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eighteen
ill
lii
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ili
county
hancock
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augusta
resided in
intention
the
with
myapme
1
home
left
june
my
I
of
o
ue
day
on
18th
the
iothdqyo oud
arthagp
carthage
unt
count
athpq
1I found
greek
the
org
1I arrived at
foun
ore
aar
bare
four
abare
sty
lar
10 st louis
when iar
oing to
of going
S
1
a
was
mormons
mo
cormons
Mor
I
mons
to
ta
i
the
xelatiob
relation
i
n
ite ent
excitement
ry in a great state of ex
warto
wayn
towar
way
my
on
wayl
far
farther
ther
proceed
to
for me
dan gerous
fold it would be dangerous
foid
berous for
h
mormons
cormons
who
mons
Mor
aformons
aw
by
taled
s
e
s
ettled
aly
ttled
mostly
tly
7w
mos
was
V
saw as the intermediate country
1I knew nothing of
violence
by
ilinew
me
iliner
intercept
probability
in all
w
6uldin
auldin
Would
having
been
be
never
mormon
people
of
the
Afie
disposition
and
afiecharacter
the character
yilf
eilf
villany
of
tales
talesof
community
the
as
a
them
with
asa
acquainted
personally
drsonally
to
the
coall
toall
0
shocking
and
horrid
so
were
vere
them
poncer
ning
concerning
ring
related
that was
thatwas
fod
f
or
fot
abandoned
abandonedfot
foi
and
entreaties
their
1
10
yielded
to
minds sensibility that I
1
journey
my
jouppy
on
jouppi
farther
proceeding
of
intention
astmyidtention
my
day at least
thattdayatle
vith a mr scott
lodged that night with
fhatiplaeeq
from
tha
going
were
men
me
of
company
morning
a
menkere
kenkere
next
nKere
the
adri
ve
fdri
drive
to
militia
todrive
themilitia
the
assisting
of
althey
sald
said
they
as
asthey
ose
pur p
thage for the purpose
qavthage
Cai
carthage
caithage
oal
oai
1I had no particular
as
ibad
curiosity
tiriositvas
of
o
ut
utofe
cour
itofe
country
outw
of the
itry 0
outa
cormons out
the mormons
themormons

1I

71

ried

I1

impassable
rendered
crebk0avingbeenreiidered
been
timey
having
creeks
the
and
time
my
spend
to
way spendiiiy
on
carthage
the4itocarthage
to
them
with
ith
1
in
company
rain
went
I
ipanyiv
night by heavy rainy twontiwdon
that nigk0sy
ron
ror
the
for
beadopted
adopted
to
be
means
best
bestmeans
sing
us
discussingthe
the
discussing
disc
were
they
there
pqrway
porway
our way
nau
naut
to
marching
some
for
were
mormon
population
ot
the
oftho
expulsion ortho
from
ithe
fromithe
vino
inhabitants
vinc
the
fromet
drivinc
drivins
dri
fromit
andjiiiving
and
ashes
in
the
city
hexity
laying
herity
and
V
vjoo
sjoo
fon
for murwere
ers
others
oth
yonet
bayonet
beyonet
be
ozithe
of
the
ofithe
the
point
ltthepoint
limits of the state at
gavor
gavar
accom
of
acioj41
in
n
favor
werel
werei
were
accod
others
berei
while
smith
and hyruin
hyrkin
dering joseph andbyrup
noticed minutely their cons
these barbarous objects 1I noticddrninutqiy
ofthese
peishing
plishing
pli shing both of
animosity
allthojr
ali
ail
all
their
that
disc
ffiejo
older
to
discover
me
for
iti
hard
not
versation and it was
1I heard no
y
envy
it
1heardmo
nv
spir
spirit
of
a
from
of4
arosdfgrn
ofa
1
arose
r
eiahbo
neighbors
ii
their
hatred of
and hairedpfth6ir
butt
but
them
injured
urodthem
personally
shad
mormons
ini
cormons
ever
had
mormonshad
Mormon
dver
the
declaring
that
persondedlaring
person
11
andjanuqpcetiq
and
m
influence
ower
much
p
too
joe
yoy
was
getting
01djoelwasg6tting
yot
oid
old
yotehat
s
that
they sworeehat
puglimpr
oughuo
career
the
his
way
carder
of
did
out
andee
be
to
putbutofthe
eId
put
he
tobe
wo
ought
oughttobe
and
world
andhe
the
mahomet
second
sbcondia16h6rhet
than
less
a
no
as
him
asmolessthan
rhey
they
looked
upon
be
stopped
bqstoppddi they
and
qgnmeht
government
reiris
reills
reins
df
of
gov
the
thereins
awer
usurp
power
into
bwer
spring
ld
soon
springinto
would
u
who
whowb
P
fromt
calamity
from
ciamity
froat
such
a
A
prevent
sword
tho
to
tha
the
by
she
religion
bli
his
shi
bisreliionby
establish
eat
est
s

eatbli
bil

tei
tel

the world they

be doing godjs
sq
befalling
service
arguedd that it would
thqdygup
ouldbedqapggod
godsp aq
b0fallinolie
tv C to
life supposing t hat
h at wou
and co
aIi e his
take
n ipletd massaen erland
ife
would pyo
complete
aou
is ilbe
rovee a g eneral
ofmormonism
C re of
cre
mormonism
lookedupon
from that hour 1I looke
dupon them as demons not men and determined to do all ilmy
to prevent so bloody and awful
power 10
inmy power10
awfuian
an ooccurlanant
was not
t t ach e t o6 a nnyy Yreligious
rence 1I vivas
whatever ann
whatever
andd was
aft
hot a ttached
egions
igions society
socle y hatever
socie
willi
I nd sko
manki
Uid worship alm
ail
mankind
all1I manke
willing that ali
c 0 arding
almighty
almighly
according
rding to the
ihly god aq
aim
should
sio
dictates 0of their own consciences 1JI knew that the laws of rn
myv country
ca
ere
whi
ali men thatt right
ail
c4 1I had been taught
to honor and arev
which
irev
revere
1ught
aught tofionor
dre grahtedali
granted all
the xv
1I hoped
while they
werq
erq the
1I I e ge
ects of
subjects
and privilege
aiidpriy
bf jits
government
vern ment Y
vernment
tiled
wera
vera
tso
lope d
bedd
ledd
aile and
thal
thsl her institutions might be iintarni
h&
untarnished
n hher dignity
unsullied
ieddand
ha
igni yunsu
an event aass W
sodisgraceful
so
an
contemplation
as then
was
free
t he n 1inn66ntbi
np
apftition
fee from disgraceful
71
car
ore
V e arrived in oar
greys
we
found the carthage
thage an&founaahbc
and gound
carthage
ar th e gre
and several
ysan
ver
asan
&h9rc
arad e 1I was told theirrooobject
othel companies
0 mp anies on p arade
act was to dr
ect
IV e t he
drive
mormons
cormons
remark
ark that a certain p reacher
eac
Mor mons
mormohs
professing
fessing to b ed a
mohs 1I would rem
bac h er pro
e s us christ to
gosp
tho world
gospel
minister of the gospelof
of Jjesus
was eng
a god in p lavorldwas
0 the
elof
engaged
avlt
aalt
I liscum
ablv he iho
his
a
6 g ht h e co
of
atdr
aldr
drum
um
tho
ibo
probably
the
head
r 0 b abla
pa n v P
in
t
lisc6m
at
thought
company
could do
in
m
Iloilodidus
odidus
dious d6cirine
oth
doctrines of
doctiines
ath thee cormons
Mormons
Mor
more towards preventing the ito
mons from
6 mo
ulna
uina
ac ed b V
e
rse
he could by an a pplication
6wbr
y pursuing this cou
course
embraced
being
p plic
arse than ho
alic a t i-on
vina
611
ali the dogmas ti
ail
all
taught in the great school of learned ethics L
to affthedogmas
aught
well
weli
weil
0 0k W
look
will bes
willbee
n t s willbes
gdrme
day of ac6ountsyou r garme
to your acts lest in the great dayofaccountsyour
be spotgarments
i t ii the bloodbf
blood of
bf ignoc
innocence
enc e
ted with
innoc
gre e n hild
nded by captains
n 9 smith green
commanded
nia anded
these companies were com
and
captai
sald thoyavere
said
arid
kilt
they were d6torminedto
add sa
others
determined to kill
dther
ather who were greatly excited ardd
on hearing that the governor was on his way to carcormons
Mor mons
the mormons
get
gei they were very
jackson
s 6pli
alarmedd whereupon jo
tha
pil H ja
adarme
thage
ditson
joseph
dry much alarme
and others
ers declared
higbee
andoch
in company
that if
incompany with dr foster F IV bibee
deciaredthdt
declare
hibee andoth
tomy
toma
tom5 ford came and gave the smiths joseph and hythe governor tomford
di r trial they would be acqu
eted
acquitted
tted and we will 46
be hung as sure
lair
rum a ffair
acau
sur6
tuin
rved 1iid
abse
he obse
observed
aas there is a god in heav
heaven
beav
ther fie
arved
h
end
I do0 n ot
e e w hy
cid
eni further
0 V ssee
governor could not
thad
thed
d little govemorcoul&n
home ind
the d
0 t stay at homel
send us wor
and seq&us
wordd
hodel
th6d
do thebusiness
would
and drive the mormpjis
the business up in a hurry andarivetlie
adawe
ulddo
we mo
and
mbrnioxis ooUut
hearted
villa nyof
the country
of tliecbuttry
hear ted villany
blackhear
blackbear
o1he
0 the black
oche
lyofof some men
ulon
nion
ulen
othe
BearC
iff
itf1I the iirit
cl 1I ri eturned back to
nightI
e ndio nonne
with
night w
creek that
bear reek
thatnighti
ntention
a vlit
ofleav
tobearc
nofle
on
the morning of tha
ext mornin
morning however anthe
st louis the nnext
ihgfor
the
1hgforst
onthe
arrivedat
in that the governor had arri
arrived
at Caf
arrl
carthage
vedat
thage and being some
20 th hearing
him
C eluded
luded to return aftdsee
NV
m whi
hdtlacquaintedwith
Ch 1
and see hi
concluded
acquainted with him 1Iicon
whatacquainted
I did
which
what
was addressing the people at th
tha
the
when 1I arrived at carthage he wash
he came
reia
relation
to the mormon difficulties he solid
sald hecame
said
court house in rela
ti onto
became
he was done mr
law was fully carried out when hewasdone
the kawwas
there to ssee that tho
lawwas
thereto
1

