the inhabitants of the State of Deseret will never sustain in any [wise] the institution of Slavery in their midst. We are a peaceful and industrious people have removed to the sequestered vally of the Great Salt Lake. we do not wish to have anythg to do with the "vexed question of Slavery" or any of the other exciting political questions and therefore we deemed it expedient not to introduce a clause into our Constitution prohibiting the introduction of Slaves into the State of Deseret but Slavery can never be Tolerated there