Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-08-03

( Remorol--His Secret Pledges moi 10 Disturb he
Peculiar IastitutIon-- brigham loanys Ser9eon
Ills Opinion orthe Presi,ie,ss.s Buck 7rnl---
Return ot' The sMormons- Army Eucampmenf.
Adyices have been received from tho army Of
Great Salt Lake City. as late as July Sd. Gover-
nor Cumming has petitioned for the removal Of
Judge Eckeis and other Of his civil associates.-
The allegations against the former are, of course
founded on the charge which he delivered ut Fort
Briager last April, requiring the Grand Jury of
the United States District Court for tho northern
judicial district Of the territory to indict poygamy
adultery, &C.. among tho Mormons. The CORES
pondcnt of the Tribune Says
az great deal ot excitement waa produced IN
the evening Of tho arrival of the nrn,y. by tho dis
coycry of the fact that Gov. Cumming had mailed
to Washington, that very morning petition for
the removal from ofico Of certain Of his civil usso-
cintes. Who were tho agncrs Of the petition, and
what was its wording is not yet positively known
Gov Cumming rd Dr. Jacob Furney tho Super
ntcndent "f Indian Affairs, both saw it. Accord
ingly tony inform rion, which lbelese to be cur
ate thu officers whose removal is solici,edarc. Hon.
y. X. Eckcls. Chief Justice df tho Supreme Court
John NJ lloekalay, District Attorney; l,r thur
land Hurt and Mr.. &. l.. Craig, Indian Agents;
and MIR. II. I. Morrell. Postmaster OF Salt Lake
City. The appointment Of Mr.. Seth NJ. Blair to
hc Chief Justice in the place Of Judge Eckcls Is
recommended Mr.. Blair is Mormon Major in
the Nauvoo Legion; he hns four wiycs, and he
was the eng ineer Of tho fortifcatons in Echo Kan
yon.'
In n conversation on the 10th Of June the S,,-
tntcndcnt of Indian Affairs stated to me TINT
secret pledges werc given, both by the Governor
| and myself, that any judge would DO removed
from office who should attempt to ntcfcre with
the institution Of polygamy in this .erritory.
IT, in the discharge Of his official duties, believing
polygnmy hero To be mn offence agninst law.
Since that date Senator Powell has stated TO mo,
speaking boti, for himself aud for Major McCul
nch. that such pledges if given nj nl were given
unknown to the Commissioners.
The petition which Governor Cumming took in
charge and deposited in the nnil, makes direct
issue, therefore. hctweon himself on the side.
aud Judge Eckcl4 the other. and il rests with
Mr.. Buchanan to choose between them.
Whatever may hc tho personal views of tho Com
mlss'oners respecting Poygamy as n religious in
stitu,on, hasc tho assurance Of Senator Powell
that those views wcranot Expressed Tho views of
the Governor aud the Superintendent, however it
| appears, wore expressed outside tho conferences,
to tho affect thnt poygamy is covered by tho pres
idents declaration Of inon-ntorforcnce with religion.
Acting il seems, upon these outside assurances,
the Mormons state their willingness to submit
protesting Mt tho same time that they were always
loynl ctixeus
The correspondent Of tho Times gives the follow
ing extract from n sermon OF Brigham Young to
the saints in tho Bowery, Mt Provo on the 27th
What is the present situation of aiIars9 For
us the clouds seem to be breaking Probably many
Of you have already learned that Gen. Johnston
passed through Great Salt Lake City with his com
mand under the strictcst discipline. Not house
fence sidewalk has been infringed upon by any
Of his command
1--WE told Commissioners Powell and McCulloch
that We believed President Buchanan would fulfil
his words, when his own interest prompted him
30 tn do.
I'VE have reason 10 believe that Colonel Kane,
ON his arrival nt tho frontiers, telcSraphed 10
Washington, and that orders were Immediately
sent to stop the march Of tho army for ten days.
That aavors of an anxiety for peace. | expect to
SEQ, il the late advices Of the government ara
ried out that portion Of tho United States army
now here have the privilege of going where tho in
terests of the country demand them; and the por-
tion which was to start for this place ordered In
other directions.
Here the Prophet became excited and burst
into a TRADE against President Buchanan, calling
him d driretina old dofard, nhose opn party aItoU
he should have been President twenty-five gears ago
trhen he had lille sense about him, If eper. But
| the Saints did not court war. They preferred
peace. iii could be had, and they had made it.
They were willing thnt tho world should have
the shadow of the settlement provided the Saints
! had the substance, as he maintained thcy had
lIe cared nothing for his own name. lie cared not
if they tramplod it under foot but he had told them
don't trample me under foot, for II you do you'll
find trouble (Great laughtcr.)
General Johnston will soon repair to winter
quarters. When this is done and we get the
news good and solid that there are no more troops
coming here we will believe that the government
means peace, just as their commissioners have
told us, and will go TO our homes again, and
have no more trouble during this King; for,
my own word for it, il old Buck euer gets hisJoot
decenay out Of this scrape, he soM neuerput IN
again.
Under-date Of July Sd, II 10 announced that the
4th WAS to be celebrated with appropriate ceremo-
General Johnston had returned from his visit to
various valleys, with view ofseectinga location
for winter quarters. He has seen no point which
he considers we'll adapted TO the uses Of psrma-
mont post. 81 Fss.
The army will move within two or three days,
however, 10 Cedar Valley, about forty-fve miles
from Salt Lake City, 10 IL from Lehi, and 6f-
teen or twenty from Provo, whore barracks and
storehouses will be Immediately erected The To-
cation 10 favorable ono from which to command
thcchief settlements with promptness and ehicien-
cy. ~
Grass is very scarce. however for large herds,
and it has been decided to send back to Fort Leay
enworth all the animals not absolu tely necessary
to be retained in camp
Terrible Death Of a Child by Hydrophobia
Bitten by Cat
The Peora I'M \ TrnnscriDf Oiyea nm account of