Show I 1 copyright Secure aJ dj HISTORY history bp bf JOSE joseph pil S SMITH X ITH OCTOBER 1843 we then continued on a level until we came to the inclined plane no 3 this was one mile and a quarter long and raised feet which we ve went up in four minutes before we reached the top the safety car that was attached to our boat was flung from the track and dratted dragged many rods and flung the rope off the w wheels eels for ten 0 or r twelve rods I 1 made a signal to the eng eDg engineer ineer who stopped and it was wae rp replaced laced here again we were in danger of breaking the rope which would have sent us back down the mountain more than a mile or turned us over into the yawning gulf below in either bither case have been dashed to atoms my bly hair rose on my head but having got all things ready we proceeded on to plane no 4 three quarters of a mile long and ascended feet we rose this in three minutes but it looked awful to be thus suspended almost in the air with such a weight of lives and freight depend depending ing upon a knot a twine a rope a pin an engine and care of a man should either of which give way all would be dashed to atoms unless saved by a miracle we next continued on to plane no 5 three quarters of a mile long feet rise we were carried up this also in three minutes x which lich brought us to the summit of the alle aghany mountains the whole five inclined planes on our ascending the mountain are four miles in let lei length g th ir ini ing which ch raises us perpendicularly 1170 feet Q and I 1 felt thank thankful ful fUI to god that I 1 was on the top of the mountain alive but we had to descend in the same way that we ascended we ran on the top of the mountain about three miles and then began to descend we f found snow show on the top of the mountain and the weather was ivas exceedingly cold we had six sik inclined planes to descend to get to the bottom of the mountain the whole of which was attended with equal dan gerand carelessness asive As we came upon the brink of one of them the cars being drawn by horses the men had left the breakers the conductor seeing the cars coming and about to run on to the horses he hollowed for the men to break but finding none at atthe the breakers and the cars approaching the inclined plane the teamster liberated his horses as soon as possible and they just escaped being run over and the conductor sprang to the breaker himself and with great exertion merely saved it from running down the plane 1 which would have dashed the boat to atoms I 1 was standing in the cars at the time I 1 instantly flung flang my cloak from my shoulders and prepared myself for leaping out of the c cars rs in case it should start down the plane in either case it might have killed me but I 1 knew it was ivas certain death to go down the plane but through the mercy of god the cars were ivere stopped before they began to descend the whole distance was a constant scene of danger and I 1 called upon god in my my heart to preserve my ray life even while on a level we i were running on tn tite edge of precipices hun bun deeds of feet deep down which if a wheel 1 should break or run off the track the cars would surely be plunged which would make an end of all flesh that thit was on board we wa passed through one ODO tunner in the moun i tain and ana when we reached the bottom of the inclined cuned planes I 1 felt thankful to god and felt I 1 that we ive were mostly out of danger but they i put the boat together and started it on the rail with all on board without horse or steam and the railroad being a little descending it increased in speed until it ran at a ra rapid i id tate rate and was still in danger daeger of upsetting it pt ran of itself four miles until it came to the canal where it was to take water and here again to i finish the day with danger a train of cars was i left in our track and with all the power that could be exerted on the breaks we ire barely i missed having a smash up at last we finally got i rolled into the water alive wih no bonestro bones bro ken or lives lost and for one I 1 had a glad heart while conversing with the mate in the evening on th the e subject he remarked that we were not sensible of one half of the danger that tha we ire were in during the proceedings of that day but I 1 was sensible of bf a good deal at iea leik lea st we got pot into the canal about dark being 36 miles from canal to canal in croS crossin crossing sin SID 11 the i mountains we traveled all night in the canal which was one ona constant scene of locks J friday 20 in the evening I 1 gave instruct eions to B F johnson and others in relation to the blessings of the everlasting covenant and the sea se lings alinga of the priesthood elder john P greene returned from a mission i to the state of new york with about emigrants some of them from penn who joined his company on the way warm smoky day with strong and wind very id s dark ark are evening saturday 21 we left macedonia and arrived home about 2 pm pleasant cool day sunday 22 20 meetings gat at the stand elder rigi don achour on poor rich folks 1 1 I remained at home all day and held a prayer meeting C at my house at 2 p pm twenty en ty four i persons present i elders young kimball and geo A smith returned from their mission to the eastern states having in