The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-12-28
OUR UTAH CORRESPONDENCE.
BLACK FORK, Is miles from
Fort BRIDGER, Nov. Z, 1857.

SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. :, 1857.
"A Mormon account Of That the Mormons are DO
ing-Copforence at Salt Lake City The Nor
mons Ready for the Fght-Gen. Harvey not
Heard From Exchanging Clothing and Gram
AZ Preparation for The Struggie-Forts Bridger
and Supply Burned Jy The Aiormons The Inhabi-
fanfs Of The Territory on tho Qui Pice-Drdping
Pluck for he Present From Jhat Is 10 BE One
Hundred Years Hence, 8-c-A Mormon Prophecy
for l9i5-Hctc New York UM be Enguiphed
and Copy Of The Herald Dug Out-A Ne,o
Signifodf,on for the Eagle and Goddess of Ii
bety, &c.
Our semiannual Conference terminated yesterday.
The Nucs being printed in advance of its date to be
ready for the departure of this mornings mail, pre-
vents the insertion Of the Conference minutes. You
viii receive them by next mail, together with the
sixteenth general epistle, l. g.. should we have the
privilege Of sending 10 the East another mail. OF
this we are uncertain a II may please our woud-be
masters 20 stop the California mail, they have, at
their own good pleasure to show their brief authori
~, closed up the route via Independence. We have
long suffered from the tyranny of men in authority;
but in the s,oppage Of the mail have the satisac
tou OF seeing that the government cut off its
own means of gaining important information. This
il something in these days Of retribution.
OF the Conference, may say II was a time o
great rejoicing have never seen q better spirit
prevailing with this people than that which is now
daily manifest and was particularly visible during
the sessions ~ the Conference The reformation began
lust In time TO separate the tares from the wheat
and now when faithful valiant hearted, men are
wanted thank God the corrupt have been shaken 70
the East and to California in time TO infame the
armies Of the yrant TO rush 10 their destruction;
for the Lord our God will stand by the oppressed and
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not find that ont before he will when he rejoins the
oppressors of this people who have gone 70 Their own
place.
The brethren who spoke at Conference were filed
with the Spirit Of the Lord, and unreservedly wit
messed before High Heaven their determination to do
right and sacrifice al things for the establishment Of
the kingdom Of God. and the assembled thousands
made the air 10 resoupd with their approbative
amen. Tuesday and Wednesday were days which
viii long be remembered. We may never have
another opportunity Of holding Conference in the
valleys where we have long and arduously labored
IN make home sweet; but whether or no, liberty on
the mountains is preferred to slavery aud the abomi
nations which tyrants seek 70 introduce among ~;
and for this spirit abundantly shared by the in.
habtants Of the Territory, my soul praises God our
Father Jesus Christ the Holy Ghost, the angels Of
Heaven, and my tongue cries aloud by day and by
night" Hosannah Hosannah TO God and the
Lamb
The brethren and sisters are exchanging freely Of
their abundance, that those who were illnroyided
with clothing are beng supplied by those who we've
more favored with a good supply. The emigrants
who have come In recently, well supplied with many
things not In abundance in the Territory exchange
against grain, de- 40 by this every family is
boter provided for the coming struggle than what
the most sanguine could have anticipated. We have
labored diligently In putting in early crops and truly
we can say that we are blessed temporarily and
spiritually. Health Il remarkably good at present
and has been Cor some time back.
We learned that General Harvey had been replaced
10 the command Of the expedition against Utah by
Colonel Johnston, bot where he In or how we have not
positively learned. We are not advised Of who Is In