January 20, 1862 ~ Monday

20^th Jan 1862. Important Day

The Delegates Elected by the inhabitants of Utah met in
convention this day at the Court House in Great Salt Lake City
at 10 oclok A.M. to Form a constitution for a State Govern-
ment. Presidents B. Young H. C. Kimball & D H Wells and
Judge Kenney were present. Daniel H Wells was Appointed
President W^m Clayton Secretary R. L. Campbell & Patrick
Lynch assistant Secretaries. President Joseph Young Chaplain
R LT Burton Sergent at Arms, Andrew Cunningham Foreman,
John W. Woolley, James F. Alread Door keepers David P Kimball
Henry Heath Messengers. G. A. Smith A Carrington
Elias Smith Zerubbabel Snow & John Taylor were appointed
a committee to draft a constitution for a State Governm[en]t
James Ferguson Wilford Woodruff Samuel Richards Lorenzo
Snow & L. E. Harrington was appointed a committe to draft
a Moemorial to Congress. Committee on Ordinance A. O.
Smoot, E. M. Green, J. W. Cummings A K Thurber and
Loren Farr. Committee on Election O. Hyde E. T. Benson
J. M. Moody Burnard Snow & W^m. B. Preston

Speeches were Made by G. A. Smith S. M. Blair H. Stout
John Taylor Zerubabel Snow & E L. E Harrington also Presid[en]t
Brigham Young made a vary important speech J. V. Long
was appointed Reporter. President Young said I would like to
have the members who come here should attend to the business
for which they came together and not name Either Mormon or
Christian. I would like to see any Lawyier show me the Constitution
or law that Gives the U. S. power to send any man to rule over us
I will claim my wrights and in the name of God we will
maintain them if any more men come here committing treason
I will treating them as treasoners, whether they be many
or few if I had been in the place of the President of the United States
and had possession of Mason & Slidell I would have hung them
or shot them for they were guilty of treason. We have the
right to do all that we shall attempt to perform and we will have
our right by the Help of God and if any man comes here again
to molest us they shall pay the penalty so help me God

January 20, 1862 ~ Monday

20th Jan 1862. Important Day The Delegates Elected by the inhabitants of Utah met in convention this day at the Court House in Great Salt Lake City at 10 oclok A.M. to Form a constitution for a State Government. Presidents B. Young H. C. Kimball & D H Wells and Judge Kenney were present. Daniel H Wells was Appointed President Wm Clayton Secretary, R. L. Campbell & Patrick Lynch assistant Secretaries. President Joseph Young Chaplain RT Burton Sergent at Arms, Andrew Cunningham Foreman, John. W. Woolley, James F. Alread Door keepers David P Kimball Henry Heath Messengers. G. A. Smith A Carrington Elias Smith Zerubbabel Snow & John Taylor were appointed a committee to draft a Constitution for a State Government James Ferguson Wilford Woodruff Samuel Richards Lorenzo Snow & L. E. Harrington was appointed a committee to draft a Memorial to Congress. Committee on Ordinance A. O. Smoot, E. M. Green, J. W. Cummings A K Thurber and Loren Farr. Committee on Election O. Hyde E. T. Benson J. M. Moody Burnard Snow & Wth. B. Preston

Speeches were Made by G. A. Smith S. M. Blair H. Stout John Taylor Zerubabel Snow & L. E Harrington also President Brigham Young made a vary important speech J. V. Long was appointed Reporter. President Young said I would like to have the members who come here attend to the business for which they came together and not name Either Mormon or Christian. I would like to see any Lawyier show me the Constitution or law that Gives the U.S. power to send any man to rule over us I will claim myrights and in the name of God we will maintain them if any more men come here committing treason I will treat them as treasoners, whether they be many or few if I had been in the place of the President of the United States and had possession of Mason & Slidell I would have hung them or shot them for they were guilty of treason. We have the right to do all that we shall attempt to perform and we will have our right by the Help of God and if any man comes here again to molest us they shall pay the penalty so help me God