Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-06-08
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The News FROM UFAH.-Gov CUNNING DRIVEN
Our OF GREAT SALT LAKE CRY Such Wasthe scope
Of the news which received at sn early hour yes
terday morning, for which we're indebted 10 Capt
Weaver, Ofthe d. A. January. knowing he anxiety
OF cur people on this subject, Immediately bis
landing at Boonvie, he tslegraphed the news TO us
and thereby anticipated his srrvaI here eight or ten
hours
Let US see how the matter stands The last au-
thentic news from Governor Cumming was brought
by Mr. Gilbert, Of Weston; who met him on the 10Th
Of April, some thirty miles from Great Salt Lake
City, where great reparations had been made to
receive him. He vas undsr an escort Of Mormous,
at the head Of v hich Was Rockwell the DANTE and
other equally worthy individuals.
The next news from that quarter comes TO US by
way Of Saa Francisco, and wholly from Mormon sour
ces. As well We can make it out, these accounts
from Great Salt Lake City are to the 9th March.
Nothing is said about the expected advent Of Gov.
Cumming in the Mormon city; but it is represented
that Brigham Young had Issued proclamation com
handing his followers not to fight nor even oppose
the army of Gen. Johnson, and as the army advanced
to retire from the northern to the southern counties
The hegira had already begun, and all thoughts Of
war or fighting bad been abandoned.
Now comes the latest rccounts across the plains
for which we are indebted TO Captain Weaver. Wri-
ting from Fort LeaveRWorth, June LIST, he says:
stephen Reneberger o. s Mail Agent, arrived
here this morning in four days from Fort Kearney,
having left Camp Scott the 9th Of May--(and Of
course, bringing news about four weeks later than
any we have received His dispatches say that Gov
eruor Cumming, With his staff, had attempted to
enter Great Salt Lake City but we're driven back to
Col Johnston's camp by the Saints. The MormOns
are in arms, and determined to resist the United
States troops to the last"
Capt Weaver adds to his note: "Gen. Harvey,
who is still here, is Of opinion that the has just
begun-that the MOrmOns viii endeavor to maintain
their ground to the last-and that the late report og
the peaceable reception Of Gov. Cumming was al
intended as a r1se, to gain as much time posi-
BILE"
The Reporter for the Associated Press, at Leaven-
worth City, gives some additional particulars. The
news from Camp Scott is 70 the 9th Of May. On
that day two Mormons came into Camp Scott, with
dispatches from Gov. Cumming, Great Lake City,
for Secretary Cass. Nothing was known al the
camp az this date, Of any proceedings in Salt Lake
City. The troops were expected towards the Valley
by the latter end Of May These items we're brought
by the mail to Fort LeavenWorth.
But the expTessmsn who brought it says he lef'
Fort Laramie on the 18th Of May. That at For
Kearney the commanding officer directed him 10 in
form Col. Monroe that he had information to the
effect, that Gov. Cumming had been expelled from
SAT- Lake City, and that the MormOns had deter
mined to offer vigorous resistance to the army, al
the same time requesting Col Monroe to push on a
speedily as possible. This intelligence was received
OF Fort Kearney through the mail AMI it was COM
municated 10 the expressmen verbally, not having
time 10 write il.
Col Hoffman's command, with the Government
stores from Fort Laramie, was met seventy-hV,
miles beyond Fort Laramie They must have SUI
fered great detention, they had then been yerJ
considerable time the route It is said that the
met with SNOW two or three feet deep; that hey has
lost many animals, and that the streams we're yer!
high Il was reported that the troops at Camp
Scott were living mule meat.
Gov. Powell and Maj. Mccullough, the Peac
/ Commissioners, had passed Fort Laramie The.
we're obliged to swim the Platte TO the latter Fort
Their instructions il is said are, to require an un
conditional submission, and to make no other term
4 with the Mormons If, however, the news Of tn
/ expulsion Of Gov Cumming from the capital b
true, there viii be no occasion for their service
! even in this capacity. War being levied By to-
/ MormoHs, or q portion Of them-the legally cOu5tI
tinted Governor of the Territory having been driver
/ from the seat Of GOvernmeRt-n0 alternative re
mains but to ehastise the rebes into submi5si on
! and this will be done, no doubt By the army unde
/ Gen. Johnston, before any reinforCements, exCep
! these from New Mexico can reach him. II it va
generous in the Government 10 give them 6 chance
Of escaping from the penalties Of rebellion, by lay
I ing down their arms and becoming coed citizens
now tina; they have elected to discharge these over
! lures The worJ will justify IN enforcing, wiil
! the bayonet submission to the laws This must b
/ done, and iii fortunate that the Government ha
not abandoned any Of It's preparations for an effec
| tive campaign in that quarter.
In four or FIVE days the contents Of Gov. Cum
/ ning's dispatches to Secretary Cass viii be mad
! known and then we shalt understand the exact 20
/ sition of affairs IN Utah.