Show 71 insert tile the following communication by its on yester clay anil and authenticated by a ropon responsible able signature SILT L LAKE ekr CITY V U T april ath 1861 EDITOR vi DITTE sir in your edi todal of this morning you state that in provo and the son thein n settlements of this territory tri Ithe people aio being r regularly gul arly drilled and YOU add that you yon in were ere unable to aleain by whose order thi is 15 done I 1 wr write ho this note for the of informing you some two tavo weeks since boing being then in in tile the tonii oi of i I 1 heal avaid 1 I it a letter aiom daniel IL 11 11 wells ells read in public which ordered the people to fill up tip their companies both infantry and cavalry and to their gimi and tivit fifty minute men ironi from that town with the boit beit bot bet t guns and a sack of cooked provisions each should stand prepared at a moments notice for service the sime state of affairs exists at spanish fork provo P pay ay foil and the other settlements south of salt like city I 1 should also have stated that the minute L men asked to sign a piper paper pledging in themselves to leave their ploughing sloughing hing or ocher kotlier occupation on the instant for active cirvice ver vice respectfully yours A TO TUB THE if this be true anil and we have no reason to doubt the facts stated in the above note what a state or of affairs does it not din disclose lose it ap pears thence that it is tile the alin aim of some at least lc of the so called leaders of this people still to sow and cultivate in the minds of their followers distrust and KM fear ot of those who are liebic let e with no purpose of injury ury but the direct reverse who have no wish to interfere with or harm mormons cormons as such and who have amply proved this during their entire stay in find and among tho the people of these valleys the object however is transparent enough mid and a little reflection will cause the people who should and we fain would believe do reflect fil let for themselves I 1 that it is part and parcel of the plan ere now successfully acted upon to plant tile the seeds of discord among those N w ho bo should live in amity and lapp bound down in subjection a whole community how poor and U nd wretched roust must that cause bo be which finds compelled to rely on deception and barefaced imposition to accomplish its ends I 1 knowin knowing full well that tile the religious instincts of li human bitinia tinia it nature are the most powerful to control mens actions action we have found in all ages of tho the wily mily and heartless men ready and ii willing illing to abuse the highest and hollest holiest fee feelings lingi of tho the human heart to accomplish their own selfish and it may be vile purposes by imposing on the credulity fears and passions of their followers it is no anomaly that such stich men should arise in utah nor is 13 it sill lit ising that like that vaulting t in ambition aich abich oer leaps itself and fa tills lis on oil side they the should expose themselves theal selves and their we weakness alness to a till all tile the world in adjei ad veiling tin to this subject we have before it as a most unfounded it I 1 not wicked attempt to at abray ray the people or of utah in ill apparent if not actual hostility to th their air government we ti fiust that the writer of iho he above com muni caton may be in error that somebody lias has been playing upon him as well ns as they have on other hou dionest est men inen and that mr wells avell j ing not lent his bis nimo nime to a transparent manifest wicked deception that gen elemin has held and still holds a high position among tile the maimon people one potent patent for powe publish in to days paper the min utes of the edings of the conference of at the church of jesus christ of latter day saints under tinder the presidency of josph smith the conference has in attendance a goodly number of elders and brethren and seems to prove a refreshing season to those in interested te rested and to pass off most harmoniously we have not received the minutes of the other Con conference forence of tho the same church under tinder the presidency of brigham young which is no now w also alo al o in session in this city but will cheerfully publish them if anybody will take the pains to furnish us its with a copy of the proceedings ceedie ce s inthis in this matt matter erwe we aro arc thoroughly Imil impartial artial and go in for allowing everybody it a fair opportunity of standing on record before the public G S LAKE CITY U T I 1 april ith et t minutes of tile the conference of the chur church oi of jesus jesin christ of latter day saints under the presidency of joseph smith meeting called to order by elder john stiles moved and seconded that elder E 0 briggs preside over the conference and R E II 11 attwood act as aa clerk carried prayer by elder el C briggs elder E 0 briggs remarked ked this day was to the present assembly one of momentous importance a day that would hereafter be referred to as a great epoch in tho the restoration ot of scattered latter day israel who in ill fulfillment of prophecy have fallen into apostasy apo stacy plainly set jorth in the word of god especially in in the book of mormon and doctrine Doc trino and Coven covenants ints that this conference represents the title hue church of jesus christ of latter day saints under the presidency of joseph josep it smith son of joseph the mar martyr tyr called of god as was his fattier father that the object of assembling in a conference capacity w was as that the united