In a letter addressed to Brigham dated February 18, 1861, W. W. Phelps predicts that the slaves will have a "holiday as wonderful as their masters" by 1866.
W. W. Phelps, Letter to Brigham Young, February 18, 1861, CR 1234 1, Church History Library
By 1866, these "slaves" will have a holiday as wonderful as their masters . . . sic transit gloria mundi [Thus passes the glory of the world]