History draft; handwriting of , John L. Smith, Jonathan Grimshaw, Robert L. Campbell, , , and ; 101 numbered pages plus several inserted pages; CHL. This manuscript covers the period from 1 March 1843 to 31 December 1843.
as soon [a]s we goto <arrived in the > wrote would see<requested him call> <the> Municipal Court <came> together [a]s soon [a]s they were assembled <when> they were <I> told <them> that a <the> Writ <of> < granted by <the> master <in> at > was made returnable <to> them nearest court <having> jurisdiction <&> you r [are] that Court a request was made <of> <to> return <the> writ who refused when>
<June 30> When I went to dinner with my family & were placed at the head of the Table with <about 50 of> my friends <and was served with the best that the table afforded by my , the very woman they refused, to see <allow> me <to see> when they so cruelly arrested and ill treated me> which contrasted strangely with their Trestment to me when I was first arrested by them & until my friends met me after dinner, we all repaired to the Court room when I caus signed the following Petition To the Honorable (see T&S <“Vol 4”> 244 <& copy>)
whereupon the Court issued “State of (see T&S 245 <copy>) Clerk” which was endorsed I (see T&S 245 & 246 <copy>) Secretary of State
< refused to submit to the writ, but submitted to the &> when I was delivered into the hands of the of the . I told them <Court> I had an appointment to preach to the people & requested privilege <from the Court, which they granted & adjourned> and the Court gave liberty until 8 oclock tomorrow morning
at 5 pm I went to the and delivered an address to the public of which the following is a brief synopsis as reported by <Dr.> & .
<(Copy from Deseret News when amended)>
Joseph commenced a lecture on the to many thousands, by saying, How do you do, I meet you with a heart full of gratitude to Almighty God. I am well, I am hearty & as strong as a Giant. I While I was on the road I pulled up the strongest man that could be found, then two men tried & they could not pull me up I have pulled mentally until I have pulled here
There has been a great excitement in the Country I have been cool & dispassionate through all
Thank God I am now a prisoner in the hands of the Municipal Court & not in the hands of a Missourian
It was not so much my object to tell my afflictions &c as to speak of the Habeas Corpus so that the minds of all may be corrected and know & publish that we have all power there is a secret the has all power that the Courts have given by the same authority the Legislature
I want you to hear O Israel this day if this power is not sufficient we will claim a higher power the Constitution of the & the Constitution of the
I have dragged him here by my hand & will do it again but I swear I never will deal so mildly again Be cool, be deliberate, be wise, & when you pull, do it with a sweepstakes
My lot has always been cast among the warmest kind of people
The time is <has> come when the veil is torn of from this State & let us mingle with the people of
While I was speaking & went <started> for in company with Esqre. <Lawyer> Davis <of> . Threatning <to> raise <the> Militia <&> come <&> again take Joseph <me> out <of> . [p. 51]