in this thing. A coward is like an Ostrich he will
hide his head under cover & leaves his body out in
sight to be seen as we pass along so cowards
here after will be called an Ostrich. He also made
some remarks concerning the building of the
Temple. Elder Young remarked that he should
visit those who did not pay up their tithing you
will want a blessing in the temple when it is done

President Smith remarked in relation to
those who give in property for the temple we
want it brought to the proper source that it
may be put on the Church Book So that in
the endowment those whose names are on
book shall have the prefference. As to politics
I care but little about the Presidential Chair. I
would not give half as much for the office as I
would for the one I now hold, but as the world
have used the power of Goverment to oppress & persecute
us it is right for us to use it for the protection
of our rights. when I get hold of the eastern paper
& see how popular I am I am afraid myself that
I shall be elected, But if I should be I would
not say that your cause is just & I could not
do any thing for you. what I said in relation
to the annexation of texas is with some unpopular
the people are opposed to it. I will take this objection
away. the opposition is because it is filled up
with slavery, now I wish to turn the argument
it is the vary reason why it ought to be received
in order to watch over them of the greatest ^two^ evils
we should reject the greatest. The president of
Texas sayes if you do not receive us in the United
States we will go to the British this would certainly
be bad policy for this Nation the British are now through
out that whole country trying to bribe all they
can. How much better it is to be to a little expens

in this thing. A coward is like an Ostrich he will hide his head under cover & leaves his body out in sight to be seen as we pass along so cowards here after will be called an Ostrich. He also made some remarks concerning the building of the Temple. Elder Young remarked that he should visit those who did not pay up their tithing you will want a blessing in the temple when it is done

President Smith remarked in relation to those who give in property for the temple we want it brought to the proper source that it may be put on the Church Book So that in the endowment those whose names are on book shall have the prefference. As to politics I care but little about the Presidential Chair. I would not give half as much for the office as I would for the one I now hold, but as the world have used the power of Goverment to oppress & persecute us it is right for us to use it for the protection of our rights. when I get hold of the eastern paper & see how popular I am I am afraid myself that I shall be elected, But if I should be I would not say that your cause is just & I could not do any thing for you. what I said in relation to the annexation of texas is with some unpopular the people are opposed to it. I will take this objection away. the opposition is because it is filled up with slavery, now I wish to turn the argument it is the vary reason why it ought to be received in order to watch over them of the two evils we should reject the greatest. The president of Texas sayes if you do not receive us in the United States we will go to the British this would certainly be bad policy for this Nation the British are now through out that whole country trying to bribe all they can. How much better it is to be to a little expens