Arkansas intelligencer., 1844-01-27

''Out of Jacob shall come he that shall h,ve 10
m'n'on, and shall destroy him that remainetb Of
tue city'-and Jesus Christ, .as him that had do.
minion'' about 1900 years after, according to
'hs prediction and that Of Moses, David, Isaiah
and many others, camo, saying "Moses wrote of
me- declaring the dispersion Of the Jews, and the
utter obstruction OF the city,, and the apostles
were his witnesses [unimpeached. e,neciaIIv
jude, who not only endorses tho facts of Noses
divinity" but also the events Of BALKAN and Ko.
reh, nth many oshors, -e.-.,-Dvsidus- .i.r,su
tangible facts, SO easily proven and demons trat
by simple rules, and testimony unimpeacbed. the
the art NOW lost] of embalming human bodies
and preserving them in the catacombs of Egypt.
whereby men women and children, as mumm les.
after lapse of near $500 years, thus came forth
among the living and altho DEAD, the papyrus
which has lived in their bosoms unframed speaks
Tor chem in language like the sound of an earth.
quake-Ecce veritas! ecce cadaveros! Behold
the truth! behold the mummies! Oh! nv dear
sir, the sunken Tyre and Sldon, the melancholy
dust where "the city" of Jerusalem once was,
and the mourning Of the Jews among the nations,
together with such q ''cloud of Witnesses if
you had been as we'll acquainted with your God
and bible as with your "purse and pence table,
the "dirinity of Moses would have dispelIed the
fog of 5000 years and filled you with ight; for
facts like diamonds, not only cut glass, but they
are the most things on earth. The spirit of pro-
Phecy is the testimony Of Jesus.
The world at large is ever ready to credit the
writings of Honor, Hesiod, PIutarch, Socrates
Pythagoras, Virgil, Josephu., Mahomet, and ma
ny others, but where, tell me where, have they
left line-a simple method Of solving the truth,
of the plan Of eternal life Says the Savor-"lf
any man will do his 1.-THE Father's] will, he shall
know of the doctrine, whether it be ossGod or
whether | speak of myself" Here then, is a
method Of solving the "divinity" of men by the
'dtriniy in yourself, that far exceeds the cal.
culations BY numbers the sun excels candle.
Would to God that all men understood it, and
were willing to be governed by it, that when one
had filled the measure of his day, he could exclaim
like Jesus, Neni Mort. ct reviyiscere!'' Your
good wishes ''to 60 ahead coupled with Mahomet
and "rght man > are rather more vain than vir-
tuous. Why, sir, Caesar had his right hand Bru-
tus who was his left hn nd assassin!--not however
applying the ausion 10 you.
AS to the private seal you mention. II sent to
me shall receive with the gsaspds Of ser
q reward in the resurrection of the Just.
The summit Of your future fame seems to live
in tho POLITICAL policy Of 'mathematical prob
lem," for the chief maestracy ofths state, which
suppose might be solved by double position, where
tho errors of the supposition are used to produce
the true answer. But, sir, when leave the dig
nifty and honor | received from heaven, to boost
man into power, through the aid of my friends,
when the evil and designing, after the object has
been accomplished, can lock up the clemency in
tended a reciproca,ion for such favors; and
where the wicked and unprinciplcd, as a matter
Of course. would sezc the opportunity to An,ify
the heart Of the nation against mo for dabbling in
SLY game inpolitcs, verify, say, when leave
the dignity and honor of heaven, to crafty the
ambition OF man, or men, may my power cease
like the strength Of Samson when shorn of his
locks while asleep in the lap of DeIilah. Truly
said the Savior; Cast not your pearls before swine
lest they trample them under their feet, and turn
again and rend you. Shall !, who have witnessed
the visions Of eternity; and behold the glories of
Bliss and regions and misery Of the damned, Shall
turn to be Judas! Shall /, who have heard
the voice of God, and communed with angels; and
spake as moved by the holy Ghost, for the renew
al Of the everlasting covenant, and for the gath.
oring of Israel in the last days shall worm my
self into political hypocrto? Shall |, who holds
the keys of the las, kingdom in which is the DIS
pensation of the fulness of all things, spoken by
the mouths of all the holy prophets since the world
began; under the power of the Melchsedek priest.
hood; shall sloop from the sublime authority OF
Almighty God to be handled as monkeys cats
paw-and pittify myself unto clown to act the
farce of political demagoguery? No. verify no!
The whole earth shall bear me witness, that l., like
the towering Rock in tho midst OF the ocean,
which has withstood tho mighty surgers of the
warning waves for centuries, am imp'egnable, and
am faithful friend to virtue. and fearless foe
to Vice: No odds whether the former was sold
as a pearl in Asia, or hid as gem in America;
and the latter dazzles in palaces, or gnmers a
mong the tombs.
combat the errors of ogcs meet the vio-
Ience of mobs, cope with illegal proceedings from
executive authority; cut the Gordian knot Of
powers; and solve ssmathematical problems" Of
Universities, with TRUTH, diamond truth, and
God is my right hand man! ...'
And 10 close, let me say in the nnne OF Jesus
Christ, to you and to presidents, emperors. gov
errors, rulers, mobiles, and mon in authority. eve
nv where, do the works of righteousness; execute
Justice and iudgmen, in the earth, that God may
bless YOU. and her inhabitants; and a"t a.. W
The laurel that grows on tho top of the mountain.
Shall green for your fame while the sun sheds ray
And the lilly that blooms by the side oil the
| Will bloom for your virtue till earth mets awsy.
With due respect, have the honor to %: your
ob't serv't. JOoErH 0Mi IN
p. s. The court martial will attend to your case
in the Nauvoo Legion.
In New Dreams, man was fined $40 for
whistlina in Chnch. That was "Pay ing dear for
his WHISTLE"