The New York Herald Newspaper, July 27, 1857, Page 2

2 NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, JULY 27, 1857. time, journeying, wet days and windy days, and one ‘Week ai one Lume while hunting borses. THOMAS W. OOK. @ SL Ory, CU. T, June 29, 1861. ‘To ru Bom. THe eames Se ae Guveaat LAD Urnce, City oF Wastineron, Sra—I beg leave to call your atteation to this statement Of & conversation had in September last with Mr Coarlos who has # contract sader General Dovid H. Barr, tm the surveying of the pubic iD . I became Graenates wih Mr. Mogo in the summer of 1865, be having crossed the Plains that season in the capa ity Of a teamster in my employ, and obtained a sub con ‘fract as surveyor in the spring of 1856, under David A Burr or ©. L Craig, which contract ended with tne sum. mer mouths” In the month of Septemder Mr, Mogo informed me of Baving obiaived « very lucrative contract from the Sar- ‘yeyor Geners), and was then fitting out for the execution of the same. He expected to mate a very large sum of money (ihe amount not recollected) but I thiak Qhirty thoosand dollars. I inquired bow tt was he come 0 this Territory as as he had, should be a tain contracts ovt of «hich so much money could be mate oe paid Baer an myself are par ners in contract. ery respectfully yours, WM. H HOOPER of Utah, Great Balt Lake City, 1s —On this twen- ty-nipth dey of June, A. 1. one thousand eight bundred and fifty-seven, before me, J. W. Cummings, Clerk of the Third Judicial District Court of the Unii for the Territory of Utah, ly appeared William ti. Hooper, whore signature, in his own proper hand #riting, appears to the foregoing statement, to me well known 10 be @ person of creaibilny. who being first daly sworn accord- ip to law, upon hie oath rays that the matters contatnec in bnpeery So k true; that the conversation ‘with raid Mogo did take place at the time and to the manner therein stated, and that the said Mogo did use es, in and the language tberein stated; and that be believes that tae statements made by said Mogo im said conversation are In testimony whereof, I hereunto set my hand an1 affix the seal of taid Court, ai my offloe in G. 8. L, Oity, U.T., tbe day and year above J. W. CUMMINGS, Clerk. BRIGHAM YOUNG TO THE SAINTS. Governor Brigbam Young addressed the Saints on the 14th of June. From the report of his speech we make the following extract:— I cannot express my feclings—I can imagine, but cannot give vent to my imeginations, when I realize the situation of the Saints in the valle, of these mountains I expect tf I should give way to my feelings mingled with the weak- es to mankind, thas you would call me more ‘than « Methodist, or even more foolish than a right down sbouting ranter. I think that ( kno@ how to prize the blessings I enjoy, and I also really taink that there are @ great many bere who know how to prize theirs. My @oul is fuli of gratitude. We are far from our oppressors, far from those who serk to destroy us solely on account of , Our faith, and are secured in the midst of those sterile, in. Rospitabie mountains and valleys. They are soto every = upon patvral principles, but the Saints live here n (go abroad, when I visita neighbor, when I meet & man or a woman in the street, when I assemble with the community in which I live, I'am in the midst of Saints, or at least of those who profess to be Sainte; and if they re not Saints, I think they are trying to become so with all their might. A SNEER AT THE METHODISTS. I know how to prize these biessings, and if I was a right wood old fashioned shouting Methodist I should get up here ‘and begin to talk, and it would not be long betore Igshould be shouting “glury.”’ ‘‘hallelujab,” “praise the Lord,” ‘and you wo Id bear the response, all over the meeting, “amen,” “glory,” and in a short time we should get into @reaiebout. Iam full ali the time; and there are many here who know how to epjoy the society of the Saints. I am not obliged to mingle my veice with the wicked and ‘the ungodly, [ am not obliged to associate with them. Brother Rich kno #s what i: is to be with the wicked, for he bas been living in the nethermost corner of sin and ini quity for a long time, and he knows bow to ap reciate the pociety of the Saints here, how to mingle with them with a heart of gratitude ‘THR RELIGION OF THE SAINTS. I wish to eay a few words to the Saints upon what we call ovr boly religion. If youanialare in the line of our duty when we talk, when we sing, when we preach, when we pray, when we rise up and when we lie down, when we go ovt and when we come in, in all the variod soencs and duties of this busy life, every iota that we per- form is embraced in our bi The one te inseparably connected with the whole march of life, from son knows the truth, until they have completed ‘taeir work on the earth prey tory to entering into a higher state of blirs. The re! that we have embraced is de- them « true system, trae TAMPORALITIOS OF THE CHURCH. Perhaps many of the congregation are ignorant with re gard to the true situation of this community in a temporal Cof view, at tbe time assistance was sent to our late immigration and for the year past. You may take men that are keen observers, close calculators, and they can rove to themmotves and to you this one fact, that just Septemper, and I do not know but in August, this comma nity bad eaten wp the small amount of produce that grew the previous year, so that there was not one basbel of graip W start upon, or that had been kept over. When (he barvest came and the grain and vegetables were ali @mbered, the dec aration cf close observers was that you could not find enough providons raised throughout the ‘Te-ritory to sustain this community nine months. rot in the country; it did not grow here. [It was pot in the fields of wheat when (he grain was thrashed, the po- ta\oen and the buckwheat were not gathered; the peas and igration. And I bear my testimony im the name of the Lord Goi of Ierael, that if this community had not bave done as they were requested permining to > to . this day would aot bave hed s bashel of wheat im the market in this Territory. But this com- munity took their teams, loaded up provisions and clothing, ‘and went to the immigrants on the !"iains, and some of them went almost 0 I who were in the city on and they started of! and were gone two comfortable clothing to keep them warm, for they hai not Drought those articies from home wiih them, 7 don aa of and clothing sufficient to keep ti among the at , Dut & “Tf loam borrow flour will pay tt back when wat had impliei! ‘They Abetr famil ip the Geld, their wheat was not Cug, no forage rations for sowing te provide for them. the winter, or the ve: reeult of highly Lives were saved, and we bave HOW WRIGHAM OUTWITTED THA SPECT. «10K Bome ¢) against the people's seli beat to apy ‘Dut those who bulld up the kingdom oi God. Have ‘ever objected to HY! 1 say, let the Moy bare. it vou have got MK But what did we see heres year ago inst winter?! A pean ee ee wheat at from a dollar to « dollar and & balf'a bushel, and four at from four to five dollars a hundred. What was the resit’ He nor t California, aed { he paid for it im cash 1 am now baying ol tha’ the merch ante 2 $1 76 & bushel If ened to the wants of their in last fall this would not have been in want. Who ry reasonably know It, and {t would alment be impossible for me to view the matter in any diferent I wap careful to look for the welfare and ealvation people. 1 have always looked for their salvation, and temporally. I looked well to it last before that. E wm AND ALL THT naevria, the Wherai feelings of afd pot suffer because he @ill provide for his psopie | fast days. He has done eo; bat be will not provide for you and me except we live in our If we live to Lord’s coantenance ve fellowship with our Father and fis Son Jonte Christ, by the power of the Holy Ghost, and with orery good being in heaven and on earth, let mo tel re bell may spew and bellow and the devils may =|, and they cannot seathe you and me any more than can 8 few oickets Bat to as 4 , A oe 4 o the Almighty we bave got pew ive that we have the mind of Christ «(in as. We have obtained the kingdom of heaven and Ave woyt Of It long ago, and now we have got to lire }eilinet be taken from us, but that we will oontinue to inorease in all the graces of His Spirit. Then, (na \end of beokaliding we shall became rich in heavenly oe nee =r our living bead, until the a are se plenty with we in our days - are with the children world. We ought to eave 8 Midde more wWiedon., ant oe nr religion, walk im the |i Wobave itand mean Of Bul wha isto bedonst Why, give that this people sball bare {. Teey shalt ba @ more kp wledge and understanding pertaining w beaven sad beavenly reings, and to earth and everything vertaiaing to it, than any other peop'c. Tam de ermiaca shat I «it! 80 lead this people, sccordiag to the beat of my ability aod vkill, that they sbali ortsin it with the help of Gud ‘avd the prayers of fais If the peo le bad bee : as liverai last year as they have been this, there woul! be o0 ory tng for bread, This year our beart« are roft they are a little mere eiasti, aod oar b esi-ugs are m ve TITARS AND DONATIONS —A GENTLE HINT, If this people will continue ia well dowg varraut them that they will mulliply. You Know the dgure that Bo Kimball presents once ina whie; bat | am no fo «trip ping the old cow to featn Ant I say t the brethvea if apy of you bave turned out a cow or ca'tie to your! j1ry come, and we @ill eturn them again If you do not wist for them back, feel as i ao, and let v6 Tbavegiven them, and I will pot go snd take taem back again A g 200 many have turned out caitle on donatine Whe wrote to the Bishops on tbe subject we vrevared the 80 that we might receive tn for 1 felt thea, oy the Spirit, that @ good manv men and women would ay “would you take anything as doaations, for our tithing ke , is paid? | bave a co#, or an ox, ora lidie mony that I can spare as well as pot, awd I ill tura tt oat, if you will take it as adonation,’’ Tne brethren were not ip structed upon that point, so I informed them by lerter that if they were disposed to doaate tuey might; but we would take cattle op tithing or on the Proaidin: Elder Fund debte, for there te @ grea! amount owing ur If these debts were paid we 4a eb indance for there is nearty $200,000 due ‘0 the Perpetual Kanig' ating fund alone. We cannot now collect the: fe the brett ren are poor, hence we have to ove ate witho it those means If any bave saffored by the r donations I will aay to them, we bave more catile than we had ia the com- mencement. and we a © betier abie to give than we were before we paid those debs. D» you want to see the haat of the Lord in thie? I snow it andI wautevery maa to live ee that he may see the han of the Lord to sil thiags like the sun sbining before him: that be may eee the deal ings of the Lord amonc the people, as piain at to see the path bome to day. If we live so, all ts right, we are safe; we know hew to save ourselves: pirituaily aad temporal ly. What do jou think of such a people? Are they not blessed of the Lord? They are a God blessed people, and I do blees jou in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, even so. Amen. Brigham Young preached avother sermon in St. Bowery ou the 7th of June, which is fully reported in the Deseret Neus. We extract:— MR MORRILL, OF VI , AND THE MORMON QUESTION. In play ws the game that bey do. they give us ane out of ten. A gentleman by the name of Morrill wished ts deliver a speech in the Hse of Representatives on the Mormon question, but his friends managed to prevent tt, for they bt surface on which he rode walle he = as writing his speech.’ Toey saw that the delivery of his »peech would do the Mormons more gond than barm, sad they managed to head off its delivery by a motion to ad- journ, which prevailed. He felt chagrined at losing we Opportunity to make his speech, whicd he tought was fall of thunder, and which occupies sic and a half columns, in a large pes#spaper, and much of it in nonpariel type. They did not want to hea: Every man of sense said, “Mr. Morrill, this will destroy your {oflaence with your Constituents, and do the Mormons more good than hurtand ruin our cause.”’ No doubt ois friends wished to steal it from bim and let it have a etill birth, but Mr. Morrill feels bimeelf imposed upon. ins straightway to the Globe office and gets it stuck into the paper, much to our credit and advantage. That is the way ali our enemies do—tney overshoot the mark they are aiming at JOB SMITHS BROTHER AND THB DANITES, Another man bas written and got puviisoed « long ar- ticle, and I have really thought that I would like to bare the speech which wax never delivered, the long art cle, and some other ar icles of like character, reai beforesthe public congregation William Smith, brother to tno Pro. phet, is the ove suspected of having dictated the writing of ‘the leng article mentioned. He defias the United States to send a Governor here that can do anything with the Wor mons, except bimself. He seclares that no man can go to Utah but « man who is well acquainied with the Mormons, and ope who bas as much influence among chem as Brig bam Young, and presents himself astpe man. He al-o tells about the Danites, and asserts that they are in ry town and city through sut the whole of the Caited Siates, and that their object is not koown by she people; that they are all over the world; that there ave thousaaus of them, and that the life of every offiver that comes here ts in the bands of the Danites; that even the P esidea: of the United States is not safe, for atone wink from Brigham the Danites will be upon bim and kill him. Afver all this, he says thatno man can go there, and when he gew through with bis story, sufficiently 20 to expose who he is, he pays, in parport:—“I can ge there, and if you do not believe me, try me; and if you think I cannot, give me the right to go there with a good large army.” A LOUNGE AT JUDGE D&UMMOND Judge Drummond comes out «ith death and thunder on the Mormons, ard that no otber man ought to govern the Mormons but Judge mmond, the horse dealer, and 20 it . Amd they pubiish that we have thou anis aod tens of thousands of men scatiered over the world, full of bave mothing against us, oaly do as they lease when they come here, but have to observe the wa of the United States aad this Territory, and a certain degree of moral decorum. They cannot do as they please their corruptions, and they raise a hue and cry & against the Mormons. It would gpiease me much if the congre- gation that assembles here from Sab! bear the details of th th to Sabbath could foul slanders of men that have been know what they will spew out. The find it here—they brought it from ‘he places waence came, They come here as full of foul mater as any sho! or skin can be stuffed, and yet I bave beard some of the Saints say that such and such a one of the Jot was a perfect eptieman. Speaking as the world view men and things, fi eyes of the vast majority of mankind the devil is the greatest gentieman that ever made his appearance on this carth. in accordance with their estimate you cannot begin to produce s person who is so much of a gentleman ‘as the devil bimself. WRIGHAM EXPRRIENORS RELIEF But within the last six months, comparatively a hundred tons of care and anxiety bave been removed from my shoulders, and I bope that this fire will cortinae to barn ‘among this people until those poor, miserable carses those poor, miserable gentlemen, shall ali leave as. | pray that the fire of God may bara thom out. I pray for ‘this continually. - THR MASS OF THR COMMUNITY TO*HR OUGHT CHBAP There are a fow men woo, like myself, fee! the barden of this, but take the mass of the community aad |t “ Mow do you do, Mr. Devil!” And for pount of ea or it of whiskey, itseems that many might be bougat. And when & Mormon undertakes to sell goods here, macy of the people shink that he ought to give taem away, or tell to them upon credit which they never try to cancel And if the Mormon merchant Jeals upos a business ciple, the people will luck to the gentile stores, they’ will trust them. Why will they trast taem? cause they know they wil! get their pay, CHARACTER OF TH GNTCRE I know of men bearing to ver of Latter Day Saints who, because « Mormon dealer would not let his goods go out of the store without pty, or & good prospect ‘of pay, would go to the gentile stores and get trasted, aad then say, “Ob! what good men that gentile js,’’ white at the same time he ts as full of hell as an egg is fall of moat, ‘and all be wants is achance to spew itout. They will meet you with blan{ expressions, with soft, silky bands ‘and velvet lips, and biarney around you; bat let a mob come and they are ready t> point out their victims bere and there, and be gied to see us destroyed. THR UNITED STATES OFFICERS A MI*RRANLE SRT. These whom the government sends here are a most je net, and, as & thing, they do kaow ila dosent ie. ‘Bat thie i# not er to be mirerab! ‘enough to tell wondered at, ft Praine in ble head from one whois Glled with pudding. President and his Cabinet know nothing about the characters whom they seni here; if they did, many who have come here never would have been sent. If we cannot always discern -he children of men it is no wonder are blind and cannot send men here 7 it, for if they done so. They y knew how to, and on them for 7 Ln ak must ignorance. I would like to come ‘Sanday morning, at aboat eight o'clock, and read to you those beautiful stories they have invented and pebiened, (0, they are lovely |) and let you understand yw little sense they contain. They have us eaten up by crickets, then by grasshoppers, (I suopose that the grass- hoppers must have beaten the crickets) and when they found that the re and crickets had not eaten us up, then the drouth came and destroyed us, and after all that, the cry from one end of the nation to the cther now is to destroy the ‘Mormons.’ They will have quite » , for there i# more than one that can wo-k at that game, What do yousuppose the government thinks About those Furiosan and their lies? The govorn ment feels about that matter some as a friend felt towards Morrill who was going to deliver that great (bat T cannot batioo loud enough), that GKLAT speech that he thought was so full of thunder, But behold, when the shell cracked it made no noise! [ have no doubt but what bie friends were determined to have the speech hurhed up; they saw its shallowness and were satisded that {t would not accomplish one thing that be designed it should. Men who think, know that all such persons are devoid of the principal item, viz :—good soase to discern that they do not rightly understand things themse'ves. ‘They are like the chap who thought be knew (t ail, aod doctor said to him, ‘ Between you and I we know thing” The young maa thought that was first rat calculated to find out what the doctor kaew. Says the door, “1 cannot think of bat ons thing that you do nwt know.” “0, doctor, will you reveal that tome?’ “If T thougit | would do much good, or if you would pret by ft, would reveal it to you. Perhaps | may ag well tell you, for there is one thie you do not know, though I beleve that you know everything el*e, and that is that you are a fool, which I bave learned aimoe | began to Converse with you. And now, between you and me, we @ know the who'e of it” GOVEREMENT COCR HOLOMA, Government knows ful! weil the miserable nonsense and the tirade of abune that la heaped upon ae: bat what do they eare about !t? If they baa the power of patting such characters on chips, a we do, and carrying them oat, por- bape they would never give them office; but they have not that faculty, as we have. We oan look oat of oar community, and they will rum and hei, ‘king that their livenare in dacger. I presume that there are sail hundreds and thourands of communications dally sent to the Preaident of the United Stater by applicants hoe often, whom if he ould take upon chips, as we can, and set them ont of Washington, he wonid most Iv #0 diepome Poor, muaor, able dog a crumb, or an old bone, and say, “Get out now.” apo that te ibe way they get bere. To ofafew who bave bron bere be it said, they Pept law; but mtr piverselly the government officers that bave come here bave tramo'ed the laws under their fect, ant have Tf officers of the law wil. keep law, it ts all we ask of them while they are here; but if they do nos keep the law, we will make thea suf’ rthe venslty, They are afraid of Mormonism, like the Irt-bman who wa arraigned before a court cf jwtice ‘or & mWcemearor, He lamented bitterly, and the j age wie b m pet to mourn, for he would nee that be bat j sting one to him. ‘“And'sure that is whatT am afraid of, repbea pacdy. 8) itts witr them—thsy are all the time sf aid of jus ioe When they come bere thay are aired ‘hr t jneticn i» going toovertake bem, tnetead of the Mor- mons doing them berm, and they do not like justice OUKRUPTION AMONG TBE GENTILEY What do you suppose thst F/emont ex ended during the last Frevidential campsigu? Probably pot le-s than tvo million dollars, Ais California as raoi at eight illion, and acompany in Kagland proffered dee miliioa tor ope batt of that property which the goveroment hed ceded to bim. Itis preeumable that be expended twice ren hundred thousand dollars, aad perbaps Ave hunored ‘bourand #n be top of that; but be did not succeed tn baing vlecied President, Had be nave succeeded be would hae heen the mest influential man in the goveramert, simply because he bad become the Proident. I: bas been the practice for yours in the United 4ia e*, for earh party to bave what they calla corrap.ion fund, to which the members contribate their fifty cents, tive dollars, or Ofty dollars, Whattor? To carry on an “lection, ere is pot an electior for a Prosident of the United States tbat proba sly costs lew than one half of the worth of the Siatecf New York or Pennsylvania Huo dreds of millious are expended in the Presidemial election uteach four years, Whatdo they do in Congress? Be fore tae last Presidential election there was not as mach business dove by that army of men, aa woult rigatly oc: cup) the utve of any legislative body for a very few days What were they doing? Log rolling They also get dno \adies4o electioneer with different influential gentlemen, aud they exert (be r influence tp the various States where they reside, Che female portion of the community bave lected be President for years and years. Aud the cor. roption fund is made use of b, the different parties, one man throwing out tive hundred dollars for one p'ace, aa other # thousand, dpo.ber two or three thousaod. Bat [ wil! now stop speaking on that subject, for there is no end ‘0 these matters. Anotber of the chief m@n in Utah, President Kimball, addresee’ tho Saints on the 21st of June. We make one or two extracts from bis discourse:— * * * * * * * DEVILS IN UTAH. 1 just know that there are more devils in this valley and ib the world who are opp eed to him and his two counsel lors than there are opposed to all the Elders of Israel; but they do not know it. and then their opposition is made manifest thore who stand next to us in authority aod se on do: ehall live avd prosper. this people every man, woman and child that wil follow brother Brigham aud his brethren, will go into the celes- tial world aiso, as you have heard me say, every one of brother Brigbam’: posterity ana mine. Aad every man, woman an4 accountable ohild that will Mve their religion, poof counsel, honor the priesthood and our God, shal ive, pul tbe BLESSINGS ON THE PROLIFIC BAINTS. Thave been pleased to hear Br. Lamb today. He be gap his discourse at a period long befo e the possession of the Garden ofgkden by Adam and came down to this time, ane when he got down to where he bimself was acting he began to bear testimony of this work and of the servants of God itving in bis days, and the Holy Ghost fell upon bim, and it did not untilthen. God bless him that he may ve blessed and live long and increase, tha: there may mppy lambe epring from bim; and may the same blessing rest upon all of