The New York Herald Newspaper, June 3, 1856, Page 11

INTERESTING FROM MEXICO. ‘Our City of Mexico Correspondence. Mexico, May 19, 1856. Remedial Refyrms of the Government—IVill they Save the Country?—A New and Free Constiter tion Expect-d—Religious Education of the People—Their Moral Degradatson—English Miners at Church—Immigration and Toleratéon —Cabinet Cnanges, §. Thave had in some of my former letters, tainform you of the important events iu government, and the mreat changes that have been made in tke organic laws of thiscountry. { have had also to give you wevera) historical sketches, in order ‘that you might ‘onderstamd the canses and necessity for these alter- ‘ations'of such magnitude. The institutions of Mexico have been shaken to ‘their very foundations, and those that were rotten, nselees, or detrimental, have ‘been overturned. Péret, the powerwf the army was attacked and everthrown, although, heretofore, it has been pow erful enough to'rival the Praetorian Guard of Rome, or the Janissaries of Constantinople—at least, pow- verfal enough tobrood like an inenbas on this country, and to blight every generous effort at self government under a liberal con- stitution. Next the church was assailed— pot in 4ts dugmas—not in its rights and yeligions ceremonies, but in ita exercise of those po- Bitical, judicial and civil powers which this hierarchy had usorped, and which belonged to the government. Te vast wealth, also acquired under the cloak of eharity, which the priests had begged as alms, with which to minister to the sick, clothe the naked, and comfort the afflicted—this vast wealth, hoarded for the purposes of pomp, power and oppression, em- ‘racing two-thirds of all the values of property in this country—has now, in part, been seized, and the remainder will soon glso be appropriated. Hitherto the government has felt ita right arm powerless for the want of that force sapped from it by she army and the church. It has also suffered all the evils of poverty, while the church has been revelling ‘m ite vast treasures, which were useless to the na- tion. But now the government begins to feel ita werves braced for vigoreus Action, while the life plood of nations—the finances—begins to course through its veins with all the force of returning ani- mation. Such scems tobe the present position of Mexican affairs. But has not the remedy been ap- plied too late? has not the relief come when the pa- ‘tient was beyond restoration from medicinal aid? Thet is the question, and that question is daily ask- ed everywhere by those who have been instrumen- tal and active in producing theee reforms. I do not imtend to discuss this subject at this time, forI would have to write an essay instead of a simple letter. But it is well worthy of reflection, as it is of deep meditation in the minds of the best patriots of this country. It is not pretended that all has yet been done which it is in the power of legislation to do. Much is still urffer consideration, aud much more may be expected. The committee of Congress will soon sub- mit to that body the rough draft of a new constitu- tion. In that instrament yon will find toleration of religion, and liberty given to the free exercise of * onscience. This concession—for it is a concession —is not a grant to a feeble minority in this country, whose belief is notin accordance vith the Roman ehurch, for no such feeble minorityoxists. All here are in full communion with that church, or have no religious belief whatever. ‘They have no cn owledge of any creed except *ho* which caanates from Rome; and whenever a}, 9: rccctalcanuotreconcile all its rites apd ceremonie, vi‘: 1ight, reason and sound morality, he ceases no. ‘ta be a Catholic, but a Christian believer also. The educated classes in Mexico, whose literature ia French novels, especially the male portion, have bat little respect for religion. If they conform to ite ceremonies it is only in obedience to habits, cus- tome and fashions. To the truths of Christianity they are utterly indifferent; for, mixed up as they are with the superstitions of the church of Mexico, ‘they find it difficult to discriminate, even if an at- tempt were made, which is not. Among the peons im the villages, and other poor, ignorant people, ‘whose numbers are nearly five millions, out of the eight millions of inhabitants, their knowledge of re- ligion does not extend beyond the ceremonies and superstitions of the church. Their knowledge never rises to a contemplation of the sublime truths and sound morality of the Christian faith. To keep the Sestivals of the church comprises nearly the whole religious duty of a peon. It is inculcated by the village curate; he learns it in cate- chism; he observes it obeyed everywhere. His catechism does not contain the Ten Commandments as laid down in the scriptures; but instead of one of the most important, he learns only, “remember to keep holy the festivals,” and to keep holy means to go to mass for an hour in the morn- ing, and devote the rest of the festive day to drink- ing, gambling, dancing and cock fighting. As these festivals are, on an average, two or three for every week in the year, you can perceive how much labor is interrupted, 90 as to keep wee roe aare nds all that he has acquired in dissipation in obe- nce to the command, “remember to keep holy the festivals.” How can such a poor mortal rise from sach a degraded condition? I remember, a few ago, meeting in this city a foreign Roman Ca- ihatie riest, who was officiating at one of the prin- cipal chapels in the capital. In conversation with him, I found he had no hopes of reaping any harvest in his vineyard. ‘There is no religion here,” said he; “it is only superstition.” Poor man! he scon despaired; he gave up his flock and returned to Europe. The evils resulting to society from thege festivals are go great that the government has often inter- fered; but as its power is very limited in religious matters, and as its interference is very unpopular, the effect has been of little tmportance. But so far as its power extends over public officers it has been exercised. Thus orders have repeatedly been issued prohibiting army officers and all other office hold- ers from attending bull fights and gambling on feast days, on pain of dismissal. I perceive order has been again issued within the last few weeks as regards the great festival at San Augnstin Tlal- pam. On the second Sunday of the month nearly lation of the capital poured out Pris, where mass was performed in the morning; and then opened the monte banks— sir piles of gold ounces, often to the value of $50,000, and other similar financial institu- tions, with ‘their lesser cash capital in silver; and others, a , with their cash capital in copper. Cock ting could be seen, and betting in the pit erected by the goverument in the last cent ;,danc- ing in allita fondas,and magnificent balls inthe saloons frequented by the city fashioyables. The lemer dissipations were on the same ‘ith these public performances. Thus one of the Ten Com- mandments was perverted to“ remember to keep holy the festivals,” until the whole decalogue was ial oy? and ignored in this saternalia. ow, let us turn and “look at another picture in ie mining di 01 istricta of Real del Monte, to wth of this city. There the silver mines are ander English direction, and many of the workmen are English. have come out from home with their families, bringing with them