Show Hig OP OF JOSEPH JOSEP 11 belts GT y JUVE E 3 1844 14 joseph remonstrated against i ainest such barefaced ilie lile ineal jneal di and hd proceedings roce edinge but the c constable on stable still in A t t they should go to jail lawyer ver yer Mods requested the officer to wait anthe until he could bet set governor ford aid ald and was toia tola bybe bay fay orth that he hy only walt wait i aut ait fi five ve stauf 7 1 v joseph and hyrum agaid remonstrated and the waited until abbit 9 ol clOck oc lck wb en they heard by mr wood that the governor did not wot think it within the sphere at of his duty as thol they yere bere cre ere in the handa hadda of tae civil law liw and ana therefore there to rae be had not the powen power olver 1 iti altay stay process or the due courie course of law lao ani and chaa thab lie be coo child not ht interrupt a civil officer ih in the discharge bf 6 bi hii duty governor ford furd afna was IVAS illegal for lie he had formerly been an ass olitte of the supreme court of the state stata and arid when be he was appealed appease mao to by bj robert hubert fsmith to kaow kilow what he fi atts do is as he had found his mitti mudd a a ri nidre are wah wal illegal and therefore thabit that it was waa waa a fahe lake comfit committal tal governor fortl ford replied yoa voa yoa have the oai Gar marthage thaoe thage greys grem a ayour our coa con imand capt ept smith tbt abr e forer co commanded his hia greys to execute and nd carry imato mo effect his his lue illegal al U as a magistrale magistral g ea thi civil and military in in the same earne person at the tile same timer time and ans the prisoners mere were violently and illegally draped to jail 0 olt it any exam velme while bis fa s ex cel cei lency was in arra r min nin tt i from f om watch they were p 8 tu so ci c i I 1 for his big tle 18 law professions tie aw tit 11 ct 11 buted thus thas a justice of the peace aang ag ns a mil mii military acary jofh officer c er albo also bv v aut i of hs ja C i tonii op ota r uvion ivion inoa inon uston ai as such orders his c altna alina irma aroa J d t 10 or nr andar alms aims arm and ard ta aricio whom ile he hal had just before ordered the constable to commit to laii jail by without having than then brought before him fa for r examination and tb the governor having been himself at one time a judge upon the bench knew and arid well vell understood the ille llie illegality afify of the above proceedings ile he also well nell knew that military power and authority had been used by oab one and the same person and acting at that time as com COOT manfer wander in ill chief which gave pave hini bitti the soller supervision over all his oi bicera officers 1 ard and in fact mide him rebie reble responsible for all their acts and movements ments s refused d to interfere when rp requested b bv the prisoners to interpose his authority oti oil the thel beha behalf f against an lle lie ile illegal al civil process sg and at also aiso so refused to comi term ind the alleg illegal al oppressive e and like ilke order of one of his hiss captains s moreover havin bavin taken the oah oath of office aa as governor of the state of illinois lie he was by virtue of that oath bound to sep see the lawski i ully fully executed and not aa as in this instance see them thein violated and ti odden trodden underfoot and even prompt one of hia his officers in his lawless course thus thug lie he violated his h is solemn pledges and oah oath ofhie elder john taylor says As asi I 1 wai was informed of this illegal proceeding I 1 went immediately to and informed him of it ii whether be he was apprized of it before or not I 1 no not know but my Eny opinion is that be he was represented to him the character of the who had made oath the outrageous nature the charge the indignity offered tu to men ill in position which they occupied and that knew very well that it was a dexa thoua prose prost catlon cution and arid that they were wets not guilty of 0 such thing the governor replied that he was very that the thing had occurred that lie he did believe the charges but that lie lle thought bethought th the be v alst el tiling thing to be a done in the premise to let the law take its course I 1 I 1 then reminded him that we had come there at his instance not to satisfy the law which we bad had done dolle before buethe but the othe people in relation to the affair of a press th thit that at we had given bonds which could not by law be required to do to the people at hla hia instance and that it asking too much to require gei gel tle tie tiemen mendi menfi fil iii po position posidio sitio n in life to buffer sunn tile the degradation being immured in a jail at the instance such worthless scoundrels as those who made this thi affidavit the governor replied that it was an unpleasant affair and locked liard hard but that filat was a matter over which he lie had no control it belonged to the ji judiciary judici liry iry iny that he be heas as executive could not nut interfere with their proceedings ceedie ce s and that chahe lie bad no dolbt but they would uld be imi immediately ed lately dismissed I 1 told him that we had looked to him tim hi m I 1 protection r 0 ead tion from such insult in suite and that hat I 1 though thought we v e had bad h a right to do go so from