Mariposa Democrat., 1857-12-10
HOR NITOS:
THURSDAY MORNING. DEC. IL
NEWS OF THE DAY.

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Of a startling character, compared with that of
preceding arrivals, yet presents to our view
mass of intelligence, which must be of vast in.
terest to the rejecting reader
The financial condition of the eastern por-
ton of the Union, particularly, and the effect
of the present state of things upon the coun-
try at large, as well as its immediate results
among the poor, industrial classes, to say moth
ing of the effect upon public confidence, credit
abroad, and its many other consequences, will
not fail to strike the rejecting mind as having
great influence upon the future of at least
thatpart of the Union in which the great finan-
cial panic has been chiefly felt. As we have
again purchased-as neutrality-suspicious. at
the highest rates, it is reasonable to suppose
that precautionary measures will be adopted,
which we hope will permanently prevent a re-
currence of the state of financial affairs, now
acting so much to the injury of our country
But things financial are not the only subjects
ffor consideration in connection with the exist
ing state of things in the East. Thousands of
people, able to work, and anxious to obtain it,
are without employment, and must either beg
or steal, to procure the means of subsistence.
Beggary and want are seen at every turn in
the large cities, and criminals whose thin and
wan faces speak palmer than words Of their
want OF the commonest necessaries of life, are
daily brought before the courts, charged with
stealing food We read in the eastern papers
of instances where the poor wretches were al
lowed to retain what they had stolen, and were
given money to relieve them-the recipients
OF true sympathy. The record of crime shows
no parallel to that presented in the cities spo-
ken of; men rendered desperate by their cir
cumstances, commit murder, even, for a few
dollars. Should this state of things continue,
we may expect to hear of riots, public robbie
ries, and much bloodshed by the people, in
their efforts to obtain that which is denied
them, through the extravaganza, luxurious lv.
ing, inflated policy and the thousand criminal
tiles of the monied men of the East. We can
not forbear again contrasting our happy con.
dition here, in California, with that of those
in the cities we have spoken Of The case
needs no argument. We leave our readers to
make the comparison.
The advance portion of the Army for Utah
under the command Of Col. johnson is said TO
have been recalled; and that there will pro-
badly be no further movement of troops to-
wards Salt Lake Valley until Spring. This
intelligence, although not published in the
eastern papers, is, we think correct, as the of.
fetal account of Capt. Van vliet would seem
TO recommend such course, and of course
would have much weight with the administra.
ton. The account above referred to- trans.
mitted to Washington by Capt Van Welt,
who was sent to Utah for the express pur-
pose Of making the proper Investigations as to
the precise state of things in Utah, as regarded
the disposition of the people, military prepara-
tione, etc, contains the clearest and best des-
.cription of things in the Territory, that we
have yet-se but its great length prevents
our giving it in full. After reaching Great
Salt Lake City, the Captain was visited by
Young and number of the leading men of
the city, and during the interview, Young, in
very plain terms, made known his views with
regard to the approach of the troops. After
pleading the prosecutions, robberies and MUIR
ders of the Mormons in Missouri and Illinois.
and that the United States were about to pur-
sue the same course, he said that he and the
people of Utah had determined to resist all
persecution at the commencement. and that
the troops should not enter the Valley. With
this his companions concurred. In all the in
terviews afterwards had the same determine
ton was expressed by Young and those about
him. They acknowledged that they would ul-
timately be defeated, but said they were pre-
pared to destroy, lay waste and burn the City,
desolate the entire Valley, to retreat to the
mountains with three years provisions, and de-
fly the Government. On one occasion, while at.
tending one Of their places of worship, Elder
Taylor, the preacher on the occasion, referred
to the approach of the troops, and requested
all those to hold up their hands "who would
apply the torch to their buildings cut down
their trees and lay waste their fields; and ev.
cry hand, IN an audience numbering over four
thousand persons, was raised at the same mo-
mcnt" The Mormon leaders have caused the
present movement to wear the form of reli-
gious persecution, and under this guise they
will cause it to excite that people to stub
born resistance to the troops.
Arumor reaches us via Oregon, by express,
that Col. Johnsons command had an engage
ment with the Mormons, had one hundred and
eighty of his men killed aud wounded, his train
cut of, and that he was forced to retreat, but
we do not give It credence
Many reports are in circulation regarding
fhe movements and probable destiny of Walk
er and the Nicaragua expedition Some pa
pers assert that the expedition existed only
in the imagination Of the friends Of the under
taking; others state that large force were in