Show SMALLNESS AND BIGOTRY A FRIEND on the other side ade of the atlantic has sent us a couple of copies of a paper published in aberdeen scotland which exhibit the bigoted and brutal sentiments entertained by narrow minded fanatics toward the latter day saints the writer of ibe following communication muni cation addressed to the aberdeen paper is appropriately named robert small and is a resident of massachusetts this country 1 I understand certain mormon elders eldera are still at work in aberleen aberdeen from the fact that quite a few converts to that detestable faith arrived here a short time ago bound for the west what makes it look bad is that naos moo of the coM converts verta were girls from the north of scotland considering the stand that the united states government manthas has taken towards this obnoxious faith and the infamous results of polygamy it is is quite astonishing to me why the authorities of aberdeen dont try arv to protect their young girls from being lemd from their happy homes by unchristian immoral elders 1 and sir air if the authorities of aberdeen would apply the cruel lash to 0 those mormon elders instead of employing an old moldier to apply the russian russian mode of flogging upon children they would pain gain the respect and esteem of every christian nation in the world id speaking about flogging children I 1 think it is a disgrace to aberdeen why not flog the parents that show their children a bad example in 99 cases cams agit of children live as they are berred would flogging be tolerated in america no sir air any one who would dare suggest the idea to flog children would in a very short space 0 of f time be found dangling by the neek neck on some convenient lamppost lamp post we on this side of the water believe in freedom rights and justice As I 1 am an by birth mv my heart naturally leans toward my native home seeing an account of mormon converts arriving in castle garden from the north of scotland I 1 made up my mind to 10 write to your evening paper if possible to awaken public opinion on the subject in winding up this rather rambling letter I 1 would advise the people or of aberdeen to follow the example of the people of CUBr leston S C in the entertainment given to two mormon elders who were trying to procure converts I 1 send a clipping clappin out of the boston globe describing afe the above incident pollo following is an extract from the boston globe dispatch furnished the aberdeen paper by the small man of massachusetts last night a band of enraged citizens all of whom were masked went to the house of J A goroon gordon where they the mormon elders were staying and after having seized and tied them gave them a coat of tar and feathers and rode them on a rail that did dia not satisfy some of thi mentho men who although the elders begged gave ave them a severe beating an and 1 forced reed them to leave the county for g good atey they were fired upon several times as they were running away but it is not supposed they were hurt as they did nt nat stop it will be observed that this thid man with a mind maud in harmony with his hie name has a very small opinion of every christian nation in the world as he believes that the affection and esteem of this great mass of humanity would be turned toward the Aber donlan authorities if they would follow hie bin brutish instincts and break the law of the land and of humanity by whipping persons person 0 who are innocent of any offense against god or man he further exhibits his infinitesimal idea of freedom rights and justice by recommending that all those be trampled under foot and that the inhabitants of aberdeen become a howling masked mob and like cowards and dastards bastards das tards tar and feather defenseless men ride them on a rail and seek to murder them by discharging firearms at them the small man of massachusetts seems to have been born in the wrong age he would have been at home had bad he lived in the days of the faggot the iron bedstead and all the other I 1 instruments of torture applied to primitive christians by men of his limited calibre and nd infernal instincts the people of aberdeen ought to repudiate him as too small and too vindictive for recognition by a free freedom donCk loving people we are pleased to note the fact that the editor of the paper in the letter of robert small appeared was just enough and liberal libera era enough to admit to its columns the tha fol following lowling appropriate reply under the above heading in your tsue t L sue of april 18 1 I notice a letter that immediately interests me as I 1 have the honor hono r of belonging to what mr small styles that most detestable faith but correctly speaking the church of leans jesus christ now sir air in the first place the innocent and overanxious mr small falsely asserts that a lot of emigrants mostly young women from the north of scotland arrived there bound for or the west I 1 am prepared to prove that not one young woman in anyway any way connected with what is commonly called mormonism has left the north of scotland in the past twelve months those doubting the correct correctness ne of this statement will be furnished with substantial a proof from toe the undersigned undersigner under signed As for the mormon elders being tarred and feathered in south carolina I 1 am not prepared at present to dian als it but from the advice mr brove gaall gives the good gond people of aberdeen in his interesting letter it is easily seen how much toleration there is in his makeup make up and there is in no doubt in my mind that if the elders have been tarred it has been through malicious letters a aa 4 void of truth as the one that has called forth this answer to write intelligently upon a subject a person perso n should be we well T I 1 informed and have a strict regard for the truth in order to benefit his fellow creatures I 1 am personally acquainted with several mormon elders and can say that they are honest upright and god fearing men who will pay their way and preach to all who will listen gospel as taught by christ and his apostles and that too without price 1 I would suggest to those who are wishing to learn something concerning in us to get their information from djus those ose who know us facts are stubborn things and truth will eventual eventually il triumph although bitterly oppose opposed jesus our leving savior was just as te much the son of god when the jews cried away with him I 1 crucify himl as he was when the people spread olive branches and their garments on the road for him to ride over thus we learn that the truth or falsity of a doctrine does not depend upon its popularity popularity chah thanking ing you yop in anticipation for the insertion of this answer I 1 am ac WM MATHERS A native of the north of scotland 15 constitution street aberdeen |