their manners and customs and precepts. Among these they have not forgotten the command- ments as taught them in a i Every Sunday some two hundred of these, including their wives and children, repair to the school house, where their ne nocal are performed according to the Clean, neatly dressed, and with ali ‘decorum of a Cornish lage, they present a to their ragged, dirty, gambling and drinking fellow workmen of this country outside school house, who are obeying the scriptural in- their instructi j according to on. Let the charch of Mexico raise but one finger in Fr tg to this desecration’ of the Sabbath, and numerous festivals to this custom,'pernicious in its consequences to ena i it will pass away like enchantment, and with the rapidity ofa dream. But the cleray have not done it, nor will .they. Veril they ¢l have their reward. In the cities it will he perceived that they have lost all hold upon the affections and te of the people; in the countr: they have ossisted to steep the poor yn in mk poverty and ignorance that his aid is now of no avail. You must perceive that I am not treatin; this question in a religious, but in a potitical puint of view. I would not have the religion of these people changed, for that would oniy thom renegades; but ] would haye their morais reformed—an impor- tant duty which the priests have n ted in this country. The Catholic church of M is so un- like the same institution as it exists in the United States, thot it is diflicult to believe its precepta are the same, i ay aak, what then is the nse of toleration of ‘na country where only one form of worship Jt ia not for Megicung that this concession is made, but for immi Wind are wanted in the country, It is found that colonization cannot take abroad wutil toleration of pore pretet. While religious freedom was in oar constitution on correct grounds, here i¢ és advocated for the practical benefits it may con- fer in its congequences on the country. 1 hope im- migration may take place, and I hope a large num- ber of Roman Catholic priests from the United States will be among the number. The Mexican ideas of colonization are confined to agriculturists, but the immigrants would in many instances prefer to reside in the cities, if they were artisans desirous of following their trades. The ulations of the cities are so different from the peonage in the country that it is im- portant you should not mistake my remarks made of the one as applying to the other. For social quahties the better classes in the cities are not much behind the came kind ot people elsewhere. For politeness and refinement they think themselves far superior to our democratic sovereigns, and surely they are equal to them. In morality the cities of Mexico would compare favorably with our own me- tropolitan manners and customs. he great defect in the inhabitants of the cities is their want of the practical information so common in the United States. Here theory and book learn ing are abundant; but in the North we add prac- tice, which is of as much importance as water to a steam engine. For this reason artisans will flock to the cities as soon as immigration commences in ear- nest. Even at this time ever foreign artisan is sure to find immediately profitable employment. ‘Yon will perceive by your files of Mexican papers the importaifce given to a leading editorial of your paper of the 19th of April. Your views respecting the present condition of things in this country meet with the hearty approval of the liberal party. P.S.—There has been some misunderstanding in. the cabinet, and Senor Payno, the Minister of Fin- ance, has resigned. Noone has yet been namedto fill his place. Genemal Soto has been appointed Minister of War and Marine. Payno’s mission to Berlin has, in consequence of the rupture, been ge up; he is, therefore, named as Minister to ruseels and agent for colonization—rather a singu- jar mixture of employments. But some things can be done by an agent which would not look well im print if done by a foreign minister. Our Vera Cruz Correspondence. Vera Cruz, May 22, 1856. President Comonfort and the Puebla Bishop— Health of His Lordship—His Age and Appear- ance—Disappointment in Sailing—Good Pay for the Captain— The Ministerial Changes. Comonfort isa trump. He is dealing right and left. This steamer takes to you the news of the ex- pulsion and banishment of the Archbishop of Puebla, @ man of unbounded influence as a prelate and as a man of wealth. His income, it is said, amounts to about $30,000 a year, and his private fortune is not less than $250, 000. You will say that those who lay hands on such @ person run much risk of being worsted. Still Co- monfort bas risked it;and no one cries against it. The Bishop, who is about forty years ot age, ar- rived here in excellent health, and was exceedingly pleased in beholding a view of the open sea before him. The steamer Hidalgo (the old Benjamin Franklin, of filibuster renown), got steam up to take this illustrious Bishop to Havana; but, lo! just on the eve of starting, they discovered all the machinery out of order, and she could not go. Then the illus- trious Bishop got frightened, sppesied to the Gover- nor to be transferred to any other ship ready to sail for any foreign port. The French frigate France and Mexico, bound for Bordeaux, then was selected to drop the Bishop at Havana, for which the captain received the handsome sum of $1,000. The superstitious population bring the recent earthquake in connection with the ishment of the Bishop, and say even heaven and earth are dis- pleased with such a measure. Some say already that this ie all show, and that the labo is treading again terra firma somewhere in tne neighborhood, and ready to pay those again boa are i ig to kick up a revolution. But I say, quien sabe. The ex-Minister of Santa ree ep aed has been caught somewhere in Oajaca, carried on to erase cH a realy just recei infe legraphic despatch, received, informs us that Miguel Lerdo y Tejado is named Minister of Fi nance, in place of M. Payno, who goes out as Minis- ter to Brussels Don Juan Soto, a perfect fire-eater, (refer to the American war), is named as Minister of War,and he will be death to all filibusters, if they ever should attempt to peep lato Mexico. This is all the latest news of the day. I leave for Mexico, and shail write you again. Newspaper Accounts, (From the New Orleans Delta, May 26.) The steamship Texas, Capt. Thomas Forbes, from Vera Crug, 22d instant, arrived here this morning. ‘The Texas brought $13,769 in specie. By this arrival we have intelligence from Vera Cruz t> the 2ist instant, not of a very important character, how- ever, The Bishop of Puebla, Don Pelagio A. Labastida, oxe of the prime movers in the revolution of Puebis, has ‘been ba: from the country by orders of the govern- ment, On the day previous to his made acquainted with this measure of policy he presched a vel stropg and virulent sermon, in spite of the en- Bergh Ge ae a his filends. On he next Bishop was rmed that Le Thould leave. the republic immediately, and a few hours only were allowed him to make his prepara- tions, The government, meanwhile, has recei infor: mation that an attempt would be made to resoue him from arrest, and consequently detailed a picquet of hundrea dragoons to erfcrce the orcer, who stationed 2 themselves im front of the Bishop’s palace. The agent of the clergy had succeded in rallying @ large cro around the