[Hosea Stout Diary] Sunday Nov. 15th 1846. Went to meeting[.] Heard a letter from Elder Taylor in which it was stated that Sidneyism was entirely down & Strangism going down also[.] He gave an account of several men who had followed them of & showed their present situation which was truly desolate as all will be who turn from the truth. He was at New York just ready to sail for England
In the evening met the council at 6 oclock.amongst other things the subject of guarding the City was taken up. Neither the council or Twelve were satisfied with the present arraingements as it did not effect anything for it is well known to all that there is not a guard kept up at all and moreover the Military officers will not persevere hard enough to keep up one and it always comes out a failure
President Young was most decidedly in favor or a regular Police guard being formed againsome were against it but after he gave his views at length the council concured unanimously in his opinion and appointed a committee of three to make out a list of the men who were to compose the guard and make report tomorrow evening. The committee was composed of Brigham, Heber and myself.
After Council we proceeded to make out the list & took down 19 names & agreed to meet tomorrow morning to finish our report. I then came Home in the rain
[source: Diaries of Hosea Stout]
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