Show W 1 I W IV W H n tj copyright i ja TORY TOR TORO O 0 JO josephf ino iro SMITH B ITH irma strut ht h i T fit M ri 1 AUGUST 10 1842 4 i I 1 za t ham 1 d iv in tie the 1 ev evening plu piu lit ill au CHI with some of a the twelve tind rind tild 1 others I a xv omm oma important instruction upon S 91 0 or the church showing that it 4 was wai 1 j ne cear I 1 aleithe that tile boffl ers who could hould should go co abr abi d 9 through the stile stale and awl as a creat great reat JI ex xi x cited e ent had bad been pen raid th the tho ili e i 1 y r at arac arge b hv the falsehoods falsehood plit put in ci clr cir r culat ddn hl hy loh joh lohn n C and others it wa was s wll wil doril in ill pod vod god thit th it tiie 1111 eld eid rg rs shoud should go forth and delu dela deluce deluge g 9 tte the pie yie states with w ith a good flood of truth setting forth tle the m an condee conduct conduce of E ex governor boggs of missouri Ii souni sourn and arid those connected ad L ad 4 with viti bimla him in his mpa meal arld and corrupt pro cw dings in ili plain plaine term terms so that the world erht might understand the llie illusive abusive conduct of our e enemies I 1 ie niles aud and ftp it with indig nillon nilion I 1 advised a I 1 v the twelve to call a special s pes pea alai conference on oil aloud monday ty next to give instructions 10 the elders and al cit cil upon them to go forth it don this mission nl a that all B bennett i conduct be taken taen and printed printed print ef so 6 that e icle elder could be properly iro perly lri ird correct ani and weighty testimony to lly liy lebret le oret tile public gre great a i detress rl tress p prevails recalls I 1 in ll 11 englan on account account of the ar duil dull state pf af trad trade 27 lii iii the ahe assembly room wi with t e twelve and others ot liers who were pre prel par lii ili I 1 for the tho press I 1 il 1 11 Na nauvoo uvon aua ans 27 qt 1842 tobis excellency Governor Curlin de 1 I 1 ij iwa your letter of or tile the 2 th in ili due I 1 mell meli tariff now tender von vou tit til sincere gratitude ot mv my heart hearl igor ifor for the at which vou you oa have felt in my peace and prosper ltv tv and arid I 1 assure aure you that evs every evers react act of kin duess duesi ind every wod wad wod of tion tiou tove been thank thankfully full fuli received jece ived elved arid and duly ap by ayme me and in my y friends also aiso ani all 1 I milc mile macli cabret rail rali health and still stilt hope that you will lil ill aval avAt yourself of sufficient time to our causee causer and thoroughly acquaint yourself itil mith with till the the prosecution instituted against mr 1 sinith and I 1 now c certify that mr smith my lf nor any other person to my knowledge has iiii ever nor por do on we at thi this time wish your yourl honor to swerve from your duty BS as ail an executive in iati do believe that it is your duty to allow us in this place the privileges and advantage to jo fus us by the laws of tad chii state and theU nied stile state itis all we ask and if we oan can rights unmolested it will be the tile ultimate end of all ail allour dun our arid the result peace and prosperity to ns and all the as far as we ive are concerned nor do we wih to take any undue of any technicalities ot colw but jonor abaya monet Wonet lv in to ra iiii ail all ilithe of die uie laws af illis and of the cuned state and then in turn to flaat lii ili ve thia th benefits resulting from art honorable executions those laws lanis I 1 I 1 and f fh ow your youra etcel ENcel excellency lency wll wil il not consider ms me as unbecoming dictation but re prosecutions that anve baen boen justly nn and pursued nga ngn iest mr nir instigated by selfish tinto irrell a i inus ious tn rno ino fives dver has obliged dobli ged nii ni to know something for ids if therefore the I 1 iet ier 11 lot md refer vou von to td the tiie eleventh section eanon of ot our city gity charter ii ali all power is granted to thi inc e city council to make establish arld arid exen exp eap riot not to the co consal risti listl antion of the tha state ord orl arof of tnt Sta states tei or a 0 the anav san for foche the peace anba andi lety fety of raid said city olty ace h an ordinance passed bythe city council to li our peddle peg le fron bearr bems cirra cirard cir cirra clr rd ps off by bv an ail illegal process s and if bihy anyone ori thinks lie tie Is i ill lle ile evily eally seized under it this is ordinance lie fie chini tha n ht of habeas coir Cd U 4 under section of the char chariet charter teh tet to try the t f 16 question of 1 ft entity which is strictly siri Etri aily eily u tion lional al alise powers are orb granted 16 the charter your awn own sj and now mow dear Sir sirl where cin cia c cin ia be the mittice jiT itt tice in de depriving us of rf are area aaela I 1 iv a k the they ther are tre ire the irful II awful fui ful of or the ot 6 r springfield and many other citizens elijo y the of sueh such 0 without ut contro vers veTs avill gesa aesa considerations tind tina in man nore more which tye be fie adduced d give ut wr th 4 i iegel legal wIll slow show your honor add nud aud the tire world zo iril 1311 d be required taht their ther nir air smith referred to in the demand from missouri is not the josephi joseph smith of wan van vom