New Orleans daily crescent., 1857-11-18

THE UTAH ExPEDITION.


4 any reliance can he placed ~ the Wofo 9. eos
mon, q a1ots especi4ly q Assmon !, aasl' sllu
moas q the nsed and no @ " ss7l'un'
dom, Ne my ezpecta g hear sNfG news non ~.
valley of eat Salt Lake ers ienein lacI M may
perhs loqk for the very next ponusal
and national 70 " tna. Vaiey 9
aanons the cliis and canons "a sne Hocky moan'ans
When, about Z year ago, more q less, anselge
teAched " ststes tnst w records y .ne rsoelA
Coortin ufah - ass.cyeo ana we umted
Bfates antno1k1S SPensy oshsa sal tns
whole coahu asmsnoec unanlmously uas tnas inc
andacls Mncn naa snes inso eilees fenelnon
shcold - cneckeu ana pon'sneo and .nat tne ncen.
tecus and olu lepro1ees Wno Pfocialmed
sscseflor and fropnct py me grace ot Sod,
ssnouu e uepossa Anets Asa seemed so pe put one
slinlon reeafalng sne GUY ol we Uosernment. y
w. clear That Brigham Young should be replaced by
some one swho could lay " plauslblh claim 70 the
qRahnes q honesty and decencys ~ order That the
people * thls country might no longer be looked
upon aa eonsenting party 70 the unpnnished crimes
and cutrages IN Utah, and to state of
things which would be to any government
under the nn harbarons Or civilized. 10 our system
of goyernnent the Legislative and executive powers
cannot loag remain deaf 20 the clearly expressed will
"a tne nation. The mAtter might be made an issue
sot me nexf ensuing Important election. 88as5 Y
IN As consequence fhe administration moved in the
and took steps 70 either rghten on coerce the
Latter Day Saints into obedience to the
Federal authority not the slightest idea being then
entertained however that II would be actually neces
sAry 70 strike blow or IRE shot. The demonstra-
ton of equipping and sending out 25o0 men as the
nsw Goyernors escort was looked upon in precisely
the light Of firing blank cartridge over vessels
toWs q hint that abe is expected to heave to- In
Il other wav than bv M,nnosin1 that active onera.
aons MeIe not snuclpa1ea can az easuse De iound
f0r the Two main and fata blundeEs Of the movement
the smalness Of the expedition, and the detention
tha main bav until the season had u IA
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snat Mus. encounter sne ol tnat innospi
table climate before accomplishing half its journey,
and must also undertake the dangerous passes OF the
Rockv Mountains. enveloped in SNOW and ;ce and a
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with ifs teams used up, 1ts men IN not much better
condition, its provisions gone, and thus in fact find
t,ef dependeut for subsstence upon people Il had
Il. &. ; !. -.
Y. ~ ous = - nuDn''sson " an eAniDition OF
5orce. siss s36s il IA sgs ss588f84 sai,{stsa
Ss II is hardly possible now to form satisfactory
opinion Is Is lie course the Mormops would pursue
HAa-s7 s ~ - Hoeu Pu.eus
= sucn z conungency me nign priests and elders
(seemngly with the unanimous assent of their peo-
ple) declared TO Capt Van Vet In the most emphatic
terms, that not only would they refuse to sell any
provisions Or supplies OF any kind to the troops but
that those troops never should enter the Salt Lake
Valley Capt. Van Welt, evidently shrewd and
experienced oicer was dispatched in advance Of the
expedition, i wall be remembered, to make observa-
lions and contract for supplies He saysin his official
report M ss53t $ 88$zs! 8#E ss.8aGE