The New York Herald Newspaper, November 12, 1856, Page 4

Jou h or little, so they jet me beur their voix 4 Three Extraordinary Discourse: of Brig- ham Young to the Mormons. THREATENED REBELLION IN THE HAREYS. The Wives te be Cast Adrift MB There be “any Here Seratehing and Fig..ting’’ Among Them, WHAT SHALL BE DONE WITH THE CHILDREN? The Mormon Missionaries Not Acting “on the Square.” "REVELATIONS. curious AUTOBIOGRAPHY GF THE PRESIDENT. Slavery and Polygamy Not ‘to be Inter- fered With, Kew &e., ae NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1856.! to understand! of the ot agit $y well nak the Lard couse and corn to grow without my ploogbi soe in the seed. , to some extent, ‘trust. Sa poreme have pot the power, that conrequence * me. | bave just told you that a have no lack | greds of c wfidence in the Lord's sustaining this L never had one shadow of doubt on point. 8a through the power of failen nature, within me, at times, that \y draws a ‘le salvation wheat ng thd grouad Ido, 1 can see that [ yet ip him wom I in which the fall has brougdt di of my Puther in henven; something that mskes my unterest and the interest of my Sa! in heaven not precisely one. >O VESTED PROPERTY IN USsB—-NO OWNERS. We make farms, buiid fine houses, get possessi’ ions | wanted, though I bavi around us, and these we call ours, whea not 4 dime’s worth of them is either you sor mine. Ubi+ is what we must learn. TY possession, avd we use the terme “ T have much ety ia My rams house, my cattle, my borses, my carriage,” &>., pat the fact is we do not truly own anything; we never did, and never will, until many long ages after tl We seemingly bave pro, 3 We have and s\I- gly vp paral jad od a ver in our goods, Ke. posse! Lin > ai These thipgs we are accustomed behold church property, aud not one is yours or mice. Of the possessions ee, other natural production ? you do. | IS DOWN ON THE APOSTLES FOR PREACHING EQUA CHAPTER I. { PIECOURSES BY.BeIGAAM YOUNG. AT THE BOWERY, | SaL? LaKE CITY, ave. 17, [Prom 1me Usseree News, xepe 10} | WELCOME TO THE MI*SION ARIES We have bad the priviege of beaciug the testimo- ny of brother Whiting, who has jast retumed from his wresion, spon which be started tvo years age from San Pere. Brothers Merril aud Cliason, and several others, have lately arrivea from treir mis slons, and I will here au juvatioa to those methrep to come tothe stand, Sabbath after Soo | beth, and bear twetr testimony and speak to the poo | ple. lL wish to say to the elders who arrive, cone, | we would be happy to ree you with us: col we will tind seats ‘er y and if you are not all eloqa wreaehers nd bear your testian Brotnee tow da. Lam j greater wisdem with many there is wrth those who talc | titade of words, they are but ere is tba as or the wm of little consequence, the ideas are of far the greatest imp rtane Bs TO WIS WEAKNESSES, AND WHAT oF IT? The kiogdom of our God, that ie set en on the es'th, does not require men of any words and remivg orstorical talents, to establish trath and nghteensi » it is not the many words that ar- eompli-h yas of onr Father in heaven; with him tis f the people more taan their words; ‘hin ! was copvineed of betore L eatbraced the gosprl. Had it not been that I clearly saw and , Understood thai the Lord slmighty would take weak tripgs of this world to confound the argh the ire. aud the talented, there was nothing tia ould have ivdueed me or persuaded me to have ev Become & pubic speaker. I did think, and [ taink, that | am persoually as well acquainted with my Owb Scakuesses as any other muctal is with | them, for tois is my fortuue, my good ‘ortaue and | biersng, and lam ready to ackuoviedge that it ix | more than tnany have get. Lam of theopinim that I k.uow and or derstand my-eli, ubout as well as | aby person cap know and uoderstand me; yet (may | voip’ thai to the ‘ullest this. I do not. while Otuers may see weaknesse, | Still Lam so cousteated that woen I | discover my W nesees | bear them off as weil as I | can; odd | say ww ail peowe, if you discover that I | falter, when I do the vest Loan, what are you going to do about it? EPEVCTUAL PREACBING—WGAT Ty Is? With regard to predeltiog le¢ a mau presen: hin- , aelt before ihe swints, er go twto the world before | tbe nobles and * men vf the earth, aad let hin | @tad up tal! of ie Hory Fho-t, fu! God, ard though he ¢ an awkward style, be will cou more, of he tratb, than @eatituie of che Hoty apie pare the mind- ot tue penple to receive t aed the spirit of the speaker will iufluence tty | ers 50 they will feel it. ! reorer LON MIST pIstas When yon see 4 persona at ce the spirit of saat p iry of speukiug t7 > AND K OWs ata! 8 ings. My later exper a8 been very vivid with regurd to the spi people, aud it matters nt to me whether the | see them, me betr and see the manifeavat thei wpwit, thot may keoy whecher thay are | constantly with ns ia their feelnga. T re two! koow the spirits of those that are around and wick us IN FAVOR UF TIFICATION AND PURIFICATION When [rise be'ore you, brethren and sisters, I often speck of the faults of the people, and try “0 correct them—TI strive to put the suints ina right conse, and plead with them to live their redyivn, to be-ome better, and to purify themselves befoce tae Lord—to sanctify themselves—to be prepared for the days th fast approaching. | do tis oftener than | speak of the good qualities of this people, and I have reasous for this, which, perhaps, you would be pleased to bear. DOES NOT WISH TO BE a PLATPERER- rnureRs FINDING FAULT But I hope and trust in the Tord my God tat 1 sball never be left to praise this peopl-—to speck well of them for the purpose of cheering avd com- | forting them by the ort of flattery—éo lead them by svcoth speeches, day alter cay, week after wee month after mooth,and year afer year, and let toent roi! sin as a s#cet morsel uider ther tugues, | and be gwity of tronsgressipg the law of Gol. | hope I shal: pever be jest to fatter this people, or | any people on toe carte, io their iniquity, bat far | ryther chasten tie 2) for their wekeduers, aod praise them for toeir goodness. | BUT SOTWITHSTANDING THIS, THE MORWONS Aue Tae Hest PLOPLE 1¥ THE “uni”. The Lord pratees you and comforss you. if you | lisg9s you gre dizec'ed: if you live with your life hid with Obits in God, you do recive from tse | fountain bead, life, joy, deree, teata und every good | and wholesome principle, that the Lord beats vs | pve mie, and your hearts exult in ms and | Vio tde fall. Wh's perp 372 eet pow ple upon the face of the catuj that #8 Yart Any | knowledge vf. | ERRORS RKCEPTED, NOWwEY)* Take the nngregation aw porteon of them bas Leen in t Wh: has