January 1, 1861 ~ Tuesday

JAN 1^st 1861
This is the commencement of another new Year and of a vary
important year. Joseph Smith the pProphet said whoever lived to
see 1860 would live to see the foundation laid for some most awful
bloody wars and whoever lived to see those two figgures come together
1866 would live to see a day when the Earth would be deluged in blood
in many places & wthere would be such awful distress & calamity that
it would be a vexation to hear the report of it. We may prepare
ourselves for an awful time in the United States The hand writing has
been seen upon the wall And our Nations is doomed to diestruction
the United States will be visited this year with much affliction
more than they have ever seen since they have been a Free Govern[men]t
and it will increase yearly untill they are destroyed. they are like
the ox going to the slaughter they know not the day of their visitation
The Judgments of God await them because of their wickedness and
while we are looking for the judgments of God to rest upon the
United States & Great Babylon at large let us turn our Eyes towards
Zion in these vallies of the Mountains and ask what state are the
people in are they righteous & keeping the commandments of God
and preparing themselves for the great things of God which await
them or are they lying, stealing, swareing, & mingling with the
drunken yes many of those who are calling themselves
Saints are doing these things and they have great need to repent
before the Lord, or they will dBe damned & the Judgments of
God will rest upon them

South Carolinia seceded from the Union Dec 20^th 1860

^Missisippi Convention voted to csecede from the Union Jan 9, 1861 Yeas 84 Nays 15
Georgia seceded Jan 10^th 1861, yeas 208 Nays 89
Florida sedceded Jan 10^th [1861] signed 11^th Yeas 62 Nays 7.
Alabama seceded Jan 101 [1861] Yeas 61, Nays 39
Louisaniana seceded Jan 26 [1861] Yeas 113 Nays 17
Texas seceded Feb 1, 1861 Yeas 156 Nays 7^

January 1, 1861 ~ Tuesday

JAN 1st 1861 This is the commencement of another new Year and of a vary important year. Joseph Smith the Prophet said whoever lived to see 1860 would live to see the foundation laid for some most awful bloody wars and whoever lived to see those two figures come together 1866 would live to see a day when the Earth would be deluged in blood in many places &there would be such awful distress & calamity that it would be a vexation to hear the report of it. We may prepare ourselves for an awful time in the United States. The hand writing has been seen upon the wall And our Nation is doomed to destruction the United States will be visited this year with much affliction more than they have ever seen since they have been a Free Government and it will increase yearly untill they are destroyed. they are like the Ox going to the slaughter they know not the day of their visitation The Judgments of God await them because of their wickedness and while we are looking for the judgments of God to rest upon the United States & Great Babylon at large let us turn our Eyes towards Zion in these vallies of the Mountains and ask what state are the people in are they righteous & keeping the commandments of God and preparing themselves for the great things of God which await them or are they lying, stealing, swareing, & mingling with the drunken yes many of those who are calling themselves Saints are doing these things and they have great need to repent before the Lord. or they will Be damned & the Judgments of God will rest upon them

South Carolinia seceded from the Union Dec 20, 1860

Missisippi Convention voted to secede from the Union Jan 9, 1861 Yeas 84 Nays 15

Georgia seceded Jan 10th 1861, yeas 208 Nays 89

Florida seceded Jan 10th 1861, signed 11th Yeas 62 Nays 7.

Alabama seceded Jan 11 1861, Yeas 61 Nays 39

Louisiana seceded Jan 26 1861, Yeas 113 Nays 17

Texas seceded Feb 1, 1861 Yeas 156 Nays 7