Seven Southern states secede from Union. (Confederacy includes 15 states and territories by 1862.)
30th Sunday I attended meeting through the day met with President Young & 12 in the evening
& preached at the 14 ward.
Sunday Brother Emanuel M. Murphy preached in the morning gave an
account of his receiving the gospel, his gathering to Moissouri, his
visit to Joseph in Prision, the advice of Joseph the Prophet to him to
go to South Carolina & Georgia & warn his friends of the wrath &
desolation ofthat the people in that land & to gather out his Friends to
Zion for the wars & rebelion would begin in South Carolinia
Elder John Taylor Preached in the afternoon & refered to many
of the revelations & prophesies of Joseph Smiths which are now
Fulfilling The cecession of South Carolinia, [Doctrine and Covenants 87] The Lord's coming
out of his hiding place to vex the Nation, [Doctrine and Covenants 101:89] & many other things
He was Followed by President Brigham Young who said I think
upon the fulfillment of thies prophesies as much as Elder Taylor, but
my Great concern is about the preperation of this people for those
things which await them are this people prepared to dwell in Zion
and the New Jerrusalem while they mingle with thieves, Blasphemers,
drunkards, liars, & whoremungars. those who profess to be latter day Saints
are guilty of these things, and I have had hard work to hold myself
From going through the Land & clenseding it from such characters
I wish the drunkards were dead & buried they seek to dray [drag]
away our children & destroy them. he said the young men said they
would do as I told toldhem I will now tell you all to Quit drinking whiskey
& strong drink & your lying, stwareing, & stealing & many other things
He spoke of the army that had come here for our destruction they were
in a trap so that we could handle them but many of the mormons
had followed them around & licked the dust of their feet as it were
and worshiped them &while if they had taken my council I would
have made them Eat Mules legs and skin a gallee ie milk porage
without any milk. they should have paid well for what they
had & I would have had there Money & used it for gathering
the poor Saints & many things he spoke of he said the president of
the United States James Buchanan was one of the greatest Liyers
there was upon Earth He knew he lyed when he said that when
he went into power the Mormons were in open rebelion agai[ns]t
the U. S He said the Governmt was the most corrupt & rotten of
any Governmt in the world & they were ready to be destroyed
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He was Followed by President Brigham Young who said I think upon the fulfillment of thes prophesies as much as Elder Taylor, but my Great concern is about the preperation of this people for those things which await them are this people prepared to dwell in Zion and the New Jerrusalem while they mingle with thieves, Blasphemers, drunkards, liars, & whoremungars, those who profess to be latter day saints are guilty of these things, and I have had hard work to hold myself From going through the Land & clenseding it from such characters I wish the drunkards were dead & buried they seek to dray [drag] away our children & destroy them, he said the young men said they would do as I told toldhem I will now tell you all to Quit drinking whiskey & strong drink & your lying, stwareing, & stealing & many other things He spoke of the army that had come here for our destruction they were in a trap so that we could handle them but many of the mormons had followed them around & licked the dust of their feet as it were and worshiped them &while if they had taken my council I would have made them Eat Mules legs and skin a gallee ie milk porage without any milk. they should have paid well for what they had & I would have had there Money & used it for gathering the poor saints & many things he spoke of he said the president of the United States James Buchanan was one of the greatest Liyers there was upon Earth He knew he lyed when he said that when he went into power the Mormons were in open rebelion against the U.S He said the Government was the most corrupt & rotten of any Government in the world & they were ready to be destroyed
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