been in ail part. How many nally wequsl ted with oft j ' e th pick op o the prope now inhabiting this Tecrit held the face of Propoct seven quite ap this cumgregation never behel ius iace. consider. All this i RELIGIONS MO! You who understand the sof making mer- tar, know thet it ought % lay a certain tome before ft is in the ost condition for ase. Now «a spos thar our werkaen shoald work over a purtion and pre aa. pare is tur we, and when it is ngbtly :e apered, suv pree #otre one snonld throw inty the mix quantity of nnsiaked lime this wou'd ike cemen ine quality, and yon would bere to work all over ard ove Tale i4 precisely what we have to do witts this peoole; when a mew o4t fis | muxet with the lime snd snd wh were ten days ego, before it ie fit for ne it worked all over egain wih the ingrotiont por'ions that were used to make the Some think this refer herd, but they have to be worked over, becaune they are in the bateh. SOME DOs T LIKE IT THOCEE, ASD OCT HreK. | This principle makes may feo! wore aad suue are | @erting for the Staes and some for Calvoruia, te | eause they wiil not be worked over so much; and we | cannot set » guard over the mil to keep the now ley from being thrown in. j IMPLICIT CONFIDENCE IN GOD-—What If MEANS EX- ACTLY~TRELS A STORY. 1 do not think I can fally present the ides to your undersianding, tut! willa portion of ic, and w do eo, | will refer toa cirenmetance that transpired in Nauvoo. A Provident of the Elder's Quorum, old Father Baker, was called upon to visit a very sick woman, a sister inthe chufeh. They sent for him 0 lay hands apon her, Jt was a very sioxly season, and war scarcely o person to attend the sick, for nearly uJl were afflicted. Father Biker was one of thore tenacious. ignorant, self-willed, over abl elders; and when he went into the house he fnqaired what the woman wanted. She told him to lay uands a the teapot contained catnip, pennyroyal, or Naber mild herb. and he did not wai to tell him. That hag dn over righteous, That is Accord ) are | ene | would not dou single thing for t LUPY O# GOUES. tocali | ours, bat that is tor the waut of understanding. We farthing of it that are cal ed | Twelve I was sent to | mive, my individual property, pot a duiluc's worth is mine; and of all that you gee to prsses-, Rot a | dotar’s worth is yours Did yon ever organize a gold, silver, 7 apy otber kKiud of metal, or any No, you have not yet | attai e@ to that power, und it will be ages betore Thove who are in faver of an equality Se gropets: say that that is the doctrine touxlet in the taren". “go and le ! that thou buat, and giv» to the poor, ard thou sult have teaswe ia heaven, and cone w Tes ‘True, the Saviour said to the young man, ged follow me.” in order to wy Mm aod prove whether he bad fith or vot. fa the dags of the apesiies, the brethren sold their po--essions aud Laid them att osties’ feet. ard where did mauy of These bi aght, to confuston aud destmetion. keep the charcn together principles? > Could they build vp toe Kingdom on these principles? No, the» pever could. place cours days of the sportess No. the rvin of thie people, ond scatter them to the tour why. We ae to be gutted by saperio gaow- ledue—by a higher inhuence and power. SBOVVING IN SSLP CITY. 1 do not lke to have the satuts, tha-e who profess to be eainte, get seb eatravagant coptidence va our Ged that they will net do ore ting © pr vide for Hit securing provision enough to sus- Y euwelves, and say,” O, Ushall bave ae tong as eens, or wheat er flour ; 1 kuow that Mr. storekeeper, we body. bat t the! are aby Brigham oil! pot sce ne softer, take the little | bave and give m+ some ribbons for it, or a nice dress, tor | wan’ the best I cap get. and I know thet Gr. Brigham will not let me fers A Or '¥ 80 ign rout that they do not Know what Will tina cootse preauce zood to the people? | course \o pursue ? THE GRAND WIPRICULTY. The grend dificul'y with tuts community is sin- ply Ubis—tbeir interest is not one, Ween have your interests concentrated in one, then you wil wore vy ard we sal por have to scold ard fird twit aa much as we sre now required to. Semebedy erght ta be reproved here ing i: te the stores for a dullar aad a talf a bushel. Wou d th-y reli it that tow te tue poor? No, they weuld not, if toe poor had money to pay for it. If this is the Lest way, the most conducive of toe great et cued ty this commuat'y, all right; but Teannot eany good F ting from Tecan ree po geod imibg to Vhis community in maintaining 4 ci vided wterest; Our Wbterest must be ope th oaghout, in ser to pr: dase the goed ire. Many are dis- teastful in the providences ot ; they provess ais to bave the Lord excract « “hb, or drive a fever from hem, t ther *hey hove 2 fe son touch that You #ill ran nerideal fi ‘apple of thet @ feelings o' ‘ here is my }- tane vidual babi twidi al props gatber al my own—itis net 7 ok neve 4 preat liberality amor people, and op che othey bayd, thee is mach ality oke bis, though Loo not know that I eaa wily exploin ft to ine Twill tey, ) 4go we Wished tod f the ew*tle not needed he se as ty leave tg feed for Que Much cows, and there of 2a48 #RO G48 not heart aud hand for the When the Gime «ame to gat *, every wen suid to his neigubor, ove of the! possible plans for our you drive off cattle,; neighbor, and thought to pimeelt b.trer chance.” and in the watter of fencing, each ove says to bis neighbor, “you put uo a g force ound your gardem and Qed your cattle, re sane lime intending tw le: his owa run at lary There few instances ex tain toe feelings and cv duct of some, ond in what manner they are hberal. | again say tbat | do vot wish to take chastise- mnt Lat those who ne od it, thoagh most of the peo- ple are generally pent gg and lib ral that they give over every part of it to their neighbors; they cousider that — ef it belongs to them. ome ace so litberal that they will pick up my cattle on the range and butcher them, sayiag, “ there is nothing bere belonging to Brother Deigham, nor to anybody eivc—it is the Lord's. and | will havea litte beef.” < FLW sess 30 THOSE ous TO Lave tis reportel that many are <8 yc f say. goutlente’ wal ladies, you who wish to go tu Calt- forn a, or to the States, go in welcome; I bai rather you would go than stay. I wish every one to go ho yrefers doing eo, and if they will go like gentle nen, they co with my best feelings; bat if they go lik» yas als and knaves, they cwunot havethem [have rever requested bat two things of toese who Tave - panrely, to poy their debts and not steal; that iv all that I'bove re dy them oy about your Wisi reep, for T would ralher sou would go ihan stay. They are welcome to go, and to stay whore