Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1851-12-03
UTAH.
Trouble between ihc aIornlons ana ire United
states Officials.

Trouble between the aIornlons and tksf United
States Officials.
A correspondent of the New York
Tribune; in a letter dated Independence,
Mo- October 81, gives some interesting.
particulars of the trouble between the
Mormons and the United States officials
in Utah Territory. He says:
The Salt Lake mail arrived here last
evening. The news from Salt Lake is
startling. The Territory,is in a state of
revolution. Allthe United States officers,
Judges, Indian Agents, De, have been
compelled to leave the territory, and are
now on their way to the States. The.
Secretary of the Territory managed to.
escape with $4,000 public money, APP
propriated at the last session of Congress-
for the benefit of the Territory of Utah.
He was parsued, overtaken and searched
by the Mormons, but they did not secure
the money. All the merchants and 9TH
ers, not MoTmOns, have quit the country.
From gentleman who came with the
mail from Utah, learn that Brigham
Young, the Governor, at a meeting of
nearly 5000 MOrmons, stated that the
United States Government stunk in his nos
trils-that he was not Governor by permits
sion of the U S. Government, but by acorn
mission from God-that he acknowledges
no allegiance to the United States Go
vcnment, and that he would resist any
attempt to exercise power over him till
death. That all who were not Mormons,
were Infidels or Gcntilcs, and unworthy
of their protection or countenance. Such
is the language of fanatic holding office
under our Government
4 ~. IL III Ill Il
untecrs, believe that this county (Jack-
sony would contribute as many men as
would be necessary to bring these wretch
es to sense of their duty. People
here are much excited on the subject.
1t s.also said that Young stated that
he had risen from Heaven-that Gene
raj Taylor was dead and in hell That
the United States Government was going
to hell, and he didn't care how soon.
Major Wingheld, from Santa Fc, has
written to the Governor of New Mexico
apprisng him that about ITO Mormpns
were passed by him on the plains. They
stated that they intended settling on the
ella or Colorado. Major Wingfeld sug-
gested the propriety of the Governor of
New Mexico, informing the authorities at
Washington, so that another settlement
might be prevented, on the public lands,
of these deluded people.
In my last letter from Santa Fc, l
made very great mistake in stating that
Major Wingfeld was going to Washing
ton to support Wcightman. Major Wing
field is going on business connected with
his agency in New Mexico, having been
refused an escort by the commanding Of
iicer, to protect him while on his mission
among the Indians. In justice to this
gentleman, make this correction.
An officer of the Government, writing
from the same place, says, that being de-
puted to get block of marble from the
people of Utah, for the Washington Mon
ument, he addressed meeting.
=" At the close of my speech, the. go
vernon arose, and denounced me and the
government in the most brutal and un-
measured terms.
"The fcrmcnt created by his remarks
was truly fearful. 1t seemed as if the
people i mean a large portion of them)
were ready to spring upon me like hycnaS,
and destroy me- The governor while
speaking, said that some persons might
get their hair pulled, or their MroatS CIT
on Mat occasion. His manner was boiste-
rous, passionate infatuated in the extreme;
and if he had not been afraid of final ven
gcance, he would have pointed his finger
at me, and | should in an instant, hPPye-
boOl. ds-..l --...... Neon SINCE theh the
community have been in II state of cx-
element, and rumors ofpcrsonal violence
and assassination towards me have been
freely uttered by the lower orders of the
populacc. How it will end don't know.
| have just learned that l have been de-
nounccd, together with the government
and officers, in the Bowcry again to-day,
by Governor Young. hope ! shall get
of safely-God only knows. am in
the power of desperate and murdcrous
set. however, feel no great fear. So
much for defending my country"