minds of the people. In the P. M met had an intevew [interview] with , who enquir[e]d about our people & prope[r]ty with as much apparent intent as tho[u]gh his whole soul was engag[e]d for our welfare, said he had heard that the citizens were committing depredations on the Morm[o]ns & driving off their popety stock &c. inf[o]rmed him that arm[e]d forcess came in the place, & abused women, & children, stole hors[e]s, drove off cattle, & plunderd houses of eve[r]ything that pleased their fancy. said that he would write & to go to & put down every hostile appearance. he also stated that the stipulations ente[re]d into by the Mormon to leave the , & sign the deed of trust was <​were​> unconstitutional, & not valid. repli[e]d we want the Legislatu[r]e to pass a law to that effect showing that the stipulati[o]ns & deeds of trust are not valid & unconstitutional, & unless you do pass such a law we shall not consider ou[r]selves safe in the . You Say there has been a stain upon the chara[c]ter of the , & now is the time to pass some law to tht effect, & unless you do farewell to the vi[r]tue of the ; farewell to her honor & good name: farewell to her Christian virtue until she shall be peopled by a diffe[re]nt race of men: farewell to eve[r]y name that binds man to man: farewell to a fine soil & a [illegible] a home home, they are gone they are rent from us by a lawless banditti.