, 1866-05-10
AFFAIRS In UTAH.

A Mormon General Conference in Sea-
s1on-Cu1i0us OfaculnF DellveIanco
by Brigham XounE upon Poly=amy
and the Killing OF Brassaeld.
lFrom the Deseret News {utan) Of april 1e.1
On Saturday, April Z, President Brigham
Young made the following address, which 1t
WILL be seen relates mainly to the recent
murder Of Mr.. Drassaeld. Brigham Young
said: -
II vii give me great pleasure to speak few
words 10 The people. and .hall be happy ~ can
tAlnte. .....
Much has been said by onr brethren sinee the
Of our to days msefn % and dns l
OF The Lat,erday Saints; and all that has been sa,d
II IN cn tormry with that endless variety nhlch We
press themselves alike in describiLg circumstances
or In teaching doctrine. The doctrines which ~e
have braced AT exceedingly d. az to The faithful
erroneous eoeyer they may be, aze ea'red 10 The
peracn Who believes them Is ous DOCTRINES are to
Our faith and our ncts are known 10 each other
and also to the world, although they arc held forth
by many in an unfair ltrht. However, when an m
truth ID told againat The Latcr.dny Saints, con-
hear II, and the sp,n OF Christ, that callshtene,h
every man that coneth INTO the world, teaenelh the
children Of mtn truB pItnc1Plcs. T.
regard 10 plural marriage. II Is Of God, and Ilc has
Icyesled II nom the Heavens. md made IL oblisa-
tory upou the ta1ns In The last days. am rs much
Who have spoken. Ii is ambractd IN the faith Of
the LGtter-Cay Saints. and practiced by mnny OF
them. II have vito who Sishts 10 leaye me, let
her make II known 10 me and shu is as freq to 70
from me as she to stay with me. This is my doc
Urine. Every VILE may possess IL rs fIec as tho
air: If they choose to stay with mo they can stay
but they must not ,ntrude upon lhrlt sacred cove.
unntF, EAtIeI others to 1ntEude upon HEM hut
o:betw'se from Ills they arc Ne tree 10 90 as they
TO tl- North or TO The South. they are Is free 10
60, II they wlsh. they art to drink The wafer
Of City Crek, but Il they Violate their covenants.
in,rudc upon ous sfyhts in our domestic relations,
we mean Them 10 sutie1 tho penalty.
10 AK ary pft:on TO ts LatteE-doy Saint, M
less he Wishes to be, is thing never do. teach
'he people the ruth they thar receive it in he love
OF 1t, will abide iu 1t; they have the came liberty
TO reject 1t that they have to receive It. 1t Is mol
whether they vail or not. It's obligatory upon me
10 tell ths m The truth, to teach thcu correct doc.
,r1nc npd leave them 10 take their choice, whether
!hey eene II and i've BY 1t, and be taved, or re-
ject 1t and b. damned.
/ VII now 'ake ,be liberty Of making statement
10 this col E7eeat!on, and to this conn.ounlty-to
SaiDst-to the jew sna The Grcek-1o tie christian
ind tue Geptile. tho old, lniud1eaSed, the youth
and chiId.cn IN regard 10 the circnm lance which
past. a Tic qpestirn M Is asked b. thousands. 10
ioubf, II this according to Brother B,tsbam's
fonntelf IN 1s aoue y eoan:s naa a1ss
lustiIy nm act d moi not the property Of my
o'ber pcrEon lyinei; It !. my own.
.'nro'h.I Brigham, dig yo9 z, couutel sny such
'hirp e killing Hr, Bfassd' 1af' ~,
DO That which has rantprcd / have merely
beard, and tLat which lns,iatel the killing OF Ina,
man II not kno.n 10 me-"
suppose a man thcuid enter your house and
n a rri F1f vnNe 1ut
Jou do under the clrcuuIs tauce=f"
VI would Law iuoemcnl TO the llne and righteous
ness 70 The piunmet, 70 help mt God. say shat
ior myself SID not for anothtr- am ior defending
The truth Of God End ihe nIdnanccs Of His house.
have enlisted 10 be bis servant. and co-worEer
and fellow .iaboser with him, and With my cider
the liberty 10 proclaim the doctrine OF salyatlon to
the World ana am on hand to do So. We say
Thar ,hi* IL reht, Others ray that It Is wrong A.
