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Discourse, 30 June 1843, as Reported by Willard Richards

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Asterisk (*) denotes a "featured" version, which includes an introduction and annotation *Discourse, 30 June 1843, as Reported by Willard Richards Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 2, 10 March 1843–14 July 1843 *Discourse, 30 June 1843, as Reported by Wilford Woodruff Discourse, 30 June 1843, as Reported by William Clayton History Draft [1 March–31 December 1843] History, 1838–1856, volume D-1 [1 August 1842–1 July 1843] “History of Joseph Smith”
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our Charter. powe[r]s.— same charter says. city Municipal cou[r]t. has power to enact all laws—— &c dangerous power. because it will protect, the innocent, & put down Mobo[c]rats,— constituti[o]n of say[s] “Habeus Corbus [] shall not be denied.” Deny me the right of H. Corpus & I will. fight with gu[n]s swo[r]d cann[on] behind & thunder till I am used up. like the Killkeny [Kilkenny] Cats. we have more power becau[s]e we have power to go behind the writ. & try th[e] merits of the case. [p. [283]]
our Charter. powers.— same charter says. Municipal court. has power to enact all laws—— &c dangerous power. because it will protect, the innocent, & put down Mobocrats,— constitution of says “Habeus Corbus [] shall not be denied.” Deny me the right of H. Corpus & I will. fight with guns sword cannon behind & thunder till I am used up. like the Killkeny Kilkenny Cats. we have more power because we have power to go behind the writ. & try the merits of the case. [p. [283]]
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