the Constitution & laws of these United States
& of this state. May God forbid, I will not bear
it, if they take away my rights I will fights,
for my rights, manfully & righteously untill
I am used up with Blood & thunder sword &
pistol. We have done nothing against law or right
As touching our city charter & laws their is a
secret in it, what is it our laws go behind
the writ & investigate the subject ie of Habeas
Corpus while other laws do not go behind the
writ you speak of Lawyiers, I am a Lawyier
to But the Almighty God has taught me the prin-
ciple of law & the true meaning of the writ of Habes
Corpus is to defend the Innocent & investigat the
subject go behind the writ & if the form of a writ
is wright that is issued against an innocent
man He should not be dragged to another
state & there put to death or in jeaperdy life
or limb because of prejudice when he is innocent
the benefits of the Constitution & law is for all
alike & the great [E]loheem God has given me the
privilege of having the benefits of the Constitution
& the writ of Habeas Corpus & I am bold to ask
for this privilege this day & to ask you to carry
out this privilege principle And all who are in
favor of carrying out this great principle
make it manifest by raising the right hand
& their was a sea of hands a universal vote, here
is truly the committy of the whole

In speaking
of my Journaley to Nauvoo I will relate a circums-
tance when Mr Cyrus Walker first came to me they
said I should not speak to any man & they would
shoot any man that should speak to me An old
man came up & said I should have council &
said he was not afraid of their pistols & they took

the Constitution & laws of these United States & of this State. May God forbid, I will not bear it, if they take away my rights I will fights, for my rights, manfully & Righteously untill I am used up with Blood & thunder sword & pistol. We have done nothing against law or right As touching our City Charter & laws their is a secret in it, what is it our laws go behind the writ & investigate the subject ie of Habeas Corpus while other laws do not go behind the writ you speak of Lawyiers, I am a Lawyier to But the Almighty God has taught me the principle of law & the true meaning of the writ of Habes Corpus is to defend the Innocent & investigat the subject go behind the writ & if the form of a writ is wright that is issued against an innocent man He should not be dragged to another state & there put to death or in jeaperdy life or limb because of prejudice when he is innocent the benefits of the Constitution & law is for all alike & the great Eloheem God has given me the privilege of having the benefits of the Constitution & the writ of Habeas Corpus & I am bold to ask for this privilege this day & to ask you to carry out this principle and all who are in favor of carrying out this great principle make it manifest by raising the right hand & their was a sea of hands a universal vote, here is truly the committy of the whole. In speaking of my Journay to Nauvoo I will relate a circumstance when Mr Cyrus Walker first came to me they said I should not speak to any man & they would shoot any man that should speak to me. An old man came up & said I should have Council & said he was not afraid of their pistols & they took