President Joseph Smith spoke at length on the subject clearly showing the situation of the affair, and what was the true nature of the titles to the . That they did not belong to the and also that the Court of had no right to sell them. That they were refused lands which the goverment did not see fit to do any thing with consequently were free plunder or belonged to the actual setler &c although, as they were to be sold, it was best that th[e] brethren buy them to avoid any difficulty with those ou[t] of the , who might buy them &c [p. 33]