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any coucountryntry sificeth&since the time of tthehe crucifixion oftheodtheof the savior twowo of6fth4hthemostthemistthee most0 tthubbuhvaluableduableaddUableadand

patriotic men that ever cast a lustre upon thetfieanannalsannaisnalsofourcountof our countryscountryryss glorygl6ry hhavew e theallenfallenileninin

the struggle for freedom to save their country fromfroma a vortex of ruruininandand re plantthe stand-

ard of universal freedom anandd religious and political tolerancetolerance which the beloved 7 washi-

ngton and the brave sons of a new world erected in the primeval glory of the Americamericanahtaftabt

smithbavesmith havebave become familiartofamiliarfamiliartoto the civilicivilizedzeizelrepublic the names of josephofjosepb aandnd hyrum

world andandmillionsmillions of people have matchedtheirbatchedwatchedhatchedmatched their career withwithscrutinyscrutiny and admiration

whatever eye could not approve has been dazzled and the heartthatcheart that couldubl notriofaprobapprobateit6ita

basteenbasbeenhas been charmed and astonished they werethemerethewere the advocates ofofareligiona religion so perfectlysoperfectlY oriorizorloric

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in the religious world they have conseconsequentlyquentlyantly bebeenen rrankedan among the ifkaif6agreatesttes

and reputation which they have not beenpermitbeen permit-

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men of the age and gained an ascaascendencyascendencytendencyte to liveivelve to enjoy

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trystiylstills destiny in herber proximitytoproximity to higher national dignity they called him from the retreat

where he commucommacommunedned with his god and his brethren upon the theme of his holy eplirplireligiongiongloni 1

to breast the great political storm that was approachingapprdachinhi n in this tto0 him new carecatecareere lieheife

presentedresenidsen6d suchsuch an array of wisdom andan d talent that the rotten theorit e 0 es of demagoguesofdemagogues began

one byb one to become odious and hebe rapidly gregrewwinin ppopularityopularity and strengthtreng th the prin-y

cipjesandmea5ures4epr6ciplescaples and measures he proposedstruckproposedposqdposod sstrucktru k alathethe rdorooroott ofeveryoleveryof every vice that infecinferinfectedterted thethe govern-

ment threatthreateningthreateninenin g futiefut6efuture galpalgaicalamityamity tohtobjohto herer institutionsinstitutioinstitutionns ilehellelie was hailhallhalihailededasas a patriot untramuntrarnuncram

melted by those party predilections that warp ththee mind ofpolitiof politipoliticiansciancidn s frdmthoseflom those constitu-

tional entrenchments behind which the early patriot and sage took refuge hishi principrincl

piesplesples harmonized with the primitivepri initive organization of the goldigovdigovernmentnihent fromflom which it has been

wrestedfrestwrested by disloyal sspiritsplritparit none but bigots andbotand hot spurs opposed who trembledtreffibledbied at the

loss of power and place and immunities from the government crib their antipathy to

himlim was very warm wwhichbicifcli soohsoonsoon fannfanneded a blazblazebiaze of ppolitical61iticalpersecutidpersecutionn from thelAhOtheidhothelpublicahopublicpublic

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mittedthemittmittedbittededthethe keys oftheodtheof the last dispensation he was the founder of ara religionilg on destined to rev-

olutionizeblutioniz6thethe world moralize socitysbeitydocity Aaugmentpgzmentvirvirtuetue and ultimately subsubmergemargm6rge the uni-

verseersd in happiness and tranquilitranquilifytranquilitytranqui

jify and usher inin the auspicious millennial reign of gloryglorgior1l forf6rfar the saintssaidtssaidis and the saviorofthesaviorsavionsavlon of the woworldriarid anfn lifeilfe abthoughu glipersedutedpersecuted he enjoyed an un-

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suchstichsuich being thethecharaefercharacter ofbf the men who haveli ave been massacred at the crimson shrine

bftheirbfaheifcouritry7stheir countryscountrys dishonor it is but the rsuarsuresultresuitt ofconeduenceof consequence thdtevervthat every perspersonon shshouldouldbdbe

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the imniedidtefadsimmediate facts donneeconnectedaedted with the murder many false imimpressionspre sioslonsar6are dailydallydaliy grow-

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upon thethdmhd minds of thefhe community this should find a remedy this remedy I1 have

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the curiosityositydosity that hashag been excitedcited 0orrndtrnbtnot ileayelhexeadeI1 leave the readerr to judge butut one thingthidlthial I1 shall

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thatwasthat was related poncerconcerningringning them werevere so horrid and shocking toallcoallto the0

minds sensibility that I1 yielded to10 their entreaties and abandonedfotabandonedfoiforfotfod

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the next morning a company of kenkeremenkerenKerememen were going from thafhatiplaeeqalthey saidsald of assisting themilitiathe militia totodrive1adrifdridriveveoaiCaioalcarthagecaithageqavthagethage for the purposepurpose asastheythey

themormonsthe mormonscormons outoutwoutaof the courcountryitry 0outitofeutofeof curiositytiriositvas as ibadI1 had no particular

way to spendiiiyspend my timetimey and the crebk0avingbeenreiideredcreeks having been rendered impassable

that nigk0synight by heavy rainyrain twontiwdonI1 went in companyipanyivwithith the4itocarthagethem to carthage on

porwaypqrwayour way there they were discdiscussingthediscussingussing the bestmeansbest means to be adoptedbeadopted rorforron the

expulsion orthoofthoot the mormon population some were for marching to naunaut

Vsjoovjoo and laying theherityhexitycity in ashes andandjiiivingdrivinsdrivincdrivinovinc the inhabitants fromitfromithefrometfrom ithe

limits of the state atltthepointthe point ofitheozitheof the beyonetbayonetbeyonet othothersers were forfon mur-

dering joseph andandbyruphyruinhyrkin smith while s others wereiwerelbereiwere inn gavorfavorgavar of acioj41accomaccodplishingpeishingplishing both ofofthesethese barbarous objects JI1 noticednoticddrninutqiyminutely teitheirtel cons

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persondedlaringperson declaring that the mormonshadmormonsMormoncormons shadhad everdver personally iniinjuredurodthemthem buttbut

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the mormonscormonsMormons on hearing that the governor was on his wayway to car-thagethagetgei they were verydry much alarmedalarmeadarmed whereupon jojosephs6plipil H jajacksonditson

inin companyincompany with dr foster F IV bibeehigbeehibee andothandochand othersers declareddeclaredeciaredthdtthat ifthe governor tomfordtomytom5toma ford came and gave the smiths joseph and hy-rumtuin a flairfairdir trial they would be acquacauacquittedttedeted and wwee will be46 hung as suresur6aas there is a god in heavbeavheavenendeni furtherther fhehiehefie obseabseobservedrvedarved 1iidcidI do0 nnot0 V sseeee wwhyh

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theretothere to sseeee that thothe lawwaskawwaslaw was fully carried out when hewasdonehe was done mr

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mademah an iinflammatoryaffimatbrY aspeispespeeche ch tto0 thethelthei abpbpeoplebpld AVwhoho hadhadlhadr ccollected0 whawh4whereinil

le kstateda ted thatthatI1

ththeebawdawiawlaw was notsuhotsunot sufficientent tocarto carryky 0oututtheitmetheir measuresas U re 1

Sstistretctretcetchinghingouthisout his arms atfullhatfullat fullfuli length he said with all the energy in1 nhhisis

power we have the willing mindsmirds and god AlmiaimialmightygAty haski&enhas gidengiven usstrength9ih aneandid welic tpillwillspill wield imethe sadresabre andnlnidiccoit4mahemake ourouf otb7iown lawselawspjajtg7 h&tjellhe thensaidsald he presumed that the governorove rn6rrner meant wellweilweli dziobdiiobenoughgh blbut wastoopastooeasybasysasy in hisus lemarksremhrkdemarksremark to jhblhbthemrnJ issayiidsayiin sayingngthaitheifthat he wwishediheahes

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dadbmpiancewa compliance witerwitlrthe116iidlid lawsaws i

safsifkif41stf mr trooseveltjroosevelt soon gave waywayfonmrformramri skinShinskinnershinnefshinnennef a iyoungayoungyotiogjimbfofithelimbofthelaw tool for n4obocrmobociacymobocracyacy anand attthiathithee time hca candidateandidifa e fforhorborrahethe begilLelegislalegilgilttureunduneure whoV iai6 made a siloshortr t sspeechpb ech- iwheieinwhereinvhere id hhee stated he was onen6 of the

degatesdebatesddee0atebatA gates appappointedappdinted6 iedbyntedbynt by the PQOpeoplepiepiapi6 of carthagecarthagelogoto go to sprinofieldspiingneldspringfieldSpri nofield adandlay before the governor their giievdnces he wdsiliofsowas not so severe uuponabipbiflhe1 e Ggovernorrn0r iiarmrasmrafr

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Rroosevelt00sie i61 Chhaahaddd bbeen6 6 n Hhe6 fppresumed6 b inin edttheh6 Ggovernor0vorn6rwouldvou

i dooldoido- lswwhathat xvwaskishYiightlightbightekhtikhtg bbutU chhis uultimate6matetmated colcoicourseabsb provedljroved hinihinlhimtobethejtbltb hahhkhe

