The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-07-30
VERY LATE FROM UTAH
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Highly Interesting Accounts OF the
MOrmOnS.
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INTERVIEW WITH BRIGHAM YOUNG.
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Curious Mode Of Preaching and
Reporting.
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SERMON OF THE PROPHET.
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SPEECHES OF COMMISSIONER POWELL.
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SIGHTS AND INCIDENTS IN MORMONDOM.
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INTERVIEW WITH BRIGHAM YOUNG.
SERMON OF THE PROPHET.

The Army Condition Of tho Morm9ns-Ser-
mon by Brigham Young Favors from the
ysinys--Leni she Bis0Op and MS Family
Visit 20 Provo-Ds scr ptaun OF tho Town
Interviews with Brigham YOung-Attend-
lag Church-The BuildlDg-How the
People LoOked--Mournful Condition OF
Ssmc OF tho Women-Their Drcsses-
suGish's Prophesies-Truth Of Mormonism-
Brigham Compliments General Johnst M
pitches Into the Prcaidcnt-Warns and
jokes the Womcn-Apostates-A sermon
1sr Them-Brisham's Homo ut Night--so-
liability OF ENTHUSIASTICALLY ting Given
pp- miles Sent TO Hell, &C., &c.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE HERALD.
Provo, U. T., June %, 1858.
Aver the departure Of the last Eastern mail at eight
o'clock on the morning Of the 26h your correspondent
ecuna himself In an awkward situation. He had been for
sore time in the TerrOry-yea in the Holy City Itself
but had not seen Mormondom had not behed the greatly
abused Latter Day Saints, had not looked upon the
" charming creatures Of their harems, had never
heard . Mormon sermon, and, above all, had NOT
sazsd upon the refugent face Of tho Prophet OF the
Lord, M Brigham Young To do all this the ensuing
day yesterday, It being the sabbash-was determined
but there was one dicuy TO be encountered; namely
obtaining means Of transit hther. Ny horse few days
before had disappeared-run away stolen; to obtain
enc from the Saints impractcaole mad offered two
DAYS prior five times the value Of animals hire for one
but IN vain Nevertheless another vain effort made
n that direction After exhAusting all visible Of
obtaining my object Il about being given up ia de-
spar, when Gentsh Mormon a. an elder Of this
sanity people would express IT, had been his
the power Of tho Lord came 70 my relief This gentle
manly Mormon was Capt. Hooper who, by the way looks
more Ike Gentle than any other SAINT have seen In
The Territory He tall rather slender bull. man, with
= sps oounterance heavy bla-k beard AMI good eye;
10 dresses very WELL though plainly. Well, this sAp,
eourteou.ly extended Q seat in his carriar., 4,
member Of the "satsn,c press" ~yi--s he would
SEMI II down 70 Provo 70 convey Mr. Il. N. McElreth,
agent pf the house Of Robertson Hudson Palm Of New
York who had arrived in The Territory day or two be-
FORE and myself there that could retain "a long as
Ne ,iked and return with IL when We chose. The offer
was gladly sc,epted letter Of Introduction was given ~
n Mr. Buock the keeper Of the hotel In Provo ai which
w were 70 put up.
