Show secured iiI lil HISTORY STORY OF JOSEPH SMITH i i AUGUST 1841 mondays Monday 9 the steamboat erle erie erlie was burned on lake erit erin erfa eria 30 miles from buffe Buffi buffalo dlo alo and eight from the american shore persons on board ar yf whom perished the funeral of or brother don carlos carios wms was attended by bv a vast concourse of friends and relatives lis 11 iio lio s was va s buried with military honors the Conre conference rence renco appointed george W ge church recorder and was addressed by elds elars rs and george A smith on building the temple and on temperance tuesday loi 10 I 1 spent t the a day in council with vi firl fitl B young H 11 C kim elm a 1 J taylor 0 pratt ind and geo A smith and a appointed pointed p a special coil conference for the tile distal t and directed them to send fead missionaries to new orleans Charle charie charleston ston south carolina salem massachusetts baltimore maryland maryt Maryl atud dlud and washington atoll district of columbia and aiso also requested the twelve to take tha the burt burthen heri hert of or the business of the church in nauvoo and especially as pertaining to the of church lands tile the department of english literature and biath matics of or the tho ity of or the city of nauvoo i is in in aeration opera pe ration tiou liou under the tuition of professor asor Orson orgon Pratt 11 GENERAL gendral ORDERS head quarters nauvoo algion Lg ion cit cita v of nauvoo aug 10 1841 it becomes eur our painful duty to officially notify the troops of our command of the untimely de faasa of bf that noble chier chief brigadier general dorl dort don carlos smith lie reli fell but not in it battle lie perished but not by the tha weapons ol 01 war at ills liis burial you paid him honor lionor but he is gathered to ills ilia fathers fathera to receive greater hobor lu conse conRe consequence quence of or this afflictive dis dig dispensation ena tion of divin providence the commiss commissioned ionel lonel ot of the ilna liaa will wear prapeon crape on the left arni for thirty days day the commissioned officers of fit the 2nd and cohort will convene at general smiths ase office tiff rima on Satu saturday rJay the ath day of september at a 10 am ain arn for the purpose of electing u brig adier gen general ral rai a at which time lime aud and place tile the court of appeals will sit the tho legion will assemble at the usual place of rendezvous in fit the city of nauvoo on saturday the I 1 ith lith day of september at lo 10 oc lock rock am a m for the purpose of general parade anacle the tile militia militia officers of the tire county of II alcock ancock illinois and the county of lp lee iowa rowa aie ale are respectfully invited lo 10 attend ane adjutants ot 0 regiments will form their respective etive regiments at 9 and at 10 the adjutant of 0 the legion will form the tile line by regiments uni und not by companies as heretofore A special court martial will convene at the usual piner place on saturday the day of august at 10 a m for the transaction transact lon ion of bu busies JOSEPH SMITH lieutenant general A shower of meteoric stones fell at iwan in hungary letters litters from various parts of england and cutland cu tand show that numbers are daily added to the tile C hurch church while shipwrecks aloois floods houses ang and work workshops sloops falling great and destructive firest ii deaths banks breaking mens hearts hearth failing ailing thein them for fear because no man roan buvell their merchandize merchandise dize shopkeepers and ers era failing and many acci licci accidents dents denta on the lali Tail ways nays betoken ilie ille the coming of the son sod of ormin orman man I 1 I 1 thursday 12 A considerable number of tha th sac sae and fox indians have been for several days dayd carpe calpe d in the neighborhood of Montrose the flurry ferryman i this morning brought aver over a great number on the ferryboat ferry zoat coat boat and ans two flat boats for foe the purpose of visiting me the military band and a detachment of were on bhore shore ready to receive and escort them to the grove but they thes refused to coma come como on shore until I 1 went went down I 1 accordingly went down town and met keu keb keo kuk ku kosh 11 Appe noose and anda about boxi boti loj chiefs chiefa aud and braves brates of those tribes with their families at the landing introduced my ray brother hyrum to them and atter alter the usual salutations conducted them therry to the meeting ground in the grove I 1 and instructed them in many things which i he the lord had revealed unto mo me concerning their ther fathers and the promises that were made concerning them in the book of mormon and ad ud 1 them to cease killing each other and warring with other tribes and leap pence peace with the whites which was interpreted to thern them keokuk replied hs had a book of Mor mormon monet at hii his wick a up which I 1 had given III ill bim him in some come years before 1 if I believe 5 said he you are a great land and good man I 1 look rough iut lut but I 1 also am a son of the great spirit ive heard your advice we we intend to quit fighting and follow the good talk yo you a have given u us 1 s after the conversation they were feasted on the green with good food dainties and melons by y the brethren and