but little understood it cashot was wa shot notto to be expected chati t one brief briet article eiert egert every eiery Import at point in th the q fM mormon ormon onmon questa could be touched upon uron let iet ala alm aw i discussed discus sedi and in in presenting 6 truth concerning that hit hie hit been sev forth in a false light tf there 14 i sim aim siw this difficulty that while whid a baiek basz basek charge can be made in lit a few vac vat vc 11 1 it takes many sentences to refute C and falsehood will travel a lem iem while truth 18 is g getting elting its boots on oni conj there are many any things t too that c i said about the mormons Mor mons that i either too vile or too I 1 ridiculous 1 notice in hi a respectable respectable magazis magazine but what has been een said in uit uti and its people is to the point M n is said in such a way that all T il are sensitive to truth can cali ap its value as reliable and sincere in addition to the many favoro rali press notices that have appeared 4 the articles article numerous private letti ietti have been received the tone of wik wbk may be understood frow from the folla ing extracts from a few selee selected ted gentleman well known in new yr Y commercial circles and who has t cited utah more than once writ from that city the admirable manner in id it was writ tenis only equalled equal led byl byi truth cannot fall to mai mal a favorable impression on the mia of tall unbiased people who ir read it Cinderell alla aJla good and ind I 1 h that the day is not far distant wb vhf she will have an opportunity wearing the galass lass Sll sil slipper this is from a solid and able li yer berin in wisconsin sin ibave I 1 have read with much inter interi the article in the north worth adem review and approve its tone ani aai 6 generally read it would dispel mo A rate public prejudices but you cc scarcely expect that so sd called CM CO fians will cease fo to per persecute secue 03 vii gli we see an enlightened nation ibb III the germans pers perr persecuting the jewa je and the porte obliged to funi kb A portion t on of his hia territory for eford lion ilon ad and refuge of israelites israeli tests freeing from m slaughters lau iau tern tenn tig taa his hia late lame d dg W the annexed is from a literary lady of distinction at presen present t staying ingle in philadelphia she is necked in any way with the mor alor mons but the goodness dofher of her heartt heul beams forth in the whole letter from froin which we e make these excerpts 1 I have read with pleasure the article ticie on utah and its IN people pope says f all ali partial evil is universal versal good surely your trials aroi opening channels for the light ortruth of truth to beam upon the darkness of or bigotry and the eyes of the nation are directed to your valley home the clouds yeso yoso ye yo so much dread are big with blessing and will break in merey mercy on sour your heads mads 1 for if ever a people were passing through the furnace yours seem to be the article was so full of inan manhood hood so ad bright with truth and BO so truet true that at I 1 wish I 1 were talented that I 1 ml might t do something yet the hand that formed us knows best where when a to place us andi andl and I 1 am ever thankful t ha tills wisdom led me to your territory and land gave me to know good noble grand brigham young up above the petty strife and malice ot of this world A where humanity 1 look gok in ing g through corruption sees only through ro u gh that god rule rules 4 and we are told that not all who cry I 1 loid ord Lord 1 will be acknowledged by him in the days to come while brigham young C who led the oppressed to purity and happiness here and hereafter will receive receive his reward the restless brother seeking the mote in his brother brothers a eye may yet be rebuked and his atten attention tion directed to the beam in his own you in d ob dople dopie trust to the never fai fal failing ai g god you may have sad experience rile fience yet to endure but after the thorns and darkness cometh the light the sullo suilo subjoined sub suh joined ined is from the pal ot of a leading jaw law firm in ken tucky and expresses the senti rentI sentiments ments of many liberal minds which by bigotry perc pere perceive elve eive the danger to american institutions in the tendency to political lal lai oppression under the excuse of of s social ocial object objections tiong and in th the spirit espirit of religious intolerance nave have ave read the article e utah and its people and been much interested t it bears all the evIdence evidences sf of a fair and dispassionate statement of or truths I 1 am glad it has haa been written and published and hope it will i do good I 1 am opposed to the doctrine that is practiced practised or br ready to be practiced practised by so many that you may torce lorce or the weak url or despised without reg regard ard to the principles we profess to revere when dealing with equals I 1 oppose persecution of or chinese or mormons cormons Mor mons because I 1 really believe in the prin princia principles cip elp es of our constitution and government and believe that they apply to all ail nations religions sects and sexes I 1 have no sympathy with the religious doctrines doctrine of the mormons cormons Mor mons am one of those who does not believe in prayer but do believe in universal prayer law aw that applies to all alike I 1 thank your territory for giving woman the suffrage if with that and education they should be all your enemies charge them with yet I 1 would leave them and you alone what freedom freedo rui iri does not accomplish I 1 have no hope of selfish ignorant clans doing by force I 1 believe with herbert spencer and advanced english thinkers on powers of government and have no fear that mor monism in ona one territory or ten will overcome what is worthy of love in our institutions it is ls miserable want of faith in truth an and d cowardice I 1 think to appeal to force in such a case 1 I hope you may inay be left free in all things leaving to time tf me enlightenment and dro pro progress kuess gresa to ve swits knits at Affet wn ft I 1 know enough of political hangers emon on and particularly some bome of the ohe persons la jour your territory who deserve the punishment of felons to have havo no sympathy witti with or faith in sensational stories started and published by them I 1 will not nol express my contempt for the class that doubtless persecute you yon and your people and to whom your virtue only make you the more hateful we do not expect for a long time timo tim any great revolution of public sentiment on the main features which distinguish mormonism from other systems but we a bre are re gratified to know that there are intelligent men and women who wiio however much they may differ with us in faith and social customs are disposed to do us justice when the truth finds its way to them it is our business to do what we can caa to inform the world co correctly rr estly on ou our principles objects and doings trusting jn n god for e gad and patiently forthe fruits that tha will come frum from the seeds that we sow and the plucking up of klevers eveny every tree which the father hath bath not planted |