| Show IS THIS NATION A WHEN tha the latter day saints after being driven from froda the state of missouri bult sulT buttering suffering ering the loss of their homes the land they had purchased from the government I 1 and many lives precious to the survia survivors and enduring hardships alid and indignities that thai the pen i cannot describe and after petitioning in v vain all ail the judicial legis legislative dative and executive authorities of that state forre for redress as a last lasi earthly resort ap pealed to the national government president ident martin van buren replied t your cause is ia just buti but I 1 C can an do nothing for j you jou 0 u 1 this cp reply burned its W ivay 8 y into the hearts of df a betrayed anet defrauded people j and the thu baying has heen been een gen handed down to posterity as a mark of the weakness of national authority when handled ayd bj a truckling politician and alku evidence bt of what anil arii unpopular church may expect jh ih the way of protection frood the highest dignitaries of this proud land we are reminded of this ishamel ful express expression ron lon of vail van burens by a sentiment lapp appeared dared ina letter from TJ S grant now the nations idol in a letter ietter on south carolina affairs dated april 20 1876 and now quoted by his frimd as a proof of his broad proad and kener kenen generi gener i ous ideas if Is as follows gfa IFA A nation that cannot alenot give pa protection to the aho life pio plo property perty perly and a all ail of the CIU cloi zens is a fa failure ilare 41 n i we endorse orse the saying but ap ply it ta the treatment af pf the igat lat ter day eaf saints mits fits bud and how does it reflect upon the rational k government riven county county and aud from state to state and nin fin finally filly out of the boundaries cir clr of the states where has been oui but protection from the national powei powel lot rot a hand ha has beell beeh Ar etched stretched out to save not 1 V yolee ofee raised to still the winds of christian On ristian wrath or the waves of popular fury and even now novy when bigots and would be reformers of pe people KV arr jrr loll lolu ou the marriage marri age system of v a tew lew individuals il who cannot possibly poa sibly injure th them am th the a nafi nali national dual authority in ini steed elead of f being ta tuf quell que the antil protect a mall mali com in their religious and dor rights unites with the tha pretended a who ar arenow n nto to be hypocrites jit stir stir stin hig ting ap up ohp elements of ot hostility tvr tor for lne paltry purpose 0 ol 01 I 1 g gaining a little political influence not only ha has the nation hatlon not protected us jn in lioe life and pro property petty bult even t denies ua us the fhe common rights bf citizens a voice I 1 in cl choice a of 1 blie bile a word in t the fie 66 of national cairs and keeps ta tl frore fraai representation ahila while ua to yield to taxation inthis if thih this condition on of things permitted is I 1 per mitte tb continue it will not t be long before grants conclusion will be echoed concerning the leie government orthe united states by all AU the jowers of |
