I do not care 1/2 so much about the Pres[idential] election as I do the office I have got we have. as good a right to make a political party to gain power to defend ourselves. as for mormons demagogu[e]s to make use of our religin to get power to destroy ours[e]lves.— we will whip the mob by getting up a presidnt.

when I look into the Eastern pape[r]s & see how popular I am I am [a]fraid I shall be presidnt.—

on the annxatin [annexation] of .—— some obj[e]ct— the anti-Mormns— are good fellows— I say it in anticipation th[e]y will repent [p. [23]]