The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1857-11-13
News From Utah-The Saints
Mean TO Flight,

Captain Van Vliet, a member Of Gen
Haruey's Staff, arrived at this post yes.
terday morning, on his way to the States
from Great Sals Lake City. He was at.
taohed by the General, at the beginning
Of August, to proceed to Utah, TO gather
information concerning the disposition Of
the inhabitants, the condition Of the crops,
DC, and to report to headquarters lie
returns with news which, perhaps. iusti-
fies iuforences that the Utah complication
will present in history the most promi-
neut feature Of the administration Of Mr.
Buchanan. The expression of a deter.
miuation 10 resist tho entrance of the
uew-appointod officials, and Of the United
States army into Utah, is unanimous
among The people Of the Territory You
are probably aware already OF tle result
Of his mission, for courier bearing dis
patches to the headquarters Of the army,
preceded his arrival here one day, reach
ing this post on tho evening Of Saturday
the 9jth aud departing he same night.
But, 10 view Of It's important character,
the following details cannot fail 20 be in
teresting:
Capt, Van Vliet arrived at Salt Lake
City on Sept s aud remained there a
week. His measurement Of It's distance
from this post, by the Odometer, was
5lS miles, correspondingvory nearly with
that Of Capt. Stausbury in 1919. Adj
ing to il the distance Of Fort Laramie
from Fort Leavenworth, go miles, rs
measured by Brevet Col. Smith, who ar
rived here on Saturday in command of
Companies A and ID Of tie Tenth Infant
ry, who were detained in Minnesota from
their regiment, the total distance Of the
city from Fort Leayeuworth is l,I4G
miles, 90 miles less than given by Capt.
Stausbury.
He left his escort or Hams Fork, about
twenty miles west Of Green river. aud
proceeded to the city, attended only by his
servants. lie had been assured by every
party he encountered en- route for the
States tha; his visit would be attended by
personal danger; but, on the contrary, he
was received and treated with the utmost
hospitality, offered many facilities for as
certaning the disposition Of the inhabi-
tants, and no obstacle put to his depart
ure. An official dinner was given In his
honor by EIeber G. Kimbal, and he had
daily interviews with Brigham Young
aud the other dignitaries of the Norm n
Church.
Their expressed determination from
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ards the ingress Of the troops this Au-
:umn. When they were reminded Of the
certainty that in case their resistance one
year should be e(Teotual force would be
dispatched to Utah the next, against
which twice their population in arms
would strive in vain to close the passes,
they replied that they had considered all!
that, and that when such force had
stormed these passes, they would enter a
valley in which not one shrub would be
green nor one stone remain above anoth-
er. They took pains to show him their
gardeus and vineyards, their haryests,
barns, houses, and live stock, and to con
trast their present prosperity with such a
scene of dssolalion. Their object now,
they said, was to gain time 70 enable the
National Government to retraee its steps,
aud they intend to present their case to
Congress through their delegate, DR.
Bernheisel, who accompanied Capt Van
Vliet on his departure, and is now in his
camp 1t WAS at one period his deter
minalion not to proceed to Washington
this Winter, but that was reconsidered.
They said that they would regard the
entrance Of the troops as beginning Of
repetition of their suferings at Kirt-
land, Independence and Nauyoo; that
they had learned lesson from experience.
and would now meet aggression at the
start, and resist the wedge before il should
enter the wood; they would sacrifice all
for their religion, take to the mountains,
and fight war Of glory and extirmina-
ton. Brigham Youog remarked repeat
edly that this was the most glorious era
Of his faith, and that happier day never
dawned on Mormonism than that on
which the advance of the troops was or
dered, for the more his church was per-
secuted the more it would thrive.
On Sunday, Sept. 18th, Capt. Van
Ylet was asked to attend religious SER
vices in the Bowery, and was escorted
to prominent scat upon the platform,
aad invited TO make an address. which
Invitation he declined. By counting the
number Of persons upon certain tiers Of
benches, he estimated the audience to ex-
ceed 1900 After some remarks by He
Der O. Kimball, a discourse was delivered
by Elder John Taylor, formerly editor Of
The Mormon the newspaper organ Of the
church in New York city. Atthe close,
Mr.. Taylor called the attention Of the
people 70 the Captain, and alluded to his
business in the city. reoounled tho sub
stance Of his conversations, and said
that he would make request, in order
that Capt. Van Vliet might learn that he
had been made acquainted with the de-
termination of the whole people; he
would ask that all those present who
were willing TO Tazs their houses, burn
their crops, pull down what they had
passed ten years in building up. make
their beautiful valley desert, and retreat
10 the mountains, in case the troops should
force an entrance. would rise; aud the
audience, without exception. rose to their
feet, and remained standing long enough
to enable him to see that they were abso
lutely unanimous.
4 During the previous proceedings, ia