Show OF JOSEPH SMITH august nine in the morning morning council being organized in due form the mony was wa s continued as follows elder luke johnson said in relation to a circumstance that tra transpired n S i red on the twenty five mile prairie so called in missouri that by a direction from the leader of the camp he had been back to inspect the crossing crossing at a certain creek that when he came caine up witti with the cam camp p he found it moving and as he was behind he went on till he came up with brother and company and found the them out of the road building afire a fire to cook supper As the teams passed on brother sylvester called to the leaders of companies those who were yet behind and asked them who they were iol following lowing whether general wight or some other man some hesitated a little and went on after taking 9 supper he luke went on with his company when he came up with the camp from the creek he found that the ensign or fla flag commonly carried ah ahead cad for the camp to T follow allow was then moving forward he further said that he understood that joseph was appointed to lead the camp that he always or generally gave orders when the camp should move forward and W when hen it should stop that when on his way to the creek the second ti time me he met president smith who told him that he joseph should order the camp to move into the prairie when the camp came to order on the prairie in the evening brethren wight and SN silvester Ivester were of called upon pon to give an account of themselves why they had sought to divide the camp they both acknowledged that they had been out of a the way by so doing and were reproved for their conduct relative to an assertion heretofore made that president smith did at the time throw a trumpet or horn at brother sylvester he did not consider at the time that president smith had any intention of throwing it at bro sa lives bem bebau ai ise he might have hit him with iti being R g abcar r to him as s hew he was a it only fell ell ili i S r to them tie himself i and b bro 0 O sylvester t 9 J ut t 1 B I 1 SL ed e that he tic had had it in his hand an d and on wit I 1 it do down wn as usual or as abnot another h er man won e further said that the re proofs given by P president ent smith at the time were no more severe he had often heard him give previously that d not consider him mad as has been f rt elder hyrum smith said that when fhe he c fir first st came to the creek himself and his brother jaseph were forward that while the teams am 4 were crossing bro joseph asked whether it was advisable to move into the prairie to camp after consultation it was first advised to camp in the bushes near the edge of the prairie making preparations to encamp they were informed that a mob intended to make an attack upon them that night they further consulted upon their situation and himself and i bro thayer were requested by bro joseph to i go 90 unto the edge of the prairie where they I 1 might encamp they looked out a place but it was wag near the bushes and bro joseph gave an order to go forward on to the prairie some complained of the order because they could not find fuel to cook their sn supper er they were told that it would be advis advisable ade to carry wood for I 1 I 1 I 1 that purpose some further remarks were offered on the subject of a visit from the mob and preparations were made with the guns ae some fears were entertained for the teams and families yet crossing the creek sail and it was advisable to send back a company to guard and assist them over among whom was luke johnson he then took the flag or standard as he be had previously carried it and gave the word to move forward and the teams immediately began to follow after the company had come upon the prairie himself and elder roger orton received an order to call on lyman wight to place a strong guard around the camp that night but he refused doing anything further because e he supposed that he hyrum had ordered d d the camp on to the prairie without an order from the commander of the company he was then informed by bro joseph that it W was be by his josephs order that the camp moved 0 on t to othe the prairie he was present when bro jose joseph h reproved e oed L lyman Y man wight and sylvester smal smith anthaw and saw the tr transactions ans actions concerning the trumpet or horn and as to bro josephs intention or design to throw it at sylvester he had no DO such thought at the time nor could he have since since that at the time when he joseph had bad finished his remarks to lyman wight and sylvester smith he threw the horn on the ground that br wight told him the next day that he had had a jealousy existing in his mind against him hyrum for some days but now his mind was satisfied and he now had no hardness or jealousy he further said that whan he received the order f for or moving the camp on to the prairie bros sylvester and lyman were near by adjourned to I 1 pm council met according to adjournment the clerk called the names of the councillors and parties m nhen hen business was resumed elder B young said that he was in in company with president joseph smith jr from about 27 miles of this place till they arrived in clay county missouri that at the time the difficulty occurred on the prairie when the camp was divided