[, (Viator, pseud.)], Letter, , Hancock Co., IL, to the Editor of Boston Daily Bee, , Suffolk Co., MA, 26 July 1843, draft; handwriting of ; three pages; “Truthiana No. 8,” Truthiana, 1843, drafts, CHL.
and tongue, will fall in love with them; and <what> hinders the Mormons, with the bible in one hand, and humanity in the other, from Mormonizing all honest men? nothing! The real meaning of mormon, the prophet Joe says, is moregood; and no matter where it is, the Mormons will have it. And if they can not obtain it by exertion in this world, they will merit it by faith and prayer from the “old promise,” &c. Askandyeshallreceive. But do not think that I, even I, have been mormonized, your <by> what I write; for I say untoNay: Though I am willing to admit and all men of sense will do the same; the more light, the more love <truth>; the more love <truth>, the more love; the more love, the more virtue; the more virtue, the more peace; the more peace, the more heaven,— what every body needs:— The mormon believes too much for me. I can’t come it.
Another word on . When her constitution was formed, they commenced the preamble as follows: “We, the people of &c, by our representatives in convention assembled, at , on Monday the 12th day June, 1820, do mutually agree to form and establish afreeandindependentRepublic,” &c. Independent Republic! Well, some of thier <subsequent> acts prove the truth of it, and as the broad folds of the constitution oft conceal more than meets they eye, notwithstanding it is the Ægis of the people to keep law makers and law breakers, within and without bounds, let me quote from the 13th article, of the aforesaid constution, the 3d paragraph: “That the people have the [p. 2]