GOVERNOR FORD IN NAUVOO—NEWS OF THE MARTYRDOM—MESSAGES TO NAUVOO—ARRIVAL OF THE BODIES—SORROWFUL SCENES—THE BURIAL.

Governor Ford in Nauvoo.

Thursday, June 27th (continued).—In the meantime the Governor was making to the Saints in Nauvoo one of the most infamous and insulting speeches that ever fell from the lips of an executive. Among other things he said, "A great crime has been done by destroying the Expositor press and placing the city under martial law, and a severe atonement must be made, so prepare your minds for the emergency. Another cause of excitement is the fact of your having so many firearms. The public are afraid that you are going to use them against government. I know there is a great prejudice against you on account of your peculiar religion, but you ought to be praying Saints, not military Saints. Depend upon it, a little more misbehavior from the citizens, and the torch, which is already lighted, will be applied, and the city may be reduced to ashes, and extermination would inevitably follow; and it gives me great pain to think that there is danger of so many innocent women and children being exterminated. If anything of a serious character should befall the lives or property of the persons who are prosecuting your leaders, you will be held responsible."

Military Display.

The Governor was solicited to stay until morning, but he declined, and left Nauvoo at about 6:30 p.m.; and in passing up Main Street his escort performed the sword exercise, giving all the passes, guards, cuts and thrusts, taking up the entire width of the street, and making as imposing a show as they could, until they passed Lyon's store, near the Masonic Hall. This was apparently done to intimidate the people, as the Governor had remarked in his speech that they need not expect to set themselves up against such "well disciplined troops."

Soon after Captain Singleton and his company left for home.

Gov. Ford's Interception of Grant ant Bettisworth.

When the Governor and his party had proceeded about three miles from Nauvoo, they met two messengers (George D. Grant and David Bettisworth) hastening with the sad news to Nauvoo. The Governor took them back to Grant's house, one and one-half miles east of Carthage, with him in order to prevent their carrying the news until he and the authorities had removed the county records and public documents, and until most of the inhabitants had left Carthage. The Governor then proceeded towards Carthage, when Grant took another horse and rode into Nauvoo with the news that night.

Second Message to Nauvoo.

12 o'clock at night, 27th June,

CARTHAGE, HAMILTON'S TAVERN.

To Mrs. Emma Smith and Major General Dunham, &c.:

The Governor has just arrived; says all things shall be inquired into, and all right measures taken.

I say to all the citizens of Nauvoo, my brethren, be still, and know that God reigns. Don't rush out of the city—don't rush to Carthage—stay at home, and be prepared for an attack from Missouri mobbers. The Governor will render every assistance possible—has sent out orders for troops. Joseph and Hyrum are dead. We will prepare to move the bodies as soon as possible.

The people of the county are greatly excited, and fear the Mormons will come out and take vengeance. I have pledged my word the Mormons will stay at home as soon as they can be informed, and no violence will be on their part, and say to my brethren in Nauvoo, in the name of the Lord, be still, be patient, only let such friends as choose come here to see the bodies. Mr. Taylor's wounds are dressed and not serious. I am sound.

WILLARD RICHARDS,

JOHN TAYLOR,

SAMUEL H. SMITH.

Defend yourselves until protection can be furnished necessary. June 27th, 1844.

THOMAS FORD,

Governor and Commander-in-Chief.

Mr. Orson Spencer:

DEAR SIR:—Please deliberate on this matter—prudence may obviate material destruction. I was at my residence when this horrible crime was committed. It will be condemned by three-fourths of the citizens of the county. Be quiet, or you will be attacked from Missouri.

M. R. DEMING.

It was near midnight before Dr. Richards could obtain any help or refreshment for John Taylor, who was badly wounded, nearly all the inhabitants of Carthage having fled in terror.

Departure of the Governor from the Danger Zone.

Friday, 28.—1 a.m. The Governor said the matter should be investigated, and that there was a great responsibility resting upon him. He also said he would send a messenger with an express for Dr. Richards, and wrote an order for the citizens of Nauvoo to defend themselves.

He then went to the public square, and advised all who were present to disperse, as he expected the Mormons would be so exasperated that they would come and burn the town, whereupon the citizens of Carthage fled in all directions, and the Governor and his posse fled towards Quincy, and did not consider themselves safe until they had reached Augusta, eighteen miles distant from Carthage.

Captain Singleton, of Brown county arrived in Carthage from Nauvoo with his troops.

The Start for Nauvoo with the Bodies of the Martyrs. About 8 a.m. Dr. Richards started for Nauvoo with the bodies of Joseph and Hyrum on two wagons, accompanied by their brother Samuel M. Smith, Mr. Hamilton, and a guard of eight soldiers who had been detached for that purpose by General Deming. The bodies were covered with bushes to keep them from the hot sun. They were met by a great assemblage of citizens of Nauvoo, on Mulholland Street, about a mile east of the Temple, about three p.m. under direction of the city marshal.

