The Washington union., 1857-06-09
From the 81 Louis Republican Of June /.
FROM UTAH TERRITORY.

n, Craig attached to the surveying department These
.,.men left Salt Lake City the middle of April, In
many with Judge Stiles, Mr. Williams, and others
oI one United States officer Is left in the Terioryan
.ssnt for the Indians residing among them who thinks
T will nrotect him against the Mormons. should they
attack him a.
The situation of affairs In the Territory Is represented
. very unsatisfactory The government officers did not
G ,f in the bounds of Salt Lake City, and made their
lang Their presence was indeed no longer necessary,
- their official functions had nearly ceased by of
tbe acts of the Utah territorial Legislature.
THAT body framed laws creating new courtsa magis-
t,tes court and a court of probate in each countyand
nooped Mormons TO perform the duties These courts
c,reed the district courts of the United States al
though the laws provided for appeal from the decisions
fthe former In most instances, however the appeal
never was granted and when Judge Stiles demonstrated
with Brigham Young against this course the governor
i him to DO quiet that they knew what laws suited
them better than the Congress of the United States and
that they intended to abide by them When Judge stiles
became satisfied OF the uselessness of attempting 10 hold
bis court he gave it up and returned to the States
Several persons murdered during the winter by
AGENTS of the Momons They were what are called apos
te from the church, and designed to make their escape
man by the of Parrish and his two sons who had
fallen under the ban of the church. robbed and ai
terward when they attempted 10 regain possession of
their property, they were killed by men seemingly dep
ued for that purpose The remains of of the
we're shockingly mutilatcd. man by the of Pot
Ter was killed by the agents.
Our correspondent at Independence announces the arri
val of the Salt Lake mall with daos to the I'd April two
weeks later. We append his letter:
Correspondence Of the Republican,
INDEPENDENCE May 80, 1857.
M Ioseoo Io,a, In n,are,~ of t,a
mails and coaches belonging to The former Salt Lake mail
contractor Mr. Magraw, reached here, having left the
valley the 18th OF last month. All the officers ap
pointed by the previous administration have returned with
him. except the Indian agent who still remains to settle
some unfinished business With some of them it no
easy task to get away, their official character dis
regarded and they themselves and families liable to abuse
and Interruption 1t was no uncommon thing for com
pany of geates, outsiders denominaed to hear
themselves called by the most opprobrious names and
derded by the boys in the streets Many of the out
geous reports that have reached lately through the
papers confirmed by this returning party, and they
say that the half has not been told Ihos. Williams
formerly Mormon but now renouncing, came in with
this party, accompanied by portion of his family, leav
ing daughter, just budding into womanhood, who
stolen from them two days before he left, and it was
pretty generally understood that she sealed to be
the wife of Kimballs AT any rate Williams could
hear nothing of her and because in his frantic mood for
her loss he threatened to take the life Of of the lead
ing Ones he cast into prison, and II his friends had
not intcrereu never would nave Botefl away from tne
valley alive. You will hear more directly from these
themselves, and they will reveal to YOU and to
the people of this nation, things that it would be
hardly possible to believe committed In land.
The party travelled much the other side Of
the mountains, and this side found good deal on the
high plains of the Sweet Water Few or no Indians
the route, This side of Fort Kearney quite a
number of trains and herds of CATTLE destined for Cifor
MIA, were met, getting along very we'll
Shortly after Joncss train reached here the mail par
W controlled entirely by Momons, arrived, having left
the valley ON the I'd inst. From the papers and from
other sources cannot CLEAN much of interest.
Recently Gov. Brigham Young and other noted ones
have taken excursion north to ascertain something
about the country and to encourage and strengthen
the brethren in the faith well visit of the
neighboring Indian tribes hand cart train of mission
aries has started to the States and upon their arrival
here they will scatter all the face of the earth The
spring season, it seems, opened early in the valley
vegetables of kinds ready for the table the
3ls of last month"; and oil the trees in full bloom
Local news of this place not very important. Many
strangers here daily looking out for opportunities of spec
ulaion. Weather still COOL and tonight the prospect
for injurious frost is very good trust it may not
come have evidences Of fruits &C.. in abundance
Since the above was written, Mr.. Burr, surveyor
general of the Territory of Utah. has arrived in this
city He represents the condition of affairs in the
Territory truly deplorable and is of the opinion
that the presence of large military force in Utah
would be the signal for thousands of Mormons to
escape from the tyranny and oppression Of Brigham
Young.-Ed. Union.