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hie

twi
e d a Jbox
mounted
anti
anil
thefpubllcsqiiare
wen t upa
0 qa
roosevelt 4fjj
q6antl
upq n4theipubli
ofwarsawwentupon
cs dtreimipunt
thei
il
hadr
the abpb
e c h to
had c ollected
wherein
ho hadl
b p ld AV
people
who
affimatbr Y aspe
made
speech
0 thel
0
wh4
wha
mah an iinflammatory
ispe
daw
a t e d that
as U re
theebaw
ent to
law was notsu
ut their measures
iaw
not sufficient
carry
ky 0outtheitme
tocar
le sktated
that th
hotsu
hatfull
fuli length he said with all the energy in
hingouthis
S
etching
out his arms atfull
at full
stistretc
nhhisis
tretc
we have the willing mirds
gAty haski&en
given us
minds and god Almi
has giden
almighty
power
aimi
id
ime
spill
tpill
h&tjell
ih
wield
otb7i
ane
lic
lawsp
jajtg7
own
make
mahe
will
the
our
nlnidiccoit4
we
sabre
sadre
and
strength
he then
and
lawse
ouf
9
pastoo
weli dziob
weil
but wastoo
sald he presumed that the governor
said
enough
ove rner
diiob
g h bl
rn6r meant well
sasy
basy
witer
s dadbmpiancew
demarks
rnJ issayi
a compliance witlr
them
ahe
in saying
ngthaitheif
easy in his
that he w ished
us lemarks
lhb
remhrk to jhb
ihe
remark
idsayi
i
116
the
aws
lid laws
iid
41
saf
kif
sif
amr
troosevelt soon gave wayfonmr
stf mr jroosevelt
yotiogjimbfofithe
Shin
shinnen
limbofthe
shinnef
skinner
way fo rmr
skin
iyoung
nef a ayoung
i
Le
bor
a ndidif
and atathi
thee time ahccandidate
forrahe
the begil
a e hor
acy an
legisla
mobocracy
mobociacy
law tool for n4obocr
gil
tthi
V ia
une
n 6 of the
short
wherein
i6 made a silo
ure
tund
ure who
ere id h e stated he was one
r t s peech
p b ec h- w
iv hheiein
A
6 i ntedby
pia
pie
ddegates
e
and
springfield
ebat
spiingneld
Spri nofield ad
to go to sprinofield
pi6 of ca
appdinted
appointed
people
carthage
nt by the PQO
rthagelogo
gates app
e0at
debates
was not so severe u pbi
pon
lay before the governor their giievdnces he wdsiliofso
abi
flhe g
rn 0 r iiarmr
6 b iin
66n
h6 g
Governor
asmr
Governor
had
n e dtthe
hdd
aa b een
H
0 v or n 6 r
afr R
roosevelt
0 0 si e i61 C h
he6 fppresumed
ab
sb proved
jtb
kishYiight
bbut
v ou
h at xv
ls u ltimate
doo- w hat
his
hinl
matet col
U ch
ltb hah
ekht
was
course
bight
would
ikht
light
g
coi
ljroved hini
himtobethe
hkh e
6mated
ypo bitica
hypocritical
apo
most hypociitical
M
ritica
governor
c the go
ch wererreadbycapt
dpt dunn thatsall
v erere
errion
qs whi
that
olders
which
errior gave ord
ahdtt11
sall
taii
tali
cehe
berere adbwc apt
6mbl abdin
isc olitsly
siy ass
rh csc
been
assembled
in carthage shouldfbe
piomiscously
idej9
thee pbpjeivho
th
ideja
empro
bdin
people who had be
enpro
alitia uunder
n der his command to co
in maintainin themilitia
militia
ca
the m
n s blide e &intile
consolidated
cooperate
c0
operate
i
he su
r
ing tjie
supremacy of the law
1I returned to bear
mornant
int
ini 1iIt proceed
tear Creek
mornint
teat
the morn
even in
in
morning
cleek that evening
creekthat
hithe
lithe
arsaw on
ed aa
force of about
oil my arrival there atl f6rceofab0
oli
to Awarsaw
ut three liundfdd
hundred
a6
was mustered upon the paiede
men avasthustered
darede ground under the command of capdarece
tains aldrich grover elli
and Coh
ool
ooi
col
elliottttand
sh
wishwilliams of green plains 1I wi
cohwilliams
trand
e&t6
ed to know what their intentions were
was informed that they were
andwas
were and
andaas
peterm
in ed to diive
aeterm
cormons out of the county 1I remaindaive
d mormons
determined
the
moimons
hedd
drivel
drivet
drivelhed
feve
ed there div
eive
fiv
nvhich
nohich ti
fivee ddays du
time
r arg
during
M e williams
irg which
ns roosevelt sharp and
Williat
malc
others were continually
in 9 inharyinia7
mali
tinually beating up
volunteers
voi
inflammateets by maii
making
tin teers
tip for vol
hles
ry
to
loris tothe
lhe popul
the
ce and m
icatioris
kopul
r Y speeches
makin
aking false publ
populace
icat ioris
exciting
publications
tory
to the
citing ahe
ies ex
tbthe
govooi williams
ool
coi
world col
thee gov
js a nnounced that he was eempowered by
Willian
byth
hyth
to stop and seaich
steam boatssiat
sealch
arnor tostbp
ernor
at the wharf at warsaw acsearchsleamboat
packet osprey
the steam
tea M packetosprdy
topped thes
ospiey on capt andersons
cordinglyV he sstopped
Ander sons
sens
the boat he ordered his men
ar ch iheboat
m se
refusal to let bi
him
sealch
seaich
iceboat
meil to fire upon her
meli
mell
levei
bevelled
levelled
led
fere
fire i
thecahrionwaslevell
they were in the actoffire
the cannon was level
act of eire
ad upon the boat As
astheywere
fieman
fleman
ileman wh6xvas
n ssoberi
irig
who was standing by
ing
gentleman
e ni
ober for most of th
irita
them
bv being
aberi
irit a gen
ndbetween
badly intoxicated placed his ha
hand
nd between the match
were
werebadly
and powder
erebaaly
matchandpowd6ri
which prevented ignition they however s eearched
the boat but did
ald
aid
archedthaboat
V hi c h tha
th6
riot
ilot succeed in finding but eight 6or nine kegs of powder which
theyypbri
perboard that evening they ferea
mitted to remairvdn
remain on wark
mark
fired upontwo
upon two
tw
twomore
lnore
inore
omore
toomore
egoh
fth their muskets AV
rth
steam boats with
elied tost
hichttli
they
compelled
which
to stop
fththeir
op tgoh
tood
tooh
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boatg
theil
boats
adordrsytosearch
theiboatj
jilliams
captainsthathejiadjoidersjtojearch
biedl
hiedl
thau
williams imbrmeduhe
that
orma&the
I ioyj
nsefite
consented
search
iI olj
a Captains
p t ains co
The
thecaptains
ammu
ot dammunition
mmu niti6qj armssiprovisidiisjs
pro visions q th
considered contraband
vasconiaered
was instituted nothing was found which was
1