The City Council, the Lieut.-General's staff, Major. General Jonathan Dunham and staff, the acting Brigadier-General Hosea Stout and staff, commanders and officers of the Legion, and several thousands of the citizens were there amid the most solemn lamentations and wailings that ever ascended into the ears of the Lord of Hosts to be avenged of their enemies.

When the procession arrived, the bodies were both taken into the Nauvoo Mansion. The scene there cannot be described.

The Address of Dr. Richards et. al.

About eight or ten thousand persons were addressed by Dr. Willard Richards, William W. Phelps, Esquires Woods and Reid of Iowa, and Col. Stephen Markham. Dr. Richards admonished the people to keep the peace, stating that he had pledged his honor, and his life for their good conduct, when the people with one united voice resolved to trust to the law for a remedy of such a high-handed assassination, and when that failed, to call upon God to avenge them of their wrongs.

O, Americans, weep, for the glory of freedom has departed!

When the bodies of Joseph and Hyrum arrived at the Mansion, the doors were closed immediately. The people were told to go quietly home, and the bodies would be viewed the next morning at eight o'clock.

Preparation of the Bodies for Burial.

Dimick B. Huntington, with the assistance of William Marks and William D. Huntington, washed the bodies from head to foot. Joseph was shot in the right breast, also under the heart, in the lower part of his bowels and the right side, and on the back part of the right hip. One ball had come out at the right shoulder-blade. Cotton soaked in camphor was put into each wound, and the bodies laid out with fine plain drawers and shirt, white neckerchiefs, white cotton stockings and white shrouds. (Gilbert Goldsmith was doorkeeper at the time).

After this was done, Emma (who at the time was pregnant) also Mary (Hyrum's wife) with the children of the martyred Prophet and Patriarch, were admitted to see the bodies. On first seeing the corpse of her husband, Emma screamed and fell back, but was caught and supported by Dimick B. Huntington. She then fell forward to the Prophet's face and kissed him, calling him by name, and begged him to speak to her once. Mary, (the Patriarch's wife) manifested calmness and composure throughout the trying scene, which was affecting in the extreme. Relatives and particular friends were also permitted to view the remains during the evening.

Saturday 29.—At 7 a.m. the bodies were put into the coffins which were covered with black velvet fastened with brass nails. Over the face of each corpse a lid was hung with brass hinges, under which was a square of glass to protect the face, and the coffin was lined with white cambric. The coffins were then each put into a rough pine box.

Lying in State.

At 8 a.m. the room was thrown open for the Saints to view the bodies of their martyred Prophet and Patriarch, and it is estimated that over ten thousand persons visited the remains that day, as there was a perfect living stream of people entering in at the west door of the Mansion and out at the north door from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., at which hour a request was made that the Mansion should be cleared, so that the family could take their farewell look at the remains.

The coffins were then taken out of the boxes into the little bedroom in the northeast corner of the Mansion, and there concealed and the doors locked. Bags of sand were then placed in each end of the boxes, which were nailed up, and a mock funeral took place, the boxes being put into a hearse and driven to the graveyard by William D. Huntington, and there deposited in a grave with the usual ceremonies.

This was done to prevent enemies of the martyred Prophet and Patriarch getting possession of the bodies, as they threatened they would do. As the hearse passed the meeting ground accompanied by a few men, William W. Phelps was preaching the funeral sermon.

The Real Burial.

About midnight the coffins containing the bodies were taken from the Mansion by Dimick B. Huntington, Edward Hunter, William D. Huntington, William Marks, Jonathan H. Holmes, Gilbert Goldsmith, Alpheus Cutler, Lorenzo D. Wasson, and Philip B. Lewis, preceded by James Emmett as guard with his musket.

They went through the garden, round by the pump, and were conveyed to the Nauvoo house, which was then built to the first joists of the basement, and buried in the basement story.

After the bodies were interred, and the ground smoothed off as it was before, and chips of wood and stone and other rubbish thrown over, so as to make it appear like the rest of the ground around the graves, a most terrific shower of rain, accompanied with thunder and lightning, occurred, and obliterated all traces of the fact that the earth had been newly dug.

The bodies remained in the cellar of the Nauvoo House where they were buried, until the fall, when they were removed by Dimick B. Huntington, William D. Huntington, Jonathan H. Holmes, and Gilbert Goldsmith, at Emma's request, to near the Mansion, and buried side by side, and the bee house then moved and placed over their graves.

The deceased children of Joseph were afterwards removed and interred in the same place. It was found at this time that two of Hyrum's teeth had fallen into the inside of his mouth, supposed to have been done by a ball at the time of the martyrdom, but which was not discovered at the time he was laid out, in consequence of his jaws being tied up. * * * * * * *

[It is thought proper that this volume, which brings the HISTORY OF THE CHURCH to close of its first Period—the administration of its First President, and, by way of pre-eminence the Prophet of the New Dispensation of the Gospel, should close with the official statement of the Martyrdom of the Prophet and the Patriarch. A statement so true, and conservative, and excellent that now for a long time it has been published in the "Doctrine and Covenants."]

