| Show r I 1 copyright secured Sec ureal urgal 1 HISTORY OF JOSEPH SMITH JANUARY 1814 wednesday Wedges day 10 at home ordained uncle john smith a patriarch enjoyed myself well weil in an interview with the Ir brethren ethren and concluded to take a tide ride part may way M ay with my uncle on oil his big return to macedonia in consequence of a visit from some gentlemen of carthage I 1 called the city council to gether betheil ge theia theil at 7 pm I 1 copy the minutes SPECIAL SESSION january 10 1844 7 pm names name s 0 of f members called th the tha mayor said sald Aless rs backman hamilton ilton liton toil and sherman lawyers from carthage have called on me and told me that the occasion of the excitement at carthage and the resistance to the law in the case of the arrest of 0 codi co was the late ordinance of t this is council to prevent unlawful search or seizure of person or property 7 by foreign process in the city of nauvoo that they cons considered said ordinance was designed to hinder the execution of the statutes of illinois within this city consequently they the old citizens felt disposed to stop the execution of processes processed issuing from the city precincts they also raised objections against the I 1 process process issued by justice foster for the apprehension of cook because it was I 1 made wade returnable to him alone whereas they said the statute required it to be made returnable before himself or some other justice I 1 explained to them the nature naturi and reason n of the ordinance that it was to prevent kidnapping the pretence predence pre tence of law or process fit pit and to facilitate the apprehension of thieves ac in this city by throwing all foreign processes into the hawis bawls of the marshal who would be most likely to know the hiding places of fugitives from justice who might secrete themselves in our city and said that if any wrong impression had haa gone abroad with regard to the motives f the council in pissing passing said ordinance I 1 would call the council ly y that they might have the opportunity of giving any explanation necessary so that the public might understand the ordinance in its true light I 1 have therefore there fore foTe called the council accordingly I 1 also referred the lawyers from carthage to the statute which requires all processes issued in cases of or bastardy to be returnable alone to the justice josti ce issuing ishuin the th e sanh sann which they doubted until I 1 shew ed d them the lawi lawn law when aher they looked a little crest fallen and foolish fa sli 1 after deliberation an additional section relative to the foregoing ordinance was read three ahree times and passed byway by way vay 0 of amendment as section 3 be it ordained by the cita city council of the 1 city of nauvoo that nothing in the forego foregoing ing ordinance shall be so construed as to 0 prevent prevents hinder or thwart the designs of rot justice or to retard the civil officers of the tile state or county in the discharge disc dis charee charce ot their official duties but to aid and assist them trem within the limits of this city 0 passed january 10 1841 JOSEPH SMITH AL MB layor layon or WILLARD RICHARDS recorder council adjourned wrote a letter to esq bac backman to inform him of what the elty eity council had haldone done 4 I 1 received a long iong equivocating orating letter from francis M higbee char charging gin me with having slandered his character an and demanding dei det a public trial before the church it coni contains allis airis no denial of the charges which be he accuses me of I 1 having spoken against bini him but is full of bc borm bora bast thursday 11 at home rode out 10 am a m and arid returned at 11 pm p m this morning william jones who had staid all night at wilsons Wil sons tavern in in carthage was arrested wl wi hout process by col levi lev i williams and his company who kept him in custody until noon without rations the twelve apostles gave an invitation to the saints in to cut arid and draw for me 75 or cords of wood on ou the and arid arld loth instant friday 12 III th thaw snow nearly gone A conference was held in in brownstown Browns town main alain county michigan elder sirrine president pies ples ident and gehiel savage cleric N nine j afe branches were w ere represented containing 6 elders 9 priests 7 teachers 1 deacon members and alid 45 scattered members one hundred members having removed from that state to nau nall since the th conference in july last saturday 13 at home in in the morning at 10 attended city council where a bill for an ordinance concerning concern g the record recording hig big of 0 deeds in this city was ta taken ki en linder under consideration de ration and read twice tw ice it elicited much discussion the ten tell policemen who were not present at the he meeting of the city council on the lyth finst were sworn in in the matter of william law and william marks and testified that they had received no private instructions whatever from me A discussion took place on the subject of granting licenses for the sale of spirits I 1 signed passed at a court martial held this morning morning stephen M farnsworth was chosen president i d e nt of the priests 2 quorum and william carmichael and william box hi his counselors sunday 14 at home all day A prayer