The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-07-23

I HIoHLY IMPORTANT FROM NAuvoo.-We have
received the following very graphic and entertaining
letter from the new Jerusalem. 1t gives us de-
scription of occurrences of which we have had va
| rious and conflicting accounts;
| Correspondence of the Herald
C,y,nt ,,cif,ment at Nauvoo-Airesto Of the Prophet-
His discharge and triumphant entry into the Holy
| NAuvoo, July Sd, lS4s.
JAMES GORDON BENNETT, ESQ.,
| DEAR SIR
| Considerable excitement has prevailed IN our city
for the last week, in consequence OF another enorI
on the part OF the Missourans to take our beloved
fellow citizen, Joseph Smith, and drag him to that
State for inevitable destruction. Gov; Reynolds OF
| Missouri, short time ago, made demand upon
| Gov Ford of this State tor the person OF Joseph
smith, charged with high treason against the laws
| of Mlssouri-and having fled from Justice, 10Y
Ford issued his writ, directed to one Harmon WI
| son of Carthage, Hancock county. Mr. omltn
happened to be visit at the time 10 see some OF
his relatives near Rock River, about l2O miles from
| this place Wilson got news OF his whereabouts,
| and went up and arrested him, having along with
| him Missouri officer, with whose ald ne auempl-
| ep TO rush him clandestinely through the country
| to Missouri, before his friends could be aware of
his situation; but in going through the town OF Dix
on some dislnteresed and good feeling ctizens APP
pretended foul play, and took the responsibility Of
| forcing the officers TO allow them an interview win
Smith, when, after finding the situation ne was In,
assisted him IN getting writ OF habeas corpus pre-
paratory to discharge. The writ was returnable
TO one OF the Judges Of the Circuit Court and not
| finding any Judge in that region OF country, they
started with their prisoner for the city OF Quincy
| In the meantime, messengers had been despatched
| TO Nauvoo, and a company numbering hundred
and upwards Immediately started Tor the scene OF
| action, most of them witnesses who had been
| through the Mormon war in Missouri, and who
went tor the purpose OF giving testimony, II being
understood when they started that the trial would
| be at Ottaway, to which place they were going
when they met Joseph Smith and the ofhcers, VINO
had by this time become prisoners ALSO and held to
bail upon charges arising from the outrageous man.
ner in which they arrested Smith, and the enort 10
abduct him from the State. The escort has now
become quite large and very respectable, as some
distinguished lawyers and other influential men In
! the country through which they passed had volun'
teered their aid, and declared in Joseph Smiths ia
vor. The General Gas we will begin to cal MIN
now for reasons which the sequel will show began
to think that the officers had had the tun all to
themselves, and had done they pleased by assum-
ing the chief command-and the company had now
got too large to be commanded by subateIns when
the Lieutenant General was on the ground, propos,
ed to relieve them awhile, and ordered the line oil
march to be taken up for the City Of Nauyoo The
officers finding themselves in the situation OF the
potent Turkish Pacha, who went to take ARABIA,
and got taken himself, began to tremble, like Bel
from harm, which he pledged himself to do, and
faithfully has he redeemed the pledge, :,
On Friday morning last II was made known IN the
CITY that the General and escort were approaching
| the city, when hundreds OF our citizens prepared
themselves with horses and carriages, and went out
on the prairie to meet him. The procession had not
got beyond the suburbs before the General ana MS
company were in sight, when, by the direction OF
Gen. Hiram Smith, the procession was arranged
each side of the street to let the approaching caval
cade pass through the line, when General Joseph
Smith rode through the line OF citizens: The
sweet tones of music that rose upon the air-the
waving OF banners uniured TO the breeze-the
greeting OF ladies and gentlemen on every side,
with countenances beamng with Joy tor his safe re-
we'll he is beloved and respected by all who know
him. both Gentiles and Saints, and with what alac-
rity they would fly to his aid when in the hour Of
trial and tribulation. | question whether Prince
ception in either of the Atlantic cities that would
compare with the reception of Joseph Smith on
Friday last, either in the manifestation OF that un-
alleged friendship, the golden chain which binds
society together, or In the respectabllty ana num-
bers Of those who composed the escort.
A writ OF habeas corpus was issued by the Mu-
nicipal Court of the city, and on Saturday it was
.,eard and Joseph Smith discharged. Evidence was
introduced TO show that there was a misnomer in
the wrt-that he had never fled the justice of the
State of Missouri, but that he with all OF his fol
lowers were driven from the State by the action OF
the people of Missouri in pursuance of the exter
L
| Smith had never committed treason against the
laws of Missouri, but had exercised the greatest de-
gree of forbearanCe all occasions for which his
| followers complained of him when the ruthless
band Of banditti attacked the homes and firesides
of innocent and unoffendng citizens. ] must con.
TESS that never heard such heart rending detail
OF high handed and heaven.daring crime and enor-
nifty as was adduced in testimony on this occasion
The citizens of Missouri can certainly claim the
merit of having expelled an innocent body of people
from their soil, attended with the most savage
| deeds of barbarity that has ever been committed
| in the civilized word-helpless citizens manaclsd
| thrown in prison and ted for days upon human flesh,
the recital OF which is too much to be borne by an
| American freeman-the waters of the Mississippi
| and Missouri may lave her shores through all eter
nifty and not wash out the stain from her dishonoreC
soil-it will require another element more terrible
to purify her, aud the secret OF her continued perse
cuton of Gen. Smith is nothing more less than
| this-they know that they deserve the punishment
the lite of the organ through which they fear retri
button will come. They well know they have
nothing against Joseph Smith for which he deserves
punishment, and public opinion is getting right
| in that matter. The citizens of illinois are well
enough acquainted with the facts not to let one OF
her best and most useful citizens be dragged off with
impunity to satisfy the hellish appetites of few
fiends incarnate in the State of Missouri, and be-
leve there are many who are not Mormons ready
with me to swear by the God that made Moses thai
he shall not go there If we prevent it. The ex
cltemen and fears of the people are all now aayed
and we apprehend no more difficulty for the present
/ shall apprlse you OF other interesting matters In
| due time. Yours. A GENTLE
A Great Nuisance.
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