2 o clock P.M. Council met pursuant to adjournment, president Joseph Smith in the chair.

The chairman said that several had asked permission of absence, since we adjourned. He related an anecdote of a person who is now in the City who professes to be a prophet, who had prophecied concerning the United States and the setting up of the kingdom of Daniel. He said many of the Saints also new what the Lord had done pertaining to this kingdom. He suggested the propriety of passing some resolutions, saying that those of this council who could, should go forth immediately to electioneer &c.

we must suspend our meetings for the time being and keep silence on the subject, lest by our continual coming together we raise an excitement. We can call the council together again when necessary.

Let us have delegates in all the electoral districts and hold a national convention at Baltimore. He also suggested that the easiest and the best way to accomplish the object in view is to make an effort to secure the election at this contest.

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The chairman then made some further remarks and advised that we let the constitution alone. He would tell us the whole matter about the constitution as follows—

Verily thus saith the Lord, yea are my constitution, and I am your God, and ye are my spokesmen. From henceforth do as I shall command you. Saith the Lord.

Er Rigdon motioned that the constitution be received and the vote was unanimous, whereupon the council adjourned “sine die”