The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-07-27
DU BOUFFAY FREMON,
Justice ofthe Peace for st. Louis Coun

DU BOUFFAY FREMON,
Justice ofthe Peace for st. Louis County.
Iron the Springfield (ll) State Register]
The Causes ofthe Mormon Frpioson-.at Bottom Polti-
cal Observation-Disclosures Greater Rassais than the Nor
mons-Joe Smith Defsnded-Grsat Excitement out Far
West.
The people of this State have been aroused with
avalanche, by the publication of certain awful disco-
sures of neighbcr the Journal Bulletin after bulle-
tin has been successfully issued in times OF war or OF
miraculous revelations The days Of Maria Monk seem
TO have returned upon us nay they evidently to be
ecpsed by the Journal 10 Duncan, andthe Mormons,un
der the instructions of that viruous dsnterested and
truthful set, the Junto.
We have no objection whatever to see Mormonism and
its leaders exposed to the world. Indeed we would encou
rage it, il attempted with view to do justice and deve
ope truth; but have confidence in this exposton
because is purposely designed to affect the approaching
As Gov. Duncan entered the field candidate
he abored to secure the votes the Mormons being
able to succeed he the necessity of desperate
stratagem to gull the people In sin and niquy he
ceve one-he determined to excite if possible all the
other religious against the Mormons hoping to gain
their favor by his hostility to this mushroom sect He
charges the democrats with having bought up the
Mormons, by granting them charter of extraordinary
privileges at the last session of the Legislature But
months after the passage Of the charter the time he
asserts the bargain made, we find the Mormons to
man. voting for John T. Stuart the wing candidate for
Congress So if they bought with the charter
the wings must have bought them. Duncan and his
The Mormons for "Tip and Tyler too" in ls40 and
for Stuart in ls4l Then they were holy people in
the estimation Of these heroes of log cabins and coon
are walking in the footsteps OF their illustrious
predecessors Captain Tyler and the Godlike Web
ster in marching from the ranks of the "great whig
party The Mormon General Bennett is thrust from the
temple atNauvoo unclean to mngle with those who
minister there and forthwith the Springfield Junto
herd of kindred spirits, send for hmthey hug him to
their bosoms with grin of internal joy Promises fat
terry and perhaps money bestowed upon him. Finally
plan for horrible disclosures is proposed and agreed
upon and the Journal the miserable harot of the Junte
is made to bring forth to the world litter of crippled and
mis-shapen monsters TO brighten halfwted men,
andchdren and divert the attention Of the people from
sober consideration of the important interest involved in
the election By such foul meansby such base trckery
the managers of the wing party hope to elect the corrupt
Prince of townot SPECTATORS Governor of the State OF
Illinois.
The whole history of the political Of the Nor
mons in opinion, Is simply this Smith is skrewd
fellow. He supports the popular side in politics for his
interest When in Missouri he went for Van Buren,
because there the Van Buren, party largely in the
majority. In 1910 he the tide and wind setting in
strong for Tppecanoe hence he threw his hat for Har
rson. In 1911 he believed this wing congressional
district and therefore he went for Stuart without why
or wherefore" In lS42 believing, almost every body
else that Illinois decidedly democratic State, he cres
out Justify, hurrah for Snyder and Moore. Such we
changes-motives that have changed Of the most
TO change others long is impelled by seinte
rest.
Regarding this against the Mormons this particu
lar time eeconeering scheme, got up by unprinci
pied political demagogues, we denounce it.