building, but upon the first summons they promptly withdrew. Several persons were arrested in the act of cistributing money and inciting the people to revolt, among whom were two priesta, a Franciscan and ® member of the Carmelite Order. On the morning of the 13th the house of a German was coat in which were found a large quantity of aims, ammunition and soldiers’ clothing, clergyman named Munoz, in the disguise of a mendi- cant, was arrested in one ef the stroeta, with a rifle in his hands. These priests were claimed by the Bishcp ad interem, Don Aegel Alonzo y Pantigs, but the Governor of the ‘city refused, and insisted that they should be tried by the civil authorities. ‘The Bishop was conveyed to Vera Cruz, where he was allowed to remain two days for the purpose of allowing his family to join him, previous to his departure from the country on board the steamer Franklin. The Proyres states thatcn the 17th inst., duriag the dead of nigat, two shocks of an earthquake were sensibly felt in Vera Qgpz. At the same time a loud subterranean report, not uWike the rumbling of ¢istaat thaader, was distinctly heard. This, the Progres says, is the second extraordinary phencmenon which we have perceived during a few days, being on account of the overheated state of the atmosphere, for a few nights ago a brilliant erolite was seen to cross cirectly over the efty, illami- nating Sid whole city, and bursting with a very loud fonajion. Senor de Benito Gomez Farias bas been appointed Se- cretary of Legation at Brussels. bi The pepers from the capital not oy, configm the news of the ues to the Mirietry of War and Navy of General Juan Isto, but bring the intelligence of his ac- ance, The jays that the scarcity of flour is such, that upless the gcvernment promptly comes to the relief of the Vera Cruzans, great destitution will ensug, It re- commenas a large importation of the article from abroad, General Almonte has been appointed to fill the im- pepent positon of Minister to ieee eats ‘ eye announces short! abl ion of manifesto rf y Tawartz, shoe ‘The news of the arrest, in 9 village of Oaxa, of Igaacio Aguilar, ex-Minister of S:ate, is confirmed. Upon his per- son was found « diary of his movements. A beg = hic despatch just recsived, states that Don Miguel lo y Tejada has been named as Minister of Finance, and 'uan S0%0 Minister of War. Aguilar, the ex: Minister of Santa Anns, has been caught somewhere in Oajaco, and is to be taken to Mexiso to stand his trial. ‘The Archbishop left this morning in the French bark France & Mexico, bound for Bordesux; but, on pa; the captain $1,000, he drops the illustrious person at Havana. The stesmer Benj, Franklin would not and could not move—with a Bis om board—and strange that they should bave foucd that out at the very last moment. Zerman, the Mexican Admiral, of the Pacific squadron, has been thrown into prison. The Tart. MARYLAND. Henning Run Covrsa, BauTimons, May 20,—Purse $500, three mile heats. Lucy aon ; 1 gus iy Sam Let 5 2 Rattle, 34 Berry 43 ‘Time, 6:48—B:4134, May 30,-- Jockey Club purse $1,000, four mule heats. 7. J. Wooifolks’ ch, m. Fioride....... at falley’s b. h. Sebastcpol. 23 Court of General Sessions. Before Recorder Smith. At the opening of the June term of this court, this morning, the clerk called over the names of | flap summoned as Grand \Jurore, and there peing, as usual,no quorum present, they were dis- chaxged for the day. The roll of petty jurors were then called, and a panel found; but no case being ready Sor trial, they were also discharged until 11 o'clock Muesday morning. The case of Richard A, Goodwin, iadicted for felonious assault and battery, stands first 0 the calendar for Tuesday, NEW YORK HRKALD, TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 1856. HISTORY OF MORMONISM AS IT IS. Choice Extracts from Brigham Young’s Sermons. The file of the Salt Lake news brought by the last mail from Utah, contains a number of sermons | | delivered in the Tabernacle at Salt Lake by Go yernor Brigham Young, from which we have taken the subjoined extracta:— LAWYERS AND THE IGNORACE OF JURORS. Mr. Hovey has referred to several incidenta in his experience. 1 will refer to what I witnessed no longer ago than yesterday, in the courtroom. A lawyer rose to make his plea before the ji ep he ae up the laws of Utah, which are strict and inted in reference to lawyers making pleas, inding them to fairly array the facts in the case, whether they are for or against their clients, an he was 80 serious, so religious, so pious and 80 honest, that he appealed to high heaven to witness his honesty belore the joy, When he had in- duced the jury to believe it he was honest, h stood there and misrepresented the merits of th cage for half an hour at a stretch, in regular law yer style. Men will portray what iain their hearts when they talk freely, and they cannot keep a it. This is the way in which the Lord will exhibit the hearts of the children of men. Will he take out their hearts and show them to the people? No, for that would not exhibit the fruit of ir hearts ; but he will draw them into circumstances which Will compel them to manifest what is in them. Let a man rise up here and talk, and freely express his thoughts, and oe can judge of what spirit he is. We have just heard the words which give a manifestation of the spirit of one of our mis sionaries,and I say now,as I have said before, 1 with we hed hundreds of such missionaries throughout this Territory preaching to the people, and g up their hearts with the spirit of hones- ty, so that they would entirely cule putea; ly- ing and deceiving, and deal honestly with one another, with themselves and with their God and be industrious and prudent, and I pay atten- tion to their business, instead of loaflug about’ the streets. I wish we had one hundred sueh mis" sionaries in this city to get up prayer meetings, Brenching meetings, and evening meetings in every ward. attor? To draw away that filthy, nasty mass which assembles at the eorners of this public square. For a week or two past tbat court house has been Srnec with men, and it is darker than the bowels of hell. If you ask me how I know, I answer, I have been there and seen for myself; have understood how they felt, and tried the spirits, and Tsaw who were there. It is a shame for men to be found loafing about in such places, where there is contention, and quarrelling, aud cvery stratagem that can be used to deceive juries and witnesses, and lying betore them with all the and sanety of @ saint, pretending to be one. Such @ place is darker to me than midnight darkness. There is not a jury which has occupied seat, in that court house that eomprehends the full scope of truth; they are put there and then their minds are beclouded, dust is thrown into their eyes, and they do not fully know truth from error, light from darkness, what is of God from what is not ot God. As I have already said, a lawyer com- menced his plea pares, by appealing to high heaven to witness his honesty before the jary, and this he did to decoy their feelings, to throw them off their guard, and in all this he was trae to his client in accordance with the approved mode of the gen- tiles. He has been a gentile lawyer for many years before he entered this church, and therefore I do not think that he really merits such severe censure as he otherwise would for taking the gentile shoot so faithfully, as the strong power of