Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-07-06

was tOlu Dy Bishop Butter. Oh pdnlsn 'n"t
Colonel Kane was re-baptised and received MS
endowments Immediately upon MS arrival at
Salt Lake City from California In Provo city,
on the sunday following Cnmmlhg visit there,
Brigham in q sermon, spoke az follows Gov
erDoT Cumming has been here and promised the
people protection. indeed but the poor, lousy
old curse can't protect himself, much less any
body else. why, have to send guard around
with him to prevent the people from cutting his
throat" Subsequently he stated that Salt Lake
city was his individual property-he would burn
II down TO morrow He had moved the people
all south, however, and 1t was his purpose to
purn the city any how, as soon the troops
should approach it.
He told the people, however, to keep perftcuy
quiet; to settle down in the southern settlements
To which they had removed, cultivating their
crops; and in SiLty days, or DIS soon Colonel
Name could go 10 Washington aud back, he woUId
tell them trhether they trere 10 remain in the
Valley or icdre 1T. Mr. James thinks that If the
Mormons leave the Valley, il is Brig hams in
tentlon TO strike across the White Mountains, and
then proceed northward to the British Posses
sions The Mormons assert, doubtless, falsely,
that they have recently received from the British
Government encouragement to 90 into their Pos
sessions on the Pacific. He does not doubt that
Brigham will destroy Salt Lake as soon az the
troops approach it, as they have already burned
the northern settlements of Box Elder and Willow
Creek.
The march ria the White Mountains to the
British Possessions, would be some 700 or 500
miles. Brigham, however, seems to be prepared
Tor his own escape in an emergency, having kept
long ing to the church. in fine condition down in
San Pete Valley, 49, miles south of Salt Lake
and in the neighborhOod, to which he has con.
veycd his spirtUals There is no doubt that they
are designed for his own and his haren's flight
MIR. James states that Gov. Cummings Mormon
guard when he visited Provo consisted of How
aid Egan, John kay, fayette Wonhen, David
Cdndldnd VIM. kemblc and Col Kane In view
of such details as these, it would seem dif,cuIt
to doubt that the Governor was mistaken in sun
Posing bis own movements IN the Valley to h. v,
ben so entirely free Of espionage and restraint.
Just after the Governor left Provo, John Young.
brother of the prophet, in d O. sermon preached
at Spanish Fork, which Mr.. James heard told
the people not to be uneasy about leaving their
homes, but to 90 on with their Improvements in
the faith that the army would never intcrrupt
them. " If we give them Salt Lake City,, lie
continued, that will Ill the bill; and if they at
tempt to come around the point of the mountain
(Which divides Salt Lake Valley from Utah VAL
lsy.) Brother Brigham will make a bone-yard of
the place for not single soldier shall eater here
" He has thus far kept the boys off, but If they
provoke bis wrath, he will let them have fun
play, and wipe out the scoundrels Brethren
let us listen to what our Governor says Brio
ham is our Governor, always has been, and al
ways will be. He is the only man who ever can
govern this people. Let old Governor Cunning
20 TO HI where he UUH 60 soon, any way with
all his ID party. The old scoundrel got ND
and said he wanted the ladies' on his side and
d-n him, that is all they do want. His speech
was something Ii c the one Brocchus made
W hen be came ont here he said in tue Tdber-
II was hard work for Brother Brig ham 10 Keen
the people from cutting his THROAT the moment
he left the pulpit. The Lord has fcug ht our bat
ties so far, and he will ii Iht them again ard N
We'll have ID Gentiles among MS ;, All
this should be very encouraging To Governor
Cumming, who seems to think he can mould
Brigham Co, at will like wax
TIE company of emigrants from Salt Lake civ
who arrived here a day or two ago, are canned
just outside the picket lines Most of them are
of English birth, though few are Americans
'hGNF N . dol
| nited States troops would never have met with
any serious opposition in attempting TO enter the
Valley, and that If protection should be afforded
TO them by the troops full one half of The entire
Mormon community would embrace the opportu-
nifty to fee from the moral and political slavery
in which they are held.
IUDIAN AFFAIRs.-The Indian Bureau is in
receipt of late advices from DIR. Forncy, Super
intent of Indian Affairs in Utah, dated at Fort
Bridger. DIR. Z. says that he had visited sey
eral of the tribes in that district and recoDciIed
differences between them. He found them gen.
orally DESTROYS of preserving pacific relations
toward the Government, and apprehends no
immediate danger of difficulties with them.
He intended to visit other tribes as soon rs
practicable.
Dispatches of late date have also been re-
ceived from Agent Anderson, at Fort Pierre in
Nebraska, who says that the Indians there dis
regard the Lauvamie treaty altogether, and
are constantly committing depredations on each
other and on the white settlers IL is with
difficulty they are induced to accept the pres
ents from the Government, aud Mr. A. thinks
IT 1T were not for the presence of the United
States forces in the vicinity there would be
great danger of an outbreak
PROPOSALS FOR STATIONARY FoR THE Dr.
PARTMEST OF THE INTERIOR The propo.oIs
filed at the Department of the Interior beCore
IL o'clock, Oh the Both ultimo, for FURNISHING
stationery for the Department and tho several
offices thereof for the next fiscal yoar--to June
70, lo19-were opened some days since and
duly canyassed, as we announced
The result showed Messrs blanchard & Mo-
hun, of this city, to be the lowest bidders. and
the contract was accordingly awarded to them
as mentioned at the time, in the !Siay.
The subjOined schedule exhibits the agyrc-
gate of the several bids:
Messrs blanchard 4 Mohun. co ,o, n,
rankin Phil p................ 10 ms m
Jas. Smith Co........ l1GIuII
HnuScr, ALL q Wilson. I3A,I m
willard Harvey Co......... It,yI9 q;
NiesSIs' IoMeIoy Morse, Of Connecticut
bid for the paper alone, (class I } but on that
class were above several of the other biJ1ers
CALIFORNIA LAND SALES-The pres;de,,,.
proclamation No. GA, authorizes tho sales If
the following quantities Of land in Californ;. .
80 - Acres
~ 80 '"i'N 0i'e a. nuihooldt .'...... sol, $40
Mdiy s'lllr 1,O55 ,665
San FrdnCisco.. :;G a.,
. stockton .......... 1,p3 OIG
:, sISdiid. :........ 1,I59 400
LUIS AhSeios.... LII, liO
h"Ai"s 'otai ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 5 1881 go
MISTAKE CoRRECTED.-The Collins steam
ers have not been sold in France as is being
currently represented by the press in different
quarters of the country. Our information on
the subject is direct and entirely reliable