Mormon History, Mar 26, 1848

The Council present their compliments (walked up) Meeting at Daniel Russells, Sunday morn[ing], March 26. 1848 10 a.m. Present B[righam]. Young, H[eber]. C. Kimball, O[rson]. Pratt, W[ilford]. Woodruff'-Dan Russell'-(Capt[ain]. Van Fleet, /Paymaster,/ Mr. [?] Matlock, /Dr. [?] Robinson,/ Indian Agent) T[homas] Bullock. Conversation about Mr. Petty, F [?]. W. Allred (Wagon. Master) John Lytle (Blacksmith) teaming'-timber near this place'-Far West, &c. the Tapion River, Soil'- B. Y. asked ab[ou]t. the affair of Jack Redding & Mr. Strode. Van Fleet[:] I have heard nothing official about it. Strode has not made any report'- Cap[tai]n. Craig is in command at the Fort. [T]hen [we] conversed ab[ou]t. the Whiskey seller at the 209 Log Tabernacle & knocking in the Barrel head. B. Y.[:] Do you suppose Major Powell wo[ul]d. notice such a report[?]'- V. F.[:] I do not suppose he wo[ul]d. without it was very glaring.'-[I]t does not come under his jurisaidiction. B. Y.[:] If a man presumes to walk into a community, he must be subject to their laws.'- Matlock'-It belongs to the Indian Agent. V. Fleet'-It must come from him to the troops. Matlock[:] I dont know what a court wo[ul]d be legal.'-[I]t is for the parties themselves to agree to the Court.'- B. Y.[: S]uppose men sho[ul]d. rise up ag[ain]st. the Laws.[?]'- Matlock[:] Redding had a right to come bef[ore] the U. S. District Court. Strode told me ab[ou]t. it'-& Mr. Smith wo[ul]d. protest ag[ain]st. the court.'- B. Y.[: T]here was no summons, or writ, or oath.'-[W]e are doing our own bus[iness]'-& [we] do it by common consent. Matlock[: Y]ou had no right to attach his goods.'-Miller permitted Strode & Dannell to sell here.'- B. Y.[:] Mr. Beach was scared by Miller.'-Houvey Indian agent told him he had nothing to do with it.'- Matlock'-Strode said, you took the l[ett]re out of his hand & read it to the Court.'- [I]t was a hi['-]handed act.'- B. Y.[:] I read the letter.'-[I]t was handed to me. Mr. Hartlett, if you have no objection Iwill read it & [?] [He then] did.'- Matlock[:] When it prejudiced you ag[ain]st it'-you sho[ul]d. not have read it.'-[D]id you say this Mr. Redding's cause was a just one & he sho[ul]d. Have his pay[?] B. Y.[: N]ot a word of the sort.'-[H]e sent up the poorest wool he co[ul]d. find. Strode /Smith/ said if you dont let me alone I11 bring the U. S. troop on you.'-[H]e used such threats as those.'- Matlock'-Strode told Smith to protest against the Court. B. Y.[:] Any man who comes into this community, [who] tries to choke down my throat, it wont do.'-[W]e have been mobbed too much. Matlock[:] It is such illegal proceedings as this, that brings distress on this p[eo]pl[e]. [Y]ou sho[ul]d. not have attached his goods'-it was illegal.'-[You could t]hen sue him, attack him, & sell the goods. B. Y.[:] I see you dont understand the thing'-there was not any goods sold.'-[T]hey state many things that are not true. Matlock[:] It sounds to me like mobocracy & you often complain of mobocracy.'- B. Y.[:] There was nobody sued & nobody attached.'-[I]f he had said, Mr. Young arbitrate this thing I wo[ul]d. have done it if it took a week.'-[B]ut I had nothing to do with it.'- Van Fleet'-[W]hen a man comes among a community, he must submit himself to the laws of that community.'- Matlock'-Redding failed to complete his contract.'-[S]ay, did Strodes Lawyer [?] on the L. side? (laf.) Young'-[H]e treated it as a farce, & threatened to bring in the troops.'-[W]e shall be in Iowa 210 State soon & some will be off.'-I will liberate them from their trouble.'- Matlock'-[I]s there any Court to try a person.'- B. Y.[:] It is done by common consent.'-We sho[ul]d. want Mr. Strode to treat us as human beings. Matlock'-I think Strode is a good man.'-[H]e says he did not say what was alleged against him.'-I was be /am/ very glad to learn the case is so very different to what it is down there.'