tradition and habit still enfolds him. Instead of setting before the jury the merits of the case, and else, he never touched upon them, but avoided them at every turn and threw dust in their eyes, that they might give an unrighteous decision. THE DIREFUL EFFECTS OF LAW. Elders of Israel also throng suce a place, and that too when no spirit reigns there but the devil’s spirit, and unless enough righteous elders go in to purit the atmosphere and overbalance the power of evil, you can get nothing from that den but the principles of hell. There is not a righteous person in this com- munity who will have difficulties that cannot be set- tled by arbitrators, the Bishop’s court, the high council, or by the twelve referees, (as provided in resolution No. 4, page 390 of Utah Laws), far better and more éatiafactorily than to contend with each other in law courts, which directiy tends to the best interests of the community, and to lead scores of men away from their duties as good and in- durtrious citizens. Take from one to two hundree men and detain them in a court room week after week, just look at it! How many men have been detained at that court house during the past week? Will a hundred fill the number? No. Will the time of one hundred and fifty men for the past six days indemnify this community for the wasted time that has been Lees there in trying to decide one cage, that any boy fifteen years old, possessed of good common sense, and having the spirit of truth within him, could have decided in one hour? I tell you that the time of one hundred and fifty men for six days will notsupply the loss to ‘this communit} which has been incurred to satisfy the lustful, wicked, cursed, hellish appeiites of professed breth- ren in striving to cheat their nnighbors by employ- ing lawyers to deceive or lie for them, which are synonimous terms in the eyes of justice, and by bringing in witnesses to acreen the guilt and deceive a jury, whereby they are liable to give a wrong verdiet. Iam Sy few remarks for your benefit, if you will be benefittee by them. I telf you that a cricket war, a grasshopper war, or an Indian war, would not begin to be so direful as what you would have to pass through, were it not for your ce. If you are wilfully ignorant you will ignoran have to feel the fash, but if you are innocently igno- rant, and do the best you know how, you may be excused. Does the Lord love your conduct when | you drag each other before the ungodly? When you roils and strifes? Do you think he has fellowship with your conduct in such things? No, youdonot. Do you spp that Jesus Christ has? “No. Do you believe Fina and good men can fellowship your conduct? You do not, for one moment. ere is nota man or woman in tnis house, whether saint or sinner, Jew or Gentile, bond or free, black or white, thut can so believe for a moment. Do you believe that your con sciences can be clear in the day of retripution, if you spend your time for naught, and run after the filthi- ness of the wicked? Do you believe that in sodoing you can stand in the greet day of account with a Clear conscience? Youcannot. Then why, in the name of common sense, do you tag afver the devil and his imps? ADVICE TO THOSE WHO SET ON JURIES. Old gray headed men, wio ought to be fathers in Israel, were impanneled as a jury on the case I have alluded to, and what were they after? The fog, the froth and spawn of hell—and they feast upon it. Men who do not know their right hand from their left, with regard to the influences of the spirit of God. Might ay not have known better? Yes, if they had eakets e course which Joseph Hovey has taken. If they would walk humbly before God and know his will, they would go to work and get stone and timber, and woak at repairing their fences pre- paratory to rai: grain, potatoes and other arti.les of food, instead of following after courts and the nonsense, wickedness and lying associated with them. Dol eons vo is practised in those places? Yes, oftenfrom anise toend. Men will take a solemn oath that they will tell the trath, in the name of Israel’s God, and nothing but the truth. and then, if ee. have a prejudice against Mr. A or B, ay will their story to sutt themselves, and if le crush an innocent person. The juries are iable to be deceived, where there is mush darkness, and the whole ‘will go to hell, and I will say it in the name of Jesus C! You men who follow after such a course of things as1 refer to, I would not give the ashes of a rye straw for the whole of you, jurymen, witnesses, and every other person who countenanccs such a Lara It is a cage of un- clean birds, a den and kitchen of the devil prepared for hell.and Iam going to warn you of it. Some of pou wondered why I sent Thomas Bullock to take your names; I wanted to know the men who were coaxing hell into our midst, for I wish to send them to China, to the East Indies, or to where they cannot get back, at least for five years. Who do we wish to stay at home? Such men as Joseph Hovey, men who will pay atten- tion to making fences, tilling the soil and providing for their families, those who will live their religion at home. But we will send off the poor curses on a mission, and then the devil may have them, and we do not care how soon they apostatise, after they get as far as California. You may think my remarks are severe upon the lawyers here, but the most of them take a course which is highly censurable, and you may see gray headed men running after them, and asking, “Can you call me up a8 9 witness, or put me on the jury?” —in order that they may @ dollar or two. Would I go there for money? No. There is not au honest man in this community who go there merel; for money, or would plead law unless it was ‘demand ed at his hands by the principles of justice, to pre- vent the innocent from being wronged and abused. No principle would ever lead an honest man into a court room, only to [dent he the innocent from being rode down and destroyed. BRIGHAM 18 ASHAMED OF ALL HIS BRETHREN WHO ARE IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH LAW. To see profexsed brethren, old and young, idling away their time in and around court rooms, proves them to have litule or no love for their religion, and that they care but little about their God. I would hike to see a strictly honest community, if we can have one, and then there would be no differences of opinion brought before a Gentile court—never, never! Every difficulty would be settlad amicably, without ever calling ujon a court. Iam ashamed of many of yon; itis a disgrace for men who profess vo be men of dignity and character—men who have Tun after difficulties, contentions, been Judgee in the me Court of their country, to condescend to the mean, low-lived ofa pettifogger, and tools at that. I am such persons—their conduct ia a dis grace to them @nd to the name of Mormon. I wish we had in our midst thousands and millions of such men as Joseph Hovey—I would then bid defiance to all the powers of darkness. Bat while we have hundreds and thousands of men whom we hold fellowship--who would rather take off their hata and scrape their shoes to a servant of the devil and black his boots—I tell you we are in danger. BRIGHAM CURSES THE LAWYERS, THEIR CHILDREN, THBIR LANDS AND THEIR CATTLE. Men who love corruption, contention and broils, and who seek to muke them, I curse youin the name of the Lord Jesus Christ; I curse you, and the fruits of or lands shall be