The following is a synopsis of the address
deliverd by President Joseph Smith to the
citizens of Nauvoo June 30^th 1843

I repuire attention. I discoverd what
the emotions of the people were on my arival
to this city, & I have come here to say, how
do you do to all parties & I do now say How do
you do at this time. I meet you with a heart
full of gratitude to Almighty God & I presume
you all feel the same I hardly know how to
express my feelings I feel as strong as a
Gient I pulled sticks with the men coming
along & I pulled up the strongest man
theire was on the road with one hand &
two could not pull me up & I continued
to pull untill I pulled them to Nauvoo I will
pass from that subject then. There has been
great excitement in the country & since
those men took me I have been cool &
dispassionate through the whole: thank God I
am now in the hands of the Municipal
Court of Nauvoo & not in the hands of
Missourians. It has been discussed by
the great & wise men Layif lawyiers &c
O your Powers & legal tribunals are not
to be sanctioned & here we will [not] make it
lawful to drag away inocent men from
their families & friends & have them unla-
wfully put to death by ungodly men for ther
religion. Relative to our charter, courts
right of Hebeas Corpus &c we have all
power: And if any man from this time
forth says any thing contrary; cast

The following is a synopsis of the address deliverd by President Joseph Smith to the citizens of Nauvoo June 30th 1843

I repuire attention. I discoverd what the emotions of the people were on my arival to this city, & I have come here to say, how do you do to all parties & I do now say How do you do at this time. I meet you with a heart full of gratitude to Almighty God & I presume you all feel the same I hardly know how to express my feelings I feel as strong as a Gient I pulled sticks with the men coming along & I pulled up the strongest man theire was on the road with one hand & two could not pull me up & I continued to pull untill I pulled them to Nauvoo I will pass from that subject then. There has been great excitement in the Country & since those men took me I have been cool & dispassionate through the whole: thank God I am now in the hands of the Municipal Court of Nauvoo & not in the hands of Missourians. It has been discussed by the great & wise men lawyiers &c O your Powers & legal tribunals are not to be sanctioned & here we will not make it lawful to drag away inocent men from their families & friends & have them unlawfully put to death by ungodly men for ther religion. Relative to our Charter Courts right of Hebeas Corpus &c we have all power: And if any man from this time forth says any thing contrary; cast