The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1857-08-12
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THE MOREONS.

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THE MoRMoNs.
The rise and progress Of this remarIia.
hIe sect gives apowertul rebuke 10 the
boastful spirit in which we are accus,om.
cd TO speak Of tho superior enlightenment
and ciVi!lzaiion Of America, especially Of
that part Of the country which rcjoices in
the unvcrsaIitv OF its free schools and tue
general diffusion of what it calls kuowl.
edge ge-meaning therereby the art of read.
ing, writing and cypherng. ~ little
learning is dangerous thing" and the
rank iuXunance with which all sorts cf
humbug, that never take root in this be-
nighted portion OF the land, flourish and
run riot among the half educated masses
OF New England, demonstrates the truth
of the proposition. The learning that
goes far enough 10 swallow witchcraft.
spirltualism and Mormonsm, and cannot
digest truth, science and common sense,
is more aLs&rd and pcrilous than the IL.
norance, which cannot read and write, bat
has sufficient natural s&gscity and modes
ty enough to follow the gHiawc4 & wise
and instructed minds
York finds IA book written by AN invalid
TO while away the hours Of sickness. calls
It new Bible, and s,raightway sets up II
sect, declaring himself prophet, commits
stoned by Heaven TO establish new Saith
and new code of Morals. At ouce, this
evident knave and blackguard succeeds
IN imposing his prerosterous pretensoms,
upon hundreds o! the "cnlighteucd" citi.
zens Of cOuutry of common schools;
the hundreds swell to thousands aud the
thousands To tens of thousands. lie cs-
tabishes IA temple IN OHIO; is soon sur
! rounded by numerous colony, Processes
! to work miracles, and actually makes his
miserable dupes believe that he has the
power Of sus spending the laws Of nature.
. And while lie processes to suspend the
laws OF nature, he, without any humbup.
violates the laws Of the land, commits
arson, robbery and other c.lmeS, until
even the Western Reserve Of Onio, rrpre.
scrted 10y GItdings, in the House ot Rep.
ieSentatves, and which therefore must
have tolerabiy strong stomach, spucs
hm and his debauched disciples ont Of
.''-' ,'y'.@i - ""r'aihinn too f.f,is4sivn and
intoleraJIe to he endured. This effort OF
abused nature 10 relieve itself Of disease
he denounces as persecution, and there
are fools enough in this enlightened nine
icenth century to believe it, and
to swell his ranks with hosts oil new re.
crults, who follow him to Missouri, which
vomits forth the nauscous dose almost as
Soon as swallowed, and then to Illinois,
. "a hn L. III
crowds Of fresh adherrn,s sets bars on
fire, plumbers and abuses the natives, and
finally achieves the hunors of martyrdom.
Elected from illinois, the Mormons lay
the foundations of U:Nh, and electimg
, bingham Young 20 the vacant apoStleship
OF Joe Smith, increase in numbers at Il
most unparalleled rate, SO that thev are
/ now supposed To number a hundred thou
sand souls. The man at their head is oae
OF the shrewdeSt, aud most drpraved and
T thorough paced scoundrels that the world
has ever produced. There is scarc!y n
crime which be has not committed and
does not glory in. he has changed and
almost SuNverlcd the entire code OF Chris
t!HHity and Of modern civilization. lie
has established po}ygamy, but gross and
revoIung as that Is 10 The civilization Of the
Western woTId,it is among the least of hi,
offences. He has melted to and justified
Wholesale murdei and robbery, bad faith,
and converted incest into virtue, His
/ impIety and b,asphcmv are appalling
Z We're pirates and acknowledge outlaws
( 10 commit half the frightful crimes that
are perpetTated by this ummitigated mis-
creant, the whole world would cry out for
/ their annihi!atiou, but when thev are done
In the pure and awful name of God and
of religion, it is impossible to find Ian
guago strong enough to express lh1 ab-
'herrence Of every heart not totally bu-
taIized, bespotted and bedevilled for such
! heaven daring as well as man .defying
crime. Yet, this man, and this system,
unblushingIy confessed, proclaimed and
/ g'oriedin, has suddenly sprung upin the
midst Of an enlightened century and coun-
try 10 such terrific proportions that the
world looks upon the spectacle in stupi-
! fled amazement, and knows not what To
/ do. What a comcntary on the boassed
civilization and knowledge OF the times !
! a hundred thousand Mormons, with ms.
| sonaries all over the earth, with branches
in every large city, and with hundreds
/ and thousands Of Americans anG Europe.
ans thronging every month to the head
/ quarters Of the new devil worship. If
Gen. Harvey can exercise these fends by
the sword, we trust he will not be over
scrupulous in availng himself Of an occa-
sion 10 rain fire aud birthstone upon the
| Sodom of the modern world.
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