Moroni’s actions in gathering the faithful to the cause of their liberty acted similarly to a vote of the people. The numbers of the people who desired the cause of liberty, meaning the liberty of their religion, were greater than those who supported Amalickiah. When those supporting Amalickiah, who had become known as Amalickiahites, discovered that they were in the minority, they realized that they would not be able to win the day through legal means, and, perhaps, not through military means. Therefore, they left.