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religion we have received from our goa god
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and not much sense in either
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hate no right to seek to dispossess us
seriously mr morriswe
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1843 certified and with having fledta fledto Misso urib
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missouri
december 1843.
then I1 would have the power and it bouto wouto
would
tiirsly
thursday 14th 14tb at home become my mj duty to make a demand uponthb
upon the
Th liander avery arrived in nauvoo
philander
thilander
ilander governor of missouri for the surrender of
laving made his escape from his kid the fugitives to be tried by the courts of
map pers in missouri
nap
nappers this state I1 am fully satisfied that in ia
I 1 received the following milk and ordinary cases this is all the power 11I
water letter from governor ford would possess it would be simply a
power to be exercised in aid of the judicial
springfield december 12 121813
1843 power any other powers to be exercised
i general joseph smith
by the governor would be to make him a
sir I1 have received your favour of the
siri
sirs dictator and a despot it is true that 3an
6th instant together with the proceedings
ath extraordinary case might arise in which the
the citizens of nau-
of a public meeting of thecitizens inhabitants of one state might rise in
voo on the subject of the late kidnapping warlike and hostile array against those of
ijby the people of missouri and others of
two citizens of this state
another in which case a state of war
would exist and the then only could 1I interfere
thenonly
nonly
you request to know if any portion of
yon
yon 1I would advise your citizer
citizen s to be strictly
the legion shallshali be called out my
shail lily answer
illy
dlly peaceable towards the people of missouri
is no the militia cannot be called out yon ought to be aware that in every country
except in the cases specified by me in my individuals are liable to be visited with
letter to governor reynolds dated in the wrong which thelaw thelah slov to redress
the law is siow
slow red resl
resi
redresi
mouth of august last in which 1I took the
month and some ofwhich
of which are never redressed in this
ground that the militia can only be called
aground world this fact hovi ever his never been
however beann
beenn
out to repel an invasion suppress an insur- held to be a justification for violence not
mec
Tec tion or on some extreme emergency
rection warranted by law
and not to suppress prevent or punish if any of the people of nauvoo should in
individual crimes 1I still am of opinion vade missouri for the purpose of rescuing
that khethe ground assumed by me on that persons there in jail the consequence would
occasion is the true one the pre prevention
vendon be that indictments woud be presented
and punishment of individual of fences has against them and demands made upon me
been
heen
deen confided by the constitution and laws for their arrest and surrender which de-
of this state tothe
to the judicial power and not mands 1I would be compelled to obey and
to the executive thus they would be harassed by interminable
if a citizen of the state has been kid- demands and prosecutions and very likely
napped or if property has been stolen from it would lead to a species of border war warfare
fares
fanes
this state and carried to the state of mis- which would be exceedingly annoying to a
souri those who have done either are guilty peaceable city and if you could be placed v
of an indictable of fence but the constitu- in the wrong might lead to exceedingly un unt f
tion and the laws have provided no means pleasant consequences with reference bothy
whereby either the person or property taken to davv
lavv and public opinion
layv
away can be returned except by an appeal you inform me that you yon are informedly
inform
informect
informedl
edL
the governor has
to the laws of missouri thegovernorbas that governor reynolds is about to make a
no legal right to demand the return of new demand for you yon and you implore my
nither
either
elther the only power I would have
1
protection from what you term this renewed
would
wouldbe
wouldve be simply this if any of the guilty persecution in the month of august lastr last
persons should be charged with larceny or 1I was furnished by your friends with a very
iadlad napping bj by indictment or affidavit duly large amount of affidavits and evidence baid said
bald
 HISTORY OF JOSEPH SMITH 455
to be intended to show cause why no further
farther a time before but by eevening was con-
writs should be issued against you jou As siderably revived
siderably
th eyare yery
theyare
themare luminous
voluminous I1 have not yet
tery To
very very warm for the season
read them and probably never will unless a saturday 16th 7 this mo aning 1I felt
rning
morning
new demand should be made in which case consider
considerably
abi y better arose at 10 and sat
considerabl
considerably
abl sav
saoe
safe
safo
they will receive a careful perusal and you all day in the city council which was held
may rest assured that no steps will be taken
by me but such as the constitution and laws in mylouse
mybouse
my house for my accommodation
may require the mayor aldermen and councillors
ac
1I am very respectfully &c signed officially the memorial to con-
THOMAS FOBD
FORD gress forredress
for redness
redress of losses and grievances
in missouri while discussing the peti-
iri it appears from this letter that go- tion to congress I1 prophesied
tio lprophesied by virtue
vernor ford has never taken pains to of the holy priesthood vested in me and-
examinee the evidences placed in his hands
exani1n bands in the name of the lord jesus christ
and probably never will in relation to that jfif congress will pot
not hear our petiti
petition
om
the missouri writs and evidently as and grant us protection they shall b& ai
1i
little pains to examine the constitution of broken up as a government and god
the united states or even reflect upon reWall
shall damn them and therewall
the
there shall
shail nothing
shali
principlessof
the ordinary principle of human rights be left of them not even a grease reasespot
spot
to suppose that a state after having by a 1I informed the council that it was my
union of executive judicial and mili- wish they should ask the privilege of call-
tary powers exterminated 15000 of its ing on government for the united 8tafw
ingon states
innocentinhabitants
innocent inhabitants who were not teveri
no even
noteveri
charged with any crime robbing them of
eveh troops to protect us in our privileges e

which is not unconstitutional but lies in

all they possessed on earth murdering the breast of Cocongress
gress
hundreds of men women and children heber
heben C kimball was duly elected city
and expelling all the others from the place of charles warner
auctioneer in plage
state among strangers
stran gersi in midwinter
mid winter removed 7

destitute of everything upon the face of the council passed an ordinance

the earth that could possibly have a regulating merchants and grocers ahro alro
aiso
also
tendency to make life desirable should be an ordinance concerning
concernin& the land ifiL of
landing
constitutionally entitled to demand back steamers jonatha dunham wai
jonathz
and jonathan wag
wass
from banishment persons who have thus wharfmaster
appointed wharf master forone
for one year
fon
suffered its absolute decrees of exile to heber C kimball and george ao A
satiate a yet unsatiated thirst for human smith were appointed a committee to
blood and torture 0 reason where art wait on mr dit
aft
dir davidson hibbard an andd
thou fled 0 humanity where bast thou solicit from him a block of land W whereon
hereoii
hidden thyself patriots of 76 has your to erect a city prison
ilvain
in vain
blood been spilt invain
valn that in 1843 the after council conversed with ameo
cotincilitonversed nmeo
some off
executive of a great republican state the twelve brother turley and others
can coolly say al1 I have not yet read till 8 Ppmim
ami prayer meeting
meetin in the
them and probably never will Is evening
liberty only aa name isprotntionofper
Is protection of per- warm foggy and muddy day s

son and property fled from free america sunday 17th at home till 4 pm
let those answer who cah can
can attended rayer
rajer meeting at the tbeassembly
prayer
prajer assembly
lath 1I awoke this morn
friday 15th ingin
morning in room samuel harrison smith admitted 1
good health but was soon suddenly seized returned home at 177 y
with
it a great dryness of the mouth and river clear of ice fir up as the stone
ice as far
fkr
throat sickness of the stomach and tavern
vomited freely my dij
nis wife waited on me mr
nln king follett onb6fthoconstibla
nin one of the constables
assisted by my scribe dr willard of hancock county started with ten men meh
richards and his brother levi who ad- tbisafternoon
this afternoon to arrest john elliott ooi
oor
foi
for
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ministered to me herbs and mild drinks kidnapping daniel ayery avery upon a warrant
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