The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-08-29
EDITOR TRUE NoRTHERNER:


reply to "Ace,' (whoever that may be) and not
so much to his rejonder TO me az to notice his
defense OF Joe Smith. His whole article is so
silly 1t is not worth a passing notice-but
Mormonism, like all other isms, has it's advo-
Gates, and here and there inds it's dupes; hut
If its history was fully understood think there
would be less followers Of Smith than there
now is.
Now the foundation Of Mormonism is mani
festly Joseph Smith-just take him out OF it
and it all falls to the ground-if this is not true
would ask, why does "Ace" labor 30 hard to
show that all these historical facts relating to
Mormonism are mere novels ~ II their
foundation was Christ, why care fig for the
man Smith? Their foundation is Smith, and
the Book OF Mormon (the Golden Bible) their
authority. know they deny that it Is bible,
but on page 107 Of said book, you will find in
verse 7, language as follows: Thou fool that
shall say bible, we have got bible and we
need no more blble." Other passages might
authority, but it is needless just now, for the
book bears on its very face, tsat 1t is fraud !;
abounding IN stolen sentences from the old
and new testament also, even from Shake
speare. which shows It's origin is of more re-
cent date than Shakespeare.
Ace quotes largely from Doct. and Cow,
showing what Smith taught. Well, suppose he
did 30 teach-will not mans lips and conduct
speak louder than his Precepts? by their
fruits shall we know them, Bible. That
Smith did introduce polygamy is fact Of
history attested by too many witnesses, some
Of them Of their own ranks TO be gainsald
Who did, In the dead OF night, on the banks of
the Mississippi, say the celestial marriage cere
mony between a Mr.. Noble and his sister In
law? Joseph Smith. Who married Mr.. Mobiles
sister the same night, hour and place? Joseph
Smith. Oh bat this is from novel. Ann
Eliza Young, page 72-What is a mans teach
inc worth, unless his whole life is brought in
subjection to it
But / wish just 10 notice one sentence OF
"Aces" reply, i.e.: When Smith and his
friends petitioned the President, Martin Van
Buren,, said: "Your cause is just. but can't
help you. 1 ask, was the President petitioned
to crack theological nut, or to aid them to
recover property from which they had been
forciby driven by the people OF Missouri? Ac-
cording to Aces teaching he should be the
last man to quote Van Bureu on religious
questions, for Van Buren was . gentle, and
bis (Ace) religion must be spiritually discerned
Now, to make words few, let me quote from
Rise and Progress Of Mormonism, page 164 :
General Clark, who commanded the Missouri
State Militia in this affair said, in dispatch to
Gov. Boggs, Nov 10th, 1888:
There is no crime, from treason down to
petit larceny, but these people, or . majority
Of them, have been guilty Of ALL too, under
the counsel of Joseph Smith, Jr., the prophet.
They have committed treason, marder, arson,
burglary, robbery, larceny and perjury. They
have societies formed under the most binding
covenants in form, and the most horrld oatbs,
10 clrcumvent the laws and put them at def
ance; and to plunder, and burn, and murder,
and divide the spoils for the use OF their
church.
l. was these crimes, added TO some zeal or
fsnced offences in regard to the then exciting
slavery question, that caused the people Of
Missouri to acc against them. They were
carry houses ca lands; and hence, by a com
promise between them and the Governor, their
property was to he sold and the proceeds
turned over TO them. OF course they realized
but little; hsnce, they appeal to the President
Martin Van Buren,. His reply as above.
But again We quote from same history, page
165. Governor Boggs, in special N essage to
the Legislature in 1s40, thus speaks Of this
people; These people had violated the laws
OF the land by open force and avowed resist
ence to them they had undertaken, without
the aid OF the civil authority, to redress theil
real or fanced grievances; they had instituted
among themselves government Of their own
independent and in opposition to the govern
mens Of the State, that had, at an inclemen
season OF the year. driven the inhabitants oi
an entire county from their homes, ravaget
their crops and destroyed their dwelling
Under these circumstances it became thC
imperious duty of the executive to interfere
and exercise the powers with which he was in
vested to protect the lives aud property of oul
citizens, to restore order and tranquility to oul
country, and MAINTAIN the supremacy of th
law"
These facts OF history and many more w
might adduce your correspondent calls novels
etc. Well. does he want more-weIl, he shal
have it. / now have in my possession, tw
letters (the contents Of which may at no dis
tsnt day be made public) from living witnesse
now living in Palmyra, who were PERSONAL
acquainted with Joseph Smith. They kne,
most, IL not all OF the pioneer mormons o
Palmyra; and they aver that fuckers Histor
Of Rice and Progress of Mormonism, is tru,
tbor ~ basvd Aos,,