the boats resume

anhdtheboais
and
their course
an
resumeddtheirl
ordq
gove
governors
orders
to
ving
rs
orda
warsaw
people
pe6
the
pea
leof
ofwaisaw
giving
gi
ped
the
to
relative
tothe
enors
red
tnors
V
t
ord info
informed
r med me
that
am boats 1I would
remarkk th
a t gov ford
woold
woald rema
steam
stop and search st
the
iththe
nv boats w ith
topo
topa
them
given
notigi
M orders to sstop
at quincy that he had no
van the
igl
todaany
mormons
h e xormons
cormons
hiell
Mor mons which
owned by t he
thenn6wna
a boattAhe
lowa aboatahe
exception of the maid osiowa
of iowa
aboa
ofiowa
gen
b n smith
here we see a
thepeople
the people supposedmig
ht convey away G
might
supposed mig
orgeron
aa
il mand
rf of this milita
tind
or
order
t
tho
law
and
0 ntthe
orderon
n
orlaw
oflaw
infraction
c
6a
of
willful
W
y
io
arbitral
arbitrary
and
he ppaart
in
deron
dand
01 williams laiid
bbers
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abers ofwafsaw
of warsaw
mobbers
and the mo
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ry
col
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laiad
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and ititss vicinit
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through
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0 ugh warsaw abid
U all was commotion and turmoil thr
and 1I longed for
stc
sic
scenery
enery had become insipid and irksome to me andl
the sis
relief and be where my mind could be at rest passing through such
continual bustle watching the movements of the rabble who like a
by the blind infatu-t
horde of impetuous barbarians seemed impelled on bythe
hdrdeof
dil
all 0 wzelots
zelots in hopes of booty disgusted and sickshallow
ti Q n of priests and sh
aation
the
A to dhe
leryedrhaand
ened me and fired me with contempt my mind reverted b ack
led on the ignorant huns to con
y attilaledon
attlia ledon
attila
bloody
time when the dark and blood
a mation
conflagration
matlon to
re h of conff
torch
theto
stplunaerand
plunder and extermination applying the
quest
que
sue
sequestred
sequest red homes
pleasant villages and sequestered
As 1I pursued my journey from
AsL
tuesday 1I started for quincy aslpursued
ake
jf on ontuesday
travelled near
warsaw myrnind
and restless
andrest
less
my mind was uneasy andrestlesi
lesi when 1I had travellednear
sind
through
and thro
enquired my way lind
eight miles 1I enquiredmy
19 h accident or design 1I was
mackto
back to warsaw my mind was
road that led me directly backto
placed upon a roadthat
composed and tranquil as 1I came in sight of the place my attention
was attracted by a group of men apparently in earnest conversation 1I
de them the propaffb greys had made
affa
carthage
carth
drew near and learned that the oarth
in
assi
assist
them jn
stithem
day
on the following
blowing davy
ulowing
osition to come
coma to carthage oni
das and assistithem
of the governorr
rderinggjos
during
ndhyrum
eph a nd
he absence qfthegoyerno
hyrum smith du
joseph
rig the
m urdering
1I nr w ith
the troops As
iththe
goiden point
marching
p tatedniirch
he contemplated
vhetohe6bnfem
to golden
on t where
se of their conferpurpose
discovered that 1I had learned the purpo
soon as they dis6overeatliat
and put
of me fearing exposure no d 6oubt
ubtand
became suspicious 6fm6
ehdy
ence they
thdy bdcamesuspicious
irli
he n
morning
0 r ning when
as he
tody until the following rh
custody
in cus
heid iril
held
m6bnder
me under guard
cuard 1I was
goldens
Q inttb
to u nite
Gol dens point
nit P
boldens
e ers was raisedt
rals
rais
raised
a3companyofvolunt
company of volunteers
edttoommarch to goi
acquainted
ad with
ed to make the governor acquaint
1I desired
adesir
with the governor 1desir
effect
prisb
ilves of the
lives
prisoners
tho prieb
ners to effe
dt
liveso
tha livedo
con templateaagains
against
if the
what
wiit was contemplated
a
ket thecompanywa
musket
a mu
and drew amu
thl
thi
the company wass p aihisobjqct
thisobject
eds
edi anddrew
volunteer
J1I volunteered
bdavis the
tho murderthe
cap jacob
hhie roll was
heie
a c 0adavis
davis
file
and capt
called
edand
edana
raded in single fileiq41
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the late senate 0of illinois and
stice b y iholdte
from justice
screened erom
er Nwho was s6r6anqdjromju
from
c lve
pedti
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men60each
es peati
from their respective
oapt grover selected ten m
capt
ach prom
ive companies

