Letter to John Milton Bernhisel, 26 March 1850
Cambridgepot Mass
Mach 26th 1850
Brother Bernhisel
Dear Sir
I receved your interesting Letter
of the 22nd intat and nothing but a croud of businss has
prevented me from you upon the subjet of which
you speak even befoe I receved yours. I was privileged
with the company of professor O. pratt Erastus Snow & J B.
Wallace on the Sabbath & I convrsed freely with those
Brethn upon the Subject & I find but one spirit & opinion
prevailing amog us & that is, it is far better to withdraw
the petition for the present untill you can consult
your constituents than to receive a Territorial Gove[rnmen]t
with Military polititions sent unto our midst to tyronize
[ovr] us who has no interest in our welfare it is my
firm conviction that the Citizens of Deserett will sustain
you in withdrawing your petition for the time being
rather ^than^ to receive a Terratorial Gov[ernmen]t with the spirit
of restrictions that the present Congress manifest
in disposition to lay upon us. Yes Brothe Bernhisel
watch well the signs of the times in this matter do
not let a n[e]t be flung [ovr] the people of Deserett
to their inquiry they should have the rights of Citizenship
as well as other people. The president has recomede[n]d
in his speach a thought that the people of the Basin