wisdom of tile the whole might be combined and measures adopted for the restoration of those of our brethren and sisters who have fallen into dar darkness knes and wandered in bye ave and forbidden paths once more to the full light of tile the gospel of jesus jeoug lie he viewed this 9 miss mission ion as the metris meins under god of restoring the saints back to the primitive faith of jest jesus is chi chiist idt de livered to them through the choice seer that in connection with bro mccord he lind been appointed by the prophet ot of god to call upon the people to once mole moie to the faith delivered unto them to eradicate every false doctrine doctrin cand and show sin fein in ill every form lie ile c calle tile I 1 for from the brethren who lud had been employed in prosecuting the work or of god in tills territory wishing them thein to avoid nil all personal rei remarks narks many of tile tho elders spoke of their willingness to engage in tile cause of god ing ig their determination to assist in the re redemption of tile the people of utah from bondage and sin adjourned to 3 p m benediction by elder mccord forts are arc being so generally why asir airl I 1 you yon add addre rez I 1 yourself coffit to as th tho othey they reas reasoned oiled and thought the teopil deed 11 I 1 in n utah the people cople 1 taij is in h been so considered heretofore hav e not ilot to such ons as 3 you oil hold d forth med dacate the independence of a th at 12 n 1 lief her not be as live lire to be in awe anve man of ivilo wh n bad i ila ing as himself but sir tile the such ate rental mental vr been thrown off your Q example has one many in in their weak wea k efforts tile the anent you volt express find an echo in the ha B uti of a large lage class in utah anti and tho their beart thy Is if not openly expressed it is at sv cera cere time sir N v ill show its fruits least lovers of fice dont v ho be art are not enthralled 10 0 o tb i 0 de despotism or of fear I 1 the full future ire ij h not 7 am lessl less I 1 the eighty one h has a 4 decreed bat bop by ll 11 progressive lais inns the on march of elect lect and mho can long iong hold in check the intel erty of tile the people and the press who dou lih hh the result when hen liLi v liberty and the kindred lations of freedom sire are running ingi against tion and exclusion intolerance iol r resist ei t the onward rushing of tile alie cannot mighty ion lont of f tho the boge tia id 0 and intercourse age v genius is liberty diffusion already signs or of progress manifest in tile the are increased n imbi r tt boreal ho read and think for themselves and rely less though ts Is of others of course on the tha give up their erroneous notions at once not it requires an unusual effort in roost lost in men to rai raia their thoughts from darkness to light anil and lib ei t ty to elevate their fealin feeling gs above il narrow isolation to broader sympathies with but that they will rise in the intellect mankind ual scale is certain as that the sun the darkness that gathers around it sir in U utah fall abete has been a dark a dreary day and thoad who have passed throy it waiting for light wih hope deferred know how to ampre clate such stich efforts as the DAILY V VEDETTE ED E TT E is sow low making you aro are it at liberty to make inbae use tb think ink pi oper of my communication to alter you amend curtail or extend it as you may choose you yon will rill doubtless hear from me a again tiia nal nfl and in ill this I 1 lery cry intolerant community I 1 shall feel more free to write no one but yourself hn knotting oving my name ill write noth ing to commit any Y one wishing yon sll sue coss I 1 remain yours youri etc UTAH G S L CITY april ad r 51 I 1 js 71 the following follo wl n extract from a letter te by a member of this command from gentleman who started for the mining country north has been handed us its or publication we may add that the character of the ariter who is known to us Is is a guarantee for tho tha of h his statements NEVADA CITY I iio io march 1864 f dear fri friend end I 1 ardred heie all right after a trip of thirteen days from salt lake city I 1 round found this chii country to fully equal my expectations although walk has not fully commenced hero here ye yet t 1 commence mining oa on monday next at sa 7 per day there is great excitement about the yellow stone diggings which are arc baid to be very ria and tile the last or of four hundred miners left for there yesterday there is no doubt of chii being be I 1 ng a great country and of all getting plenty of employment so you can tull tell the boll to bundle lit I 1 adle up and como come along yours etc GEORGE HAVN HAUN jsse we publish tile the following letter which is but a sample of many that we have received since the commencement of our popular journal the tone indicates what has never for a t moment been doubtful in our minds that our course has attracted the attention and been appreciated by the people of this tb Is community whose real interests we are steadfastly upholding epho dt in and of whose chos e final from fro m the be fetters by which they have been and aill till are to a Cert certain aill extent bound we cannot entertain a shadow of distrust EDITOR DAILY VIDETTE ajr fi i r ilav having I 1 from the commencement read spicy your aple DULY D and being impressed favorably favora bly with with the genial influence it sheds I 1 cannot but 6 swerve 1 v 1 fron from wonted 10 my course of silence and express 1 p 1 1 approval of the wel welcome corrie visitor i whose presence prez ence chacra and timely if ef |