The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-08-15

lshed about "Uah and the M,rmous In the Los
Gently passed through this Territory, testiyng 70 s
order that hes prevailed here and the nnd ueasmer.
IL 80 unco nmon 70 nd men with sufficient courage or
gratitude 70 publicly acknowledge any good treatment or
kindnees received from this unpopular people tna Wnen
so unpopular a. the goodness kindness or the people OF
this Territory terrible in the eyes OF many tn they
ste the impuees of Justice and gratitude and either
main passive and tscsly scquescng spectators Of the
struggles vy and misrepresent u.s. or openly become
in the Southern vlmeyard-s weekly paper recently
started s Los Angelesof the 9th Of june there appears
. card Of nearly column In length, from number Of
The first part OF their contains sketch OF
the treatment they received while with the army al Fort
Brdger and the circumstances under which they lef
on tho 10th we arrived 1t Mormon station 1t the
mouth Of Echo Canon, in famished condition On re.
presenting our distressed circumstances wants were
promptly and gratutously supplied Here We were fur
nshed with escort to the city, where We met with
sued Instructions regarding safety throughout the set
Elements accompanied with relieved escort AZ each sta
ton We recruited ourselves q Beaver o and was
We would be exceedingly ungrateful In emitting An
expression Of sincere thanks and deep
TO Mormon friends OF Utah and the mail carriers for
the dsinerested kindness evncei towards us in minis
tercg 70 wants. and for the aid extended TO US In our
reached destination but have persisted on the DESERT
or been killed BY merciess savages
After making these statements they soemnIy dec'a-e
for the OF the public that they heard his Elk
cellepcy Governor Cumming assert on tie pubic stand
in Salt Lake CITY, relative to the United States Cour re
cords circulated by Judge Drumond and others to be
false unfounded aud most malicious representation that
the said records delivered TO him gooa
diton, aud we're at that time 10 hs charge aud custody
eou.y caooa vp those Who have made the aSsv
saeents public fee ing outside woult never have arisen
high against TIL people, All that has been asked OF
Any that have resided hsre through thar
from the States and who may have received sab
sanAl relief experienced Kindness has been to tell the
truth We asked not for puas coored reports; bat
plain uuvarnisned statecnent-f any made at all
OF things they really existed here Had this h1ars
been done editors would nave suffered cresa'any 10y
They would have had good opportunity OF giving
vent 30 the malice that was consuming them; bat the
ustry AZ large would have been better for II, and 60
vernment would have been saved vast expense.
LETTER FROM DISCIPLE.
GREAT SALT LAKE CRY, July 9, 1858.
GrtimJltrg Against the Army-7hs Elements Of Discord
Abundant.
The mail arrived from the East the 7th nst bringing
few late papers from the States up to the 18th umo
General II. s. Eldrdge and twenty ave missionaries
have arrived. General Johnston's army remained on
Brghsm's I'LL they ate up all the grass which the
cz.Ds depended for their work CATTLE then removed
Cedar county about miles west Of Leh where they
have remained til this date appears 70 be the policy
General j. keep his immense herds OF stock
settlement eat up the grass which the settlers
depend for the sustenance Of their cattle. While
they remained at Salt Lake City, west OF Jordan they
burned about mile Of post and pole fence for fuel and
turned their cattle into Joseph Youngs meadow and de-
about hundred OF hay and large amount
of pasurase II Is thought by that compensation
will be made destruction o. the fence and loss
Of grass rrcparabe damages TO the com nunity at
this crisis.
The merchants have Tentsd stores and opened their
goods the prices rate about rs per cent higher than
~l1s~~ 49,
few purchasers have presented themselves yet The
immense armament that the government has in this
country must necessarily disseminate some money; al
though understand the troops bring their own sup
plies which ia very thoughtfui "a the whoa, CROP on
account OF smut failure 10 some portions OF the Terri
tory Some OF our farmers are moving their wheat for
foodar.
me rseve Apostles las the army have demo n'us.ei
their siege battery called upon preach Sunday
last at the celebration OF the Fourth or July Brighsus
Creek 1t ia said they charged with pounds Of pow
DER and annoyed because they made little noise
nothing heard in the city on the road east Of
Jordan About six hundred gallons OF qaor were ss 1ed
and national health drank
The people IRE rolling back TO their homos. Several
hundred wagons pass daily.