smitten with mildew. your children sh J sicken and die, your cattle shall waste away, and I pray God to root you out from the society of the saints, To observe such conduct as many lawyers are guilty of, stirring up strife among peaceable men, is an outrage upon the feel- ings of every honest, law abiding man. ‘To sit amoug them is like sitting in the depths of hell, and their hearts are as black as the ace of spades. I have known them for years; | know where they were begotten and by whom, and how they were brought forth, and the history of their lives. “They love sin, and roll it un der their tongucs as a sweet morsel, and wil cree around like wolves in sheep’s clothing, and fill their pockets with the fair earninga of their neighbors, and deviee every artifice in their rer to reach the property of the honest, and that is what has caused these courts, I say, may God Al- mighty curse them from this time ee ‘orth, and let all the saints in this house say, Amen, [a anani- mous amen from 3,000 persons resounded through the bouset. for they area stink in the nostrils of God and angels, and in the nostrils of every latter day saint in this Lrigete We-have been driven ‘rom the face of man into the wilderness, and now the poor ¢evils follow us to stir up strife, and to produce the spawn of hellin which they delight live and upon which they feed. And simple ones in this community will beg of them, “ Cannot I be on the giand jury ? Cannot I get a littie to do in the court 7” You are fools; God will never pay you; all the pay you will receive will be from the de- vil, and it will be miserable pay. This I say to law- ers, and to all who will ron atter strife, and I it in honesty and soberness before high heaven, before my Father in heaven, and before Jesus Chriss his Son, and before the holy angels. To see lywyers, as 1 saw them yesterday, strive to make the jury be- lieve them honest, and then throw dust in their eyes, who will reward you for this? The devil, when he gets yon in deep patiering aust trouble, for there he will leave you and say that he has no more use for you. You would do better to labor for the Lord, and you would get better pay. And the people of this ‘erritory will make money by paying théir honest debts, and gain property and be blessed in their basket and in their store, in their fields and in their crops, in their flocks and herds, in their wives aud children, while the withering touch of the Almighty will be upon them, if they practise wickedness, NO DECENT MAN WILL GO TO A COURT HOUSE—A CLOBING ADMONITION. ‘ Keep away from court houses; no decent man will go there unless he goes as a witness, or is in some manner compelled to. I know that many are obliged to go, but those who creep around to see what is going on, let me tell you, the devil has possession of them. I wish such persons to go to California, it they wish to. I counsel you to keep away from courts; we have got the names of those who have attended that court room, and we will send those characters on !ong missions, for we want to get rid of them, and we do not care whether they aposta- tize or not. If the world complain of this, say I, if you have not sense enough to know an honest man om a devil, you must run the risk of it. {could avers discern the difference, and if you have not insight enough to know when they tell the truth and when they lie, you have to run the same chance that we have. People abroad may say, “Why don’t you send us all good men?” “Do you believe them? No, you do not, when ‘we send them. We wish them to stay here, only those whom it is necessary to have go, but we have no business for those’ pour miserable evils. I call you miserable because the spirit of the Almighty has no fellowship for you; your Dames are written with ours here, and also in the Lamb’s book of life, as I have often told you, where they will remain until you sin against the Holy Ghost. Angels have no fellowship for you, neither have 1. Now go and prove yourselves, and if you desire to be saints you have an opportunity. Were it not for your ignorance, there would be a severing between the righteous and the wicked. I would not endure what I am obliged to endure, whether I am ‘the SW) not Hentcous or not, I would make a scattering among this people ond make the wicked leave forthwith. I wanted to give you this brief exhortation. You may say that I have talked rather hard, but I do not care what you say about it, not one partisle. I wil tell you what I think about the matter, if you do not stop your wickedness we will lay judgment to the line and righteousness to the plnmmet, and | tell you that the hailstorm that will be aronnd you will sweep away the refuge of lies and all liars. SOME OF THE SAINTS ARE SOFTT SHELLS. Iam not afraid of all hell, nor of all the world, in laying judgment to the line when the Lord says so Now then behave yourselves, you old gray-headed know-nothings, you are doted; ‘you are, shall I say hard shells ?—no you are poor old soft shell fogies, that a few pounds of tea and sugar will buy. I feel as ready as any man to honor Bray hairs, but J also believe in the old proverb which reads that “A wise cbild is better than an old and foolish ” We do not want any such men to go to courts, n they jig a ona jury, tell them to judge the case themselves, and you keep away and mind your own business. Let me ask you, is there a man ob- liged to go into a court and sit ona jury? No. Our law will not oblige him to do it, only on certain con- ditions. You can get rid of doing so; you are there because you love to be there. You suck down the drink that is there, eat the food that is there, and sup the broth that is there, because it is of hell and you like it better than you do the saints, and the sustenance of the saints. May God bless the honest in heart, and separate the wicked and unrighteous from them, and curse the latter class from this time henceforth : Amen. THE BISHOPS ARE OLD GRANIES—BRIGHAM PROMISES TO TRAIN THE SAINTS. I feel like taking men and women by the hair of their heads, figuratively speaking, and alaging them milgs and miles, and like crying stop, before you ruin ye ves. But I have not the power to do this; I can talk to you a little and can beseech you to stop your mad career, and can ask ee Father In heaven to give you the ght of his Spirit, and when you receive that you will find every word that I said last Sabbath to be true. There are men here by the score who do not know their right hands from their left, so far as the principle of justice is con- cerned. Does our high council? No, for they will let men throw dust in their eyes, until you cannot find the hundredth millionth part of an ounce of common sense in them. You may go to the bishops’ courts, and what are they? A set of old They cannot judge a case pend- ing between two old women, to say nothing of a case between man and man. We have already dropped many of them, and we are picking up young men. We will train them and tell them to serve God or a; . The time is coming when justice will be laid to the line and righteousness to jummet; when we shall take old broad- and ask, “‘are you for God?” And if you are he on the Lord’s side you will be hewn down. I like roving you; youare like a wild ass that rears and almost breaks his neck be- fore he will be tamed. 