MARTYRDOM OF JOSEPH SMITH, THE PROPHET, AND HIS BROTHER HYRUM.

(From the Doctrine and Covenants).

To seal the testimony of this book and the Book of Mormon, we announce the Martyrdom of Joseph Smith the Prophet, and Hyrum Smith the Patriarch. They were shot in Carthage jail, on the 27th of June, 1844, about 5 o'clock p.m., by an armed mob, painted black—of from 150 to 200 persons. Hyrum was shot first and fell calmly, exclaiming, "I am a dead man!" Joseph leaped from the window and was shot dead in the attempt, exclaiming, "O Lord, my God!" They were both shot after they were dead in a brutal manner, and both received four balls.

John Taylor and Willard Richards, two of the Twelve, were the only persons in the room at the time; the former was wounded in a savage manner with four balls, but has since recovered; the latter through the providence of God, escaped, "without even a hole in his robe."

Joseph Smith, the Prophet and Seer of the Lord, has done more (save Jesus only) for the salvation of men in this world, than any other man that ever lived in it. In the short space of twenty years he has brought forth the Book of Mormon, which he translated by the gift and power of God, and has been the means of publishing it on two continents; has sent the fullness of the everlasting Gospel which it contained to the four quarters of the earth; has brought forth the revelations and commandments which compose this Book of Doctrine and Covenants, and many other wise documents and instructions for the benefit of the children of men; gathered many thousands of the Latter-day Saints, founded a great city; and left a fame and name that cannot be slain. He lived great, and he died great in the eyes of God and his people, and like most of the Lord's anointed in ancient times, has sealed his mission and his works with his own blood—and so has his brother Hyrum. In life they were not divided, and in death they were not separated!

When Joseph went to Carthage to deliver himself up to the pretended requirements of the law, two or three days previous to his assassination, he said:

"I am going like a lamb to the slaughter; but I am calm as a summer's morning; I have a conscience void of offense toward God and towards all men. I shall die innocent, and it shall yet be said of me—he was murdered in cold blood."

The same morning after Hyrum had made ready to go—shall it be said to the slaughter? Yes, for so it was,—he read the following paragraph near the close of the fifth chapter of Ether, in the Book of Mormon, and turned down the leaf upon it:

"And it came to pass that I prayed unto the Lord that He would give unto the Gentiles grace that they might have charity. And it came to pass that the Lord said unto me, if they have not charity, it mattereth not unto you, thou hast been faithful: wherefore thy garments are clean. And because thou hast seen thy weakness thou shall be made strong, even unto the sitting down in the place which I have prepared in the mansions of my Father. And now I . . . bid farewell unto the Gentiles; yea, and also unto my brethren whom I love, until we shall meet before the judgment-seat of Christ where all men shall know that my garments are not spotted with your blood."

The testators are now dead, and their testament is in force.

Hyrum Smith was forty-four years old, February, 1844, and Joseph Smith was thirty-eight in December, 1843: and henceforward their names will be classed among the martyrs of religion; and the reader in every nation will be reminded that the Book of Mormon and this Book of Doctrine and Covenants of the Church, cost the best blood of the nineteenth century to bring them forth for the salvation of a ruined world; and that if the fire can scathe a green tree for the glory of God, how easy it will burn up the "dry trees" to purify the vineyard of corruption. They lived for glory, they died for glory; and glory is their eternal reward. From age to age shall their names go down to posterity as gems for the sanctified.

They were innocent of any crime, as they had often been proved before, and were only confined in the jail by the conspiracy of traitors and wicked men; and their innocent blood on the floor of Carthage jail, is a broad seal affixed to "Mormonism" that cannot be rejected by any court on earth; and their innocent blood on the escutcheon of the State of Illinois with the broken faith of the State, as pledged by the Governor, is a witness to the truth of the everlasting gospel, that all the world cannot impeach; and their innocent blood on the banner of liberty, and on the magna charta of the United States is an ambassador for the religion of Jesus Christ that will touch the heart of honest men among all nations; and their innocent blood with the innocent blood of all the martyrs under the altar that John saw, will cry unto the Lord of Hosts, till He avenges that blood on the earth. Amen.

(END OF PERIOD I.)

INDEX TO VOLUME VI.