4emnlks here. we dare do great many things, and
leave shc Eesulf 10 the hand. Ct God; for lilo rules
and oterrnlef, r1ides and dictates. and controls
The lctR Of The children OF men: und He does 60 II,
timer. y
We dare defend ounelyes aeainst the Astncks o!
uare bup',ze people into the Kingdom Of God-fnto
the hou.ehcld- Of taish we dare leach them The
pr1ptes OF hie and salvation, though al belt may
eToly1 and roar, and threaten and yon1f forth Its
igrk insinnstlpns. God will exai the just, ahd the
wicked and The urgodly will Mll 10 matn:aln them'
selves II theis M1cxedness. We dare 60 all this
o1 t,od-a prophet OF the Lord-when he was here
in the lesh-tbat be |. now man Of God, and still
n prophet OF The 3lost High. The holy priesthood
In Which prtes,hooo wehave greatly E;joiced. That
ibis il the, ye arc mr witnesses. THIS cougseRa-
tlon know whether *'Mormonism" Is true OF not;
they know 1t hy the power Of Tod they know It.,
not merely because rome man has sntd 20, hat they
cbsi:t. " ''N 'N~, -.''0'' - ~ ~
ray what have rclating to The killing OF Mr. Dsass
stealing avay Il. wife. ,were1 absent nom NJ
there 10 project and uarl the virtue Of my house.
bold, and nonM thank God for such friends.
We arc sill in existence AZ people; 5.1i1 living
se nn9 ve e! 81. re
Kimbal1 and mysclf were baptized. they gase six
months for "Eorinoni>m" 10 live; !! Ii 'ed Out the
our handt. They bare given u thirty days md
ela,y aass eea .s r. month. aud SeaE and ,s4 s,
stiil il rsows snd hoari,kes. il uas sesn said il
WI ee i our hanS. The ;i,,y dsy: y ns,:sdS Il Il
sEsn e,pss b ~ e 81
'ref, and through The hlessinrs 81 .ne Lord he 1,
going 10 l1ve and this people will I've, and spread
abroad md inherit ths var{s o. ne mosnan' .',a1
aml 10 little while ,ney will be cry ne out ios more
room; and, again, IN 4 little while they will cry
for mora loom, AID thus Zion Will spread
ahroed. The proyidcnres OF God, o1r Heavenly
Father. will lead aud oyerrule the dolnos OF
the wicked 10 results favos1ny His purposes. and ns
Tier art I'D TO deeuucoD and The earth is ccanscd
from i,r corruption. Zion will tptrad abroad and
ultimately nj The whole Garth.
We need hare no lears. We have none, have
peser feared tut thing With reead TO this peo-
pie called laiter-day- y-Salnts-tor myself, Tor my
7eihten the Apostles, for my steIcrs and their chill
dreD, and tor I'LL the household Of iaith-one feas
only has reeed upon me- And that IT, shat we Will
no, live our religion as sf1ctlY and ~ truly as We
stoul6.
ii were able 10 talk to Iou longer, wontd Ike
to preach 10 You principles OF life and sasauon, to
lead the people along, aud for their guidance dnd
drection their comfort and consolation. lheit vic,
Tory and ultimate conqueet over Elm IN themselves,
country, aut throughout the wofsd. that the king
dom OF God msy tprcad lar and wide, gather mp
tho remnants Of hfnel, until We ehalt see the Jews
galher home to the land Of rn1est1ne to await The
coming Of ihcir Lord and NastfF, for wrom they
ha@e looked 30 long, nnttI r3ChteOutuess ehan &C
forth like The morning light, tprendfnE !ts genial
influences over all The earth, md su md all thing:
upon The ea1h acknowledge TEE rule OF HIM whost
right It Ia to retpn. =.
May Go1 bless yoa, and blets you IN the name
the Lord Jesus Christ. Amcn.
Tic LorAeA OF the Soufll-RepIy to tlkt
Rebel Muury'x Statement.
Robert Tyler, M emp1oye in the late robe
Treasury Department, has written commu
nication to the Montgomery (Ga.) Nat, COZ