The very candid, pacific, and highly creditable advice, which has done himself the honor to addess to “the Citizens of , “Mormons and all,” and which appears in the “Warsaw Signal” of the 14th. instant is, like the balm of Gilead, well calculated to ease the pain, which has troubled the heads of the Carthagenians, Warsawains, and other over jealous bodies for weal and wo. It certainly must be admitted, on all hands, that has exalted himself as a Mediator, Patriot, Lawyer, Governor, Peace maker, and friend of all; not only to magnify the law and make it honorable, but also in pointing out the path of peace. Such is what the have ever sought at the hands of those in authority; and, with an approving conscience, clear as the crystal spring: and with a laudable intention, warm as the Summer Zephyr; and with a charitable prayer, mellow as the morning dew, it is now our highest consolation to hope that all difficulties will cease: and give way to reason, sense, peace, and good will. The Saints if they will be humble and wise, can now practice what they preach, and soften by good examples, rather then harden by a distant course of conduct, the hearts of the people.

For general information it may be well to say that there never has been any cause for alarm as to the Latter Day Saints, The legislature of granted a liberal charter for the City of ; and, let every honest man in the , who has any knowledge of her, say whether she has not flourished beyond the most sanguine anticipations of all; and while they witness her growing glory: let them solemnly testify whether has wilfully injured the , , or a single individual, one cent: With the strictest scrutiny publish the facts whether a particle of law has been evaded or broken: virtue and innocence need no artificial covering: Political views and party distinctions; never should disturb the harmony of Society; and when the whole truth comes before a virtuous people: we are willing to abide the issue.

We will here refer to the three late dismissals, upon writs of , of Joseph Smith, when arrested under the requisitions of . The first, in June 1841, was tried at , [p. [1]]