[Hosea Stout Diary] Sunday March 18th 1849. The weather had the appearance of being foul this morning but the day proved to be tolerable good except a hard South wind.
There was a meeting as usual. C. C. Rich spoke & was followed by John Taylor who in the course of his remarks deprecated the practice of swearing & called on all who would agree to flog any one whom they heard to swear to raise their hands whereupon many did while many did not vote either way. I suppose they rightly considered that it would be rather a fast way of getting into business. This was my feelings.
I was quite unwell all day.
[source: Diaries of Hosea Stout]
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