The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-11-18
INTERESTING NEWS FROM UTAH.
Our Great Salt Lake Correspondence.


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Our Great Salt Lake Corresponds nee.
GREAT SALT LAKE CrY, Oct s. 1850.
Sixth Of Great Conference Held a. Great Salt Lake City
ne apostles and Prophets Predicting the Smash Up Of
u Union-JOseph Smttas FrcpaecyAbo the SEPARATION
Betioee. he North and the SouA-7ae Negroes 70 " Lei
Loox their Masters, and the South 10 Call for Help from
Great Britdlr-Bri9ham fotngs Right 10 The Presiden-
Tgf The Mormon Church Forever st at Rat-rae Death
iioW to I'll Asptrant for that Honor Brigham Rasei
Dun tie BGhcps- Hntereatng Ssattaics-NeD En57a-
ton Aoue-AH Aormondon Reriral and Rejoicing, &c.
The Anniversary Conference OF the Church Of Jesus
Christ OF Latter Day Saints" held the 9th Of April
here and wherever the disciples OF the faith lv
ing under any organization OF "the priesthood" At
that time missionaries appointed here to 80 10 all the
nations and In few days Afterwards they are IN rous
The semi annual conference held the 9Th OF October
but the early fall or snow In the mountains and the
general anticipation OF cold and stormy weather,
have suggested the sppon tment OF the fail mission
aries early In September; 90 that the October con
ference, thus freed from the missionary business, be
very important epoch for general busn and
tall preaching or this have had an Interesting
abundance the Conference that has jus, terminated
From all accounts 1t has been tae greatest Conference
ever held In Normondom. II commenced last Saturday,
continued yesterday and terminated day at
The number Of persons attending the Tabernacle and
Bowery uld not be much less r yhng than Is 900
The streets surrounding the Temple block GRO vdei
With wagons, carriages horses mules and some OF
the latter sporting California saddles and brides
The large Bowery was packed full TO its utmost capacity,
Thousands hung around Of the enclosure and
thousands more who could hear the speakers pro
naded the ten block. From the residents eTn
ha gaaSs al nall IN I'M
bers but point OF interest and "lhc spirit"
anything ever before witnessed and participated 10 by
the Oldest Mormon
TIE MEETING IN THE TABERNACLE.
The night prect the Conference the weather had
been exceedingly stormy, and the hazy light OF the
morning revealed the mountains eat and west draped
the eSeT and aSe ssS . s. tue S s.us
struggling in from every part Of the Territory aud long
before the appointed hour for opening they swarmed
On the stand Of the First Presidency were Presidents
Brghsm Young Heber G. Ktrnbih aud Daniel II Wells.
" the T~eive Apos,les-orson hyde, wlford Woodruff,
John Taylor George 4 smith Ezra = Benson, Lorenzo
snos and FfaDkip Richards ~ The First Presidency
Of sevepties-Joseph Young, Levi W Hancock, Henry
Horace s Eliredge, OF the Hah Pries.s-John Young,
Edwin d wooey and Samuel ". Richards CT the Pre-
sideBcy OF the siake-Dsvid Fallcer and George Wal
lace Patr.archf-John Smith, Joan Young aud sasc
Morley
The Cor ference opened by the choir singing
The mmpog breaks, tue shadows Zee,
lol IONS standard 70 Enfurld.
The dawning OF a brighter Gay
Majestic ris,s on the world.
Prayer was offered by Ezra Benson, one OF the
twelve apostles and The choir sanG-" Id praise my
Maker while I've BREATH" Nc
The forenoon's exercises were divided between the
brothers Heber c. Kmbsli, Gto Smith and Brigham
Young In Sormopdom more than among otner religious
bodies with which am acquainted, there ID great a.
