New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-06-12
From Council Bluffs.
From the st. Louis New Era, let.

The steamer drcher arrived last evening from
Council Bluffs 10 which point she had been 10 carry
about hundred Mormons and between sixty and
seventy tons of their household furniture, farming
utensils &c. and a small amount Of goods sem up by
merchant of this city From the officers OF the A. we
learn that there still AZ aud in the vicinity of the
Bluffs several thousand M1mons the larger proportion
In a moot wretchcd condition, living In huts covered
with turf and brush and IN holes dug in the sides of the
river bank many Of which scarcely afnrdng protection
and convenience Of an Indian wigwam
They are represented to be In most filthy aud nearly
half starved condition, from which their only relief Is
emigration. A large number started for Oregon this
Spring aud it is the intention OF the majority Of those
behind 20 follow they do 80 with GER
tanty of reaching their place Of Destination but
such large portion are so entirely destitute that II l.
deemed unssfe for them & undertake the journey this
summer and IL is more than probable ihst succor will
have 10 come from some other quarter than their own
industry before they will ever be sbe 10 remove from
where they present Many aud In fact the great
or portion making some preparations toward raising
crop but the yield. II Il thought Will scarcely keep
them alive until another Spring
They have been much annoyed Of late by lndisus.
and the most Of their valuable stock such cove
and horses, have been stolen. Their encau pment IL
stretched along the banks of the Missouri for Elk or
eight miles, entirely unprotected and unguarded but
Notwithstanding they arc constantly receiving rein
torcemenis from nearly every quarter Of the United
states and Great Britain The persons carried ny ~
the Archer we're new proselyt,s on their way 10 the
New jerusalem which Is 20 be built up ia Oregon
The steamer Martha met Al Council Point with the
American Fur Company men on board
The TARIFF.-The merchants and business men
of Tsmpico lately held mestlng and adopted resoiu
tons disapprObstory OF tho late British Tariff regula
lions of the administration At Washington, which has
recently tOrpedizcd business operations al al the ports
in Mexico. some kind friend has borrowed the paper
consequently uns5le 10 spread the very sensible
resolves before numerous patrons, to whom they
properly belong
Being working rdtors, we rarely have time to read
e.
understanding Of their contents snd can seldom retain
them until we have ieisure-snd having only fugtvely
glanced At the lost paper may present imperfect
outline OF the views OF the Iampco merchant a. en-
bodied in the resolutions.
They deelare-whst everybody ought h know-thst
merchandise OF American manufacture cannot compete
with British tshrcs-thst II will have the effect 10 close
the houses OF American merchants and rs our own
countrymen ara tts chief sufferers they therefore
uorislire the Government d remodel the law. From
the fret moment fhst We placed our eyes upon this
document were dlspleasrd with H. and kne" that
would produce q sSagnatoo Of business
Neither will il pour golden treasures into the rapidly
collspsng purse OF the Government OF The goods
rived Al the BrsrOs since the law was 10 take effect all
with the exception OF tng moiey. have been stored
under protest, The shortsghied policy Of Tie Govern
ment does not stop here even
The chief portion OF goods Introduced into Mexico
has ALWAYS besn consumed in the interior but the Amer
lean authorities here not oay refuse protection 70 Mex
csu traders from the interior but ioroid tier wearing
srms 20 defend themselves against tue noIoes q osh
lied robbers that inirst every road
l,wss only the other dsy that number Of hexlesn
traders came into MstAmoTcs 10 make purchases 70
considerable amounts few did purchase-snd waited
upon tbs comuandsnt Of this pos, and asked elmer al
escort or the privilege Of carrying hrs arms 10 inyr
several places Of destination, buI we're refused Ire
Goods were stored toe money deposited. and the dsa
pointed traders returned from their bootess errsnd
Another company their journey 70 THIS place hsf-
inc 10 charge several thousand dollars belonging 10 one
of our haus hearing that Csra5aJa acting under
authority OF the Mexican Government was m pursuit
buried their money where IN s probability Il viii re-
main for months We mention these iscts 70 show the
necessity of Government protection being exienaed
over traders from the Interior Ihe obcci OF the law
raising money-wil De defeated by Withholding suen
protection.
We trust our OWE merchants viii initiate the exam
pie OF their brethren in TAmPieo, and convene meet
ing at the earliest opportunity We would prefer hef-
sloing their views 10 throwing cat structures OF oli
own. Malsuoros flag.