Arkansas true Democrat., 1857-10-06
The Latter Day Saints.


 Utah. the Desert News from Great Salt Lake City, Aug. F. Brigham Young adyertses Bring in your wool, that it may be cardei otherwise the machine will be stopped for wait of employment" The number for July 29 contains long editorial, the nature of which may be gathered from the conclusion, running thus:-
 "And as to the officers appointed by govern. ment for territories, though such appointments are but arbitrary and unconstitutional relics of colonial usage, still should any come to Utah and demean themselves like true gentlemen, and contne their official acts to their Legitimate channels, they will find their offices to partake more of the nature of mere sinecures shan in any place they have ever seen, heard, or read Of. And Tn addition to the most urbane treat ment in our midst, if they need assistance to help them ln and will only guaranty that they will carry out the above specified line of proper conduct all necessary assistance will be prompt ly extended to them. But poor miserable curses are not wanted here, and all such char acters will find the mountain retreats of the Saints too hot for their comfort, for we have already endured their insults, abuSe and cor ruptons as long a, human nature can bear'
 The 10th anniversary of the entrance of the ploner Mormons into those valleys was cele- brated on the 2ttn of July at the mouth of the Big Cottonwood where 2587 persons with 464 carriages and wagons lO20 horses and mules and 332 oxen and cows, were encamped.- There were several military companies, among them Capt. John w. Young's Light Infantry numbering 5O boys from 10 to F years of agc and called "The Hope of Israel" Three bands ot music were playing throughout the day; the stars and stripes were UuiuEled on two ot the highest peaks in si5ht of the camp and on the tops of two of the tallest trees; and sa- luteS were fired from brass howitzer. Ad- dresses were made by B. Young and ueber hlmball Three spacious bowerics, with plank floors, had been provided by the lumber com pAuy, and large number passed the evening lu the joyous dance.
 The general election for legislature was hol- den on the 3d of August, but the news of the 3th does not contain the returns. J. M Bern hisel was the candidate for reelection as dele gate.
 Messrs. Shoot and Stoddard having arrived at Salt Lake July 23d, in twenty days from Independence, without the mails, the News takes occasion to blow up the post office de- partment for not giving the contract agaln to the Mormon Hiram kimball.
 William Hanson, William Livingston, wife and daughter had beer cut off from the church ot Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints for aloa- tacy.
 Elders John Taylor and Erastus Snow, ot l the Twelve, Bishop Andrew Cunni ghlln, and | Elders Henry W. Miller, William Martlndale, George J. Taylor, and Dustin Amy arrived at 1 Salt Lake on the 1th August from the varlous | missions, and give a sad account of the people down below
 ! In a sermon delivered on the 26th July, Brigham Young said he was not prophet, but Yankee guesSer, and he guessed James Bu- chanan had ordered the expedition to U tah to appease the wrath of the angry hounds thatare bowling around him." After scoidiug abo.t | hlmbalI'S loss oi the mail contract, Brigham says
 But WOe, l00e tO Mat man 1obo comes here 0 unlawtuby tnter1ere toih my aburs. IIoe u0e to hose nea ,0io come here to Ualawfu2y netd!S ,cltt me and ttis people. s,oore n Naatoo eohea my enemies ,0ere looking me fn e tace tAas 'oolHt send them to heH uc,osS lots 1T they mel dlef sgth nte, ant / ask no more odds of aH heH t0-doy."
 From long article in the N ,ws of August l2, speaking of the new appointments tor Utah, we take the following amusing threat:
 If you intend to continue the appointment of certain officers, respectfully suggest that | you appoint actually intelligent and honorable men who will wisely attend to their own da- ties, and send them unaccompanied by troops, which you yourselves well know are of no lawful use here, and your officers will be re- spected and treated strictly according to ther acts and merits, as you also well know has al ways been the case, except that we did nov hang up some of the internal scoundrels you have heretofore sent, as they most richly de- served"