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who
J aw
tofe
toie
were
whowere
tofi carthage
eee
march
marchtofe
at 40
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1w
r cfi46ic
ar t h a g &i
hherqqud
compliancewjththe
eel
ai iiin comp
llan cee
ilan
iian
compiian
ar
ltha
6r
carthage greys
ithAheni
boys to coin committing
them aneo
ithaheni
murder
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ope rated w ith
cooperate
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tthe
h murderjr
henl
4neo
operate
mitting
murd
urderer
side where
were marched a short distance to one sidejrwhja
these twenty 1hlen
nien
hien
henwere
henware
i
TMth6
1I
s t ructions fio
tha y received their in
they
flo
from
ooi
ool
rk aldrich
williams
instructions
aidrich cap
mqrkaldrichcap
M col
colnvillams
grover u4dthey
jacob da
vis vana
1I do nottrec
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capp grovern
vand
dana
off idon
davis
n t ofe
acol
and ca
i ecol
sent
and they were se
groverj
tile
iem tiie
lem
the names of any
with the e xception
of these twenty withahe
X cepti
of two brqthi
boothr
led
withare
brothr
centi 0 ft 6ftwo
ally
aliv ofthesetwenty
m is about
in warsaw
n e ofth
coo
ers cooperson
v en
Stevens
oath
of them
my by the name of ste
coopers
0one
coopersin
persin
unda
six feet three inchoghiggh
inches high well proportioned unaa
un&a
mid athletic the atheris
ot
otheris
othen
other is
ava feet nine
feve
five
h esi hi
hair when
inches
darkkhir
a rk dom
complexion
high
dalk
daik
p lexion and Aar
near eive
nibe inc
gh A
aarkhir
i
i
ntymenbe
twe
officers vere intenogated
as to the object of these twenty men being
the offidersvete
fiterrogat&d asitoahe
ing
ss eamn
senmn
replying
eilt ih advance of the troops they evaded the truth by ro
elit
plying that
bor
lck
e t guard
guhrd
detailed hor
beell detailedfor
beeri
for a p ick
they had been
icket
r
crossing of the rail
Tho
at the croswgofthe
aniceddathe
arrive
thotroops
the troops were marched we anived
notheis bearin
3nd otheis
and
bedrin
we
met by S
bearing
loil
sharp an&others
oclock
were there rrietb
at 12 oc
road
weiw6re
bedrinffff
rbadatl
fro
frointhe
his anex
unexappp tad
dis
troops
unexpected
flom
the governor disbanding the Aropps
toops T
topps
this
dispatches
inthe
t6d
P atdhes frd
into a perfect panic they cursed the governor
p s antua
troops
ordor threw the
theardo
thearoo
order
4ntua
jorfor
to nauvoo their object
or for not permitting them to march through tp
orfor
th all the militia was
eiith
understood
to
in wishing to go and this wasund
was
wasto
erstodwwiith
hasund
burn the city
these designs were
bum
and exterminate the inhabitants thesedesigns
cityand
baffled by
dis
in justice to the characterof
disbandin
bandin g of the broo
troo
troops jnjusticejo
of
disbanding
bv the disbanding
character
governor
60 vernor
his object in disbanding
poop
roop
inaisbanding the
theatroops
arnor ford 1 would remark that hisojqt
pood
w as
ael
asl to prevent
pi event such an awful calamity
dalamit
k
bl Levi Will
lanis
ianis
C
ol
ooi
ool
williams
in
qadta
read by C
were
ordeis tv
captains
ardeis
disbanding
eroxead
ingprdbrs
collevi
colleli
tu the disband
cq
companies
dElliott
govel ahi
afi
aogethdr
davis grover
and
afidelliott
elliott immediately called their aq
M pan ies
les together
xr
wom
groash
sharppeditor
cho
tom slarp
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jroash
tile warsaw signals
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niess
niels
the
comp
to
speech
matory
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n
will
me
e
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serv
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as my mem
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foll6win
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ci
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the
AND
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blends
is
la
law
the
ts
w
rights
tho
our
the
asserto
urrihts
and
assert
freemen
as
urrih
duty to rise
comes our
ourdutyto
a
it
ake
t
must
we
g
overnor
kelt
keit
it
governor
enforce
m9tenfqrce
not
will
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overnor
the
for
us
is
s
insufficient
n
ufficient
ufficient
b
est
the
we
and
are
i
suffer
vethe
ea
su
rethe
k
arethe
earethe
we
wrongswe
wrongs
swe
wrong
what
know
s
we
i4nto
bands
iento our hands
hand
into
dap
d
to
the
mad
ift
tit
dtp
period
a
thema
ti
pprio
time
perio
put
t
o
is
now
the
0
w
them
inot
inet
no
redress
calculated to

iii
ili
sustained as he iI s by
bv a band of fanatical milcowar
be
would
until
i
t
cow4r
cobar
un
usurpatibns
usurpations
his
filk
we
borne
have
saints
wehave
behave
itary
the opportuirnprovethejppqtq7
ens improve
citizens
citiz
dig
kow catiz
fellow
to bear them longer my yel
dlce 10
dice
ghe
will
prophet
despotic
the
and
d6spoucrophet
passy
pass
the
passi
opportunity
offers
lest
nity that
must
wd
understood
are
things
& in be in your power
thines
thinas
all
again
never
neve
governor
negove
i
s
yn dris
goveinor
hegove
absent
t
Gov
he
while
ohs
ni
ths
elnor
einor
smiths
the
chest
murder
thest
and
carthage
hasten to
na
nauye h
s will
lii
iii
ill
reach
e
teach
illteach
w
n
ews
e
d
n
d
en
in
s
their
the
V
the
nauvoo
lions
beard
beald
htnauv6o
lion
llon
at
mormons
cormons
mons
Mor
mortn6lis
the
so
enrage
wilt
governor
onrae
qvernor
leaves
this
donrae
G
ibe
the
voo before
it
be
s
shait
shall
halt
h
rid
s
a
then
e
w
d
w
an
aud
and
ford
tom
murder
acev
toni
and
fall
upon
will
ahev
that thev
Che
r
cheeis
mormons
cormons
too
governor
ohe
chebis
els
eis
the
and
111
aiidthe
ti
d
e
it
ittle
ittie
lttie
e
iii
ili
d
of the
n
one
one
N
effect
desired
the
ing
ha
bail
having
fail
fali
fall
of
to
likely
was
speech
this
grover
A
d
an
started
aud
and
tarte
capt
last
at1astcapt
starta
start6
at
fir
start
s
t
o
first
illin g to be the
tto
willing
ddw
willin
seemeddwillie
seeiiie
ori&
soon
oria
&
one
him
follow
u
ould
w
0
on
gbdl6fie
pe
person
ts
no
1d
if
ad
alone
u
ould
ho
g
o
w
he
dhe
d6
0
clare
ciare
g
dadeclared
yz
eight
eighty
of
bight
company
compans
a
lher
until
aco
another
and
another
andanot
mpjny
th
en
wedy
then
gedy
follo
followed
wedi
person
lii
ili
iii
in this
volunteered
not
had
aletho
the
that
alithe
hadnot
Alt
tho
troops
the
1w
all
ali
ait
ail
up
alttho
was
made
s
four
Ihad
fht
ueen
hit
U
e
fit
sent
b
een
en
ad
v
ho
i
who
rn
men
n
n
awe
ty
twenty
f6
om
fa
home
6
OA
told
go
the
gojl
toldto gejl
pany were tolito
c ompany
of
a
d
formed
pdrtof
part
me
d
n
they
ilg
and
for
&dd
a
dd
sent
lid
iid
sehtf6ra
were
r
murder
U
ih
wete
ommifcthe
minlid
mim
miN
om
c
t
o
fo
bete
forward
r wa rd 0
9
lour
eightyy four
the eight
nhe
ahe
b
f
a
b
afbeen
had
1
mor
volunteered
w
hich
I
Tor
purposetor
purpose
hihl
dr- hihi
here 1I felt that the
governor
go
which
goi
goldens
s
point
goiden
golden
Gol
dens
boldens
at
anor
ve
rnor
the
with
gawith
ii
met
have
1
to
mawith
lexpected
expected
fled
med
aed I
in
s
1
s
ucceeded
have
would
b
I
doubt
b
ut
e
1
d
O
no
1
entertained
dond I 1entertain
could I have done
goide
golde
goi
goldens
s
n
Gol
dens
to
boldens
60
marching
marchi
marchl
of
instead
but
murder
the
putting a stop to
e r these circumnauvoo
under
to
vad
m
arched
arched
point as we anticipated he m
to
time
to
go
1
had
gd
not
do
I
to
todo
hat
what
know
1
W
loss
kno
to
ino T
stances I was at a
this
before
thl
thi
guard
a
as
a116jail
jali
jall
jail
the
und
surro
surround
SUrto
posse
nauvoo
fo
nau
voo and raise a
0
11
hia
or
Io
0 or
d
fia
had
ve
have
&
would
obr
c
h
a
1
f0
ndwoul
nd
foot
fa
o
n
was
I
there
N
would
arrive
company
bodny
betthing
any
1
do
dodny
could
s
u
I
po
not
As
ald
they
garther
t
han
an
travel
to
far ther
12 miles farther
bid
hid
h
W
e
y
t
hey
a
fid
s
e
e
a
and
see
w
hat
fth
s
companies
ic
bompan
ith
the
with
on
follo
n
follow
w
bomian
to
1
wo
ter I was
ivas determined
ilter
liter
fij116w
withcuriosity
butof
of
ed
out
followed
utof
myself
like
others
would do several
ate
afer NY
A
we
e
ho
me
home
a
fter
route
Q
my
n
directly
fage
o
l
ay
k
carthage
armed
Cartt
carti
beingarmed
being
out
halt
njade
partial
neade
a
rnade
they
ib
the
s
of
ofcaithage
miles
carth
thei
nearly
6
I
mlle
mile
Ved
lle
ile
with n al
medwith
within
lad
a r ri vedwith
had
iad arrived
the
from
dfbrwards
forwards
4ackwardsan
and
backwards
times
four
three
forr
or
rode
threeor
threeor ibur
col williams
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u I dhave
would
have ine
sald he
said
i P wo
the carthage
sal
hee sai
ilbq 0of carilba
libs
lies
greys come and meet them
e within
n four miles
arrmarched
i
the mi they marchdwithinfbu
16 the
thee g
r by bringing
onee 0of th
bing ing
thage when they were
0reys
169 a note to
werb met b y on