iov 7 I 1 for he diews wis bint not nelt neit lir is he des r abed bribed in irv the writ according as the tile law la requires and that thit lie is not no 1 t a fugitive fuhl futi tive tivo why then be so strenuous to have havi rn my ar bits band taken when whon you yow know him min to be of an fin attempt on the itt life litof of governor and that lie he IJ nat a fugitive tug ilive fram jus jug tica v not the just de decision elsion again against sChim him bim tha bat cattera hat I 1 tera mr smith from going info into I 1 nto nio nilsa ouri onri but it ishu is an actual knowledge know ledat bat that hat it was never intended iw have hyari it fair trial k sir ip ir you yon were ere not aware of the tile facto fast fact I 1 with jt it now that a there r e we weT wiy wis lying ising tying ing inc in walt wait between thi tilt place rd d I 1 war tar stiv twelve men from jackon county ghi bli nty A r n i i i 1 f wi r i wi for r taking mr ir mill of or ti tho the ie hands bands of the of finers iti ili ight bave have him in custody cust t also those two men from missouri that were here herewith with Aless rF jiow iid ild and lid pitman divulged the tha emst most ill lil il end lufe lure infernal calculations concerning taking inking mr smith into juto missouri the tire evidence of which we can cail furnish furnis you at tit any uy time lime if rei re ret i quiren t i arld arid dear der sir siro 0 or good felings revolt at tiie thi suggestion auy suy that your la Is acquainted with the measures measurer inken by those en rabea in iri the life prow pron cution I 1 s chieh if justice was dobe dode to IQ otheus us fa jl it would be bedane daue to us were we to commit as great errors in our bedini dine dini would sub suba iet jet ct nil till concerned in tit the pro to tile tiie penalty of the lae law lav and aud that with out merce I 1 admit sir sin that it is i next to an impossibility for any one to know the extent of tile the tyranny treachery and arid knavery of a grat gr at portion of the tho th leading characters of the state of t dils alls auril yet it only only requires a knowledge of the he gutlon of the united states and statutes of the 1 state of missouri and arid a knowledge of tile the outrage committed by edme of the tho inhabitants of that ihal stae spoil the tire called mormons cormons Mor mons mong and arid that passed unpunished by tila ilia administrators of the law to know that thit there is not the least confidence to b I 1 placed in any of thosa those men mon that were were engaged in those disgraceful transactions if the kawwas law was wag made for tile taw law lawlers lawless lors toss aliddia and dis disi i i obedient bedient 0 and punishment instituted for the guilt eulit why not execute tiie ilia lawi lawt upon those that have it and punish those who have hav committed crime and arid grant encouragement to tile tite th lahoe rit nt alid arid to tty the industrious and peaceable pei pel ceabie ceable 1 1 and mow now flow I 1 entreat your honor ID to bear with me liate patiently attly while I 1 ask what good dm accrue to this state or br the lie united 5 tates tales or ll 11 aily ally lly fly pot part pirt p rt art of this state or br the states tag teg or to or to any other individual to continua bonti conti nun this pers persecution upon I 1 this people or upon mr smith tion that aliat you am weil aware I 1 is 13 entirely without any just foundation or excuse elcust with 6 sentiments or due dua respect I 1 am your most obedient servant M EMMA happiness si la a tile the olja object and design of our existence ar and id will bo be tiie the irid prid end edd thereof 1 we p pursue arsue the path that dat lends to nand band iti prid elid thi this bath is virtue uprightness faithfulness holiness arld arid ki keeping plug ping all the commandments of or god but we ye cannot lanot keep all the is without first now VOW know 1 j ing them and arid we banri cannot t expect 10 knewt all or i more than we wp now nov know unless w c triply with i or k keep kemp ep those 11 we have hare already received that fl whit whai is wrong wron under one circumstance maybe may be and often is as right under another god said thou tilou k aill at another time ha be sad thou Thon rit sit alt ait utterly destroy this Is the prin elat which the government of heaven jl is conduct conducts gil pil bv by revelation adapted lo 10 the circum stances lii lil the children of the tho kingdom ae are placed god requires is s no matter what t is alt although bough hough we mai maj may not see the tire reison retson reison tl till iong long after the tile vents events transpire iffe seek first the kingdom of god all good things w will ill lii be added so with solomon first he asked iid wis wisdom dorn and arid oed ged gavert bl him im and with will jt ii 1 every ery pry desire desine of his heart eren ever things which might be considered a abominable to all who wiio understand tha der dar a of blaven only ant jut iq part but which in reality i were right because god gave and rid sanctioned lond by A parent may whip a child and justly too because he fie stole stola an apple appie sherea finif if tile the child 1 had asked for tile the apple parent had given ft atthe the child would have llave eaten a better ap appetite polite petite there have bave been ho no stripes all