Show s I 1 copyright secured HISTORY OF JOSEPH SMITH february ny 1844 saturday 17 1 I wrote the following article I 1 PACIFIC INNUENDO the very ery candid pacific and an d highly creditable aduce educe which governor ford has done himself the honor to address to the citizens of II Il ancock county mormons cormons Mor mons and all and which appears in the warsaw signal of the dinst is like the balm of gilead gilead well calculated to ease the pain which has troubled the heads and hearts of the caitha evians ans war saw baw vains and other over jealous bodies for acal veal we al and wo it certainly roust must be admitted on all hands that governor ford has exalted himself as a mediator patriot lawyer governor governors peacemaker mak erwand ervand and friend of all not only to magnify the law and make mahe it honorable but bub also aiso in pointing out the thelah path jaA laa lah of peace such is is what the Latter day saints have ever sought at the hands bands of those in authority and with an approving conscience clear as the crystal spring and with a laudable intention warm as the summer zephyr and with a charitable prayer mellow as the morning dew it is is now our highest consolation to hope ope that all difficulties will cease and give way to reason sense peace and good will the saints if they will be humble and wise can now practice what they preach and soften by good examples rather than harden bya byg distant course of conduct conduit the hearts of the people for general information it may be well to say that there has never been any cause foi alarm asto as to the latter day saints the legislature of illinois granted a liberal charter for foi the city of nauvoo and let every honest man mar in in the union who has any knowledge of her say bay whether she has not nourished flourished beyond the most sanguine anticipations of all and while they witness her growing glory let them solemnly testify whether nauvoo has wilful wilfully lg bjur injured cd the countr country Y county or a single individual one cent with wi th the strictest scrutiny publish the facts whether a particle of law has been evaded or broken virtue and innocence need no artificial covering 0 political view sand band party distinctions ne never er should disturb the harmony of bov sov eov lety lets and when the whole truth comes before issue i virtuous people we are willing to abit abil abide 1 th the 1 we will here refer to the three late dismissals apon writs of habeas c corpus or us of joseph smith when arrested under t the he requisitions of 0 missouri j the first in junei june 1841 was tried at monmouth before judge douglas of the fifth judicial circuit and as no exceptions have been aken taken to that decision by this state or missouri but missouri had bad previously entered a nolle noll e prose prosequi pro segui gut guv on all the old indictments against the he cormons mormons in the difficulties of 1838 it is taken laken and granted that that decision was just the second in december 1842 was tried at sprine spring springfield field before judge pope in the U S district court antl anil anufrom from that honorable discharge as no exceptions from any source have been made to those thosa proceedings it follows as a matter of course that that decision was just and ad the third in july 1843 was tried attebe city of nauvoo before the municipal curt court of said city and as no exceptions to that discharge have been taken and as the governor says there is evidence on the other side to shew that the sheriff of lee county voluntarily carried mr reynolds who had mr smith in custody cus lody tody to the city of nauvoo without any coercion on the part of any one it must be admitted that that decision was just but is any man still unconvinced of the just but is any man still unconvinced ness of these strictures relative to the two last cases let the astounding m fact go forth that orin porter rockwell who boggs swore was the principal in his assassination ass assin ati onland and as to which mr smith was arrested has returned home clear of that sin sia 1 in cacti fact there was not a witness to get up an indictment agal agai against st him the averys who were unlawful unlawfully y transported out of this state have returned to their families in in peace and there seems to be no ground for contention no cause for jealousy an and no excy excuse se for a surmise that any man boman woman or c hild child will wui suffer the least incon inconvenience veni ence from general smith the charter of nauvoo the city of of nauvoo or even any of her citizens there is nothing for a bone of contention even those ordinances which appeared to excite the feeling df some people have recently been repeated repealed so that if the intelligent inhabitants of hancock county count want peace want to abide by the governors advice want to have a character abroad grow out of their character at home and really mean to follows follow the saviors olden golden rule to do unto others as they would wish others to bounto them 3 They Will wiil bs still now and let their own awn works praise them in the gates of justice and in the eyes of the surrounding world wise men ought to have understanding enough 0 to conquer men with kindness A soft answer turns away wrath says the wise man and it will be greatly to the credit of the