Mmost hypociiticalhypocriticalypoapo riticabiticacehecihec the gogovernorerriorerrion gave ordoldersqs whiwhichch wererreadbycaptvberereerereadbwc dptapt dunn thatsallahdtt11thatsalltalitaiiththee pbpjeivhopeople who had bebeenemproenpropiomiscouslyrh isccsc olitslysiy assassembled6mbl abdinbdinin carthage shouldfbeidejaidej9cac0consolidatednsblidee&intilein themilitiathe mmilitiailitiaalitia uundernder his command to cooperateoperateco in maintain-ing tjiehe susupremacy

i of the law r

I1 returned to bearteattear cleekCreekcreekthatthat eveneveningin hithelithein the mornantmornintmornmorningintini I1it proceededaaa6to Awarsawarsaw oilonoli my arrival there atl f6rceofab0force of aboutut three hundredliundfddmen avasthusteredwas mustered upon the paiededarededarece ground under the command of cap-tains aldrich grover ellielliottttandtrandand cohwilliamsoolcolCohooi williams of green plains i I1 wiwish-ed

she&t6to know what their intentions werweree e andwasandaasand was informed that they werepetermaetermdeterminedin ed to drivetdriveldrivelheddiivedaive thehedd d mormonsmoimonscormons out of the county I1 remain-ed there divfiveivefivefevee ddaysays duduringrirgarg whichnvhichnohich titimeM e williamsWilliatns roosevelt sharp andothers were continuallytinually beating tipup for volvoivolunteerstin teersteets by maiimalimalcmakingin9 inharyinia7inflamma-torytoryrY speecheshlesies exexcitingciting thelheahe populkopulpopulacece and mmakingakin false publpublicationsicatiorisicat iorisloris tothetbtheto theworld colcoioolooi williamsWillianjs aannounced that he was eempowered hythbythby theegovgov-ernorernorarnor tostbpto stop and searchsleamboatseaichsealch steam boatssiatat the wharf at warsaw ac-cordinglycordinglyV he sstoppedtopped thesthe steamteaM packetosprdypacket ospieyosprey on capt andersonsAnder senssons

refusal to let bihimm seseaichsealcharch iheboaticeboatthe boat he ordered his meilmenmellmeli to fire upon heri thecahrionwaslevellthe cannon was levelleveilevelledbevelledadled upon the boat astheywereAs they were in the actoffireact of eirefirefere i

ingiritairigirit a gengentlemanilemanflemanfieman wh6xvaswho was standing bybv beingn ssoberoberiaberi for most of themth eniwerebadlyerebaalywere badly intoxicated placed his hahandndbetweennd between the matchandpowd6rimatch and powderwhich prevented ignition they however ssearched

1earchedthaboatthe boat but didaidald

riotilot succeed in finding but eight 6orr nine kegs of powder whichV hich thath6theyypbriper-mitted to remairvdnremain on boardwarkmark that evening they firedferea upontwoupon twotwomoretoomoretwomoreinorelnoresteam boats withrthfthfththeirtheir muskets AVwhichhichttlithey6ybdmpcompelledelied tostto stopop egohtgohtoohtood

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williamsjilliams imbrmeduheorma&the captainsthathejiadjoidersjtojearchthauthathiedlbiedl adordrsytosearch theiltheiboatjboatsboangboatgI1 I1ioljioyjot dammunitionmmuammu niti6qj armssiprovisidiisjsprovisions q ththecaptainsThea Captainsp tains coconsentednsefite search

was instituted nothing was found which wasvasconiaeredconsidered contrabandanandanhdtheboaisthe boats resumeresumeddtheirltheir courseVt relative totheto the govegovernorsenorstnors gigivingving the pedredpeapeoplepe6 leofofwaisawwarsaw ordqordaordersrs to

stop and search ststeamam boats I11 wouldwooldwoald remaremarkk ththatat gov fordord infoinformedrmed me

at quincy that he had nonotigligigivenvan thethemM orders to sstoptopatodatopoanynv boats wwithiththetheexception of the maid osiowaofiowaof iowalowa aboataheaboaa boattAhethenn6wnaowneday0yby tthehe mormonsxormonscormonsMormons whichhiell

thepeoplethe people supposedmigsupposed migmightht convey away Ggenbn smith here we see aWwillfulil manddandand arbitraryarbitral y ininfractionaa6action oflaworlawof law andtind orderorderonderonorgeronor 0nthethetho ppartarf of this milita

ryrryneroraneroy ero Ccolcoi01 williamslaiadlaiidand the momobbersrobbersbbersabers ofwafsawof warsawU all was commotion and turmoil thrahrthrough0ugh warsaw andaiidabid ititss vicinitdicinitvicinityY

the sissicstcsceneryenery had become insipid and irksome to me andland I1 longed for

relief and be where my mind could be at rest passing through suchcontinual bustle watching the movements of the rabble who like ahdrdeofhorde of impetuous barbarians seemed impelled on bytheby the blind infatu-ation

t

atiQn of priests and shshallowdilall0wzelotszelots in hopes of booty disgusted and sick-

enedleryedrhaandme and fired me with contempt my mind reverted bbackA to thedhe

time when the dark and bloodbloodyy attilaledonattilaattlia ledonled on the ignorant huns to con

quesuequeststplunaerandplunder and extermination applying thetothe torchreh of conffconflagrationamationmatlon to

pleasant villages and sequesteredsequestredsequest red homesjf on ontuesdaytuesday I1 started for quincy aklAsLakeaslpursuedAs I1 pursued my journey from

warsaw myrnindmy mind was uneasy andrestlesiandrestand restlesslesslesi when I1 had travelledneartravelled neareight miles I1 enquiredmyenquired my way andlindsind throthrough19h accident or design I1 wasplaced upon a roadthatroad that led me directly backtobackmackto to warsaw my mind was

composed and tranquil asas 1I came in sight of the place my attentionwas attracted by a group of men apparently in earnest conversation I1

drew near and learned that the oarthcarthcarthageaffaaffb greys had madede them the prop-osition to comecoma to carthage onion the followingulowingblowing daydasdavy and assistithemassiassiststithemthem jninmmurderingrderinggjosjosepheph aandndhyrumnd hyrum smith duduringrig thehe absence qfthegoyernoof the governorrto goldengoiden pipointon t wherevhetohe6bnfemhe contemplatedptatedniirchmarchingI1nr wwithiththethe troops As

soon as they dis6overeatliatdiscovered that 1I had learned the purpopurposese of their confer-ence theythdyehdy bdcamesuspiciousbecame suspicious 6fm6ofme fearing exposure no ddoubt6ubtandand putm6bnderme under guardcuard jvI1 wasas heheldheid inirilirli cuscustodytody until the following rhmorning0rning wwhenhena3companyofvoluntcompany of volunteerseers was raisralsraisedtraisededttoommarch to Golgoigoldensboldensdens pointQinttbto uunitenitP

with the governor 1desiradesirI1 desireded to make the governor acquaintedacquaintad with

whatwiit was concontemplatedtemplateaagainsagainstif thetha livesolivedolivesilves of thetho priebprisbprisonersners to effeeffectdtthisobjectihisobjqctsobjectthithl JI1 volunteeredvolunteeredieds anddrewand drew amua mumusketket thecompanywathe company wass ppa-raded

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in single fileiq41heiefilehhie roll waswapfcallcallededanaedandand captcap Jjacobac0adavisdavisbdavis thethetho murder-er Nwho was s6r6anqdjromjuscreened eromfrom justicestice bbyy iholdtethe late senate 0off illinois andCoaptcapt grover selected ten mmen60eachach fromfromprom their rrespectiveespeatipedtic lveive companies

whowerewhoJJ aw1wwerere tot mamarchtofemarchrtcfi46icI1 tofitofetoie carthagear th1.1 agai&i5iiin compiiancompcompliancewjththeiianilanllan eeeeelcee hherqqudrequestofttkqat 40

carthage greysboys to co-opecooperateoperaterated wwithithaheniithAltha henithemhenl aneo4neoin committingMmittingthmittingththe Mmurderermurderjrmurderurdar6r jrthese twenty 1hlenhiennienhenwarehenwerewere marched a short distance to one sidejrwhjaside where s

thath6theyy received their ininstructionssitructions fioflofromM colnvillamsoolcolooi williamsI1 TM-Amqrkaldrichcaprk aldrichaidrich cap

jacob dadavisvis anddanavanavand cacapp groverngroverjgrover u4dtheyand they were sesentn t OMoffofe idonI1 do not1 treci ecolacol

lemlediem thetiietile names of anyallyaliv ofthesetwentyof these twenty withahewitharewith the eexceptionXcepticenti0ft 6ftwoof two brothrbrqthiboothrers coocooperscoopersincoopersonpersinin warsawmy by the name of steStevensven i 0onen e ofthoathof themm is aboutssix feet three inchoghigghinches high well proportioned midundaunaaun&aathletic the othenotherotherisherisatherisot isnear eivefiveavafeve feet ninenibe incincheshesi hihighgh Adaikdalkark domcomplexionplexion andaarkhirAardarkkhirhair 3 whenthe offidersveteofficers vere iintenogatedfiterrogat&d asitoaheas to the object of these twetwentyntymenbemen beinging

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sseamnsenmneliteilt ih advance of the troops they evaded the truth by roreplyingplying thatthey had beenbeeribeell detailedfordetailed forhorbor a ppicketicklck e t guardguhrd r

thotroopstheTho troops were marched we anivedarriveaniceddatheat the croswgofthecrossing of the railrbadatlroad at 12 ococlockloil weiw6rewe were there rrietbmet by Ssharp an&othersand3nd otheisnotheis bearinbedrinbearingbedrinffffdisdispatchesPatdhes frdfrofrointheflominthethe governor disbanding the Atroopsroppstoppstoops Tthishis unexanexunexpectedappp tadt6dorderordor threw thearootheardothe troopsps antua4ntuainto a perfect panic they cursed the governorjorfororforor for not permitting them to march I1 through totp nauvoo their objectin wishing to go and this wasundhasundwas understooderstodwwiitheiithth all the militia wastowas tobumburn the cityandcity and exterminate the inhabitants thesedesignsthese designs werebaffled bybv the disbandindisbandingdisdisbandingbandin g of the troobrootroops jnjusticejoin justice to the characterofcharacterof60governorv1 ernorarnor ford 1 would remark that hisojqthis object in disbandinginaisbanding theathe troopspooprooppoodwasaelasl to preventpi event such an awful calamitydalamit ktu the disbanddisbandingingprdbrsordeisardeis tvwereeroxeadread

1by CColoolooicollevicollelibl LLeviei Willwilliamsianislanis qadtacaptainsin

davis grovergovel ahiafiafidelliottand elliottdElliott immediately called their aqcqcompaniesMpan iesles togetheraogethdr

ti s v xr jroashgroashtomwom slarpsharppetitorpeditorraitoreditor of triethetilechecho warsaw signals i

