Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-07-05
MORNING LEADER.
Queer state Of Affairs in Utah.

History does not present parallel with the
miserable fOray of the Democratic Adminstrs-
ton on the people of Utah; and taking the ar
nv account Of the spirit of the invaders il is no
marvel that the Mormons have prepared the
tOrrh of the ineendiary for their own cities,
towns and hamlets The Tribune, Of Saturday,
gives the following -ccount OF the present con-
ditiOn of affairs in the army and among the
Government officials in Utah, derived from the
latest intelligence, which shows that the rebel
lious spirit Is not confined 10 the Mormons Of
toe Territory. 1t says;
All the correspondents of the newspapers who
write from Camp Scott most zealously contend
that Governor Cumming, in representing the
Mormons as having submitted to his authority,
has either been grossly deceived himself, or
else is seeking TO deceive the Government and
the country Possibly as 10 this matter the
good people at Camp Scott, civil and military,
Judge the Mormons little too much by Them
selves. If the disposition TO obey he Govern
or, AMI to second and sustain him in the exer-
else Of his Office, IS not greater within the Val
ley than it seems to be at Camp Scott and Fort
Bridger, the extent Of the Governors authority
is certainly limited enough. Whether OF not
together, while seeming to acknowledge Cum
ming as Governor, in fact TO set aside and over
ride his authority at least it is very certain that
such combination exists in full free at Camp
Scott, with Mr. Chief Justice Eckels at lie
head. Perhaps there is something in the air OF
| Utah that stimulates to treason, rebellion and
resistance to authority. Whether that be so OF
not, the authority of Cumming as Governor
seems Just now quite as much in danger from
the Chief Justice, the civil officers and the army
sent to Utah at such an expense to place him
aud sustain him in the Governors chair, al
| from those whose anticipated opposition 10 his
authority led to such costly preparations to up
hold it. In fact, it would seem that on the
question Of due respect to Cummings Guber
natorial authority the people inside the Valley
and those out Of it had completely changed
ground. The resistance to Gov. Cumming Is
MT now on the part of Brigham Young and the
Mormons generally, but on the part of CHIEF
Justice EckcIs, Marshal Dotson, Gen. Johnston
the camp and the eamP-followers.
In this resistance TO the authority of Gov
Cumming and combination 10 re.luce him, il
possible, to cipher, the recently -aITived Peact
| Commissioners according TO all accounts, have
Joined, actuated possibly by feeling of jeai
ousy that they should have been anticipated by
Gov Cumming and the work Of paeifcatior
taken out of their hands. Nor. if we are to be
lieve the letters from the camp, do these gentle
men confne themselves merely to thwarting the
policy OF Gov. Cumming and nullifying his eu-
thority as Governor. They 20, indeed. mucl
larther than that. The Presidslt's prOclama
tion, Of which they are the bearers, does mol
meet their appreciation, or APPEAR 10 then
adapted to the exigencies Of the case. They
harmonic compl stely, we are told, with Judgt
Eckels and Gen. Johnston, and, not conteui
with upsetting and overriding the Governor, arl
resolved to upset and override the Presiden
too. The proclamation Is, therefore, t. be con
strued-by the help, we suppose, Of that pro
found jurIst, Judge Eekels-in conformity Il
tseir ideas. In other words, il Is TO be nullifeC
and set aside.
We have heard great deal heretofore abou
the danger Of per=oaal violence aBd loss 0
property, to which the Gentiles in the Territor-
OF U,ah have been exposed on the part OF tn
Mormons. At present, the dan.P.r srems 10 b.
entirely the other way. NOihing can ex ee'
the rancOrOus and even ierOcious feeling
with which the army at Camp Scott appears I
be penetrated. They regard themselves as en-
gagged not much iu a public service as IN th
prosecution of private quarrel They regar
the Mormons as having subjected them to al
the hard service Of TINS campagn-ts havn
kept them esesmpSd al winter on short ration
amid the mOuntains-as having derided, ma
iisned and insult them; and even the yer
cummun soldiers are represented as having pu
on an air of offended dignity at the idea tha
the Peace Commissioners had arrived 10 snatc
these hated victima from their revengeful grssi
This state OF feeling on the part OF the soldier
Affords an abundant justification for Gov. Gun
minds objections TO their entrance into tl
Valley, and for the dread and horror with whic
the Mormuns regard their presence there. If
] bedee.ne1 proper or necessary to station tro1
: Utah, they ought 10 be some fresh enrps, an
not a bbdy OF mel fiiled with such hatred al
prejudice. Let some Of the troops now on the
march across the plains Be employed in tn
service, and the force now collected under Gel
! Johnston be sent II some other direction Tn
officer, however, would seem bent upon ente
/ ing the Valley in spite Of the remOnstrances
Gov Cumming, whose authority over the troo
be denies, with the very object, it would seeI
of driving the Mornons TO destroy their hOuss
and to prevent them from gathering their crop
thus subjeeting thousands Of women and chi
d en- TO the danger of starvation.
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