Show fol foi foi poi i ening E ning post 1 KY DAUGH daughters BY W 11 II C what flowers are meg inept inert t jor lor I 1 or no so sweet As my daughter eldest born n 1 A violet crown dw the glessy gubsy brown s of her locks would best beat adore adorn nab n the lines line I 1 trace of her ile t gentle face jalink Jl link kink ap angel augel near ulu klu T bip as that s sling gitig my heart take wing her lute like voice to hear 41 awili twine a wreath of the r mountain heath daughters brow I 1 bov eov flail ti e ra well weil tum lunod d ear delights delig lits 0 o hear s wind in the pine pino trees bough six hinmers lizt dirig tirig t a gold golden light OS gos her cluster og curls have shed ald AAA I 1 fee fed the glow glou of long awo ago ago when I 1 list bo tread ther lher soul has fife fire ahat says aspire aspired 1 le lef good or ia betide 1 I atta iler lier chii cili is is ilke hka the fall 4 af streams rdo rio ioan a side long loog lashes fringe wrt win i j a dar leung tinge 1 L s blue as t tf e alpine flaa flarce or i dafid al id a her glance burns burus 4 boun boon natures dowe for he brow of my blid tild blat radiant bira bird W wt ho f cha hhall fiall I 1 weave my bly child anat a moment smiled ana ani of guilty eaith took love luve 11 te fo 0 hr h r brow angelic now twile twice flowers in oinbe linde the land bf b night fight vv ith thel balest hiestand and bright sile silo 4 q 0 walks ai h bowers tui TUT golden tress of little bess bees i wildly wakes coi ool yn her har infant cheek was the rs r brate brato streak i a bag brig it iasie jasie dorng g breaks the they v say she uit lit lied d and lind tears are dried that she bhe in saudi mith tha lie lip spirit near nar her lather dear 1 whispers the words of tru h but why can they hot discern the signs of the limes times the fig trees are leafing and all things indicate the second advent of christ eldir elder 13 young arose and said be felt dis posea posed to adil addis this testimony be of good cheer the testimony ignot is not nob in force while the testator liveth when he ha died it was in force BO so it is with joseph on the day of pentecost there were but of the saints but at that ti time me ther there was added souls when god sends a man to do a work all the devils in hell hill cannot kill him until he gets through his work so with joseph ha prepared all ali air th things I 1 rigs gave havethe ga keys to men on the earth and said 11 may soon be taken from froin you rou 5 7 I 1 4 the following epistle of the twelve was published publish edin in the prophet I 1 fl boston july silly 18 1844 to the elders and saints scattered abroad greetin greeting gm dear brethren we take this method to noti notify you that the advice and council of the Twelve that all the brethren who have families inthe in theowest th avest ewest should return to 0 o them as soon as convenient and that all the churches should ge remain mai mal humble bumble and watch unto prayer and f follow the teachings that have been heen n given thelby them by the servants of god and leave all in the hands of or god all will be right the name of the lord will be glorified anahis and his bis work will prosper and we would warn the saints in all the world against receiving 11 the teachings of any m man n or or set of men who come professing to be elders of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints who preach any doctrine doc irine contrary to the plain lain iain and holy principles kincl athe 0 f the gospel of jesus christ jihu which haye been di delivered eli eti vered unto them we wish fish to see all the authorities of the church residing at naul nati nauvoo narvoo who at this time may be lie absent such as the presidents i of the different euord quorums qu s high priests high council seventies and bishops that we may meat them in council as soon as convenient as we expect to return immediately to nauvoo kaumo dear brethren we are sensible that the account of 0 the death of the prophet and patriarch odthe of ahe abe church will be painful to ye year dr hearts it is iq to ours we feel and mourn their loss but they dhave have sealed their testimony with their ba blood 00 they have not counted their ilves lives as dear unto themselves as the lives of the church Cli cil virch they have died in the lord and their will follow them the eyes of the lord are upon those wiio have shed the blood of the lords anointed and he will judge them with a righteous judgment let the Saints cultivate a meek and spirit and ail all th things ingra shallin the end nd work together for your good goad by order of the tha quorum of the she twelve BRIGHAM YOUNG prest WILFORD WOODRUFF clerk we copy from the prophet 1 DI mr editor I 1 am requested to say to the saints through the prophet by the counsel of the twelve that whereas certain strange doctrines have been teen taught an di practiced practised in boston and elu eli by men inen claiming higher authority than the twelve this ii is therefore to larn i warn yarn arn you in the nam of our lord jesus leius christ that cm give no heed to men making these high pretensions when they teach yo you vou things ting hat la are not in accordance with principles which k know now to be correct and we would seriously daution caution all men tp to beware how bow they offer strange fir fire e uron upon