connection with elders eiders 0 1 pratt and W 11 Wood woodruff visited the bran branches ciles clies hin in kentucky ohio penn New Jersey new york connecticut massachusetts s rhode ia Is land landi new hampshire and maine blaine held conferences feren ces I 1 set t in in order the churches collected g s for for the temple and subscriptions for the nauvoo house baptized many and stirred tip up a general system of gathering among the saints in in the eastern countries they have been absent near four months and have accomplished a good woric work I 1 was very glad to see them and blest them in in the name of the lord elders daniel spencer and bradford elliott also returned from their missions and quite duite a respectable number of saints came in in their company pleasant cool day monday 23 those of the twelve who returned from the east yesterday visited me through the day and paid over the means they had received for the temple and the nauvoo house honse ho ise lse Um L mediately immediately gave directions to send to st louis for groceries and different articles necessary for the temple and the workmen thereon 0 this morning president hyrum smith patriarch of the church of jesus christ of latter da day Y saints entered upon the duties of his office 1 ice having previously been appointed by the voice of the spirit to supply the place of the late elias higbee deceased as one of the temple committee on his arrival at the temple he was ivas greeted by a hearty wel wei from those engaged on the works and the uni universal feeling is that great good will result from this appointment the day cloudy with strong sifong east wind tuesday 24 W IV phelis phelps and col dunham started for springfield to see the governor and endeavor to obtain from him the quota of state arms which belong to the legion morning warm ant and pleasant aate afternoon anoon wind w vest est by north at 4 a little rain accompanied by snow for the first time this fall wednesday 25 5 ice one third of an inch thick on small smail bodies of water w ater cloudy and cold day in the evening settled the taxes for the temple and nauvoo house eleven deaths in in the city reported this week friday 27 I 1 was at home and received a visit from bishop george miller and elder peter haws haw s who hav have e just returned from their trip to mississippi and alabama many emigrants have arrived armed in nauvoo the last f few elv we les prayer meeting at my uly house in in the evening saturn 28 coid cold cid east wind ivind at home all day sunday 29 meeting at the stand south side sue of the temple from 11 llam ilam am to 2 pm p m elders B byoung young and J taylor preached dr richard richards s called for a collection of 8 g to bu buy a new book in which to record history izbick which was made up at gam aam 9 a elders richards miller and haws ordained william C steffey who was going to texas on business an elder two pm p m prayer meeting in my house 25 05 present I 1 gave e instructions on the thet things bings of the priesthood monday 30 at 9 0 am went w ent to mayors court and adjourned it for one week twelve noon attended a court in the office when the parties agreed to leave their difficulty to be settled by the arbitration of brother flagg I 1 received from brother spencer and immediately paid it to dr foster on account of the cold weather most of the masons have discontinued the tle work on the temple tuesday 31 at 9 am mr moore was brought before me for a breach of ci city ty ordinance which was proved and anci I 1 fined him I 1 rode out with hyrum in in the carriage to the prairie returning about gout rpm 3 pm snow on the ground this morning 0 cold east wind ivind and rain all day wednesday november I 1 in the evening there w isas ivas as a prayer meeting in in the mansion 29 present thursday 2 sitting in in council with hyrum D youn H 0 kimball W richards J taylor william law and W claton clayton at 10 amon am on the subject of 0 the following 0 letter from J L heywood quincy oct 23 1843 gen joseph smith dear sir in a conversation with avith col frierson of this place a short time since he expressed in very warm terms feelings of sympathy for the wrongs yourself your jour self seit and brethren bremm breff irti suffered in in missouri as well as his sense of the vindictive feelings the authorities of that state still manifested towards you personally arf ilyf has not yet et had bad the pleasure of a pern peri per i sonai acquaintance with yourself although he says he had the pleasure of meeting your jour lady at her sisters residence on rock river nir dir mr F P has been written by the hon B rhett of S carolina upon the subject of the persecution and mr F thinks of all inen men he be would be the best qualified to present resent a petition in in our behalf bould and says should such an arrangement meet your approbation he will use his influence in favor of a petition petition and says be knows of some honorable men in in missouri whom he has no doubt are anxious to wipe off the stain that rests upon them by some just reparation I 1 submit by permission of mr F of a letter he has written to a distinguished citizen of south carolina together to 0 ether with a circular put out confidentially by the friends of mr calhoun of S ST C whom with ny my present feelings I 1 should cheerfully