they go; T beartily wih that a great many would go such as lean point ont. Like old was te ying to deteet the person who had stolep an exe, be #nid that he could throw the stone which he hed rerned inte We pulpit and wt the mun that stole the axe: be handled the stane as thonga he Many of those peesns were good mien, bul ey were tiled i b enthustesm, insomuch that it they ow eda fi tie possessien they weald at the feet or the apostles With such + Did at, in the hs policy would be og will ay, for kvow my weaknesses and incagabilities | sore of eur farmers are briny aig iv wheR® and ell- Lorenzo Dow, when oe | i A few yews | sixven @ worn ' | | | mile’s fare. We started from | would throw it, and the gnilty person d dged, whea | hg vo'd that is the man, So I gould throw and bita great many that T wish to go. CHAPTER SECOND. LEMON BY PRESIDENT BugBam yuUsG, BoweRY, | fr hearing the go-pel avoust 31, 1856. Grom the Desere: News, Sept 17 | YRAISRS THE MI*SION ARTES. , ve bappy to hear from our brethren who hav od trom the fteldsof their labor: it rejote hearts, and we like to see their faces. I know the home, tor I felt maw Saints, as thoagh the » ding their faces was a flo «:hg—toy soul hae beew full. L rejoice all the tins, ved Lean unders'aed why drother CTiaton has re: We a owed -o exceedingly: is ix bectave che lightnias and thunder are hua. d beesase he gave vent o bisecting. Crether Robtus’ eating bas seca dif- erent, oi such a neture hat ther! u bim have lain dormant, toa certain ceeree, he bas not er thi self #9 well us he would, het he been reut y to preach and buiid op churches. A MORMON BIATOW With regard to Prether Jonn Taylor, I wil! say bat he hys ore of the strongest toteteets of any man that can be found; he ts a powerful man, he ts | a mighty man, and we tay say that Ue is a perer tL edior, vat'T will use a term to saiseysel, and say that he is one of the strongest editors hat ever wiote Concerning bis Snaneial abilitos | tuve nothing to say; those who are s@yuatited with ene matter know how “ The Mormon’ has been ste- wined We sent Brother Taytor and ocher brethron vith bim to ssart that paper without purse or scrip, end if they had not a ocompfished ttrat objoct w: hoold have known that they did not trust ia dieir od, and did not do theirdaty. AUTORIOGRAPBY—FINET PREE—-HALY A PIOQ--T?a- VELS ABROAD AND AT NOME —Pas8ING PEMA MKS ON MATINRE AND THINGR—HISSTONARIAG NOT ACTING ON THE SODACR. I came into thie church in the «pring of 1852, Previous to my being baptized, [ took a mission to Capada, at my evn expene: and from the time that I was baptived uotli the day of dur sorrow and afftiction, at martyrdom of a and Hyran, no summer passed over my head but what | vas travelling and preaching, and the only thing I ever received from chureh, daring over iwelve years, | | where, that we would pert with them. ast toorer- | filty different places in New York city aod the | ft san’e time sustained my family by my yers’ fees and to liorate him from the power of enemies, 90 far as it would go. Hundreds aud he co'lect. J have trevelled and preached, and at the | labor and dol ars, that | have managed t» get, boc economy. If [ borrowed one hundred dullass, oc fifty, oF if 1 bad five dallurs, it almost vniversally Seat into the handeol Bewihee Joseph to pay law- | Te ston, and hire first cabin pasarges in tho row and trade for, | bave banded over to Joseph when lcau¢ home. That is the way | help and it was | ing tise8 | good for me; it learned me racy thoag Jearned, before I hear’ of ‘Mormoniam,’ to bake witbout purse the day, I never was in house, when I was alone, lead and do the talku line between my interests aud the interest | care of pumber one. Fur me to travel and prow or scrip, waa never hard; I never sav the piace, nor went into a or when [ would take the % what ( could get all I wi whe woud it coke the lead and be mouth, and been turved out of ds ors a great wany tis ¢3,and could not gecu orght’s ledging. Bat when ( was mouth I never was taraed out of doors; 1 could make the acquaiutaace of the family end sit and si chat with them, ng to them und they would ‘eel ilenly toward me; and whea they learned that I was a ‘Mormon’ clder it was af- ter] bed gained their good When the brethren were talki ing o 3 in New York, and how bod, wish experieea. In about start: com: with of the trem home will y several land in 1839 We started purse or scrip, and most of the has beea up- to relate an incident in my Twelve were sick; and thore who were not s.ck when they started were sick on the wi Tay lor was eft wo ae by the Ceitrin, though he did not die, 1 was not able ' river, ip oroer to get nt» a bost to cross it Ite k a small quiit ‘rom the trundle bed, and tha’ served Sateof New Y wu strange laud, to soj-aro among strangers, When we marched EB «4 paper, bot we bud itwith. Thad enough ny pesage to I ort to buy @ but and p Preston, for from the Mest ofa Were entire), even am ara bel y destitute of means t buy le, We wept to Prostoa necessary ur Potieh a paper; brother Parley P. Pratt craved the | lege of edting it, and we granted hin the pri: vileg by ap books, thovgy we bad out the first cent to he- win with and were st-angers in a strange land. aptointed Lrother Woodruit to Hereforosbire, and I uccoo pubied bu on bis journey to thas place. I woe to brother Pratt for information ut his pisre. and he sent me his prospectus, which star | ing hat when be bad @ sulficeot number of subscribers | Wicked oho meney erough in band te justify his gees | wv ing rhe paper, be would proceed wich it, lo:g we might have j;waited for that 1 know vot, Lut I wrote to bm publish two thor vard pavers, upd I would ‘oot the bill, I bor- of sister rowed two hurdied and fifty 43 dave Benbow, one hundred of brother Thomas Kington, returned to Manchester, where we pitted three thousand bymu books aud five thou- sand books of Mormon, and issued two thouxand Mil erial Stars movtnly, aud in the course of the sumn er printed and gave away rising of sixty thou- | vend tracts. I aise paid f. om five to ten dollars per week tor my board, and hired a house for br ther Willard Richards and his «ite, chester. and ra-taived them; aca gave sixty pound: te brotber P. P. Pratt to bring his wife York. Tako commenced the «migration in that cur | was there one year and sixteen days, with brethren the Tvelve, and daring that time i vght a!l my clotbiax, except one pair of pan- taleons, Whack the sisters gave me in Liver- p realy needed I told the brethren, in one of my disceures, that there was no need of ‘her begging, for if they needed anythiag ihe sisters could understand that. The sisters took the hint. wpd the