The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1857-11-05

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s0" A correspondent of the ST. Lou
is Republican, mentions having recent
ly seen Capt. Van Yliet, confidential
agent Of the Government, at Palmetto,
Kansas, who was returning from Salt
Lake. He reported that tho Mormons
refuse to allow the u. s. troops to enter
the city, and that Brigham Young pub
licly declares that be will burn the pra-
iries, thus depriving the animals of the
expedition of subsistence, and burn his
own city, if necessary, before he will
submit to the demands of the U. S. Gov
ernment. The forts along the route are
represented to be in bad repair, and as
not sufficient protection for the troops.
The st. Louis Republican publishes
discourse delivered by Hecer G. Kim
ball, at Salt Lake City, August Goth, in
which strong grounds are taken against
the United States Government, aud a
determination is expressed to resist their
troops to the last extremity. The Nor
mon children are called upon to arm
themselves, and people genally exhorted
to lay up grain and otherwise prepare
for the confect. During the discourse,
Kimball says - We are the Kingdom
of God, and the State OF the Desert, and
will have brigham Young for Governor
just as long as he lives Young made
a speech equally bold in its declarations
of hostility against the United States
Capt Van Vilet, Assistant Quarter
master, u. s. Army, arrived in Wash
ington on Tuesday evening, direct from
the Territory Of Utah, having left Great
Salt Lake City on the l4th ult. lie
was detailed by Gen. Harvey to proceed
to Salt Lake, to make arrangements to
purchase forage and provilions for the
troops which have recently bcen sent
into that territory. The ST. Louis Re-
publican gives the following as the iu-
formation that he brings: i'.n'dl
We understand that the Mormons are
determined not to allow the United
States troops to enter Salt Lake Valley
and will use force to prevent them il
necessary. They look upon the present
movement of the government as only the
renewal of the prosecutions which they
complain of having endured in Missouri
and Illinois, and are determined to re.
sist it at the outset. Captain Van vi
let met the troops the 22d of September
on the Sweet Water, some two hundred
miles beyond Fort Laramie. They were
all we'll, and in good spirits. Same Of
the supply trains were at Harris Fork
one hundred and forty-three miles this
side of the Valley, whilst others we're
far behind, and it is very doubtful wheth
er they can enter the Salt Lake Valley
this season.
! Colonel johnson, with his escort, wa;
met on the lst of October, ninety miles
this side of Fort Laramie, and determ-
ined to enter the Valley of Salt Lake
this fall. Governor Cummings and Sec
retary Harnett were met on the Sth o
} this month ninety miles beyond Fort
Kearny, all WE'LL A heavy snow fel
at Fort Bridger On the 18th of Septem.
1 Der. ..r|I.. 5aHiu ..l .a'
e We hear that Capt. Van Vilet pass
f ed week in Great Salt Lake City. He
was treated with much consideration, and
invited to partakc of the hospitaitics Of
the leading men ofthe city. But on ali
3 occasions, and from every quarter, he
heard only one expression of opinion
and that was, that they never would per.
NIT United States Government, to ge,
foothold in their dominions. la all
their public declarations, and 10 their
private conversations, this sentiment is
boldly avowed they will never suffer
the troops to enter the city, and if they
do it will be after the town has been com.
mltted to the flames, the territory around
1t laid waste, and all the inhabitants have
He'd to the mountains Their fanaticism
knows no bounds they believe Brigham
Young to be the appointed agent of the
Lord, and whatever he comnancs them
to do they will perform with alacrity..-
They say that'they have provisions suf-
ficient to last them or four years, and
that prosecuted as they have been and
are, by the Americans, they will resist