New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-04-15
From Utah.

The St Louis Republican of the sth inst publishes
lengthy and interesting letter from Utah portion which
give below
Much as the Mornons may have given cause of offence
towards the Government officials sent here yet ii
be forgotten that the delegation suited for this
latitude Secretary Harris obsnately technical and
Brocchus have known for the past ten twelve years
to be solely mctdesome politician Of the itching
school The latter came out here believing he would
tainy return this fall Delegate; and finding himself
thwarted he most ndecorously thrust himself forward at
sem-annual conference Of the Mnrmons, supreme
of the mountains The seditious language then
used by the Mormon leaders without excuse and there
is no denying that with great portion of the Mormon
population there deep and intense hatred towards the
Government Of the United States This is unfortunately
true Of the most honest and deserving of this sect who
nnlcr ordinary circumstances would make valuable citi
in any community The believe to be these:
Both in Missouri and Illinois that portion of this people
who conducted themselves to call down the
reance of the country to demand the expulsion of the
whole body small in number compared the entire
sect, The "Nauvoo police Danites.H and Destroy
ing Angels numbering perhaps, two hundred. were
all who commissioned to do deeds the blame of which
fell alike upon the guilty and innocent The masses
and kept ignorant of the existence Of such bands and
made to believe that Of Mormon deprcdaton
solely arose to give color for their expulsion because Of
their faith This idea is fostered and together with the
remembrance of their and suerngs in the first set
ement of this valley make them quite unpatriotic, to
say the least
These bands formed of the fanatic and trust
worthy among the members. who the entire bidding
Of the Presidency" If telltae brother other per-
is pointed from the right quarter he is spirited
away and is soon ceased to be held in remembrance
These associations first formed for the purpose of
tating upon those in Missouri who had been active in
their expulsion and their enemies became gener
al the borders of their operations wdened Now, the
Normons say God has again set up his kingdom upon
the EARTH and restored the priesthood the Prcs
iencyn assumes the power of life and death. and these
bands are the instruments of Judgment Whothey are
kept secret from the masses although all pretty
we convinced Of their existence This potent rrcsden
cy is Brigham Young leber q. kimbal and Willard Rich
ards.
their settlement in the valley of Salt Lake they
have become bold and systematic in RIGHTEOUSNESS beyond
| narallrl of modern thristpnlOm, Up this
such things have been denied in the of the
side world and their followers are first brought to its no.
when they arrive at this point Of their journey Ben
ncts expose gives true account of things
sng in Nauvoo, but he did not tell the whole truth
ardrd himself He the originator of almost every
thing he condemns in his publication and for time led
Smith from wckedncss to another in using his
place between them Thercisa strong body of the Church
who have remained strangers to these scenes and who
keep aloof from the foul corrupons that exist under the
name of pretended sanctty This party are followers OF
what they call old fashioned Mormonnn.'' it has
been publicly taught being those whom Smith dared not
approach with sentiments that might have driven them
away These very quiet here and apparently sanction
things here for fear of consequences They look upon
Brrhoms administration as merely regency that il to
cease when Joseph Smith Jr to take the place OF
his father He is young of about twenty years
if he on here in the footsteps of his ancestor he
| will find host ready ojoir him.
We at loss to Understand what measures will be
pursued by the government in regard to affairs in this
Territory Public sentiment will surely justify the mos
stringent action towards breaking down the monstrositcs
at riot among this people fear the constitutions
limits be barrier to perfect but surely Tho
highest prerogatve Of Congressional legislation ought tt
he enforced this territory to redeem it from Thu
Slncfcd pollution.
One of the Territorial Judges (Snow has been holding
Court in this city for weeks past It's notorious in
competency makes him the laughna stock If every body
few Mexicans from Taos, in New. leo We're arrested
two three months ago for violating the Indian in
tcrcourse law lie was some five weeks trying them am
wound up in grand legal farce There is bill agais
the government of between and two thousand dollar
for the expenses of the suit and ought be paid for
the Administration will send fools to preside
courts, they must expect to pay forit,
We have no less than three Indian Agents residing il
this CITY, who have pretty snccures it is possible
hcstow There is possible for them, and they ar
pear to know it, and consequently draw their pay
spend it about town like gentlemen The Indians in thu
Great Basin divided up into small independent band
of from three to dozen families, and to have any
troll over them there ought to be agent appointed fo
each gang their mission fails When will the Govern
ment learn little sense about such matters?
Between this and California. the Indians are said to
very hostile by the report of parties who arrived here h
fall from that direction. On Marys river part of tn
Panack tribe together with companies of Snakes all ror
Oregon laid in wait for companies passing and con
mitted many murders last summer and fall There ougi
to be fort established there. until these Indians migf
be exterminated We have had California mail sine
last September for the believe of Indian ho
tites.
There will be large emigration from here to Calforn
= next spring. although Brigham is coming down upo
those who likely go 1t has deferred many; b,
still Gentcs' get whispers of good crowd who il
l. tend to slip Of.
There is money here at all and We are compelled
close off goods runous sacrifice for stock hoping
e realize the cash by driving to California.
Q 1t is expected there will be large immigration int
the valley next fall and the Mormons intend to put
very large crops next spring They have very large su