up orthe the i altars altara of pyre p ure and innocent hearts est that dame flame consume consul m e them root and branch ranch ip in an 1 unexpected hour foi for the authorities oi of odb house ouse ara are fot pot to be rode dyer by any riy ariy man mean and he be oscap without the rod rid A ship that carries more moro shiP ball sail than her bal last will admit of will ivill surely c capsize ap sizo aizo when t the storm sarius ethues her this is a flo figure P re and 1 let it be remembered 1 yours youre truly I 1 f it 1 I ORSON HYDE frill friday y 1 19 eiders elders P P pratt WR ichards jh john I 1 taylor ay I oi and anal N W V IV phelps aper spead speaK the afternoon in council ri elder kimball salena and preached to the saints in the evening S saturday a i d 2 iio sio sitters ening ba young and I 1 JL 1 C Y kimball ibal I 1 spent nt th the ow together 11 th r I 1 in th the d c city tt y 0 of f boston E eiders elders iders 0 hyde arld and 0 pratt I 1 left ift for flir ard aeed elder Wood woodruff ruff tuff for con 1 I 1 k 1 edh suny stav 21 fleeting A at the at nd elder P P pratt preached from the book of mormon mod mom quoting fro from ni moron borop widows mourning fa for rt I 1 husbands 1 k afternoon afternoon the sacrament was wag administered elders pratt Cahoo nand Rh erhards ands ards a r spoke elders elder young toung and kimball kimba F preached i e a c h e to the saints in lif Boiton boston during th the day ay an and devening evening congregations very attentive I 1 monday 1 22 1 2 the dol doi following lowing is from gov 1 arnor thomas ford t I quincy july 17 1718 1814 18 14 confidential gentlemen I 1 have just returned from st louis I 1 should have gone on directly to nauvoo bab bat I 1 was aware award that a visit to your place at this time would certainly be misrepresented by the public I 1 want very much to see some of you solely on the business of the late outrages at carthage the mode of proceeding rot roc 1 ceding to be adopted is a matter for carer careful 1 consideration I 1 wish to 1 see soffie bome some of you to consult on that one subject alone can one of you come down lwft it so ame comme corns immediately or let me know I 1 am most respectfully your obedient servant THOMAS FORD dr W richards W W phelps esq W to which the annexed was sent in reply I 1 nauvoo july 22 1844 1 confidential his excellency Go sir we have bave at this late hour received your letter of the dinst and would be gratified with an interview agreeably to your ex cellen cys request but the murder of our best men makes our time precious and compels us to forego the interview we have delegated our friend mr orson spencer one of the aldermen of 0 our city to meet your excellency on the arrival of the morning boat answer any queries and attend to all necessary business having the fullest confidence in in his ability and integrity to discharge the mission to your excellences satisfaction and the best interest of our bleeding and long loved country I 1 we are sir most respectfully your obedient servants WILLARD RICHARDS W W PHELPS 11 sister leonora taylor wrote as follows nauvoo jul jui july y 22 1844 to his excellency thomas ford sin sir the peculiarity of my situation will wll chope I 1 hope plead my excuse for ling your excellency oil on the present occasion I 1 mr taylor who was severely wounded in the jail at carthage is still ill and obliged to be lifted in and cut of bed his wound wounds s are slowly healing and we hope he will finally get well it suffered to do go so but sir I 1 am sorry to say he the murderers aid od ald robbers are still at large in our neighborhood as there has been no steps taken to bring them to justice they have taken fresh coura courage e and held meetings to carry out their work of of destruction I 1 have I 1 been told they have sent messengers to mis bou sou lourito boudi bourd rito to i all the force they can to come and exter exterminate minate the cormons mormons after harvest I 1 have enclosed your your excellency a communication sent mr taylor yesterday which is a sampie sample of many that are gre ire dily ddlly dlly coming in he be doda does n apt pt know of my writing this letter nothing but the urgency of the case could have induced me to tg remind your excellency of your promise to brin bring the murderers to justice if iga ifa a sep step bep of t that ilat odd ond kind kidd is ip not taken soon I 1 much fe fea gr that it cannot benefit us as a people we are without arms in a great measure ae livered delivered them up at your excellences request and we are forbid to stand even in our own Ae ef fence ence in this peculiar position without resources we call can only look 1002 to your excellency foi for defence de fence to you sir for protection and if it is not granted we must be murdered in cold blood my feeling 3 as aj a wife and mother of helpless children together with the afflictions of an injured people all constrain me to beseech of you to exert the powei powel and authority which the people leople and god bab has given ivan you in the cause of tre the oppressed yon yop shail shall have our prayer prayers that wisdom may be given kiver you fromon romon high to act in this case to tho the glory of god your own honor hodor and Aliat of the state we live in youn your your excellency E was wat warned of our