American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1858-06-17
The dispatches from Gov. Cum
/ ming.
Ills Account Of his Visit 20 salt Lake
I City.
4. DEAOE IN IT'pAII
PEACE IN UTAH.

City.
PEACE IN UTAH.
The following is the subsistence Of the
official news from Utah, upon which the
President based his peace message:
la letter TO Secretary Cass Governor
Cumming says that ha left the camp on
the 5,h Of April en- route to Salt Lake City
accompanied by Cd. Kane as his guile.
and two Servants. In passing through
the settlements he was created with such
respectful attentions as were due to the
representative Of the Executive authority
of the Uailed States in the Territory
Near Warm Springs, at the line dividing
Great Salt Lake FROM Davis county. he
was honored with a formal and re-.
speclfui reception by maLy gentlemen. in,
cluding the Mayor and municipal offic-
ers of that city. AMI by them escorted
10 lodgings previously prepared for him
the Mayor occupying seat at his side IN
his carriage.
Ex- Goveanor Young paid him a visit Of
ceremony as socN as he was sufficiently
relieved of the fatigue OF his journey to re-
ceve company. In a subsequent inter-
view Young evinced willingness to af~
ford him every facility he might require
for the efficient performonce of his admin
is'rative duties. Young's course in this
respect. Governor Cumming fancied, met
with the approval of the majority Of the
Salt Lake community.
The territorial sAal with other property
was rendered to Governor Cumming by
VIM. fl. Hooper. late acting Secretary o.
The Territory The records and library
remain unimpared.
G,verner Cumming entered npon The
performance of his offi'isl duty ith pro
found regret, when he learned that ager
Hart was charged with having melted tC
acts ofhostiliiy the Indians in Yinta valley
The in't rmalon came from Hooper. Gov
ernor Cumming hopes that Hart can vim
dicate himself from the charges, yet thinks
tlev demand an investigation
Gov. Cumming had informed General
! Johnston that be should probably be CON
pslled 10 make requisition upon hin
Tor a sufli lent force to ch.sise tho In
dians.
AT every point Governor Cumming wa
recognized as the Governor of Utah. anC
received with a military salute. lie in
vited responses to his speech and sevsra
{ 81 oke. referring in exciting tones 10 th'
} murder Of Joseph Smith, to the service
rendered by the Mormon battalion in th'
| hfovion o,,I .i,,la |
chapters of their wrongs. The tumul
. null iearlully increased AS they progressed
! but an appeal from Young restored calm
ness. Several afterwards expressed re
grel for their behavior.
Governor Comming proceeds to des
cribe the expdous Of he Morm)ns. sayiu
;; the people, including the inhattaneo Q
: Salt Lake, in the Northern part of Tia
$ Territory a'e leaving. The roads every
i where ere filed with wagons loaded wit
! provisions and household furniur. Wo
men aud children, often without shoes o
hats, are driving their hocks, ;hey know
not where. seeming not only contented bu
/ cheerful 1t is The will of the Lord
, they say, and they rejoice to change !h
comforts OF he me for the trials of the vii
derness.
i There were ilumuatons in his honoI
e Having heard numerous complaints, Gov
q Cumming caused public notice to be pos
{ ed signifying his readiness to relieve thos
IS who deemed themselves aggreive1 by be
i ing illegally restrained OF their l;terty, an
assuring protection ioJa.l persons. II
!, Kept his Office open at all hours of the da
e ard light, aud registered iCly-six me
y and tNirly-three women anl seventy on
II children, as descrous of protection, nm
e e rvincinga a disposition of proceeding TO III
!" United States. 4 large majority of thls
n -cope were OF English birlh, and wer
promised assistance TO remove. Go,
e Cumming says his visit to the TabernacI
= will never be forgotten. There were be
r. tween three and four thousand persons AS
d sembled for the purpose Of public worship
and there WAS most profound sllenc
when he appeard. Brigham Young intro
duced him by name of Governor of Uul
, aud be (Clmming) addressed them lc
4 half an hour. telling them his purpose
o u2aoll the constitution and the laws, al
g that he woull expect their obedience
:, all lawful authority, at the same tina a.
e suring them of his determination TO admin
o lister equal and exact justice, &c. He "
g listened to respectfully.
- Their ultimate destination was not fxe
}. on. Gnng South seemed to be sufliccl
al to designate the place; hut from privat r,
e marks OF Young in tie Tabernacle Cover
,. ,' or Cumming thinks they are going to S
~ nora.
oil Young Kmbqll and m )st Of the imflue
r lial men had left their commodous hous
!" to swell the ranks of the emigrants.
ID The masses every where announced
4 Governor Cumming that the torch will
I'd applied to every house indiscrimirate
"a throughout the country as soon rs t
d, troops attempted to croos the mountain
III and that although their peop'e We're SO,
y, tered they would take every means TO ra
~, them.
H. Governor Cummin says that some of
Mormons ale yelin arms, aud speaks
in the mischief they are capable Of reuderi
M MS gurrilIas.
The way for the emigrants 10 the Paci
was open.
Governor Cumming would leav foI
South on the 81 of May, He says that
will restrain all the proceedings of the n
tary for the present, and until he shall
ceive additional instructions from the Pr
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