possible, yes forever if they will suffer it for we love them, & desire thier best interest, & will strive by all lawful means to presnt before them the princples of our holy Religion, so that the good the wise, the nobel, the honest in heart, (for we want no other in our midst) may gather with us & become partakers of all the blessing which an all wise providence may grant unto those who work righteousness when the fulness of times shall be urshred [ushered] in.— Our frends are those who are frinds, to good order— peace, & truth & every thing that is good & great & noble <lovely & exalting>, & which tend[e]th to exalt a nation on in glory, splendor & magificienc having foundation in on the <same> principles & as the throne of the eternal Jehovah.— Such <principles> as were recently publis[he]d issu[e]d through the Herald, from, “”,— Go on Dear — in the cau[s]e of Justice, <which you have exprssed> & the God of Battles, will crown you with immortal honors.—
Dec 22—/42
Dear —
My attention was suddenly attracted from the previous date to some important business which prevented my closing this sheet & which finally led me to in company with some a number of other Gent —from this place, to , where the — Legislature, & circuit court & holding their winter Sessions, & with whom we had repeated <interviews> <I will give> a synopsis of which I will state,— important transactins
We presented,— the petition of the Prophet— <our beloved friend, Gen—> Joseph Smith— to— our new govrr.— — praying that he would recall the writ & proclamation of his Predescessor— . for the arrest of Petitioner,— The , feeling a delicacy, & persononal responsibility— in the case— calld on his council, 6 Judges of the circuit courts <Supreme Judges>,— all of which <whom> decided that— all the proceedings against Joseph [p. [3]]