The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-09-25

influence which God has given you, in behalf Of nno
csnce oppressed Yours respectfully,
B-Ex-Governor Boggs is said to have been shot at
in his own house hundred and fifty miles from
VOC, in Missouri.
EMMA SMITHS LErTER-THE WIFE OF tn. PROPHET.
NAUyoo, August 18th, ls42
| To HIS EIcELLrscr, Gov. C.RLIs.-
is with feelings OF no ordinary cast that have re-
tired after the business Of the day and evening 100 10
address your honor. am at a less how to commence
my mind is crowded with subjects too numerous to be
contained in letter find myself almost destitute oil
that confidence necessary to address person holding he
authority OF your dignihed and responsible ONCE and
would now offer, for inruding upon your
time and attention. the justice of my my cause
the interest OF an individual, number OF individuals
then, perhaps, might be justified in remaining silent
But it is not Nor is it the pecuniary interest of whole
your Exceency; but dear sir is for the peace and
safety OF hundreds may safely say of this community
country and also the life Of my husband who has not
committed any crime whatever neither has he trans
crossed any OF the laws part ofthe Constitution OF
the United States neither has he any time nfringed
upon the rights of any man, any class of
muny ofany description. Need say he is not guilty Of
the crime alledged against him by Governor Boggs2 In
deed does entirely superuous for me- any
of his friends in this place to testify his innocence Of that
of many other places in this state as well as in the terri
do know positively that the of Governor
Boggs is without the least shadow of truth and do
know and SO do others that the prosecution against
him has been conducted in illegal manner and every
act demonstrates the fact that all the design prose
cution is to throw him into the power of his enemies
without the least OF hope that he would be allow
ed to obtain fair trial, and that he would be nhumany
ledge of the existing circumstances has one remaining
doubt and your honor will recollect that you said to
himself in Missouri And dear sir, you cannot, for
moment, indulge unfriendly feeling towards him,
he Sd Ss by your counsel Then sir why . it that
privilege of the laws Of this When refect upon
the many cruel and illegal operations of Llburn w.
Boggs and the consequent suffering Of myself and family
and the ncaculable losses and suerngs of many hun
drsds who survived and the many precious lives that
lost all the effect OF unjust prejudice and misguided
ambition produced by Misrepresentation and calumny,
my bosom heaves with unutterable anguish and who,
that well acquainted with the facts as the people Of
the city OF Quincy would il should say that
my heart burned with just Indignation ards calum
majors, as well as the perpetrators Of those horso
crimes 2
But how happy would now be, to pour out my full
heart in gratitude to Governor Boggs Il he had rose up
with the dignity and authority of the Chief Executive Of
he State and put down every illegal transaction and
protected the peaceabe citizens enterprislng emf
grants from the violence oplundering outlaws who have
as they go UNPUBLISHED. Yes say, how happy would
be- to render him. not only thegratude of my heart
and mothers of brother sisters widows and orphans
whom he might have saved by such course, from
dropping under the whitening hand of adversely brought
upon them by the prosecutions of wicked and corrupt
men.
And now may entreat your Exceency to tighten the
hand Of oppression and which laid upon me-
and my family, which materially affect the peace and
Weare OIL THIS whole community for let assure yon,
that there are many whole families that entirely de-
pendant upon the prosecution of Mr. Smiths temporal
business for support and he prev ented attending
to the common avocations of life who will employ those
innocent Industrious poor people. and provide for their
wants
But my dear sir, when recolect the interesting inter-
view which and my friends had with you when your
place. and the warm assurance you gave your friend
ship and legal protection, cannot doubt for moment
your honorable sincerity but do still expect you
slider our claims upon your protection from every en-
croachment upon our legal rights loyal citizens
have always been still and determined always
be law abiding people and still assure you self that
ngs Pracsed against us in the suit of Governor Boggs
you wrecal those writs which have been issued against
Mr. Smith and Rockwell, as you must be that Mr.
Smith was not in Missouri and Of he could not
duly considered will justify Mr. Smith in the he
has taken. And now, l appeal to your Exceency as
would unto father who is not only able but willing to
shield me and mine from every unjust persecution.
suffering OF having my husband torn from and my
helpless children. beg you to spare my innocent
children the heart rending OF again seeing their
father unustly dragged to prison to death appeal
your affections son. and beg you to spare aged
mother the only surviving parent we have left the
affection OF seeing her whom she knows
to be innocent ofhe crime laid to his charge thrown
again into the hands Of his enemies who have long
sought for his life in whose life and prosperity she only
looks for the few remaining comforts she enjoy,
Exceency to spare these Affections and
yoursefhe pleasure ofdong good and vastly increasing
human happness-secure yourself the benedicon Of
the aged and the gratitude the young and the blessing
and veneraton of the rising generation.
Respectfully
Your most obedient,
EMMA SMITH.
To his Excelle.cy THOMAS CARLIN,
Governor of the State Of Illinois