they entertained the spectators with a specimen of or their dancing I 1 saturday 14 sir siri J al brut drut brunel le the engineer with fifty ladies ladles and gentlemen made the tile first passage under the river riter thames england sunday 15 my nty infant son dou don carlos died aged 14 month months Q 2 days I 1 J conference met in Zarah emla and were ade adi ad dressed by elders B youma young and george miller on building the temple in mati Wati nauvoo monday 16 elder willard richards arrived at nauvoo this morning J ebenezer robinson succeeded brot brother bier fier don dori carlos as editor of the times and seasons with elder robert B 13 thompson I 1 at a special conference of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints held in an fn the city of nauvoo august 16 1841 eider elder B brigham WO I 1 tham young was unanimously appointed to preside over tile the conference and elias ellas smith ind and lorenzo barnes were appointed clerks singing by the choir conre coure conference rence opened by prayer by the president the object of or the tha conference was wis then presented by tile tiie president who stated that president Preside ut joseph smith who was then absent oil on account of the death of his tile child had ilaa called a special conference to transact certain items of to be done previous to the october conference such as to select inen of experience to send forth into ahe vineyard take measures to assist emigrants who may larrive at the places of gathering and prevent impositions being practiced practised upon them by unprincipled speculators ac and he be hoped that no one could view him and his brethren as or aspiring because they had come forward to take part in ity thel before them for lie could assure tile tiie brethren that nothing could be further furt lier iler from his liis wishes and those of his hla quorum that than to interfere with church at zion ami unit her stakes for lie had been in fit tile the vineyard so long lie had become attached to for foreign elgiA mis missions sious and nothing could induce him to retire and attend the affairs of the church at home but a sense of or cluty duty the requirements of heaverd hea vari or the revelations of god to which lie he would always submit be the consequence what it might and the brethren of ills hid quorum res ree pon pondra pond cledo rd amen I 1 I 1 A lt hit of names of the elders and cities were read by the tiie president and a few wre w re selected by and designated us bs follows voted that elders henry G sherwood go to new orleans A osmont 0 to charlesto ch it south carolina erastus snow and B winchester to salem john murdock Al to Ha maryland ryland and samuel james to Washingto washington D C 1 11 on motion of citison knight seconded by saintel samuel bent resolved that thai the quorum of the twelve select tho the individuals to go and preach in such places tip as they the may invy judge expedient and present tiie tile the same ame to conference cone rence with a view of expediting ille the of the thedac day the of the tilo poor of nauvoo city was then their presented by bishops knight und and miller and a collection taken for their baue bane benefit fit A after singing conference cou con ference adjourned until 2 0 pm 11 t all of the twelve present at the conference went and und visited Pre t joseph smith to coin fort him in his ills afflic affliction tiou C conference rence assembled at t 2 pm and was ado 1 dressed druied by elders lorewzo barnes and henry G Sher sherwood wooi concerning the spread of the uie gospel and the we building up of the kingdom of god in thee last davk dave I 1 president joseph snaith now arriving proceeded to state to tile tilo conference ton eon ference at considerable length the object of their present meeting mid unit in addi am tio tioff rr to what Preil preside dent lit young had stated staled in the tiie morning said that the tile time had come when the twelve should be called upon to stand in ju their place placa next to the tha First presidency and add attend to the tiie settling of e m grants and the business of or the tile chrish at the stakes and assist to benros the kingdom victorious to the nations nall nali onsy and ana as they tiley had been faithful and had lied borne the burden ia in the lif hf al at of the day eliatu was right that they thel should have an opportunity of providing something for themselves and families and at the garric same time relieve lihn him so that lie ho might attend to th the bua but business iness af pf translating I 1 I 1 moved seconded and carried that the confer ence enoe enoe enca approve of the instructions of 0 president f smith sinith in relation to the twelve and that they proceed accordingly to attend to the duties of their theli office i I 1 r moved seconded and carriel carried cardi carri eil eel unanimously i that every individual who shall hereafter be found found trying to influence any emigrants belonging ta t churski Chur sli rii either to buy of them except pro prot visions orsell to them excepting the church t agent agento shall be immediately tried for fellowship and dealt with us a nf finders offenders and unias anle sa they xe repent shall ba be cut oft ott arrom crom from the church I 1 president rigdon thia thin made some vorna appropriate remark ti on