1t is so with this people. Have we not given you salt enough to season you? You have been sweetened with velvet lips until you do not know salt from anything else. Will you hear now? If I have strength and continue to feel like it, I will come here and train you every Sabbath, and I wish my sermons to be like the pains of pitchforks point foremost, until you awake out of our sleep and find out whether you are saints or not. ‘e have a great many gars, sharks, sheepheads, lamper eels and areey other kind of fish that is to be found in the pond, the gospel net has gathered them up, and what may you expect from anch a meas? ‘Ou may expect the best and worst of all God’s creation mingled here together. The foolish will tarn from correct principles, go over to the wicked and ceate to be righteous, so that they can go to hell with the fools. I wish to have every man who rises to speak from this stand, lay aside the smooth tongue and velvet lips and let his words be like wb pen that they may sink iuto the hearts of e le. jow, do think that I have cast you off; you are my brethren, if I have any. If there are any sainte on the face of the earth, they arc here. 1 am one with you, and if you turn round and say “brother ‘ae onght to live according to hi; reaching,” I answer, | live so now that you canuo feep up with me. Do not fret yourselves, I am ready to be weighed in the balance in all my ways with any of you. Learn to live your religion day by day, and do right all the time. Let us strive wae more light, more of the and power of God, that we may increase therein, which is my prayer continually, May God bless you: men. MONEY-MAKING PAUPERS—BEGGARS IN SALT LAKE. Br. Wooley has reported the circamstance ofa bishop's finding a woman who had been living upon the charity her neighbors, and who at the same time bad valuable property and money hid up. I can re- fer you to scores of like circumstances, and what is more, to some of the elders, these who are supposed to be among the best of our elders, who have been preaching abroad and bronght their hundreds into the church, who come here wit! a lie in their hearts and on their tongves with regard to their means, and declare emphatically that they haye no means to help themselves with, neither soney ne ods. We haye bronght them here and they Ul owing the Perpetual Emigration Fund for their passage, and they have ge if they have no silver, an have the richest kind of clothing. This brings to my mind the circumstance of a family in Nauvoo, who were in the habit of travelling from house to house begging their living, and said that were poor destitute. the time came for us to leave that city, and. that family was start- ing to St. Louis, the woman loosed her dress and showed one of the sisters her stays, and said, “ I have my money sewed up in these stays, and the chureh won't get it.” This woman begged her liv- ing and stayed in Nauvoo almost two years, and would rather be damned than to part with the so- vereigns sewed up in her stays. Such people will be damned, and the sooner they leave us the better. Were | bishop, I would know, to a reasonable de- gree of accuracy, the value of the clothing owned y those in my ward who were calling upon me for assistance, and I would be familiar ath every nosk and habitation, and watch carefully that money was not secreted and the owners begging from those poorer than themselves. I would know whether they had money hoarded, or hid away. A score of years ago the elders had to be very watchful, and I do not suppose that for many years | slept so soundly but what the slightest tap would wake me up. If any person should say “ Brigham,” Iam ready at once to ask, “ what is wanted?” Iam ready to jump, at a moment's warn ing. No person couid stir about without our know- ing it. The bishops should be equaily wide awake, and set those whom they have confidence in, those whom they know to be honest, to be watchmen on the tower, and let them find out who are Livsocie 3 Doubtless there are many who are suffering throug! want of food; but there is no necessity of any fami- lies suffering in this city, and when this city is sup piled the remainder of the Territory may be consi- lered independent. I presume that we have one- fourth less provisions in this city, to the number of the inhabitants, than has any other portion of the Terrisory, and yet we need not suffer. Here we need not be ashamed to beg, when stern necessity has clored around us. I dé not expect to see the day when I am perfectly independent, until 1 am crowned in the celestial eigece of Taw and made as independent as my Father in heaven. I have not yet received my inheritance as my own, and I expect te be dependen untilt I do, for all that T have is lent tome. If a man comes to me and says he is out of food, what of that? He is out of food, that is all. If a man comes along and says, “My family is destitute of food and clothing,” what at? Simply, that they are destitute of food and uibie and still they may be gentlemen and ladies for all that, and be honoring their tabernacles and being on the earth. The customs of the world have made it degrading to ask for food, but it is not when a person cannot honestly procure it in any other way. The man whois hungry ani destitute has as good a right to my food as any other person, and J should feel as happy in associating with him, if he had a good heart, as with those who have an abundance, or with the princes of the earth. att are all esteemed by me, not according to the weal and position they hold, but according to the charac- ter they have. THE INIQUITOUS TO BE PROVIDED FOR. You say, “that man ought to die for transgressing the law of God.” Let me suppose a case:—Sppose you found your brother in bed with your wife, and put a javelin through both of them, you would be peed, and they would atone for their sing and received into the kingdom of God. I would at once do so in euch a case; and under such circum- stances Ihave no wife whom I love so well that I would not put a javelin Hircnas her heart, and I would do it with clean hands. But you who trifle with your covenants, be careful lest in judging you will Le judged. Every man and woman has got to have clean hands and a pure heart to execute judg- ment, eke they had better let the matter alone. Again, suppose the parties are not caught in their iniquity, and it passes along nnnoticed, shall I have compassion on them? Yes, I will have compassion on them for transgressions of the na- ture already named, or for those of any other description. Ifthe Lord so order it that they are not canght in the act of their iniquity, it is pretty good proof that he is willing for them to live, and I say let them live and suffer in the flesh for their sins, for they will have itto do. There is not a man or woman who violates the covenants made with their God, that will not be required to pay the debt. The blood of Christ will never wipe that out, your own blood must atone for it; and the judg- ments of the Almighty will come, sooner or later, and every man and woman will have to atone for breaking their covenants. To what degree? Will they have to go to hell? They are in hell enough now. I do not wish them in a greater hell, when their conaciences condemn them all the time. Let {ees reign in our bosoms. Try to compre- hend how weak we are, how we are organized; how the spirit and the flesh are continually at war. CHASTISING THE HIGH PRIESTS. There are many in this kingdom who are as fool- ish as men and women can well be; so much so, that it would seem