General Ferguson youpg, rather good looking neatly
Creased xealem who the adjuan general Of General
wells gave me the following letter Of introduction 70 ex
Governor Brigham Young
GRrAr SALT LAKE. CIrr, June q, 1853
PRESIDENT BRIGHAM YousG.-DEAR sIRro the bearer o:
dsPPs.sa housh Se Columns Of The msSsD
ha Be- The Sss. he Sou sre 10 re-
respectfully your ossdieI. s Srs Sssarsox
orpiosblo Instrument. Capt. Hooper and Gen. Fergu-
son, indeed all he prnclpd Mormons with Who have
met have treated me with The utmost courtesy, been
very socs good natured full Of jest and fun. After Civ
g the 7, quse THAI Gen. Furgason for his introduce
Ncn 70 real I've Prophet he made this reply :-"Now,
sen,sneu should hear any thing In church 10 NOR
row ha, you don't quite understand, dent Comment too
severely upon IL" diplomatic answer was returned
wersv,ed directly south from Zons capital For some
distance along left there were fine fields Of wheat
The gran has be rrg On our right there was the
pchsa PAIN bearing here and there sufficient, graa for
good gazing. Parallel 10 the road, and tao three
miles 70 tho east Of H. tho wasch mountains reared their
Ios,y oraggy irregular pInnacles 70 the Clouds Tho day
was intensely het the poured down ~ II flame
Of IRE upon u.s. while the mountains 70 our e' doomed
up bets Of eternal snow, seemingly bu' feE hundred
ysrcs distant The white capped, glsssniSg mountains
shcne respepdept ia the blaze Of the SUI but that sight,
beautiful the eye, rather rrisa Ing than sooh
ing 10 bodies surchArged with calorc, when u was
msmsered hat the refreshing element far far be
yond reach To the wtst the green intervening
Eir, which The grass seeding has just began 70 hns with
white, ranged along parallel 10 ruxgei lofty
rdge Of mountains, with their peaks gaping the h'riz'n
Ins Tie teeth Of saw.
Eight miles south nom salt Lake Cny 10 crossed Big
Ccstorwood creek. II vas about four feet deep aud
twelve feet WIDE and flows down frvm Cottonwood canon
where there said 70 be large quAaty Of timber There
are four nwmils In the canon on fhis stream. The
Saints generally 20 up into this for their great
uua celebration the oath Of Jolly, the day. win be re.
membersd, which they arrived In the valley Va ss7
Twenty I've miles from tho Holy City the road wound
around the sde Of high and steep mountain The gravel
and stone had been cut away and laid out form
nue vide road. On hand there was preciptous
mountain rising far above our heads The other was
dosr a NH al
GUAR few yards down the canon ran the rapid tonepl
OF the Jordan To stand the edge Of The rocks over
hanging the canon and look down. look up, loos cor.h
and look south, encompsssed view most beautiful graao
and thrilling Descending gradual slope we soon ar.
rived at Ieh thirty two miles OF Salt Lake CITY Az
was sieaiy night We laid over in tina, little tos1 go
Iehi Iule to-n OF about 200 inhabitants. bali a
orea adobe bricks and like all the other towns IN Toe
having n streets laid NJ right angles 70 each other
gardens between them. fne town Is surroaoass Sys
10 access 70 and exit from only he obtaiosd t,r.h
gate On one principal street at each side OF ,he ~,
ne Val was butt TO protect Me inhabitants fror nia-
bshcp Evans was our host; he Is the sSaz' 49,
esnsry N the place and Keeps sort Of hoei The
Nude OF children were rurnicg about the house; ihev
we're very well behaved made noise KEEP, ont of no
y each other The elder ones acting az rra.rnns 4,
nor younger relatives, whore exs0 conaangulnity 4 i
rouiu uoubteeh nave betn very diitcut Tor tho lls
rtares or even elder 10 trace. We did not ask IN
orpuen bishop the number Of hs sprfuas nor did h.
uo, us upon that point 80 We we're len In unha ply IL
~ very easy 70 Distinguish the old lady who clsme
rorHy - mater famissds There were thres quit |
oung women, who worked sbou. tho bouss |
oe au,es than tongue tied servant girls whether thv
s1e usofn'en OF our pursy host whether they we're
, nc ~ ms !" better hsives,v VIC were unable 10 dsd-
ner, even amer comparing notes 1,e sanity Bssoo |
49, o.eve', nave hsrsm Of suna, dimensions 4,
/ IooL "a .oJ In .sN Juvenile population The children
h Joy snuaea 20 had sort Of Iron bonni ooun,sns,cs
- .m h., naescribsble; but more OF that snen Al
d on for sixty consecutive nights - VIZ wv oeu hsd
."u1g ~ asy,s., Yesterday morning, We drove !
untsih. on esher hand, 10 Proven Wnn
town lst out = mile square, ocussiniug, before !,
usand inbsbtas About twice that nun,bsr ~, o iouF
IN and sbcv. the CITY, The houses are bun, on sne =