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Jan 11, 1858

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January 11, 1858 ~ Monday

Jan 11^th 1858
I met with the Legislative assembly and spent most of the
day in the assembly the subject arose with regard to taxes making
Roads paying the armey ando Govornor Young made a speech
upon the subject. He said let us drop taxes altogether and
make our rodes and Bridges through the labor tithing also carry
our mails with the loose horses and leasure boys and men who are
not paying our tithing or doing any thing. As to a paper currency
I can get up one if the people want but it should be so arranged
as not to be worth any thing out of this territory let it be
forfeited when it crosses the line I can do this if the people
will pledge their property for its redemption. mMany speeches
were made upon these subjects. D. H. Wells spoke upon the subject
of raising an armey of 1000 men and wanted to command it soon