Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1838-12-29
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I1bjs success. We copy = notice OF this new
"a the village Of Palmyra, in the western
= the State Of New York. Nh idiot. said 10
e been dumb from his birth, suddenly gave
few years ago, that zone night he had q VS.
I'm an angel, who told him to arise from his
!. s,d follow him. lie did so; and was conduct
Nv his visiter to . remote and retired spot,
40 lay largo fiat stone, having ring IN tho
..ais Of il. This stone was about five feet long,
- broad, and eight or nine inches thick. On
siviag 1t the place In question. tho angel com
e,a6ed tho idiot, whose name WAS Joe Smith, TO
: .,ks up the stone by tho rug. Smith, As we'll
j sight, hesita,ed TO comply with such an order,
~ his companion told him to take ii up boldly,
Z ho only had faith God would instantly
~ him strength to perform the hercuican task.
.HayInR prayed inwardly for somc moments,
n took of his coat, and was making preparations
7 .he performance, but tho angel rcproved him
: hs want Of faith, made him replace his coat
- his shoulders, aud said that even If the
ess weighed ten thousand tons, divine assis-
rec, through sdrins faith, would enable him to
sAh, JOo became passive ia the hands OF the
.e,, esasped tho ring, and found, to his aston
sSnsnt, that the stone weighed as nothin. in his
Id! Ga removing il, tho idiot discova red that
]. I'D served as a GOVERN. 70 q box or chest Of
]. sam. material, under which were deposited
sslys golden plates or tables, engraved oil over
"A MYSTICAL characters. Upon the upper plate
80 pair Of spcc,acles' mado Of freessone (save
sash,) which the angel commanded Smith to
I - ss,ride Of his nose. On doing so, Joe's
] ,~ms was loosened,' rs he himself states, aud
/ rnasIloct instantly became like those Of other
- No saw though tho frccs,onc, and the en-
. mg on the golden plates became perfectly in
.hbls to him. The angel then commanded
n Nv associaie with himself twelve other men,
do he named as Scribcs,' and "a interpret to
| 10 tho writing on the p.ates.-When tho work
Ia completely written ou', thcy took II to prin-
|s who demanded $500 in advance for ms share
i tho business. ilcrcupom the conclavc, by dlnt
pawning, Borrowing, selling, & Findings raised
h stipulated sum. The book was left with the
npter, and tho authors were desired to call a,
u end Of month, when the work would be com
lssd They went and voluntarily made
ah before justice of the peace that they had
fi,icn from the dictation OF Smith, who. until
. tmo of the angels VISIT had been dumb and .
IDIOT from his birth, and that they had seen the
Give golden tables and tho stone spectacles;'
Ming, that mo one except Smith could see
,sAgh ihem'
9ss man of types and demanded their books.
ss discip!o of Caxton met them with a long face,
a told them that the whole Of tho first sheet
zjpaves) had boon thrown down: and that tho
sssscripts not hssing heen preserved, he had
i been abo TO fulfil his agreement by the s,ip
sasd time: but that if they would write II orer
I,ss, he would, OF course print ii At his own ex-
ass. The prophets were nstoundei at this IN
*hgence, and ,hoy had KEEP, copy OF their
ut, dispaired Of replacing tho inspired writings
'asreupon tho printer, by way Of removing tho
icaty, adv iscd them to .talo another loJk at
b GOLDEN plates
nho dam tt0s f,,,,ls fha hint nd
armed with sixteen pages offsc.h matter, which
= printer Immediately composed.
d. the publication of thu book. the piinte:
rted oil and published the sixteen original
ne, which nc pretended to have lost, and which
fn altogether different from those they had
lasht hum tho secon! time. This created ter
Pc sensation anon. the the scribes who wero
p called upon by tho pes!ilious printer TO pro-
&c the plates.
Twelve CO!iea tablets. each o. tho size Of
70 tea :ray, are not very easy to DO procured
but the angel was COOL enough to step in once
orc 10 their aid. The concinvc made oath that !
angel had taken the tablets TO heaven. on the a
APPLETON OF the work tho stonc spec.acle., o
sever, and the stone chest, we're produced in {
1sncc, and nultltudes of persons werc found I
Be noodles enough to believe tho absurd story q
'he writer OF this, travelling in 1899, through u
State of New York. fell into company with = =
yer, whose uncle had been choused out of S. n
by these fellows. Multi,udss had ioined n
"a, selling their property, and throwing the v
reeds into the common stock, and they have RI
psfal establishments, one Of which Is in tho Ia
s Of Ohio, where they herd together after u
sedifyin. fashi"n.-Oi course. chastity is not q,
q. the number OF ,her cardinal virtues They HI
sea hearty contempt for all .unbelievers,' o;
s1e noted for the promptitudc with which CT
nosisn TO Everlasting. fire aud brmst one,' 81
Esd their own persuasion. 4,
q poor drover above alluded to, not being \
ga Mormonlte, and having anticipated COM m
u as heir te the "o!d fel.cr." could in no wise n
us temper when speaking Of tho .'ncw rev. o.
N" He consigned Mormon. Joo Smith and nc
3 sef followers. to perd,tion. after q most un- D.
fashion; IibeIled the angel who had thrown te
boz, and observed, that sthe angel was ii,
ssough, however, for he took good care to II
the gold; he didn't leave ,ha, behind 20
Vow continued he, '.,ha, old Succum sc
20 uncle Of mine might have remembered DO
mad ten years Of nv labor. and that no r.,
uhed upon 10 throw awav his life for moth su
~ mat the old chap hadn', got no moro in
u IMAM backwoodsman's bull. nor no Sc.
,o'ne's than . monkey upon a weather me
Mst when they came to him he got clean 10
out Of tho little wits that he had. Tho SIX
vent to New York, he took the oppor-
sssn Ms farm, and his stock, and every on
0d'ns lsave himself moro clothes nor its
~ ~" what you might ram into pedlar's the
u. ~ Wnen returned. | found mr. .tr me-. ~