Show copyright secured HISTORY OF JOSEPH JOSEPA SMITH SIMM I 1 1840 1 john C bennett who had been delegated to springfield to carry our petition for a city charter chapter announced the of the bill as foil follows lown city of springfield Sp ingfield die dec 16 1840 editors of the times and the act incorporating the city of nauvoo has just passed the council of revision and Is i now BOW a law of the land to take effect and be in force from and after the first monday in february next the aforesaid act contains two additional charters oue one incorporating die nauvoo legion the othe the university of the city of nauvoo all these charters are very broad brand and liberal con coffering fering the most plenary powers on the corpo gators illinois hus hua acquitted herself lier self with honor and her state legislature shall never be forgotten every power we asked has been granted ted every j request gratified every desire fulfilled in the senate mr little cancelled every obligation to our oar people and and hose stiv wad and with untiring tiri jig dill pate discharged every obligation devolving upon him as our oar representative ln la ah the upper house markwell mark well wag that matt man and do him honor bonor Si snyder and ralston Rals too dou and moo e and rom roar and stapp and namo rions others like wise lit in that branch of our state stata government rendered us very assenti sil il services and the act poised passed that body without a dissenting voice I 1 in the house of representatives charles oar immediate representative in the lower at lih his post and discharged his duty duay as a faithful representative he is an acting and nd not a talking man and has fulfill fulfilled edail all his to 1 members lit fit this tab house likewise liken aae wore were caraly in OUT favor and with only one or two dissenting diss entin 9 voices every t appeared appe inclined to extend to as all such powers as they considered us cnally entitled to and voted for the I 1 few and here I 1 should not forget to mention that lincoln whose name we emaid from asom the electoral I 1 ticket in november not however lio wever on oa account of I 1 any dial dislike ike to him as a man out but simply because hu I 1 was the last name on the ticket and we desired to allow our oar friendship to the Domo democratic cratic substituting the name of ralston for some one of I 1 the whigs had die W to yote vote for our act and came forward bomm 1 after the finel vote to tile I 1 j bar of the house aud and cordially congratulated 1 me I on Us its passage I 1 oar worthy governor Is M certa certainly ialy disposed to do as ample justice I 1 in a every respect a id to exi tend to us as evory caury facility for our fatura happiness and prosperity illinois lus has certainly done her duty and her I 1 whole duty unit anti now it be baco cornes us to show our I 1 elves upright honest just worthy of the favors I 1 I 1 bestowed by noble generos gen eror and unanimous I 1 t statesmen ata I 1 have h ive said that we are mt a law V a biding people keople and we must now BOW show ii the state has washed h glicr hands in granting all our petitions i and if we eo do not now show show ourselves approved i the curse must full upon our ow own n heads justice equal justice should be out our fixed object and purpose and the great god will prosper us length 0 of f dys days will be in oar right h hand and and lit in our oar left glory and honor hobor I 1 yours ac JOHN C BENNETT I 1 the city charter of nauvoo is of my own plan aud aid device I 1 concocted it for the salvation of the church and on principles so broad that every honest than man might dwell seen secure re under its protective ive influence without distinction of sect or party ty Sail sunday srilday day dec 30 20 1 was called upon by y the the high boumil to decide the adjourned case of robert D foater having heard th tha witnesses ide decided that he be acquit acquitted te I 1 of the charges against hindt I 1 I 1 the council approved mt preaches false doctrine ex cedr oe in manchester to one of tile the saints ali ah I 1 enquired the other wherein does he preach folse false doc doctrine Waa why in telling the i i people to go to america to be sure said tile the sectarian secta ian and continued timed he there is nothing in bible that thal people to go affo to america I ah replied the other ani an I 1 there them I 1 13 nothing in the bible which commands corn mauds people I 1 to stop ifon in manchester so BO I 1 wonder how you dare 1 stay in so u unscriptural a place another night for I 1 certainly no one bight to live jive in england unless they can find scripture r for or it any more than in america this is a fair specimen of the wisdom or of the nineteenth century that opposes itself to the work of the most high god monday monda V 2 21 1 tile the petition of elias higbee a and nd robert robart B thompson under date of november IM 1840 was presented to the house of representatives senta tives of the united states referred to the committee on tho the judiciary and ordered to be printed friday 25 elds B byoung young and geo A smith sinith a attended a conference at hanley staffordshire i potteries which represented sit au increase of 6 eldi ers era 26 priests 10 to te echers 9 deacons and members since last july conference