The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1863-09-12

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rlare'k ns He has ljnat Rcaya;
tha ths bsPlRErt, sor zen day.
said sol sthing about smors pms, Z
he accordingly trolls in, heavy tries.
70 make ID appear that we have been
slandering the mormon portion of COM
nunity saoat villainosisly and thenadds:
I'VE would not be surprised II, before
the canvass i over, he should swear by
all the holy angels Of abilitionism, that
be never said against Ndrrh6nia or
Mormonism. In order TO stop him from
.daina.ssyme.esgy. che artisAAes Here II b.,
read it = Here4folloNs Our article, en-.
tire and we challenge any man in christ
endom to point out . single word in said
article, derogatoEy to the chafac-
ter of eur Il Mormon citizens, ercept
it be the insinuation that certain
parties tof. the Mormon faith partici-
paaed intthe copperhead Consentiofa! = =
flour venerable contemporary Insists that
this is a Islander, then We plead guilty 70
the charge of "slanderingthe Mormons.
Asain he says 1--WE know at least
oas hundred men IN this county, who
are are now, or once were Mormons, who are
as intelligent, respectable and honest, rs
the best man on your ticket" Very
true, Mr.. Bugls we think zoe know the
same men; they are of the number. OF
those who adhere to the true faith, have
not fallen from grace, ARE exemplary chris
tians, and good citizens, and will every
man of them, vote the Union ticket
Such men as these may well consider It
stigma uponStheir fairname to be eharg-
ed with participating, in Copperhead
Convention, and if our former article was
so worded as to include them, we ask
their pardon, for we know, that to 10y
al man, no charge is so odious as that Of
affiliating with the enemies Of his coun-
try. . -.
But there is another class, to which we
did refer-a class composed of Rabbit,
Winchester, and men of their kidney,
who are disgrace to the Mormon Church
and name-men who have bartered their
religion, sold themselves soul and body
to the Devil, and Joined the Copperheads.
These are the men to whom we referred,
and if they are not a disgrace to any par
ty, then please tell US what would be-
Such charge would certainly be refiec-
ton upon the character of the church.
bat rs we have said above five have done
injustice to the Mormon denomination
by stating that Winchester was one of
their clergy, we owe them an apology,
Cor we are well aware of the damning dis
grace that must necessarily attach to
any religious body, to have a priest
ministering at their altar, and stepped in
the deep-dyed villainies of copperhead-
ism. In fact, we have no faith in the
christianity of any denomination that tol-
crates treason there is such an insur-
mountable barrier-such an 'tirrepressible
conflict" as it were, between Christianity
and Copperheadism, that the existence
of the onenecessarily precludes the posi-
bility of the other--a man cannot serve
two masters.
We are happy to state for the sake of
the Mormon Church, that Rabbit denies
being member, and asserts, also, that
Winchester is not. We cheerfully &C
knowledge our mistake in a former arti-
Gle, and state, for the benefit of the
church, upon The authority of the B,tgle,
that DAbbitt and Winchester are not Nor
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