On tuesday last General Johns,on-to avoid making
road sde-crossed the Jordan aud passed
Uss V.ey ocoaps the snrs dug way and hndsrnS
the travel OF the returning families for nearly day. ex
cep. si an interval when about two hundred wagons
smmed into . vacancy between the regiments, hinderng
their rear column Tor about two hours.
Nest Of the citizens who 90 to their camp business
many officers respectful, while others do
not refrain from saying that "every damned Mormon
should be naDg s5' using similar bite, nysctyss, 10
s,ed the except on urgent business Acts ocourtey
however. have not boon wanting While the army we're
Gro wded off the road and tipped over A nmls-
stoned OH cried out, "rasfe Is God dsnne1 Nor
mons wagon tipped over, and rm glad Of IT," Upoa
which his officer, who hoard hin, required him 10 s1 IN
puttirg the wagon and load tsrshs cislzsn who
In hurry 10 pass the army ant plsn through, was re
AN~ Kaa. .aa~tA off ma l,Aa
their teams restless and might crowd him OF tue
precipce. which Is severai hundred feet high.
There about loo blackezs, gsmoisrs aud oilers,
ioapr asou, Che city Who are de,ermioed to 90 some
thing 10 KICK ro~ possible; but as they have no
countenancc from Governor ca nmns WHO'S determoed
70 RICH, take place, they have encouragement to
succeed
No movement whstsver has been mais by the tuii>n
Department 70 punsn the indians for tbs murders, roo
berries ties uttcd upon tue citizens
though the agents deuy the change Of nsystDg them
Tne Indians seen ss,onsned the pescs. they
the valleys for the purpose Of plum eri1g aud ROB,
bog the families, white the Aormons were fgosins the
Aericsts
We have been informed that ths sl,er.a.eaaeu. gave
the utsbs enosmpei spsnsh Fork. nbering about
eco souls, beef and some nJur 70 maze feast ~ the
expense OF the Uuited states
The citizens Of the peghborh,od have given them
raj thousand pounds Of )ur ans twsve peeves they
were very hungry and they have stolen twenty or thirty
They said when they came Ia taey were seat ia
BY Tsshogo1s youngest brother to get somsihng 10 eat
FROM the settlers.
Iisarn from Warren snow tia, the n1rler OF Yoacx.
aud party Salt Creek Canon psrpstraiei ny
the Utaas under impression that aivsnc OF
ar nv was the ssnsl 70 commence tue EXTERN ,ssou Of
the Morm,ns Mrs. Yoncterson violated both before
and after she killed BY toe indians.
The cl,zsrs generally believe TIA. the emlssries OF
Agent Hurt the nstgstors OF the Inisns that
giou ~ hostility.
No,si,h.sandog the irrigation has been supplied par
tally By the unprecedented rsns msny have cast
their fruit Ia consequences Of drought People rs;arn
Ing home a. checrfuliy as they weat arsy.
ARRIVALS.
TX Governor Powell and MAJOR Mscaiocb, Com nIssion.
appointed by President Bicbaoan W visit Ussh, sat
DR. ForDey, Utah Superintendent o. iadsa Affairs arrived
10 Great salt Lake City the Tth of jane The slpsrn
tepdeut vptered NJ Camp Scott, (knosa Fort 9fdger
Secretary Hartnei, who went from Camp SCOTT 10 the
States last winter arrived in Great salt Lake City the
18Th.
His Exoelency Governor Cumming returned from Camp
Scott to Great Salt Lake City Juno ;.
Commissioners Powell aud McCullo'h visited Provo
the 18th OF June and Governor YELL the $780,
addressed audience or 1000 persons the Bow
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