Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-12-11

LATE rROnUrAu.-A correspondent of one Of
the Eastern papers, writing from Camp Floyd,
Utah Territory, says the army is well preparation
the winter, having discarded s:bley's patent
tent, and taken up their abode in their ''doby''
house.
"A writer gives the following amusing account
of contretenps between subaltern and his
colonel:
COURT MARTIAL IN UTAH.
A rich case was tried at general court mar.
tal in our camp a few days since. Lieut. Gay-+
one of those good-natured, fun.loying fellows,
who delight in banking and battling such con-
under arrest for some trif1ing offence The day
after this event the Colonel received the follow
ing note:
"Lieutenant-Colonel :
"Sir,-This morning lost a very valuable
dog, and as am nnableto search for him, being
under arrest by your order, ask you to detail
fifty or a hundred men to hunt for him among
the mountain passes of Utah.
Yours, very respectfully,
LIEUT.. GAY, I'd Dragons"
or course the old fellow was very vrathy on
the receipt of the note, and he instantly pre-
pared charges against Mr.. Gay, for disrespct
and contempt towards his superior and com
handing officers. Gay wasarraigned, and plead
guilty, urging that he always spoke what he
felt, and that it was utterly impossible for him
to feel ought save contempt towards the Colo
nell
OF course the Court had to pass some sentence
upon him, and he was accordingly sentenced to
be reprlnanded in general orders, the Slightest
they could possibly give. Gen. Johnston gave
long lecture about the duty of officers, ETC.,
and the "high tone of the members of the mill.
tary class of our country" By "high tone" I
suppose he meant the loud noises they are in the
habit OF making about camp-but so far as |
could see, his order hit the Colonel much harder
than it hit Gays and saw the old fellow bite
his lip with rage as the Adjutant read some cut.
ting remarks too plainly aimed at him to be mis-
understood. When the specification containing
Tue OBNOXIOUS note was re6d to the troops a
general laugh broke out all along the line, while
here and there the cries of ''good," ssbravo, y
ETC., were heard. 1t was some minutes before
the Adjutant could proceed with the reading:
meanwhile the old Colonel fretted, foamed and
roared, pale with rage and baffled vengeance
Mr. Cay, who is a great favorite with the men,
stood calm and unmoyed during the entire read.
ing OF the order, but when the soldiers gave
such evidence of their appreciation, he turned
around and bowed to the parade. The Colonel
vowed vengeance, but has as yet done nothing.
The bad conduct of the soldiers at Spanish
Fork is provoking the Indians to retaliation
They have danced the war dance, and unburied
the Ratchet, and it is reported that six men were
killed at Salt Creek
The blame is laid on the men who had COM
manded at Spanish Fork, who killed innocent
unoffending Indians, and suffered their men to
rob them of their winter provisions. The Indi-
ans were faithful, as long as they were well
treated, but when the foot of oppression is on
them, they turn and sting.
| SPECIMEN OF MoRXox TEMPER.
The following elegant extracts are given from
Mormon newspaper:
sit is well known fact, that since ever the
prophet and patriarch, Joseph Smith, received
| his inspiration from the God of Heaven, the
United States Government, and the blood thirsty
mob who are the Stree aud independent soYe-
reigns" of that bastard Republic, have persecu-
ted the members of the church of Jesus Christ
of Latter Day Saints, everywhere and on every
occasion. Their hands are red with the blood
of martyrs who suffered for their religion.
"They murdered the modern Messiah, Joseph
Smith, and deserve a more terrible curse than
has fallen upon the Jews for their sacrifice OF
Jesus.
"Thcy have sent an armed body of murderers
and land pirates to plumber our cities, butcher
our men, and ravish our women
'Tbey have dared TO insult Gods chosen peo-
pie with low cpithets, even though the Lord OF
Heaven has sent famine and suffering upon
them.
"Under these circumstances our duty to our
Selves to our families and to our God, is to
kneel and pray for Heavens assistance, and
then march on to meet those fanatical cut
threats, and forever put an end to their diaboli-
cal workings, even though VIC have to push
through to Washington and hang the unhallow-
ed villain who is at the head of that nation of
robbers and murderers-the United States"
IFrom the Boston Post.l
| PIcco1oNINl.-Our Brown has seen and heard
j Id -.