22 I spent the forenoon at home I met in convention in
the afternoon. at 1 oclok The Presidency and all the mem
bers of the convention were present G. A. Smith Chairm[an]
of the committee on the constitution Presented a con-
stitution for the State of Deseret which was read twice
by sections then by its title & was adopted by the assembly
as the Constitution of the State of Deseret.

James Ferguson clairman of the committee on Memorials
Presented a Memorial to the assembly which was read
and adopted but returned to the committee to Finish &
prepare it By ingrossing. President Young addressed the
assembly He said I suppose the people will expect a political
speech from me but I shall not say much but this much I
will say, we should guide the people by acts & not by words. I have
been the Govornor of this Territory some Eight years and
every thing has been done that was necessary and all has been
done right all our documents have been got vary corr-
ectly I have had good clerks around me. We now
are about to step into a State Government. we shall not take
any illegal steps, we are doing Nothing Except what the
Constitution of the United States garuntee unto us, but
we have not felt before to take this step untill now, we
now feel to do it it is our duty and we think we can
maintain a Government. We do not wish to refer to
the past but prepare for the future if the United States will
admit us well if not better it will be all right. we will
not break down the door in order to get in. This is the
ownly people on the continent who are tru to the Constitution
of the United States read the Constitution and then say who
is guilty of treason we are the ownly people in the U S who is

not guilty of treason. What kill people for there religion and
not be guilty of treason and the whole Nation is guilty of this
Now take your rights and maintain them it is time to do it. you
have chosen me as your Govornor. I have been the governor all the
time of this people and shall be And I will say to you and to
all men that I will not hold this office or officiate in it ownly
as I shall be dictated by the Holy Priesthood of the Son of God.
If you hear any man say that we are not doing right in
Holding a convention & forming a state Governm[en]t tell them it
is not so. We are doing mothing but what is strictly Constitutio-
nal. We shall be the ownly people that will maintain the Const-
itution while others will break it. We will ask Congress to
admit us into the family of states what if they do not? We have
got a Government and what are they going to do about it
If the Constitution has been carried out it would have hung
President Buchannan and all who were associated with him
in making war upon us. Some want to stay longer to talk
but I am willing the United States should know that we are
capable of doing up important business in a short time mustch
faster than any other people. I like this Constitution. But
what Business has such a sentence in the Constitution that all
men may worship God as they please what do the people know
about God it would be much more applicable if it said
that all men might make a God of Gold, silver, Brass Iron
wood or stone or of any thing Els and worship that. But
now let us go to and worship God & maintain his kingdom
upon the Earth in the name of Jesus Christ Amen

President Heber C. Kimball followed with a short address
we received a communication Fomrom Govornor Fuller
& Ex Govornor Doty which was read to the assembly. Gov
Doty & Judge Kenney both sustained us in our position
AtThe convention adjourned till tomrorrow 1 oclok
At the close of the convention I made a supper for the
Presidency and Twelve all attended Except President
Young who thinking the apointment was next day did
not attend