breth rens danger anger who were murdered mur but could j not believe that men were so base and degraded th sanae sanie sA men are now our destruction truc tion 11 i 1 As an individual who feels injured and ad aiso also in behalf of all an oppressed aud avd persecuted people I 1 again beg your official interference your excellency cannot now be mistaken in m the men nor their desmen desten I 1 beseech deec h yeii you then for klip he honor of our deeding country for the sake of su frering suffering innocence and the cause 0 humanity by the wounds of iny my hus bus husband band and the blood of those mar dered victims to use prompt measures for our cur protection and the bringing to justice of bf those murderers i sincerely praying that yon you pir may become a terror to evil do doers e is and the praise of those that do well with noat goat respect I 1 i I 1 ha haye have ve tue the haper tp to be your s beirl humble bie ble str sor servant vant rant leonora TAYLOR elder 17 woodruff went to farmington CL ct anda andl and spent the fhe night git at his bis fathers house se lie he ordained jils his fath fathers erAa high priest i tuesday 23 10 am elder 0 spencer went down 16 wh on the osprey to quiney quincy to wait upon the governer Govern pr elders 0 young and IT C kimball spent the day da 1 iti B bosten boston they attended meeting in the tho evening and ordained 3 8 elders elder woodruff parted with his father and ma mother ther at farmington and ind proceeded to new york wednesday 24 elders P P pratt IV richards IV IV phelps G miller and L woodworth met in council they anointed and administered to elder samuel H 11 smith who was very sick elder phelps received the following 1 co communication ammu ni from the governor quincy july 2 1844 sir sin on thursday last I 1 wrote to dr richards and yourself requesting you yoli to come or send some person to me at this place to confer with me ill ih relation r t to t the h e ti time in and n mode moda 0 of proceeding roce edi edl again against the murderers murderess of the we i mith ith an aal ant I 1 therein stated seated that thai V I 1 would have to come to nauvoo ifor sor that nur rury pose werd were it nat for the ety ity tha my motives motia es and objects fo tor for BO so doing IN misinterpreted As none d or you have ha e come apa and ana have pro probably bably bibly not r received my letter ietter I 1 have hive concluded to emid writ yau you again and to send this thia letter by a special in messenger es in this letter I 1 will say to you what I 1 in intended to say gay in in a personal conference in the beginning then you must allow me to say that my position forbids that I 1 should be a partisan parti part izan zin on either side aide of your controversy I 1 may for aught I 1 know lve have stern duties to perform in relation to both parties this thi however will depend on which side may be the aggressor thus far since pince the death of the smiths your people popie baye haye have bave behaved well much better than could have ho been expected expected under the circumstances anam and much cil better than the opposite party I 1 anxiously hope that they may have trie the grace to continue in tho tha same line of conduct an unresisting passive peaceable buts but defensive course oure oil on 3 your our parts wiil will do much to disarm prejudices inthe in the surrounding unpin country that such prejudices do exist in in the minds of the people you know as well as 1 I though you may not be fully full fuli aware of their extent or tho tha ferocity which they engender if I 1 speak of those prejudices and the causes of them I 1 do not wish you to misunderstand and in me e as some of you did on a former occasion a and suppose that I 1 am speaking it my own oan wn opinions and feelings I 1 sa bay say y now once for all that I 1 li have nothing to do with those prejudices further than thap as a practical man they obtrude themselves t on my consideration as presenting obstacles cles cies to IR e in in the di discharge of llly my official duty the tho more prejudice and bad feeling which is gotten up against your people whether by their own i imprudence pr dence or the he malice of their enemies the tha more difficult itis it is for me todo to do any thing D effectually to protect either elther party 4 acco according agin to I 1 law aw there are I 1 am informed dome some some soma few inglam na am matory and hot blooded individuals amongst git you who by their imprudence and rashness continue to give cluse cause foi for those and of course cours e by so doing continue to involve in volve yo you u all in in a common dan danger dangar oer I 1 speak of the danger of a mob I 1 0 I 1 I 1 am also informed that most of you sou ou met wet entertain A L the kopini opinion n that there thare e has been a great and unive universal i reaction ia in the public mind mit mii d sando tb the death of the fhe smiths oil ori this thia I 1 desire to tell you v ou the naked truth I 1 am aivale aware that you yon scarcely ever hear the truth as to public sentiment abroad frog from those who visit you in in your 5 our city tho I 1 complaisance of such persons and their desire A to please will induce them to omit the statement of disagreeable P truths and to say siy stich such 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