Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1857-11-12

Departure ofa Large Force from SAT- Lax
City to arrest the Progress Of the
United States Troors.
From the New York Times. Oct. 3d.

From the New York Times. Oct. 49,
OMAN CRY, n. r., Oct. %.
News has Just reached here from our
frontier Mormon settlement upon the Loup
Fork of the Platte River, near the mouth
of Beaver, and known as the Beaver settle
ment of Mormons, (about one hnndrel
miles inland from here, that some rem
egade Mormons, or seceaers from the
Mormon Church, fleeing from the Dam
ties of Sal. Lake, had reached that settle
ment few days since, bringing the news
that large force of the Mormon militia,
under Brigham Young and Hcbcr G. KIM
ball, were preparing to leave Salt Lake
City, with provisions and ammunition for
six weeks campaign in the mountains to
the eastward, and thus to stop, if possible,
the passage of the United States troops.
Although the positive destination was a
secret known only to the leaders of the
Church. yet It was generally supposed that
at the pass in the mountains near Bear
River cutoff, or at Steeplc Rocks, the
stand would be made by the Salt Lake for
ces, with an almost certainty of ssSiping
out" the entire force sent against them
In Salt Lake City, and through the Terri
tory, for some months prior to this move
ment, the militia OF volunteer force bave
undergone more than ordinary drill, and a
number of regiments would compare favor
ably, in point of drill, with the indepen-
dent corps Of the States. The Mormons
feel confident of destroying the force sent
against them this fall, and with their next
Springs allies from the States, expect to
stand regular fight against the whole
United States available force, and not only
conquer, but establish themselves as an in.
dependent Government.
Between Fort Kearney and the Valley
these three or four men travelled almost en-
tirely at night, and under the guidance Of
one of the party-a thorough mountain
man-evaded the regular travelled route
seeing no troops or Indians, and making thu
travel in about nineteen days. They, anc
all the mountain men with whom l hav,
conversed, state that in the event ola stant
being taken in some of the mountain gor
ges this side of Salt Lake, ten men cal
easily and successfully cope with one hun
, bred and fifty United States soldiers Anc
} who knows these mountains ranges ant
gorges, with their advantages and disad
vantages better than the Mormons? Thi
report also brings the somewhat expecte'
news that many of the Indian tribes from
, Southern Oregon and Utah were secretl,
preparing to join the Mormon force.
. There seems but one policy for our Gov
5 ernmcnt to pursue in the event Of a wa
i against Utah, and that is to adopt as ia
as possible the Ranger mode Of lighting
and call into service frontier men--me
9 who are used to all manner of bard life
0 and can meet more successfully the India
: mode of warfare which viii be adopted b
!, the Mormons. One company Of mounte
t riAe,nen or infantry. taken from the cabin
s of the far West, will do more service an
b stand hardships better than four companie
! of Uncle Samuel's ''bright buttons
: l"squads'' as they are derisively termed b
: the Indiana, Let the War Department
q with It's capable and efficient head, loo
we'll to this matter. Let him ask himse
70 whether that company Of hunters fro'
Ie Southwestern Virginia, many years ag'
s over which he presided rs Captain, il / =
Il collect aright and who did militia duty u
Il der his oriers---six feet In their stocking
l. would not do moro service IN fQnti
) sighting than four times that nrnboF
regulars.