New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-06-10


Of admiration even auOng tho most impressive
psIt of the community, while the juiicio1s par. Of
the public ale pretty sure to be dsgus.ed by it
There can no longer be any doubt, in spite Of the
reluctance of the army Of operations 10 bsleve IL
AMI the macy Iumors to the contrary TRANSMITTED
across the plains that, 60 far at lea,. as aay
iet ting is concerted, the Mormon war is over, sd
that the vast expense and the severe suffering, Of
the enterprise have been encountered with lt.s
otker result thar that Of Cling the pockets Of the
army contractors. The army, however, diesry
aud desolsie as their Winter encampmeat has
beer have, ss there is reason to feac, By no msaas
seen the worst Of if. AL though the Winter thsy
have been buoyed up by the hopes Of glorious
caupaigu in the Spring Of entering Salt Lake City
in military array, putting Brigham AID his support
ers to fight, and reducing the rest Of the pOpsa.
ton to humble aud unconditional Submission.
Moreover, If STATED as 70 some articles, taey hare
on Tie whole bad enough to eat-s very essential
support to military valor. But now, simultaneously
with tie depressing certainty that Col. K,ne,
Gov. Cumming and Brigham Young bsve complete.
" cut them out, and that the whole business will
be arranged without military interference, they
find their provisions falling amentably short their
-four out, beef cattle slmost gore, ard nothingo
fail back upon but the flesh Of lean mues aud the
pfo,peet Of very short supply even Of that. At
the same time that the army was thus on the point
Of being reduced 10 mule meat, the weather Coz
tnued very cold Snow was still falling, and the
prospect Of the speedy arrival OF tae supply trans
far from encontsgng. The last advces from Cen
.Johnston's camp come dowo to the 9th Of May.
On the 18th of NAV, Colonel Hoffman, with the
advanced supplies. was on tie banks OF creek
seventy miles west Of Fort Laramie waiting the
falling of the waters. He had encountered very
great inpcdments FROM the snow, and had eesa
twenty three days in advancing these seventy miles,
which ef. still three inbred ard thirty miles ODE
trayer,ed before reaching Fort Bndger. His
dleft animals had suffered severely, and. he had
already lest hundred and fifty mules. at Fort
Laramie, on the 18th OF May (the latest date from
that post), it was showing fast. There bad beeus
great deal Of rain in ali that region aud tue streams
were very high. AT the last accounts, nothing bad
been heard from Capt. Marcy. IL seems probable,
that before the supplies get in, the army at Camp
Scott may be reduced to great Distress uoess, in
deed cattle be sent from Utah. Col Johnston re-
fused last Winter to eat Mormon salt. OF Mormoa
beef he might think better. The Peace Csnmis-
s;oners were at Fort Laramie on the 18th Of Mar
The Presidents proclamation (of which they Ue
TIE bearers) contains al offer of "full and free
III l. b, .ku of
the Federal Government" 1t also contains posi-.
tive declaration that the Government does not seek,
directly or indirectly, to modest the Motmonsn
thor worship, to control them in the'f
ecclesiastical affairs or evon to influence
them in their religious opinions. Brigham Young
himself could scarcely ask more than tas. IL
spite of The charges against him Of treason aud re-
bellicn, hnd the overt acts of burning the Govern
m.ent aagons-the want OF the Contents Of which
: 8! this moment severely feltn the camp-hc vii
be 3. perfect liberty to remain in Salt Lake CITY,
still the head of the Church and the real ruler Of
the Mormons, though somebody else may bear tho
title of Governor Brigham Young will probably
Soy, and may say with grea. show of plausiDilty,
that he never intended to oppose the entrance into
Utah Of successor in the Government properly
and that his warning 10 the troops
Lot to enter the Territory proceeded on the ground
that he had received no official information Of beOg
superseded, or Of the intention of toe G0veromeut
in sending the army, whence he had good ground
to regard il as a hostile expedition marching
against the Mormon religion. Acceding to the
terms offered by tho President, it will not be diff
cult for the Mormons to carry every thing their
way, and TO nulhiy or get rid, as they have done
before. Of such Federal officials ss do not fall in
with their wishes.
As TO maintaining an army in Utah, that would
be likely TO prove rather expensive business for
lie, while the Mormon chiefs, if they could get ths
supply OF it into their own hards, az directly or IN
directly they would, might, in consideration Of tho
profit Of feeding it, abate some Of their objections
10 tie presence OF Gentle army 10 their country.
As things look at present. the why Mormon leader
Is likely to prove much more than match for tho
President and bis Cabinet.
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