The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-06-18
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IMPORTANT FROM UTAH.
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Sr LOUIS. juno IT, 1865
despatch from 81. Joseph dated thu ,s,s ms.
United States express to BoossviIe, SAYS The s.a
mail arrived last nsAt bringing Camp Scot, dates 70
20 The mail was seventeen days and half On thu =,
At the last accounts Capt Marcy was On the Chsrsa
trail. two hunored miles from Fort Bridger.
Col. Hoffman had reached reached Big Sandy ora,
seventy eisht miles from Fort Bridssr.
The wosnons were al leaving the valley. and ro,r~
p,sce FAMED Provo, forty miles from The city where
u said they rtead fortyug themselves against furth
mo,sstaticn.
General Johnston would leave for Salt Lake City a n
as provisions reached him. Independent Il tho arrival
Capt harcy.
Tho rsn party net outgoing trains It the folIsvi
places -Fisst train At the Three Crossings Of tho sw
Water; second, as Bitter Cotton wood; third .. Ash
low, and fourth u Walnut creek.
The mail party sncouitercd snow storm in the Sos
pass, one hundred and tea niles from Camp Scott q
met Colonel Andrews II the crossing Of tho South Plata
Colcpsi May was At Tho Big Blue.
Tho Peaos Commissioners we're about ten miles IN
Camp Scott.
Our Washinetsa Corrcspondcnos.
WASHINGTON, d. c., juno Ia, 1858
De.ro'ches from Governor Cumming and the Arms
CO~tradsd Each Other- HcW'-Mrmons Afraid
Nedchevy-Why They Keep Their Troops in Echo Ks
p"-7he Osy Nay on Nay Not be Bwnt- Depends
Colonel Johnssor- Governor Cummings Course 81
tdined, dc.
Dispatches from Col Johnston 10 the Commander
Chief i've days later in date than the letter Of Govern
Cumming 70 Secretary Cas- reported to have been
ceived here yesterday BY the veteran General. Il
Governors letter was the most welcome document To
administration that emenated from the Territorv
Utah; but the satisfaction, and might add the almost
then experienced has been Of short duration DouI
have been thrown the reported peaceful ntentid
the Mormons BY the said Dispatches and possiI
that the distribution of tho army, previously detern
on, nay be considerably changed.
The frat ntimaton of . contradictory communicate
from The Colonel commanding the expedition caused qu
stir in both csmps-we have here our peace and 4
parties. ! have to-day seen the representatv
Of both, listened to their statements, and bd
edided and amused with the pro and Cd
warmly urged with al tho vehemence and earns
ness Of life and death depending the ISSUE In brevi
the substance Of the whole is:-Colonel Johnstons
apatches bear the latest dates and have been last
csiyed, which give them the appearance of iAter f
Utah but little reflection shows that 80 a. the I'd
mons are concerned their Affairs and their intentions
Governors letter to Secretary Cass is nearly med
later than anything which could possibly be possess
Of the Colonel on these matters.
The latest reliable information from Great Salt ID
City, received by Colonel Johnston, was from Mr. Gnbs
Of the firm OF Gilbert Il Gerrish, Utah merchants Cd
what he received from the Governor. Mr.. Gilbert le
City for the camp the 9th Of April and Ut that dase
reports that he hundreds or wagons goog South vi
women, children, household furniture and whatey
could be conveniently taken. The general fesliog Of
people was that Coonel L. Kane would DO able 70 e(
IN Arrangement BY which they could leave pescesd
without moeststion from tue troops. The armed Mormd
were sll In Echo kanyon beyood that nothing knot
To Colonel Johnston, what might be reported by
outside pckets OF tho army, or information rccey|
through very questionable source-the Indians.
Gilbert met the Governor and Colonel Kane In the kAoy
Exosicncy WAS not heard from but In the ON !
letter TO the Colonel. which no em ocd
10 bis letter Of the ID May to Secretary Casa. "
can only be drawn from the Governors lettorhe ao}
OF our source Of information, sswthose changes aud
they were brought about. What he states Of his
ton and the courtesy shown TO him By the leading
mons and the people every where hs had gone gu
tored, but tue fact thai at tho time this dc
ton was made 10 the Governor the troops sill
the kapyon TO reeAt the approach Of the Colone n
should attempt the entrance 10 their city. The mott
OF the Mormons for these seemingly contradictory mo
ence between those who conclude that peace has be
Effected and those who favor the continuance OF the
programme. The latter regard the moving OF the "a
lies south Is W render the tug OF less enb
effectively, they have tho Governors presence a
surety that while he 10 among them the troops will
show their coo,s and to resist 70 tbs
most II Is stated that the Commander In. Chief
been shaken IN his peace conclusion BY Col Johnsto
dispatches, and fears rescnery on the part ef 4
There ia no doubt on my mind that the reception 70 ca
Cumming was merely that Of for naity. His presence
Intended the part OF government would do Iise
change tho feelings Of the Mormons Their future was
termiped on before he saw them. VIVA, has been
doubtless effected by Col Kanc-lcaving 10 tho Covers
certain role, and the closing part len blank 20 DO m
up a. circumstances might determine
lfavc before referred 20 q particular FRIEND" IN
posted on Utah matters. He says that tho Mormons
certainly leaving the Northern seemcnts and mag lea
tho Territory altogether but on that determination
taken. The troops are kept in Echo kanyon protccr
against ncschery The leading Norm ,os, when In Nj
sour, wore delivered the enemy's camp by o
OF their own generals, and IL was in tho utmost di
Guilty their lives were preserved. Their for msr lead
countersignoo Governor Ford's demand for the arms
the hauvoo militia two days before his assassina al or
Carthage, ihincs. Brigham Young has, therefore,
thinks, ordxod the Mormon troops 70 prevent toe d
ualce OF the army till Governor Cumming carries d
bis arr sDeemeot Furthermore, TO Brghams dktrt
Of the ocen Of the government outthere he is aware
The disagreement between the Governor and the Colon
and from the determined hostility OF the latter 10 the Nd
from hts language la refusing the oh
nIst sA an a,,ery leaned through Nor
who have been In the camp from the beginning and fa
the intelligence received from the East by their own
presses, and by California, the "Prophs," apprehea
that the Colonel would stretch 70 the u'ermos, n au,
hormons Tor keeping him In camp all winter, and IN
vice for triumph over the Governor.
INC intelligence from Utah, received BY last cAlfor
mail, published In the HysD yesterday indcstes
- much ~ this but what have gwen above Il ORA
nom p'iyae letter, written previous 10 Governor Co
mnes arrival in the cuy-as the intentions OF the M
m N ahouid da ha n