latter day saints to shew the love of god by now kindly treating rea ting those who may I 1 have in an un zm conscious moment done clone them wrong for truly said jesus pray for thine enemies humanity towards all reason and refinement to enforce virtue and good goo d for evil are so eminently designed to cure more disorders of 1 society than an appeal to arms or ewen eyen argument I 1 with friendship and th c one j thing needful that no vision for the future gul gui guideboard deboard for the distant or expositor for the present deed need trouble any one with what he t to do 0 0 his own good his fam ilys good his neighbors goodalis good lis his count rys good and all good seem to whisper io to every person the governor has told you what to do now do it the constitution expects every man to do his duty and when ho he fails the law urges him or should he do too much the same master rebukes him should reason liberty law light ight and philanthropy now guide the destinies of hancock county with as much sincerity as has been manifested for her notoriety or welfare there can be no doubt that peace prosperity and happiness will prevail and that future generations as well as the present one will call governor ford A PEACE MAKER the latter day saints will at all events and profit by the instruction and call honest men to help them cli cil cherish erish trish all the love all the friendship all the courtesy all the kindly feelings and all the generosity that ought to characterize clever people in 4 a neighborhood and leave candid men to judge which tree exhibits the best fruit the one with witti the most clubs and sticks thrown into its boughs and the grass trodden down under it or the one with no sticks in it some deac dead limbs and rank grass growing under it for b their signs ye can know their fruit and by th t fr fruit uit ye know the trees our motto then is peace with all if we hav joy in the tha love of god let us try to give a reason I 1 of that joy which all the world cannot gainsay or resist and may be like ilke paul started with recommendations to damas cus to persecute the saints some one who ha raised his hand against us with letters to men mei in high places may see a light at noonday noon day above the brightness of the sun and hear voice of jesus saying it is hardfort harf hard for thee to kick kid against twe tre pricks 1 intelligence is sometimes the messenger off of a abety and willing to aid the governor in his auti amiable a yb le endeavors to cultivate peace and anchon hon ir the laws believing that very few of the citizens of hancock county will be found inbe iterative of such a goodly course and con his views a kind hind of manifesto or olive eaf which chews that there is rest for the I 1 oles oies of the saints feet we give it a place in he neighbor wishing it god speed and say ng god bless good men and good measures and is as nauvoo has bas been so it will continue to be i good city affording a good marketto a good ou and let those who do not mean to try the he way of transgressors say amen the high council met and settled several cases ases of difficulty betwixt brethren breth reh the anti mormons cormons held a convention convent fon at carthage the object being to devise ways and means of expelling the saints from the state among A mong other ot her resolutions was one appointing a hc the ath march next as a day of fasting pastin and atod wherein the pious of all orders are ar e requested to pray to almighty god that he won would id speedily bring the fals false e prophet joseph smith to 0 o deep repentance or that he will make a public example of him eim and his leading accod alices the ice broke ulf uli up in the river sunday 18 beautiful day south west vind ivind A very large assembly of the saints met at the stand near the temple when I 1 preached a lengthy discourse lengthy four pm went to my office with hyrum and two gentlemen ent lemen from st louis hearl heard dr Ric richards richard hard bard read my correspondence with senator calhoun and phelps read my views of the powers and policy of the general government 11 at 7 attended prayer meeting in the assembly bly room monday 19 at 9 am went to my office with dr vr vernil Vernii bernhisel isel isei who proposed some eions in my views of the government phelps read the same and the doctor actor seemed better pea pleased I 1 sed with it than before to the editor of the neighbor sir I 1 wish to say to you as there seems to be a prospect of peace that it will be more love like godlike god like and manlike man like to say nothing C about the warsaw signal IE if the editor breathes out that old blast ae let iet him go and besmear his reputation and the reputation of those that uphold him with soot and dirt but as for us and all honest men we will act well our part for there the honor lies 7 we will honor the advice of governor ford cultivate peace peace deace and friendship with all mind our 0 own wrt business and cometti come oti off with flying colors respected 1 acted because in respecting others wo we respect ourselves respectfully I 1 am im JOSEPH SMITH A conference was held in halifax halifax co nova scotia elder robert dickson president two branches were represented consisting of 30 meth members bers 3 elders 1 priest 1 teacher teach erand and 2 deacons the wild geese commenced