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stthomasas CcshatpmountedhisnshanshIT pim 0knibunib big bayhiorseandhoiseholse n made aninflam

matoryjpatorY speech to the compcompaniesniessniels characteristic ofhihis corruptcorrupborrup heartear ylloylieTJIO

foll6winfollowing isis a shoshortrt extract as nearasgearasnear as my memmemoryQry will servservee me n

FRIENDSblends ANDANDFFELLOWELLOV CITIZENS the ciciisiscrisisisislylsisishashas arrlarriarnvedvoakvodk whewhen it bbe-

comes ourdutytoour duty to rise as freemen and assertoassert oururrihtsurrihrightsts thethetho lalaww isis

isufficientinsufficientufficientns for us the Ggovernorovernorgovernor will m9tenfqrcenot enforce it we must ttakeakeitkeltiti suffer and wekaretheearetheeaarevetherethethe bbestyy intoi4ntoiento our handshandbandss we know what wrongswrongwrongsweswewe su

calculated to redress them nonoww is the timetiinotinetto0 puttitift a periodpprioperiodtpdapto thethemamadd

career of the Troprophetphet sustained as he I1is bybv a band of fanatical mil-

itary

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saints wehavebehavewe have borne his usurpationsusurpatibns ununtilfilkit would be cowarcow4rcobardigdicedlce 10to bear them longer my telyelteifellowkow catizcitizcitizensens irnprovethejppqtq7improve the opportu-

nity that offers lest the opportunity passpassipassy and theghe d6spoucrophetdespotic prophet will

nevenever again& in be in your powerpower all thingsthinasthines are understood wd must

hasten to carthage and murder thestchestthe smithsni thsohs while tthehegovenegovegoveinorgovernorGoveinorelnoryndrisis absent

htnauv6oat nauvoo beardbeald the lionlionsllons in their ddenen theVye hnewse ws wwillilliiiliiillteachreachteach nanau-

voo before theibe Ggovernorqvernor leaves this wilt so enrageonraedonrae the mormonsmortn6liscormonsMormons

tthat thevahevacev will fall upon and murder tomtoni ford anandaudd wwee sshaltshallshaith ait then be rid

n of 111iliiiithee d d lttieittieittleitti e governor aiidtheand the mormonscormons too ohechebischeeisChe eisels r

this speech was likely to failbailfallfali of hahavinging the desired effect Nnoneone

seemedseeiiiedwillindwilliedwwillingilling to be the firfirststtoto startstart6starta at1astcaptat last capt grover startedtarte d anandaudA

dadeclaredd6ciareclarei dhehe wwould0 uad1d ggogbdl6fiealone if noho pepersontson wwould0u 1 & follow him soon oriaori&one

person follofollowedwedywedigedy ththenen another andanotand anotherlher until acoa companympjnycompans of eighteightybightyz

four wasvas made aw 1wup alithealethoaltthoallAltailaitalithethetho troops that hadnothad not volunteered ililiiiiiin this

ccompanyOApany were tolitotoldtotold faf6 gejlgojlgo homeom6 the awetwentyn ty rnmenn whovho I1hadi ad Ubeenueenen sentehitfitfht

foforwardrward tto0 ccommifctheommiNmimminlidiidlidilg ihmurderUadd&ddr werewetebete sehtf6rasent for andnd they formedmed a pdrtofpart of9

nheahethe eighteightyy fourlourhere I1 felt that the purposetorpurposemorTordr-wwhichhihihihlI1 volunteered had been bbaf-

fled

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medaed I1 lexpectedexpected to iihave gawithmawithmet with the gogovernorvernoranor at goldensgoldengoidenboldensGolgoidenss point which

could I1 have donedond I1 1entertainentertaineded no doubt bbut0O I1 would have ssucceeded in

putting a stop to the murder but instead of marchlmarchimarching60 to goldegoideGolgoigoldensboldensdensn s

point asas we anticipated he mmarchedarched to nauvoo vadunderer these circum-

stances I1 was at a loss to knoinoknowT Wwhathat todoto do I1 had not time to gogd to

naunauvoovoo and raise a posse fo0 surroSUrtosurroundund a116jailthe jailjalljali as a guard before thisthithlcompany Nwould arrive there I1 was conh faf0foot& aandndwoulwouldd hiafiahaveve had I110oorobror

12 miles fargartherfartherther to travel tthanan they al- daidAss I1 pocouldu not dodnybodnydo any thing bet-

lV literilterter I1 wasivas determined to follofollowwoonn withw ith the bompanbomiancompaniesic s anda hidbidfid sees e e Wwhath afththeyey

would do several others like myself followedfij116w ed oututofbutofof curiosity with-

out beingarmedbeing armed cartiCarttcarthagefage klayay directly Qonn my route hohomeme i Aafterateafer NYwee

ladhadiad arrivedarrivedwithmedwithVed withinwith I1 n ilellenearlyal 6 milesmilemlles ofofcaithagecarth ib thetheythei rnadenjadeneade a partial halt

col williamswilliinlilliinis rode threeorthreethreeoror forrfouribur times 4ackwardsanbackwards and forwardsdfbrwards from the

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imwamwAMimwag e alftflftcomcompanypany totto thehe carthage greysgroys hee saisalsaidsald hei P wowoulduI1dhavehave inethethe carthagegreys come and meet thethemmi they marchdwithinfbumarched withini n four mileslibsliesilbailbq 0of

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when they werewerb met bbyy ononee 0of ththee 0greysrby bingbringinging169 a note to16 thefollowing import

now is a dpdelightfullightful thiieitotime to murder the smiths the governor 1

hasngs bonefogonefogone to nauvoo with allailaliI1iheahethe troops the Ccarthagearthaae greysgrevgreys are jeftdeft1

to guard the prisoners five of our menmendment wiwillwiil be stationed ataheasaheat the jailjalljalijahl 5

the rest will be upon the public square Tto0 iceliekeepep up appearappearancesapapapqp yuuyou1.141I1

will attack ththee mmenen at ththee jail a sham scuffle will enensuesue ttheirhpir gunsn swiilwill reloadedbeloadedbebe loaded with blank cartridges they will fineinfireineirefirefere in the air r

signed CARTHAGECARTHAPP GREGREYSYS

they werealsowere alsoaiso instructed beahebyaheby the person bearing this dispatchdispatchstostolo10

ifirdthreafirejfire threeegansegunsguns altheyastheyas they ddvandavanadvancedcedalohgalong the fence that leads from the wowoods0 d

to the jail thiswasthis was to serve as a signal0 to the carthage greysgrewgreo0

thatahatthey were in reareadinessdines s at this bogi parties were to rush to thejichejiththeejijailjalljaliand the party that reached it first was toao pefolefoperformrm the deed after theyhad received their instructioninstructionstheinstructionsstheqompnythe company piilfollowed0wed along up thehehollowlhollowthat struck into the point of timber

here I1 left them and pursued mywaymcwaymy way to the jajailjalljaliil where I1 arrivediarriys4

denorjenorten or fifteen minutes first how gladly would chave1haveI1 have informed the de

fenceless prisoners of the plot that was shortly to be executed againstthem had the carthage greys been lo10loyalyal subjectsalsubjects oftheodtheof the military offathe0country I1 could have effected their escape but it was lmimpossibleposs ibleibie

i myYrjlife I1 was morewore particularlyanxiousparticularly anxious to preserve from jjeopardydopa idy inasmuchas all mmyy attempts to prevpreventent the bloody deedhaddeedhamdeed had ssignallyign 11yliledfailedballed t

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soon the mob madematliemailie ttheirheirair appearaappearsappearancenc e they advanced inin sas1singlefile aloaalo6alongjthethe fence as theyhadthey had been instiuctedinstiuctediiinstructed when they had gain-ed about half thetiietile distandistanceae8e of the fence the signal guns were fired boboththpartipartlpartieses made a simulsimultaneoussimultanetaneous rusrushh and soon ththee jail was surrsurroundedboundedounded bythe mmobobi they had blacked themselves with wet powderpowdbowder while Atheyhedheiwere inin th-ethe woods which zaz1gavega e them the horrible appearance of demons

the most of them had on blueblubiue hunting shirts wiwithth fiingearoundfringe around ttheq

edges i

the cacarthager thage greys aadvancedv ced withwithinin aboaboutut eight rods ofofthejailwhere they halted in plain viewview of the wholewhoie tratransactionn ac

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tiqnununtilthedeedtilt1itiltti1 Ie d- dee

was exeexecutedcu ted Ttheyheyoccoccupieduple d apa placeace inin ananeasternuneasterneeasternas Adirectionfromthejail when they halted their commanderderomot CwcaptOt smith rhmarchedarched iiin

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frontmitaitalt 0ofI1 theaiddiddleI1 mobismobssmoassmob saidaid how do youyoudoboudohdo gentlgentlemenemendemenv and passedthr6ughpassed through

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vcol willwilliamslamiam s shoutedbutshouted outbut rushifirtlierush in there

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isisrightlrightA A sham rencontre ensued between thelandthemandthethemmandwandand thefhe gaguardrd they

bliftcclinchedhe&eacheach otherother and the mob ahr1hrthrewew some ofthemefthemof them upon the grounaroungroundd

A few6waw gunsguns werewere fired in thehe aairI1ir in this I1laughableaughabI1 6 affair more was done

ay6y grgrotesqueotesqotestue gestures rougrough menamenacesces aandn loud sswearingwearing than in any

therothdrothar wayJ

A turushsh was made in the door at ththeb south partpat of the hubuildinglidiildiing Tthish is

letietidt ththemem into a hall or eentryntry frofromm whichthewhich thetheyy ascendascendeded alalilfliflightreforhfooff stairs

741a the head of which turnturdturninging to the rirightht they reached the door thatleact1eadbead into the stisoptisoprisonersAers 5 room

