Emma's first child Hyrum Smith Woodruff dies at age 13 months.
19th I attended the Legislature I spent the evening at President
Young W Woodruff J Taylor O Hyde & C. C. Rich of the Twelve
President Young conversed upon the subject of the present
position of the United States in connexion with England
& France in relation to the South American Question He
said If I had been President of the United States 7 years ago
I would have disbanded all of the armey, and expended
the same amount of money in building a Navy of armed
steamers I would have setled the Southern Mexico with
americans & bought out the Mexicans & finally annexed it
to the United States. And now if we have war with England
the United States will have to send their armies by Land.
He also said I have found out of Late what I have said
before that the British Government sent four regiments
to Lake superior to stop the mormons from going into
the British possessions & told the Govornor that England
would support him with all the British force if necessary
to keep the mormons from entering the British possessions
President Young said we are here in these valley whare we
shall stay untill the Lord shall lead us we shall never be
driven from these Mountains I do not believe. Elder Hyde
told a dream which He had a short time since, thought that
He was riding on a horse through a vast water like a roaring
[page torn] terock his horse had to wade in deep water one narrow strip
of land in order to keep from Drowning but he got out safe
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