Before me, Elias Higbee, one of the Justices of the County Court, within and for the County of Caldwell aforesaid, personally appeared Samuel Brown, who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith: That on the 6th day of August, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight, in the town of Gallatin, in the County of Daviess, and State aforesaid, that at the election in the town aforesaid, one William Peniston did make a speech, at said election; in the which, he represented the heads of the Church of Latter Day Saints, as being liars, Counterfeiters, and scoundrels; and that the members of said Church, were dupes; and not too good to take a false oath, on any common occasion; that they would steal their property, and that their property he did not consider safe; and that he was opposed to their settling there, and ever would be: And sundry other things, which were calculated to inflame the minds of those present: from which time, there appeared to be much excitement against the saints, and some hard sayings. One Richard Weldon said that the saints were not allowed to vote, in Clay County, no more than the damned Negroes: and the said Weldon made an attempt to strike said deponent, who stepped out of the way: