The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-01-26


departed statesmen, listen Abraham, Moses, Homer.
Socrates Soion solomon and ell that ever thought Of
any for it Is said in the midst of counseors there
safety aud when you have learned that hiteen thousand
citizens after having purchased their lands Of the
Sovereign State" by order Of the Governor at the point
of the bsyonet their taken from them BY the same
authority and their right Of migration into said State de-
MED under pain of imprisonment whipping robbing mob
bng, and even death and justice recompence allow
ed from the legislature, with the Governor at the
head down to the justice of the peace with bottle OF
whskey in hand, and bowie knife in the other hear
them all declare that there is no justice for Nor.
mon in that State, and Judge ye q righteous
judgment, and tell when the virtue Of the States
was solen where the honor of the general government
lies hid; and what clothes Senator with wisdoml Oh
nuy ing Carolina Oh little tempestuous Rhode Island.
would not be well for the great Of the nation
free citizens of state had been expelled contrary the
constitution, mobbed robbed pundered, and many
anna southcott Ann Lee the French prophets the Qua
kers Of New England aud ebelious ngges in the slave
states to hear both sides and then Judge rather than have
the modification to say oh 1t my bull that has killed
your OK that alters the case must enquire into it, and
II, and1?"
II the general has no power to renstate ex
PEELED citizens to their rights there s monstrous hypo
critic fed and ostered from the hard earnings of the people,
real bull beggar upheld by sycophants; and although
drunkards to and raise the hue and cry of impos
false prophet, God damn old Joe Smith, yet remember, if
the Latter Day Saints not restored to all their rights
and paid for all their losses according TO the known rules
ofjustcc and Judgment reciProcation and common no.
place and vex this nation with sore vexation-yea the
consuming wrath Of an offended God shall smoke through
the nation, with much distress and as ndepen
dence has blazed through with pleasure and delight.
Where is the strength Of government where Is the pa.
triotism Of Washington, Warren. and Adams? and
where spark from the watch fire Of rs, by which
candle might be lit that would glimmer upon the con-
fines of democracy? Well may il be said that man is
a state state the nation. In the days Of Gen
Jackson when France refused the first instament Tor
spoations there power force and honor enough to
resent injustice and insult and the money came and shall
wit
go unwhpped of justice" for eniod greater sins than
Francel No! verify no. While have powers Of body
and mind while water and grass grows; while vir
tue lovely and vice hateful and while stone points out
sacred spot where fragment of American liberty once
nocence until Missouri makes aonemept for ali her SINS
= sinks disgraced. degraded and damned to hell
where the worm deth not and the fire is not quenched"
and the States belongs to the peopeand Congress sent to
do the peoples business have all powerand shall fifteen
thousand citizens groan in exile Oh vain men, will ye
not do restore them to their rights and So 600
worth of property relInquish to Them Che Latter Day
sants body their portion Of power that belongs to
them according to the constitution Power has its
venience, well as Inconvenience THE world wasno
made for Cesar alone, but Titus too"
will give you parallels certain lord had whey ard in
goody land which men iabored in at their pleasure; few
meek men also went and purchased with money from
othese chief men that labored pleasure portion of land
the vineyard at very remote part of it, and began
improve it, and to eat and drink the fruit hereof when
vile persons who regarded not man, neither feared
the lord Of the vineyard, up suddenly and robbed
these meek and drove them from their
killing many. This barbarous act made no small stir
among the men in the vineyard and all that portion who
attached to that part of the vineyard where the
were robbed, rose up in grand council with their chief
man. who had firstly ordered the deed to be done and
made not to pay the cruel deed but TO keep
the SPOIL and let those meek set their feet
that soil again. neither recompense them for it. Now
these meek in their Distress wisely sought redress
of those wicked men in every possible manner and got
none. They then duplicated the chief men, who held
and defend it. for redress and redemption and those men
loving the fame and favor Of the multitude than the
Just, but do nothing for you because have
power. Now, when the lord of the vineyard that
virtue and innocence was not regarded and his vineyard
occupied by wicked men, he sent men and took the pos
session of it to himself and destroyed those un!ahfu
servants and appointed them their portion among hypo
critics.
And let say that all men who say that Congress
has power to restore and defend the rights Of her c
zens have not the love Of the truth abiding in them
Congress has power to protect the nation against foreign
invasion and internal bro and whenever that body
act TO maintain right with any power to restore
right to any portion Of her citizens,
THE LAND, and should a state refuse submission
that state guilty OF instruction ebon and the pre-
sldent has as much power 70 repe 1t as mad
General Jackson had to send armed force to suppress
the rebellion of South Carolina
To close, would admonsh you, before you let your
eandor compe you again to write upon subject, great
as the salvation OF man. consequential as the life of the
Saviour broad the principles of truth and valu
able the jewel. eternity to read in the sh section
and LIST article the Constitution of United States the
first fourteenth and Seventeenth speci6cv and not very
limited powers of the federal government W hat cs be
done to protect the lives property and rights Of vrtuous
people, when the administrators Of the law, and law
makers nnbought by brides interrupted by patron
age untemped by gold unawed by fear and uncontami
mated by tannlng sanceseven like Cmsar's wife not
only unspoted bat unsspecfed and God who cooled the
heat OF Nebuchadnezzars furnace shut the mouths Of
lions for the honor of Daniel will raise your mind above
the narrow notion that the general government has
the sublime idea that Congress- with the Pres
dent as executor as almighty in lis sphere Jehovah
is in his With great respect, have the
honor to be your obedient servant,
JOSEPH SMITH.
Hon. {" Mr"D J. c. Calhoun, Fort Hill, s. C.