A

Affidavits of Delmore Chapman, 100; of Richards and Lewis, 103; Sission Chase, Avery Case, 109; of Willard Richards, Nauvoo in danger, 119; of Amos Chase, Elliott affair, 121; of Philander Avery, 122; of the Hamiltons, 123; of Orson Hyde, 145; of Daniel Avery, 145-148; of Abiathar B. Williams, on conspiracy, 278; of M. G. Eaton on conspiracy, 279-280; of Aaron Johnson, 350; Margaret J. Nyman et al. against Chauncey L. Higbee, 407; H. T. Hugins, Nauvoo threatened, 423; Thomas G. Wilson, on mob movements, 480-481; of Stephen Markham, Nauvoo to be attacked, 492; of Truman Gillett, 500; of Canfield & Belknap, 502; Call et al., 505-506; Carlos W. Lyman, 507; Mount and Cunningham, 508; of Allen T. Wait, 509; Morley et al., 510; Solomon Hancock et al., 511; James Guyman, 511-512; Obediah Bowen, 512-513; of Alvah Tippetts, 514; Greene & Bernhisel, 516; John P. Greene, Jackson's threats, 522; of Joseph Smith, on conspiracy, 523; of Joseph Jackson, threats against the Prophet, 524; of Edward Robinson, threats against Nauvoo, 528; James Olive, mob movements, 529; George G. Johnstone, move on Nauvoo, 530; Gideon Gibbs, on mob, 530; Luman Calkins, on conspiracy, 531-532; of Alfred Randall, threats against the Prophet's life, 586; of Jonathan C. Wright, on conspiracy against Prophet, 587; of O. P. Rockwell on Ford in Nauvoo, 588; of William G. Sterrett, on Ford in Nauvoo, 589-590.

Apostles in conference, 11; return of to Nauvoo, 60; epistles of to Elders and Churches abroad, 63-64; action of on publications, 66; minutes of council meeting of, 223; instructed to send delegation to California, 222-224; minutes of meeting of, 230; Appoint conferences in U.S., 334-335; called home, 519.

Apostates in Nauvoo, excommunication of, 341; Plans for organization of new Church, 346-347; collection of at Carthage, 560; reported intention to plunder, 564.

Arms, public, for Legion, 31.

Avery, Daniel, held as prisoner in Missouri, 108; escape of from Missouri, 143; affidavit of treatment in Missouri, 145.

Avery, Philander, affidavit of, 122.

Address of the Mayor to Nauvoo police, 150-152.

Andrews, Benjamin, appeal of to the state of Maine, 178.

Bagby, Walter, injustice of to the Prophet, 4.

Babbitt, Almon W., preaches at Nauvoo, 34; refuses to obey orders, 514-515; engaged as council against the Prophet, 600; visits Prophet in prison, 612-613.

Backenstos, W., marriage of to Miss Wasson, 43.

Badham, Richard, assaulted, 110.

Bennett, James Arlington, nominated for Vice-President U.S., 231-233-244.

Bettisworth, Constable David, arrests Prophet for treason, 561-562.

Botswick, Orsimus F., slanders of, 225.

C

Cahoon, Reynolds, urges Prophet to return to Nauvoo, 549, 552.

Carthage, Anti-Mormon meeting at, 4; and note, 43; disgraceful affair at, 171-173; complaints of citizens against Nauvoo ordinances, 173-174; Anti-Mormon convention at, 221; citizens of, call for "wolf-hunt," 222.

Cartwright, Thomas and wife, baptism of, 160-162.

Chism, negro, case of, 281, 284.

Chase, Amos, affidavit of, 121.

Clay, Henry, letter of to the Prophet, 376; Joseph Smith's answer to, 376-377.

Clayton, William, attends court at Dixon, 350; report of procedure of court, 380-384.

Cole, Mr., school teacher, 65-66.

Convention, Anti-Mormon, Carthage, 221; presidential at Nauvoo, 386-397.

Communications, (see letters).

Conference, minutes of, at Manchester, England, 2; and (note); in Alexander, New York, 98; Brownstown, Michigan, 175; general at Liverpool, England, 326-330; of the Twelve, Ralston Hall, Boston, 11-30; special at Nauvoo, 47-52; in New York, 286; general of the Church, April, 1844, 287-300; Kalamazoo, Michigan, 425; Glasgow, Scotland, 426; at Cypry, Alabama, 331; list of appointed in U.S., 334-335; presidents of appointed in U.S., 335-340; at Pleasant Vallet, Michigan, 431.

Copeland Colonel Solomon, of Tennessee, invited to be candidate for vice-president, 248.

Co-operation, plans of for store, 263.

Court, Municipal, petitioned for trial by Joseph Smith, 357-361, et seq.; case of Jeremiah Smith before, 379, 418-420; minutes of in case of Jeremiah Smith, 420-423; petition of Prophet before, Expositor case, 454-456; hearing before, on Expositor case, 456-458; members of city council before, 460-461.

Council special at Nauvoo, 39.

D

Dayton, Hyrum and Son, before mayor's court, 155.

Data, compilation of by historians, (note) 547.

Dunn, Captain, sent to demand state arms from Legion, 554-555.

Discourses, on sealing powers, 183-184; Elias, Elijah, Messiah, 249, 354; on Conspiracies in Nauvoo, 272-274; on Prophetic Calling and Fullness of Ordinances for Living and Dead, 363-367; Dissenters at Nauvoo, 408-412; the Godhead, Plurality of Gods, 473-479.

Drama in Nauvoo, 349-350.

Dunham, Jonathan, on mission to Governor Ford, 61; made wharf-master, 229.

E

Elliott, John, arrest and trial of, 117-118.

