Journal (January 1, 1854 – December 31, 1859)
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~ Friday
April 1st
It is a cold day I had some conversation with S. M. Blair
upon affiairs in Provo, there is some excitement throughout
the Territory arests are being made all over the country as
far as they can find men but most of them flee as they
do not wish to be put under military guard. I spent the
night in the Historians office & printing office till midnight
I wrote a Letter to I F Carter & sent him the last paper
containing the Govornors Proclamation & doings of court
Arurelius Miner Testified to us that He herd Judge Cra-
dlebaugh say that if he could get testimony enough ag[ain]st
a Mormon he would condemn him & hang him before
the Govornor could have time to pardon him
~ Saturday
2nd S. M. Blair started for Provo this morning I had some
conversation with him before he left. it is a cold morning
The Deseret News Extra is out this morning I spent most
of the day in the office I wrote a Letter to I. F. Carter & sent
him the Governors Proclamation and the last Deseret News
containing the proclamation and a full account of the pro-
cedings of the court I was in the Printing office till midn-
igt.
~ Sunday
3rd Sunday I attended meeting at the Tabernacle J. M.
Brown spoke was followed by C. C. Rich E. D. Wooolley a
few words from D. H. Wells he exhorted the people to get
the spirit of the Lord & keep it. I met with my Quorum for
Prayer L W Hardy Prayed J. C. Little was mouth. I spent
several hours with President Young, D. H. Wells G. A Smith &
A Carrington we took dinner with the President in the course
of conversation President Young said we must begin to look
out some good hiding places to put the women and children
& old men & provisions & Prepare for another war I am
satisfied the Present one will fizzle out I would recommend
to lay up a good quantity of Dried Beans and peas they
will keep longer than any other grain & we want to find
a place which will be hard of access that cannot be taken
but that has water that cannot be cut off and we want
to go {[illegible shorthand] where it is warmer to the south} and store up provisions against a
time of Need. Lorenzo Snow accompanied me home &
we met with the Twelve in our Prayer Circle O Pratt
Prayed & G. A. Smith was mouth They called upon the
Lord to ward off the blow of our enemies and that their
folley & wickedness might be made manifest in the Eyes
of the Nation and that the Judgments of God might rest
upon the wicked who were seeking the lives of the righteous
the views of the Brethren were expressed concerning the
illegal procedings of the court in Provo and believed the
Lord would overrule it for the good of his people. I went
to Brother Smoots & returned home with Mrs Woodruff
who was there while on the way home I learned that
an express came in saying that the court had adjourned
sine Die and the armey is to return to Camp Floyd this is
good News it is reported that He dismissed Mr Nethercot
saying that He was a damed Fool and did not know enough
to tell the truth but He kept Mc Donald, Kearns, J Daily He holds in custidy
~ Friday
April 1st It is a cold day. I had some conversation with S. M. Blair upon affairs in Provo, there is some excitement throughout the Territory arests are being made all over the country as far as they can find men but most of them flee as they do not wish to be put under military guard. I spent the night in the Historians office & printing office till midnight [FIGURE] I wrote a Letter to I F Carter & sent him the last paper containing the Govornors Proclamation & doings of court Aurelius Miner Testified to us that He herd Judge Cradlebaugh say that if he could get testimony enough against a Mormon he would condemn him & hang him before the Govornor could have time to pardon him
~ Saturday
2nd S. M. Blair started for Provo this morning I had some conversation with him before he left. it is a cold morning The Deseret News Extra is out this morning I spent most of the day in the office I wrote a Letter to I. F. Carter & sent [FIGURE] him the Governors Proclamation and the last Deseret News containing the proclamation and a full account of the procedings of the court I was in the Printing office till midnigt
~ Sunday
3rd Sunday I attended meeting at the Tabernacle J. M. Brown spoke was followed by C. C. Rich E. D. Woolley a few words from D. H. Wells he exhorted the people to get the spirit of the Lord & keep it. I met with my Quorum for Prayer L W Hardy Prayed J. C. Little was mouth. I spent several hours with President Young, D. H. Wells G. A Smith & A Carrington we took dinner with the President in the course of conversation President Young said we must begin to look out some good hiding places to put the women and children & old men & provision & Prepare for another war I am satisfied the Present one will fizzle out I would recommend to lay up a good quantity of Dried Beans and peas they will keep longer than any other grains & we want to find a place which will be hard of access that cannot be taken but that has water that cannot be cut off and we want to go { where it is warmer to the south} and store up provisions against a time of Need. Lorenzo Snow accompanied me home & we met with the Twelve in our Prayer Circle O Pratt Prayed & G. A. Smith was mouth They called upon the Lord to ward off the blow of our enemies and that their folley & wickedness might be made manifest in the Eyes of the Nation and that the Judgments of God might rest upon the wicked who were seeking the lives of the righteous the views of the Brethren were expressed concerning the illegal procedings of the court in Provo and believed the Lord would overrule it for the good of his people. I went to Brother Smoots & returned home with Mrs Woodruff who was there while on the way home I learned that an express came in saying that the court had adjourned sine Die and the armey is to return to Camp Floyd this is good News it is reported that He dismissed Mr Nathercut saying that He was a damed Fool and did not know enough to tell the truth but He kept Mc Donald, Kearns, J Daily He holds in custidy