I have also been triming up the tree
in London. we have cut off two or three
dozen dead snags, & are not quite done
yet. We ^have^ already seen the good effects of
the triming. the Church is more united,
& strangers flock to hear, & listen
without being anoyed by bad mem-
bers. I expect to go to Birmingham for
a short time; Father Crook has got him
self into difficulty, with the gin, and
the women; the two greatest snares of the
unwary; he has run away to escape an
exposition. I expect to travel through
the country considerable this Summer
but not to leave London intirely
There is great excitement here about war with America. The English are
determind never to yield their claim to Oregon. They say if the American govern-
ment cannot protect her own citisens
it ought to ^be^ broken to attoms, & framed
anew, & they are prepared to do it.
And although the Americans may not
be aware of the fact, it is nevertheless
true that John Bull has at this
I have also been triming up the tree
in London. we have cut off two or three
dozen dead snags, & are not quite done
yet. We have already seen the good effects of
the triming. the Church is more United,
& strangers flock to hear, & listen
without being anoyed by bad members. I expect to go to Birmingham for
a short time; Father Crook has got him
self into difficulty, with the gin, and
the women; the two greatest snares of the
unwary; he has run away to escape an
exposition. I expect to travel through
the country considerable this Summer
but not to leave London intirely
There is great excitement here about
war with America. The English are
determined never to yield their claim to
Oregon. They say if the American government cannot protect her own citisens
it ought to be broken to attoms, & framed
anew, & they are prepared to do it.
And although the Americans may not
be aware of the fact, it is nevertheless
true that John Bull has at this
"Letter from Elisha Hildebrand Davis, 27 March 1846," p. 2, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed May 1, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/D9gk