Show brania T v e alie alle aliede df 1 ni ali vil j 1 11 amt ewy HISTORY OF JOSEPH SMITH tiow i r baisi bui bai si 4 DECEMBER I 1 1842 sn dag ra ay 9 Is p ned ded wao ay my aly roth ru na started for to attend to I 1 ease case cil ell else of f bril bankruptcy a tr tj tey with benjimin bep BeD iz limin ill lit coyey covey as e W il Is r d it 4 emithm in rn jC lavton on henry G sherwood peter hawa leber heber CK m s cu cutler culler der andr and greynold cahoun ac compana comp anred hern fiern to attend to rn my y case prese arese present lit thel the goverd govern governor iii isi that I 1 wa haq ili in illinois Ilfin ois bogs dogs coil coll consequently conid could licit haVe been a from the or oems mis thus thiis a discharge from governor ford on governor an fn lor for mr mv arrest mia aim vary very cold ibold arld arid the trivel liv tedious dious te Vet ivet my messenger messengers mes sener 4 tra traveled velea 34 mlle mile s and staid with mv my brother samuel smith who yap k ept t annelie ann blie ho houie I 1 a at t plymouth urt MrS Dvis dib of bond county introduced a res resolution 0 ti the house of Representative sat at sprin sprier I 1 flety concerning the charter of niu nauvoo 0 and u urged I 1 lits tits repeal A 1141 air hicks hicka was wag in gavor favor the state arms arm etien erl eri froni na airi wiri mry mrs dwen 0 wen thought thang ht they had ab nb no more than thi aa I 1 1 I I 1 I 1 w v Th aarm earm refer recer referred to consisted of or 3 cannon bannon or G and a 1 few score of or muskets koorda 1 P is tol which were furnished by th the united I 1 states to illinois for tho the her militia for common defence derence of or which the lesion leilon but a small portion to which it was entitled entitle 11 I 1 aw I 1 I 1 i cyb my brother brothers rothe ri 1 will william in rd smith i of colleti mr owen mide m ide the following speech ili in the house ili in reply to 11 II f davis 1 1 l I 1 nir air speaden 4 I 1 az be the tho dri privilege of or making a fey fey remarks on dm this subject I 1 siri sirl ir seems to hoea hola be 7 wh ch ba has excited to n verv very consid erih erbb e extent the attention ot member members who com los loi thir thiv honorable body bal bul bohar 1 speaker it does really appear to me ine that this is a question on that ahat has hag been cotten gotten tip quite premature prematurely rely lv for I 1 doubt not many member members here have hare not yet et had of what privilege legear tf are granted in the ibe Nauvoo ct ty charter char chir ter glie atie alie subject the ilia gentleman has ties raised is isi I 1 not that if ir the I 1 been mirly investigated ans and weighed j equally in ili lie balanco balance by every candid individual community that of 01 this tins kind would not mot have obtained such a hoid hold upon the jn ili lii the de jn the tho rights of the he people are jahns acrel sacred as those thosa of any other people the people thit live there the re should have judt juit the same extended to them as are ara aw awarded ardetto to springfield chicago quincy or any other city in lit the state ailt milt is trul true indeed that tap have ave labored under mauv the tho public mind has been hea hoa heated in regard to what were ft ere supposed posed to privilege but dut you yon mr speak U aware that all the tha COr corporate privileges leges loges i i they enily have heen boen granted bothem to them by a at previous jons joni orp ore upon that occasion all that was done was not considered by adv more than I 1 an towards them they had bad no I 1 grenter greater at n alts elta or privileges given them antu by the tile citizens of or or dw have llave chartered priti prin leges iii in bath both of those cities and we have 11 tle tie slamet ili lil zanvon our con concilion condi condl dilion ibn in lit that respect chicago alton aiton ail all and antly haltered cities iti ili in this state it would be hardly worth while mr speaker to 0 o detail 0 0 elther either apu or this