LDS Joseph Smith Smashes the Printing Press of His Critics

[BigDaddy4]

Joseph Smith did not destroy the printing press, and those who did were not brought to trial. Therefore the title of this thread is wrong.

Did I say that he personally did? No? Then you should direct your comment to the OP.

Did he give the order to? Yes. Did he act lawfully? No.

 

[He is the way]

Did I say that he personally did? No? Then you should direct your comment to the OP.

Did he give the order to? Yes. Did he act lawfully? No.

Yes he did give the order but only after the city council declared the Expositor a public nuisance.

 

[mmksparbud]

Yes he did give the order but only after the city council declared the Expositor a public nuisance.

Been through that. Only faithful followers of JS had any wish to destroy a printing press that was speaking out against JS! Nobody else would care!!

 

[He is the way]

Been through that. Only faithful followers of JS had any wish to destroy a printing press that was speaking out against JS! Nobody else would care!!

Not all members of the city council were LDS. I know that Sylvester Emmons was not LDS. I am not sure about councilor Hunter or Johnson.

 

[BigDaddy4]

Yes he did give the order but only after the city council declared the Expositor a public nuisance.

Did the city council have the legal authority to declare it a public nuisance?

 

[mmksparbud]

Not all members of the city council were LDS. I know that Sylvester Emmons was not LDS. I am not sure about councilor Hunter or Johnson.

Yes, so you've said. Again, only those sympathetic to JS had any reason to want a press printing things critical to him, destroyed. You have all admitted that "everyone" was trying to get rid of the LDS---no reason than to expect them to destroy what they clearly wanted.