Avf to givegive ata relationatelationelation of the particular circumstances that tfansptranspirede

m4nthejthe jailjalljaliaB I1lamiamam comcompelledpcelled to dedependPendpenda principally upontheupon the statestatementsm0ntsdbsd of

others my sosourcesburceslurces ofofinfoimationinformation uuponPon thesopointsthese points howevere are ofsuansucnuilaullauliac a nature that the keaaercanreader can regard them as sstrictlytrictrie tiv correctatlvtlf the spirits of the pprisonersrisonulsonershadhad bbeene an6n rahrabrathert er ddepressedepressed allaliailalithethe eve-

ning

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why it was so they knew not they were ununderder circucincucircumsta-nces

ehtanrhtanrh tan76of apparenta0parentse securitycutity y they knew thefalihoftthe faithfalth of thehehegGgovernorovernoraernoraov andnd the

statetate 0of illinois wasiwas pledged fortheirfor their security and safe return to thetheirir

familiesd liles and friendsfrfenas teldereiderlderlaerider taylor had been ssinginginging ahyiahaia hymnfoundhymnnnfoufoundnd on the

254th4th pageggevgo of ththee englengienglishish eeditiondi tioh of6faf the latteratteraterI1 Ddaa Ssaintsainalnt s Hhymnbookymn 1360k

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of 1I warmdjwarma I1 clotheclothedjI1 cheered my guestapoorwayfanngmanofgnefA waynaiwayfai ing rn an gripoor14ai4laid himonmyhimonhim on couch tto lestiestt 1 pf T

hath often crossedciossedmeme onoa my wayawayl i ai5istaliasiy j jl my i jlwho sued so humblyhumohurohumm bilylily for relief then inide the earth niymy bedibedsbed and ideseemdseemad

edenseden while I1 dreadreammddin s gardenwhilegardennayt thathat I1 couldicouldifould nneververyer ananswersofrswfrenelsnelenil hhadhaaad not power tto0 asask his name tsihsitai&i i

whitheiwhitherwhithedWhi theithel liehelleile went or whence hebe cammcame stript wounded beatenjbeaten nigh to deatlijdeathasyetstetsyettetyettit there wasomethingwawabwat something inm his eye T I1 f6und1iimfound him by the bighwaysidhighway side 11

Tthath t won my love I1 know not whywily I1 roused his pulsepile brought back his breathexivedeeiedelied his spirit anand suppliedasupplieo atlaalaabftlywine oilfl freshmentrefreshment he was lielleileheal dmealeai was spread 0 lePoncepee when mystyscanty

1 he enterdententerenferderdd not avordheavorsvora worddhehe spakspakespae LI jhadmys0fjaJ hadbad myselfj a woundundconcealdconceal d 0xihianiaaV ishin forwantf6rwantformant of bread but fofromin that hour forforgotkothof ththe smartjustst perishinggu periperl 1

W 1 igavev him all4lealleleaihalp he blessditjrakeblessbiess ditl rake n i j anand ppeaceeabeppudeppuboundboandnau4uupp my brokbrokenen heartheargheart nand ate but gavegavgai emmeerneme part againgrinjgdinj

an&n minevalineniuenino was an angelsportiowthenangels portion then in prison I11 sahisahlsaw aimlimiimm next condemndpqndemn4condemns rfolfoiporpov while 1 fed witwith eagerdeerager haste to meet aa traitortraitors s doom at mmornr

kiktikkit the crustwascruscrusttwaswas manndaqmanna to my tastest Tthebe tide of lying tonguest6noesjustetjstetI1 stem dandanclanci honoribimhonorihonorhonorl d himhimbim imididsst shm6mdsshame andaud scornornit

1I spied him where a fountain burst my friendshipfriendships s utmostzealutmost zeal to trytrs tclear from the rockroch his strengstrengthtl wasvas gone heiletletie askdaskasad d if I1 oerforfer him would die 0the bedbeehedheedlessdlesswwaterater mocked his thirthirstt theflstheftsthe fleshhwawas weak my blood rmliilliran chill

jr biltthefredbut the free spiritifitcried11iwilcried 1I offilliffill t jy onhelardhemardnelardhe heard it ssawaw it hurryingJ j1 ran and raised tbtheesuffeieresufsunsufsufferersuffeierneierfeierneler up i

abrtbrthrice frfrcmfram thestreathe streamhestreamin hohe draindramddramad inmyY ccrcuptcupibuptr 4 then inin a moment to my tiewjtiewsview Y J iiatfodipdD ipdiad and eturnd it running oer thethe stranger starstartedted from disguise

todrankIdratdrankidrahktdrankhk anandd nneverever thirstthirstedednibednimore w the toktokensens inin hihiss hands 1 knewS

mytily savior stood before minemine eyesy j

twasta night the floods were outbut itit meblewlbledl S he spakespahe andana my poor name he namedA winter hurricane alopfaloofoaloff ofine01 me thou hast not been ashashamedamedi

t deedsh11deeds shall thy memorial betheseI11 heardheard his voice abroad and flew 4

to bid him welweiwelcomecometoto myY rooftoofgoof weartear not thou didst themthelmtheim unto me

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fc Trplsrols geseemedratherseemedemeidxathrathererapplicaapplicablebbe co theirheir situaituationiihad1ibiloilol iohdiqhd iaafsolemnity1so pompopgom

iinrf iitJt ithatai1i aia ttranquilizedran tneirkneir mmindsi-

iaidsfids and ittwrequeat the requestsvav6off wrhyburnhyrurnum smithssmithpmifwA

itiitwasetwaswas sung over again

from Jthish is pleasantiealea 1acommuniofticommunion they were aroused byY curses41

th-rethreatsais aandnd th-ethe heavyea yiirfdlerand fiercee rush of ttheh momob up ttheheae7 ststairsai

hyrayrhyrumun1I sstoodtgodood near the cecentrentreantre of the room inin frontrout 0of thedothe dooror

Tthee mob fired two ballsthrouahtheballsbalisbails through the pannelrannel 0of the dooroor one of which

entered hyrum Ssmithesmiths hheadead at thelthe lefte ft ssideide offinsoffiisof his nose Hhee fellfelifeiltilltili uponuronhis backback with his head one or two f6kjfeetgeet fromom thenorththe north easaaseasttcofcothocornerrner of tthe

room exclaiming as heho TbfellfelifeilILIamlliam1I am ameddadedda dead inanplman in all four balls enter-

ed his body one ballitbaclitballbalbailbalibailitit must haveshave been fired through the window

from the outside passed through his bodywithbody with such force entering

his backbaci that it completelyitcoropletely bbrokero 1ie to pieces a wwatchatch which he wore iri41lri

his vest pocket

his death was sudden and without pain thusfellthussellthus fellfeilfeli hyrum Ssmithmi

the patriarch of thechurchthe church of Ggodod a martyramartyr for his holy rereligionligion irintthat brief moment was the church of jesus christ deprived of the servi

ces of as goodgooda a man as ever had a name inin its history and the glorified

personages of the eternal worlds welcomed back the spirit of as great a

prophet of the most high Asas ever wascommissionedwas commissioned by himrim to perform

a work upon the earth y

t A shower of balls were poured through alldartsofallailali parts of theahe roomroom manmanyi

of which iai6lodgeddgedaged in thetifetire ceiling just above the head of the fallen man

elder taylor took a PQpositionsitionaition beside ththee door with eldereiderideyrichardgeichardsyja little at his right and parried off ththeireir MUSmusketsketsbets I1 vithawithwitha a nvalkingstickwalkingwaiking sticky

astheyaltheyas they wprefirwere firingingii t bowhowluw

afewA few hours priprieprievousprimevousevouvouss tto6 this aaeiafiaeeafiriendffriendfiriend to Ggenen jaj6josephsephssmithmitheithj puput jwinki

his ppossessionosessimosessionaa reVArewarevolvingrevavingrevivingving ppistolistolwhichwhich dischardischargedI1 ged six shots withthisrf

inin his handhallhalid he totookok a position by the wwallwaliwaiiallailalialiatat ththeeleffleft of ththee ddoor00r 0

I1 ahlvhlwhilelleildlie this adensdensceneevwasaS irdnsptranspiringiring joseph smithredcsmith reachedhedhod his pistoli t

thithlthroughiough the ddoorgormdormgori wlwhichI1blivasclivaswas pushpusheded a littlea1ittle ajarajai anandd fifiredred three t ffwoffaw ftfettfe

barrelsbarreleahelsahethe rbstimisfiredirest misfired he wodndedthreewounded three of them two mort alyA

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oneonesonet of1whoof whom aas he hishb&d6nrushed downvn outbutobufoof thehedbed door0 6r Wwasas aaskedsked if he wasofwasobasof

badibadlyy hhurttirtiteit ti he replied yes my armarm is sshothot all 1to0 piecese 60 s bbyY old joeai0

rbut I11 ddriltbaydont caree iilvegilveavepve gotrgotfotr revengeevengeishotI1 shot hyrum p

whatV if must have tebeenen tthe6 fefeelings61 ings of genegeneralrairal smith1 dat1I

thithisthl5 criticalritichl fm

jujuncturencfu re hee hadfiad firedfired allofadlofallailali ofhisbarr6lshis barrels ththatat would dischardischargeLre he hasinasiad

thereforeeieeke rehnreinnofurtherno gurtherfurtherr the mmeanseans 0omefenceoMerdefegencefenceiic his abrlbrbrothergihbih r whose 106helifeilfe he hindha

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beenibpanxiousv ioustohoustotojpreservejayaj1qy corpsebeforecorpse beforee him sinjinandd hlsassailants40sailaWwere fillingg thebedooriedoordoor Wwithith tusketsan&muskets and fifiring showershowers of lead into thethethoroom previouspreviopraviou s to leaving Nnauvooauvoonauvoo