flying north tuesday w 20 at at 10 lu am went wenc to 10 my w at lu wenc 10 office where the twelve apostles and some others met in council w with j th brothers mitchell curtis curtla and stephen curtis who left the pinery on black luver river of 0 january they thy were sent by lyman wight and bishop miller to know whether lyman should preach to ta the indians the Me nominees and Chipp eways having requested it the Chipp eways had given brother wight some wampum as a token of peace and the brethren had bad given them half a barrel of flour and an OK ox the indians from star starving v ing and wight had gone through to green bay bai bay with them to make a road I 1 told them to tell bro wight I 1 had no counsel to give him on the subject he be is there on his own ground and must act on liis his own responsibility ard do what he thinks best in relation to the indians understanding the laws and nature of the subject as well as I 1 can call here and he shall never be brought into difficulty about it by us I 1 instructed the twelve apostles to sent out a delegation and investigate the tho locations location california californi and ore oregon oreon on and hunt out a location where we can remove to after temple is completed and where we can cau a city in a day clay and have a government of own get up into the mountains bains where devil cannot dig ua us out ami awl live in a climate abere A here we clab clan cn live as old as we a mind to warm the ice floating flown the river A meeting of af the citizens of hancock was held it at the courthouse court house in carthage 1 passed a resolution that the 2nd and saturday march be appointed for a general wolf hunt being be ing the same day selected by the of the hist for a day of fasting ardd arid for my destruction wednesday 21 the rev mr I dir fr de wolfe episcopalian lectured in the assembly jn in the evening I 1 attended and after the sermon at his request spoke to the people showing them that to get salvation we must only do some thin things 91 but every thing god has commanday com commanded mandey men alen may preach keach practice every thing except those thili thill things s god commands us to do and will be t last we may tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs and still not obey the land mand ments of god the object with meis mels to obey bey and teach others to obey god in just lie tells us to do it matt ereth not ther tier the principle is popular or unpopular I 1 will fill always maintain a true principle even if stand alone in it my pacific innuendo written on the ansta appeared in the neighbor of today to day in with gov fords letter of the 2 1 andary ice left the west bank of the river opposite te he lower brick house very warm and pleasant council of the twelve me meb met in my office I 1 insert ansert the minutes ini I 1 1 at a meeting of the twelve at the mayor mayors s effice office nauvoo february 21 1814 1844 7 im B young parley P pratt 0 pratt W woodruff J taylor tayl or geo A smith W and four others being present called by deviou I 1 s notice by instruction of president joseph oseph smith on the dinst for the purpose of selecting a company to explore oregon and california and select a site for a new city for the he saints jonathan dunham phinehas H young david D yearsley and david fullmer volunteered 0 o go and bind alphonzo young james emmett george D watt and daniel spencer were requested to go voted the above persons persona be notified to meet with the council on friday evening next at the assembly room WILLARD RICHARDS richardt clerk 6 I 1 thursday 22 at home ice continues to run in the river very pleasant cool nih nig night gats friday 23 W IV phelps received a letter from jo john hn whitmer in relation to certain records and a book containing some of the early history of the church which had bad been written by my clerks and was church property and which had been fraudulently detained from my possession by john to which dr richards replied met with the twelve e in the Asi assembly embly room concerning the oregon and california exploring in expedition hyrum and sydney present I 1 told them I 1 wanted an exploration of ail all that mountain country perhaps it would be best to go direct to santa fe send 25 men let them preach the gospel wherever they go let that man go that can raise a good horse and mule roule a double barrel gun one barrel barret rifle and the other smooth bore a saddle and bridle a pair of revolving pistols bowie knife and a good sabre appoint a leader and let him beat up for volunteers I 1 want every man mati that goes to be a kin rin king ring 0 and a apri priest eat when he gets on the mount mountains mountvill aill alil she he may want to talk taik with his god when with the savage lations have power to govern ac if we dont get volunteers volun tiers wait till after we election geo D watt said Gent gentlemen lemed I 1 shall shail go samuel bent volunteered joseph A kelting do 0 david fullmer do james emmett do daniel spencer do 10 samuel rolfe do I 1 daniel ave avery do ro saml kami W richards r saturday 24 at home had bad an interview with bro phelps at 9 seth palmer amos fielding charles shumway and john S fulmer volunteered to go to oregon and california fifteen hundred copies of my views 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