where it was caluculated to purchase of those
who were unwilling to reside with the Church
as a society, all lands that could be bought for
the purpose of building up a holy city unto God,
a New Jerusalem — a place which we were desirous
to call Zion, as we believe a place of refuge
from the scourge and plagues which are so
often mentioned in the Bible by the prophets
and apostles, that should be poured out upon
the earth in the last days; and whereas the
inhabitants of Jackson County, Missouri, have
leagued and combined against said church,
and have driven the Saints from their lands,
and taken their arms from them, and burn-
ed down many of their houses without any
provocation; and whereas we have petitioned
the Governor of this State, and the President
of the United States for the redress of wrongs,
(the law being put at defiance in Jackson Coun-
ty) and for redemption of rights, that we
might be legally repossessed of our lands and
property: and whereas the said inhabitants of
Jackson County, have not only bound them-
selves to keep us out of that county, but have
armed themselves cap a pie and even with can-
non for war: and whereas our people resi-
ding in the upper Missouri, have recently armed
where it was calculated to purchase of those
who were unwilling to reside with the Church
as a society, all lands that could be bought for
the purpose of building up a holy city unto God,
a New Jerusalem — a place which we were desirous
to call Zion, as we believe a place of refuge
from the scourge and plagues which are so
often mentioned in the Bible by the prophets
and apostles, that should be poured out upon
the earth in the last days; and whereas the
inhabitants of Jackson County, Missouri, have
leagued and combined against said church,
and have driven the Saints from their lands,
and taken their arms from them, and burned down many of their houses without any
provocation; and whereas we have petitioned
the Governor of this State, and the President
of the United States for the redress of wrongs,
(the law being put at defiance in Jackson County) and for redemption of rights, that we
might be legally repossessed of our lands and
property: and whereas the said inhabitants of
Jackson County, have not only bound themselves to keep us out of that county, but have
armed themselves cap a pie and even with cannon for war: and whereas our people residing in the upper Missouri, have recently armed