Yjojosephseph urged hyrum to remaremaini

knowing the great support hedouhewoube wouldld be to the church in the event ofhisochisofhisbeing takentakelikellkeil awaywaya to thisthIs hyrumhyrum firmly replied joseph if you diedledilet me die with you letietetusus ealdfalbeaidfallaliail together I1 did david and I1jonathanonathanloveiove16y6eacheach othert untoun t0 deathdeath their loveiove was noii0 more ardentardenndefft ihanthatthanihan thatwhich anitevniteunited& these noble martyrs in relation1orelation to thithlthis zionsziionloniq sweetppoetessoetessoatess Mmississ elizareilardZ snow maiksremarksmalksre J

cr I1 sfcdtafar great menmenhavefallnhave fallfail andaud diedaledaftr n andmiglitymenhmighty men have 1ilipiwip fnations1havemememmournour ndth6irfavrted thentheu favdav rites and their pridepi ide 11 3 WWOWJsf K butent TWO so wise so virtuous great andailqgo6goodd f i Hglbblaa ichi&h bebeforemreire earth jfon at once have never stood 1 mj Tsince the creationcreatlon men whomwhomgfdgrod ordaindordainsordaindlpmiilpMiimil to0 publish truth where error long hadreignedhad reigned f K

tactfcliwssistcfw sn

0 fof whom the world itself unworthylinwoqhy provdprovbrovproad d I1k 7 1

ibrwws1 IT knewKNFWknfwtiieihtherthel NOT but men with hatred amovmovmoedtmovdtdf fottfett tfxtrskrstf1r

and with infernalinternal spirits have comcombincombindcombinebinddagainst the best the noblest oiof maalandmanlandmankindlman lundlandkindliund fc 1 fieriey61

ff tow zion mournsmournsshesheshe mourns an eearthly head f IFt

the prophet and thepatriarchthe patriarch are deadthe blabiablackestbliebice61ie t deed that meninen orlirenrcir devils know 0 AT

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isince calvrcalarcalvCalcaivrry s scenece le has laid the brothers low1 f one inin theirt4eijr life and one inaindlnain deatheath theypiotheyprovd rf

lf P1 fhowvrcelstrongarongdrong their friendship how they truly I1loviovvidjjjrj i true to their missioniani6n until death they stood cnthen sealbealdsealdd their testimonytestim ony withwiththeirtheir blood

tvsiissitii 1& ai1i all heartshearts withwith sorrowbleedsorrow bleed and evrearev ryY eyeye T unyuneansyTsIs bath dinin tears each bosom heaves a sigh

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affifffif1 heart broken widows agonizing groanit groansare mingledwithmingmingledledwithwith the helpless orphans moansmoans1 s 1

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eldereider taylor continued parrying their guns untilunti1 I they1adthey had gotgo t ththememf

aboutzt half the I1lengthngthnathe into the i oomroomyoom when he found0anpnd resistanceresieslstancestanco vain andaridarldattemptedatt m tedtoteddoto jump outou t of thehe window and a ball from withinwithin struchstru dh1himonim 6n the left thigh hittinghiittingbitting the bone it passed through to withinwithinbin halfauincha64ih6haninch of the other side he fell onontoto the window si11 and expeelpeexpectedctedhehewould fallfalifailfalloutout when a ball from without struckhisstruckstruch his watch which he car-ried in his vest pocket whidhthrevwhich threw him ba6kintoback into the room here washitbyatmlilt by two more balls onebneabne injuriinjuryinjuring hihis leftwristleft wiistwristwilst considerably anandd the0otherther enterinenteriaenteringgatat the side of the bonejustbeldwbone just below the leftkneeleft knee he fell11611feilfeliino thet46roomandroomand rolled under a bed that set at the hightrightri9ht ofthethewywindownd0 win the southsouthoastcornereast coinercolner of the room while under the bedhebeahebedhevaswas firedatatseveraltimesseveral times and waswas struckstrupkbyoneby one ball whichw tore the flesh on hisleft hipchip lnainqininaa shockingqhocking manner throwingw largelarge quanquantitiesquantitiequantitiedtitietitlefitles of blood uponthelwallandgothe wallwaliwaii and flooror these wounds proved veryvery seseverevere and painfulpainfu butbeitbett f

he suffered without a murmurmurmur rejoicingthqtrejoicing that he had the satisfactsatissatisfactionfactionlon tofo I1

minglemingiemingipgie his blood with that of the prophets andbeanabeand be with themtheniatheni in the lastlamoments of0 their earthly existence his blood with theirs can crvarvry toheaveneaven for vengeance on94 thosethosewwho0 have shed the bloodbloodofof innocenceinnocenceodence taiiiitalanclanci

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swin the serservantsyants of the living god inalldinall agesofagesonages afpf thothethoworldthe world this seem-

ed a Ssourceau6u e offilgnof higndign gratification aandnA heh6ha enenduredure hisis seseverevarv6re sufferings0ffdrinoI1

witwithoutout a sinosingsinglee cocomplacompiacomplainbeingMpI1 inbeingnt beingbeipg Pperfectlyeifect y resigresitresignedpbdit6to the proprovidenceVi enee 6offKgod

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eldeideldereider richardsrichardridhards was contendicontendocontcontendingendiendlPg wiwithth the aassailantssailantsblants at the duqdoordqqwhenhengeneralhen general smith seeing there was no safety inin the room and proprob

ablytfiinkingiably thinking itt might ssaveave thetha livesilvesves of the othersothera if he could escaescapepe Jfromro

the roomturnedroom turned calmly fromthefromdrom the door droppeddrcipped hilfilhimhisis Ppistolistolastol upontuponapont thehe goorfloor

saying there defdefendendyoursend yoursyourselvesel ves as well as you can he sprungintosprung into

the window but justyustust as he was preparing to descend he saw susuchchanan

array ofbayonbayonetsets below that he caught by the window casing wherehbwhere he

hung by his hands arid feet with his heheadad to the north feet licitticitto thehe south

and his body swinging downwards Hhee hung in that position three ai6iorsfour minutes during whiwhichh time he exclaimed two or three times 0LORDIOPLD ilyllymy GOD l and fell to the ground while he was hanging in thatsituation col williamswilliams hallooedhallowedhallooed shoot him goddboddgod d n him shoot 1

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the d d rarascairascalscall however none fired athimachimat him he seemed to fall

easy he struck partly on his right shoulder and back his neckandneckbandneckandshead reaching the ground a littlealittleblittle before his ffeeteetbeet he rrolled instantly on

illsJILSis face from this position he was takenfaken by a young man who ssprungrung

tobiatobimto himbimhim from the other side of the fence who held a pewter fifefifagife in highiahlahis

handband was barefootbare foot and bareheadedbare headed having on no coat with his panopantsrolledtolled above his knees and shirt7sieevshirt sleeveses above his elbows he set pres-

identa nt smith aagainsagainst9ains the south side of the wellcurbwell curb that was sisituated afew feet from the jalljailjaliailallali while doing this the savage muttered aloualourfya

ththisis is oldtlo01djo I1 know him lknowyouoI1 know you oldoididj6jo damn you yyouou arearazarez

the mimanan that hadmyhadayhad my daddy shot the objejobjeobjectct he had in talking inthisin chiffthiff

wwayav lsupposeI suppose to be this he wished to have president smith aiidihand thepeople in general beliebeilebelievehebelievebellevevehehe waswas the son ofgovof gov boggs which would

lead to the opinionthatopinion that it was the Missourmissouriansians who hadcomehalcomehad come over anandA

comcommittedmittedbitted the mmurderurder this was the report that they soon caused to be

circulatedcirculated1 1through the country but this was too palpable an aabsurditybsurdibourdi ttto be creditedtreditetrediced thethe deed wwasastolastoqtoo bloody and cruelcrud for even missouri

barbarbarbatbarbarismisafisai to father

after presidentsmithPresidenpresident smithtSmith hadfiallenhad fallenfailen I1 sawaw elder richards cocomemedomejoto thewindow and lookoutlook out uuponon the horrid scene that spread itself below him

I1 could notriotilot help noticinoticenoticingpg the striking concontrasttrastiiitrast liililiniii his and president

smiths countenance andatjdatad that of the horrid ddemonlikedemonqmonamon likeilkedike apearancappearance ofthemurderersthe murderers they were cacalmcaimim and tratranquilaquillnquill Nwhileh ilellelie thethe mmobob wasmas fillfilledfilled1e 1

vithexcitwith excitementement andagiiationand agitation c

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M 1 p L Y hj d i enrgurgunsnr V 6lyV presPiespresidentidentji smithesiths eexitxitkit frfrom0m tthehdroomroom hadidahdaiba theooid ttendencyen encytoency to causecausecausacauso

n s T r k i i 5 1l J 0Athoselosp4fiqwho wwereere birinfirinnunghunga into tthehe room to abaabandonnclonitit andv rush faf6to ththe ouout-sideside thisthia gag4gaveve an oppoappoopportunityI1foror eldelaeideldereiderer Rrichardsic ards t6convto convey eldereidertaylor intoinfoinjo the cell which he did and coveredbimcovered himbim with a bedybedlbed ththinkingn ng

heme might there be sebusebbsecurei-

re if thetha mmobob Sshouldhould ihafieamake another I1 rush into the

jjailjalljalia i while theyey were inin I1theie cell some6mbomeamb offththee inmob6b again 60eredihienteredAthee

roamrogmroom but findingfindingit it desertedeserteesarted by all butut Hhyrum smitsmithti ttheyhev left giai&iaithe jailjall

seengrdvingsee engraving

remarkable astheagtheas the circumstance is elder richards wasas notbitwitnot hit with

aaingleaingieeingjebatlballbailbali and irwillitwillit will long remain a mystery to the worldho7world how hhe U

passed all ththeedimoetimotime throughthrahr ugh thethethickestthickest of ththe firingpfiringsfiring and escaped with

out ththere beinginu made aholeabolea HOLE ININHISdilsIIIS itrobelROBEI T n bj lnjwhejahewhenn prepresidentsideiit smith hahada bebeeneii setet aagainstgain t tthehblthecurbcurb abidand beganehnenn tto0 11

rdcoir&recover Cool001ooi0I1 williams orderordereded wurfourr mmenen to sshootoot hhimim Aaccordinglybc0rdin&4fourhourbourfunt menmen tootookokaneasternokanan eastern directionsdirection about eight feetfeeheet fromtfromefrom the curb Coolcolooiotwilliamswillidmwilliams standing partlyatlthbairr6ftrpartly at their rearI1 aandnd mamaded6 rreadyead fto6 execute the

