March 26

waiting for two witnesses on their way down with Dodson
the Judge is sitting as an exam[in]ing magistrate and is
aresting evry man he can and putting him under military
guard without any reguard to whether he is guilty
or innocent

it is another Missouri Military mob court and evry
exertion is making by the court and Armey to get up
a row and collission with the Saints so that the speculators
can keep an armey here to make money out of the
Government without any reguard to the rights or lives
of men. I visited 2 Brethren at G. A. S. House {Bishops Evans and Walker and advised
them to leave as they expected his house to [be] searched and also visited Bishop Blackburn and Snow and advised them
not to write any letter}

March 27, 1859 ~ Sunday

27^th Sunday Orson Pratt Preached in the Tabernacle to a
small congregation. I met with my Quorum J G. Willey Prayed
melted A Hoagland was Mouth we had a snow storm but it soon
melted off [FIGURE] I spent the fore Part of the day in assisting Wilford
to make out his Journal of his life. I have taught him to keep a
Journal of his life to commence while young & keep it up through
life as I consider evry good man should do who holds the Holy
Priesthood & record his official acts that his children and future
Generations may know what he has done & the dealings of the Lord
with him. I met with the Quorum of the Twelve F. D. Richards
Prayed. O. Pratt was mouth. we called upon the President
& spent the evening. History of Napoleon was read a short
time. Two weeks of the Eastern Mail arived this evening
but we could not get any Mail till morning. I spent
the night till 1 o'clok writing the History of Wilford Woodruff Jr

March 28, 1859 ~ Monday

28^th The Eastern mail was received this morning I
spent some time in looking over the papers not much
News. Col Johnson has leave of absence and the command
is to be left in the hands of Col Smith who is said to be
bitter against this people. Origon has been admitted as
a state. The Homestead Bill was a tie in the Senate & the
Vice President gave his vote to lay it on the Table for the
President Present we are having another PrStorm of snow

March 29, 1859 ~ Tuesday

29^th We have another snow storm I have never seen such a
winter in this country so long, could [cold], and so many storms
the winter has commenced early and held on vary late it is
now the 29^th of March & still snowing

Governor ALFRED CUMMING Has issued a proclama-
tion to the inhabitants of Utah protesting against the proc-
eding of the United States Courts, in calling out the
Army to protect his court or to intimidate the witnesses
Jurors & citizens, of this territory I spent the day in the
office on history I finished reading the Letters of 1846.
Their was a row in the main street about 2 oclok Mr Hart
the Chief Gambler drew his pistol swareing he would shoot
some mormon A young sprouse followed his example & swore
he would shoot a mormon he mounted his mule & shot 3 Balls
into the croud & run the croud shot 6 Balls at him while
running, shot one ball into his mules neck Hart also run away

March 26

waiting for two witnesses on their way down with Dodson the Judge is sitting as an examining magistrate and is aresting evry man he can and putting him under military guard without any reguard to whether he is guilty or innocent

it is another Missouri Military mob court and evry exertion is making by the court and Armey to get up a row and collission with the Saints so that the speculators can keep an armey here to make money out of the Government without any reguard to the rights or lives of men. I visited 2 Brethren at G. A. S. House {Bishops Evans and Walker and advised them to leave as they expected his house to be searched and also visited Bishop Blackburn and snow and advised them not to write any letter}

March 27, 1859 ~ Sunday

27th Sunday Orson Pratt Preached in the Tabernacle to a small congregation. I met with my Quorum J. G. Willey Prayed A Hoagland was Mouth we had a snow Storm but it soon melted off [FIGURE] I spent the fore part of the day in assisting Wilford to make out his Journal of his life. I have taught him to keep a Journal of his life to commence while young & keep it up through life as I consider evry good man should do who holds the Holy Priesthood & record his official acts that his children and future Generations may know what he has done & the dealings of the Lord with him. I met with the Quorum of the Twelve F. D. Richards Prayed. O. Pratt was mouth. we called upon the President & spent the evening. History of Napoleon was read a short time. Two weeks of the Eastern Mail arived this evening but we could not get any Mail till morning. I spent the night till 1 oclok writing the History of Wilford Woodruff Jr

March 28, 1859 ~ Monday

28th the Eastern mail was received this morning I spent some time in looking over the papers not much News. Col Johnson has leave of absence and the command is to be left in the hands of Col Smith who is said to be bitter against this people. Origon has been admitted as a state. The Homestead Bill was a tie in the Senate & the Vice President gave his vote to lay it on the Table for the Present we are having anotherStorm of snow

March 29, 1859 ~ Tuesday

29th we have another snow storm I have never seen such a winter in this country so long, cold and so many storms the winter has commenced early and held on vary late it is now the 29th of March & still snowing

Governor ALFRED CUMMING Has issued a proclamation to the inhabitants of Utah protesting against the proceding of the United States Courts in calling out the Army to protect his court or to intimidate the witnesses Jurors & citizens, of this territory I spent the day in the office on history I finished reading the Letters of 1846. Their was a Row in the main street about 2 oclok Mr Hart the Chief Gambler drew his pistol swareing he would shoot some mormon. A young sprouse followed his example & swore he would shoot a mormon he mounted his mule & shot 3 Balls into the croud & run the croud shot 6 Balls at him while running, shot one ball into his mules neck Hart also run away