8. See Denunciation of Thieves, 1844, by Hyrum Smith; by President Smith and the formal action of the Apostles quorum, this HISTORY Vol. IV, Chapter XVII. Also the minutes of the conference held at Nauvoo April, 1843, this HISTORY, Vol. V, Chapter XVII. 9. History of Hancock County, p. 158. 10. Ibid. 11. See this HISTORY Vol. V, Ch. XXIV and Vol. IV. Introduction pp, 22 _et seq_. 12. This ordinance about a month after its enactment was repealed at the suggestion of President Smith. See this volume pp. 55-6. 13. This alleged "design" of the ordinance President Smith specifically denied in the open session of the city council, and to a committee of lawyers from Carthage, who waited upon the city council to protest against this ordinance; and the ordinance was amended by a third section disclaiming such alleged intention, but still retaining the feature that forced state process to be served through the agency Nauvoo's city officers. See this vol. pp. 173-4. 14. This volume pp. 130-132. 15. This HISTORY Vol. V, pp. 467-8, 472. 16. This HISTORY, Vol. V. pp. 473-4. 17. See Ford's letter to Thomas Reynolds, Governor of Missouri, under date of August 14, 1843. This HISTORY, Vol. V, pp. 553-6. 18. Ibid p. 200. 19. This HISTORY, Vol. VI. Ch. XXVI, where both letters will be found at length. 20. See Ford's_ History of Illinois_. p. 269; also this HISTORY, Vol IV, pp. 479-481 and footnotes; Vol. V, p. 490. 21. Such appeared to be the very great probability in the election of 1843. As will be remembered by the readers of Vol. IV of this HISTORY, Cyrus Walker, Esq., Whig candidate for Congress, rendered valuable service in delivering the Prophet from the hands of those bent upon running him into Missouri for trial on the old complaint against him in that state. That service could only be obtained in that crisis by Joseph Smith pledging himself to vote for Walker, which was interpreted to mean, of course, the Mormon vote; and it was generally conceded that the Whigs receiving the Mormon vote would be successful. Before the day of election, however, there had arisen strong reasons for believing that the arrest of Prophet and the effort to take him to Missouri, as also Walker's appearance upon the scene to effect his liberation, was itself a political trick to secure the Mormon vote for the Whig party, which was thwarted by the Mormons voting, at the last moment, the Democratic ticket. (See Vol. V, Chapter XXVI). 22. Ford's History of Illinois, p. 364. 23. See this volume, pp. 214-217, where the editorial is given _in extenso_. 24. See Chapter XI, this volume, where the memorial itself, Hyde's two letters and the action in the House of Representatives will be found in full. 25. See Chapter XXX, _passim_ this volume for a discussion of the _Expositor_; also Taylor-Colfax Discussion on the "Mormon" Question, p. 20. Also an editorial from the Nauvoo _Neighbor_, see p. 496, this volume.