“ The law throws its broad and ample shield of protection around the innocent, the accused of crime, and the guilty too, for it punishes according to law. The evils, if indeed any there are, which the law cannot remove, or public sentiment correct, must be endured. We can no where find perfection in government or in the forms of society. ”

“ Our confidence in the wisdom of our form of government--our respect for the virtue and patriotism of the American people, forbid, even for a moment, the entertaining the opinoin that such a time can ever arrive. ”

“ We present to our readers to-day, a detailed account of the arrest of this individual--his delivery to the agent of Missouri--his subsequent discharge on a writ of habeas corpus, with the circumstances attending these transactions, drawn up by an eye witness to the whole of them. These facts have been substantiated by the affidavits of persons not Mormons, who were with Smith from the time of his arrest to his discharge. A thousand and one rumors and stories and idle tales have been put in circulation in regard to these things--to subserve what purposes we will not say. ”

“ It was loco foco ingenuity, which hatched the story, that Walker and Browning got up the prosecution against Smith, for the purpose of injuring Walker at Nauvoo; and from the same quarter a thousand lies have proceeded, the object of which have boen to throw obloquy upon him, and to injure him in the opinion of his old friends for the course he took in defending Smith. These arts will not succeed--Firm true-hearted whigs are not to be entangled by such snares. ”

“ It is due to the whole community--but more particularly to the parties themselves interested, that a plain, unvarnished statement should go forth to the world. This statement we now give, and each one of our readers can draw his own conclusions from the facts presented.
It will be seen that Smith was arrested and placed in the hands of Reynolds, the agent of Missouri. He claimed the benefit of a writ of habeas corpus, this being a privilege, expressly granted by the Constitution to every individual. ”

“ Before such a day should ever curse the fair face or the fair name of our beloved country, heaven grant that the seventh trumpet may sound, and the midnight cry be heard, and nations and men be summoned to appear before the great tribunal with all their crimes upon their heads. ”

“ Whigs, remember that on the day of election, the Locofocos, every one of them, will be found at the polls voting for Hoge. They may tell you otherwise, but it is a mere trick to deter you from voting for the whig candidate.
Messrs. Walker and Hoge, we believe, will visit our town in company in a few days.
P.
Sickness among the hands in the office, has prevented us from issuing a paper for two weeks past. Gur next regular issue will be on Wednesday of week after next.
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THE POST MASTER AT SHANEETOWN.
Some people take especial pains to make the world believe they are knaves and fools. ”

“ The State Register, indeed, has charged Walker and Browning with conniving with the authorities of Missouri for the purpose of getting up the writ. The unprincipled Register is welcome to all the aid it may render to its party by the circulation of falsehoods. ”

“ Of the truth or falsehood of the statements therein made, we, of course, kinow nothing; though Mr. H. T. Wilson, the officer who served the writ, assured us that the statement contains two unqualified falsehoods--the first that Reynolds refused counsel an opportunity of a private interview with Smith--and the second, that the mormons, who from time to time met the company, and returned with them to Nauvoo, were unarmed. Besides these falsehoods, he says, that many facts have been suppressed, and many others stated with a high coloring. ”

“ But he, in common with the highest and the lowest in the land, has rights guaranteed him by the laws; and the public sentiment of this community, we are persuaded, will not permit the rights of any individual to be trampled upon. ”

“ It will also be seen that the Sheriff of Lee county--who had now charge of the whole company, determined to conduct them to Nauvoo. The stage was chartered for that purpose. No threat or intimnidation was made use of to influence his determination; he entered into such an arrangement while in his own county, surrounded by his own neighbors. He, we presume, knew his duty; or if he thought the journey to Nauvoo improper, we do not hear of his protesting against it, or making any sort of objection while at Dixon in Lee county. ”

“ The manner he takes to distinguish himself is, to procure some type, and label on the wrappers of the Whig papers printed in his place, and which circulate through his office, the following very witty and cutting sentences: "Wood be government Regulators! Lying is the order of the day with the Republican." ”

“ Walker defenped Smith--who blames him? He was requested to do so by Smith--was paid for doing it--did the same thing in 1840. The constitution guarantees to every man the right of coursel--no matter how unpopular may be the criminal or client, his lawyer is bound by his oath to be true to him. ”

“ Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones. Then, candidate Hogue, if we mistake not, has need of all the admonitions the locofocos have to spare. He on hearing of Smith's arrest, without waiting to apologize to the audience, who had met to hear his speech, started off post-haste to Dixon and most humbly volunteered his services to S. They were rejected, and hence the indignation of the lofocos. Messrs. Wilson and Reynolds now desired Mr. ”