following import

now is a dp
to murder the smiths the governor
thiieito
delightful
lightful time
ngs
greys
I ihe
greys are jeft
grev
nauvoo
C
ali
ail
all
arthaae
has gone
c
arthage
with
to
troops
the
deft
the
gonefo
ahe
bonefo
jahl
jali
jall
wiil be stationed atahe
will
asahe
at the jail
ment wi
mend
to guard the prisoners five of our men
lie
apqp yuu
y ou
keep
the rest will be upon the public square T
appear apap
ep up appearances
to0 ice
41
h pir guns
ns
s u e t heir
will attack th
ensue
thee m en at th
thee jail a sham scuffle will en
wiil
be
reloaded
fere in the air
eire
will beloaded
fire
loaded with blank cartridges they will finein
firein
r
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GRE YS
CARTHAGE
CARTHAPP GREYS

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also
they were
werealso

10
dispatchsto
sto
lo
by
the person bearing this dispatch
instructed byahe
beahe
d
althey
jfire
wo
the
from
woods
leads
fence
0
that
afire
the
advanced
ddvan
as
davan
three
along
they
eguns
cedalohg
e
gans
guns
asthey
ifirdthre
greys
grew
greo
ahat
that
the
to
carthage
to the jail thiswas
this was to serve as a signal
0
the jail
jali
jall
dines s at this bogi parties were to rush to th
readiness
they were in rea
cheji
theji
rm the deed after they
perform
to pefo
and the party that reached it first was ao
lefo
hollow
followed
instruction
had received their instructionsthe
the company piil
0 wed along up the
stheqompny
hehollowl
instructions
that struck into the point of timber
jaliil where 1I iarriys4
jall
jail
my way to the ja
mcway
here 1I left them and pursued myway
arrived
1I have informed the de
1have
ten or fifteen minutes first how gladly would chave
jenor
denor
fenceless prisoners of the plot that was shortly to be executed against
lo
of the military of the0
odthe
subjects ofthe
loyal
them had the carthage greys been 10
y al alsubjects
myY
ibie
impossible
poss ible
country 1I could have effected their escape but it was lm
rj
dopa idy inasmuch
life 1I was more
particularly anxious to preserve from jeopardy
wore particularlyanxious
11yliled
balled
failed
tr
deed had ssign
deedhad
ignally
ent the bloody deedham
my
as all m
y attempts to prev
prevent

eji

fa

soon the mob matlie

h eir
mailie
sa
made t heir
nc e they advanced in single
appearance
appears
s1
air appeara
instiuctedii
instructed when they had gainhad been instiucted
file aloa
the fence as they
theyhad
alongjthe
alo6
ae
8e of the fence the signal guns were fired bo
th
both
ed about half the
tile distance
tiie
distan
bounded
surrounded
ounded by
thee jail was surr
rushh and soon th
simultaneous
es made a simul
tane ous rus
parties
partl
parti
simultane
hed
er while Athey
hei
obi they had blacked themselves with wet powder
the m ob
powd
bowd
ga e them the horrible appearance of demons
th-e woods which gave
were in the
za
z1
fringe around theq
biue hunting shirts with
blu
wi th fiingearound
the most of them had on blue
edges

ofthejail
ut eight rods of
with
about
within
in abo
tilt1i
untilthedeed
n a c t iqnun
tiltti e d-ee d
whoie tra
transaction
where they halted in plain view of the whole
directionfromthe
eeas
asternA
uneastern
ace in
aneastern
h eyocc
T
occupied
a place
c u ted
they
executed
in an
was exe
uple d ap
marched
Ot smith rh
capt
arched iiin
deromot Cw
jail when they halted their commander
v ced
carthage
r t h a g e greys a dvanced
the ca

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emenv
1
passed
1I did
you
passedthr6ugh
I
and
gentlemen
emend
gentl
do
id
youdo
said
of
mob
how
aid
the
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and honoribim
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my friendships
friendship s utmostzeal
trs
for
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fer him would die
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ask
tie askd
tle
ile
he
ran chill
was weak my blood rmliilli
the fleshhwa
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cried 1 I offill
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the free spirit
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curses
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they
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t
up
h
t
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mob
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nd
heavy
a
the
yiirfdler
thre a
threats
or
door
the
o
f
thedo
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in
front
rout
room
antre
the
of
ntre
ce
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centre
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near
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s
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hyrum ood
hyr
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of
one
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door
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o
f
pannel
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the
through
bails
balis
balls
ballsthrouahthe
fired
two
e
rannel
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fell
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om
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feet
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his
head
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dead
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have been fired through the window

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bail
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bai
ballit
ed his body
entering
force
such
bodywith
with
his
body
through
passed
outside
from the
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wore
he
which
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b
to
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ro
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completely
it
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back
his baci
his vest pocket
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s
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feli
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fell
mi
hyrum
thussell
thusfell
thus
pain
without
and
sudden
was
death
his
ir
religion
int
holy
his
re
od
ligion
for
g
od
amartyr
G
martyr
a
of
church
patriarch
the
thechurch
of
the
servi
the
of
jesus
deprived
christ
of
church
the
was
moment
brief
that
the
glorified
and
its
history
in
name
had
a
ever
as
gooda
man
a
good
as
of
ces
a
as
great
of
spirit
the
back
welcomed
worlds
eternal
the
of
personages
rim to perform
was commissioned by him
as ever wascommissioned
prophet of the most high As
y
a work upon the earth
man
ahe
room
the
ali
ail
all
of
parts
manyi
through
alldartsof
poured
balls
were
of
shower
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t
man
fallen
the
of
head
the
above
just
ceiling
tire
tife
i6
in
the
ia
dged
lodged
aged
which
of
ideyrichardg
eichardsyj
thee door with elder
eider
aition
sition beside th
position
elder taylor took a PQ
witha
nvalkingstick
sticky
waiking
walking
with
a
bets
kets
muskets
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ir
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th
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vitha
off
his
parried
and
right
at
little
a
i
t bow
how
althey
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to
riend
ei
this
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evou
s
prie
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primevous
vous
pri
prievous
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few hours
afew
ged six shots withthisrf
discharged
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revolving
ving pistol
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mosessi onaa rewa
reviving
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th
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ail
left
of
the
th
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all
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at
aliat
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leff
the
by
ok
position
d
to
a
he
took
in his hand
hali
hall
i t
his
hod
hed
pistol
reached
smith
joseph
iring
aden
smithredc
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transpiring
irdnsp
a
w
as
ild
scene
this
lle
lie
while
vhl
sdenev
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faw
ftfe
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fi
d
of
fired
three
re
a1ittle
d
and
an
ajar
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little
gorm
push
ed
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pushed
was
wl
which
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d
blivas
gori
clivas
oor
ou gh the dorm
through
thl
thi
118
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m
t
two
aly
them
or
of
three
wounded
rest misfired he wodndedthree
the rbstimisfiredi
barrels
leahe
lsahe
barre
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waso
wasof
a
basof
he
s
ked
if
bed
sked
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as
w
door
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hed
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of
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out
hishb&d6n
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down
rushed
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a
ones
of whom s
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onet
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joe
6
s
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b
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old
all
y
pieces
to
is
1
s
hot
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badi
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badlyy heit
tir
tit
r
p
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pve
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evengeishot
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but 1I ddriltbay
dont caree gilve
fotr revenge
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feelings
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he
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have
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what
nasi
hasi
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re
he
dischar
discharge
would
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th
at
that
barrels
his
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fired
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ail
all
of
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r
fired
ju
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gih
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gence
ha
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bih
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e
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housto
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andd hlsassailants
a
sin
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40sail
were fillingg the
door W
with tusketsan&
muskets and fifiring showers
bedoor
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iedoor
howers of lead into the
tho
the
i
previous
room previo
pravio
u s to leaving n
nauvoo jo
Nauvoo
auvoo
seph urged hyrum to rema
joseph
remain
knowing the great support be
ld be to the church in the event ochis
would
hewou
hedou
ofhis
of his
keil aaway
kell
being taken
ta keli
way to this
t h Is hyrum
di
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dle
let me die with you let
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iet
ail together I
ali
all
us eald
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did david and 1jIonathan
on athan
16y6each
iove each other
love
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t
t 0 de
unto
death
ath their love
iove was iino0 more ardent
deff t ihanthat
ihan that
than
ar denn
which anite
united& these noble martyrs in relation1o
vnite
relation to thi
thl
this zions
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and
menhavefalln
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nations1mem
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mourn
our ndth6irfavrte
theu fav
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goodd
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mre
before
on
once
at
earth
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have never stood
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since the creation
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ryY ey
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sorrowbleed
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in tears each bosom heaves a sigh
heart broken widows agonizing groan
groans
are mingledwith
ming
mingled
with the helpless orphans moans
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and thepatriarch
the patriarch are dead
the prophet
blie
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bia
blackest
the bla
or
inen enr
cir
lir devils know
ce le has laid the brothers low
since calvr
calv
v ry s scene
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calar
cai
one in their
t4eijr life and one in
death
theyprovd
eath
ind
theypio
lna
ina
arong
strong
how
drong their friendship how they truly I1lov
iovvi d
vrcel
true to their mission
i6n until death they stood
ian
seal d their testimony
then beald
seald
testim ony with
withtheir
their blood