the gol sol solemn lemn promises pid he had made to me and dr bernhisel ii relation to our coming without a guard arms arms that we had relied upon his faith had a right t to 0 e expect act him to td fulfill fulfil his engagements after we ile had bad ad placed ourselves implicitly under hib his care and complied with all requests although extrajudicial extra judicial lie he replied that he would detail a guard we reIn required ired it and arid bec sec us protected but he could not interfere with the judiciary I 1 expressed my dissatisfaction at course taken and told him that if w were to be subject to mob rule and to b dragged dragge d contrary to law into prison at th instance of every infernal scoundrel oaths could be bou bought bt for a dram of his protection avald availed very little 6 and we miscalculated mis mit calculated hla hia aromi seg seeing there wab wag no prospect of redress tile tiie governor I 1 returned to the room and the constable very urgent hurry bros brog joseph and aad hyrum to prison while the brethren were remonstrating with him a great rabble was gath ered cred and around the door an from hoar the I 1 was ther ewas a to mur murder I 1 der the prisoners tha tithe jail with without ou with any person net nest next feeling a guard gaard and ge elli eiji a a soldier in the room I 1 sAd and andraid raid Baid 11 am afraid t there ghere is a ay iy against ahe ane the lives or ot th til sauth south wil go immediately aw zid bring your captain a and nd ir if not noi convenient any other captain cap tail tall of compan company and I 1 will pay you well for trouble troubie 11 H He 0 sAid he lie wo wot 1 id and departed ani and goon soon ried wui be bs b e s captin capr capt in iii chos name I 1 have forgotten and introduced b him im t me cap I 1 told him of my iny fears and reg requested nested I 1 named hamed lately to fetch bib bia company lie tie do forthwith lor tor haith and ani arsi ci at the door with theu then just atthe 1 caie that tiia tte tt tie 1 e constable wali was ing lue iho the tuo bre tire brei brel rt wis Lairs of the brethren went along one or two strangers stran ers erb ets and all of us fafel 1 lodged in prison trema ined thero there durin daring during b th ii igi az aa faa faq woo Is a arf tn the lor dor he ir rp caf captan o A ij iv ti kiib ih t b ie Z i wen men li bant bane ha ii cone come to grairt g aid ald aia the tle tha the pr sues to jo 4 da mi 1 woods accompanied governor frd to ain am J robert lbert F smith ni ho ga gave e as awse cabe d se fo for r iss i d if war ar t 0 oi cf in a at tp rdo ajo ra iv 1 ri ti to 0 si 8 a LB L i air ali 4 s ut tt 1 r ii alus akus t tu governor to have haye h a company of troops p from some other county detailed de to guard the jail captain dinin dlinn with his company escorted joseph and hyrum smith from their lodgings gi toe tog with willard Villard richards john jofin taylor tayl r john P greene greebe shephen stephen Mark markham ham bam ddn dan jones john S fullmer fuit Fult mer dr southwick and lorenzo D wasson to the jail markham had bad a very large hickory cane which he called the rascal beater dan jones had a smaller walking kand they walked on either elther side of joseph and hyrum keeping off the drunken rabble who several times broe broke bro e through C the ranis ranks they were received by the jailor mr ge W stigall arid and put into the criminals cell but he afterwards gave them the debtors apart ment where the prisoners and arid their friends had amusing vari vart various otla otia interest i ii subjects which e engaged 1 them till late j prayer was oli olf ered which made cartilage prison into the gate of heaven beaven for a awhile while they laid promiscuously on the floor where they all slept from flom I 4 past 11 II until 6 am of the counselor 11 II T reid in hla hia published statement writes as follows the recitals of ot the i mit timis so far as thy th thy v relate e to the prisoners having been brought before the fie justice for fr trial I 1 and it there appearing that the necessary witnesses nesbe nesse s oc of the tig prosecution were absent are WHOLLY UNTRUE unless the could have appeared before the justice ji stice without being present in person or by cou coa counsel itsel nor is there any law of illinois which permits lajustice aJ ustice uslice to com 1 anit persons charged with crimes to jail without examination as to the probability of their 5 guilt I 1 julif june 26 7 am joseph hyriam and the rest of ofa the brethren took breakfast with 1 stigall and were then rei rel removed noved to the room boora up 1 stairs dr southwick went to see the governor at 71 amarkh im wasson and ionea jonea were severally rally sent by joseph with messages to the governor but at 8 got no return v I 1 ile he also gent sent word to his bis counsel that ht he iwanter j wanted a chan chane change e of venue to quincy A adams darna i county I 1 at 8 am joseph and hyrum had conversa conversa tion tion tiou with the jader juler mr sti stigall all ail wiio who gai sai said gaid a week last wel wednesday I 1 e a day the mob bibb were calca 1 I 1 lating to have made an attack on nauvoo and they expected about perona parona but only about came they bad went gent runners to Afisa missouri ouri and all round til the e counties in illinois A t 10 min pait 8 soseph