Election, Presidential, 1844, who shall be candidate for, 187-188; Times and Seasons editorial on, 214-217. Excommunications of apostates, 341.

Expositor, Nauvoo, first and only number of, 430; declared a nuisance and destroyed, 448; proceedings in city council against, 434-448; Francis M. Higbee on destruction of, 451-452; comment of Neighbor on, 460.

F

Fanny, barque, arrives in New Orleans, 244.

Female Relief Society, Voice of Innocence from, 248.

Folsom, William H., clerk of New York conference, biography (note) 1.

Follett, King, death of, 248; biography, 249.

Ford, Governor Thomas, arrival of at Carthage, and accepts mob as militia, 542; interview of with Taylor an Bernhisel, 543-545; perplexity of, 552; pacifies mob, 560; pledges faith of the state for fair trial of the Smiths, 561; presents Joseph Smith to militia, 564; refuses to prevent false imprisonment, 570-571; directs Justice R. F. Smith to use Carthage Greys, 598; holds militia council on visit to Nauvoo, 599-600; visit of to Nauvoo, 623; intercepts messengers with news of martyrdom, 624; course of at Carthage, 625; flees from danger zone, 625.

Foster, Dr. R. D., misunderstanding of with Prophet, 332-333, 344-345; seeks private interview with Prophet, 430.

Fielding, Amos, credentials of, 263.

Frierson, Colonel, represents John C. Calhoun, 81 (and note); drafts memorial to Congress in behalf of Saints, 83, et seq. (and note.)

Fullmer, John S., with Prophet in Carthage prison, 600-601.

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Geddes, Col. Thomas, with Governor at interview, Carthage prison, 576; report of Governor Ford's statement on leaving prison, 585 (and note).

Greene, John P., returns from New York mission, 60; report of Foster Higbee embroilment, 348-349.

Grant, Jedediah M., preaches at mansion, 356.

Greys, Carthage, boisterous conduct of, 559-560; revolt of, 564; left as guard to Prophet and Patriarch, 606-607.

H

Hanks, Knowlton F., missionary, death of, 64.

Harris, Dennison, L. reveals conspiracy against Prophet, 280-281 (note).

Hedlock, Reuben, president of the British mission, 65-66; presides at conference in England, 327-330.

Higbee, Francis M., charges Prophet with slander, 174; threatens Prophet with bonds, 176; before Municipal Court, 178; before Esquire Wells for assaulting police, 285; before Municipal Court, 357-361.

Higbee, Chauncey L., before Esq. Wells for assaulting police, 285; affidavits against, 407.

Hodge, Abraham C., reports Prophet's determination to go West, 545; sent on special mission to Carthage, 557.

Hunter, Edward, sent as special messenger to Governor Ford, 492.

I

Indians, Sacs and Foxes, visit of to Nauvoo, 401-402.

J

Jackson, Joseph, H., conversation of with Prophet; character of, 149 (and note); attempt to arrest, 521; threats against Prophets, 569.

Johnson, Benjamin F., instructions of the Prophet to, 60.

Judd, Nelson, assault upon, 179-180.

Journals, importance to elders of keeping, 186.

Jones, Elder Dan, Prophecy upon head of, 601; with the Prophet in prison, 601, 621; sent by the Prophet with messenger to Gov. Ford, 602, 604.

K

Kay, William, in charge of immigrants from England, 244; arrives with company at Nauvoo, 333.

Kimball, Heber C., address of at April conference, 324.

L

Legion, Nauvoo, muster of, 34; aid of applied for, 119.

Law, Wilson, doggerel written by, 210; cashiered from Legion, 362; seeks to get warrant against the Prophet, 568.

Law, William, difficulty of with police, 162-165; reconciliation of with the Prophet, 165; second trouble with police, 166-170; excommunication of, 341.

