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Letter to Editors, 17 May 1839
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barbarities, neither any religious society as such: They were committed by a Mob composed of all parties regardless of all difference of opinion either political or religious.
The determined stand in this State, and by the people of Quincy in particular made against the lawless outrages of the Missouri Mobbers by all parties in politics and religion have entitled them equally to our thanks and our profoundest regard, and such, Gentlemen, we hope they will always receive from us.— — Favours of this kind ought to be engraven on the rock to last forever. We wish to say to the public through your paper, that we disclaim any intention of making a political question of our difficulties with Missouri, believing that we are not justified in so doing. We ask the aid of all parties both in politics and religion to have justice done us, and obtain redress. We think, Gentlemen in so saying we have the feelings of our people generally, however individuals may differ, and we wish you to consider the letters of Lyman Wight as the feelings and views of an individual but not of the society as such.
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