Let no man break the laws of the land, for he that keepeth the laws of God hath no need to break the laws of the land.

If there is trouble in the country, neither I nor my people made it, and all that we have ever done, after much endurance on our part, is to maintain and uphold the constitution and institutions of our country, and to protect an injured, innocent, and persecuted people against misrule and mob violence.

The chastisement of our peace was upon Him and with His stripes we are healed.

Search your hearts, and see if you are like God. I have searched mine, and feel to repent of all my sins.

Patriotism should be sought for and will be found in right living. No man can be a good Latter-day Saint and not be true to the best interests and general welfare of his country.

We believe in enjoying the constitutional privilege and right of worshiping Almighty God according to the dictates of our own consciences.

While other men were peacefully following their vocations and extending their interests they [the Saints in Clay County] have been deprived of the right of citizenship, prevented from enjoying their own, charged with violating the sacred principles of our Constitution and laws.