joseph wrote to governor I 1 fordie follows loi lol lows carthage jail june 26 1844 jo min past 8 a I 1 his excellency E xcell eilcy eticy gov ford sir I 1 would again solicit soli cit your E excellency xcell ency for A an having been much disappointed the past evening hhope you will not rot deny me this privilege ans any arl ail longer than your public auti duties e s shall absolutely require we have been committed under a false mit imag and consequently tile the proceedings are 1 il illegal lega and we desire the time may I 1 be ha hastened when all ail things bhail shall be made rig right tt and we relieved from thia this i r is I 1 7 your youn ar servant JOSEPH SMITH PS please send an a awer per bearer and sent it by mr ll at aj 8 am markham and jones returned stating that the governor gaid said aid be he was taken by sur surprise trise irise laet last evening evenna and was waa very sorry ada a afraid raid we would think he had 1 his hib woid wold about b haung iving an in interview w atiat i wrath of the people was about to turn on 01 bead of lackson jackson lack Jack bon aon the mob ac that the governor was w as doing as fast ae as he cou could id 12 mio min before 9 received the following ra re ply on oil the game same ebelt the interview will dil take place at my carli carll earliest eert cirt leisure to dav dav day THOMAS tilo blas blab FORD 10 min to 9 mr reid and others arrived the jail and investigated the merite merits of the cabe case 1 and gna concluded to take a change of venue before 1 Iti atice greenleaf greenlee of augusta hancock haycock cp co i and to send for dr jamn jamee H lyon col J br brewer ewer ellward eliward bonney M ly G ton dr abiather william williams thor thos A lne lyng geo J adams dr J al bernhisel dani dan ae el I 1 if welle daniel spencer orson spencer dr J R wakefield geo P stiles siles jonathan dunham albert P PA lockwood rockwood capt G C anderson william marks hiram kimball lorenzo D warson wasson aid and simuel searles aa as witnesses S am TheGa vernor in company with col coi geddes arrive arrived at the jail jai when a lengthy length y conversation verga verea uon was entered into in ill ielati i elation orl to tile the existing and after come preliminary millar remarks emark s at the governor Gove ruda ruWa a request bro joseph joseck gave him a general online of the state affairs in in relation to our difficulties the excited blate bate of the count court county y tb abi tum lum ine bo ci cilc tic move merb mera 8 of 0 ir mie wie mies th a usel uepa by bv b mbelk oseph oseph jseph olle the act acts of the city council the des truc of the jirees prees and the the tbs f i cob zob sob and ourselves up to that time the follo fol foi louig ning report is by eider john tay lor sigr owr general sm b I 1 brif e v lmh byh livi tivi i ne me a butane of me the gaes ites es toai bove boye existed 1 in id the tho country in the I 1 j documents forwarded to me by dr bernhisel Barn bern nisel and mr taylor but bat unfortunate there 8 ems t r be a gre gro at d sere p n y betge between C n A ate i 4 t a jeo if ai your enemies itis tru that SM are by evidence and affidavit cit crt avit but hilt for such an extraordinary excitement as that which hi 13 now in the country there must be some cause ani ami I 1 attribute attrib dt the last outbreak to the destruction of the expositor and to your refusal ta to comply co naly with the writ issued by esq eq morrison the dress eress press in in the united states is looked upon as the ahe great bul bal balearic bulwark waric of american freedom and its destruction in ill nauvoo was represented and looked upon as a engh agh handed measure and anil manifests to tho tha p people eo ae a disposition on our part to suppress the liberty of speech and ot of the press this thia with your our refusal to comply with thel rv requisitions luisi quisi of a writ I 1 conceive to be the principal cause of this thia difficulty and you ou are moreover er represented to me as turbulent and defiant of or the law lavia 0 and institutions of your country gen smith governor ford you sir air as goucior ot of this state are aware of ot the prosecutions and persecutions that I 1 have endured you leow kilo well eli that our course has hag been beep peaceable and law abidin abiding for I 1 have furnished this sta Sti State eifer since jince ofir settlement here with sufficient evidence of my pacific intentions and ard those of the people with whom I 1 lam iam am associated by vy the endurance of every conceivable indignity and arld lawless outrage perpetrated upon nie me and upon this people since our settlement here lacre and you yourself know that tint I 1 have hava kept you ou well posted in relation to all matters associated with the late difficulties if you ou have not got some of my communications communications it has not been my fault agreeably tov to your our orders I 1 assembled the tha th nau legion for the protection af pf nauvoo and the sut sui roundIng country against an armed band of inar garaude s and ever eier since they hav have been mustered have shave haie almost daily commiel com with you ou ill lil regard to coall dall the leading events that flave transpired and whether whither in 11 the capi capacity city of mayor of tile the city 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