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lf

eider taylor continued parrying their guns until

elder
they had got
untiI they1ad
them
go t th
em
zt
about
half the Ilength
e
into the i yoom
room when he found
oom
ngth
esl stance
nath
r esi
0 pn
stanco vain arid
an d resistance
arld
and
m teddo
att
to jump out
attempted
ou t of the
tedto
he window and a ball from within
wit h in struch
stru d h
im 6 n the left thigh
hi
1himon
hitting
bitting
itting the bone it passed through to within
bin half
wit hin
a64ih6h
aninch of the other side he fell on
auinch
to the window si and expe
onto
he
expected
elpe ctedhe
fail
fali
would fall
fallout
out when a ball from without struck
his watch which he carstruch
struckhis
ried in his vest pocket whidhthrev
which threw him back
into the room he
ba6kinto
re was
hitbyatm
lilt by two more balls abne
one
his left
injuring hi
bne injuri
injury
leftwrist
wrist
wilst considerably an
wiist
andd the
other
enteria
enteringgat
at the side of the bone
0 ther enterin
bonejustbeldw
just below the leftknee
left knee he 11611
fell
feli
feil
the ro omand rolled under a bed that set at the ri
ino t46roomand
thewy
hight
right
nd 0 w
window
9 ht ofthe
in the south
east coiner
southoastcorner
colner of the room while under the bedhe
beahe
was fired
bedhevas
several times and was
at
was struck
atseveraltimes
by one ball which
strupkbyone
w
tore the flesh on his
hip inq
in
lna
left chip
qhocking manner throwing
inaa shocking
w
fitle s of blood upon
large
la rge quantitied
title
titie
quantities
quan
quantitie
thelwallandgo
waii and floor
wali
wall
the
or these wounds proved very
very se
severe
vere and painful
painfu but
bett
beit
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he suffered without a murmur rejoicingthqt

rejoicing that he had the satis
fact ion
lon to
satisfact
satisfaction
fo
mingie
mingle
gie his blood with that of the prophets andbe
min gip
and be with them
atheni in the la
theni
anabe
last
moments of
0 their earthly existence
his blood with theirs can crv
ry to
arv
eav en for vengeance on
heaven
who0 have shed the blood
94 those
thosew
of inn
bloodof
innocence
ocence
anci
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the world this seeminall ageson

ages pf
agesof
swin the ser
yants of the living god dinall
af thoworld
servants
tho
the
var
severe
v6r e sufferings
h6
endured
ha en
ure his
nA he
is se
u e offilgn
0ffdrino
dign gratification aand
s6ource
of hign
ed a Sau
pbdit6
to the providence
e ife ct y resig
pro Vi e ne e 6of
resigned
nt being
beipg Pperfectly
singlee co
compia
compla
complainbeing
M p 1I inbeing
out a sing
without
wit
sino
resit
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god
i

door
endl P g wi
endi
contendo
with
ilants at the duqdqq
sa blants
th the a ssailants
cont
contending
eld
eid
eider richards
elder
ridhards was contendi
richard
prob
hengeneral
when
hen general smith seeing there was no safety in the room and pro

ro
escape
p e from
ilves
othera if he could esca
ves of the others
tha lives
ablytfiinkingi
ably thinking itt might ssave
ave the
goor
hil
fil
floor
astol
his
the
istol
drom
upon
pistol
from
upont
apont
drcipped
he
dropped
fromthe
the
door
is
calmly
turned
room
the roomturned
P
sprung into
el ves as well as you can
he sprunginto
yourselves
defend
end
yours
endyours
saying there def
such
an
chan
ust as he was preparing to descend he saw su
just
the window but yust
where he
ets below that he caught by the window casing wherehb
bayonets
array of bayon
to the
ticit
ad to the north feet licit
he south
head
hung by his hands arid feet with his he
hee hung in that position three ai6iors
and his body swinging downwards H
whichh time he exclaimed two or three times 0
four minutes during whi
IOPLD ily
LORD
my GOD l
lly
and fell to the ground while he was hanging in that
god d
n him shoot
hallowed
hallo oed shoot him godd
bodd
willia ms hallooed
situation col williams
athim
rascal
rascai
at him he seemed to fall
d ra
scall
however none fired achim
the d
nec
neckand
kand
easy he struck partly on his right shoulder and back his neckband
blittle
eet he rolled instantly on
little before his fbeet
shead reaching the ground a alittle
rung
faken by a young man who s prung
JILS
is face
from this position he was taken
ills
gife
hig
fifa
fife
hla
hia
his
in
held
pewter
a
who
fence
side
of
the
him
from
other
the
tobia
to bim
him
tobim
pants
headed having on no coat with his pano
foot and bare
bareheaded
barefoot
band was bare
hand
es above his elbows he set presshirt sleeves
rolled
tolled above his knees and shirt7sieev
situated a
curb that was si
wellcurb
ains the south side of the well
a9
aident
gains
nt smith against
alourfy
a
ali
all
ail
jali
jail
while doing this the savage muttered alou
few feet from the jall
arez
jo damn you y ou araz
idj6
are
know you old
oid
oldtlo 1I know him 1Ilknowyouo
thisi s is 01djo
th
thiff
ct he had in talking inthis
jobje
an that hadmy
object
had my daddy shot
in chiff
man
the obje
haday
the mi
and the
way
I suppose to be this he wished to have president smith aiidih
av lsuppose
he was
of gov boggs which would
beile
belleve
believe
believehe
vehe
was the son ofgov
people in general belie
A
come over an
and
had
hadcome
ians who halcome
opinion that it was the missourians
lead to the opinionthat
Missour
mitted
der this was the report that they soon caused to be
mur
urder
bitted the m
committed
com
bourdi
bsurdity
circulated1 1through the country but this was too palpable an aabsurdi
circulated
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crud for even missouri
too bloody and cruel
creditedd thee deed was
to be tredite
tredice
astol
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barbarism
barbar
barbat
mejo
to the
presidentsmith
come
failen 1I saw
medo
had fallen
smith hadfiallen
aw elder richards co
Presiden tSmith
after president
on the horrid scene that spread itself below him
look out u pon
window and lookout
lil
iii
trast lii
notice pg the striking contrast
in his and president
1I could not
notici
con trastiii
riot
ilot help noticing
dike
qmon
atad
ilke apearanc
like
appearance of
demon
emonlike
and that of the horrid dd
amon
smiths countenance atjd
filled1
e
h ile
filled
lie the
lle
mob was
mas fill
nquill Nwhile
th e m
caim
calm
im and tranquil
tra aquill
the murderers they were ca
themurderers
ement andagiiation
c
and agitation
with excitement
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the
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from
fr
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the
abandon
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t
nclonit
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firin
losp4fiq
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into
who w ere
A
a
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those
hung
er R
eider
convey elder
richards
eid
ela
t6conv
eider
elder
opportunity 1for
appo
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si
side
or eld
de
ga
thia
this gave
g4 v e an oppo
thinking
bedy
n ng
th
bed
with
bim
him
a
covered
coveredbim
bedl
he
and
did
injo
which
cell
the
info
into
taylor
make another rush into the
should ihafiea
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me
tha m ob hould
sebb r e if the
sebu
he might there be secure
e
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the
entered
60eredihi
b
again
mob
6
e
t
he
some
of
in
f
th
ai
ie cell ome
while they
ey were in 1Ithe
jail
jali
jall
6mb
amb
ti t hey
jall
jail
e v left &iai
the
h
smith
all
d
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findingit
ut
but
h
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deserted
by
finding
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not hit with

