Another Mormon Expose

"Mormonism.-The Springfield (Ill.) correspondent of the St. Louis Republican says: 'It is mentioned here that Wood, who acted as one of Joe Smith' counsel at the time of his death, is endeavoring to prevail on the "prophets" wife to make a full exposure of Mormonism, and to allow him to publish it, and that she has about consented so to do."

(->) We clipt [clipped] the above out of the "Washington Globe," and are not surprised to find it there; but we must admit that the desire of many people to swallow 'expositions of Mormonism' greatly exceeds the virtue and honesty of the age.

If Wood had wit enough to prevail upon the prophet's wife, what has she to expose? Booth, Howe, the Spalding story, old Brother Himes of Boston, Sunderland of Zion's Watchman, Dr. Bennett with great pomp, the Laws, Sidney Rigdon, Esq. and perhaps, an hundred others, have exposed Mormonism to an iota; and yet the Globe chimes in with a malevolent sacerdotal, phalanx to re-expose Mormonism!-or at least, the prophet's wife, has ABOUT consented so to do, and allow Wood to publish it! "When the sky falls we shall catch larks."

Wonder if these men mean to gull this generation with a continual exposure of Mormonism, and yet it will not stay exposed! Have the community of discerning men lost their reason? or do the blind lead the blind? Exposure has followed exposure, in quick succession, and now we are gravely informed that a little "blurred brief" from Blackstone, endeavoring to make a full exposure, through the prophet's wife!

Suppose we say a word concerning the "prophet's wife," Mrs. Emma Smith; she honored her husband while living, and she will never knowingly dishonor his good name while his martyred blood mingles with mother earth! Mrs. Smith is an honorable woman, and if we are not deceived, is as far from the corrupt insinuations in this ninety-ninth expose of Mormonism, as a fixed star is from a gambler's lamp at midnight. The very idea that so valuable and beloved a lady, could be coaxed into a fame of disgrace like the above, is as cruel and bloody as the assassination of her husband

at Carthage. There is no honor or shame in this generation; or, after they had murdered an affectionate husband, and left his wife and a large family of small children to mourn his loss, and struggle against the woes of life, they would give the family a chance to drink once without the wormwood and gall!

The fact is the story must have been put in circulation to injure the Latter-day Saints; and as Mrs. Smith was one of them to destroy, or murder her reputation, and create division in the church; but let us say once for all-Mormonism exists by unity; and as to its "exposure-Ten thousands elders are constantly exposing it to the understanding of the world, in America, Europe, Asia, the Islands of the sea, and peradventure to the spirits in prison, while Jehovah, as he hath ever done, gives line upon line, precept upon precept; here a little and there a little: and Wood may try to prevail; correspondents such as that black-hearted villian [villain], Davis of Alton, may write to the St. Louis Republican, and the Globe, with al the rancid race, that now preys upon the morality of the community and government; may spread such falsehoods like the pestilence that walks in darkness-and Mormonism will go from heart to heart; from place to place; from state to state; from nation to nation; from land to land; from continent to continent, till Israel is saved, and Babylon shall have sunk, like a millstone cast into the sea. Praise God.

If Mormonism copes with thousands in his youth; what may be expected in manhood?-The glory of God covered the heavens, and the earth was full of his praise, saith the prophet. Then, about then, mean men and liars, will receive their reward, and the saints theirs: for God will reward every man according to his works.

The glory of America has departed;-the virtue of freemen has been corrupted; ands the good name of liberty has been filched from the "asylum of the oppressed" by wicked men in high places. How has the gold become dim!-Where has truth hid? and why are twenty millions of people at ease, while the Lord of the Philistines are gambling for the ark of the covenant? Remember Egypt; remember the days of old; remember dagon must fall; and remember when you slander the saints, there is a God in Israel, who will come forth out of his hiding place like a thief, and then wo to the world because of iniquity.