For general information it may be well to say that there never has been any cause for alarm as to the . 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 & 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 . The first, [p. [2]]