President Buchanan asks for four more regiments to help quell "rebellion."
223 I started for Rush valley got a short distance learned that
Wilford was near by with Luke Johnson family he soon came
up He had had a very severe time he had broke his way through
35 miles of snow from one to two feet deep got lost in a
storm travelled into the canyon if his team had not been vary
stout he and his team would have perished the horses were much
used up But I was glad to find my son and team alive I took
my team and Wifford my horse and returned to the city the Breth[ren]
have not over taken the indians. Wilford said that He herd Tabby
a freiendly Indians say that the chiefs had been to the soldiers camp
and Col Johnson or Harny had told them that Brigham Young had
charmed their children and they had died and Brigham
Young kwooud kill them all the officers said that Joseph Smith
was a great captain and they cut his head off easy and
Brigham Young was a small captain and we will cut off
his head much easier and in this way they stired up the Indians
to war again[s]t us
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The Presidency and Twelve met in council at the office. Meeting opened by Prayer by O. Hyde I presented before the meeting the case of O. Pratt who did not believe in some of the teachings of President Young and thought President Young had reproved him unjustly the subjet was discused at length by the Twelve and President Young. much instruction was given at the close Orson Pratt confessed his faults and said that He would never teach those principles again or speak them to any person on the Earth we all forgave him and voted to receive him into full fellowship
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