New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-08-06


Advces have baen received from Ike a fsr4st
5alt Lake City as late as Jaiy 3a. Goy Ctmnip9
mas petltioned for the removal Of Judge HsEels ar
other Ct bis civil associates. The allegations pss
the former are, Of course, founded Ga the ehaTga
which he delivered at Fort Bridger lsst Aprl yss
qHirng the Grand Jury Of the United States District
Court for the Northern Judicial District Of the Ter
tory 70 indict polygamy adultery, ETC., among the
Mormons.
This looks very much as if Gov. Gamrninr had sofa
himself, out and out to Brigham Tonnr and bis
creatures, but his conrse may be in accordance with
his Instructions OF this Mr.. Buchanan should ii.
form the country at once, for we apprehend that
popular opinion win be slow to sanction such an evf
dent backing down before Mormon bravado as Is
shown by the following correspondence Of the New
York Tribune from Salt Lake City:
4 great deal of excitement was produced on the
evening Of the arrival of the army by the discovery
of the fact that Gov. Cumming had mailed to Wash
ington that very morning. petition for the removal
from Office Of certain Of his civil associates. Who
were the sgners Of the petition, and what was its
wording, is not yet spostiYely known Gov. Cum
ming and Dr. Jacob F0rney, the Superintendent of
Indian Affairs both saw it. According to my IN
formation which believe to be accurate the officers
whose removal il solicited, are Hon. D. r. Eckels,
Chief Justice Of the Supreme CoHrt John M. Hook
aday, District Attorney DR.. Garland Hurt and MF.
Z. l.. Craig, Indian Agents and Mr. Fl. F. Morrell,
1
Mr.. Seth NJ. Blair to be Chief Justice in the place oT
4 Judge Ecktis is recommended Mfr. Blair is a. Nor
mon Mayor in the Nauvoo Begion he has four EiYes
and ne was the engineer Of the forfcatfons in Echo
Canon
The allegations against Judge Eckels are founded
\ On charge delivered by him to the Grand Jury or
the United states District Court for the Northern
Judicial District Of the Territory at Fort Brfdger
On the 5th Of april, n which he alluded to poIygany
and adultery
In the letter which mailed to Won ON the 10th ~
June, | stated my belief that secret pledges were
given by the Governor and the Superintendent N
Indian Affairs to leading Mormons, during the pro.
gress Of the conferences, upon the subject Of poly
gamy. l will state to you now the name Of my in
formant. It was the Superintendent himself n 4
conversation, the 18th Of June, he asserted that
not only were such pledges given, both by the Cover
and himself but that he had assurances that any
Judge will be removed from Office who shall attempt
to interfere with the institution of poygamy in this
Territory, it, in the discharge Of bis official
! duties believing polggamy here TO be an ofense
stated to me, speaking both for himself and for Mai
McCuIloch, that snch pledges, i given at all, were
given unknown to the Commissioners
The petition which Coy. Cumming took in charge
and deposited in the mall makes a direct issue
therefore, between himself on the one side and Judge
Eckes on the other and it rests with Mr. Buchanan
to choose between them.
The condition Of affairs is entirely unnatural and
it is impossible for it TO last a month longer, now
that the army has entered the Valley. Tie Com
missoners have fulfilled their duty which was simply
to eXhOrt the MOrmOns to unconditional submission,
repeating at the same time the assurances Of the
Presidents proclamation, that it is not the intention
Of the Government to molest them in their worship,
control them in their ecclesiastical affairs, or
influence them in their religious opinions Whatever
may be the personal views Of the Commissioners re-
speCting polygamy as religious Institution, have
the assurance Of Senator Powell that those views
were not expressed. The views of the Governor and
the Superintendent, however, it appears, were ex-
pressed outside the conferences to the effect that
polygamy is covered by the President'a decaFation
DF ufOT nrds7
upon these outside assurances the Mormons stated
their willingness to submit, protesting at the same
time that they were always loyal citizens.
In one Of his peculiar sermons at Provo recently,
!, Brigham Young pronounced President Buchanan q
dryeling old dotard, and said
General Johnston viii soon repair to winter quar-
tiers. When that is done, and we get the news good
and solid that there are no more troops coming here
we will believe that the Government means peace.
lust their Commissioners have told u.s. and will go
to our homes again, and have more trouble during
this King; for my word for it, if old Buck eBer gels
his foot decetiy out Of this scrGPe, he toM nere Ptt
ID in Ggdin.
in the postscript to his letter of the Sd ult the cor
respondent Of the New York Times writes
The army will not move from here for several days.
The anniversary of American independence will be
celebrated by the firing Of national salute and BY
other appropriate ceremonies
Gen. Johnston has returned from his visit to various
valleys, with view Of selecting location for winter
quarters. He considers the country over which ht
has passed to be essentially desert. He has seen
point which he considers well adapted to the uses
Of permanent post.
The army will move within two or three days. how
ever to Cedar Valley about fortytve miles from Sal
Lake City, ten or twelve from Lehi, and fifteen q
twenty from Provo rLere barracks and store hotse,
CiR be Immediately erected. The location is favor
able one from which to command the chief settle
ment3 with pr0mptness and efficiency.
Grass is very scarce however, for large herds, anC
it has been decided to send back to Fort LeavenWetf
all the animals not absolutely necessary to be retain