as though they never had received moral instruction. They give way te wickedness, and outrage the feelings of those who are truly mo- ral, yet in their hearts they go all lengths for the kingdom of God on the earth. They are willing to stand in the frent of the battle, to go to the ends of the earth to preach the gospel, or to do anything they are called upon to perform; yet when you exa- mine their morality, it highly outrages the feelings of those who are strictly moral and honest in all their ways. Do you believe this? Yes, and many of you know it. Many of our boys who play in the streets, and use profane language, know not what. they are doing; but there are old men, members of the iain Priests’ Quorum and of the High Council, who, when they get into a difficulty in the kanyon and are perplexed, will get angry, and swear at and curse every thing around them. I will insure that I could find High Priests who conduet in this manner. But on their way home their feelings become mollified, and they wish to plead with the Lord to forgive them. ‘Could pou place yourself in some of our kanyons, or in some other difficult places, out of sight but within hear- ing, and hear some of the brethren curse and swear at their cattle and horses, you would not have the least idea that they had ever known anything about “Mormonism;” but follow them home and you may find them pleading with the Lord for pardon. There are just sach characters inour midst. Do you think they should be cut off trom the church? I think that if the Byori of quorums would chastise them it might be benficial—at cle rate it would not hurt them--and if that will not do, disfellowship them, and let them know that they must observe the laws of this kingdom, or eventually be cut off. If you do not wish to disfellowship them, you who are without sin, take such men into the ate where they may bellow and bellow in vain, and give them a good cowhiding, until they will remember and be ashamed of themselves when they take the name of God in vain, or lie. You may take this counsel spiritually or tempo- rally, oy as you please. Such ters ought to he whipped so that Cae would remember it to the day of their death; and if they do not then aye their lying, swearing, cursing ‘and pilfering, I will tell them that sooner or later they will be cut off from the church and go to hell. BRIGHAM TALES TO THOSB WHO TALK OF DESERTING THE FAITH. Quite a number of men came here the first season besides the pioneers. Brother Frost was one of the pioneers, and probably one of the first who hammer- ed iron in this region since the days of the Nephites. He has travelled through the Territory north, aonth, east and west, wherever he has been sent. He hag also crossed the Pacific ocean, and isagain right here on hand, not ret dead yet. There are many others who have held on in the same way, who have not turned aside but have remained here, or gone where they have beensent. As I was observing Sabbath, such persons are the characters who are not go generally known throughout our community as are the drunkards and men who go to law, those are the men of notoriety, but the others are men of sense, men who mind their own business. Still, do not go to cutting off twigs before they ought to be cut off, but if they prefer it, let them go to Califor- nia and put their gold and silver into the hands of the devil, for I ask no odds of them, and expect I could buy the whole of tiem, so far as propert; is concerned. However, be merciful to them. say to those men and women who cannot stay here because famine threatens the land, because we are threatened with being distressed, and through fear that we shall die, just Re, won't you? for you are nothing but hindrances. We have lifted you up as we do poor horses that are down, and cannot help themselves, and we have nursed you, year after ear, and as 600n as you can stand alone yon kick t your benefactors. As soon as you get a hundred jollars in money, and two or three yoke of cattle you are ready to say, “I want to go to the devi now,” and I say, go, but as the Lord Almighty lives you will meet sore chastenings, and pass through Touch more sorrow than if you were to continue saints, and remain with the saints, And after you are handled by the devil until you are willing to do as the Lord wishes you to, then you will be glad to come here and black the boots and choes of such men aa brother Frost, and will have to do the drudgery to all eternity, or as long as the faithful have a mind to keep you. The proce miserable curses—I call them so se they are cnrsed, will prowl around and serve the pevil, will run back and forth, and go to Califor- nia anc to the States, and here and there, and at the same time pretend they wish to be saints. What will he done with such pee God Almighty will make them our servants. You had better stay here Pp a di | and die, if die it is. California is not the gathering lace for the saints; here isthe gathering place, and here we will gatber and stay until God says, “ go somewheie ¢ * If that is back to Jackson county lo not he seared, for as the Lord lives thls people will go hack and build a greac temple there. Do not be frightened because a few rotten, corrapt scoundrels in our midst cry ou', © O, the troops are coming and that will ve the cud of Moraonism, ai in order to deceive the weak-mind females. Should you see little boys sticks, and bear them say, out of the way, we are going to build a great, big structure, that we may climb to the sun and pull st down,” their words and conduct would be just as sensible as it is for the world to tell us that “ Mormonism is going to be de- stroyed. If we do right we need care no more about them than we do about mosquitoes, for this people will surely go back to Jackson county. How s00n that may 1é or when it may be, I do not care; but that is not now the gatnering place for this people. THE GOVERNOR SNAPS xi, FINGERS AT PRES\DENT PIERCE. ‘The world, and those of us who are destitute of the spirit of the g |, Will say, “‘oh it happened so” Two years ago there was a hue and cry, from east to west, from north to south,and it was her- alded forth in the papers throughout the States and ali Europe, that “Governor Young says he is Gov- ernor of Utah and wiil be, and that President Frank- lin Pierce cannot remove him from the pieces chair.” J ask am I removed? Is not Bringham yet in the chair? God has ruled in ail these ngs though we may not know it. I said then, if shall always ray, that I shall be Governor as Jong 44 the Lord’ Almighty wishes me to govern this People. Do you suppose that it is in the power of any man to thwart the doings of the Almighty? They may as well undertake tv bles ont the sn. T am in the hands of that God,s# is the President of our nation, and so are Kinga, ant emperors, and all rulers. He controls the destiny of all, and what are you and I going todo atoutit? Let us submit to him that we may share in this invisible, almighty, God-like power, which is the everlasting priesthood. We cannot thwart the plans and pur- pores of the Almighty. Do tle world comprehend that if this people are faithful to God they will_be- come a aang ee le? No. It bas been leaked out to a few individuals that the government of the United States is going th send troops here to drive out the Mormons. 