On this episode, propaganda flies all directions about the Mormons. A New York Tribune article from January 1844 made waves across the nation with some vicious claims about the Mormon empire in Nauvoo. The article was picked up and reprinted in many news outlets, especially in the cities neighboring Nauvoo. In answer to this, the Quincy Whig received pushback from Mormons for publishing the Tribune article, but the Whig made a commitment to journalistic integrity. A Mormon wrote a letter to the editor of the Whig which they indulged him by publishing it. After all of this, Hyrum Sidekick-Abiff Smith, in the midst of a legal dispute over polygamy and slander, published an article in the Times and Seasons which carved out a future of Mormonism that openly practiced polygamy.
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Quincy Whig http://www.sidneyrigdon.com/dbroadhu/IL/whig1844.htm#0228
New York Tribune republished articles https://www.newspapers.com/search/#query=new+york+tribune+mormon&dr_year=1844-1844&offset=11
The Federalist Papers https://www.congress.gov/resources/display/content/The+Federalist+Papers#TheFederalistPapers-9
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