and also aho ordained 6 elders 6 priests 4 teachers and 3 danco deacons co sunday 27 elders Kim kimball balland and woodruff occupied aupied a chapel belonging belon i t to 0 the independents lit in i munda monday 38 28 there are an ninety five fire saints saint in edineu edinburgh scotland raised up by elder orson pratt elder george 17 11 watt cattia is now laboring in I 1 that nut place I 1 wednesday elder young writes from Liver liverpool pook beloved brother 1 I write to in inform fora you of a low few particulars of ray my journey to ta london I 1 left Man manchester cheater nov sath in company wath elder kimball we visited the following places viz Macele Motie afield leefield barsley barales Bar slem alem holiday hanley lane end west Broin and birmingham we traveled by coach aw and railway aud and arrived in london on monday the found elder eider woodruff in good health ho H had baptized sed three or four pomona 1 I 1 the day before we arrived I 1 stayed in london till the alth december when I 1 lett for hereford i shire hire brothers Br othera woodruff and williams came I 1 with me to the rail railway liPay station elder Kiin ball maw aid lit itt london I 1 I 1 I 1 the peet for ur ulc spread of the galya bright J 1 enod ened ap white we were otere our feinga were vary ower olear 84 aud decisive that elder dialls had I 1 better stay with fader elder woodruff I 1 wow wan much ini erected leowen while thorp boer ww my brethren 1 I pray i the lord to rolion collon his work in that t great cal city 71 1 j feel indah for the people Is in that place yea my feelings W exquisite for why god knows but bat I 1 balete b it to is for too glaw gl y of ga end and the g good ga A of son souls a may his name be glorified I 1 arrived in cheltenham ti tle tie e awas sa jie osy day I 1 left london only aam ax hours going miles 38 of it by cof teb A I 1 stayed over the sabbath there preached twice to avery attentive eogh in ilk the afternoon the baill was fab to overflowing elder henry glover is preaching in this place and in the regions round with much success I 1 think he is ia a bumble good man and will do much good I 1 attended C the eadfield gadfield elo el conference the minutes of the garway barway Conf conference oreal were road read which bad been bold on the etli after this I 1 visited the brethren UH till the St stanley ariley HM i chieh W was held on od alt blat the church ia gor gar way 95 45 members I 1 elder 7 priests 3 teachers and 1 I deacon at the he gaffield eon elm conference ahr were 17 brai braae selles hes members ta 13 enera 31 priests 3 9 teachers Te achem tim the stanley HIU hill conference con 95 45 branches which represented members 17 cederg 57 prie 16 teachers sad I 1 deacon Ingi including luding of ficera dra ahem am in a these three liwe MI lesem 31 and I 1 2 pas R added aiono ince the tha october Cwi forene i I 1 I 1 atlen attended the Con lemee in a thesta the staffordshire adah ire potteries on the die tire ire had a good meeting but I 1 have not the minutes before me so eo I 1 can cannot tan give ve a particular statement of the church there but bat I 1 can say they are prospering prosper hig in my travels and at the conferences there wore were baptized and many ordained we can aay say 1 truly the lord is doling doing a ca great t work in the land tile the gospel I 1 is 8 preached to tee poor and signs agns follow io mat them that bolcom be liwe I 1 arrived jim in liverpool laverpool last evening and amid expect tip tarry here bare till tin the book of mormon is completed I 1 am as an ever your brother in ta the kin kingdom doin of patience I 1 brigham ya YOi gilG G II 11 A about bout this time immense quantities of water fell which produced a flood in the east and south of france doing immense damage carrying with it ban buildings dings bridges and everything in its way earthquakes have been felt in divers places the past year and fearful sights and moody hoody signs hav kiive been witnessed in the heavens the words of the ancient prophets concerning the test last days I 1 copy the following from a rioted printed sheet A most wonderful wonder fol phenomenon was observed last jut week by the inhabitants habitants ia of hall and toe neighborhood A perfectly blood red flag bag was seen flying in ia the ho hogang wang which watch the horizon for many miles milea around at intervals interval tt it changed its form as assuming afa it of a tram cross sword and many other shapes atone at one on OB friday morning the town was nearly as light as noonday dov the inhabitants were parading the streets tl dismay pictured in their countenances continued until near three when it gradually went to the westward illuminating tile the humber lumberas Hum beras as it seemed to abuk n liar wa tors tore then for fop a few all 11 became total darkness when from froin the north norm west by north arap the most light which shot away towards the western hemisphere leaving in its traia the most beautiful and variegated colors aud and which the eye might readily form into ai admies drawn up in the order of battle charging and retreating if alternately I 1 and then again all was wrapped in the sable curtains of night it appeals that many signs were seen on the same night in diff different reut parts of the kingdom I 1 |