<​February 17.​> The High Council met and settled several cases of difficulty betwixt brethren. [HC 6:220]

The Anti-Mormons held a convention at , the object being to devise ways and means of expelling the Saints from the . Among other resolutions was one appointing the 9th. March next as a day of fasting and prayer, wherein the pious of all orders are requested to pray to Almighty God that [“]he would speedily bring the false prophet, Joseph Smith, to deep repentance, or that he will make a public example of him and his leading accomplices.”

The ice broke up in the .

<​18.​> Sunday 18. Beautiful day. South <​West​> Wind— a very large assembly of the Saints met at the near the when I preached a lengthly discourse.

4 p. m. Went to my with and two gentlemen from — heard read my correspondence with — and read my “views of the powers and policy of the General Government”.

At 7 attended <​prayer​> meeting in the Assembly room.

<​19.​> Monday 19. At 9 a, m, went to my with , who proposed some alterations in my views of the Government— read the same and the seemed better pleased with it than before.

<​(See Addenda page 7)​> [HC 6:221]

The Wild Geese commence flying North.

<​20​> Tuesday 20. At 10 a. m. went to my where the Twelve Apostles and some others met in Council with brothers Mitchell Curtis, and Stephen Curtis, who left the on Black River 1st. of January; they were sent by and to know whether should preach to the Indians, the Menominees and Chippeways having requested it. The Chippeways had given some Wampum as a token of peace— and the brethren had given them half a barrel of Flour and an ox to keep the Indians from starving— and had gone through to Green Bay with them— to mark a road. I told them to tell I had no Council to give them him on the subject, he is there on his own ground and must act on his own responsibility, and do what he thinks best in relation to the Indians, understanding the Laws and nature of the subject as well as I can here, and he shall never be brought into difficulty about it by us. [p. 1895]