The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1858-06-05


been rife with conflicting rumors relative to
the above subject. 1t is, as yet, uncertain
whether any settlement of the differences has
been effected. 1t is asserted, in certain
quarters, with cverweening confidence, that
Governor CUMMINGS entered Salt Lake City
on or about the first of April, and entered at
once upon the active discharge Of his duties
as chief magistrate of the Territory. 1t may
possibly be true that BRIGHAM has succumb-
ed to Federal authority, without striking q
blow, but We are sorry to say that We have
strong doubts on the subject, and that oil
reports and rumors to that effect, are sadly
in need of confirmation. There would be
nothing at oil surprising, were it indeed true
that BRIGHAM had given up his regal sceptre
and become submissive subject; it would
be but another proof of the intriguing and
willy character of the Prophet, Priest and
King Of the Mormons. Any concession he
may now make will be for specific purpose
and that purpose, the withdrawal of the
troops. That object effected, the same old
farce, with stage additions and new cast
of characters, would at once be placed in
rehearsal, and upon the first fitting occasion
enacted for the ''beneft" of Uncle Samuel
in particular, and the "rest of mankind" in
general. Nothing short of an unconditional
surrender of the Territory into the hands of
the Federal authorities, should meet with
the least favor. AS Mr.. Polk said, 1874,
accede to our terms cor phight," but let us
not, like that worthy, ingloriously retreat
from our position.
Another Shabby Trick Of the Administration.
Our army in Flanders never swore harder,
probably, says the Detroit advertiser, than
various aspiring military gentlemen about
Washington, have sworn for few days past,
who are Interested in the new volunteer reg
iments to 90 and light BRIGHAM YOU'VE. The
President has been playing them a shabby
trick. He had taste Of what these military
gentlemen could do in the way of lobbying
certain measures through Congress, and
consequently preferred to keep them there,
to sending them of on the Salt Lake mission.
Some of the principal officers of these expect
ant regiments have been in Washington for
weeks, working like bees to get through the
deficiency and the Kansas bills. The Presi-
dent, previous to the passage of the de6cien-
cy bill, and the Kansas bill, assured these
gentlemen that the regiments would be de-
siguated Immediately on the passage Of
these bills, and they worked hard for them,
and actually secured votes which they could
not otherwise have got,-and they claim
that it was by their efforts that they passed.
Well there is another bill-the general ap-
preparation bill-which the President wants
passed above all the others, so he now cooly
tells them they must help lobby through this
bill also before he Gun do the first thing to-
wards designating the new volunteer regi-
ments! Thus the President brings every
thing to bear-he makes slaves of all who
nsk for anything, even the chance of defend
ing the flag of their country;-he makes
slaves of them to drill through his odious
measures, for the extension Of slavery. Did
any other President ever SO PROSTATE his
high Office, to base purposes did ever John
Tyler, the migrate and traitor? The militia
ry gentlemen in Washington, who have been
served this shabby trick, by the President,
are very indignant, as they justly may be,
at such unhandsome conduct; and it was by |
the persuasion Of friends that they have
been prevented from publishing full state
ment Of this shabby treatment, blowing up
the President and all hands concerned in it.
And now instead Of the regiments being sent
to Utah, where they expected to 60 when
they offered their services, they are, when
to be sent to the frontiers, to
,upply the places Of the regulars who 80 to i
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