0orderrder while theyI1

werevere maknmakhmakingng prepapreparationsrdtions4 andndtheedthethe afiffimusketsusk6tskats wwere6r&

adisrdisraiseded 161heirto their facesfacehacesraces president smismithwsmithythl eyes rested uponupbilupbid them witiwiwithbititiaaa4

calmcaim and qquietuietlet t resignation he116b6ftayebetrayeddnd nnoi

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expression oddupon his countenance seeseemedmedtoeatoto betoken hisaninly1J prayer to

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indicationindicationof of pain athethatheteatheththat he betrayed when the balls struck hhim he fell

upon hisfacehis facehace one ball then enteredthffentered the ackback part of his body thisthisn

is the ball that many people have supposed struck him about theithe timetimhebe wwas iinn the window but this is a mistake iwasI1 was closeplosglosgiose byhimandbyhybjmimandand

I1 knowheknoche IVwasas nothitnowhitnot hit withvith a bdlluntiiballbalibail until afterhendafterhenafterjiefieflehevheNwasvasvasseatedseated by the9 wwellweliweilP111r

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ah4hthee mumusketssketsseets of ththeb four who argiredfiredea fefellfelifeillitoto the ground and they aallailali11ll sstood

like marble statues not havinghiafiabiaiviiii thehet power to move a single limblim duiroftkeir

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I1 ever shall again their retreat was as hurried and disorderly as it

possiblyyossibly could have been hhadaath&ththee clclashingashingpanopyopanoplyI1 off wellingtonsw611ingtoWelling toastonsAs migh-

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armarmyy been thtindthunderingvringering at their heels I1 col williwiliamswiuiamsaams4ms shwsawsaw thethe light

and was also bhdlbedlbadly frightened butbuthhehe diddid not enentirelytii

relreiV lose thehet useuseolisetoriisetor6

hisnis limbs or speechspee cli seeing the conditioncondit loaioalon of these menMcn he hallooedtolidllooeafib

some who had just commentcommencededaodaa iretreatetratrpatbat for godssakegods sake to come anduarandqarandi car-

ry off these men they came backhandaridarldaridcarriedcarried them by main strength

they seemed as helpless as if ththey weretowards the baggage waggonswiggonswaggons

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iTtheid dcowardlyklardiyddemonshaddemonm611sshadaiimalmafledy t anandTtheilefiblle Sstormt0 m hihad passepassed anawayvaY

ththere la Jjosephlisilssmithrifilifi& itheelayI1 sstoodto0d a spspectatorbctatoi gazing 0on the scenecene ere osep

of thousands who revered him the man whow 0 hallraahalihailradmadmartyredmartyreamartymartyreared leader

and in a career of6pap fauf6ufourteenrtearte abnbnppassedassedliklikeilkeeiloiietla itiagimagice spiritplit through ssociety

1 hadd lit the worldworldorid with a blaze of wonderivdild et astonish-

mentor fifteenfiffeenearseenearslen yearsearsyearsl up

and admiration was left deadad uponup6upainalimin&the ground he lalayy ffullfuliu low

vetyet in mymy concontemplationst6mpta tions I1 reregardedarded himhim as Athee triumphant conquererconqueror

1lefteft mastermasterbaerbfof the UObloodydd Y field eighty fbfourur menm n fiendsfibfids armedarme with

united3tunited states5atas6s musketsnius4w ts aandnan&otherarmother armarmss hhadhaaaaa& the ununparalleledpalleledralleledr dhheroism

ito0 mmurderuiberairhiralhim whilewillii a prionprisonerer H whilewhre1 hhe0 badalihadalihad the6 nenervetvdandtvganddAndand pres

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heatsheshea ts anandnervedand nerved tthliiiiieeirairr limbs andeanae large hkeaftyhatbeateart th within hrsmanly breast entwined arounaround itif ttheirheirair loveioveove and affectionait666on by the ggener-osity

nqsity and nobility of its principprinciaprinciplesas9s

in this situationhesituation he had the power to defend himhimselfelfeif tighowW iftsiginsig-nificant11nificlffiffcanantt was ththee power ofthisorthisof this contembontemcontemptiblep tibletibie mob inin cpmp4comparisonrison Vwithi thwisaisthis force that could have borne him off triumphant in defiance 0off alltheir resistance Ffromrom this position off powerpower he descendeddeseended threwthrewdown the sword that could have protected him from the menace of mobs

and trusted himself totheto the honor and fidelity of men and the boaboastedstedsiedmajesty of american jurisprudence

0 man how worthless are your promises how perfidious are allypyoururwaysupwaysways he ththatat would hhaveave died for the mainteinancemaintemancemaintenance ofhis honorfellfeilfeli611aa sacrificeacrifice to the broken faith of otherothermenamenmen

the murder tooktookplaceplace at fifteen minutes pastpastfivefive oclockcioalchoal PV Mthe history of the dead bodies during that night andtheirand their recep-

tiontianti6n the next day at nauvoo hashos been alalreadyread ippublishedubliaublihe- ydbby 0othersthers1I1

ahethereforerefoidefoi e beg foforr the preenttopreenpresentttoto take a respectful leave 0of tthemem andlacompletesomoet6 thetiietile general threadofthreadomthreadthreadofofmy narrative 1

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I1L nown determdegermdeterminedined to gogototo mymy homehom a84As I1 passedpassedthroughthethrough thestreetskeetsy poff CcarthageAr thage I1 found that the same f6elifeelinging 0off consternation hadseized upon the hearts of its citizensandcitizenscitizensandsondand spread throughout its vicinity7theahehe inhabitants mennen and women were running in every directionthrough the streets some flying inin waggonswiggonswaggons andanid others on foot to thecountry and others preparing for flight they entertained no otheridea butthebuethebut the mormonscormons wouldbewouldwouldve be upon them anddesolateand desolate thetheirir neigbeigneighbor-hoods

aborhborfrom one extremity of thecountythe county to the other they knewtheknew theyy

had committeddommitteda a deed that would have jjustifiedustified them in taking summa-ry vengeanceyengeance they knew they deserved it and their conscience told ththememthey might expect it buttfiebut the course taken by the people of nauvooso eftieptientirelyrely ariffeaiffedifferentrent from this is lenlinienknownown to all I1 cannatcannqtcannot believe thenethereiss ariotheranotherlother people on earth whocouldwho could have remained pent up within th-etheboundary of acitoacitka city and hadbad two of their citizens murdered ununderd er ttheassameame circumstances without breabreakingking over all restrestraintraint and wrewreakingbreakingaakingikinakingvengence upon the lawless abblerabblerabbieabbier who hajihushad thus tamtamperedpe red with theirrreposedeposedepose d coniidbconfidfencene C vengeancehrreance iss mineinelne saisalsaithsalthfh thee lord anand I1 willwiil re-pay

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diladilapidatedpaddiiddi villageg6 whose ihhbitinhabitantsants hdldnhadhd 16nlongiong0 sinceq mingled their dustr 111.111 j J 11 i i

innththee general ruin I1 mightat have imimaginedagineA myself atamongnongtnonetthee 71911relicsCS

ofbf some fallenfailen metropolis but the ememotionsotionslotions ofoil my bosom wewerere alreadylielleile1 adv

toot 6 iekeenan6n fofrrjfor me6 tocourtt6d9tiftrocourt the reflectionse ec lonlou of0f I1lonelinessone nan6 4 andanATI1 hastenedasteilestelle fromrom

thehe s6esaescenehioto calmcalmcaim my feelings amidtobltowl the consolations 6of a quiequietthommedhorned

whewhemlthemln enjbenjenjoyedypdthethe I1smilingI1 wewelcome1 comeocameo1 I1off awiawlaaia wifeabub ihlialI1 askedsidsitea mmy hearehearteart iiit

aughtaghpgh L had doneon e hadid Ccontributedontributq tto0 makeake wiveswives widowswidows aandn childrenren

porphanrp n A Cconscienceonsciencescienceconscienceon void of 0offenseoffenceafeffeocence toldtolatoia mmeelielleilI1 was guigulguiltlesslyless yepiyeplceplI1wasas restless and uneasy througthroughthrong theth rereflectionsflec tionlons PofT the jjoylessgy1ess iclayay

qrdah&and the vigilsvj4ilsvigals of thpsleeplthe sleeplessess night thedhe quicbuicquick rush 0offththe demons abnpbn

ththe jail theytherthe roaroargar of0 musketryMuskeArv joseph110seph fallinglinlihg fromhrombromrom tiethetle wwindowi11 d6w 2insis

countenance calm and his bosom soothed in the ququietbietdietblet hush of 6oblivionR

he grimgrim visagesvisaged 0off thethemobthemoshimob0abdibdidamnableamidblbl aass thvspirftsthe sph itsofitsouof hell gunandd the

riiysteriousou fi-mlight ahthatai fccameamedamea likeilkei w aparaliticdhalidfalitic Sshockh0 6ovevetrnhemurderers1 tho murd elers

passedais ed iftregainiftint tegaregateguregularar successionsuccession through mv mind and rest aandndsl&sleepelivemivwith-