you who wish to increase And those that do pot wish to increase may God help them to dry up quick'y, that they may pucker up and come to ao end. Ané ft them tbat will increase, increase aod increase and maliply and Gli the earih with ‘the kuowledge and power God Why? this work istrue. Joseph wasa (rue propbet of God, and Brigham is bis ancoessor, and [ am his brother, and Daniel is my brother, and we will live and prosper until the devils are all shut up in hell «bere they belong They will cease troubling this earth, for they will all dry up like an old herring, as will every ope that *y mpathizes for them or with them. Now sym- pathize with the devil, if you want to crimp up. Justas quick as you begin that, the juice will ran out of your eyes, and when the juice is drawn out of a tree {i will dry up and die. God bless you. Amen. VIRTUR IN A CRACK OVSR THE IRAD. Ia another discourse the same luminary of the church o’ the Latter Day Saints save:— If you want tbe spirit of the prophets, the spirit that brother Brigham has got, which ie the spirit of Joseph, apd Joeeph bad the spirit of Peter, from nce he re- ceived the priesthood, you must live your religion. Do you not see it isa line ramming drawn from the Father to the Son, apd from the Sen to the apostles, then to Joseph, then to brother Brigham and then to those that are con- pected with bim ip their callt then thahead began totalk with him, and says pever bit you a crack with my rightarm if you do I have a right tocorrect you because I have the spirit brother Brigbam or ‘else I nover should have You will emit I am his right arm; is eetesae that were as faulty in by the lash you got on your back, brother Franklin, and I wili be cautious to do right; I did not tton mine. Do I think any lees of him?—not one I love bim bet- asglitsie child. Who do I think less of? who will not receive a chastisemeat when they are gutity, ‘ut will jastify themselves in their sins; I do not receive the epirit that is in them, because it is a spirit of evil. Did Lever? No. NOW RLESED ARB THE SAUNTS. My feelings are that are blessed above all the people that ever did live, thet we read of. Weare blessed above he ~ y of Enoch; and far beyond the people in the days of Jesus, for they were driven, scatiered, ‘and peeled throughout tbe world, and they have never yet been able to gather again. But we are gathered, and we never will be scattered again, no never while the earth stands, if you will do as youare told. Will we to Jackson county? Yes, we will ge there just as we to the city of Fillmore, independently. We will go and come at our pleasure, and oo one to molest us; and we ‘will build ap that city, aod tbat, too, upon natural prinet- ples, jast as we go and build uo Farmington in Davis county, or this city, or any piace we oceupy. MORALITY OF SHEDDING BLOOD How will ft be with our enemies? The Lord deals with them apd leads them, just as mach as he does yoa acd me. Can he hold them as with bit the seme as you can a borse? Yes, and he can put it into the hoarts of that people to send up a petition here for the Mormons to bay that whole land, and we will bo under no noosssity of shedaing blood, God does nu at to shed bivod without it is necessary, any more than he waote us to go aod slaughter a beat when we have no need of it. But when we bave need of meat, and are driven to it by necesity, then it is all right. If It is necessary that we should shed i blood then it is right. Ail things are right that are done according to the will and pleasure of God. VRRARCNDAST BLBUNGS. dof The Lord is viessiff us, and such « eel ve been the sonth, to the east aud to the west, and you will ree the earth maited over with vegetation to such ao extentas I have never before seen. Go into our gardens and or. cbarde, and you will Gnd og trees even nw actaally breaking down with fruit. We eball have to thin out the peaches on the boughs, or they will break down before they can ripen the load thatis upon them. The limbs are breaking down with apples, plams, currants, and every kind of fruit that we are rairing; the ' strawberry ‘vines would break down, if they were not already on the ground. | nevér saw the like in the Siates, nor in Eng- iand, mor any where cise. DIVINE FAMILIARITY. ‘The people are doing right—they are waking up—and the Lord looks upon us as a good Father looks upoo his boys who are in the feld at work, By ne Pee ea the in mud, w: their wives and their children. Says he, “ My boys, you are good beys; | will give you some rain. I will wet your crope and rest you « litle while; but I will not let you bave but a litle water—for if | send the rains here the devil will come upon you with his gang. I will not let you have mach rain—only enough to ease your labora a litte That is the way my Father feels, and I feol #0, pirit; wad that is the reason I oan com- when [have his Spirit. You have heard me Joyfal, fumny, jeoular, according to the init of the Lord I enjoyed. Do { feet like and ju ? Yeo, and like doing everything that is Sood abd comfortable. When I have the of the Lord, feel so, and that makes me think that or in heaven felt so before me. A MORMON MIRACLE Br. Brigham and | once started with 613.50 and travelled five bandred miles, paying $16 for every honired miles travel, and paying for from two to three meals of victaas ‘8 day, ana once in a while paying if y cents a piece for « night's lodeing. and when we had got through we had not quite as much money ae when we starte!. But \' we hed not any, it waa quite & miracle though we nad some money left We performed tha: journey with ihe means I bave mentioned. That money we spont was in the ele ments, of else an ange! of God went where it war and got it and put it into our pockets. Br. Brigham kept the purse: I put my money with his, and he kepe paying out, and if had been in the line of our daty to have kept travelling should had money uoto thie day, Ani fence in a while we would take a weak sling. for we were 20 weakoned by disease that both of us could not take a com. mon trunk two feet long and ton inches square and pat it ina wagon, We were feeble, and we continued #0 until we landed on Europe's shores, and then disease left us. The devil meant to afflict us to see whether he ovld not back ue out, bat he had two hard fellows to deat with, ‘The Lord was with us, ard his ‘in went betore us. And when we went to Kirtland, the people would ot let us preach there only once apiece. 