C. spoke.— in relation to <​th[e]​> Laws, Fosters, Higbes, Editor of the Signal &c— and of the impotane [importance] of suppressing that spirit which has drivn us from &c That he would go into for an effective ordinance—

Mayor said at the time was pusing [pursuing] me <​him​> <​with his writs​>,— came to my house with a band of Missou[r]ians for the purpose of detroying <​betraying​> me,— came to my gate,— and was preve[n]ted with by who was set to watch comee within my <​his​> gate, and calld Mayor, Alar— and the Mayor rep[r]oved for comi[n]g at that time of night

Swors [sworn] them <​Said​> abut 10 o’ck <​at night​>— a boat came up the river, <​with about a Doz— men​> came to the gate with them. <​Witness​> was on guard— and stopped them,— called Joseph to the door— and wanted an interviw, Joseph said you know better than to come here at this hour of the night— & retur[ne]d.—

next Morning wrote a letter to apologize.— which he heard read— which was writtn apparently to screen himself from the censure of a conspiracy .— and the Letter betrayed a conspi[r]acy on the face of——

sworn, said.—

Mayor proposed an adjunmnt [adjournment]—

— read an ordinace concerig libels.——

Mayor suggested the propriety of having a preamble to said ordinance.— chairman said he would add to the committee.— to draft a preamble . . .

C. suggested an additin to the ordince read to prevent attempts to take away our charter. &c.— would <​go for an effective ordinane​>

Chairman enstucted [instructed] the committe to go all lenghts <​to​> <​make a​> full report on the pr[e]amble & ordnace

6. 30 mi— adjnd till Monday <​next​> 10 oclck A.M.

Adjound [Adjourned] Session. Monday June 10th 1844. 10 A M.

Names of Members called. Quorum Present. prayer by Minutes of last council read and approved

Mayor called to the chair [p. 19]