Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-02-09

dispatches containing details OF new.
already received at this office. The
dates are to the 18th Of December,
from Camp Scott. The correspondent
writes under date Of ID December.
have made mention Of the satirical
embassies which Brigham Young dis
patched to Col. Alexander's camp
during the month Of October, bearing
files Of The Deseret News, copies of mis-
proclamation, strings Of onions, vol
umcs Of the territorial laws Of Utah,
DC. ! but to-day another deputation
came into camp from salt Lake City,
with a letter from brigham, addressed.
to Col. Johnston, If he has arrived Oh
Blacks Fork; if not, to Col. Alexander
and with fur mules packed with salt.
Brigham begins by stating that he
has received reliable information that
there is a deficiency Of salt in the army
and the merchant trains which accom-
pany itand that he therefore despatch
rs Messrs. Henry Woodward and Jesse
}. Earl, with eight hundred pounds,
which may be received as a present, or
for which pay may be rendered but
IT the latter he requires a memorandum
of the weight Of salt taken, and Of the
amount and kind Of compensation, to
be enclosed in an envelope, sealed and
directed to himself. He adds that
Mcssrs. Woodward and Earl do not
comet" spy out the position, intentions
or movements of the army, but that
the commanding officer, should their
be any 'dubiety' on hat point, is at
liberty to detain them outside the
camp during the brief period necessary
for the execution of their mission
Should there be any suspicion that the
salt contains deletcrious independents
circumstances foreign to its normal com
posltloe, he states hat such doubts
may be removed by allowing Mr.. Liy-
ingston, Mr. Gcrrish, or Mr.: Perry his
acquaintance, to taste it, or by submit
ting it to the doctors to be annaivzcd.
lie then drops the topic Of salt alb
ruptly, and says that he has to inform
the Commander-in-Chief that the de-
monstrations which have been, made
upon the animals and trains of the
army have been made solely with the
intention of showing that the Mormons
are in earnest in their determination
to assert freeman-like their constitu-
tlonal and inalienable rights If, says
brigham, yon have been sent here by
the President of the United States, of
which have no official information,
he has sent you on pretexts founded
upon lies long since exploded, and with
as little regard for the Constitution,
laws and.rights 0 fcitizcrs of the United
States as he has for the constitutions,
laws and rights of subjects of the King
dom of Bcelzetub.
With regard to the Mormon PRISON.
ers, he states that he knows nothing
about two men from Oregon, who he
has been informed are in the hands of
the troops. As to Elder Almarion
Grow, he expresses his obligation for
the reasonable kindness with which
he has probably been treated, mas
much as it has saved him (Brighaln)
the trouble and expense of paying his
board. Respecting Stowcll, he adds,
that if pleasure is hoped to be taken
in keeping, iEjuring, or killing him,
future experience may convince the
of the contary-
as much as to say, | have prisoners,
too, and life shall answer life. This
seems to confirm a rumor which reach
edme a fortnight ago, but which | con-
sldered too vague to deserve mention
IN my letters by the last mail, that a
civil officer of the Government, having
funds to a considerable mount in his
possession, had arrived at Salt Lake
City from California, during the month
of October, aud been taken prisoner.
1t seems incredible that it should be
Col. Jack Hays.
After an expression of hope that
Messrs. Woodward and Earl may be
with ~politeness, he signs him
self brigham Young, Governor of
Utah Territory"
The salt was conveyed in a wagon
for upward of thirty miles from Salt
Lake City. But it was found impossl-
to transport it in that manner,
the snow which had blown
down from the mountains, and filled
kanyons to the depth of three or
four feet in some places. The wagon
Therefore unloaded, and its con-
tents packed on mules. An escort of
i've men was furnished by Lieut.. Gen.
D. II. Wells, or Squire Wells" as
Heller G. kimbell calls him.
Messrs. Woodward and Earle were
admitted to conference with Col.
Johnston, but the escort were excluded
rom the tent, and behaved in a very
lnseemly name during the interview.
After examining Brigham Young's
'etter, Col. Johnston requested the per-
IONS in charge of the salt to pack it
back again to the place from which
they had brough it, since he decline
% receive it, either rs a gift or in the
way of trade. lie desired Messrs.
Woodward and Earl to understand
distinctly the ground on which he
e elected it. He considered Brigham
| Dung and his associates as traitors
.ud rebels, with whom it was unbecom-
ng to any patriotic citizen to inter
acts of courtesy. When they !
hey have laid down their arms, and =.
he rebellion is suppressed, there may
,e room for such interchanges, but.cer-
ainly not until then. As for the init
nation in BRIGHAM Youno's letter that