the pleasure of oft th hepple bepple would have been ken cecur ed all ail the misery of stealing lost this principle will W justly ius jus aly apply to all of gods dealings wh bia ii children every I 1 hing that god gives u us s j lawful alid arid right and arid it hi i proper that we sil sit should 0 vennoy enjoy his gifts arid and blessings ble bie sings whenever a Ind wherever he is disposed to bes bestow tow but if wo we should seize upon those same bleSsi blessings riv rig and enjoyments enjoy ments without law without rp revelation with wilh out commandment those blessings and enjoy ments prove provo curlings cur eur sings and vexatious vexations ili in the file end and arid we should hav have to lie down aown in sorrow and wailin gaitings wai wal tings ag of everlasting regret but in obedience there theto is joy and peace un potted unalloyed I 1 and as god goa bas bag w designed our happiness the happiness of all his hia erea trea creatures tures he lie liever never has lie never will wiil ordinance or give a command ment to his people that hat is not riot calculated in it its nature to promote that which he has I 1 designed arld and which will bof end in the greatest I 1 I 1 amount of good and find glory to those who become the tire recipient recipients i of his hia law arid and ordinances bless bleds i ings offered but rejected are no longer blessings bes sings but become like the talent hid fit fi the earth by ili til the wicked and slothful servant the proffered good returns lo 10 ther giver athe blessing is besto bestowed Pd on those who will receive and occupy for unto onto him that hath bath shall and he shall rhall have autly antly but unto him nat biath not or will not riot re rei 1 relve shall le be taken away that which lie hath bath or might llave have had llad k pe yle wise e loday today to lo dav day th nent to deter defer I 1 next nest day the fatal precedent may dag plead f ead q T thus oo 00 till ts til pus pui pushed hed out of time into eternity iti 1 i our 0 a r heavenly v father fa thel asmore ism rsm 0 re liberal I 1 i be ili ill an fn ha bl is views i i i i f i dudl ss s in bi ins mr arda da and nd ble bles blessings s ings singa tinn tina we wo are re ready to receive itji itil datt dalt tile tiie same tarpe time is more terrible to jo the ilia workers of iniquity more awful in th the executions of his punishments 1 ish irh ments its and arid more ready to detect every false we dro opt to him I 1 q b be e I 1 lift let iet will be enquired of by his children he sa nays says y s ask saud sod ye rhall receive seek and arid ye ve ghail find but if you will wll take taka that thal which ii not riot your own or which I 1 hive not given yoa you shall ba be ca ed according to youn your deeds but no good tiling thing will I 1 withhold from them who av I 1 io walk uprightly up before me and do mv will win in who artill listen to my voice velce and arid to the voice of mv my cervant ervant whom I 1 bave have sent fent for 1 in it those who seek diligently lo 10 know my precept and ild lyd 0 by the law of my kingdom for all things shall ba b made mide known in la mine own due time fline and arid in fit the th end they shall have jov I 1 sunday 23 af home jamis james whitehead peter melling Tarl toil leivi ax arid and strong were received into the tile ailigh priests quorum at lit nauvoo a r lr I I 1 I 1 the B ilish convict coo ship waterloo P WK nerla wrecked at cape town during a gale and lives ilves 09 lost r monday 29 this bearz the d dy ay iy appointed for the conference refe Tere referred ired pred to on the instant the elders assembled id ili fhe the grove lri lal nemr near ar arther ther the tein tern tempie temple tempie about 10 in it the forenoon president hyrum smith introduced the object of tile tiie coll con ferette feren ferenczy cay I 1 by stating that tim the peoble people abroad 0 had been excited by john C benil Bonti bennetts etts false statement and that letters add hj d frequently been ver received inquiring concerning the true nature of slid slid reborn in consequence of which it is thought wisdom in irk god pod that every eidi eldi eld eid f i who r ean ran iii tit should go forth fortl td to every part of united states slates and arid take mke proper documents with them metting setting forth the truth as it is I 1 alm andali andain an dalp dain aho preach the gospel repentance pen tance baptism and sah sab ration and arid farry tarry preaching until they shall ie be called home they must go wisely humbly setti setting ux forth the tha truth aa as it is i i in god and our per persecutions by which the tid tida of opinion wil wll be turned I 1 tere there are many elders here doing doirs little and many people in the file world who avant ta to hea bedy hedy atio he truth we lve want the official members to kotike take their st afrand go east not west arld and if a mob should shoula come here they the y wal w ill lil onty only have women and iid ild rid children to fight with when you r pis mis I 1 churches send he the means kneads you get to build the temple and get the people to tike take st ocic 1 in I the nauvoo it is important that the nauvoo should be finished that we mav may may mas ha have e a tt stilt suitable able abie place wherein to entertain 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