1 preached once and com) them to a mess of old cracked , and every thing else I could think of, and declared that | would not Preach there again. never wanted to. They said trat we were under the censure of the Almighty, ae we were sick and afflicted. The Lord suffered it to be so, that he might try their rigbteonsness and virtue BARD TIMES POR OC THIDERS. They have a pretty good drought tm some places this Ido not know whether or Amasa hae told you, but almost hasy: yoy Ld barnt ap in southern Call- fornia, They have gotto live there and get broad, and probably will be glad to take a handoart. is it 9 in the Uptted Suateae Ita. They have got to eat that dish, and when famine, eee ftarvation Come Upon us ina #mall degree, it will increase upon them four fold, packed down and ranning over, and they cannot hein it Let them exult, There never was such ® prajndioe existing ‘this people as there ie at this day. The devi is irring them up because we have commenced that Tem. ple, and we will build it, and they oxmno: help tikemsel ron, Kad we will lay ap the grain for seven years, and thou- randa ef them ¥ wi of Will worsidp us for a Iittle johnny cake, and ‘will live t eee It,and se will you. And when you see you will then have knowledge, won't you? BRAD QUARTERS OF THE WHOLE RARTR. Brethron and sistors, bore ia theve mountains is the fe head for the whole rope this will be bead quantant atl tls beat gene. ters make anctoer. =e : 5 i : H 3 where they He down by the authority of God. The is the Lord’s and we are his servants, apd let every man, arcording to the authori y he paseases, dedicate bis houses, the material of waich } the earth ae sti pon, and bis orchards and delds, and they will be blessed, and ‘I know it. We are in the best place on the earth in which to sanctify and b’ess the earth and the inbabitants upon it, aad the mountains, and the litle bile, and the fountains of water. That is our busi- pew , and to bless each otber to build each other up, ‘apd raise ap @ pure and a holy poople. That is what we are hére for, and if you do not bonor the calling you are culled 0 you will be good for uthing. THE ADMISSION OF UTAH. The Deseret svews, in aruivle on offl@ socking in Utah, eays:— * * * * * * * * ‘Tha’ just and unsophistocated mode of living does not appear to answer the morbid tastes of this very enl! eaed (1) generation, and after conceding thet our ons and arguments are correct apd unaaswerabie, they atill continue to bow!, “something mast be done with the Mor- mons.’ We mos peaeny, admit that something should be done for the Mormons, “er having beea plundered and driven into these barren wastes, they shouid by every pripciple of justice be conceded the election of their own officers, the entire regulation ef their interaal aifsrs aad the un optrolled privilege of worshipping their God in obe- dience \o His commandments And di its next session Cong; ess sbould admit Utan into the family of Sites, and in the plentitude of their power pour in the ‘oll and the eine,” heaing and etreagthening where oppression has bruised. But no, for so fair and just « procedure would but ope certain number of uacie’s money boxes which office «eekers are pressing Presi ient Buchanan te his death or the privilege of opening, that they may devlete the Treasury into thely own pockets, heve opportunity to ow corruption and disunion among @n inaoceat and united eople, clothe elandere and misrepresentaiions wita the welg ot of official position and give taeir aid toward accom- planing {f possible, a hos ile collision and bloodshed, to the keen gratitication of moat depraved dispositions and the spread of me conigol of Ly powers of darkees.. ‘ * * We are sanguine that miserable, Wucakirg, traitorous, eelf-conceited, slandering, puriilanimoas scoutidrgls w ever fir d that the climate of Utah is not congenial to their health; and that they ba far better have stayed in the re- 16 of more compatible society. We are fully aware that ident Buchanan ,and fhis Cabinet cannot be to kpow the qualificaions of all who are hou: for office and a clutch at the spoils, and to have their best intentions frustrated. But they do know that Uteh unanimous y and of rig it wisbes and respect- folly petitions that bis Exceilency Brigham Young be con- tinued to be her Governor, a man long and th tried and proven te be mot worthy. And what American Citizen, having a due respect for the constitutional rights and welfare ofthe people, will so much as ask for the ap pointment ia Governor Young’s place, or even accept it if proffered without being sought? Noone. Neither can any intelligent pereon, unmaddened by party frenzy, un- contaminated by love of office and spoils, sad of only a tolerable respest for the rights and fecllags of others, be so wicked and malicious as to urge President Bochapan to appeint any officers in Territories, save those indicated by tue choice of the people dwelling therein. Any governmental appointments for Territories more {than for States is at beat but a relic of barbarous colonial usage. THE BEAUTIES OF GREAT SALT LAKE CITY. (From the Deseret News of June 24.] Great Sat Lake City is nearly one thousand miles, by any known practicable roate, from any important point of wade on navigable waters, and Utah has not a single stream or sheet of water valuable for navigation within ber borders. Proof, all of ‘he moat correct maps publish ed, Is such an irolatei region, aside from other more forbidding Recullaritie, desirable for settlement by thie money, pleasure, and trade worsh'pping generation? No, for they never have settled in it, neither co ild those of ‘thom who have seen it be cheaply