United States have put to death the prophet Joseph the Patriarchs
Apostles & many Saints and driven the Church of Christ from
place to place for about thirty years and, Finally have driven
them into the wilderness even into the these vallies of the Mountain
and the Lord told us "to plead at the feet of the Judges Governors
& Presidents of the United States & if they Heed us not and do not
redress us of our wrongs (then the Lord says) I will arise out of
my hiding place & in my fury I will vex the Nation and I
will cut off those wicked & unjust stewards and appoint them
there portiuns with Hipocritts & unbelievers [Doctrine and Covenants 101:86-90] 1860 has laid the
foundation for the fulfillment of these things during this year the Abolitionest of Republicans of the Northern states Elected their President and Vice President and this has been taken as a pretext
and the Southern states are rising up in rebelion agast the Northern
states are holding conventions & preparing to cecede from the Union
as Joseph Smith said they would. South Carolinia ceceded
from the Union on the 270 Dec 1860 and others are preparing to
follow their example this has caused a great convultion throughout
the United States all Banking & monied institutions are suspending
specia payment, and the wheels of Government are beginging to be cloged
alarm & confusion is spreading throughout the whole land. The
Lord is withdrawing his spirit from the Nation and they are begining
to be filled with madness towards Each other and the Southern
states are arming & preparing for a Deadly conflict against the
Northern states and whome the Lord wants to destroy he first makes
mad and the people are being inspired with madness to such a degree
that they are ready to devour each other. the foundation has been
laid during the year 1860 To break up & annihilate the American
Government and the scenes which will follow in quick succession
will be terrible & horrible in their detail. Thiis Nation is guilty of
sheding the Blood of the Lords anointed, of his pProphets & Saints
and the Lord Almighty has decreed their destruction the
Lord has commenced a controversy with the American Government
and Nation in 1860 and he will never cease untill they are
destroyed from under heaven, and the kingdom of God esstablished
upon their ruins. Let the Gentiles upon this land prepare to meet their God
United States have put to death the prophet Joseph the Patriarchs
Apostle & many Saints and driven the Church of Christ from
place to place for about thirty years and, Finally have driven
them into the wilderness even into these vallies of the Mountain
and the Lord told us "to plead at the feet of the Judges Governors
& Presidents of the United States & if they Heed us not and do not
redress us of our wrongs (then the Lord says) I will arise out of
my hiding place & in my fury I will vex the Nation and I
will cut off those wicked & unjust stewards and appoint them
there portiuns with Hipocritts & unbelievers. 1860 has laid the
foundation for the fulfillment of these things during this year the
Abolitionest of Republicans of the Northern States Elected their
President and Vice President and this has been taken as a pretext
and the Southern States are rising up in rebelion agast the Northern
States are holding conventions & preparing to cecede from the Union
as Joseph Smith said they would. South Carolinia ceceded
from the Union on the 20 Dec 1860 and others are preparing to
follow their example this has caused a great convultion throughout
the United States all Banking & monied institutions are suspending
specia payment, and the wheels of Government are begining to be cloged
alarm & confusion is spreading throughout the whole land. The
Lord is withdrawing his spirit from the Nation and they are begining
to be filled with madness towards Each other and the Southern
States are arming & preparing for a Deadly conflict against the
Northern States and whom the Lord wants to destroy he first makes
mad and the people are being inspired with madness to such a degree
that they are ready to devour each other, the foundation has been
laid during the year 1860 To break up & annihilate the American
Government and the scenes which will follow in quick succession
will be terrible & horrible in their detail. This Nation is guilty of
sheding the Blood of the Lords anointed, of his Prophets & Saints
and the Lord Almighty has decreed their destruction the
Lord has commenced a controversy with the American Government
and Nation in 1860 and he will never cease untill they are
destroyed from under heaven, and the Kingdom of God esstablished
upon their ruins. Let the Gentiles upon this land prepare to meet their God
"Journal (January 1, 1860 – October 22, 1865)," December 31, 1860, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed November 16, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/AnZl