[Joseph Smith Diary] Sunday, May 19th 1844 Cloudy morning. At home. Lyman Wight preached at the stand. Rain commenced about twelve. Bonney returned from the east. [several lines left blank]
Prayer Meeting at P.M. Was dispensed with. So muddy and rainy. About 12 men [and] 2 women attending.
Eve I talked a long time in the bar Room. Judge Phelps read my rejoinder to Clay. Esq[ui]r[e] Reid my old Lawyer present.
Fog[g]y and wet. "Maid of Iowa" has not arrived 10 o'clock. (1)
-- May 20, 1844
[Apostle Wilford Woodruff Journal] 20th I wrote a letter to Mrs Woodruff & sent her $5 dollars. We sent a copy of the minutes of the conference for publication. G. A. Smith sent a few lines to his wife in the same. We mailed the letter in Newark.
In the evening we all met at the school house to deliver a political lecture. I called the meeting to order & made some introductory remarks & introduced to the assembly Mr Henry Jacobs, who arose & read General Joseph Smiths views of the powers and policy of the government of the United States, to the assembly after which I introduced to the meeting Mr David Fulmer who addressed the assembly in an interesting manner. Showed that Gen Smith took a line between the two parties on the banking system & ever thing els almost.
I arose and followed him and urged our claims & rights to cast our votes for a president. Spoke of our persecutions, & the danger the whole people of the United States were in of being destroyed by misrule & mob law if they permitted that principle to triumph.
I was followed by Elder Mr Smith who deliverd a spirited address upon politicks. Spoke of his fathers fighting in defence of our country. Spoke of the treatment we had received from the hands of Vanburen & Clay, & Calhoon &c. All who had spoken had the assistance of the Lord.
When we closed a certain Dr Smith arose and hurrand the people in a vile manner & raised a row. Their was some prospect of fighting, but with soft words we turned away wrath & returned home in peace, & spent the night with Br Wilseys. (2)
[Joseph Smith Diary] Monday, May 20th 1844 Emma continues sick. Am with her most of the time. 10 A.M. there was a public meeting on the Stand to obtain means for Lyman Wight to go to Washington.
Circuit Court. Bro[ther] Phelps and many brethren went. Phelps returned same day /or a summons was suffered to be issued for/ Joseph was summoned to appear on complaint of F[rancis] M. Higbee on same case. I was set free on habeus corpus on the 8 in[s]t[ant]. The Lawyers agreed to move an abatement. Judge Adams presiding. A good influence in favor of the Saints prevailed [and a change of venue to McDonough County was ordered]. (1)
-- May 21, 1844
[Apostle Wilford Woodruff Journal] 21 st We rode to Juliett & spent the night with Mr Dana. We held a meeting in a large school room & deliverd a lecture upon politicks. Mr G. A. Smith called the house to order & introduced me to the assembly & I arose & felt inspired by the spirit of God, & declaired in their midst our rights. Spoke of our persecutions, General Smith's views, our treatment by the government ie. the Judiciary, Leg-eslative and Execative department of Missouri & the United States.
I was followed by Mr D. Fulmer & G. A. Smith. We had the best attention of the people & a good impression was made. Distance of the day 30 miles. (2)
[Brigham Young] --21-- I started on my mission to the East in company with Elders H. [Heber] C. Kimball and L. [Lyman] Wight on board the steamer Osprey; Captain Anderson. On our way to St. Louis Brother Wight preached. (3)
Lyman Wight: Given "white [seer?] stone" by Joseph Smith Jr. and ordained to be like Moses (between 14-21 May 1844) (4)
Elders Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, and Lyman Wight of the Twelve leave Nauvoo on a mission to preach and to promote Joseph Smith's candidacy for president of the United States. (5)
The apostles and most other LDS leaders leave Nauvoo to campaign for Joseph Smith. (6)
[Joseph Smith Diary] Tuesday, May 21st 1844 At home. Very pleasant morning. Rode out with O[rrin] P[orter] Rockwell on horseback.
7 A.M. B[righam] Young, H[eber] C. Kimball, Lyman Wight, and about 100 Elders went on the Osprey for St. Louis. Maid of Iowa arrived.
At home towards night with Emma who is some better. Shovelled dirt on the ditch while Wasson stood on the corner of the fence to watch. A man came to find me having a summons and attachment to take me to Carthage. Could not find me. "Maid of Iowa" went up about 3 P.M. Rode out in the evening with W[illia]m Clayton to see Yearsly['s] little child who is sick. (1)
Footnotes:
1 - Faulring, Scott (ed.), An American Prophet's Record: The Diaries and Journals of Joseph Smith: Joseph Smith Diary, 1844, http://amzn.to/jsdiaries
2 - Wilford Woodruff's Journal: 1833-1898 Typescript, Volumes 1-9, Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books 1993, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies
3 - Manuscript History of Brigham Young, 1801-1844, ed. Elden Jay Watson (Salt Lake City: Smith Secretarial Service, 1968).
4 - Quinn, D. Michael, The Mormon Hierarchy: Origins of Power, Appendix 6, Biographical Sketches of General Officers of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830-47, http://amzn.to/origins-power
5 - The Woodland Institute 'On This Day Historical Database,' http://www.woodlandinstitute.com
6 - Quinn, D. Michael, The Mormon Hierarchy: Origins of Power, Appendix 7: Selected Chronology of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830-47, http://amzn.to/origins-power
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