honorable body by mak tak prelim m nig nag remarks ig respect to nur our t 4 a a matter that binno t ht all an cone come un ull I 1 al f ti 1 iii lit mft 91 not ll 11 rhuby placed Ps thyr itaro ag be before fore a ody 0 r I 1 in 6 T is 11 ma afon 1 lilii vj T r alo 0 tro tre o e relps rile ulle tor for r n t r P r n agy apy met pet upon ubonrat bahrs pa Hrs rs of re heugo nt ugo iglo 1 J l do not App that I 1 staup the tile P aoi 0 person persons a ais uis to take away gue pue bogl r tc a T ltv r ailt I 1 2 ht pertaining to the pepie plo peo dle die a M 9 1 11 buk but ai i I 1 sn n rega regard rd to ili iri atu ma mitter flee life il would vid j J t 1 rove roye it would woula r rom tom joseph 0 eph S smith m ith t tol 0 a christian nor tilt a topi thumb thim came ame from it would woold p TP va yian plin in in in lee leC reference rence J to the principles of any Y ame 0 li gionis but I 1 do nov not no feel it my e to ta enter enfer enter into a discussion of religious pr ig ac aks aws here lipow inow very well weil that teppo ij eaid eald AI ormon are ara thought hought i to f a a very stia straus tigi people I 1 come como right from and ad P U ecil poll ail all ju badge 0 e aher lher or not ahey seem tg 0 JJ F jie xie app appearance of a at rajiv anuval df 7 arap horns horna you yon ep cap all ail decide for your year 11 etier er the appearance aige larance I 1 present 1 n arm among or bo be ranked anaman agamau ana ann win tin man Mau bel bei dg i nit ord f ill to the chartered privilege privileges ay iy 1 iati e a as th thnora bakti bie bre body Is a well aware a a of from 5 to IQ 11 or I 1 I 1 is I 1 it t ia is in consequence of the tha pilvi ta fod tod ia in their diirner that they love lave been lila ilia dp P thi nancoo is not as some bome may rom row suppose a city composed of I 1 can inform ge gentlemen I 1 tha that methods data daft 11 III IQ 1 I 1 short many y of oi J d different i t kinds in a of religion relic it and even infidels ial may lound llund be bo found th there re and nd all ail A I 1 tb these ese are tolerated ther there eju edu just dust si w in any byther ny ther other comma niter A great many persons have gone to 0 o and the there fe invested belr heir beir proper property they tiley are now engaged ili in the erection of vui bui buildings 1 11 i 1 which mien when consummates consummated will wilf cost sums of money but sll sil should uld ahe ho charter of that pity pley be repeal repealed ea I 1 individuals tv boa bop 0 hie fhe fie rising to wealth in ili haa has ha been done by a former or of if instate ij state will be reduced to wretchedness and w ajit I 1 nth it event property pov law tow low worth from 3 dollars will not be worp arh SOO or nothing in ili comparison to that amount I 1 1 1 there faither fa other point 31 mr Speak speaker ex tn in which I 1 would call your attention and that 1 3 to iab observations which have been beep regard lo 10 taking away from the citizens citizen of state arms Welli suppose that should bedone would that effect they are ares organized and have under exiting laws drawn a certain portion of ori ort the public arms ili in that wherein am they acting from any other H Z they have not evell even that thai equal portion of arms that the aro are entitled to bylaw where would be the object ii lii ili taking away the ilia public arms from the militia of tills this state jt it surely cannot be believed ibe the that t thordis any danger of the Alor mormons cormons mons breaking ont put and killing kill ilig nhe the ahe people ther therm ia is tio more danger of filat tijan tajan there here is that five six or a dozen ad old women and a few boys should do the sama thiril thin Is this state to be carried by a line hue and try ery of or that kind raised by politicians I 1 own that it f the design bf strat people even ad much as to molest ar hair hain on the hedlof a single individual but that on ort the contrary it ios ius is their intention ili in all to conform to tiie ilia