The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-06-17

on the 9Th of April, en- route to Salt
Lake City, accompanied by Col. Kane
as his guide, and two servants. In
passing through the settlements he was
greeted with such respectful attentions
as were due to the representative Of
the Executive authority of the. United
States inS the Territory. Near Warm
Springs, at the line dividing Great
Salt Lake from Davis county, he was
honored with, formal and respectful
reception by many gentlemen, includ.
ing the Mayor and municipal officers
of the city, and by them escorted to
lodgings previously prepared for him,
the Mayor occupying seat at his side
in his carriage.
Ex-Governor Young paid him visit
ofceremony as soon as he was sufficient
ly relieved of the fatigue of his jour-
ney to receive company. In a subse-
quent interview Young evinced will
lingness to afford him every facility he
might require for the efficient perform
ance of his administrative duties.
Young's course in this, respect Gov.
Cumming fancied met with the approx
al of the majority of the Salt Lake
community.
The Territorial seal, with other prop
erty, was rendered Gov. Cumming by
VIM. III. Hooper, late acting Secretary
of the Territory. The records and IL
brary remain unimpaired.
Gov. Cumming entered on the per-
Torrance of his official duty with pro-
found regret, when he learned that
Agent Hart was charged with having
melted to acts of hostility the Indians
in Vinta Valley. The information
came from Hooper. Gov. Cumming
hopes that Hart can vindicate himself
from the charges, yet thinks they de-
mand an investigation
Gov. Cumming had informed Gen.
Johnston that he should probably be
compelled to make a requisition upon
him for sufficient force to chastise the
Indians.
At every point Governor Cumming
was recognized as the Governor of
Utah, and was received with military
salute.
There were Examinations in his
honor. Having heard numerous COM
plants, Gov. Cumming caused public
notice to be posted, signifying his
readiness to relieve those who deemed
themselves aggrieved by being Illegally
restained of their liberty, and assuring
protection to all persons. He kept his
Office open at all hours of the day and
night, and registered Sc men, 80
women, and II children as DESTROYS of
his protection and evincing DISPOSE
ton of proceeding to the United States.
A large majority of these people were
English aud were promised assistance to
remove. Gov. Cumming says his visit
to the Tabernacle will never be frogot-
ten. There were between three and
four thousand persons assembled for
the purpose of public worship, and
there was most profound silence when
he appeared. Brigham Young intro
duced him by name as Governor of
Utah, and he (Cumming) addressed
them for half an hour, telling them his
purpose to uphold the Constitution and
the laws, and that he would expect
their obedience to all lawful authority,
at the same time assuring them of his
determination to administer equal and
exact justice, etc. He was listened to
respectfully. q,-,rr $40,
He invited responses to his speech
and several spoke, referring in EXCEED
tones to the murder of Joseph Smith,
to the services rendered by the Mormon
battalion in the Mexican war, and
recapitating long chapters of their
wrongs. The tumult fearfully increased
as they progressed, but an appeal from
Young restored calmness. Several af-
forwards expressed regret for their be-
havior.
Governor Cumming proceeds to de-
scribe the exodus of the Mormons say
ing the people, including the inhabi-
tants of Salt Lake, in the northern part
Of the Territory, are leaving. The
roads yerywhere are filed with wagons
loaded with provisions and household
furniture. Women and children, often
without shoes or hats, are driving their
fiocks they know not where, seeming
not only content, but cheerful. 1t is
the will of the Lord, they say, and they
rejoice to change the comforts of home
for the trials of the wilderness.
Their ultimate destination was not
fixed on. Going south seemed to be
sufficient to designate the place; but
from private remarks of Young in the
Tabernacle, Governor Cumming thinks
they are going to Sonora.
Young, Kimball, and most of the in
fuential men had left their commodi-
Gus houses,to- swell the ranks of the
emigrants.
The masses everywhere announced
to Gov. Cumming that the torch will
be applied to every house, indiscrimin-
ately throughout the country, as soon
as the troops attempt to cross the noun
tains, and that, although their people
were scattered, they would take every
means to rally them.
Coy. Cumming says that some OF the
Mormons are yet in arms, and speaks
of the mischief they are capable of rem
dering as guerillas. -
The way for the emigrants to the
Pacific was open. ~.-~~
Gov. Cumming would leave for the
south on the Sd of May. He says that
he will restrain all the proceedings of
the military for the present, and until