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 [harangued] 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
~ Tuesday
21st We rode to Juliett & spent the night with
Mr Dana. We held a meeting in a large
school room & delivered 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, Legeslative
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
~ Wednesday
22nd [FIGURE] We took away the licence from
two Elders vizTheophilusWalterNixon and his licence was signed by George CoulsonLaharp
and Arariah L Maul, licence signed by T. W. Nixon
We all rode together 8 of us in company
& ^G A Smith^ spent the night at Br Chapmans & I at
Br Duals with Br Wilsons 24 miles east of Juliet Will Co Ill in 7 miles of Ia lime 24 mils
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 harangued 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
~ Tuesday
21st We rode to Juliett & spent the night with
Mr Dana. We held a meeting in a large
school room & delivered 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, Legeslative
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
~ Wednesday
22nd [FIGURE] We took away the licence from
two Elders vizTheophilusWalterNixon
his licence was signed by George CoulsonLaharp
and Arariah L Maul, licence signed by T. W. Nixon
We all rode together 8 of us in company
& G A Smith spent the night at Br Chapmans & I at
Br Duals 24 miles east of
Juliet Will Co Ill in 7 miles of Ia lime 24 mils
"Journal (January 1, 1843 – December 31, 1844)," May 21, 1844 - May 22, 1844, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed April 19, 2024, https://www.wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/DRn