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from metheirme their necessary comforts tit-hetime passepassedA in this way untilAtheth 6ihirdthird nightn jatafterafter the murder when oeithe resultresuit of a pleasant dreamsteamdreamdteam

broughtUgfitbakback ththata contentment aandjuietuuehatnaj uie hullbtullb thalathaljI1 wawas wowontn to0 enjoynjoajo

this is a relationionlon of evlmvlmy dream

josejosephphfpefstoodpo begorebefore&before mam6me A smilesmileiofiapprof approbationobationjobation wwasas uponuron I1hisI1 i clcheekieAoandbandandhisanahisand his pyeyeses icstedrestp4 uponuronuroA mpmemepleasantlypleasantly beamingM ipgwithwith the bright warmarm

totokenskbnsbfof friendfriendshipfriendshipfriendshishishl 1.1it Nvwasrthenasahen manifested to0 me that all J had done

awasiwasiwasapprovedcasapvasapapprovedprpv6dbvby himhimandgoand god heatoo6tootookkmmee up14toahighmoup into a high mountainuntainaln

swihilesWihilehiie toiling upppqnits sideisidelfideisidpj1 wouldNvouldouid frfrequentlyequaquPntlyantly slip back andandowaamnaandowocca&ionallyoccasionallyaamnaaty sinkink

my feetreet intointotsg Sideside which yasxwasyastwastyasa rendered sortsoftrt bby ffthehedaiedadampnessmpnessmaness off tat6the

olloil WwheneverhpneverhPnever this mccuoccuoccunedredked josephjos6hjosah would reach out his hand and

iliftme along9 in this way wev finaifinalfinallyv reachreschreached the summit which prere

resentedrsentedestedejted aat broad scopescqpscapp of table land hereherJI1 waswas seated apsjpsjosephfjoseplfph gavepyemyememeaa glass of clear coldwatergoldwat6rgoldwatercoldcoid water heue then placeddf6ced hishi hands udonunonupon my headya

sprayedjprayedprqyodt6 to the Llordord blessbiessblessedmeblessededmeme and departed jV

s thisthisdreamdream hahadd anaineitelneeffect uponuronupgnmymy mind that1waswq&jirresistible

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11 9upon this course I1 saw no prospect before me butftb have my lifeilfe hhunteduliturited

by Anightg andlbyday etwaslowasitwasItwasas PplungingUnging mmyfamilymyy ftfamilymijsmits intonoajifea lifepf excitecit

I1 inehttlirmoiuandnt deprivationiv sidntidn iyeyetvlwast I1 i deteiminedto ppassfthrouhass ahrthr urhugh

Jthecurnaceyad regafdlessregardlessre sS JOofalleonscquencesf dl06onsequences hiiehile we wereongereon ourwayburwayt y 3

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fififiloiiifjtilofiloj atheythett4p next4extdext momorningning iwentidentI1 went to see a riendfriend of minemipemine ananci told himhimihiml aallailali111I1ajzadjyjtijpssedladliad ad witnessed he advisadvisededmeme toggto go immediately to the 16adinleading mmenen pofTjnauvoonau oo00 I1ldidsodid so takingtakin fromrom him letters of introduction on pre-

sentingantingnting mym letterietterje t ter to eldermerRreichardsftichardsrrichardsftichards and informingin forn inP him11 im of6 thethi a naturehahureaure of

ilbymy business he informedinf0rmedamed meihakmeihatme that my knowledge would behe of noi 0 particbarticpa tulartiseulartisee to themth em asas theythey shouldsh0uld waitwaiwaltwalt for0r theteh properproper officersfficerso0 off thethe stateS taieale

atojmoveA e fforwardoiyardinin ihematterthe matter however I1 ddeemeddemedomeeeme d it ccompatible0npatiblatib e witwithduty tomaketpmaketo make affidavit of ifiefactstheifietiletlle facts whichthithl6h I11 did bbv goingdoing before esquire

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idisit stromfromftrom therei 1xvenI1 wenttaoto quinquincycy xvixvhwhereere imetavithIMetI1 met withAvith gogovV ypr4foldfoid hethanked me for the informationtheinf6rmation I1 gavehimgave him and said my tetestimonymony wouldid

abefbebei

required asmeashresjyouldbeas measures would be adopted to bring the murderermurdererssjto0 psjusluiceinice

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inownovnod dhudesiredsired tyottotyeto0 i returnturn home butkiiobutkbut knowingiioilollo vii1gthatmythat my 1lifeifeilfeige xvwouldouidjotnot16vesafeinVesasafeinfelnn hahhancock6oek county I1 toconcludedncldedtoschdforto send for my family and remainremaininin quincy

4 J hhee Mmob partylearnparty learnlearningng that I1 waswag atl witness againstifgainifraingtahenlthem resresortedortottedtoomalomaimany sstratagemsttatagems to gegettmeameme to leave thtcouthe countryntry among these ttherethene

awas4waswas one that I1 wishmish to mention one aadayy iwaI1 wass metilymetibymet by a couple of meniwhowwhoWholhathaltold0la imene if 1I wouldvotildvotile leave thocountrythetho country and not appeappearar aagainstgdirfstthemunithe mur

darersderers they wouaouwouldad1d pay me ttwentyfivetwentyWenty eivefivehive lihundredundred dollars 1I of 66courseyurse

refused they shook the money at nieme ilotioiio doubt thinking to temptmatempt memaandffiak6and make mme6 forgotforget my duty scorscotscorningningtheacceptanceofththe acceptance of their6irccursaccurs-edled gold I1 told them I1 had nottimenot time to ttalktaika1kwithwith themthern and turning on

0myY heelfidei walkedvaivalkedkod awayaway I1 mention thishighist to show thethemthey dearddegrddepravityvity of man

iidildlidd theibe black hearted villianykillianyvilliany off the murderersmurdet&murdethirs that golliptollipcomposeose the societysoc letyof warsaw and carthagecartha 6 atisttisit is abacafaca factt thathatttlihajorityoa majority ofathefthethe inhabitants1

of eacheacbach of0f theothemthese placespidde werewere either engaged ininthethe murdermulder or sanctioniie inn theiriheitheithel heartshedtts or by theirtheira actionsi when have theyhey lifted their voicvolcvoiceseg

ann protestedstast6 againstgainst any participation in the damnable deed whenhenrhhavetheyhavetheythy ddeclaieclardeclaieddeclaredeedd thathatt their garmentsaregarmentsgarmentsareare pure frofrom ahthee blood thatststicksi6ksicks likeilkedike a cucurserse to thetha wallsvallswailswalisvailsvalis and floorjffloor ofjf their coulityjailcounty jailjali whenhavetheyhavvethey ever ccrooked a hinfinfingerrfinger5geryerl towards the1heahe ccommitmentbmwitment oftofeof thosehosedeyi1sdevilswhose blboodyobdractact should hhaveaea e stampstampedpd themthern Wwithiai1 etetna1infamyinjheeternal infamy in theeyeses of the people of these placespiacespeaces Is therethele not nowandcowandnow and then fofoundU hidfid up

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thatjbloodwhichdavd av c j shallshalishail be likeilke aconsuminamothawuPnnimot I1R i abeagoraaueaaUea ipuyipyy aioaloaiaai0liponthmU it which nothing6 th I1 ng1 butbuttbuti the judgmentsntsants of thet greatgrea godd anpnandeanandian

eteternityeanifrnifY inihellinshellin hellheilheii cancqncan waswash away stubborn truth replies nevertheyhatheythelha hahavee turtartqrturnedftedththeirgiteitgic jail intoaiinintointocitoaItoala human slaughter lenpenien they havee de

1generated into aabandittibzinditti ofbf lalandnd Ppiratesirate ssetheththeyey havehave sstole4hetoltoie the bloodymantleflofioatofromftom thaanciethethA ancieancleancientra jewsws whov crucifiedthecrucified the saviorsaldij the scribesscrib es andanaanVphariseesPharisarlseiseeeses wwho stonstohstoned

1batheeatheedthethe earlyparly prophets Nneroro wwhoh0 shedshea the bloodwoohoo 0ofohichiohlchristiansistiansistianslans and the pontpontificalificza ediedledictsc ts thathavethatthathavehave stained the track 0of ththee

VAininquisitorialquisitoqui5ito rial caran&shedcarand shed the blood ofprophetspfprodhets in aliaallaailaallaliail agesesqfthbof the worlcuworleuorldiorldswithwiththithlthisthi0yraptgrapiapslywraptwrape graciously around them theytheyhayehavehaye ripenedripen ed the chimecrimecrime ofthe world made full ththeP cupcupscupi of its iniquity litit the torch that will soonwrap citiescities in flamesleavingflamesTleavileavingnL pqvjerpovertyy and stark loneionelonelinessfiness tobrqodhouseto brood house-less oyetovetgyerovettheover the site wwherehere qopulence now towers itsits ponderousponderdonderPus graniteadivanivwallsandwellsandwallwollswaliswailswaliwaiisandand the tattered beggar stops at thethe74oorsdoors of aristocratsaristocrats aqfqforprbpit

ANtance 0onlyniy tabetqbeto be adratdraturneded away empty they have done that which willwiilworkoutworkwouk gutout the overthrow of nations the downfall of empires thesujuthe subjusubjogdgationgatlonti011

1ofkoakof kingdomsinadomiinadoms the abdication of thrones seaisofseats of power and the

final end ofmahofmaof man1n made titles and mock nobility I1 why becauseB ecausebecause kings

presidents&esidentresidents governorsgqvernorsjudgqjudgess sesenatorslegislatorsnatorslegi5latorssenators legislators and all the susubordinatebord inatebinaterulers of the people will3villwiilavill wink at the bloody deed and rrefuseefus e tojito listenste tothe petitionspetitionsofof the samsafsaintsmitsfits god holds the mass accountable for theactsthe actsof their rulers and when in a national capacity the worldwbrldwinkswinks at theth7shedding of annoinnoinnocentcen bloodtbloodyblood thenwthenathen wo0o wo 1 to0 thenationsthe nations bilgblightht wasteihgtarmoiling turmoil disease ppestilence the sword andtheand the flame of devourdevouringingfirefirevillwill spreasprespreadad through themthertheitherjikolkjiklikeilke0 a magic pestipestlpestilencepestilencpestilentlenc e anddesolatejheand desolate thotheworld thisThis willnili6lybbee the worktwork of the great god this willwlilliiill bebe thetimtheotimthe timeeNwhen the bloodofblood of martyredmarty red oroprotroprophetsPhetsbets and jnnoceninnocenti t men womenahdlwomen and

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children willvillviii be avenavengedavenriedavenriepcledried when lieheife will come from his hiding placedplaceplacerrmamake6 barebtire HB isarmdisarmis arm in thehe eyes of all people and vex the nations withthe furyfuryofof his indignation 0 nations z 00 wickedwickedjvorldworld you hanghangpngoverbvoravor thpprthe precipiceecipice of ruin you tottdrontotttottererondronon the vorgpofverge of desolutionsolutiondesolationde lenolero