meeting was held at the assembly roomi room edid idid I 1 did not attend warm and rainy towards evening evening the twelve apostles preached dc at private houses bouses in various parts of the city A branch of the church w vas as organized in in new orleans with 34 members T r B jackaway a a y president aident and E L brown clerk monday nonday ilce lige ay 15 at home wrote tp sister martha L campbell almira N Y at 9 am teams began to arrive with wood according to 6 the appointment of the twelve apostles there belfi being about of the brethren chopping in the woods and from thirty to forty teams engaged in in drawing the wood to my house about loads were drawn drawl and ard as many more chopped and left to be drawn another day at 10 am a m dr richards called and told me it was reported that francis al higbee was going t to put me under bonds for speaking against him at the same time tine constable eldredge summoned me to attend a court as witness witnel before esq johnson and I 1 went accordingly coi col to give iny my testimony the twelve apostles wrote the following letter ietter nauvoo nauvoo Nau roo january 15 1844 to president isaac A morley torlev and the saints at morley settlement the twelve send greeting beloved Bret brethren hren bren while the woric work of the lord is great and sought out by all them that have pleasure asure therein the lord of the vineyard has laid special charges upon some of his servants to execute and while we are striving by all means to raise funds to hasten the tempie temple 6 the tiie approaching ap ro aching spring we are not unmindful of the history history of the church the great proclamation cla mation to the kings of the earth and the memorials to congress Coi co col gress tigress ar all ali a I 1 of which are now before the church though their then progress is retarded for the want waitt of the necessaries of life in in tit til the families of those who are employed in in this business two or three clerks are necessarily employed and that continually by our prophet who cheerfully devote their time not a tenth but the whole to roll on these desirable objects but their hands are palsied and arid their pens yens itald taid more or less therefore with the approbation of our president we w e again call on you as those who have bat bai e ever been ready to listen to the wants of tle the church that you would raise such collections of provisions as you noumay may have at your disposal and forward the same without delay to us for foi the sp special ecial benefit of the clerks of president smith or the church asking no more it is right they should not go hungry oc naked do you ask what is wanting we answer look to your own households house holds bolds and say what it requires tomake tomake them comfortable and you will know just what is wanting by these men eatables of every kind lud end ind and i even scrap soap to kee hee keep p their hands clean is scar scarce ce at nauvoo and it takes many miny lights to keep the pen pea in motion these lon ion long iong evenings the president has plenty to do without supporting a number of clerks whose business as deeply concerns every other individual inthe in the church as himself although he has done it to a great extent ex tent and with great inconvenience andee are confident that when you are made acquaint edwith the facts you will be unwilling that moseph joseph should do alo alland ter get et all ali aalthe the blessing and as yow yoa shall shail continue your lib in temporal things god shall pour out upon uron your heads blessings spiritual and temporal and now is the time for ac action titia all is peace at and the last report from the ans was they were beginning to think it was time to throw down their arms and arid attempt a compromise but the mor mons can truly say bay they have had no q quarrel arrel j with them it has all been between the citizens a and nd the law their own officers being the exe I 1 tutors thereof and we feel disposed to let I 1 j them fight it out among themselves while we I 1 j 1 live ve in I 1 peace ea and laugh at their folly 1 with our prayers and blessings we sub scribe ourselves your brethren in charls I 1 t jesus in behalf of the Qi quorum lorum jorum B YOUNG president W RICHARDS clerk the municipal court issued a warrant for the arrest of francis al higbee on affidavit of i orson pratt east wind in forenoon arid and some rain brisk wind NW in afternoon benjamin andrews published in the times and seasons an appeal to the people of the state of maine P 11 setting forth the persecutions mi murders I 1 aders and robberies committed upon the saints by the people of the state of mis missouri assistance of his native state I 1 in in procuring redress tuesday 16 cold and windy at 10 am F AT higbee was brought lip up before the municipal court on complaint complain of 0 platt pratt for absenting himself from city council without leave when suni buni summoned as a witness and for slanderous and abusive language towards one of the members of the council the court adjourned and the city council commenced their session continuing till two during which time a reconciliation took place with francis al higbee who had written a slanderous letter concerning concerning c me and said many hard things which he acknowledged pledged and I 1 forgave him I 1 