he concurred in what brother hyrum hyrum had said and that he could not relate it any more particularly than he had done he further said that he had riot not seen anything in president josephs conduct to justify the charge previously made by brother sylvester ester that his is heart was vas corrupt 11 so far from this he had not seen the least shadow of anything of the kind he had not seen anything in his josephs conduct during daring hi his g journey to the v west unbecoming becoming his profession 1 OT OSSIon as a man of god question by gr T ivester vester did you not think that my character was injured in the minds of the weaker part of the camp in in consequence of those re proofs and chastisements which were given me by bro joseph answer I 1 did not elder young further ther said in relation to a certain difficulty which took place relative to a dog that on a cert certain tin evening after crossing the mississippi river brother sylvester cause came up with the rema remaining hiim pirt of the camp when the dom dog came caine out and insulted him he knew not whether he touched him or not the next nest morning after hearing considerable complaint and imir murmuring concerning the dog president smith spoke t to 0 several brethren present and said 1 I will descend to that spirit that is in the camp to show you the spirit you are of for f or I 1 want to deive it from tho the camp the alist man that mils kills that coq or my dog I 1 will whip him he thought that about this time brother sylvester came up and said if that dog bites biles me kill him 15 joseph replied if you do I 1 will whip you vou sylvester said if you do I 1 shall defend myself the best way that I 1 can 11 brother josph joseph then said that he could in the name of the lord the president then asked the brethren if they were not ashamed of such a spirit said he 1 I am ile he then proceeded to reprove them f for or condescending to that spirit that they ought to be above it that it i was the spirit of a dog and men ought never to place lace themselves on W a level with the beasts but bt abe be possessed of a more noble disposition he joseph then said he be had con descended to that spirit in order to shew the spirit which was amone among them elder young further said that this explanation gave general satisfaction and the most of them saw that he had only made these remarks for the purpose of instructing them and warning them against such a spirit or disposition eldors elders lyman johnson and heber C kimball feim ball concurred elder D elliott said he was not present when those reproof re proofs s were given in the morning that the circumstances were related to him of afterwards ter which disaffected his hie mind and gave him some S om e disagreeable agreeable lis feelings that at noon he heard president joseph give a further explanation which perfectly satisfied his hie mind he further said that during the forenoon there were or many of the brethren dissatisfied with president smiths remarks concerning I 1 the dog in the mornine morning morn inc ny but that after the explanation at noon was so generally mene rally given he thought that every one in them the camp might have known it elder lorenzo booth concurred in the statement I 1 of older elder young though he was not present in the morning when the re proofs were div en concerning the dog that he was with prest I 1 smith from twenty seven miles from missouri and a part of the way home that he did not see adyth anything in president smiths character defog derogatory tia to a man main professing religion I 1 that he W was is present during a certain transaction which occurred during their journey home respecting certain articles of bedding beading that he had heard since his return that presidents president tl smith and ezra thai thayer er had fou fought glitz that he was present during th the whole transaction find and there was no fighting he further said in relation to a certain report which had come to his knowledge since his return from missouri that I 1 president smith had taken a bed quilt which I 1 was not his property that while at new portage I 1 ohio on their way to missouri one of the brethren gave him joseph two bed qu quilts I 1 if which he booth had charge of as lie he was the individual who drove the team for president 1 smith and had charge of the baggage that before leaving clay county missouri he be booth I 1 took them to be washed and after starting for I 1 home he put them on board of the wagon the baggage of which he had the charge during their I 1 j 0 1 icy home that he brought the same sameli back ack WI TOh lohyn nw aim yn has seen them since and knows that I 1 I 1 the caie one which hiah was said to be the property of I 1 another individual is the one which was given president smith at norton counsellor F G williams said while at norton certain articles were handed him to mark among which were two bed quilts which he marked with common ink h has s s seeb e 13 certain bod bed quilts since his return inks and b has n R doubt but tah one in question is the one he be barked mii ed eidee id young further farther said relative to a certain ta n arising out of a certain circum circum st some broad bread that elder john sj lip tor ter on their journey to missouri on the li between ohio and Indiana said