We, then, stated to the that, in accordance with his request, Genl. Joseph Smith had, in response to his call, sent us to him as a committee of Conference; that we were aquainted with most of the circumstances that had transpired, in, and about lately, and were prepared to give him the information; that moreover we had in our possession testimony and affidavits confirming <​confirmatory​> of what we should say, which had been forwarded to him by <​Genl.​> Joseph Smith; that communications had been forwarded to his Excellency by , & others, some of which had not reached their destination; but of which we had duplicates with us. We then in brief related an outline of the difficulties, and the course we had pursued from the commencement of the troubles, up to the present; and handing him the documents, respectfully submitted the whole. During our conversation and explanations with the , we were frequently <​rudely​> interrupted rudely and impudently contradicted by the fellows he had around him, and of whom he seemed to take no notice.

He opened and read a number of the documents himself, and as he proceeded he was frequently interrupted by: “thats a lie”— “Thats a God damned lie.” “Thats an infernal falsehood.” “That a blasted lie.” &c. These men evidently winced, on an exposure of their acts, and thus vulgarly, impudently and falsely repudiated them. One of their num [p. 22]