can govern them only by principle—by effecting an union among them. If it was necessary in one month we could go into and get all the arms and provisions we wanted.
said he would as soon go to the devil, as under the British government what he had in view was to get hold of their arms and use them for our advantage.
Coun. wanted to repeat what brother Joseph once said in the council “If the Lamanites wont hearken to our council, they shall be oppressed & killed untill they will do it”. The gospel to them is, they have been killed and scattered in consequence of their rejecting the everlasting Priesthood, and if they will return to the Priesthood and hearken to council, they shall have council enough, that shall save both them and us. [p. [305]]