ion lon moved that the conference accept the doings of the twelve in designating certain individuals to certain cities ac when president joseph smith remarked that the conference had already sanctioned the doings ot tile the twelve and it itle longed belonged to their office to transact such business with the approbation of the first presidency hild and he would then state what cities should n now w be built up viz nauvoo Zarah emla warren nashville and ramus rainus resolved that this conference adjourn tb the general conference in october next neit closed with will prayer by president You youngs tir BRIGHAM YOUNG president ELIAS SMITH p i clerks clerks lorenzo BARNES BARMS thursday 19 elde eides eldes g yeung young kimball and richards went vent to warsaw and examined the town plat of warren which lq s situated about a mile mila south of or the village of warsaw und and made i some arrangements with the proprietors for building up the tha place tile the plit puit designed for the city of warren is the 1 school section no 16 and opposite tho the first per and good landing place on the mississippi river below the falls chichis chis Is about two miles below the warsaw landing la which is filling up with sand bars burs I 1 I 1 I 1 the brethren returned about eleven pm pt quite exhausted J sunday 22 1 preached at the stand standon on wars and desolations that await the nations wednesday 25 5 I 1 received the tile following letter i I 1 1 11 1 fair haven july 1841 rev joseph smith dear sir I 1 have lave thia this moment received a letter from dr galland gallaud dated yesterday at new york iu in which lie he states his intention of leaving for th the west it certainly was my expectation that eliat I 1 should again see him before his liis departure and be able to ninke some arrangement with him respecting the interest due to myself mr tattle rattle and mr gillet in this I 1 am disappointed and considering that a proposition for effecting essi effi this object t emanated from your brother and the doctor to which no ito allusion lias has since been made by them or any body else I 1 and mr tuttle think we have much reason to bellis beckis satisfied at this silence aud apparent neglect NOW all the tile transactions relating to nauvoo have by me and my friends been entered into in the most perfect good faith and aud will continue to be conducted upon tile the most honorable principles permit me to ask whether this thia is a proper return for the confidence we have bestowed and for ile lie the indulgence we nye ilaya have extended if you have not already requested your brother hyrum to call on me rue when he lie arrives east will you write him im mediately immediately and ard say that it is is my ur urgent ent wish f relative to the duna luna note the dr has hag written me and referred to mr william smith at new egypt on whom I 1 shall call nent next week I 1 your obedient nt servant i HORACD R 9 11 and wrote the following answer I 1 FI Nauvoo Nuu roo august 25 1841 to horace TZ hotchriss holch Hotch hiss E esq new haven connecticut dear sir youra of the alt came to hand this day days tw th contents of which I 1 duly appreciate preci ate e I 1 presume you are well veil aware of the difficult difficulties les leg tent occurred before and und at the execution of the tha writings in regard tk to the landed transaction between us urs touching the tha annual payment of interest if it you have forgotten I 1 will here remind you you verbally agreed on our refusal and hesitancy to execute the notes for foi the pa payment for the land that you would not exact the payment of the Interest io terest that would could accrue on them under five fird bearg ye arsand and aud that your would not coerce the payment even theu then to all this thia you pledged your honor and upon an after arrangement you verbally agreed to take land in some gorlie one of the atlantic states that would yield six per cent interest to you both forthe for the principal alid and interest and in view of or that matter I 1 dele gated my brother hyrum and doctor dector isaac galland to go east and negotiate for lauda velh our friends and pay you yott off for tile the purchase that thata we anade of you but upon an interview with you they learned that you were unwilling to enter 1 into n to an air arrange arrangement ment mont according to 0 o the powers that I 1 had ge delegated legated lo 10 them that you would not receive any of the principal at all but the interest alone which we never hever considered ourselves in bokor honor or in justise bound boond to pay under ther expiration of five years I 1 fres pres presume gyu are no stranger toche to the part of the city plat wo we bought of f you being a deathly sickly ho loie hole le and that we ilare have not been able lie ble in it consequence to realize an any valuable co consideration from jt it aft oft hoogh although we have been beep keeping up tip appearances and holding out induce mems mews to encourage immigration that we ile scarcely thinly in consequence of the mortality that almast invariably awaits those who come como grom from far for distant parts and that thai with will a view to enable im ii to meet our engagements and now to be goaded by you for a breach of good faith and neglect and dishonorable conduct seems teems to me to be |