Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1857-06-17
AFFAIRS IN Utah.

10Th of April. The repeated acts of violence
against the population Of Gentiles and dis
senting Mormons, and the reiterated threats
of numbering them, compelled all to leave,
thus leaving the Territory TO the tender mer-
cics of the Mormon leaders without a United
States officer to restrain them, or an unpre-
iudiced pen to report their lawlesS and violent
proceedings.
The party leaving embraced Judge Styles,
the only Federal Judge who remained i'll the
Territory; Peter K. Dotson, United States
Marshal; Mr. Morrell, the Postmaster at Great
Salt Lake City; and 7. S. Williams, Esq,
together with number of others, swelling
the party to about hundred persons. The
obstacles which were encountered in the be-
ginning of the journey were very great, the
snow lying to the depth of many feet in the
mountain passes, on the crust of which women
and children were compelled TO trudge many
miles, ami through which the men with great
labor and toll succeeded in dragging the
wagons. Under other circumstances, the OBJ
stacles would have been considered iusurnoun-
table, but the dangers of their situation rend-
cred the undertaking unavoidable.
This, would suppose, will be sufficient
to convince the most iEcreduious of the Ia
mentable state of affairs in Utah Territory.
DR.. Hurt, the u. 5. Indian Agent. had, some
two weeks before the party left, taken refuge
among the Indians of his agency, to avoid the
violence and excitement at Salt Lake. The
party were followed by party of :.Danites"
as far as the Devils Gate, $50 miles from Salt
Lake City, who were constantly watching their
movements, undoubtedly with the Intention of
cutting of any stragglers, and Seizing the first
opportunity to stampede their animals, thereby
leaving them on the open prairies destitute OF
the means of continuing their journey. The
ssDanitcs" were driven back by the report
that five hundred L. 5. troops were marching
from Laramie TO Salt Lake, followed by an
army OF 5000 from the States.
At Fort Bridger, 10 miles from Salt Lake,
the party were astonished by the arrival of two
men, MessrS Bowler and Hoops, who had been
compelled to flee from Provo to save their
lives These men had refused to consecratc
their property and yield TO the heavy exactions
of Brigham Young; consequently it was voted
unanimously in the Tabernacle at Provo to
'sshed their blood,' and to the call for yolun-
teerS to do the deed fifty men responded.
Some friends informed Bowler and Hoops of
these proceedings, and they, leaving their
wives and children, fed to the fields, caught
their horses, and escaped to Fort Bridger,
through the mountains They are now at In-
dependence, Missouri.
At Green River, the party received another
addition of two persons-Mr. Soda and wife,
who had been coEcealed some days in a camp
of mountainecrs in a pile of buffalo robes.
They had escaped from Salt Lake City short
time before making their way across the noun
tains on foot, and through deep SHOWS, dis
tance Of I55 miles. He had been obliged to
fee to save himself from the penalty conse-
quent upon oyerhearing Brigham's order given
to Robert Burton for the massacre of Tobin
Peltco and party. @
y few days before the party left Salt Lake
City, the daughter of Thomas S. Williams,
Esq, was abducted from his house, and he was
arrested the next day for threatening to be
reyenged.
lie was thrown into prison and chaiaed to
the floor, and was only released by the inter-
ference of Howard Egan and the father of
Williams, who confronted Brigham Young,
and told him unless Williams was Immediately
set free they should all three die together;
whereupon Y oung accompanied them to prison
and restored him to liberty.
All the above mentioned persons were CON-
PEELED to leave their property and business,
and in some cases even their wives and
children; being unable to make any arrange
ments for the security of the one, or the pro-
lection of the others.
The office of the Surveyor General would
have been burned down, but fearing desper-
ate resistance from the inmates, none of the
'sDanites'' were found sufficiently courageous
to do The deed Bill Hickman, the most ter
rible of the ''destroying angels positively re-
fusing to have anything to do with the affair.
The terrible and frequent exactions of Brig
ham have produced dissensions even among
this faithful band of his subjects. Brigham
Young had left Salt Lake City on his Northern
tour, the object of which was kept profound
secret. taking with him some two OF three hun
dred men. Mrs. Sutherland was expecting to
leave Salt Lake for the States under the pro-
lection of Mr. Fernand's s, Geutile merchant
who was about TO return with an OK train.-
Many Mormons We're leaving the Territory
about one thousand were making preparations
to go to California.-N. Y. Times.
The SUIT of Mr.. \. Smith against Andrew J.
Conselyea for the seduction of Eliza z. Smith,
daughter of the Plaintiff, was yesterday con-
cluded at Brooklyn by verdict of Ten Thou
sand Dollars (the full amount claimed) for the
plaintiff. The general accord OF those who