arld alid laws of bf the laid land if prejudices prejudice have upon the jle jie mind elac c to produce ther expression eliat they tiley hire tire villains such sueh prejudices arge arte entirely p libou briged tt it is a great tile thet contrary ont naly raly choset people consid consider rr r themselves lound bound by tiia iha laws and endeavor ito tto obey th anti onri m llave they liot not I 1 would ash ashy ask asky contributed their portion towards replenish replenishing itiC godf cont vont ity rond state i hava have tiley weir their taxes l i llave havo they naf nat natt always been both reada and willi willing nir to and tand m mili ili ill tuy lassof la mo ocallis this Staf ati theli necea ay that this lie lle heno hono norAle bode shon shou dryar naw abw ta kiner away from them theli chartered leata i i I 1 idill not mot mr Speak speaker abker tr detain ton yen or lilg ilia lion von arable body hody much 1 I sorry thata blow has been mined aimed at tie the chattered of nau voss vort i in dle Wenc nce nee foi fol of my arny coh con tilis occasion I 1 feel 11 to endoso do so former ale dies buty huty plin ciali I 1 belie beile velita defending til ill fenceless as has already bee been ri r filli that wee laim ig is edli 00 11 velt gelt ind eq pai al hl I 1 would for of of IA ay own lel apel isi angain thih thid mattert tiia ilia mt I 1 was wa we arhe little interested in tile eve e vf antof ih he last becton deeton dee deC ton 1 I thell hen was engaged iti ili it I 1 lie carse cause 1 of bf de cracy crack enlisted in the campaigner campaign a br m connly county and in it consequence ortha of ilat lift kanyr es ae X I 1 the lip irp mormon as I 1 e yAre eat cat eal Z d i was wag placed noder s of triot ariot t gnp bira zira felled 1 I I 1 n u 1 it a ada afa r 0 opportunity to unite tha of it im i t i I 1 i that mg has been tiie tile llie question of A Morn 6 anim and end ant antt J kiy iry ohe ono one eting that aw colitti bute I 1 I 1 there j are ara re fth ith message 1111 r repert repeat of ill ili onn dnn tj v 0 0 evi cli r I 1 e K it I 1 t is i re e within w ith iti iti ill anny nily own that pr previous ious lous ti to cherta trl detec 1 bohia ate ame few thelinda the rinda rinde thorit tro riT dit effort tast to t 6 votes g for thia 70 v ernar st e electron I 1 e ciu clu n uy q on rimy tiler more thin ibsh a isad va voles votes fe 9 i kw mero gere e r cas I 1 t ej morin dornon an and stcl sicy I 1 bavo lavo wo have been lier ller lierpo pl a man of df 0 baito pol poi ilits lilis blo iio as las BI lo 10 no your jong golej hor por por Is paving paying you yon u far ron I 1 so do 6 wound the fe e in gir lf f any person w alever J do nol noi I 1 j 0 consider il vt e I 1 N P r the tah vast rast to e erect the kapea cl chi larter arter akil 11 that ito ivo Q lla lia jiahe ie to say 13 ils ill thit th thit it dethrow we wp throw 9 ourselves upon spoil your nercy percy as demonbra we ask nak for iquiel j fifee fitce and ednal equal rights light A us those rejis 4 nd ad we wit arg ara content without then ihen wa we are ie deprived of 9 lat let i w which was i pui pul purchased chasel bylie bi blood of aws fk I 1 a I ulder dav IO YO 10 in tn fays ya paper civili irn lin S smith 1 gie die lave gave hi bi valedictory the edl evl adilor ar shin shirt of or the wasp to Ir Join taylor J tuesday 13 I 1 chop and hanl haul wood mv q my delp delf gilion at about 3 ol 01 cloa this after nomo noto V and fauglid th ho a repeal I 1 of or uy thet nal nai N yoo charter la a high kigh state of fig pig al tation in th tha ki tatar latar i U it y I 1 af legation iou ion a having made ajit f k tit I 1 was wag 1 in illinois oa 0 the geh of may yay lat last conn coull not have been beell concern d in the attempted assassination of lex ex governor boggs anis nd also having prepared a i petition pell peli llon tion to goar governal Go vernar ner nor foid ford to revoke th evrit and ol 01 governor cariln for my errest called on vy gerrior ford at 4 