pantaluons were forthcowiag. » aid three hundred and eighty dolisrs to get the vork started in London,and when [ arrived home in Narvoo I owed no person ove tartbing. Broveer King ou received hia pay from the books that wei d u I ne year, leit names enough of her frieuds © receive the two hundred and afty ponnda, which oar pad them, netwithstanding | beli hee agres- two theusand five bupdred collars worth of booss in the Stick, 9 d OUF pass ges v0.00, and paldaboit x bunored de linv® 40 tamigtate the poor who were sta vitig te de besides giving away the six'y theusand traet) d that, too, trong fT had not a first Iended in P:eston, aud 1 do not know tha* one of the twelve had. Lconld net hep thikmg that if I could accom: jish that much io Eugisnd, ia that poor, 1d country, it could not be much of a job fora wento establich ¢ paper in New York 1 thovgbt that to be one of the smatiest things that could be; I could wake money at it. We sent Bro- ther George Q. Cannon, one of Brother Taylor's ne- ph: wa, to Califvrvia, over a year ago last -priag, to prist the book «f Mormon in the Hawi lan- gusge He bas printed a large and havdsome edi- vion of that book, bas published a weekly paperand paid for 1'; bas paid ‘or the press and the type, and paid bis board end c.othing bills, though be bad not a farthing to start wito; that is. be went witht use and without scrip, so firas I know, as did also Srotiers Bull ard Wilkie, wo went with him. It ts ope of the smallest labors tht J could think of to establish a paper apd sustain it in St. Louis, apy overcoat, while | was travelling to the rk, when I bad a@ coarse satiuet ev reout given to we. Thas we went ¢o Eaglind, to pone, had worn az old cay which my made out v! 3 pair 0° old yantatoons; but the to Ohio; Brother }, by old father to to the river not so far as aeros: this block, uo, 1e than half as fur; | had to .¢ helped wn nis Was about our stuation. f bad not even an overcoat; England we designed to stact | t the first penny to do | ovr conference, and decided shat ve wonid | tut we are right, ard we are going to vore for the e We olay decided to print tb ee thousand | We | who came to Men. i tone aay trom New | | | soon after I arrived there, and which I | { | | Dit there slavery Das for sometime been abolisuc sot tbat sbe bod given it tothe church. We lefs | Under their law for abolishing slavery toe then m { | New York, Philadelhia, Boston, or any of | the Eastera cities. [ wish to say this much, tor the ‘nformation of those who think it a great task to establish and sustain a + thongh I an not aware that any of wie Brethren thik eo I will relate another incident, which occurred during our journey to England. Br. George A. Sm'th accom; me to New York city, and we haa not ».onev ney wo ed the last five 01 ev Haven in a steambont, apd when we left the boat T hired pas sage in the stage to New York; the captain of ‘he steamboat happened to be in the sime stage, Whon we lett the coach, I said ty the cap- tars, “will you bave the kindness wo yy vhi gentleman's pussaye and wine?” =f bad had no conversation with Jim daring the day, ouly in interchsnging the common ani usnal compli- but when we left him he | you greeted us| Wen # cord ally, and said that be bad paid our stage | re AS ¢ ‘3 - | the old mother Charen, it would not be their preroga- » tive, it would not be their business to meddie wit fare with the provtest pleasure, ani shook our «d as beartily as @ orother, seying, * Moy d bless and prosper you io your lxbors.” In dive minutes we were in the house with Parley P. Pratt, who hed moved to that city the fail before as S000 as those of the Twelve w! inted on ‘ o were angol i tbat missing to Eugiaud came in, We con luded that we would not go among the branches, bat seek ous abd preach ty those who had not bed 12 opportunity 1. Accordingly we separa ed and went nto many parte of the State of Ni y Long Islaud and New Jerrey, ard sone the cr'y of Philadelphia. After we had gos tt with the regular meetings, we proposed to the beetbren, if any of them #ished to bave meedugs ia their private houses, aod wou'd tel! us when acd Tt was not more then a week or ten days before we bad deen Ta ro’ nding country, and thoes who cxme to hear us in- vited their ne ghbors, snd thus we preacned and bap- B20, ahd sou gathered means en we7 to defray the expen-e of our pawege te England, a ineipally from | There is not a those who were the fruits /f ouro en labors, Though | the Je in the States are daly bocomivg more York this day, and \t was my ousires ty be there, { would not be shere long be ore | wonld have many elders preaching throug” different pa.te uf that sty; 1 would bave them prea bing in the Eus'ish, Daaish, Vreneb, Geran and other lan. and g900 would | bave elders dispersed all the State, aad would mias np ne# friends enough to sustain no that fa, if he Lord would helo me, and if he did nat { woud leave. That is tne way we have travelled afd preached: but now se doa great deal for oar miastonaries, for they gather m ev on tithing, sud ask me to credit sach and such @ mane) mach on tithing; thi course tends t shut op every av-nne for basit ess here. We do not recetve c sh ou tithing trom abroad, cecause ovr wisionanes are 40 Liber feel so rich that they gather evry dellar that can be scraped ap, and then come here and have it cre dited t each bud each individaals on tithing, with- out handing over the money. his course hedges up the work at headquarters. Dit S hive tha. pri- | vilege ? No, never ; aed tnen should aot have it now, aod the only meansthat were ever given me by the | Prophet, that | now recollect, was in 142, when Bro- ther Joseph sent me the half of a small pig that the brethren had brooght to him. 1 did not ask bim for If a paper rhowid be published, brethren ought to have wisdom enooch to euste n them-elves awd the paper, and they cen do it. 1 do vot wh to flud fatlt with our missiovaries, but many of them now live on cream and short cike, butter. hooey, ignt bisewt and sweetmea's, while the buttermilk ana potatoes, That kind f fare was good enungh for us, but now it is short cake and cream, light bhiseuit, with butter and honey, and sweatmentsj of every kind, and even then some of them think that they are abused. [see some here who did not have as good it; it weighed pinety-three pounds. And that fall, | fore as bnttermitk end povatoes; | see sone of the previous to my receiving that half of @ pig, Brother H.C. Kimball and myself a oe = the 4 in pricing propert ¢ came in on tithing, and we I slselganed Tn grathe tifbing, a! old saddle Ly > oe 8 presented and Brother was 0 church books for one day's sertices, by