support for our next president and ant whom I 1 have no doubt would be preferred by the thi brethren to mr air vanburen van Vad buen Buren it if the the plan eu suggested I estea ested of memorializing memorial izing congress should meet your approbation please inform me col anerson frierson n promises his h I 1 s aid in such an event and says saya he e w would ouid go to nauvoo and assist in arranging papers relative e to such a step please accept my assurances of love and esteem for yourself and family and a prayer prater pray er that wisdom from on high may direct you ou in your deliberations I 1 remain A your our broth brother er in in christ JOS L HEYWOOD 12 and agreed to write a letter to the five candidates for tor the presidency of the V U S to in inquire what their feelings were towards us as a eople people and what their eburne course of action would tain tarn gein bem be relation to the cruelty and oppression that vi we e have suffered from the state of missouri if they were ivere elected the twelve apostles published publish bd the following in in the times and seasons TO THE ELDERS AM AND CHURCHES on our late mission to the eastern states we discovered discolored that the publications at nauvoo were very verv little by the saints ana and branches in in the various sections of the tha country where we passed while the common newspapers ot of the day received a liberal support by those who pretend to hunger and thirst after righteousness we feel justified therefore in in reprobating such a course as detrimental to the general good of the whole church that shows a lack of charity in the elders do men gather grapes grapis of thorns or figs of thistles whistles es i nauvoo at pre present sint is is the seat of the first presidency the place of the gathering for all saints and the creat ereal centre ot of the world for pure religion revelation truth virtue knowledge C and everything else preparatory to the coming g of the son of man alan the best news the best people eople and the best plan of salvation must be e there wherefore 2 resolved unanimously that the traveling elders are hereby instructed to use due diligence in obtaining subscribers for the times and seasons and nauvoo kauv oo 00 neighbor and forward the pay by safe hands to ta the publishers at nauvoo that the saints and a id the world may receive line upon line tine and precept upon precept here a little littke and there a little 3 together with such extracts of translations and revelations as the presidency of the church may direct for the edification of the whole body of the church in in righteousness done in in council at nauvoo november 1843 BRIGHAM BRIG liam IrAM YOUX youn G president of the twelve WILLARD clerk friday 3 1 I continued in in council all day aay dav das died at sea elder knowlton F hanks I 1 copy the following letter from Ad addison lison pratt one of the pacific island missionaries ship timoleon north atlantic ocean nov lat 20 deg 15 min mm long iong on g 25 deg 19 min mm west from greenwich I 1 expect ere this reaches you 5 ou brother P b lewis will deliver fou 5 3 ou the letter and articles I 1 sent you by him with the 8 in in cash I 1 expect lie he has told you the state of brother hanks health when be he left us the reason I 1 never wrote you the particulars of his health wae war because he did not wish to have his friends know the worst I 1 did not see him from the time I 1 left them at evansville till he came to me at winchester at first sight of him there I 1 saw he had failed materially and I 1 was bedfellow bed fellow with him my heart often ached to hear the deep rooted cough as it racked his whole frame I 1 kept a bed vessel with some fresh water in it and what he raised from his lungs would sink in it like lumps of clay da this indicated to me that short of the immediate interposition of divine providence nothing would save him from a premature grave on his passage from nauvoo to new york be fie seemed to recruit but from new york to new bedford be he with brother grouard took passage in a packet the weather wad wag rough and they were both sea bic sic by benig beilig exposed to the sea air together with his sea sickness his disease took a downward course from which I 1 had bad but little hopes of his recovery when I 1 met him at winchester the kind attention and anxious solicitude which sister abigail and the rest of the family took in his welfare seemed to recruit him lim a little when we took stage for boston our orr friends in winchester with myself felt fearful he would not be able to perform the journea jour but the thought of meeting brothers rogers add and grouard the expectation of seeing some gome of the twelve and attending conference with a laige large collection of brethren stimulated him fo to great faith and lie he stood the ride far beqaj be ond moy roy expectation pec tation the stage stag ewas was crowded crowde inside ith ladies and we were obliged to take an outside seat for one of that kind it was very good muck much much of the way I 1 supported him liim in my arms and when I 1 thought he was getting fatigued I 1 would secretly place my hands upon upon him and anc raise my desire to him who is is able to save and astren streng strengthen then ther we staid in in boston with sister whitmore I 1 her untiring in |