an opinion a correct opinion, from the facts as presented; it is very certain that things looked more than suspicious against him.
In the first place, he positively knew that we had broken no law.
Secondly, He knew that the mob had not only passed inflamitory resolutions threatening extermination to the Mormons; but that they had actually assembled armed mobs, and commenced hostilities against us.
Thirdly, He took those very mobs that had been arrayed against us, and enrolled them as his troops; thus legalizing their acts.
Fourthly, He requested us to come to , without arms promising protection and then refused to interfere in delivering us from prison, although Joseph and were put there contrary to law.
Fifthly, Although he refused to interfere in our behalf; yet, when Capt. [Robert F.] Smith went to him and informed him that the persons refused to come out, he told him that he “had his a command and knew what to do.” thus sanctioning the use of force in the violation of law, when opposed to us; Whereas he would not for us interpose his executive authority to free us from being incarcerated, contrary to law, although he was fully informed of all the facts of the case, as we kept him posted in the affairs all the time
Sixthly, He left the prisoners in Carthage Jail contrary to his plighted faith.
<He disbanded the which had never violated Law & disarmed them. And had about his person in the shape of militia known mobocrats & violaters of the law>
Seventhly, Before he went he dismissed all the troops that could be relied upon, as well as many of the mob, and left us in charge of the “Carthage Greys”, a company that he knew were mobocratic; our most bitter enemies and who had passed resolutions [p. 60]