Letters: Governor Ford to the Prophet, 35; Reuben Hedlock to the First Presidency, 44; H. R. Hotchkiss to Joseph Smith, 55; Heywood to Joseph Smith, 62; Joseph Smith to the Saints in England, 69-70; James A. Bennett to Joseph Smith, 71-73; Joseph Smith to Bennett, 73-78; Brigham Young to John Page, 81-83; Ewing, state auditor, to Major John Bills, 95; Lamborn, attorney-general Ill., Legion affairs, 95; McDougall, to state auditor on Legion affairs, 96; Joseph Smith to Governor Ford, 100; Wilson Law to Joseph Smith, 108; Joseph Smith, to Governor Ford, 109; Joseph Smith to John Smith, 110; Governor Ford to Joseph Smith, 113; W. W. Phelps to John White, 132; Joseph Smith to Governor Ford, affidavits, 153; Calhoun to Joseph Smith, 155; J. Smith to Calhoun, 156-160; Twelve Apostles to Saints at Morley, 176-177; Ford to citizens of Hancock county—warning, 189; Joseph Smith to Haywood—visit to Quincy, 213; Joseph Smith to editor of Neighbor, 221; High Council to Saints in Nauvoo, 228-229; Willard Richards to James A. Bennett, 231-233; Lyman Wight et al., to First Presidency, 255-257; ditto to President Smith, 257-260; Young and Richards to Hedlock, England, 351; P. P. Pratt to Joseph Smith et al., 354; Charles C. Rich to Alanson Ripley, 355; Hyde's report to President Smith—Western Movement, 369-376; Henry Clay to Joseph Smith, 376; Prophet's answer to same, 376-377; William Clayton, reporting court procedure at Dixon, 380-384; George A. Smith to Times and Seasons, 399-401; Richards et al. to Central Election Committee, 404; Willard Richards to Orson Hyde—Western Movement, 405-407; D.S. Hollister to Joseph Smith, election matters, 416-418; Joseph Smith to Judge Pope, 422; Joel H. Walker to Joseph Smith—Western Movement, 424-425; Joseph Smith's answer, 425; "Horace" to Joseph Smith, 426; Joseph and Hyrum Smith to Tewkesbury, 427; Joseph Smith to I. Daniel Rupp, 428; Hickok to Joseph Smith, 450; Hugins to Joseph Smith, 451; Washington Tucker to Joseph Smith, 458-459; Prophet's answer to Tucker, 459; Joseph Smith to Governor Ford—defense to Expositor case, 466; Bernhisel to Governor Ford, 467-468; Wakefield to Governor Ford, 469; Sidney Rigdon to Gov. Ford, 469; Ladd to Joseph Smith, 472; Joseph Smith to Gov. Ford—urges Governor to come to Nauvoo, 480; Morley to Joseph Smith—mob threats, 481-482; John Smith to the Prophet, 485; the Prophet's answer, 485-486; Hyrum Smith to Brigham Young—calling home to Twelve, 486-487; Hugins to Joseph Smith, 494; Joseph Smith to H. F. Hugins, 501; Joseph Smith to Ballantyne and Slater, 515; Richards to James A. Bennett, 516-518; Foster to John Procter, 520; Governor Ford to Mayor of Nauvoo, 521; Joseph Smith to Gov. Ford—urging latter to come to Nauvoo, 525-527; Gov. Ford to Mayor and City Council of Nauvoo—on Expositor affair, 533-537; Joseph Smith in answer to above, 538-541; Joseph and Hyrum Smith to Gov. Ford, 550; Joseph Smith to Hugins, 551; Joseph Smith to J. R. Wakefield, 551; Johnston to Joseph Smith, 553; Joseph Smith to Gov. Ford, 556; Reid and Woods to Joseph Smith, 558-559; the Prophet to Emma Smith, 565; Joseph Smith to Gov. Ford, 575; Joseph Smith to Judge Thomas, 590; Miner R. Deming to Joseph Smith, 593; Joseph Smith to Messrs. Woods and Reid, 595; William Clayton to Joseph Smith, 598-599; Joseph Smith to Emma Smith, 605; P. S., 605; Richards, et al. to Saints at Nauvoo—second message announcing martyrdom, 624-625.

Lytle, Andrew and John, trial of, before Municipal Court, 286.

Lyne, Thomas A., a tragedian, 349.

Loveland, Chester, threats of violence against, 504-505.

M

Maid of Iowa, arrives at Nauvoo with England passengers, 333.

Markham, Col. Stephen, attends court at Dixon, 350; with the Prophet in Carthage prison, 592, 614; forced out of Carthage, 614.

Marks, William, police difficulties of, 166-170.

Marriage, plural, 46.

Metoka, sailing of, with Saints, 4.

Mansion, Nauvoo, made a hotel, 33; party and dinner at, 42.

Mormon, Book of, evidence of in ruins in America, 53-54; presented to Queen Victoria—poem on, 181-183.

Miller, Bishop George, returns from mission, 61.

Mormonism, publications pro-et-con. for 1843, 154.

Mormons, improvements of, 195-196.

Misrepresentations, corrected, 67.

Missouri, peace proposals to, 218-220; "Friendly Hint" to, 245-247.

Mittimus, false, 569; second remanding Smith Brothers to prison, 597.

Memorial to U.S. Congress, 84, et seq; action of meeting on, 88; officially signed by Mayor and city council, 116; of the city council to Congress, 125-132; origin of Joseph Smith's Western Memorial, 270; memorial to Congress, Joseph Smith's, 275; before House of Representative, 282 (note); Joseph Smith's to President John Tyler, 281-282.

Meetings, public, at Nauvoo, 101; at Nauvoo—appeal to government on local affairs, 107; at Nauvoo—aggressions of Missouri, 111-113; mass, at Warsaw, 462-466; public at Nauvoo—to correct false reports, 483.

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Nauvoo, prosperity of, 9; special session of city council of, 234-236; status of, 1844, 265-267, destructive wind at, 267; status of at close of 1843, 377-378; declaration of martial law in, 497.

New Orleans, branch organized in, 176; Neighbor, Nauvoo, on destruction of Expositor, 460, 496.

