January 11, 1858 ~ Monday

Jan 11^th 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 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

January 12, 1858 ~ Tuesday

12^th 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 down and Leicester were the two
best breeds of sheep in Europe the Lincoln bore 10 lb fleeces which
was the Heaviest

January 13, 1858 ~ Wednesday

13^th I attended the Legislature till 1'oclok and the
evening in the Historians office

January 14, 1858 ~ Thursday

14^th I spent the day in the Historians office

January 15, 1858 ~ Friday

15^th 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

January 16, 1858 ~ Saturday

16^th 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

January 17, 1858 ~ Sunday

17^th Sunday I was sick all day and did not attend meeting at
the tabernacle. Brother Taylor & Brigham Young preached in the
morning and Heber C Kimball & D H Wells in the afternoon

January 11, 1858 ~ Monday

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

January 12, 1858 ~ 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 down and Leicester were the two best breeds of sheep in Europe the Lincoln bore 10 lb fleeces which was the Heaviest

January 13, 1858 ~ Wednesday

13th I attended the Legislature till 1 oclok and the evening in the Historians office

January 14, 1858 ~ Thursday

14th I spent the day in the Historians office

January 15, 1858 ~ Friday

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

January 16, 1858 ~ 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

January 17, 1858 ~ Sunday

17th Sunday I was sick all day and did not attend meeting at the tabernacle. Brother Taylor & Brigham Young preached in the morning and Heber C Kimball & D H Wells in the afternoon