tachmert TO and very frequently the men make the
impression when the facts themselves have failed 10
~ either character weight To the bearers. Each
SPEAKER conscious Of ibis fact therefore apt TO con
ne himself rgdy TO the sphere that be thinks the co
mupy has accorded to him Brother Heoer from berg
is slor TO Br CHAM, what be thinks proper
may be found often propout ding new Dc otrines
expour ing old once Besides, Heocr hs large
sons IL nuence. stranger reading his serrn ns would
CORY of to be seldom or never listened TO; but
when personal acquaintance springs up, II u
should osly be from seeing him on the stand
changes ntrel7 the relationship between and
bearer and Heller then becomes person 70 be listened
to- the qpanfpess OF his Sly and the blant honesty OF
ths tax more than making up for any other deficiency
Be is thoroughly original and be says, and - every
body thinks. aratura Mormon There ~ 20 dsguise In
H.bsr He may say all that he thinks, but wat he
does 10 BE- shat thinks Aad IN this wse he
is fearful when he op'ns person No mock modes
~ detc's him from going into mnuti HE discourse on
The opening Of the Conference chisdy asai st seash
nets, "every and daughter q Adam 10 10 be
. 20 sS.a g f essg m s BE-
sOost s'ess 1w.1n o. hass sh.s = - sny,
mad furious and tevour every tbfog nad
BODY, bet after al did lotbpg II was not dncnlt 70
understand ho the hogs were when he explained that
And when be ooked up and teneld they we're all gone
the picture comp etc
Elder George A. smith ls m apostle and bore bis tes
moDy the truth OF the Gospel George Is the chief
historian OF the church blessed with excellent memo
ny ard happy faulty OF telling story. He had been
priv.d from meeting with the Saints for over year
from accident TO one Of MS limbs He was there
FORE brim full OF good feeling and anccdoie. After
ne and wholesale cxhortsion to keep the eye slnslc
the aivaDceneDi OF me kingdom he roycw ID the IA
hs OF the Saints IN the rertsry since their arrival 10
1857 aud satisfied ttat the hsut Of God was visible
all tbcr sffAre the nuch abused army had been
the favor OF the Lord, 20 cothe them and furnish them
with the comforts OF ie-in ihe grocery and dry goods
department. there
fresisent Brigham Young expressed himself very
thankful for the prosperous circumstances In which the
Saints situated They hal been driven, bat u
Tor the iss, time thank God the Saints we're nox
where the Lord wanted them 70 be, aud that
both Joy and consolation He tapered on
his Grafton with straightforward dig at the bishops,
Who sh, have been rather fr-e with the ,Ithrg Brig
tam has wonderful facility for ane ing odi things, and
probably bis extensive knowledge OF human nature sup
plies the ntercetsts He thought OF the bishops
better ihan hey ought 70 be- ard As Vas bis
place to seccts tbs housetops be them 10
Understand ,ns he was on tdeir track and they night
expect Day terrible expose n they did not 90 bet
than send TO the church store the worst produce and
stock and keep the best tor sheF purposes and &C
coumodaion He must have made the ears OF The guilty
10 unge when he spoke Of some 'shadng' the TAT
chick keeping the fat aud well favored COWS goot
soossI;ss and sse ,shesss" Aiser al,
them good boys and believed that tbev would co right
seeing that they bad been had
sure To they eld not Toe the scratch. Won
derfu man, Brigham No other mau dsres 10 speak 20
such as he does Thcy take II 10 good part, vince
under IL a the time, bul that the chastlsement
over, they are more devoted. possible than before
The choir Gang again, Brigham pronounced the bene
dcton upon israel and tie folks refreshed spirit aad
greatly ple1ed, made qrick TRACKS tor home 70 be ia
time for good seat OF the
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Come, all yc sA,us Who dwell on earth,
Your cheerful voices raise &c.
Prayer offered BY der 0rson Hy dc, the President OF
the Twelve Apostles, and another Invitation from the
Come ye that love the lord,
And let Jour Joys be kno~p, &c,
Brigham made the opening tpsech. There Vas bust
ness 90 hand-the consideration OF new movement for
the migrating OF the sahs from the fronters Utah
Every yssr they had spent large Of money 10 pur
chasing cattle wagons aud general outntpg, In order 70
croes The Plains and tbu had been ruinous Tasy had
tow 10 consider the feasibility Of plan py which u vas
prcpceed s,nd from here every spring 10 bring
IN the tmiersnts ana thereby the expenditure Of
money The fousiers and bring II 10 here TO improve
the Territory lie referred 10 tbc travels OF "Llons
Camp come i've and twenty years ago, when be and