The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-05-16

reeOlleca he dale srll llnsa Ia, r,,,.,.-
slanre. A he progressed ID N. -
i've. -lhs neighbars would zone N r.
Iims % line 10 hear poFlinas rad. a.
great interest in The work VA ssr;,.s
among Ihem. u elsimsd 20 haze -
written By one Of The losl nsli0n. All J.
have been recoEered from he card. 80
assumed Ihelille Of. Msnuseripl FosnS .
Tie neighhors would oflsn inquire a..
Mr.. s. progressed in deeipherne :. n.
manuscript" and ahsn he had : setTr;rr,
portion prepared. be would inform lien
and they wnnld assemble 10 hear !. ,,,1
lie Vas enabled. from his aeausia,,,r.
with The classics and ancient Li.Isty. "A
introduce many singular names, nLith
we're particularly noliced by the psorls
and could be easily recognized by ,h.m
Mr.. $. Spsulding had . brolller, Mr.. Jpa
Spaulding. residing in The place q ,hs
time, nho Was perfectly familiar viii
this work, and repeatedly heard he who's
u IN read. Fran New Salen he TENOR.
ed 10 Piisburg. Pennsylvania. Here Mr..
;. found an asquain'anrs and friend.
in The person Of Mr.. Patterson, an sd,,or
of . newspaper. lie exhibited NJ,
manuscript 10 Mr. r. " no sss very murh
pleased With. and borrowed IL Ior rerusal.
lie retained IL fOr long lime. and inform.
ed Nc. s. that il he would make out a
title page and preface. he would publish
il, and il might be . source Of prUE,.
This Mr.. >. refused 10 do. Coz reason,
which ! cannot nav stale. Sidney
RIgdon.s who has 6guTrd 50 largely IN
The history of the marmons. VAS 81 this
time CONNECTED with the printing ossiee Of
Mr.. Patterson. as 10 well known in lhu
region, and ss Rigdan himself has rrs.
quenIly stated. Here he had ample %.
poFIuniiy 10 become acquainted With Mr.
SpauldIngs manuscript. aud 10 copy IL II
he chose. u was . matter Of noInriely
and interest 20 ell who xere connected
with the printing establishment. Al
length the manuscript Was returned 10 ito
author. and soon after We removed 10
Amiiy, Washington county. "a. where
Mr.. s. deceased 10 1910. The man.
useript then fell into my hands. and vas
carefully preserved. Il Ia. frequently
been eIsmined BY NY daughter. Mrs.
McReniry. Of Monsor. Massachusetts,
wilh whom l nov reside. and by other
friends. After The " Book Of Mormon"
came out. copy Of IL wss taken 10 New
Salem. the place Of Mr.. Spaulding's
former residence, and the very place
where The 4" Manuscript Foand'' was
wrIVen. A woman presehsr appointed
q meeting ihrre, New Salem. aud in the
meeting read snd repeated eopIOus tI.
tracts from the " Book Of Mormon"
The historical part wss Immediately
recognized BY oil tie older inhabitants.
IS the identical work Of Mr.. s. 10 whieh
they had bsen so deeply interested yesrs
before. Mr.. John Spsuljing was present.
Who 10 IN sminenily rious man. and
Recognized perfectly The woik Of bis
brother. lie was amazed and afflicted.
that il should have been perverted 10 90
wicked = purpose. Ills grief found rent
IN q food Of tears, and he arose on The
.poi, and expressed IN tie meeting his
deep sorrow ant regret. that the wrilinss
Of his sainted brother should be used 10,
purpose 90 vile Snd shocking. The sE.
element in New Salem became 90 great,
that the inhabitants had . meeting. and
dspuled doctor PhilssIus llurlbui, one
of their number. TO repair 10 This place.
and to obtain from me The original man.
uscripi OF Me-. SpauldinR. for the put.
pose Of comparing IL with the Mormon
bible, 10 satisfy their own minds, and 10
prevent their friends from embracing an
error 80 dslusive. This vas in the year
1894. Doctor llurlbut brought with him
an introduction, and request Tor the manu-
script. signed by Msssrs. Henry Lake.
Aaron Wright. and others, with Ill whom
| was Srquaintcd. ss they we're NY
nrighbors vi hen ] resided 10 New Salem.
! an sure that nothing could grisse NY
husband more, we're he living. Than tho
use which has been made Of his work.
The sir Of antiquity which was thrown
about The composition. dnubiless suggest
ed the idea Of converting Il To purposes OF
delusIOn. Thus a historical romance.
with the addition Of o few pious CT.
pressious and extracts from the sacred
Scriptures. has been construed inina new
Bible. aud palmsd OF upon q company
oil poor. deluJed fanatics, a. divine. l
ha'e given the previous brief narration.
that this work Of deception and wicked
ness may BE- searched TO The foundation
aud its author exposed TO the cnEtemps
and exeerslion he so justly deserves.
MATILDA Dawson.
Rev. Solomon Spsulding was the 6rs'
husband of the narrator of the above
history. Since hls deceasc, she has been
married 10 second husband BY the
name Of Dawson. She 10 now residing
IN this place: 10 a woman Of irteproace-
able character. aud an humble CHRISTIAN
I and her tastitnnnv a. vaslhv of imDllclt