Discourse, 7 March 1844–B, as Reported by Wilford Woodruff
Source Note
JS, Discourse, [, Hancock Co., IL, 7 Mar 1844]. Featured version inscribed [ca. 7 Mar. 1844] in Wilford Woodruff, Journal, vol. 5, 1 Jan. 1843–31 Dec. 1844, pp. [203]–[204]; handwriting of ; Wilford Woodruff, Journals and Papers, CHL. For more complete source information, see the source note for Discourse, 17 Jan. 1843, as Reported by Wilford Woodruff.
than to have the indians & British upon us & destroy us all, we should grasp all the territory we can and I know, much that I do not tell I have had bribes offered me, but I have rejected them, The government will not receive any thing from me they are self sufficient, but they must go to Hell & work out their own salvation with fear & trembling. as soon as was annexed I would liberate two or three states & pay them for their slaves & let them go to whare they are mixed blacks &c I would also receive & stand by them & many other usful remarks He made [p. [204]]