Aug 26 1857

vary well the Chianes had stolen 480 Head of General Harne's
Beef Cattle. Col Sumner had been out with his command 10 day
longer than He was rationed for & fears of his friends was
that He was cut off General Harney was intending to remove
all mormon stations on the road & go by forced marches so that
no word would reach the mormons in Utah before him
President Young said I have sent General Harney word that I
wish for peace & do not wish to fight any body but He must
not come Here with his armey if he undertakes it I shall
stop him. He said to Brother Mathews when you get in
Calafornia the people will try to stop you & hedge you up so
that you cannot strengthen us you must be upon the
watch tower. The Nation is determined to make us free
they are determined to drive us to defend our selves & become
independant. The Nation is breaking to peases in spirit their
is no Union among them & before the United States get through
trying to destroy us they will want to let out the Job I told
the people years ago that if they would let us alone we would convert
& revolutionize the world if they did not let us alone but undertake
take to break us up we would spread abroad the faster & do the
work so much the sooner & we will do it if this nation now
makes war upon us we will be free & build up the kingdom
of God the sooner. The people have tried all the time to destroy
us but they have failed all the time when the government called
for 500 of our men they had no idea that we would comply
with their request this plan was laid to destroy the saints & tomas
Benton then had orders in his pocket to destroy the Mormons
if they refused Jesus said the time would come when we should
sell our coat & buy a sword [Luke 22:36], that time has come and we have got
to go to & deliver ourselves from our enemies & the Lord will
help us he will fight our battles & we will become an independant
kingdom. I fell [feel] well & I will tell you why if I am right
and I know I am and that is this people are now much
nearer their Fathers face than they ever were before they
are united and willing to do the will of God and this causes
me to rejoice. The people now fell to say it is the kingdom
of God or nothing it is not my farm or my house but the
kingdom of God this is the case with this people. Brother
Kimball said Old Buck was now free the yoke was off his
neck & it would not be upon his neck again. Many other
remarks were made but not written. There were present
B. Young H C. Kimball D H. Wells O Hyde W Woodruff
J Taylor Capt Hooper Joseph Young Ferrymore Little
President Young said that I am satisfied that the Post Master
in Calafornia was authorized to open our Mail & read
our Letters & retain what He pleased & send on what
He pleased I will insure that our Letters to the Elders on
the Isles of the sea will be opened & read I pray the Lord
to reveal to those Brethren what our desire is that they
may come home.

President Young came into the Histor-
ians office at 15 minuts to 2 oclok He sent for me I was
at home I immediately went to the office. Presidents
Young Wells & F D Richards was in the office. President Young said

Aug 26 1857 vary well the Chianes Cheyennes had stolen 480 Head of General Harne's Beef Cattle. Col Sumner had been out with his command 10 day longer than He was rationed for & fears of his friends was that He was cut off General Harney was intending to remove all mormon stations on the road & go by forced marches so that no word would reach the mormons in Utah before him President Young said I have sent General Harney word that I wish for peace & do not wish to fight any body but He must not come Here with his armey if he undertakes it I shall stop him. He said to Brother Mathews when you get in Calafornia the people will try to stop you & hedge you up so that you cannot strengthen us you must be upon the watch tower. The Nation is determined to make us free they are determined to drive us to defend our selves & become independant. The Nation is breaking to peases in spirit their is no Union among them & before the United States get through trying to destroy us they will want to let out the Job I told the people years ago that if they would let us alone we would Convert & revolutionize the world if they did not let us alone but undertake take to break us up we should spread abroad the faster & do the work so much the sooner & we will do it if this nation now makes war upon us we will be free & build up the kingdom of God the sooner. The people have tried all the time to destroy us but they have failed all the time when the government called for 500 of our men they had no idea that we would comply with their request this plan was laid to destroy the saints & tomas Benton then had orders in his pocket to destroy the Mormons if they refused Jesus said the time would come when we should sell our coat & buy a sword, that time has come and we have got to go & deliver ourselves from our enemies & the Lord will help us He will fight our battles & we will become an independant kingdom. I feel well & I will tell you why if I am right and I know I am and that is this people are now much nearer their Fathers face than they ever were before they are united and willing to do the will of God and this causes me to rejoice. The people now fell to say it is the kingdom of God or nothing it is not my farm or my house but the kingdom of God this is the case with this people. Brother Kimball said Old Buck was now free the yoke was off his neck & it would not be upon his neck again. Many other remarks were made but not written. There were present B. Young H C. Kimball D H. Wells O Hyde W Woodruff J Taylor Capt Hooper Joseph Young Ferrymore Little President Young said that I am satisfied that the Post Master in Calafornia was authorized to open our Mail & read our Letters & retain what He pleased & send on what He pleased I will insure that our Letters to the Elders on the Isles of the Sea will be opened & read I pray the Lord to reveal to those Brethren what our desire is that they may come home.

President Young came into the Historians office at 15 minuts to 2 oclok He sent for me I was at home I immediately went to the office. Presidents Young Wells & F D Richards was in the office. President Young said