Journal (January 1, 1854 – December 31, 1859)
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came in cursing & swareing said that He had heard the
dambedst tirade of abuse against him in the House & he would
be dambed if he did not have the Hide of some of them. several
in the House spoke vary plain upon the subject such as Clawson
Cummings & O Hyde which kirk Anderson herd Mr Hartnet
went with us to the Social Hall on the way we met H B Clawson
& others as a committee from the House going to return their
papers to the secretary I informed him Mr Hartnet said
He had Nothing to do with it they were then returned
to Kirk Anderson. I called upon the President a short time
I spent the evening at Brother Churches with A O Smoot
S M Blair & Joseph Horm & Townsend & their wives
~ Wednesday
29th I attended the Legislature till 12 oclok we adjourned till
tomorrow at 101 oclok I met in committe in the Historians
office H C Kimball called in I was unwell with a severe
cold Brother Kimball said He packed up about 25 tons
of flour turned in 7 tons into the tithing office.
~ Thursday
30th I attended the Legislature & spent the evening at home
~ Friday
31st I attended the Legislature in the fore part of the day
I spent the afternoon at the Historians office, the Presidents
office, at home & atthe Sevening at S M Blairs
The Eastern Mail arived last night brought but little news
Thus ends the year of 1858 It has been an eventful
year a year in which the hand of God has been made
more visible than in any other period during the present
Generation. Some of the greatest events have transpired
during the past year ever manifest among men. th[e] [page torn]
successful laying of the submarene Atlantic Telegraph
by which communication has been made betwen two
continents by means of an electrict wire on the bottom
of the Atlantic Ocean is the most steupendious work ever
achieved by man. Europe & America have made liberal
treaties with China & Jappan which have opened their
ports to the trade, commerce & intercourse with the whole
whorld which have been heretofore entirely closed up
for thousands of Generations. The Emperor of Russia
has laid the foundation for the liberation of millions of
surfs from a species of slavery which has existed
for scentauries. The inhabitants of British India have
risen in their wrath to throw off the British yoke and
rivers of Blood as it were has been caused to flow in that
land and the spirit of war has been poured out upon
all Nations and France & other Nations have been
arming & preparing for a Deadly conflict. The whole
Earth is becoming corrupt before God. wickedness and
abominations are rapidly increasing throughout all Nations
The Gospel of Jesus Christ has beeen offered to all Nations
By the Elders of Israel whareever they could get access
to the people and the world in a great measure have rejected
the Gospel and the Lord is withholding his spirit from the
Dec 28 came in cursing & swareing said that He had heard the dambest tirade of abuse against him in the House & he would be dambed if he did not have the Hide of some of them, several in the House spoke vary plain upon the subject such as Clawson Cummings & O Hyde which kirk Anderson herd Mr Hartnet went with us to the social Hall on the way we met H B Clawson & others as a committee from the House going to return their papers to the secretary I informed him Mr Hartnet said He had Nothing to do with it they were then returned to Kirk Anderson. I called upon the President a short time I spent the evening at Brother Churches with A O Smoot S M Blair & Joseph Horm & Townsend & their wives
~ Wednesday
29th I attended the Legislature till 12 oclok we adjourned till tomorrow at 11 oclok I met in committee in the Historians office. H C Kimball called in I was unwell with a severe cold. Brother Kimball said He packed up about 25 tons of flour turned in 7 tons into the tithing office.
~ Thursday
30th I attended the Legislature & spent the evening at home
~ Friday
31st I attended the Legislature in the fore part of the day I spent the afternoon at the Historians office, the Presidents office, at home &theevening at S M Blairs
The Eastern Mail arived last night brought but little news
[FIGURE] Thus ends the year of 1858. It has been an eventful year a year in which the hand of God has been made more visible than in any other period during the present Generation, some of the greatest events have transpired during the past year ever manifest among men. the successful laying of the submarene Atlantic Telegraph by which communication has been made between two continents by means of an electrict wire on the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean is the most steupendious work ever achieved by man. Europe & America have made liberal treaties with China & Jappan which have opened their ports to the trade, commerce & intercourse with the whole world which have been heretofore entirely closed up for thousands of Generations. The Emperor of Russia has laid the foundation for the liberation of millions of surfs from a species of slavery which has existed forCentauries. The inhabitants of British India have risen in their wrath to throw off the British yoke and rivers of Blood as it were has been caused to flow in that land and the spirit of war has been poured out upon all Nations and France & other Nations have been arming & preparing for a Deadly conflict. The whole Earth is becoming corrupt before God, wickedness and abominations are rapidly increasing throughout all Nations The Gospel of Jesus Christ has beeen offered to all Nations By the Elders of Israel whareever they could get access to the people and the world in a great measure have rejected the Gospel and the Lord is with holding his spirit from the