1 say to such threatenings, cease your folly, for you can only do as God per- mits you. VERY SEVERE ON THE OLP TERRITORIAL JUDGES, When certain immaculate judges went from here, they were going to obliterate “Mormonism.” did’ they accompa They did all they could, and, like an empty sound, their vaperings passed away, and are known no more; neither are those judges known. Where is Mr. Brandenbury? Is e seated in the President's chair, under the wings which shadow this nation? Does he control the strength and power of any part of the American Union? Where is he? The fast we heard of him he was in Washington doing a little writing for this, that and the other lawyer, when he could get any to do, and attending to cases of a lawyer, when he could get a few dollars for trasacting “a little busi- nese of that kind for this or that man; rauning frow office to office, and from pillar to post to obtain a living. He is a tolerably good inan, after all; and if he had done as I counseled him he would have stayed here, and let that other judge go. Mr. Branden- bury was a good sort of a man, he never had any difficulty with me, and wonld have done well, if he had only bad sense enough to know that he could not obliterate “‘Mormonism.” But he thought that his associate was going to blow the advocates of trath out of existence, when he might as well blow towards the sun to puff it out. HARD TIMES IN SALT LAKE. Those of you who have come here without break- fast this morning, do not go more than five days without eating. When you have gone that long without food, make your wants known to your neigh- bors, and tell them that you need something to eat, and if you come to me Iwill feed you. I have sus- tained my Sunily comfortably with eight ounces of breadstuff'o day to each individual. Ihave had my children come to me and ask, “shall I give away m:; rations to-day?” We have plenty of potatoes, an I presume that my family docs not consume, on an averave, more than five ounces of breadstaff a day to each persen. We have had plenty, ever since the first year we came here. Be mindfal, and do not 4 too long without eat- Ang Nothwithstanding the scarcity, I say to those who send their children to beg from house to house, and who are lugging home a dozen loads a day, stop that. There are families now in this city, who ¥ ia fees to be out of peor ane sending their chil out to beg, and selling flour and meat for money te carry them to the devil. Now, stop that. I say to you, bishops, appoint assistants to visit every house in your wards, and instruct them to take the liberty of litting up the chest lids, and of looking under the floors and under the beds, for I tell you that some will hide their provisions and lie to you, and tell you that they have nothing, while they are etting money for the flour, &c., which their chil- ren pom this community, to carry them to hell, or back to the States, or to England. I say to such as are compelled to beg, when you have re- ceived @ sufficiency to supply your wants, stop. When the month of June arrives, and the fields are teeming with their golden fruits, there will be plenty of wheat and fiour for sale in these streets, for there is a reasonable supply of those articles of There is a word of encouragement, therefore do not f° too long without eating; and, if you are now rough to the Eran which compels you to call nj the Lord, saying, “Lord, feed us, for unless thou feedst us we cannot be fed; my Father, open the wave that I may fet a little ‘bread to feed a mysel and children, or [ ahall not be able to get it.” I say, good, glory, hallelujah, that you are brought to ior knees to confess his power, and to acknowledge ishand. That you may be faithfal is my prayer, all the day long, in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen. Opening of the Datly jormai School. A formal opening of the Daily Normal School will take place on Monday next, at three o'clock, in the rooms of the School Hall, Board ef Education. The occasion is one of no ordinary importance to the inte- resta of public education in New York,as the success of our free school system depends mainly upon the ac- quirements and qualifications of the teachers for the responsible positionswhich they occupy. It is not enough that they should be thoroughly conversant with the various branches which are taught in the different departments.of our ward schools, but the: should also possess that experience and tact ae. parting knowledge, without which no teacher can hope to achieve success. We are pleased, therefore, to ree that the te will be presented with an op- pereuntty of judging the merits of those who are to occupy the important position of teachers in our ublic schools; and from what we have heard, we ave no doubt that they will realize the expectations that have been formed in regard to the i instita- tion of which they are pupils. The Sere school was organized about three mont ago, for the preparation of teachers to fill the vacancies which occur from time to time inthe different ward schools throughout the city. It has an.attendanee at present of from one hundred and fifty to two hundred young ladies, and a large: number have already, we understand, been appoint- ed to situations. On the occassion of the in the members of the Board of Education, the 4 ‘Trustees and Inspectors, and President and Faculty of the Free Academy, will be present, besides the Sel td and vice principals of the female gram- mar echools. An address is to be made, explanatory of our system of public education, and it is hoped that the exhibition will have a good and salutary Mie on the interests which it fe intended to pro- mote. President King and A nti Slavery Modeis, . TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. Noticing in your issue of June 1, an editorial with query concerning Columbia College, I offer the following reply:—You ask if President King pre- sents Messrs. Greeley and Webb as models for his pupils. He doesnot. By a wise provision in the statutes of Columbia College, all religious and po- litical subjects are expresely forbid to be mentioned within her walls. During the present session some two or three students delivered anti-slavery ad- dresees, but (whether from the dissatisfaction of the classes or not) President King formally forbade their repetition. Annexed you will find the political views of the different societies of Columbia, as far as I can judge from observation and from personal acquaintance with their members. I will enumerate the societies according to their respective merits:— Delta Phi Fraternity, unanimously conservative. Psi Upsilon Fraternity, about three-fourths con- servative. Delta Pei Fraternity, about three-fourths con- servative, Cha Pri Fraternity, conservative. Phi Kappa Sigma Society, about three-fourths conservative. - , Uc tntatet Society, with one exception, conser: vative. Peithologean Society, almost entirely anti- slavery. By giving this note insertion you will oblige A SUBSCRIBER AND StupENT oF Cotumeri. New Yorg, June 2, 1856, Iurontant Dectston.—AssignaBLe Lanp WaR- RantS.—A circular has just been issued by the Gene- ral Land Office, stating that by the act of March 22, 1+52, land warrants and locations, not pre-emptive, are assignable; bnt it is the decision of the Depart- ment, that where locations are made by rag ay of their rights under the act of September 4, 1841, such preemption locations are no’ le, for: the reason that there is an express inhibition in the said act of 4841 against the transfer of pre-emp- t" DS