Erastus Snow's prophecy regarding anti-Mormon legislation

“Years ago, meetings were held in President Young's school house building, near the Eagle Gate, one Sunday afternoon, Apostle Erastus Snow attended the services and preached a discourse, a portion of which was devoted to the experiences through which the Saints had passed since the organization of the Church. He made a sudden pause in his remarks, and when he resumed his voice and manner were unusually impressive. He began to prophecy, a portion of his prediction is, as near as we recollect, almost in the following words: You will see the day that ex post facto acts and bills of attainder will be passed against this people, and all the safeguards in the Constitution will be swept away to get at this people. When ex post facto acts and bills of attainder are justified by the Supreme Court, and when the same august authority holds that Congress can sweep away every vestige of the right of local legislation, and enact whatever it pleases for the government of the Territories of the United States and their people, there will be but little if anything left to be done to make the fulfillment of the prediction complete. The Prophetic declaration made by Elder Snow made a deep impression upon the minds of quite a number of those who heard it, and is remembered by them as if it were uttered but yesterday. — Millennial Star 47:16”