as notbitwit
as the circumstance is elder richards was
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remarkable agthe
world how h e U
bali and irwill
bail
ball
it will long remain a mystery to the worldho7
itwill
eingjebatl
aaingie
aingle
firings
firing and escaped with
ahr
the firingp
thickest of th
dimo
time through
thethickest
thr ugh the
theeetimo
passed all th
ROBEI
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robel
aabole
bj
HOLE IN
there being
IIIS it
out th
INHIS
dils
n
ln
jahe
and began
enn
he curb abid
sideiit smith ha
president
thecurb
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et aggainst
been
jwhe
hada be
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whenn pre
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im
bc 0 r din&4
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accordingly
oot him
C
m
men to s hoot
order e d wur
four
ool
ooi
rdcoir&
recover 001
0 I williams ordered
ot
efrom
ocol
ooi
ol
from the curb C
feet
direction about eight heet
took
fee tfrom
an eastern directions
bour
hour
okan
four
okaneastern
funt men too
ead fto6 execute the
d 6 ready
made
n d ma
partly at their rear1I a nd
williamss standing partlyatlthbairr6ftr
willidm
william
6 r&
afi
ffi
w
k6ts
muskets
ere
kats
the
and
ndthe
edthe
us
makh
makn
preparations
rdtions4
ng
making
prepa
were
vere
rde
while
they
o
rder
r
0
a4
with
smithy
thl eyes rested upon
smithw
haces
biti aa
faces
adis
upbid them wi
ed 161heir
upbil
rdis
to their races
raised
face president smi
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aillt thed
tb& feelings
fd6lihgs and

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let resignation 116b6ftaye
calm and quiet
caim
aaitatbt
he betrayedddnno0 agitated
J prayer to
inly1
to betoken his an
m edto
eato
seemed
upon his countenance see
expression odd
kid
3
fl
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do
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what
h
e
they
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rg
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thbya6r
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e
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ali
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was all
of the
here was 8imultaneou
ehre
bodvwasallthe
slight
mge ofa
sll
age
simultaneouss A sli
fire
efirb
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theefird
9ht cringe
he betrayed when the balls struck h im he fell
indicationof
that
thathe
teathe
indication of pain th
athe
one ball then enteredthff
this
hace
entered the back
his face
ack part of his body thisn
upon hisface
ithe time
tim
is the ball that many people have supposed struck him about the
1I was close
giose byhimand
glos
plos
and
byh
ybjm
imand
be w
he
was iin the window but this is a mistake iwas
11
weil
weli
ell
the
seated
w
heN
by
was
afterhend
vasseated
hev
jie
P
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after
bail
bali
ball
until
vas
afterhen
nowhit
a
9
hit
with
as
was nothit
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nce
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ins
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t
tranquil
and
d6
an
instant
da
death
an
a
a
was
he
thw
his
hf
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and
m
ailcy
strength
re
of manis
ils powers
its
lis
ali itsipo
ail
mailly
anly si
W
bie
s6f
exhibited all
ble form oxhibitedall
nobie
noble
pain hig
his ho
andd there
palli an
v e with pain
move
dined
eined no
sci ese
bere
here
seemed
nott to rho
healthful agility yet aqui
a muscle
2n
amii
asthib
falling9
as the fallin
was peaceful asthik
was no distortion of his features his death waspeacef6l
passion gathered upon
passiongathered
n e
contending
no cloud of co
infant abdoud
to ssleep
nbdoud
leep of a n infahi
ard of aij
ME 0 d on
trembled
n his lip tlierew
his
the reward
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no0 malediction
iiisbow
browand
i h as
6a
with
biss breath
his
ndd bi
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venng
right66u&man
righteous man seemed ho
keath
hovering
im a n
hoveringover
lenng over hihim

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ffu ence ini
in his
influence
4e
eibing
a ae
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exxerting
nity w as
mu
cchhease
eternit
eternity
eter
muchease
machease
and gentleness a s if eternity
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of
behal
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11 e N e
him
againsttheweli
who
set
gen
geo
against
agains
spoken
im
rum
have
whomi
v offi
ruffian
a i bof chomi
J
tho
the run
hi
hishead
severing
pg
of
the
purposeof
knip
shead
for
purpose
how
bow
i6
severi
e
knife
f6rthe
forthe
d
4ow
abowiz
bowie
a
ath6re
curb now ggathered
kin
tin
striking
a
of
in
attiude4stfi
attitude
the
was
an
knife
and
the
raised
from his body he
duf
dut
the
n
upon
up
0
heavens
the
from
burst
e
powerful
r
ppw
paw
d
a
nd
n
sudden
so
light
when
wheP a llghtso
ader
a ndlii
rder
h
is
IS murder6.1
h
61
j
oseph
IV
J
b
61
et
id
etween
lil
ili
hain
c
i
P
vi
vivid
ben
halh
hain
its
passing
ne
scene
ts
bloody
bloodyjsqe
cerpa
ierpa
h
consternaled
filled
w
ith
cone
cons
andfil
andril
W
it
and
struckvithleyriged
awe
terrified
with
ey
struck
they were
thattah
ers th
l
ae
ba
of
all
s
powers
oten
baffles
ite
cy
d
and
potency
mcean
pi
s
ncean
lis
ils
qppeara
appearance
1
in
i s light n
tion this
i9ss
11 powerless
e
f
feil
feli
ell
knife
power
the
held
an
luffian
fian that
ru
lum
t e luffman
lufmian
ripticin the arm 0of the
description
11ll s tood
ali
ail
a
they
a
and
gired
ground
the
feil
feli
fell
to
fe
fired
ar
lito
theb four who e
seets
skets of th
muskets
thee mu
4h
ah
i
oftkeir
limb
single
lim
a
move
to
bia
hia
iiii
fia
t
power
the
v
having
not
he
like marble statues
w
bodies
va
1I never
v6
r
t
disorder
great
fled
in
had
pnhdfled
vqa
m
en
stouth
ofth&
ep
most
time
sto fth
stofth
t
by thisis jimeyno
tf ss f
it
e that
possible
noss
DOSS
is
1
expect
ot
not
pect
it
I
nd
jrsn
and
jp
hect
before
men
of
e
a
mepbofo
set
ned a
frighte
frightened
saw so brighte
it
as
disorderly
and
hurried
as
was
retreat
1I ever shall again
their
I
mighAs
tons
Welling
toas
h
f
wellingtons
of
w611ingto
panoply
as
&th
cl
clashing
e
a
the
ath
h
ad
ingpanopyo
been
yossibly could have
possibly
the
saw
light
shw
ams
a
I
willi
4ms
wiuiams
col
wiliams
heels
their
at
vring
thundering
ering
armyy been thtind
ty arm
useo
iisetor
lisetor
use
the
6
t
lose
rei
rel
entirely
d
ti
en
V
he
h
not
did
di
he
e
buth
but
frightened
bhdl
bedl
badly
also
and was
lidllooeafib
hallooedto
he
cn
men
these
M
of
conditloa
condition
lon
ioa
the
li
seeing
c
s
ee
p
nis limbs or speech
his
pat
andqar
andi
cargodssake
come
to
sake
gods
anduar
bat
for
atr
etr
r
etreat
a
i
commenced
comment
oda
eda
some who had just
strength
main
by
them
carried
arld
arid
and
back
aridcarried
came
ry off these men they
h
th
were
they
if
as
helpless
as
seemed
they
gons
waggons
wag
towards the baggage wiggons
t
1
M
7
d
ea
ddead
i
fledy
and
an
m611s
ai
kl
di
demon
demonshad
s
had
c
owardly
ar
yd
d
T
id
an
va
away
t
he
passe
passed
Y
had
fib
lle Ssttorm
ile
0 m hi
T
the
e
ifi&
t
he
r
s
mith
i
osep
j
oseph
ifil
la
lay
l
ils
is
ere
J
e
cen
scene
there
the
bctatoi gazing 0on
spectator
to 0 d a sp
1I sstood
raa
mad
hall
hail
hali
rad
who
w
man
0
him
the
revered
who
martyrea
red leader of thousands
martyred
marty
mar tyrea
abn
ap
bn
6p
fourteen
arte
f6u
fau
rte
of
career
a
in
and
s
ociety
s
through
magice spirit
ilkeoii
like
plit
as sedlik
p assed
eila itiagi
etl
astonishivdild
et
wonder
blaze
of
w
with
a
orid
orld
world
the
earsy
years
en
fifteen
enearse
earsl hadd lit up
or fiffe
enearsl
lim
ina
u
f
fuli
ull
low
la
lay
y
ground
t
he
he
in&
ad
upon
dead
upa
left
was
up6
ment and admiration
conqueror
conquerer
triumphant
e
Athe
as
him
m
hi
d
arde
1
regarded
re
my
I
tions
contemplations
t6mpta
yet
vet in my con
with
s armed
fiends
arme
fibfid
m
n
fb
men
u
four
r
UO
eighty
field
d
d
1left m
of the bloodyY
ast erba
erbf
eft master
un
heroism
drallele
aa
unparalleled
dr
a&
p
h
the
ad
s
allele
haa
dh
arms
4
na
n&
arm
other
otherarm
s
a
nd
nius w t
6s muskets
a t as
united states5
united3t
gand
ne
pres
dAnd
and
tv
the
tvdand
nerve
h
had
e
hadali
badali
H
6
while
er
whre
0
prisoner
willii a prion
ibe rhi
him while
muurder
ito0 m
rai
ral
pock
single
a
qe
with
11 9
and
dd
for
guch
force
alfor
ae
unequal
ai
u
s
uch
4
wit
conte n d with
dile
0 f mind to contend
encee of
alfes
o
f
spirit
the
0
imwas
ilfes
hi
was
him
pira
piri
iii
byas
in
the
y
they
s
m
as
a
many
d
a
s
ivas
wounded
6 wounde
et pistolT killed and
lfwnl
i
exemp
bravery
exema i
sbidery exemplified
dauntless
nauntles spidery
dauntle
miffe
miffh
a
o
f
head
the
0
rode
at
kqdqat
amig
tle
tie
stature
nobie
noble
his
f
a few davs before i t i f
iliiysvt
j
iqtafewda
t
but
ia
4
strong
otisandstfon
thousand
th
ten
and
hearts
ave
brave
usan
shousan
dbr
thousand
tho
legionnumberinff
egiowilumb6ring five thousan
w23ys
P
tyjf L
i
mimsi
ffirii
1I r
heir
t
ate
spenc
thein
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animated
aniniate
his
speech
anini
spe6c
courage
them
ava
ave
cresence
g
resence
arms his presence
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rew
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threw
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boa sted
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majesty of american jurisprudence

0 man how worthless are your promises how perfidious are all
upways
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that
at would hhave died for the mainteinance
maintemance
maintenance of his honor
611aa sacrifice
feli
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fell
ac rifice to the broken faith of other
men
amen
othermen
tookplace
place at fifteen minutes pastfive
oclock
the murder took
past five choal
cioal VP M
and their recepthe history of the dead bodies during that night andtheir
1
ti6n
tian
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h ers 1
read ippublished
already
ublih e-dbbyy o0 tthers
ublia
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go to m
pa ssedthroughthe
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streets
carthage
feeling
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keets
ing o0 f consternation had
seized upon the hearts of its citizensand
citizens
and spread throughout its vicinity
sond
citizensand
he inhabitants men
ahe
nen and women were running in every direction
the
id others on foot to the
through the streets some flying in wag
an
and
waggons
gons
wiggons
country and others preparing for flight they entertained no other
wouldve
cormons wouldbe
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ir neighborbeig abor
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the county to the other they knewthe
knew they
y
dommitteda a deed that would have justified
ustifie d them in taking summahad committed
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ry vengeance
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ien
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lin
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rent from this is len
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known
there
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cannot believe thene
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another
who could have remained pent up within ththee
iother people on earth whocould
lother
a city and had
boundary of acito
d er thea
bad two of their citizens murdered un
under
acitk
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kin g over all rest
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wreaking
breaking
restraint
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passed
time
he passe
me their necessary comforts titheld from metheir
steam
dream
dteam
dream
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a
pleasant
of
resuit
result
the
when
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murder
j
the
after
n
night
third atafter
th 6ihird
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brought
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partic
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mention
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derers they wou
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ma
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forget my duty scor
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the acceptance of their
scorning
accursningtheacceptanceofth
me6 forgot
and make m
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a1kwith
alk
thern and turning on
with them
not time to ttaik
led
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they
them
1I mention hig
t
this
to
show
the degrd
val
kod
vai
fidei
ked
walked
depravity
away
heel
his
my
deard vity of man
Y
lidd the
irs that compose
vil liany off the murderers
so c lety
ibe black hearted villiany
killiany
gollip ose the society
murdet&
tollip
murdeth
fthe
the 1inhabitants
factt that
aafac
a majority ofathe
cartha 6 atis
it is abac
of warsaw and carthage
ttis
thattlihajorityo
them
the murder
eac
we re either engaged in
these places
mulder or sanction
pidde were
inthe
of each
bac h of
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ie in
their actions when have they
n their
volc
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hey lifted their voic
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thei
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sta
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st6 against
gainst any participation in the damnable deed when
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eclai e d that
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thy ddeclaied
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wails
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vails
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st
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finger5
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pd them
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a e stamp
eternal infamy in the
withiai1 etetna1infamyinjhe
whose bl
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e
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this
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have ripened
they haye
crime of
ripe n ed the chime
the world made full th
theP cups
cup of its iniquity lit
it the torch that will soon
cupi
wrap cities
flamesleaving
cities in flames
leaving
povertyy and stark lone
nL pqvjer
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loneliness
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to brood houseTleavi
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donder Pus granite
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be tdra
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tance niy
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tabe
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work gut
out the overthrow of nations the downfall of empires thesuju
workout
subjo
the subju
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gation
inadoms
of
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