even hired to occapy it. Is tt good policy in our government to have its exien- sive domain improved by her own jects, amd by those who design to become fast as the laws will permit? Most assuredly, yes. Then why such a goneral and moet anwise how by priests, politicians, editors and people, concerning the settlement of Utah by the moet virtuous, » Peaceful, united aad law. abiding population that there is in tbe whole Union? Tae devil is too cunning to answer thet question; and when Lord’s. servants honorable ypeatedly bowlers, then it would be to split a white oak fork with a dough wedge and squash y Our city, so unlike otber within the coefiues of ruisers to disgust the lovers of propriety, nor to lounge around corners, nor in stores, offives, and other of business. Its strocts, musical with the busy hum of pomrcpie p Dagn- sipenypene ae yom bo Ma ages and both sexes, with the most perfect immunity from molestation. And this desirable result is attalaed almost of and example, unen- and courts, g i] [ i : Eg gs FY is u 33 ii a if HI 3 z 5 E i E 4 | i Zi & se. 34 ee ications to oblivion within a month, at least with every honorable reader. A MARGIN FOR IMPROVEMENT. Bot notwithstanding all the cdisadvaotiges of locallty and the ferce opporition of the four q sarters of the globe, Great Salt Lake City is rapidly taking rank am the Deautiful of earth’s deelling places, and, which is of far more importance, is da'ly maki les oy wards be- ing densely occupied by a ie who may ere be found worthy to associate with thore of Eooch’s city, and with the angels and just of all periods Still, even here there # a marg'n (or improvement, in order to fully attain the object we have in view, for it is not yetevery one who is sufficiently activ: zealous in good wor Some are undly carclees about buildings avd groun to elezing upon every opportunity to places with trees and shrubi and abo ing their children to grow up in idie and wicked habits. One necessary result of such @ course is tha! few child- ren are to beseen ragged and dirty in our streets upoa the Aabbath, which, in spite of all that may be reasonably said by parents in excuse, can and should de remedied. If 9ov erty compeis any to clothe tacir children in rags, or ifsick- nese prevents them from keeping their bodies and clothing whelesome, bealthfal and cleanly, they can at any rate keep. them within gaies and doors, at least on Sundays. If shift lesaners or other cause bare preveyted any from raising fruit for themrelves, until the, ily take steps for so doing, they can end'most certainly should see to it; thelr children do not tresspass upon their neighbors, for it. ‘These are Comparatively small misdemeanors, and placed beside the constant enor mities of all other cities outside of OUTER SETTLEMENTS OF THE CHURCH. ‘TRI? TO IRON COUNTY. Guaat Sart |.axe Ory, June 19, 1857 To rum Forror or re Ousmner Nix\ For the last t#o months I have been on a visit to the region A easy travel, in company with home misslosary being a rare visiler Snore, you may my reception was of ihe most welcome Prenaipg ieee), tnt the Wreeeee Rak oe Sore Cae ee ratory Vv the renewal of torir covenants, it was ght advisable by Bishop Tarleton Lewis. (who was one of tne woun fed at the Hauns’ Mil) massacre,) and the authori ‘tee that shoul catechise and baptize them, which duty T attended to. I visited, in company with brother Pen and Dalton, Jr., the noble pinery in the first loft ich ye ‘of aplendia parks, ‘rom knots. In the mountain het be enough firewood within five hours reach of wagon and around Parowan there seems to ox toame ane the Territory a ree tocome On account of the elevated positi arowan—1,381 feet above thie city—the air is much cooler, and the winds blow with much foree and frequency. 1 visited Fort Harmony and explored the mountains around Ash creek and the Rio Virgin on foot, in ee with brothers Peter Shir, Ingram and an Indian e discovered @ large mound of crystalized gypri in broad sheets and other forms. information re- ceived from one of the orethren, who had been visiting at the new cotton farm, he stated that the company were well satisfled with the location; ami that the indigo seed which I brought from the Upper Provinces of India, sent by Governor Young in advance of the bay f had been pat in—waa up and flourishing; that a dam bad been made about a mile above the intended settlement, and that food partare and frewood bad boon found within ten stance. to ‘ve commenced building on the site of the now or Wm. a. Willes and others having taken thing a most exce‘lent spirit prevails among the saints in the different settlements, of which the Indians partake, tnd many of them are industria aly atelsting the brethred ig farmir ions ano kanyon wi amon ts farm- ing parol ts at Beaver; 5 Sy built him keeps bis sheep and ckickens, talks English as much as I ‘with the brethren. ‘on the death of « equew, tl Buabop twvls for s coffin, and the privilege of burying her Mormons. i bas i to ad. to under. 37, ond als grea the ad- God. — emi aot ave no dextre, of the obarchs esjwoll os I knew bow, I pever wish to neet them The people in tbe Frouch part of Switzeriand worebip at the shrine of mammon and care ro li tle about religion and their salvati m that 't is truly sick ning to one that knews the value of obeying che mandates of heaven in this leat dispense ton. e pacers are filled with awful about the Mormons ond the dreadful dotoge in Utah, and all seem to vit one with the other in sccing which can tell the biggoss Mes. All this se» ves to call the attention of the peo: le to the sab- ject of Mormonism; that ts what we want; only e fair in- ‘veetigation is necessary to open the eyes of whe honost te heart. M. kindest love to the Presifency, 4 family, the boys tn the offices, and all inquiring fre gine ely, I remain as evor, yours “.ogdom of God : me SOHN L. BITE. REPORT OF TUE MORMON COMMISSIONER from head the discourses of authorities, which we read io the Deseret News, in come measure make up the deficiency. a | i of God. remain