Brother Willerd Richards, who wos then keeping those books. Brother Meier said, “blot that out, for I don't want it.” [think it was crossed ont, and eo was the saddle, for i did not went it, even bud ix heen given tome. These wore the only ever Povcived in the date or feoreh, so fat wT re- to me, 2 | ictes 1 | first cabins, cure and carriages. | breth dies, m who have been to Australia, tie Bast In e. When I returned from Bogland J said 1 is the last time I will cravel as 1 have done, unless Thadan | the Lord specially requires me todo so; tor if we could ride even as comfortably as brother Woodruff to dollars in the | once rede on one of the Missiesippi steamboata, we ocnsidered onrselves well of all the bed he had was the chines of barrels, with bis feet hanging on @ brace, and he thenght hime lf well off to ger the Privilege of riding io any shape, to exeape constant walking. How dothey wo now? Tooy take the wish to see them cross the plates oo fort, and then have , against the truth, yet if I wasin New | * herd to be under-too we had w take | wiedom enough to preach their way to the city of New York, and there, im the same manner! ‘te get mouey evough to cro-s the ovrean. But nO, Ley must start frou bere with « full purse, and take broad cloth from here, or uoney to buy 1 | Dest ovean steamers; and after all this many thi: k \¢ | is bard tmes, [want to see the elders live on bu | t-rmik and potators, and when they retarn be mo. faithful. But they go as missionaries of the king | dom of God, and when they bave gone 4 year or two many of them come back merchants, oud how they | swell, “How popular * Mormonism’ is; we can xo! trust ip St. Louis, ten thonsand dollars a3 wel! as | not, and in New York brother Brigham’s word ts 59 | good that se can get all the goods we want— Mor | movism’ is becoming quite popular.” Yes, and 30 are bed) and the works of the devil. Whou * Mor monism” finds favor with the wicked in this land, it jartbing better than it was in the days of Joseph. DI*OOURSES ON POLITICS—SALT Lacé PLaTPOKM The different One part 8, “We are iblicaus, aud ia principle to. all’ w Can the various be recouctled? No. | apd be shall be Do you think that the democra‘a and republicins have made friends? No; they are just aa much 0- d to exeh other now as ever they were, and tuc vil is just es Sine eypen fo Jesus now as bie was when the revolt place in Heaven An? + the devil increases his numbers by getsing the p.o- j pie. to be wicked, 90 Jesue Christ increases his nuin- | bers and strength by geiting the people t: ne ‘humble snd righteous The humau family | are going to the pulls by and by,and they ws! | we w which party is going to carry tr day. When you see mild weather, when a smooth and our religion is becoming popular, Lord 1s casting mist before the eyes of the wich, and they do not sec por understand wat will tike pee at the polls when the day of hore who vote tor Jesus wit! be on th and those who vote jor Lacifer 00 toe lett; one part will be right and the otner wrong. We caleuite sovereign + e believe iv; and when te comes, bel id | of government. Do you suppose the wicked yu! fer} bad anoat it? Phat is wnat they are afraid of alPthe time. They may kill the bodies we hus: | they may strive to injure us; but when the day or | the great election comes, as the Lord almiahty lives | we ehall gain our President, and we unticisa’e hold Do you blame wi for being mad? No; they des to rule, to hold the reins of yoverni this earth; they have held them @ gre I do not blame them for beivg suspicions under him. } while. of us; men in bigh stan liag are suspicious of us, | | hence the cry, ‘ treason, treason, se are going (0 {have tronble with the people in Utah.” What is | the matter? Wherein can they point out one parti- cle of injury that we have done them? TALKS AOUT THE WOMEN. True, we Lave more wives than ove, and what of that? They have their scores of thousands of pros | titates, we have pone. But polyguwy they are uo- constitutionally striving to preveut ; when they will | accomplish their objet is not for me to say. “Tney ve alresoy presented a resolution in Coagress th: f the Territor es of the Unis: States, shal! be wllowed to bave more than oue wife, | under a penalty not exceedi tive years’ im- pris'nment, and five hundred dolla:s fine, Huv he wall go into the chair of State and tule the reins | is gove into the shade; but until the powero the hood is gone Mormonism” will never becoue popular with the wicked. “ Mormonism” is not one parti:s are in opposition. 5 are all who are not of wir President of the Untied + doctrine of salvation tbe; their situation. And will they get rid of this awful evil in Utah? | ‘bey will bave to expend about three buudred millions of dollars for building a orison, for we must all go into prison, And ufter they have ex: pended that amount for a prison, roofed it over from the summit of the Rocky mounteins to the sumniit of the Sierra Nevasa, we will dig out gud co preaching through the world. (Voice on they go to prisou with us?) Srotuer Heber seems concerned about the women’s going with ua; they will be with us, for we shall be here together. Ths re | i8 a little amusing. \ ted, wud Sister Benbow, woo started to Americs | SLAVERY AND FOLSGAMY CANNOT 52 INTERFERED The State of New slaves bad te serve autil they we © 23 years old, a: if my memory? eezves me correctly, the fem ses uot) they were 25. befure they could be free. Cbis was to avoid the loss of, what they c2Ued property, in th bands of individuals. After that law was passed t people began to dispose of their blacks, and to lst them bu, off They then passed a law that blak children should be ‘ree, the same as whi'c childsen, aud so it remains to this day. Bat at the tine that slavery wee toleraied in the Northern aud Eastern States, if you touched that question it would fire a man quicker toan acything else in the world; there was something very aboat it, and it is co now. Go into a slave State and speak to @ mao on the subject, even though he never own- ed a slave, and you fire up his feelings in defence of that fustitution; there is no other subject tuat will tovch him as quickly. Toey are very tenacious and sepsitive op tl points, and the North are becom- ing as censttive as the South. Tre Northis slow avd considerate; they bave their iar customs; aud are influenced by the force of education, climate, &c., in a manner which causes them to think twice before they act; and often they will thiak and speak Papp mong poy ‘he of the South is to think, act all at same moment. This is the di between the two people. Mat- ters are coming to such a point, the feelings of both parties