May 24
In the governments then they have all they have
care about it is they want to get power & they will
use it. What do the United States care about the Constitutin
Houper said, they are doing away with the Constitution
as fast as they can. their is no people in the Nation
that keep the Law as well as this people then what business
had they to send armies here None at all ownly because
they have the poower but they will also want some power
to maintain their armies when they get here Mr Cooper
said that He thought the Filbustering was at an end in that
country Presidnt Young asked if Mr HCooper was acquainted
with the political beat of the puls of the Government of the
United States He said he had observed a good Deal B young
said they are intending to annex all North & South
America as fast as they get the power Mr Cooper
said the country was ^as^ Healthy as this it contains the
Mountains rolling, & bottom lands their is the a great
amount of logwood, rosewood, and all kinds of woods and
fruits that grow in that climate. sugar cane, indigo, and
all kinds of fruits grow spontaineously B. Y. said that
the U S was so greedy to get territory they would soon
burst up & ruin themselves. Mr Kinny sympathizes
with us in our war but we have No war with any body
the United States are making war upon a little handful
of men they may make war as long as they pleas and
if they drive us hard enough we will show usthem fun
and their has not been a more imbecil Government
on Earth than President Buchanan has manifested during
his administration if hise had sat in his chair and said
not a word but remained as a monument and employed
a Boy 10 years old to have done his his business he would have
manifested more wisdom than he has done. If you have
any propisition to make to me I wish you to do it itn writing
but with a strict understanding that none of us will ever
go to that country. if we occupy that country we will do it
with people from other country. they said they would make
their proposition in writing these remarks are ownly a
sketch of the Conversations which passed The men returned
Then the speech of General Houston in the senate of the
United States was then read He defended the rights of the mor-
mons and dayre speak the truth, and he is the ownly man in
the senate that dare stand up and defended the rights of the
Inhabitants of Utah. The subject came up relatives to
the war. Edleex Williams said give me 50 men and I
will meet 10,000 men, and stop all and if one gets in
I will never come back A Lyman said take poisioned
Arrows and shoot the stock and shoot at the stock & not
the man all the time President Young said if it is the volun-
teers that come here they come on purpose to kill the
Mormons and I should be in for killing them as fast as we
have a chance. President Young told Mr J. B Cooper
& James M. Harbin when they get to Calafornia to tell
the people who seek our destruction that we ask no odds

May 24 In the governments than they have all they care about it is they want to get power & they will use it. what do the United States care about the Constitution Houper said, they are doing away with the Constitution as fast as they can, their is no people in the Nation that keep the Law as well as this people then what business had they to send armies here None at all ownly because they have the power but they will also want some power to maintain their armies when they get here Mr Cooper said that He thought the Filbustering was at an end in that country President Young asked if MrCooper was acquainted with the political beat of the puls of the Government of the United States He said he had observed a good Deal B Young said they are intending to annex all North & South America as fast as they get the power Mr Cooper said the Country was as healthy as this it contains the Mountains Rolling, & bottom lands there is a great amount of logwood, rosewood and all kinds of woods and fruits that grow in that climate. sugar cane indigo and all kinds of fruits grow spontaineously B. Y. said that the US was so greedy to get territory they would soon burst up & ruin themselves. Mr Kinny sympathizes with us in our war but we have no war with any body the United States are making war upon a little handful of men they may make war as long as they please and if they drive us hard enough we will show them fun and their has not been a more imbecil Government on Earth than President Buchanan has manifested during his administration if he had set in his Chair and said not a word but remained as a monument and employed a Boy 10 years old to have done his his business he would have manifested more wisdom than he has done. If you have any propisition to make to me I wish you to do it in writing but with a strict understanding that none of us will ever go to that country, if we occupy that country we will do it with people from other country, they said they would make their proposition in writing these remarks are ownly a sketch of the Conversations which passed. The men returned Then the speech of General Houston in the senate of the United States was then read He defended the rights of the mormons and dare speak the truth, and he is the ownly man in the senate that dare stand up and defended the rights of the Inhabitants of Utah. The subject came up relatives to the war, Edleex Williams said give me 50 men and I will meet 10,000 men, and stop all and if one gets in I will never come back A Lyman said take poisioned Arrows and shoot the stock and shoot at the stock & not the men all the time President Young said if it is the volunteers that come here they come on purpose to kill the Mormons and I should be in for killing them as fast as we have a chance. President Young told Mr J. B Cooper & James M. Harbin when they get to Calafornia to tell the people who seek our destruction that we ask no odds