yours faithfally , n the Kingdom WM, WILLES, MISCELLANEOUS NEWS ITEMS. “THE NAUVOO LEGION. All the officers of the Great Salt Lake military district of the ion met ip the Social Hall on Monday afternoon, June 25, at 4 o’clock, and were addressed by Presidents Young, Aeber C. Kimball and Daniel H. Wells, and Elders Presid ‘oun, ly suggested the propriety of per- forming mili ‘Saty on foot and of diapering ith caval- ry, at least for the present, orders to which effect have been iasaed by the Lieut, General, as will be soon by refe- rence to 136. We hail as an important movement, end trust it will be upantmous| entered into asa project calculated largely to mecoue 5 1¢ skill and effectivences of the Legion and save of dollars in the expenditure for caval- Fy cquipege, to nothing of the value cf horses annu- pe iequalified efficient service by excessive riding, the well known advantages to sical en- health and durance acquired by marohing or travelling on foot. THE MAILS. ‘The Eastern mail, under the coaduct of Mr. Ephraim K. Hanks, arrived at P.M of June 23. dependence at 6 P. through rived with the mail Elder Litle reports having met brother John Y. Greene on the 6th of June ti Sy a ie Peet, Was tees (Ore the hand cart com} elders was then probably near the Loup Fi 4 baving gone down on the north side of the y re train was past June 8, two miles troops were jing up the were to meet him at Lg ny where ENCOURAGEMENT TO MATRIMONY. In the ; bs the ‘BD tice that con; in wery we nol silks, sana, Drondclolas Jewelry, and laiported goweews, are visibly yieldizg place to home made straw bonnets, caliooes, and spun, much to the credit of all lovers | of Utah's prompertty, and much to the encouragement of matrimonial + and the increase of a pure principled offspring. An unre flecting person may inquire what home bas to do with —, it re ze ze E § i i § z & ; ae | i 7 Peedi iit CONFERENCE. A conference was held in City Bountiful, May 16 and 17, during which Bishop J. Stoker, and Elders J. Mocarihy, G, B, Wallace, E. H. Davis, A. Boyington, W. Atkinson, J. Willio, T. Grover, A. Farnham and J. Barlew addressed the congregations, and several renewed (heir covenants. FEMALE RELIBV SOCIETY, A Fomale Relief Society was organized in Ogden city, Jan. 31, 1856, snd from a report made on the 27th ult., ‘we learn that the receipts had been $318 80, and the dis- bursements $315 80. members had also made 179 A HALE OLD LADY. Sister Mary Phillips, of Kaysville, Davis 84 years old, enjoys good health, and can walk aday. In the er of 1864 she ‘wheat and raised 20 bushels of potatoes ; donated a yoke of cattle to the P. E. fund for gathering the , 1s now miles in GRASSHOPPERS, Grassboppers ba’ their Cepredations at E. T. THE BEES OF DESERET. Your G. 8. L. Orry, April 6, 1867. MORMONITE VIEW OF SWITZERLAND. Ree pv Cexparms, 108, Gxwo4, Deo. 18, 1866. Dear Brorner Carnincton—I take the pen to drop you a fow ines, that may know that #0 far dis tant, I bave not old friends, my seeming ne Cees, may have made you T was not pai noth: My health is excellent, for which I feel the more thank- fol. when I think of the cramped condition im which I left the valleys for England; you can appreciate my condi- te 3 § of salt . Folia on in there missions, of Switzerland; the Wook, and considering the watoh! F A : i : ‘3 i i A great portion of the people come to ‘onole- sion, after baving been oo hare te tbe subject over, that we out Politicians voxel, for they to net knew what (600 with us, T 7 did not admit any Terri. tory 1a:0 the Union darisg this aeseion of pry ‘make @ ode did ington to ask Union, and I-did not want to go in until I saw «fair chance; I or gg to ask oy be gee rae have rejo very much at every news that I could receive from the mountains. I received bet- ters from President;Young and others, three, four, and sometimes six months afver they were written; when did arrive they affurded me a great deal of pleasure were a source of rej cing, especially to learn that the Beints were waking up. p is * EFFICIENCY OF THE UNITED STATES TROOPS, I bad a httle serious conversation with Captain at Fort Kearney, The very gentlemanly commander that fort, Major Wharton, had pearly lost bis ey Through: ihe?apy elaty ant ‘Capain Smita was acding spy giavs, an ry was commander mired what is the conditien of the dra- stationed there? He rep'ied they had about afty forees, but their hoofs bad come off. How many have you that ean do efficient service if called upon? ery they had about ten or twelve in good condition, but fresh borses wer |. The compeny of band cart elders were ap it to everybody that saw them. The traders on the road say that mules are nowhere by the side of them. I never saw such a pretty sight in my life, We had a meeting with them on Horse Shoe creck; and a better set of men I never saw, and men that were old ei oe es ee ee we eir hand carts, singing and rajol . We concfuce our ext’ac's from the Mormon papers, with the following specimen of poetry :— I NEVER SEE THE LIKE. BY W. Wo PHELPS. There is nothing like the Mormons, For they go at Go1’s command, And they scale the bighest mountains, And they compass sea and land. Chorus : So they with every nation, ‘And the Obristian canon spike, For the power of God is with them: O, 1 never see the like! Where the eagle a is his pinions ‘And the gilded Christians boast, ‘There the elder teaches ‘What the Genilles dread the most. Chorus : 80 they cope, és. in y's”? ward, ‘There the Mormon Elder, iy, Lights the candle of tbe Lord. Cnorus:—So they cope, ts. And they the rescued captives To the Zion barvert bowers ; Yea, in band carts see them To this goodly land of ours. Chorus:—8o they cope, as. ht and glory to the Mormons, sun, the yonder brilliant ‘Apople ; serous Bleeding from oi ss. Beene ee ere ee re iy te, ee or) r 2 5 Skin, &o., and —of witlod 19 were from violent causes. som Under 2 ‘80 to 40 years, _ le 40 0 60 years. s Sto 60 to 60 years. =i $10 60 to 70 years. . 10% 16 70 to 80 years. =| wn Unknown... - 6 0 to — wow TOL. oes eee cee cone Tl Ei