rights, privileges & freedom which our fathers
fought bled & died for & which the Constitution
of the United States & & this State garrentee
unto us, I will do it at the point of the
Bayonet & sword. Many Lawyiers contend
for those thing which are against the rights of
men & I can ownly excuse them because of their
ignorance. Go forth & Advocate the laws &
rights of the people ye lawyiers if not dont get
into my hands or under the lash of my tongue
Lawyiers say the powers of the Nauvoo charters
are dangerous, But I ask is the Constitution of
the United States or of this state dangerous, No
neither isare the charters granted unto Nauvoo
by the legislator of Illinois dangerous, & those that
say they are are fools. We have not our
rights, those which the Constitution of the
U. S. A grant, & which our charters grant
we have not enjoyed unmolested, Missouri
& all wicked men will raise the hugh & cry
against us and are not satisfyed. But how
are you going to help yourselves what will
mobocrats do in the midst of this people, If
mobs come upon you any more here, dung
your gardings with them. But says one you
will get up excitement we will get up no excitement
except what we can find an escape from
We will rise up Washington like & break of[f]
the wait that bears us down & we will not
be mobed.

To give you an account
of my Journey, I will give you an anecdote that
may be pleasing. A few days before I was taken
I rode with my wife through a Neighborhood to
visit some friends & I said to Mrs Smith here
is a good people I felt this by the spirit of God

rights, privileges & freedom which our fathers fought bled & died for & which the Constitution of the United States & & this State garrentee unto us, I will do it at the point of the Bayonet & sword. Many Lawyiers contend for those thing which are against the rights of men & I can ownly excuse them because of their ignorance. Go forth & Advocate the laws & rights of the people ye lawyiers if not dont get into my hands or under the lash of my tongue Lawyiers say the powers of the Nauvoo Charters are dangerous. But I ask is the Constitution of the United States or of this State dangerous, No neither are the charters granted unto Nauvoo by the legislator of Illinois dangerous, & those that say they are are fools. We have not our rights those which the Constitution of the U.S.A. grant, & which our Charters grant we have not enjoyed unmolested, Missouri & all wicked men will raise the hugh & cry against us and are not satisfyed. But how are you going to help yourselves what will mobocrats do in the midst of this people, If mobs come upon you any more here, dung your gardings with them. But says one you will get up excitement we will get up no excitement except what we can find an escape from We will rise up Washington like & break off the wait that bears us down & we will not be mobed.

To give you an account of my Journey, I will give you an anecdote that may be pleasing. A day before I was taken I rode with my wife through a Neighborhood to visit some friends & I said to Mrs Smith here is a good people I felt this by the spirit of God