New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-01
10 whom refer was, Ike Hyde, member Of the

He hss shoup me to-day his endowment gar.
nents, at lesst such Of them a. remain entire, for
be tas tori up the robes IN order 10 patch tots n
toe Oc tent which be has secured for she shelter If
| his wiie bnd child. This rvbe maGe Of Il stsip
of hIen about twelve ya1ds in leDeth, gathered q:
the TOP fsstered on the shouder ard worn 10 other
respects Ike the Roman tcgs During the endoG-
ment as Hyde relates i, il shifted from one shoul-
der 10 atUther by the officiating priest n sign Of
| it. wearer's entire submission 10 the authority OF
/ The Church. The undtrgHrment. which was PIE
served entire series both for an undcrshirt and for
drawers, AID il is pat on through cit cut Ia It's
! fruut from The neck dO~nSard. which is closed
either BY buttons or Sc ngs, ct the weare:s option.
| The holes which are Cut 10 II during ;he early
stages Of initiation and which must never be sewed
up ara these: a slit on the right breast IN the
shape Of q carpenters square; shotteE on The elt
breast in the thspe of al arrow head aod two hori
zoltal lite ore on the right knee and one abose the
navel. An apron, about foot s1uS!e also OF linen,
| is tied atOu. ;he body Around its edges are el-
bro:deriea two rows Of fs-eaye,. 1he head is de-
corsted with a Linen esp, shaped much Like TIE
CARS made Of stiff paper which one often sees worn
| bI artisans. The feet sre covered by moccasins,
On which fantastic figures are embroidered
! In Justice to the Mormons let me add that my
Informant denies most unGuslifedly that thae are
ssy indecent ceremonies conlected With tbs endov-
ments ether than those enumerated in Hyde book.
To be sure, the process oi washing, blessing and
greasng which il there described is not crtdItabe
10 the modesty Of etiSr the washers, blessers sud
creasers, or Of the xasted blessed and creased.
But have seen book purPoriilg to have been
written by woman, which has been published IN
the States since the dispatch Of this expedition and
which gives an account Of the allegory ensCted ia
the "GardeD of Eden" that suggests sn idea Ut
proceedings Of most oepraved character. This
account Is a saDder, even upon the Morin0ns.
There are arrivals from Salt Lake almost daily,
and in the case Of parties Of emgrants some 0t the
vehicles are As extraordinary as the mOtve-pOwer
which propels them. Gov. Cumming testifes n
having obse rved wagon, on the road from Salt
Lake City % Provo which wis drawn BY pigs
bsrnessed to the tongue by an ingenious coinbina.
tion If straps and cords. Ia it was seated fat
man v ho exGted his team even into a tr0t, BY the
Did OF black-sDake whip. Nothing 10 equal this
has come under my observation, but have seen
haUd-csIt drawn by COW, ana an old tWc-w wheeed
bakers car painted red, between narrow shafts OF
which was fastened q horse 70 very tat aud short
that bis breadth must have equsled his length IRON
the fore.shoulders TO the tail. In these vehicles
were packed mothers ard children aud all the
household yaluab!es, in the sanlc manner as IN t1-
dian conveys bis all-papOoses, l0dge-skns. buffalo
robes and dried meat--Op the lodge poles dragged
by the pony which is led by HE squaw. The condt-
ton tf The clothing Of most Of these people gives
evidence of the truth Of the deficiency Of all kinds
Of cottons and woOens in the Territory, concerning
which wrote TO you repeatedly last Autumn. One
of the best dressed Of them told Inc that the sheets
of bis wagons were stolen at the town of FILLMORE
and made into shirts for people moS destitute than
him self. The quantity of rags, however which
o,,e sees Ou these emIgrants is no proof that the
MornNns have an abundance of paper On the con-
trary, it ia known that The Desert keus, which has
been removed to Fillmore, il abridged to twO.thirds
fits former size. and that even tie shinpattor bids
is.uNd BY Brigham Young are printed oh paper oi
very lDierior quality.
Many Mormons who have seen the Presidents
proclamation are of opinion that Brigham Young
will ntyer accede to the unconditional submission
10 the Federal Government AID to tue laws which
the Commissioner. will require of him BY way of
compliance with it, contents. How can he. they
asb, when he will deny the truth OF the statements
made in its preamble respecting the disposition OF
himself aud his people toward the United States
How csn he when he reflect. upon the oaths which
be las 80 often participated III administering at
endoWments and when be- recalls the record Of all
his harapgues during the last ten months! These
questiOns are readily answered when one considers
that hypocrisy is prominent element IN the Nor
mon character. Whatever may be his declslon 1t
will not affect the onward movement OF thus army.
Expresses were received yesterday from Cspt.
Marcy and Col. Hoffman,, announcing their aP-
proach, ard before Monday bott bl!tacns will
have reached our camp, Gen Johnston VIII thea
have under his command nearly $40 troops an
his mar n will not be delayed one Hioment beyon
the tine necessary to complete arrangements 10
moving. Capt. Marcy has with him 300 men
the Sd Infantry and a company OF mounted rifle
men commsnded by Ccl Lorng; ard II Is under
stood that other companies Of rlhemen are i'll his
rear The supplies which he IS bringing. united
with those under the escoIt ol Cc! HofniiAn, VII
be- sufficient 70 warrant an advance, without the
slightest reference to the trains which have been
started BY Russell q Waddell from The States this
Spring.
rnce on the road Of the troops which are moving
from Fort Leavehworth. All the reeniorcements
which will arrive from toe States are expected 10
come over Lieut.. Br! ans road b., way Ot D'Idg-
c's Pass Gen. Johnston dispatched part! oi
guides in that direction week ago. But you
may be- assured that his movement toward Salt Lake
C.tv will b. commenced without reference t. the
! time of their arrival.
One of tho most Singular halllc natiols under
which Gov. Cumming has been and Is still aborlng,
is tts notion that he COmIusnder in Chief net oniv
of the Territorid militia but also Of che Array Of
Utah. He has undertaken to assume authority to
control the movements Of Gen. iehustons com
mand IN such a man1er a. would enable HIN, II his
assumption were sustained, to dictate even the lOca-
tiou oi tht military posts which this sImy II under
orders from Gen. scott 10 establish Ii is needless
ia say II at no doubts tnat Gen. Ionnston uGer-
staDds AIs own position Teat.Se To his LxceIrnc!,
as We'll as his EXceIenCys position relative to the
armv, better perhaps than an! body else, aud that
no such assumption on t. part Of ne Governor
VIII be achLCwle dgtd i,r all lnstant. Ius wishes
and opinions would undoubtedly b. received pith
respectful dei.rence bat by no means BE- followed
py urluestionlug ois'derce. Perhuvs you are bet
Ter informed than my seh rtstIye 10 the matter b,
the puhliration of Official letCr. Oa tie subject
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