Minor Matters in the New Move Against the Prophet CHAPTER XXXIII. Political Perplexities--Joseph Smith a Candidate for President of the United States CHAPTER XXXIV. The Projected Movement to the West CHAPTER XXXV. The Standard of Peace CHAPTER XXXVI. "In Peril Among False Brethren" CHAPTER XXXVII. Compliance with the Demands of Governor Ford CHAPTER XXXVIII. The Martyrdom CHAPTER XXXIX. Confusion--Choosing a Leader CHAPTER XL. The Trial of the Murderers CHAPTER XLI. The Exodus--the Fall of Nauvoo APPENDIX I. Correspondence Between Joseph Smith and John C. CALHOUN APPENDIX II. Clay's Letter to Joseph Smith and the Latter's Reply APPENDIX III. Joseph Smith's Views of the Power and Policy of the Government of the United States APPENDIX IV. An Account of the Martyrdom of Joseph Smith, by President John Taylor INTRODUCTION. Once in an ancient city, * * * Raised aloft on a column, a brazen statue of Justice Stood in the public square, upholding the scales in its left hand, And in its right hand a sword, as an emblem that justice presided Over the laws of the land, and the hearts and the homes of the people. But in the course of time the laws of the land were corrupted; Might took the place of right, and the weak were oppressed, and the mighty-- Ruled with an iron rod.--_Evangeline_. QUEEN ANNE'S war was brought to a close by the treaty of Utrecht, in 1713. By this treaty the French province, Nova Scotia, was ceded by France to England; and, of course, the inhabitants, nearly exclusively French, and numbering some three thousand, became subjects of Great Britain. Less than half a century later, when the French and Indian war broke out, the French population had increased to eighteen thousand--outnumbering the English three to one. In fact the presence of the English amounted to nothing more than a military occupation of the peninsula. These French peasants, usually called Acadians, had brought under cultivation large tracts of land; owned about sixty thousand head of cattle; had built neat cottage homes, established peaceful hamlets, and lived in a state of plenty, but great simplicity. They were reputed to be a peaceable, industrious, and amiable race; governed mostly by their pastors, who exercised a paternal authority over them. Thus dwelt together in love these simple Acadian farmers-- Dwelt in the love of God and of man. Alike were they free from Fear, that reigns with the tyrant, and envy, the vice of republics. Neither locks had they to their doors, nor bars to their windows; But their dwellings were open as day, and the hearts of their owners; There the richest were poor, and the poorest lived in abundance.