The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-02-11
Later NJ VS. from Utah.

Through gentleman who left Salt Lake
City IN the 10th Of December, having ar.
rived there via California, the n. Y. Times
has interesting Intelligence from the seat Of
Mormondom, considerably later than any
before received. We quote
Stopping at San Bernardino, on the way
to Utah, be there had an Interview with
Captain Hunt and other Mormon leaders,
who were crowded with business. 10 making
preparations for the emigration Of the whole
Mormon population from that country 10
Great salt Lake City,
The Morm0ns in that region were selling
III their farms, mills. workshops, &c, at
gr at sacrifices. 5ix months ago the same
property could not have been purchased Tor
ten times the prices now accepted Every
thing they posses ws for sale, save the
means Of transporting them 10 the goal Of
their hopes. and the etccteras required on
tie journey.
There Is 40 question that the MDrnpns
in all the settlements are fully posted on the
war question, and the Indians SEEN quite a
much interested rs they are. The have
rubbed up their firearms, cleaned their locks
and are particularly sparing in the use Of
powder aud lead.
in the settlements south of Great Salt
Lake City. the Morm,ns were united. and
very busy threshing their grain, which they
had in great abundance from the las,!har
vest.
On the 9Th Of December. the day after ar
irving in this city, our informant attended
at the preaching in the Tabernacle md heard
several Of the leading men. Ailuslon was
made by all the speakers to their peculiar
position, in being besiegeI by the troops On
the East, but the gist of oil was, particular
ly, the necessity Of the people being united
and exercising faith. From the preaching,
and from conversations with several persons,
it was easy To perceive that all had great
confidence in ultimate success. There were
strong exhortations 10 trust in the Lord bat
at the same time there was no lack of effort
10 keep the powder dry. Nothing q im'
portanco had occurred very recently, so far
as the Mormons were concerned; but the
couriers we're daily entering the city, with
reports from the " Eastern expedition"
which caused considerable excitement every
day. They have regular postal communica-
tions between the camp and the city. So that
the absent lords were continually cheering
their families with news
The suffering among the United States
troops was, naturally enough, subject tor
congratulation in the city, when friends met.
The people believe in the entire destruction
OF the troops now at the foot Of the noun
tains, and rs many more ~ may join them
in the spring not by the superior human
force which may be brought TO oppose their
entrance into the valleys, bu, by the exer-
else Of the Almighty power" The Nor.
nous sce no possibility OF the troops ever
getting in, though the valleys should be be-
sIeged on every side. The narrow defles
must be passed in which bodies Of men can
be awfully harrasseJ by guerrilla parties.
and for that business they seemed ready and
well skilled. They have strongly fortified
Echo Cannon as the troops are now in that
direction but every other entrance will be
made place OF defence before the summer.
Every able.boded man will be- under arms
Us soon Us they have put in the spring crops,
aud they say that in the tine Of harvest If
the meu cannot return the women and the
rising generation, together with 1.-The fathers
in Israel" will lend their aid Many of the
women are no, over delicate in frame. Ma
ny Of them. natives Of Europe. have been
accustomed TO work of the field aud the
factory SO that. under the actual superyi-
sion OF Brigham, there il little doubt that
much OF the harvest, il not all, will be saved
An open fight is not COUNTED upon, but
every other means Ut GRIPPING the army will
be psorted a., II once II becomes u matter
Of hlc aud death. There is, however. hope
prevailing among the Mormons, that the adj
miaistratiou will yet call otr the army, They
count somewhat On popular feeling for arrest
ing the President in thu course he has taken
against them. They believe however pre-
: "a lec,I the people may be against the Nor
/ mons AMI It's peculiar institutions. Cobgp s.
would not sanctlun extreme nt.isur,s against
( them without their being heard in defence 4
( the course they have takvu. The majority
( IT the meu are for war. In Tact. their bead
ers hal great difficulty to keep some down
who were FESTIVE and painting lor fight
Brigham told them that be would exercise
faith that the troops should be kept away.
and he wished all e. d. the sams. instead OF
wishing them 10 advance His orders were
imperative noi to SHE'D b,N.i. So that ii ano-
Their coarse should be adopted by the admin
ls,t,t,ou towards tbem,tbe feeling ot revenge
should no, hinder The establishment uf peace.
While our informant remained in the city,
he heard 4 nv disseasions
The party LETT the city 20 the 10th ii De.
cember. al 10 IN tie uDraing, cr,ssed the
Little Mountain, and camp,Ni IN the SNOW al
the trs', 81 the Big MSun,aia, about twenty
miles trnm the city. Their was ~ grass, 81
tina, they had 10 depeud "a at, ia the ca
lie during the first day ont. The next day
they cr,~sed the Rig Mountain, AMI went Il
the Weber River, where there was grass
and abundance of w"Si tr campfire; then
tray,l,d up tho Weber i've miles, and CAME
upon Mormou camp Il Ranger. al tbe
mouth II Echn-CAnon. They had perm I
10 20 Through tho can,1, and conclu,ied tina;
Il the Mormuns continue the ahors they