are aroused to that degree, taat taey would as soon fight as not. But I do not wish to speak any lon; that strain, though, if want to what I think about the TK I think both parties are decidedly wrong it is not the prerogative of the President of the United States to meddle with this matter, and Congrecs is not allowed, according to the constitu- tion, to legislate upon it, If Utah was admitted into the Union aa a sovereign State, aud we chose to introduce slavery here, it is not their business to meddle with it; and even if we treated our slaves in on oppressive manner, it i# atill none of their bhusi- ners, ond Ea onght y pharm ra an ‘an imtroduce practice ‘gamy ii ie! pier ive to meddle with it; it ve should all turn to be Roman Cs today, if we all to us 0b that account. If we are Mormons or Metho- diets, or worship the san or a white dog, or if we wor- ship a dumb idol, or all turn Shaking Qaakers avd have no wife, it is not their pre- rogative to meddle with these aflairs, for in so doi y would violate the couatitation. Territor, i proc tee with #0 sus san eye as is Utah; ard yet it is the only part of the nation that cares anything about the coustitution. What have they d be in the States? Why, in some places they have celebrated the fourth of July by hoisting the na- tional flag bottom side up, making a burlesque of the celebration, but “ Utah is bell and the | This reminds me of a circn stance that transpire in England. A boy was brushing bis shoes on San- morning, ano a priest observing him, ssid, hati do you brush your shoes on Sund “Yes, sir; do you brush your coat” “ Y¥ “Weil, 1 suppose it is fe and salvation for you to brash your coat, but hell ond damoation for m» to brush my shoes.” That is the difference. Mor- movism is true, apd all hell cannot over throw it. All the devil's s.rvants on the earth may do all they can, and as orother Clinton has just said, after” twenty-six years faithfal oper tion ane exertion by onr enemies, includin, the times when Josepb had scarcely 4 man to stn by him. and when the persecution him us it ever was in the wojd. what heve they ac complisned? They have aw ded in a ~ anizea Verri and they are determ pi 8 oD lavepesdent State or governme: ina it, ax the Lord lives it will be #0. and as severe on | 1 | the stund.-What will become of toe woweu? Will | to earth’s ren otest hounds, and ihe honest in heart, bail) up Zion, redeem rebuild Jerasalem and tl) the earth wito the gi 1, ory and yes of our God, and we cao shout halie- lujah. Amen! CHAPTER THIRD. DISCOURSE BY PHESIDENT HRlyHAw YOUNG, SUSDAY AVESRNOON, 81 [Fr mine Decor 21, 1856. Nese’ Ove 1) ADMONITIONS TO THE PROPLE—BETTER Ralsp SAINTS THAN CORN Before I sit down J sball offer a proposition to, the congregation, though L wit first say afew words concerbing our religion, our circumstances and the cirévmetances of the brethren and people generally that inbabit these valleys, but more eepeciolly of those that have the privilege of assem! tabernacle from Sabbath to Sabba ath. bling xt this If they will yigbtly consider their situation, toey will believe for themselves that they are in a place, ina coun- , Where they can be saints as well as in any other Mae there ison the face or this earth. True, we bor some complaints from those who lose the of their religion, who tura away from us. thivk that T will give ject. this people wil suifer you my feelings upon the sub- irit ‘bey | here. i There is not a hardship, there is not a dis- appointment, there is not a triul, there is not a bard time, that comes upon this people in this place, out that I'am more thavkful for an I am for full gravaries. We have been hunting during the past twenty-six years, fora place where we could raise saints, not merel: ly wheat nor «orn. Comparatively T care but little about the wheat and corn, though a little ia very usefol. It is true that this is a good conntry for fruits of some kind; as good peaches as can be raised on any soil this acil produces, and also apes, apples, and soon. But whut of all that? man or the woman that maiuly iooks after the purl after the Juxuries of life, good ford, tine ap- | at the same time professes to be a Latter | Ly it, if he does not get that spirit out of his heart it will obtain a perfect vietory over him; | whereas he is required to «btaiu a victory over his | lusts and over bis unwise feellugs; und i! he does not get rid of that spirit the quicker he starts cast for the States or wes: for Calilornia the better If | we could not raise any fruit. it we conid not raise an ; | ear of corn, L should be quire thankful if we could Tuite the oats and the peas, acd make the oat bread and the pea broth, ana live on them fron year to year. raise saints. TRYING TIMES AT HAND. You are losing the spirit of the gospel. Ts there | Tsay hallelojuh, this is a first rate place to apy cause for it? No,only wat which there is in the world. Youlhave tbe weakness of human ne ture to contend with, and you suffer that weakness to decoy you awsy from the truth, to the side of the adversary; but row it is tine to awake, before the time of boning: this week or the Whether the tine of burning will be next, or the next year, I do not know that I care; and I du net kuow that | would ask, if I was sure the Lord would tell me. ButTtell you that which I do know, and that is sufficient. | Whe il! pray that the cur Clove to vheir beet, w | be queens in . « Bus,” says ope, “t want to a4 now.’ Ard, says anther, “I did be in if I was xeald to Brother and [thought I should b bapey when his wife, or cain Archer’ me : ved that I thought [ was going ave a right off, right Gere on the spot.’ What, copiamadee | trine it ig that we are preparing to enjoy! only heaven for you is that which you make yourselves . My heaven’ is here (laying bis hand’ upon his. heart.) I cerry it with me. When do 3 expect ic in its perfection? When | come up in the resur- rection; then I shal! have it, and not till then. 0 me on 80 Much But the women come and say, ‘ , Be. John, and Br. William, I thengh« you were going to make @ heaven for me;” and they get into ti becanse: ghanen is —_ made for Sanaa ee eee f ough agency ts uown women as as upon men, | True, there is a curse upon the woman ‘that isnot the map, namely, that ‘her whole affections | be towards her husband,’ and what is next? | ‘He shall rule over you.’ But how is it now? Your de- | sire ia to your husba"d, bat you strive to rale over hip | whereas the man should rule over yon Some may ask whether that is the case wi me; gosomy house and live, and then you will learn Tam very kind, but know how torule. If I had only wise men to talk 10 there would be no necessity for mp ; Saying what I am going tosay. Many and many an elder knows no better than to go home and abuse 88 good a woman as awells upon this earth, because of what Ihave said thia afvernoon, Are you, who ) act in that way, fit to bave a family: No, you ave not, and never will te. ut yon get common sense. Then you can got» wirk and magnify your callings; and you cun d» the best you know re: and en that ground 1 wili promise you salvation, but upon no otber princi) le. {' 1 were talking © a penple that understort themselves and the doctrine of the holy gospel there would be no vecessity for saying © thi eanse you would understond.” Bat many have been (what shall I say? ( don me brethen,) hen-peeked 80 muen that they do not know the place ot either map or woman; they abuse und rule a good woman with an iron haud “With them at is as Solomon saifl, bray a tool ina mortar «mong wheat with a ile, yet will not his foolichievs depart feom him.” You Moy talk to them about ther daties, about what is required of them, and stili they are fools and wit continue to be. } BINALE. {Prepare yourselves for two weeks from to-mor- | row; and I will tell you pow that if you tarry with } four husbands, after I have set you free, you must i down to it and submit yourselves to the celestial | law. You may go where you , Weeks from to-morrow; but remet that J wail nat hear any more of this whinng. In the midst of al ther the world is going w be burned up within | My barsh sayings—hall | say chastisement?—Iaa ® year, or withiv a thousand years, does not matter Iie we tality and etern: blessings? to you and me. We have the words of eternal have the privilege of obtaimng glory, immor- lives, Now will yoa obtain these | OPINION OF MORTAL SINS—MODES OF ATONEMENT. 1 do know that there are sins committed of sach a nature that if the people did understand the there are t urthermore, would tremble because of I know that rangressors, who, if they knew them- selves and the only condition upon which they can obtain forgiveness, would beg of their brethren to | shed their blood, that the smoke thereoi might as- | cend to Ged as an offering to appease the wrath that is kindled sgainst them, and that the law might have its course. I will fartner: I have had men come to me and offer their lives to atone for thefr sine. It is true that the blood of the Son of God was shed for ins through tbe fall and those com- mitted by men, yet meu can cowmit sins which it can see thm mee ae ase t ig in our day; ap. rinciples are t bhicly from this stand, still fe pe le do not un- stand them; yet the law is pi ly the same. There are sips that can be atoned for by on offeriag upon an altar, a8 in ancient day; and there are sins that the blood of a lamb, ot acaif, or of tarde doves, cannot remit, but they must be atoned for by the | blood of the man. The congregation | shouted amen.) I eay, as the Lord lives, we are | bound to become a sovereign Sate in the Union, or av independent nation by ourselves; and let them drive us from this plase if they can; do it, Ido not throw this out os « Gentiles, and hickory and basswood “Morm can write it down if you please, but write it as I speak it. EVERY INO A GOVARNOR. T am still Governor of this bps stant in of my enemies; out I do least pe; the duties of my priesthood sor my office as Governor, ana while | honor my priesthood I willdo honor to my office os Governor, This is by the wicked, tot it is trae. The ‘eclings of many ace much irritate! because [ am bere, and Congres nas requested the President to inquire why [ still bold che office of Governor in the tory of Utoh. 1 cam answer that te the em | queation: I hole the office by appoiutment, and am | to hold it until my successor is appointed and qaali- fied, which has net yet been done. I shyll bow to Jesus, my governor, and under bim, to brother ugh he bas gone behind the veil and I cannot see him, ha is my head. under Jecus Christ and the sncien; apostles, and | shall go ahead and build wp the kingdom. Bat if | was now sitting in the chair of Suxte atthe White House in Washington, everything in my offi e would be anhjest to my reli- gion. Why? Becanse it teaches me to deal justice and merey to all. T am satisfied to love rithteous- news and be fallof the Holy Ghost, while all hell yawns to destroy ire, though it cannot do it. PRUNOUSCES A #LbestNg. May the Lord God of heaven snd earth bless you, avd may he preserve us and all good men and wo- nen upon the earth, and give ue power to blow the not im the | ject to his di man, instead of their try in the Unioa that is | doubt some are thinking, not understand it. wat iy the reason why men tall to yon as they do from this stand; they under- stand the doctrine and throw outa few words about it. You have been taught that doctrine, but you do CONLIN OF THE MOPMON WOMEN—PROPOSITION TO ST THEM ADMIF!~DONT wW. SCRATCHING OR To DO WITH THE Now tor my proposition: FIGHTING ABOUTS CBILDKI ‘f ANY MORE diM—WHaT is more particularly for my sisters, as it ia izequently happening that women say that they “My wife, though a pend a happy day “No, not @ that are conduct of some men, together with are unbappy. day for five down and ppy- Men will say, most excellent woman, has n since I tovk my second wife; ippy day fora year,” says one; and apother bas not seen a happ, It is said that women are ti misused abused; and have not tne Hiberty they ought to have; that many of them are wading through a perfect flood of tears, because of the folly. Iwish my own women to understand that what I am going to say is for them as well as and 1 want those who their sisters, yes, all the women of and then write it ba lease with it. Iam to the 6th day or that you may determine whet! with your husbands or not, set every woman at in “ can have as many But I want to get rid of the w say in their hearts that th I , firet wife too” Iknow what my women will say; they will say: ‘ You women a8 you please, somewhere ‘and do some! two thisc ck to the States, and do ig to r liberty, wi Yes, are heze to tell ham ’ ; Ldo not want them to receive ‘a part of the truth and spurn the rest out of doors. I wish my women, and br. Kimball's aud br. Grant's to leave, and every woman in this territory, or elae will embrace the the whole of it. "Tell the Gentiles that I St el Free every woman in this territory ference. ‘What, the first wile voor’ at oar next con- Yes, there shall no: be one held in bondage: all shall be set free. And then let the tather be the head of the fatnily, the ma:- ter of his own household; and let bim ueat as ao ae and let the wives and the cbildren say amen to what he says, and be sub- would say what wou! will tell