The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-06-16
COZ. Cummings In Utah.

rifle - Sab Like City, accompanied
lay t,oi X ne as his guide. and two SER
'vautS- In passing through the settle-
.mrI,is he was greeted with much res-
prr'ini a,renIions a. we're due 10 the re-
pr. $. native of the executive au hority
OF the Uii'ed Stafes in the Territory.
Near Warm Springs, at the line di-
yiding Great Salt Lake irum ID wis
cUuEiy, he MAS honorsl with formal
aud respectable reception by many GA
tlemen. inclujing the NJ ,ypr and mum.
cipal Officers OF the city, aud by them
escorted to lodaings previously prtpar
ed for him. the Niger occupying seat
at his side in Tie carriage. 49,
Ex-G'v. Young paid him e visit OF
ceremony as soon as he g as sufli 'iently
relieved If the fatigue OF jPurney to
receive company. lD subscquent 10
erview, Young eviaceG willingness to-
rfl"rd him every facility he might require
for The efficient performance Of admin
instrution duties. Y~uns's course in
this respeci, met with the approval Of
The majority at the Salt Like cummu-
ni'y. t-aatE
The Territorial seal, with The other
properly, was rendered Gov. Cummings
by William II. Hooper, Acting Score.
tary Of the Territory. The records aud
library 7, main unimpaired. r
CIV. Cummings entered on the pc.
form ance Of his official duty with pro-
found regret when he learned that agent
Hurt was charged With having melted
TO acts of hostility the Indians ia Vinta
Valley. The information came from
Hooper. Gov. Cumming hopes that
Hurt can vindicate himself! from the
charges, yet thinks they demand an in
vestigation. lptffi4L 10 ~ A
Gov. Cumming had informed Gen.
Johnston that he. should probably be
compelled to make a ereqa'sition upon
him for sufficient foTce 10 chaslise the
Indians. 'a ip .s.-.1lA
At every point Gov. Cumming was
recognized as the Governor of Utah,
and received with military salute;
there were Examinations in his honor.-
Having heard complaints, Gov Cum
ming caused public notice to be pos ed
siguifying bis readiness to relieve thpse
who deemed themselves agg,ieved by
being illegally restrained Of their liberty,
and assuring prot, :iion To all persons.
lie kept his Office open at oil hours Of
the day and night, aud registered Sc
men, 80 women, and II children as de /.
sircus of his protection and evincing a
| disposition of proceeding TO the Uaited
Safes. A large majority Of these PEG
pie were Of ErglIsh birth, and were
promised assistance to remove. Gov.
G. says his visit TO the Tabernacle will
never be forgotten There were be.
tween three and four thousand persons
assembled for the purpose Of public wor.
ship, and there was most profound ST.
lence when he appeared. Brigham
Yourg introduced him by name os the
G. ,veruur of Utah, and he {Cummingl
addressed them tor half an hour, telling
th"m his purpose ID uphold the eonsti,
turion aud the laws, and that he would
expect their obedience to all lawful au
| thoriry. at the same time assuring them
Of his determination to administer equal
and exac' justice, &c. He was lis ened
to respectfully.
He invited responses 10 his speech
and several spoke, referring in excited
tones W the murder Of Joseph Smith, &c
the service rendered by The Mormon ba
tallion in the Mexican war, aud rscapitu
la'ing long chapters Of their wrongs
The tumut fearfully increased as they
progressed, but an appeal from Young
restored calmness s veral aflersar,l:
expressed. regret for their behaviour.
! Gov Cumming proc eds to describ,
the exodus of the Mormons, saying the
people, including the inhabitants of S III
Lake, in the northern part of the Ter
ritory, are leaving.
The roads everywhere ere filled with
wagons loaded with provisions and house
hold furniture. Women aud childfcn,
often without shoes or h ITS, are driving
their ilocks they know not where, seem
ingly not only content but cheerful. L
is the will Of The Lord, they rel ,ice I,
change the comforts, OF home for tn,
trials Of the wilderness. Their ultimate
destination is 10, fixed on. G iny SJutI
! seemed to be sufficient to designate tn,
place, but fr no privase remarks of Youn,
in tho Tabernacle, Governor, Cummin;
THINKS they are going to Sonora.
Young, Kimball, and most of the In
? fluential men had left their commodiou
!, houses to swell the rlnks Of the emi
grants. He
The masses evcrywhere announced I
Gov. Cumming that the torch will b
2 applied to every house indiscrimiuatel
. throughout the country as soon as tn
troops uttempt TO cross the mountains
and that although their people we,
scattered, they would take every mea Z
y TO rally them u as-r sssfG
= Gov. Cumming says that some Of III
: Mormons are yet in arms, aud speaks
9 the mischief they are capsule Of reude
. ing as guerrillas. ~ ~
Y The way for The emigrants to I'll
D Pacific was open.
$ Governor Cumming would leave ,fs
y the South on the Sd Of May. He say
q that he will restrain the proceedings c
the military for the present. and unit
he shall receive additional instruction
q from the President. 49,
o. The Senate amended the Post o
fee bill BY abolishing the fraDking pri
ilsgp anil rai-iney ratios If pnStnoo