The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-07-10

they coincide with General JOHNSTON, and differ
from Governor CUNNING, as TO the propriety of
marching the army into Salt Lake City; though
it is very possible that they may dissent from the
views of both in other particulars. If they should
happen also to disagree among themselves the
complication would be complete But the case of
Judge ECKLEs is the saddest one of all. Never
since the days of the Patriarchs was judicial officer
placed in so perplexing position. Eager TO serve
his country, within five days after receiving his
appointment, he had settled his affairs, closed his
Indiana office, and his way TO Leaven-
WORTH where he expected to meet his associate
Judges. But the associate Judges did not turn
up-they have never turned up to this day,-so
the Chief Justice pressed forward on his journey
across the plains until he reached Fort Kearney
After waiting in vain at this post for two weeks, in
daily anticipation of the coming ofhis legal brethren
he set his face westward and pushed out into the
Wilderness furnishing his teams and their proven
der at his own expense First, he occupied a
wagon-that broke down; then he condescended
to take an ox-cart-and in this primitive vehicle
lie continued on his way until he was overtaken
at Hams Fork by General JOHNSTON, who. rather
reluctantly, lent him three Government mules.
What further hardships and privations Chief JUS
tice ECKLEs, late of Indiana, endured before he
reached the neighborhood of Camp Scott. have
not yet been placed upon public record. We,
nevertheless, get occasional glimpses of him, by
means of letters from the Camp or of traders from
Utah. At one time we find him building rough
log shanty for his judicial residence; at another
his arm. But in the midst of these rude labors,
the Chief Justice did not forget his official duties
He opened his court at Camp Scott; appointed his
subordinate officers from among the clerks team
sers and camp followers around him, and in this
rather informal sort of way, by the aid of a
police furnished from the army, and of q magis-
trate supplied by Governor CUMMING, he managed
to set the wheels of the judiciary in notion hurled
, n proclamation at the delinquent Mormons; de-
clared war against the gamblers who infested the
camp and overawed, with the terrors of the law
pugnacous Transfers and lght-fngercd gentlemen
of leisure But now that the army is about tc
enter Salt Lake City, Judge ECKLEs is placed in 4
still more awkward predicament. lie cannot hold
Supreme Court for his associate Judges are non sua
He cannot exercise his functions in the judicial
district to which he has been appointed, for tho
simple reason that it contains no Inhabitants
What then is Judge ECKLEs to do? Shall he
travel southwark with Governor CUNNING and en-,
treat BRIGHAM YOUNG and ITEGER G. KIMBALL &c
come back and he hanged while the Executive is
coaXing the masses to come back and be governed
or shall they 90 n birding together? And there
are those wandering gentlemen the Peace Commits
sOners! Are they also to settle down in the
silent valley where all wrangling has ceased, be.
cause the wranglers have betaken themselves else
where, and where the mere apprehension of theil
coming has produced that profound quiet they
were specially instructed to promote? Taken
altogether We may regard the Federal authorities
in Utah as a remarkably happy family. Each en-
joys his own opinion to what it were hest to do
and as neither has the opportunity of witnessing
the practical working of his particular theory,
there can be no very serious cause for quarrel
among them. They can therefore agree to disagree
with the most perfect harmony, for they are al
in the mirc together, and while there is neither
choice of Seats nor preference of position each is
made to bear his respective quota of Il bundle Of
perpleXities that has been distributed among them
with singular evenness and impartiality