another "go on", and in the midst of this awful
crisis a person bawled into to doors "a man stabbed"
the mass instantly rushed to the spot, in hopes,
as some said that one damed Mormon had got
killed, but as good luck whould have it, only one
Missourian had dirked another, (one Colbert a
blacksmith had stabbed one Males, who had
previously whipped one Mormon nearly to death
and boasted of having whipped many more.) the
wound was dangerous and as the Lord was there
it seemed as though the occurance was nessary
to brake up the meeting without further bloodshed
and give the Saints a chance to consult what
whould be most advisable in such a critical
instant, and they amediately penned the following
answer to the propositions from Jackson County,
presented by Owens &c.,

Gentlemen,
Your propositions for an
adjustment of the difficulties between the Citizens
of Jackson County, and the Mormons is before
us, and as explained in the Court House this day,
we are not authorised to say to you that our
brotherin will submit to your proposel, but we
agree to spread general notice, and call a meeting
of our people in all, the present week, and lay before

another "go on", and in the midst of this awful crisis a person bawled into to doors "a man stabbed" the mass instantly rushed to the spot, in hopes, as some said that one damed Mormon had got killed, but as good luck whould have it, only one Missourian had dirked another, (one Colbert a blacksmith had stabbed one Males, who had previously whipped one Mormon nearly to death and boasted of having whipped many more.) the wound was dangerous and as the Lord was there it seemed as though the occurance was nessary to brake up the meeting without further bloodshed and give the Saints a chance to consult what whould be most advisable in such a critical instant, and they amediately penned the following answer to the propositions from Jackson County, presented by Owens &c.,

Gentlemen, Your propositions for an adjustment of the difficulties between the Citizens of Jackson County, and the Mormons is before us, and as explained in the Court House this day, we are not authorised to say to you that our brotherin will submit to your proposel, but we agree to spread general notice, and call a meeting of our people in all, the present week, and lay before