to president eph Is this thino thing 0 right what thing I 1 cc interning incer nce ruing ning P P at pratts asking bro sylvester t for so some bread for supper 51 he then learned that bl bro pratt had asked bro sylvester for some bread that sylvester had bread at the time but directed him to some one else who he sylvester said baid had sufficient that elder pratt caved called upon that individual and could not obtain any that he was present when president smith told bro sylvester that he had not conducted tightly rightly in the matter that he ought to impart when aen he had in preference to directing one where he be was not certain he could obtain that by so doing some might be deprived of food at times he further said that bro sylvester cont contended contender endea he had been right and justified his own conduct in the matter that joseph reasoned with sylvester to convince him that he syl bescer was in fault but he continued to justify his courie coune till president joseph reproved him sharply he frequently heard the brethren speak of this circum st a and I 1 d all whom om he had headd say anything 11 TO tl the e su subject ie of mam manifested a satisfaction latis action faction wit with president 7 LA ea mat smith ith and im thought lis observations the principles which he adva advanced nood t to Elder lyman sherman S saibi f als concurred in e statement cocq I 1 g the bread that he thought that it wita wa gone generally rally known that elder fratt in consequence of bro not furnishing fishing him with bread was deprived of brad that night that at the time he joseph tou toli him sylvester that bro parley did not obtain any bread in consequent consequence of the same elder jacol jaco bump said that since the broth breth rens return from the west he went with sylvester I 1 to older elder rigdon to advise concerning the I 1 adjusting of certain complaints which we were re in in circulation respecting president joseph smiths conduct to and f om missouri that bro sylvester told bro Risdon that elder P pratt r aft did obtain n bread of the individual to whom he be sent b him in elder 0 hyde said that he concurred in the statements of elder briham brigham young courim concerning the circumstances which transpired at the time the difficulty arose about alou ethe tAbe bread elders lyman johnson nd reber heber 0 kimball concurred in the same statement eldr elder 0 hyde then exhibited in an account current taken frym the receipts of monies and other properties propertied expended during their late jour nev t to 0 and f from 0 M missouri 1 this account was bour taken e n from documents kept during the they journey by bv counsellor frederic U Q williams who ho said that the account exhibited I 1 wis correctly taken from his accounts as he hid the charge of the monies and attended to paying paving them ahm out ac the case cafe was then submitted to the council and the counsellors coun severally spoke in their turns f followed by the complainant and accused as follows first the counsellors coun jared carter commenced fifteen minutes before 6 p in and spoke twenty five minutes joseph smith sen commenced ten minutes past 6 ol 01 and spoke five minutes john smith commenced fifteen minutes past 6 and spoke ten minutes lyman johnson commenced 25 mi minutes past 6 and spoke one minute oliver cowdery commenced twenty eight minutes past 6 and spoke two hours and twelve minutes joseph coe commenced twenty minutes before 9 oc lok and spoke five minutes I 1 the tha accuser noo usar sidney rigdon comment common oed ed 15 minutes before band 9 and spoke 50 minutes oliver cowdery spoke seven minutes the accused sylvester smith commenced i eighteen minutes before 10 and spoke one hour and eighteen minutes the moderator then gave the following decision that if bro sylvester smith will acknowledge the following items of complaint before this council and publish the same in print that he can remain yet a member of this church otherwise he is expelled excelled from the same viz first he be is to acknowledge that he has wickedly and maliciously accused our president joseph smith jr with prophesying lies in the name of the lord once on the line between ohio and indiana and at another time after crossing the mississippi river and at another time after leaving the church in missouri at florida that he is to acknowledge that in making these charges against Preg president ident joseph smith jr he hs has himself wilfully and maliciously lied that he has maliciously told falsehoods in in saying that president joseph smith jr has abused abi him with inBI insulting tig and abusive language and alo in injuring his character and standing before th the 0 brethren while journeying to missouri that thai h he e f urther further cast out imin insinuations uati ons concerning berning president joseph smiths character which was vas also an evil and malicious design to insure president smiths standing in the church that he be f further acknowledge that he has abused the former councils which have set upon his case and wickedly and maliciously insulted their just and righteous decisions that b he e has further f tantalized tanta lied this present council in seeking to excuse himself contrary to the counsel ling of the counsellors coun after acknowledging that it was organized by |