The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-03
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am editorial article descrit
tho house-burning scenes r|
previously happened in thu !
Nauvoo. The story told ~
clc WAS one to touch fhtt
OF humanity, and to givc. .I,tb|
thought that there must : d
some strong causes for sr ,sss|
prisais as were practiced an
Mormon people. Tho occ al
scribcd were about one We, ID
the assassination uf Jose al
rum Smith at Carthage jlr|
time of this publication \
TO later on make brief n id
causes leading up to til
tragedy and the subsequer ,;d
that came upon the saints. ,r|
1t would be quite impos a
tell the story in full, for
it would really be nece /
back 10 Joseph Smiths /
1t Is possible TO briefly out 4
the most important eventr i
the 'martyrdom, - 1t is
llshed historical fact thai
very beginning trouble y n
upon the activities OF the "a
WAS n reason for that. inai
other religious sects were II
ut peace with neighbors III
own belief. Without going
too minutely we shall simp'
dcmonstrablo general sta
the cause for all the troubl y
position and a determinati n
part Of the leaders 10 be- 4
unto themselves; 10 set at a
laws of the land; to woI@1
claim special privileges az
wrongs and immoralities "
mites wherein the saints 7
homes, under the protectir
and guaranteed by the MI
stitution TO all religious 81
believers. It seemed TO mg|
ference what practices ther
sired TO introduce. howevt 1
able In morals or even erin !
pose, they appeared TO th5
they only gave the name 4
10 them they had u right !
them and TO be protected N
the law. Being extremely.
they took refuge in the Biblt|
fication in many Of their
For instance, they claimed i
thority in the Scripture foil
tice of polygamy; they tool !.
of ancient Israel as excus
own pillagIng of their neigh
erty, goods and chattels; It'd
cense from Scripture trager
long ago for their own p
of gruesome deeds in the d;
in lonely places; in fact, 4 i
general campaign OF robbery
even murder prosecuted III
different times and places,
uatical bcls.f that therein
doing the will OF the Lord,
command thereto came frc
who claimed to be the p)
resentative and vicegerent |
mighty. III
OF course, VIC realize t~1
not the sort of recital give
history, and for that reason
be believed: but il is tru =
less, and The Tribune heI
made extensive iemonstraiN
truth by numerous author
which have been many "A
members of the Mormonl =
On account of repeated an
swindlings, the continual 2
of personal violence, and
determination to do alp Y
wrong in the name of rel
tho blasphcmed name of Coz
were driven from New Yord'|
! sylvania out into what WI
| West. They first went to OFF,
had not been in that Stat Il
until their devlltries irrita&|
zenship to the extent of ca Y
cral driving of Mormons Y
commonwealth. From Ohio N
| Missouri, and in that Statf ~
the most grievous politic
and wrongdoing to their 0rg|
and crimes. Here the baftl
more bloody, and the hatr'' 4
cendered lived and smoldellA
lowed them across the borsR1
nois. where the last greafS
made by the church lead "a
a permanent footing in "A
| States. But the Mormon ss|
become so saturated Of fwH|
tion to recklessly Oppose
sentiment and to aggravatf ae|
their ncighbors with petty "a
that it seemed to be quitF 4
for them to live decent NJ
therefore to be at peace w@4
The foulest political chlc
trickery they procured -
of Nauvoo q charter by me-
the government establishd17
Quoted by the Mormon
ro,Il,, cunerior To and cerUY
of the government OF
Illinois. Through wrongs in d
citizcns-Gcntiles and rebel