O

Orders to city marshal, 103; reply, 104; Mayor's to Legion, 104; to Nauvoo Legion, 119; to Wilson Law calling out Legion, 120; to Major-General to Legion, 493; to A. P. Rockwood to notify guard, 494; general to Legion, 532; Joseph Smith to General Dunham—surrender of state arms, 556; to bring prisoners into court, 596.

Ordinances, special in Prophet's case, 105; for erection of a dam in Mississippi, 106; enlarging police force, 110; on sale of liquors, 111; to prevent unlawful arrests by "foreign" process, 124; for the protection of the Church of Latter-day Saints, 130-132; complaint of Carthage citizens against, 173-174; on sale of liquors, 178-179; on witnesses and jurors' fees, 179; for protection of U.S. citizens, asking Congress to pass, 275-277; concerning libels and other purposes, 433-434.

Osprey, election on board of for President of U.S., 384-385; captain of calls on Joseph Smith, 451.

Owen, case of in Mayor's court, 4.

P

Packard, Noah, Memorial of to Massachusetts, 236.

Pacific Island, mission to, 71.

Page, John E., appointed to a mission to Washington, 81.

Petition to hear the Prophet, 533.

Phelps, W. W., mission of to Gov. Ford, 61; reads Prophet's Views at Nauvoo, 211.

Phenomena, strange, reported, 121.

Police, names of special, 149-150; difficulty of with William Law, 162-165.

President, U.S., who shall be our next?, 39.

Pratt, Addison, on death of Elder Hanks, 64.

Proclamation to kings, instructions to write, 80; Joseph Smith to keep order in Nauvoo, 449; of Joseph Smith against false charges, 484-485; of Joseph Smith to Nauvoo marshal, 493.

Pratt, Parley, attends conference, Boston, 11; enthusiastic on appeal to "Green Mountain Boys," 93-94.

Pratt, Orson, affidavit of against Higbee, 177-178; credentials of, 262.

Pugmire, Jonathan, Sen., et al., released from English prison, 160.

R

Rapids, Des Moines, canal around, 80 (and note).

Rigdon, Sidney, dissatisfaction of Prophet with, 46; appeals to Pennsylvania, addresses conference, 288-295, et seq., nominated for vice-presidency, U.S., 356. Reid, John S., Prophet's lawyer in early experience, 377; address at Nauvoo, early experience, 392-397.

Richardson, Mr., repents of part in Avery case, 133.

Richards, Dr. Levi, marriage of, 134.

Richards, Phinehas, appeals to Massachusetts, 193.

Rollasson, Mr., store robbed, 281.

Rockwell, Orrin Porter, accompanies Prophet in his start for the West, 548-550-551; warned of Prophet to stay at Nauvoo, 565.

Richards, Willard, with Prophet in Carthage, 613-614; his "Two Minutes" in jail, 619-621; announces the martyrdom of Patriarch and Prophet, 621-622; conveys bodies of martyrs to Nauvoo, 626; addresses people at Nauvoo, 626.

S

Scott, Robert, reveals conspiracy against Prophet, 280-281 (and note).

Smith, Joseph, the Prophet, in council with Hyrum et al., 2; description of, New York Sun, 3; seeks public arms for Legion, 31; prayers for sick, 31; New Haven Herald on, 32-33; on Socialism, 32-33; inspects Legion, 34; appoints mission to Russia, 41; on plural marriage, 46; remarks on the demise of James Adams, 50-52; opinion of on mesmerism, 56; on Constitution and Bible, 56-59; visits Macedonia, 59; writes to candidates for presidency, 63, 65; poisoned, 65; dictates appeal to "Green Mountain Boys," 80; address to, 88, et seq., proposes canal around Des Moines Rapids, 80; prophesies against oppressors, 95; views on standing of Legion, 97; suggests petition to make Nauvoo U.S. Territory, 107; prediction on Government of U.S., 116 (and note;) gives instructions for order in Nauvoo, 124; receives Christmas serenade, 134; holds Christmas party at Mansion, 134; receives letters from Cass and Calhoun, candidates for President, 144; address of to Nauvoo police, 150-152; comments of on Marks' and Laws' police fears, 166, 170; discourse of on Priesthood, 183-185; nominated as candidate for president, 187-188; views of on candidacy, 210; views on the Powers and Policy of U.S. Government, 189, 197-209; dream of troubled waters, 194; recommends repeal of "extra" city ordinance, 212; instruction of to Orson Pratt, 212; instructs Twelve to send delegation to California, 222; sends views on Government to national officials, 225-226; editorial, Neighbor, on candidacy of, 226; sketches reply to Casius M. Clay, 227; Friendly Hint of to Missouri, 245-247; comments on candidacy, 268-270, 361, 367-368; interview of with Mrs. Foster, 271; discourse of on Conspiracies, 272-274; sends memorial to U.S. Congress, 275-277; preaches King Follett's funeral sermon, 301; announces the whole of America as Zion, 318-320; altercation with Dr. Foster et al., 344; petition of for habeas corpus before Municipal Court in Expositor case, 357; discourse by on prophetic calling, fullness of ordinance for living and dead, 363-367; indictment of at Carthage, 405; goes to Carthage to face charges, 412-415; caution "Kirtland Safety Society" script, 429; interview of with Foster, 430; address of, current events, 449-450; arrest of by David Bittisworth, 453-454, dream of on Nauvoo apostates, 461-462; sermon on Godhead—plurality of Gods, 473-479; interview of with gentlemen from Madison, 479; address of to Nauvoo Legion, 497-500; takes command of Legion, 500; appeal of to President Tyler, 508; comment on preparations for defense, 520; desire of to have Hyrum leave him, 520; determines to go to the West, 545-546 (and note); also 547-548-549-550; is urged to return to Nauvoo, 549-550; decides to return, 550-551; starts for Carthage, "a lamb to the slaughter," 554-556; return of to Nauvoo, 557; final departure of for Carthage, 558; arrival at Carthage, 559-560; surrender of to constable, 561; arrested for treason, 561-562; introduced to troops by Gov. Ford, 563-564; prophecy of to gentlemen at Carthage, 566; before Justice R. F. Smith, 567-568; committed to Prison on false mittimus, 569-570; interview of with Gov. Ford—Carthage jail, 576-585; anxiety of for safety, 592; comments on reproofs to the wicked, 608; dream of struggle with enemy, 609-610; testifies of Book of Mormon to guards, 510; "handsome fights," of, 617-618; death of, 618-621; arrival of body at Nauvoo, 626; burial of, 628-629; official account of martyrdom of, 629-31.