-Ispoke my opin[ion]: very freely [and]'-I wanted to talk with you about it.'-I have drawn up some resolutions for the governing of the p[eo]pl[e] below here.'- B. Y.[:] We were stopt here by Cap[tai]n. Allen.'-[W]e presumed none but members of the Ch[urch]. wo[ul]d. be here.'-[W]e generally asked if they were willing to submit to the laws of this place.'- Van Fleet'-[Y]our case is just like the Oregon p[eo]pl[e]'-they pass laws for their own Country. [I]t is illegal.'- Matlock[: Y]ou are mistaken, [for] there are laws over the Indian country.'- B. Y.[:] There is no law existing here.'-[T]his is entirelyout of books.'-[T]here never was a case of this kind. Matlock'-I am sorry to learn of this case'-your p[eo]pl[e] dont like it'-to snatch a paper out of a mans hands & read it. [I]f you did do it'-it was done from a dishonest motive.'-If I curse your p[eo]pl[e], they curse me back again.'-I told you I was no Mormon, nor no Sectarian'-& did not care for any.'-I dont doubt but what you have the best of feeling.'- B. Y.[:] I am indebted to Maj[or] Matlock for two things ab[ou]t. the newspapers, that he wo[ul]d. read no more until Tom Benton Brandreth's /[?]/ pills are left out [of the] conversation about Benton. Matlock[:] '[D]am me if I dont bel[ieve] Tom Benton stole that 15 shillings now'-' B. Y.[:] Bartlett turned out the goods to pay Redding'-& settled it up. [H]e did not hold on as he was told to. [I]f it had gone to the Hi[gh] Council it wo[ul]d. have been heard by 12 men of old experience & who know law.'-[T]hey argued whether the case sho[ul]d. be tried for 1/2 an hour.'- [W]hen I saw the letter, I considered it an insult. Matlock[: H]e considered it a farce.'-[H]e did not mean it an insult.'- Van Fleet[: I]f he sho[ul]d. make a complaint to the Commanding officer at Fort Kearney, it wo[ul]d. not be noticed.'- B. Y.[: I]f I use an influence to a Court, it is, to do right,'-as nothing is going to be done in it.'-I sho[ul]d. have decided Mr. Redding has failed in his contract.'-Strode did not prove it on trial that Jack failed in his contract.'-[I]f men will do right, there is no occasion for lawing.'- Matlock[: A]re nor there a good many that are called [M]ormons that are not.'- B. Y.[:] We are a mixed multitude.'-[M]any will cling to us who are not Mormons, because they sa[y] they want to do right.'-[T]he Bible tells us to forgive a man seven times a day.'-[T]here are some called Mormons,'-some called Hickory Mormons, some [called] Saints.'- Sunday morning, 26 March 1848 10 a.m. Meeting in Recorders Office. Present[:] B[righam]. Young, H[eber]. C. Kimball, W[illard]. 211 Richards, O[rson]. Pratt., W[ilford]. Woodruff,'-Joseph Young, Phinehas Richards, Levi Richards, Sidney Roberts, T[homas] Bulloch & R[obert]. Campbell.'- Conversation on the subject of the United States'-the troops, Strode, & other Black legs.'- The opinions /Preamble/ & resolution of the L. D. S., [were] read, and discussed'- preparatory to tomorrows Caucus.'- Joseph Young[:] Its an Almighty Sweepstakes. H. C. K.'-It is better to be Independent & they like it the better.'-I say give it [to] them a broadside.'- B. Y.[:] It is plain, simple truth,'-if they sympathize with us'-just tell them 'Gent, you are known better than you know yourselves.''-[I]f they know there is a God in it'-let them act accordingly.'- Roberts'-Bowen is of that kind of Sp[irit]'-that he wo[ul]d. go [at] it, even it was to have his throat cut.'-Colman is pliable & knows all these things from Joseph himself.'- The Preamble, & resolution of the L. D. S. [were] read the 2nd time. Townsend is not coming to organize the County.'-[W]hen he read the law he said he wo[ul]d. not do any thing in it.'-The Whigs are aware that the Mormons will poll a large vote.'-

[source: Minutes, as quoted in Minutes of the Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1910-1951, Privately Published, Salt Lake City, Utah 2010]

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