The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1843-11-09


about politics; nhc had done 20, the Lord
would have told him what 70 do. The Lord,'
said he, has promised 20 give Us wisdom,
aud when lack wisdom ask the Lord, and
be tells me, and ifho didn't tell me, would
say be was a liar; that's the way feel. But
| never asked him anything about politics
! am a Wing, 1 am Clay man. am made
Of Clay, and ! am tending 20 Clay, aud am
going 70 vote Cor Henry Clay; that's the way
! fecl A laugh) But | wont interfere
with my people, Fcligiously, 10 Affect their
votes, though might 10 elect Clay, for lie
ought 10 be President. have sworn by the
eternal gods-it's no harm 10 swear BY the
gods, because there Is none; II there Is only
one God. there cant be gods, and IFS no
harm TO swear by nothing, "a laughl III have
sworn BY tho eternal ruris that ! will never
soio for a democrat again, aud intend Ia
swear my children, putting their hands under
the thigh, as Abraham swore Isaac, thar thoy
never will vote a democratic ticket in al
their gcncrati0ns.--li l. the mcancsi, lowest
party IN all creation. There - hye.sixths Of
my people ~ led away by the ouphonoous
tenn ''domocai,n that they will vote tho l.o-
a
am Washington democrat, Jefferson demo
Graf, a jackson democmt,and voted for Ilar-
rison and am going TO vote iorClay. The
Locoiocos arc no democrats, bat the mean
est, lowest, most tyrannical beings in the
world. They opposed me In Missouri, and
we're going 20 shoot mo Cor treason, and
bad never committed any treason whatever.
never had anything bigger than pack knife
ahou, me, aud they took me a prisoner Of
war, and bad twenty mca 10 guard me. /
had nothing 10 do with iighting. Our men,
az hundred strong, were IN arms under Col,
tIinrklc. When the Missourians came
marching up, Col. Hinckle ordered as 10 &c
treat, when lihed my hand, and said, Boys,
| think We won't go yet; well stand our
ground, and ihoy stood firm ; bat Col Hinckle
unlike the devil. For doing this they charg-
ed me with treason
In this manner the prophet ran oil talking
necessarily. Speaking a revelations, he
stated that whcn be was in s-qsmndary,r be
asked the I.orl ior a revelation, aud when
DC could not ct IA he @lollowcd tho dictates
'lofhis own judgment, which were ~ good as
IA rcvolaliun 70 him; but he never gave any
thing Ia bis people asa revelation. unless Il
eas = fetrI.Nan. ald ihc Lord d.d reveal
himself b h'm.n Kuuniua on ia ihis yoluhle
! rgls, - sid Tho wofid pcfsecrics me-. i
y alVlIs hss Fauecuted ne. The people Al
4. -. 20. IA rrhl'r meeting laielv. said, 'as
81 Jos. 49, 49,, pat y. Z \ "a a|l.e aasal,
men abni him.' o. glad lhey rive me ~
much credit. 4 - uai evcy fooi that has
sense eauugh - gct smart mcu nhouf him
The Lord revealed himself 70 me. know
lf. lie revealed himself 20 me FIRST, when
was about fourteen years old, a mere boy.
will tell ron about Il. There was a rciofma-
ton among tho dillcrcni religious dcnomina-
tons IN The ncighboshood where lived, and
became serious, aud was DESTROYS 10 know
what Church io Join.
"Whilo thinking Of the matter, opened
the testament pFomiscuo,lsly on these words,
IN james. sAsk of the Lord who givcih 10 an
men literally aud upbnideih not Just de-
Trimmed I'd ask bun. | Immediately weni
out into the woods whore my father had a
clearing. aud went 30 the stump, where had
stuck my axe when bad quit work, and |
snocled down. and prayed saying. % Lord
what Church shall lJoinr Directly | saw
LIGHT, and then glorious parsonage in the
light, and then another parsonage, and the
hrsi parsonage said to the second. Behold
my beloved sou, bear him. then address
ed The second person, saying, % Lord, what
Church shall loinr lie replied, don't
join any Of them they are all corrupt The
vision then vanished, aud when | como TO
myself, vas spsawlng on my back; aud il
was some time before my strength returned.
Al.
| had revelation, and that the Churches
were all couupi, they prosecuted me and
they have prosecuted me ever since. They
thought 10 put mo down, but they havn'i
succeeded, and they can't do il. When |
have proved that I-am right, and get al the
world subdued under me, | think | shall de-
serve something. My revelations have prov
ed 70 be true, because they have been deliv-
cred before they came topass.and they came
10 pas. exactly. | had a revelation in Mis-
sour which was fulfilled to the litter. The
Missourians had got Us ell prisoners, and
were threatening 10 Kill us. The principal
men ofus were lying under a log, with a
guard standing around Us in the night, fell
into a trance. call tia trance. heard a
voice which said, Joseph, fear not; you and
ali your friends shall be delivered without
harm, aud shall yet stand upon the hills Of
Zion When | awoko out Of the trance, |
aroused Elder Rigdon and said, have a reve-
lstion, We shall all escape. Elder Rigdon
shouted, and told u TO the next ono, and IN
tho morning Il was told 10 my family and all
my friends, and ihoy all Teloiced. That
; revelation come 10 pass although they were
holding council Al the time | had the
trance, and had resolved 10 Ill me. They
can't harm me. told my family lately, be-