| 754 place at the stand east of the temple, at four p. m., and solicit your attendance.
"Most respectfully, your obedient servant,
"W. RICHARDS.
"PUBLIC MEETING.
"At a meeting of a large portion of citizens of Nauvoo, convened at the stand, in the afternoon of July 1, 1844, after hearing the above instructions and resolutions of the City Council read, and being addressed by A. Jonas, Esq., and others, the meeting responded to the same with a hearty amen! The citizens then passed a vote of thanks to the Governor's agents for their kindly interference in favor of peace among the citizens of Hancock County and elsewhere around us. They also passed a vote of thanks to Messrs. Wood and Reid, the counsel for the Generals Smith for their great exertions to have evenhanded justice meted to the Latter Day Saints: and they also passed a vote of thanks to Messrs. Chambers and Field, the former one of the editors of the Missouri Republican. and the latter one of the editors of the Reveille of St. Louis, for their honorable course of coming to Nauvoo for facts, instead of spreading rumors, concerning the Latter Day Saints. Mr. Chambers made a very appropriate speech containing innuendoes for the benefit of our citizens, that appeared as the wise man said: 'Like apples of gold in pictures of silver.' They also passed a vote of thanks to Messrs. Wood and Conyers, mayor and ex-mayor of Quincy, for their friendly disposition in establishing peace in this region, and we are happy to say that all appears to be peace at Nauvoo.
"Headquarters, QUINCY, June 30, 1844.
"Sir:-It is my present opinion that the Mormons will not commit any further outbreak, and that no further alarm need be apprehended. I regret to learn that the party in Hancock who are in favor of violent measures have circulated a thousand false rumors of danger, for the purpose of getting men together without my authority, hoping that when assembled they may be ready to join in their violent
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