Smith, Hyrum, appointed one of Temple committee, 53; begins work, 61; injures knee joint, 98; slander of, by Botswick, O. F., 225; address of at April conference, 296-301, 322; remonstrance of with Prophet, 403; denial of threats against Warsaw Signal and editor, 495, 500; refuses to leave Prophet, 546; seeks to comfort Prophet in prison, 600-601, death of, 617; arrival of body at Nauvoo, 626; burial of, 628-629; official account of martyrdom of, 629-631.

Smith, Emma, kindness of to husband, 165; message of to Prophet, urging husband to return to Nauvoo, 549-552.

Smith, Uncle John, ordained Patriarch, 173; heroism of, 515; comes to Carthage prison to see the Prophet, 598.

Smith, William, arrival of at Nauvoo with company of Saints, 342; withdraws as candidate for legislature, 378.

Smith, Jeremiah, issues out writ of habeas corpus at Nauvoo, 343; Threats to kidnap, 412; before Municipal Court, 418-425.

Snow, Eliza R., Poem to Queen Victoria 181-183; Apostrophe of to Missouri, 192-193.

Southwick, Dr., report of on mob movement, 507; reports officers' meetings to the Prophet, 605-606.

Spencer, Augustine, assaults his brother, 344.

Stoddard, reproved by Prophet, 229.

Styles, George P., appointed city attorney, 331-332.

Stigall, George W., jailor at Carthage, receives Prophet et al., 574; reports intention to attack Nauvoo, 575.

T

Taylor, Elder John, on Socialism, 33; purchases printing office, 185; appointed delegate to Governor at Carthage; 522; account of interview with Governor Ford, 543-545; remonstrance of to Governor Ford, 571-573; report of Governor Ford's and president Smith's interview, 579-585, sings for President Smith, "A Poor, Wayfaring Man," 614-615; wounded in Carthage prison, 618.

Temple, plan for women's subscriptions to, 142; meeting in interest of, 236-244. Temple, Masonic, dedicated, 287.

Thieves, Neighbor's editorial on, 38.

Thomas, Judge Jesse B., holds court at Carthage, 398; courtesy of to Prophet, 413; advice of to Prophet, Expositor affair, 479.

V

Van Buren, President U.S., letter and postscript to, 65.

W

Western Movement proposed, exploration for, 222, 224.

Wells, Daniel H. justice of the peace, issues writ of ejectment from Temple block, 356-357; trial of Mayor and City Council before, Expositor affair, 487-491; call of Prophet upon en route for Carthage, 554.

Wheelock, warning of to Governor Ford, 607; leaves pistol with the prisoners in Carthage prison, 607-608.

Weeks, William, architect of Nauvoo Temple, difference of with Prophet, 196-197.

Winchester, Benjamin, sent to preach at Warsaw, 190.

Wilkie, John, blessed by Prophet, 264.

Wolfe, Mr. De, lectures at Nauvoo, 223.

Wight, Lyman, asks Prophet's advice on preaching to Indians, 222; letters of to First Presidency, 255; to President Smith, 257; views of, considered in council 260-261.

Woodruff, Wilford, in railway wreck, 32.

Y

Young, Brigham, in conference, Boston, 11-30, et seq.; address at April conference, 321; on whole America as Zion, 321; instructions of to elders, 325.

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Zion, the whole of America is, 318-321.