New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-07-30

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Coz, rror and himself but that he had sssursao.
t,.t an, Judpe will be removed fgom Office u,
sJau .ttenpt 10 interfere vita toe institution AZ
noIyosr,, IN thi, Territory, even u, 10 the cscharu
r. H. Alicia dutes believing poysatoy here 70 ).
80 nf,.rse AGAINST lsw. Since that date. Seas,v
Powell has stated to me, speakiog oola iot an.
self and fer Msl. McCullocb. that s"'n pleigeS 4
given at all. were given UNKNOWN 70 tas Coz
missiCners. o.,
1anos;feJ in the m .il. makes direct lss,.
,hafor h.tueen himself on the one side, and jrd,t
Tcleis on The other aud il rests with Mr.. BQchaas.
IN choose between them. The position ASSUMED b,
Iudge Tck,ls 10 his charge, ard from whca ~
nnrieht Judge he can never retreat, Is @ sotew:
fAmono the Territorial Statutes there "a ~ ~.
lecszipC polygamy, nor any aihx'ne dehrte pua-
shmept to thas practice. Neitcer IS taeFe say aH
defining hat constitutes marriage consequently.
whether the old Spanish or common law Is Tie Sss
of urisnn,deuce in this Territory the de6nitca Of
marriage Recognized BY both is to be recred hers.
a the union of one man with one woman; xnd
sI.o the definition of adultery common 10 bSka
a the connection Of either the man or tae womxn
nitba third psrty. Among the Territorial statutes
there ia An set sttixipg definite punishment n
adultery. which act it is the dut! OF Grand !une
in the Territory to recognize, aud " 10 Ass taeg
duty 10 INQUIRE whether it has been lnfrngedk
parties liable to their inquisition.
| may have stated the point less lucidly thaaa
was explained BY his Honor 10 his charge. butt
believe that have stated il accurately and COG
cisely. OF course it "nterferes" with polygany
in this Territory. and il now remains TO De- scs
v hat value is to be attached to the "as'urances'
that Judge SO interfering shall be- removed.
lou are aware that what constitutes poiygs1y
here is not exactly what would constitute aa
crime in the States Here each successive wits
taken after the first is spiritual. snd tne pro-
cess of uniting her TO the husband Is called =" sal
ing The fret wife only IS Married Ihe marry
ing can be performed by almost any magistrate
Judge, ust:ce of the peace, clerk OF the courts
tic. Sealing however, can be executed only By
the First Pre- sidency, and by two of the Twelve
Apostles. who are specially endowed by Brigham
with authority for that purpose. Formerly the
process of sealing was performed by Brigham alonA
but during the " Reformation OF 1850 the casa
became so frequent that il was found necessary b
divide the labor. AT first there was no charge tx
the performance, but now, am told, the paymeot
Of $40 is required for each spiritual ssseL
By the process of sealing wife IS united To-.
man "A the Mormons express IT, for =" time and
eterrity:" but BY the process Of marriage only@
- time Therefore, after the hrst vile nss oeee
united by the civil ceremony OF marriage, the o..
clesisstical ceremony Of sealing is often performed
in addition in order that -he ma! be possessed tor
eternity as we'll as time
1t has been Iumored that the practice of poygsmJ
is about to be discontinued in the Church attach
no credit to the rumor am informed by Nor.
mon that only yesterday his niece was sealed 49,
fifth spiritual at Provo, to Lewis Robinson. tho
Mormon Quartermaster- General. The glr's ap
was op!. fifteen years.
have already written Ia You what an extraorii
nary state of peace and harmony has been effected
There suot Gentle in the city an opponent Of tho
Governors policy, who lies down to sleep without
a revolver under his pillow Both Mormons aud
Gentiles carry weapons openly IN the streeta
Trade between them is still interdlcted BY the au
thOrlties of the church. although the Globe Restsu
rant, which is church property remains open 10
furnish Gentiles with meals at So per day. No
Gentle can yet rent house in the city. TM
Pre- mise of one secured for the accommodated
of the Chief Justice, but the day before the army
arrived the owner stated that he had "tskec couu-
sci, aud could not let the building even for
month.
The few apOstates who turned back toward the
city from Fort BIidger under the protection Of the
army have been assai'ed with hootng and yeviV
when they have crossed the river from the camp
ground ard attempted to ride through the streeta
Toe houses are It'll barricaded the gardens of the
poorer inhabitants neglected, and beginning TO b
cboked with weeds. There is not Mormon fala
ily within circuit Of twenty mles. The Governw
digL itares, ard quarreling with his Gentle asse
ates in Office, sending on petitions for their 70
moval, making malicious remarks concerning them,
nd deIogncng the army.
The CO edition OF affairs is entirely unnatural and
it is impossible for it to last month longer. now
that the army has entered the Valley. The Com.
mssiOLers have fulfilled their duty, which was sum
ply 10 exhort the Mormons to unconditional submls-
sicD, repeating at the same time the assurances Of
the Presidents proclamation, that it IL not the 10
tnton Of the Government to modest them in then
worship control the in their ecclesiast zeal Affairs
or even to Influence them in their religious opinions
Whattyer may be the personal views Of the CoInmIs.
sloners respecting polygamy a religious insiltI'
ton, have the assurance Of Senator Powell thai
those views were not expressed. The views o. toe
Governor aud the Superintendent however ap'
pears, were expressed outside the conferencss' 70
the effect that polygamy is covered by the Pred''
dents declaration Of nOnnterference with religion
Acting, II seems upon these outside assurances, tho
Nofnons stated their willingness to submit, protest.
ing at the same time that they were always loyd
citizens.
The work Of the Commissioners being over, that
of Gov. Cumming bas begun, and the recital OF thu
condition of affairs which have made above, shows
how successfully il has been prosecuted. At last,
Judge Eckels, and at the same time the army make
their appearance on the scene the distrust of the
Mormons is revived, the petition is prepared sai
banded to the Governor for Transmission, ssd the
confusion becomes almost complete. His Excel
lency has started for Provo this morning. accomPs'
MED by james Ferguson, VIM. III. Hooper, and ".
{. Stanes, to endeavOr, understand, TO persuade
the Mormons to return to Salt Lake City. II Brig,
ham Young is obstinate about that mstter, II viii
hardly be completed
No one can look on this condition of affair with
out the most extreme regret-discord among tue
civil officers, distrust and to great extent, noo'
intercourse on the part ofthe Mormons, and an army
present whose commander is about TO be superseiei
By General whose acquaintance with the hIstoryd