1 in the ho ater noon poon by their ow owa 4 se namely dr Riz nia richards richarda hards liro jiro the r ima rs boil ani and claa claaton ton in ili J 1 1 company with mr air butterfield bil t united red states district i attorn attorney py w who 0 read his to sidney rigdon esq of the gol october Op tober my ray petition to revoke agid arid lid tid colln colin countermand I 1 ermand governor carlins writ tand and procia procla proclamation matton mation and ana the affidavit of lilburn W bogs governor ford in ili reply stated slate d that he had no doubt but that the tha atif of governor carlin cariln arh orb n wis was illegal but he doubled doubted dou don bled as to liis his authority to interfere with the acts aers of or his predecessor he ile finally concluded that ha her would state the alj case cage case before the judg d of the sti supreme preme court at their council next day and whatever they decided on shall shallie be his decision he ile then stated his ilia reasons for recommending a repel repeal of tile ha charter charte jy and said sald that lie he regretted that lip he had not recommended a repeal of all the charters clia oteis m in the state sike thursday 15 my delegates at springfield continued my mi discharge oil on the lath brit brother ther received his lis discharge ili in case case of bankruptcy every arrangement was with mr whereby I 1 WAS eq to a 1 df discharge but was plit put off with a plea that he lie must write to the office at washington before it could bi bo granted saturday I 1 springfield dec 17 1842 1942 dear sir your petition requesting me to td rescind gov carlins proclamation and recall the writ issued you hag lias been received rec ree elved dived and duly considered I 1 submit submitted Edd your case and all alt the relating thereto to the judges of the su sn preme prema reme Cour court tor or at least to them who hap bened to be present they were unanimous ili in the iho opinion that the tha requisition from was and ealise caliso your arrest 1 but divided as to tiie tile prop propriety biely aio ain and d lus ius tice tico of my interference Y with tile tha ams ads of or go tl gar Car garlin liri it being therefore arase araso of great doubt asi as to my power and I 1 not wishing evelin evelln an official station to stiffie the O eX ercie ercle er of doubtful powers and i f as you yon havo a I 1 shird rurel lurel nud and efred remedy in the courts conr cour ts I 1 hove decided to decline interfering I 1 can ca n only advise advice that you linhoft mam MAW to tho lax tax la ids lar x and have hive a j I 1 luves luver silve alive of yone rights ria riv Is rf rr it should become ne ces cessare ce sary siry for this purpose to torp repair pair to td I 1 do not bellive that there will ba alty ally ti to 11 leggi violence towards toward you iid ild and lid I 1 would feel bour case caseb n s tn the cad of or arly any auy other pearil tym you yon with ith any r v of df force forre grom from moh in h vio violence I 1 lenco ienco thirst as ybur right rights becore before tiie tile courts gorig 06 fo to arid and I 1 am most moet respectfully I 1 tots tois yora THOMAS F FORD ORD december joseph joseo smiths smithy f mar dmar dear sir have bave he heard ra dihe alie pter eter letter pier ra red w hidia gov foli nas has nas nar arten wili teil tell lo 10 t you ou tid and I 1 lid ilia wafe kAfe ments menis are clerc t tit lit re allbri I 1 to tile tiie tift lie lle judges of tho Supreme court 11 tiie tile 1 e I 1 ua ea W r ra of tile llie 0 1 1 11 iton that yon you would E ld be ead oed entitled to jonir sou you ur ui tir a corpus ti to be he issued by the supreme but orn oin delicacy 61 in ili adai sang gov ford to revoke revolee 1 the tho ht a order is I 1 steil s b by gow governor nor por carlin Carl cartin tn my i y advice is that vint voine hee 6 without defay daay haild vou you on do liot not dpn run lisl of or beilig bei hei dg while ilene liere and of being berng discharged by the lie slifer 1 |