I met with the Legislative assembly and spent most of the
day in the assembly the subject arose with regard to taxes making
roads paying the armey ando Govornor Young made a speech
upon the subject. He said let us drop taxes altogether and
make our rodes and Bridges through the labor tithing also carry
our mails with the loose horses and leasure boys and men who are
not paying our tithing or doing any thing. As to a paper currency
I can get up one if the people want but it should be so arranged
as not to be worth any thing out of this territory let it be
forfeited when it crosses the line I can do this if the people
will pledge their property for its redemption. mMany speeches
were made upon these subjects. D. H. Wells spoke upon the subj[ec]t
of raising an armey of 1000 men and wanted to command it soon
~ Tuesday
12th I spent most of the day in the Legislature I carried in a report
of the President and Board of Directors which drawed out a speech
from President Kimball and Wells and many of the members &
it was required of each member of the assembly to write his views
upon agriculture & manufactor &c. I spent the evening untill
10 oclok in the office I searched the English report upon sheep
and found that the south downandLeicester were the two
best breeds of sheep in Europe the Lincoln bore 10 lb fleeces which
was the Heaviest
15th I spent this day in the Historians office I corrected one
of my sermons and wrote a peace on the closeing up of the
History of Joseph Smith signed by G. A. Smith & W. Woodruff
as Historians. I mattended a meeting of the board of Directors
I had a sick night with a severe cold
~ Saturday
16th I arose quite unwell this morning with my cold I spent
the forenoon in doctoring my Horse for an old founder
I phfysiced him with Human dung then gave him alchahal and
cayenne to sweat him I also set his feet in hot water
as Hot as He could bear it I covered him with Blankets
and tryed to steem him with Hot rocks but did not
get him to sweat much
I I attended the mass meeting in the tabernacle about 3000 men were present and they passed strong resolutions
and memorials to the President of the United States
and to the Senate and House of representatives of the Congress
of the United States all of which were received with a unan-
amous voice and ordered to be printed in the Deseret News
committies were appointed speeches made &c
Jan 11th 1858
I met with the Legislative assembly and spent most of the
day in the assembly the subject arose with regard to taxes making
Roads paying the armey and Govornor Young made a speech
upon the subject. He said let us drop taxes altogether and
make our rodes and Bridges through the labor tithing also carry
our mails with the loose horses and leasure boys and men who are
not paying our tithing or doing any thing. As to a paper currency
I can get up one if the people want but it should be so arranged
as not to be worth any thing out of this territory let it be
forfeited when it crosses the line I can do this if the people
will pledge their property for its redemption.Many speeches
were made upon these subjects. D. H. Wells spoke upon the subject
of raising an armey of 1000 men and wanted to command it soon
~ Tuesday
12th I spent most of the day in the Legislature I carried in a report
of the President and Board of Directors which drawed out a speech
from President Kimball and Wells and many of the members &
it was required of each member of the assembly to write his views
upon agriculture & manufactor &c. I spent the evening untill
10 oclok in the office I searched the English report upon sheep
and found that the south downandLeicester were the two
best breeds of sheep in Europe the Lincoln bore 10 lb fleeces which
was the Heaviest
~ Wednesday
13th I attended the Legislature till 1 oclok and the
evening in the Historians office
15th I spent this day in the Historians office I corrected one
of my sermons and wrote a peace on the closeing up of the
History of Joseph Smith signed by G. A. Smith & W. Woodruff
as Historians. Iattended a meeting of the board of Directors
I had a sick night with a severe cold
~ Saturday
16th I arose quite unwell this morning with my cold I spent
the forenoon in doctoring my Horse for an old founder
I pfysiced him with Human dung then gave him alchahal in
Cayenne to sweat him I also set his feet in hot water
as Hot as He could bear it I covered him with Blankets
and tryed to steem him with Hot Rocks but did not
get him to sweat much
I I attended the mass meeting in the tabernacle about 3000
[FIGURE] men were present and they passed strong resolutions
and memorials to the President of the United States
and to the Senate and House of representatives of the Congress
of the United States all of which were received with a unanamous voice and ordered to be printed in the Deseret News
committies were appointed speeches made &c
"Journal (January 1, 1854 – December 31, 1859)," January 11, 1858 - January 17, 1858, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed November 24, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/983Z