from his ‘long reach,’ by the still longer arm of jurisprudence. Before the district court, my case was fairly treated, and I was justly liberated. Always so in righteousness.
You mention ’s book as a total failure. Exactly so; No weapon formed against Zion can prosper;— and he may learn, if he has not, that iniquity has its inconveniences as well as greatness. Every one that has attempted to rise up and destroy me or the , has had the solemn opportunity, and awful facts presented, that sudden and violent moves, too often bring shame and disgrace in this world, and wretchedness and ruin hereafter. No government; no body of men, or person, can long exist and do business in the sight of heaven, without truth and virtue, you say “well, peace be to his manes,”— but permit me to declare that while intelligence continues, therewillbenopeaceforthewicked, according to scripture.
As to , I think he will be fully satisfied what my opinion is of him when he reads the story of the "lion" in the Times & Seasons of Feb 15, 1843. I have no knowledge that he holds a commision in the . His name is not on the Rank Roll. You can best account for that. Your relation of his intentions in extracting from the ‘Times and Seasons, is all in course; the great object was too glaring upon the face of it. to be mistaken aside from the folly, vanity, and hotch potch, which spotted his comments, [p. [2]]