them, pive them a good start. ou what my feelin: wives take the children, and I ing id |, instead of their dictuting to the to govern him. No ish brother Bri pe of the children.” are; Twill let m, We property and caa educate them and then fortune, aud I cav take a fresh 1 do not desire w keep a particle of my pro- I perty, except enough to protect me from a state of nudity. $0 TAKE NOTICE! OTHER WIVES CAN DP MAD! Now recollect that two weeks from tomorrow f am going to set jou at liberty, Gut the first wife will say, “ It ia hard, for | bave lived with my hus- band twenty years, or thirty, ana have raised a family of children for hiro, and it ts 4 great tral to me tor him to bave more women;” then [ say it is time that you gave him up to o her women who will near children. If my wite hat b roe me al! the ehil- dren that she ever would bear, toe celestial law would teach me to take young wemen that would have children. Do yon understand this? have told you mony tines that there are waltitades of pure and holy spirits waiting wo take tabernacle: now what is our daty? fo prepare tabernacles for them; to take a course that wiil not tend to drive those spirits into the families of the wicked, where they will be trained in wickedaess, debauchery ond every species of crime. Itis the daty of every righteous man and every ponte tabernacles for a'l the spirits they can; nee if my women leave I will abide the wives others whe will now have No, 1 do rot, for I save them all; J ha is a two d for 1 woul one. almost celestial law, is the rea be ashamed of my ih I Treason vealed woman to wil would beget a child that would nut obide the God, though I may am going to ask you begin with I will ask, w pot ‘aek for the righteous to increase, while the teous shall decrease and dwindle away’ Yes: tl is the prayer of eve the Chorch of Bi have some Le a many children. jing, and to is your prayer’ Do you in hy ant seh og and let all send it person that praya at all. Toe Methodists pray tor it, the Baptives pray for it, and and aft the eformers, the Shak’ kers not excepted. Ard if the women errs hry this church will tarn Shaking Quakers, I think their sorrows will soon be at un ead. DICAPPOINTHENTS OF THE Women. Sisters, I am not joking: Ido not throw out my proporition to benter yonr feelings, to see whether on will leave your husbands, all or any of you. I do know that there ts no cessation to the ever- lasting whinings of many of the women in this fer- ritory; T am d that this is the disposed in my heart t bless this people; and I | bese you in the meme of Jems Okriee, "Amen. Further frum the Rio Grands. [From the New 0 tans Mwayune, Noy, 2. Tn addition to the rumor from Tampico sian at rangement having been mude between Governor Garza Ca Me eke cae we yo the Eootdg.s paragraph in t! us Chrisit Nucess Valle: the 2othult:— m We learn from ovr feliow townsmen, Col. H. P, Bee, who arrived bere from the Rio Grande on the 22d inst., that the revolation iu the Northern States of Mexico was progressing, up to the time of his leaving. The forces Vidaarri and those cag ager were still shooting at each other tween the two armies is nothing more than a 3 that they intend to burn considerable powder, and band their names dowh to posterity Re korea manded at the siege of Ca: 5 , in the interim, patch up # treaty, by provisions which each of the two generals is to be recognized as tbe civilapd military governor of his o1 and State. This will n> doubt be the reeult; as both the commanders are friendly to the 3 cans, We may soon expe tto hear of the American emigration vetting in that direction—and the couclusion of the whole matter will be that the prey Madre Republi: will have a local babitetion and a name. ° i ‘The Pembina itton, 7m the Bt. Paul's (M nner te) Poneer, Nov. 3.) agg ye will ‘tol are fp § | i Minis i ua F seEBer = E : his old home in good heal the congratulations of many of his friends, below yesterday, to report § tendent at St. tition, and house this evening. The title, “Broadway au Bowery,” is of 1teeif remarkably euphonious to patrons of the Old Bowery. without into con- sideration the excellent cast by which itis played~ — Brougham's “ Hamlet” and“ Betay Baker’ fol- wr. » Borron's Taearnr.—The new English comedy, “ Presented at Court. or the City Heiress,"” which was favor sbi ern tenes be ain to be the feature at this clogvot theatre ht. Mr.and Mrs. Davenport, Messrs. Burtoo, C. Fisher, Mark Smith, Howard, Moore end Setchell, Mesdames Parker ond Hughee. all appear in this play. Tne successful piece called “self” concludes the performance. Wartscr’s Toearee—Tobin'’s ever popn'yr comedy of the “ Honeymoon” is to be beough: out to-night for the first time this seasou. Chis will give Mr. Wallack’s numeroms admirers the plessure of once more enjoying his elegant int retation of the character of Duke Aranza. He ill be fingy seconded by Mre. Hoey, Miss Gannon, Messrs. Blake, Watcot, kc. The “ Witch of Windermere’ is the afterpiece. Acapemy or Mcwic—The la Grange troup: will @ this evening im Megerbeor's famous opera of “ L’Etoile da Nord.” The cast is precise ly the same as at the tine the piece was origiaally produced, and created so,inuch sensation in musical circles here a few weeks Mme. La Grange and her associates will certainly be greeted by an over- flowing house on this oc: Barxum’s American Muskuw—There will evi- dently be an immense rush to this favorite place of amusement to-day. Geuersl Tom Tham> is to twice enact his “great” character of Tom Tit in the Museum's an ntedly version of “Dred,” commencing at three in the - hoon and seven in the evening. Miss Reid, at miniature curiosity, the big snakes, &c., are to be seen at all hours. BroapwWay Varimries,—The juveniles, who are universal favorites with New Yorkers, and of the numerous families who nightly jis little theatre, are ring te the beautiful drama. E23 entitled the “ Miser of Marseiiies ” a arity that it had not hitherto achieved in this city or else- where. “ Jack igre te for to- night, is exceedingly fanny. Gro. Coristy axp Woon's Missrnens ann. Bvckiay'’s Serexanens have issued programmes that cannot well fatl to attract imrge andiences to. pam op mes establishments this evening. Both ries furnish a great variety of their best songs, , besides which the former np Ang! monkey piece of * Weifo” and tho latter ir burlesque. called “ Dismal of the Dread Swamp.” A Mormon O1p Bacueror.—A most trustworthy witness, Lieut, Gunnisn, informs us that when he was th Utah, the three members of the had no jess then eighty-two wives between a and that one of the three “ was called an old hache- Jor, becauee he lad only a baker's dozen.”