The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-07-29

JsE SMTrn.-The Naxuoo Nlghbor, paper
published at Nauvoo, Hancock county, Illinois,
comes to US with dozen columns filled with re-
port ofthe proceedings in the case Of the Mormon
Prophet, on a writ of habeas corpus. The Cover
nor OF Missouri had sent warrant for Smith, VINO
was charged with the crime of treason, and with
being fugitive from justice, and as already stated
in the Herald, the Governor of Illinois issued his
warrant, and Joe was arrested accordingly, but by
the faithful was rescue and carried to the
holy city, where a writ of habeas corpus was
| issued. Joe denies being fugitive from JUS
| tice, that he has committed the crime OF trea-
son against the State Of Missouri, and that he Is
Joseph Smith, Junior he having become Senior
two years ago. There are many other grounds set
forth TO justify his liberation, but these presume,
more particularly the last, are sufficient. Hyram
Smith, the prophets BROTHER in his testimony which
was taken in the case, gives detail Of all the perse.
cutions which the Mormons underwent in the State
of Missouri, whose inhabitants are described as
many "anii-repubcau cannibals." The following
is an extract from the concluding portion Of his evil
dence:-
"But do know that the Mormon people, en- masse,
driven out Of that State after being robbed Of all
they had barely escaped with their lives as well
his family also YVES robbed OF all they had and barely
escaped with the skin of their teeth and all of this in
consequence of the ex.erminatng order of Governor
that State And do know-so does this and every
rational man who is acquainted with the circumstances
and every man who shall hereafter become acquainted
with the Particulars thereof will know, that Governor
Boggs and Generals Clark Lucas Wilson, and Gillum,
also Austin A. King. have committed treason upon the
citizens Of Missouri and did violate the constitution oil the
United States and also the constitution and laws Of the
State of Mssour and did exile and expel at the point Of
the bayonet some twelve fourteen thousand nhabt
ants from the State and did murder three or four
hundreds Of men, and children in cold blood and
in the most horrid and cruel possible and the
whole OF was caused by bigotry and persecu
mighty God, according to the dictates OF their
own consc:erces, and agreeably to His divine Will,
as revealed in the scriptures Of eternal TRUTH and
had turned away from following the vain tradi.
tons Of their fathers and would Eot worship according
to the dogmas and commandments Of those mcn who
preach for hire and divine for money and teach TOR doc
trne the precopts OF that the Constitution
OF the United Sste- would have protected them therein
upwards OF two hundred Thousand dollars worth oil land,
most OF which entered and paid for at the land once
ofhe United States in the State OF Missour-and although
the President OF the United States has been made &C.
quanted with these facts and the particulars Of per-
secnons aid cppressiens by petition to him, and to Con-
gressyet they have not attempted to restore Inc
Monmons to their rights or given any assurance that we
may hereafter expect redress FROM ther, Aud do also
know, most positively and assuredy, that my brother,
Joseph Smith, Senior has not been in the State OF Mis-
souri since the spring OF the year 1889.
The whole OF this witnesses testimony is OF a like
character, going much into details which we would
fain hope may be exaggerated, otherwise the char
acter OF the State o. Missouri Will he much COM
promised. Joe, however, is now safe, and he can
go on uninterruptedly to gain further claims to Sc
niory and saintship.