I1 nowhdivadiv yieyleyieldedededlded obedieobediencencac& to the gospel0sP el of jesusjestis christ the truthofwhich I1ihftahad seen sesealedaled by the bloodbloo&ofof thetiietile prqphprophetsetg whphaawho had beenbeegbeegthethe

V honorediluiluicu histrusistruinstrumentsluolaluoll ulllculomeiltsaeilts duducluducmade useodeUSDohe oful ill111lilin thethehandsungIUGune handsllullup ofoje godgoVJUUd of revealingreye aling hajnhjnik jptheiastddysthe last days to the philchildrendien of memmenmen I1 here barexecordofbare record of itsifsis truthtruthandtruthanddtestify that I1I1 vvernlyverilyerilerliY knowjjjj6v josephjosbphdosephyosephjosaph smith was asdrvanvofahea servant of the lilivingI1 xipexipg

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god theT evidence I1I1 recereceivedivelved at his martyrmartyrdomdomiinn sseeingbeingeeing the heavensheaveg

exert a puertopowertorpwertopowerhorTorr the protectionrottotection of hisbodyhisdisbodybody isiq to0 me1ti 6 plainplain tandtlndandirreirr ui4J sistiblesis tibletibie ththe6 editor ofot thewarsdthe warsaww signaitomshapsinaltbmtsharpahb the imurddremurderertqrt54

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thisis reward that tthe rdruffmanruffiananwasarwasaiwaswas aabouta6outu to severr hisbdadhis heade aiomfiomomaiomlimlsmishisi s bbodyibodai0d

buaahhbvghbut although Ggodod sufflesufflbsufferedred themthernthein tto take hiaif6his lifeilfe liehelleile wouaouwouldmhbtinot suffer themtheato mangleblhadglemangieb hisS body6 Y and 6flleffectedt tthish10wicked purpose&6sp hencee fabftb 0 lhthis1 exhiechitvbitionaitionifioiiofof his power let the bigotedd &editoreditoiditdltdtbfthofthesignale fsigusigmI1tsayasayfsaysay whatvhaA hea

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impsimpwss iniiiill hisls hearthebaheah that wwhathat 1I have sasaidsaldid iis irtrueue J and it wasag loprbveiito preventtthetlletile ttruthau1u th frofrom goigolg6ingglingng to thetho Wworldorubruorm that he offered fiftydollarsfifty dollars tto0 ththee

scoundrelcoun e inin quincyinky Wwhoh0 faf6foundroundund the manuscriptnanuscript6fthof thisispamisaampamphletpfiiet after dtfn&b&6nnha been lost if he wouldIV 0 ld letitiete himhirnhlin hhaveave the mabusmahusmakusmanuscriptcripi itlt yaswas nnot

i ouaotaaprincipprinciaprincipleI1 e of honor iinanthisnthisthis vfflainthtlevillain that he diddiodidliodid noti recreceiveeivei ththee sum proprofferafferffer F

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do ototherwiseerwiseberwise the ediedleditortor of0f-tthee quincy heralda acted a mean low

difedlifed uunderhandedinierh4ndod confconicontemptible6mptiblo blackguard partin that affair intrslin trans-

cribingcribricrl ing itanitdnit andd sensendingadinding ittoaittoit to shasharprj do you0it takelake have youU any ac-

quaintancequaifitanco nvwithith tthehe figure tthatat idpptapproached0a 0onene evehi4andevening and Jlaidaidald ththee

manuscript aa6aon our ftabletabieabiell through such intrigueW tomgonvcqpytom got a copycops and

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about tthee glqshbfflash of light andtheand the vision 0off ihthee momountainuritdin7 buttdibButTbut tomdindiboin whatmeansediis ithathat rowrdv of sstarsstausits that vouhaveyouvou have baus6auscauseded tdappearinto appear in the harnarnarrativera 61

uyeixyeikyeliseaise6see an abridgementabridgeenmentheat the aaccount oftheodtheof the aattemptedtt6mpted bribery is

rejected sagacious editor the spespeechecliliss some bebettertter aafter your al-

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0ns theghe sentiment ith6itheis the same onlyondvonda a popolishish inthanthin thee stvlesavleanawhatvna apa prideioeloeide ofa niceaicealce speaaspeaspeakingang who0 catiblaiii6hiiican blamebiame him whydiwhydewhy did vougarbougaryou gar

le4i1b f AahMTtomamqm Ppveaveve got theborigeorigoriginalnallaltaitirfsitheLP the 227th7 th of septsoptseptemberember waswas tretrothe timeimesetime set by theliethelpethe peopleoplabfilofhmcockitointodktpcarryca kv into exexecutionecutiortth6the much talke&foftalked ofywolfvvoNVO0 f hunt smifiictsatisfactoryinformation coming toao thieath6eathe earst of the Cgovernorovernorovernor that thetifetiie design wastohueluimuehunt something0 afiffieichihoifhiho bbesides prairie wolveslverlve5s andandi bbeingeing wdrii6dwarwanwarnedbynedbybythethe trans-

actions of ihthethe27th6 217th ofbf juneturiejuriejurle hele ordered outbut aa sufficient fpfarcefprce06 offofftheathethe

militiat of the statetate and marched intin persontperpersonparsontsontto the seatofiontempliqfedseat of contemplated

aggression hishi aappearanceppearancaranae theieilieretheleeliere greatlygreallygrealiychaachachagrinedgri the mobocrats of

thhecountrecounthe rci

countouritaurityv wh6tadwho had not sufficientlyiefiliv glgluttedutfe& themselvesm sixess0xes with jinnocentlinlimcentbloedblo6d thus a terminatormina tionironilon was put to further geaerallhosgeneral 5hostilitiesfortilitieswilitiestili ties far6r a

time at least Tfromronittherehe qlemaidhedhe marched16tgto16.16 quincquinaquincyquinq where ahadlhadI1 had another

iinterviewn tguvieerview withvithlhii himm he3110illeinloilie djdeclareddeclaredniclhredilisdeteriiiiiiaticiiini s determination fobtobfohto bavehavePLvetaiitjiijusticejdones t i c d

and charged me in the inename1ne of cogodd nonott toltotod leavedve thbsthethestabs statetat

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previousrvioustotheto the settingotting of the cijuitcourtcircuit courtatat carthage iwastwasI1 was sub

poeanedppeaned tto9 appearappeqappel on behalf of the state when i the time aryi6&1arrived 1

proceeded about twenty OmilesitomilesIttwo miles alone I1 deemeddebmedit it unsafe to gogo fit-atherthor witwithoutwithoutahoutaa aqgqguardrd and seventeen of my friends voluntdoluntvolunteeredeered to ac-

companycompanymecompa nymeme to nauvoo I1 had left mr fellows 7 four mileswetbfmiles west of

carthage a short time when eleven men all armed rode up inawatinawagin a wagg-

on and halhaihaltedteda short distance from mr fellows 5 house theypassedthey passed

four at a time backwards and forwards before thedoorthe door lookinglpokingspoking into

the door and windwindowswsasasasas they passed along one or two gentlgentlemenemanem6n

went out andiandandl interrogatedterrogateaterrogatedgatea them as to their business but no ssatisfactoryatisfa6torfactor

answer could be extorted thetheyy kept tthingsings vervveryveryvers sslysiyy yet their pur-

pose has been made known tto0 ipmee they didnotdidiotdid not find the personderson for

whwhoseosebloodose blood they thirthirstedsted iarrivedinI1 arrived in safetyatsafetsagetysafetyyatat nauvoo

the ilexaiexiiexnext nnightil9fithitfaifii aaboutbout 2 clock I1 was awoke by the shesherifesheriffsherleerleetiff ilehellelie had

come afterafteaatermeameme deeming it unsafeunsage fforor nimee to frtravelavelavei in the ddyjitneday time Wwe6ariivariitarriveded inin carthage early in theithethel mbrninmarninmorning9 and about 9 oclock 1I waswascalled intothointo the grand jury roomrom my appappearancefaranceparance in Carthcarthagecarthacroarrearyeacro created

zonsiderableconsiderable ssensationensation in the brebreastsrt ts of mobbersmobberobbersbobbemobbersrs but 1I wijtwentwiatviat in reggiregpiregard-

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of every show otof hostility while 9givingiving inin my testitestimonyMony sseveraleveral

0otf the mob armed themselves and left the town no ddoubt for the pypurposeaose

off waylayingwaylyingwaylayinglying me qxp1expectingb ctiatingjwbuldI1 would return aftaftereir ddarkaA I1 thought1t4ought iitt ffi6sfmost

prudentpruden t tto0 leleaveave immediatelyediatbly whichwhicchic I1I1 ddididandidanaand susucceeded in zerziraerarrivingriving in

Ssafetyty aryainaayainagain at inauvooadaooadvooninein e persons were indicindicteindictedindicatete d by the grand juryjurs for the murder

among mwhom0 afiffi werewer the honhorhol 1 jacobcac0bcC davisdivisi col Llevievi Williwilliamsdds

thothomasmas C sharsharpwmSharpp wm NGN groverr6verave r mamarkrl aldrichaldricaidrich wm v6iisgvoris golihergaliherGoli0lihilih6her

alienallenailen and willswhat has been thethecoursecourse pursued with these ppersonseisonersonst9 have theythdyehdy

been confined in jail as criminals commonly are after indictment f Tno0 o

JjacobaqoboG davisdavid has sincefillodsince filledfillod his seat in the senate of illinois thosC sharphariharj isupheldaodis upheld and tapatronisedpatronizedpatronittonise&sed asts an editor aandtheatthedtthe remainder of

them areare enjoying allailali the privileges of citizensw4pcitizens who neyorneyprnever committed

crimerim tomsharptom sharp cancanassistaassistssisasis t inin ffiurdmurderingrangring as ggoodgoodmenoodmenmen as ever dwelt

upon the earthoarth josephjosoph and hyrum Ssmithith andshoottoand shoot to piecplecpieceslpiecesesLeseeldereideriderlder

taylor while they were confined inin prison andthenand then pourppp out onecontone con-

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