went before the 10 council uncil and stated that all difficulties between me and F 11 higbee were eternally buried and nd I 1 was to be his friend for ever to whiz which F al higbee replied 1 I will be his friend for ever and his right hand band man maii A number of the brethren assembled and chopped up the firewood which had been I 1 hauled to my house yesterday and piled it up tip ready for use the following concerning the sale of spirituous liquors was passed by the city co council 1 incel an ordinance concerning con corning the sale of spirituous liquors whereas the use and sale of distilled a and nd fermented liquors for all purposes of beverage and drink by persons in health are viewed by this thit city council with unqualified disapprobation bati ron fon whereas nevertheless the aforesaid liquors are considered highly beneficial for medical and mechanical purposes arid and may be safely e employed for such uses under the counsel of of discreet diacre et persons therefore sect be it ordained by the city council 11 of the city of nauvoo that the mayor of this city is hereby authorized to sell said li in such quantities as he may deem expedient ent sect 2nd and be it further ordained that other I 1 persons not exceeding one to each ward of the city may also sell said liquors in like quantities for foi medical and mechanical purposes by obtaining a license of the mayor of the city the ta e above ordinance to be in full force I 1 and effect immediately after its passage all oral orai 1 nances bances to the contrary notwithstanding ding passed jan 16 1844 JOSEPH SMITH mayor IV RICHARDS recorder an ordinance was also passed authorizing he henry ry G sherwood to maee make out a city directory t ory and to establish an intelligence office in the city also the following ordinance 11 at du ordinance concerning lees fees witnesses nind find jurors I 1 I 1 be it ordained by the city council of the city of nauvoo that hereafter all persons subpoenaed and attending atte anding upon courts of trial as witnesses witness est or as jurors in civil cases shall shail not be compelled to testify or be held in attendance all ari c e either as witness or juror unless they shall gust fust t be tendered the gum dum sum bum of fifty fitly fly cen cents 13 per da day acay for each eacil witness and each ju amor bub subpoenaed aed passed janu january ar L JOSEPH SEPH SMITH alaa mayor bayor 1 IV RICHARDS recorder 5 I 1 I 1 wednesday 17 at home settling accounts with various individuals gave deed of a lot to john lytle the steamer 4 shepherdess sunk near st louis drowning forty passengers gers gera thursday thursdays 18 at home lome and wrote letters to reuben mcbride and joseph coe ditland Kit land clark dark leal of fountain green and to JUS justia oth ith J butterfield esq chicago this afternoon oon a man inan called on son judd and said he wanted to sell him some wood below da davidon hibbards hibberds Hib bards ile he went to see the vi wood 00 d it t bd ta inan jaan an saying he would meet him at the place VV pich when en below hibbards hibberds Hib bards two men came camo up on hor bor horseback and told him they had a warrant for himfar him for taking away avery averys s things from bear creek one shot at him byice twice and the other snapped at him twice with their pistols judd then coolly said now my turn putting patting his hand into his pocket although r lie he I 1 edew knew new he had no pistols yet the men fled there was a cotillion party at the dlan alan mansion sion slon this evening friday 19 rode out in the course of the day in the evening evening gave a lecture lectured lec turen on the constitution of the united states and on the candidates for the presidency ency oncy mild weather cloudy in the afternoon A meeting was held in the assembly room to devise means for the founding of another literary institution in nauvoo saturday 20 held neld mayors court oil on the case city of nauvoo vs a stephen stephe fi son for breach of ordinance I 1 discharged the defendant he paying pasing costs at 6 pm prayer meeting in t the he assembly room I 1 was at home the high council met but haung no business adjourned STANZAS 0 on the arcs presentation of the book of lo 10 to queen victoria Vict otta oTia Y v BY MISS E R SNOW before leaving london elder lorenzo snow presented to hei her majesty queen victoria and his royal highness prince albert albirt through 0 the politeness ot of sir henry wheatly two neatly bound copies of the book of mormon which had been donated by president brigham young and left in the care of elder snow for that purpose which circumstance sug suggested este arste the following lines of alithe aalthe monarchs of the earth that wear the robes of royalty 1 f she has inherited by birth the broadest wreath of majesty from her wide territorial wing the sun does dres not withdraw its light while earths diurnal motions bring to other nations day and night all earthly thrones are tottering things lings ti where lights and shadows intervene and regal honor often brings the scaffold or the guillotine but still her sceptre is ap provId all nations deck the wreath she wears yet like the youth whom jesus lovd 7 one thin thing 0 is lacking even there but lol loi a prize possessing more of worthy borth 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