New-York daily tribune., 1858-06-26
UTAH.
FRESH PROVISIONS IN CANP-0ov. CUM
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CAMP ScOrr, FoRr BRIDGSR. U.T.l
May IL, 1853.
On the 9Th inst the Snake Chief. Ben SinosdA
arrived here with load Of provisions. csasstas q
butter, eggs, cheese, potatoes and onions. which
he had purchased from the Momoas in Salt Like
Valley and brought out for sale in camp With tie
consent of Colonel Johnston and DR.. Foruey, So.
perintendent Of Indian Affairs.
In order to give al an equal opportunity for pr.
chasing these uxuriee, Lieut. Grover. our Pressst
Marshal, directed Simonds to drive his wagon int
the center Of the camp, aud there retail his stores
in small quantities at the same time plasing guard
around the wagon to prevent too great rush spoa
it. Such was the esgerress Of al to taste osce
more these necessaries which have becn 90 l,og
almost urthought Of and forgottea, that the whole
losd was disposed Of in shout "a hours time. Toe
butter and cheese sold at 81 so y 70. the egg ct
81 50 y dozen, potatoes at l0c. p b. and oa,oas
at l5c. y ft.
The struggling, striving. living MAS, sone wntA
empty pans buckets and sacks, making every etfsrt
to reach the center Of attraction. stheu equally
perseveriDg in their forts to psss through tao
surgrg crowd with their precious losd. preseasek
most unusual scene, sfordng quits relief to the
usual monotony Of the camp.
Mr.. Conois, whom mentioned in my last lettcr
in connection with the report Of Mauhh D,tsoa's
trip to Bear River, came in with SimoAds. He
has been to Salt Lake City in company with Simonds
since his meeting with Mr.. Dotson on Bear River.
and furnishes with the following additional items
of news from Zion:
Upon the ccason of the Governors addressinR
the people in the Tabernacle in Salt Lake City o0
! the I'd inst, he was preceded by Elders james
Ferguson and Gilbert Clemens. The latter was
very furious in his recitsls Of the wrongs which ths
Mormons have suffered in Missouri and Illinois, and
of their treatment by the General Government.
After these preliminary dscourses from tho two
apostles, the Governor arose and addressed tho
people briefly telling them that he was the present
Governor Of Utah Territory, and a. such had como
among them. and that an unconditional surrender Of
all such were indicted for treason or othor kao-
nies was the only term upon which he could lsten
TO compromise with them. He also called upon
those who felt themselves aggreved or oppressed in
any manner to call upon him and he would protect
and assist them in any manner which was ia his
power. He stated that if any wished to leave tho
Territory, he would protect them and see that they
passed out in safety; he, however, stated that -
did not desire that any should leave but that on tho
contrary, they should remain quietly at thor homes
and cultivate peaceably their farms.
Upon the conclusion of this address, all who
wished to leave the Territory under the protection
Of the Governor were requested to stand up. AT
first no one would venture to do sO but upon Brig
hams asking if there were none who dared to stand
up and express their sentiments, one man and two
women rose and stated that they wished to return
to the States.
After this the assemblage was addressed by sev-
eral persons in the congregation, who By tho most
exciting and inhammatory speeches aroused the
people into such state OF frenzied excitement that
Brigham was obliged to que them by his authority;
he told them that he was ashamed to think that tho
Saints of the Almighty should so far lose their self
control as to conduct themselves in such an insult
ing manner toward their Governor. He, moreover.
told them that Gov. Cumming was their Governor.
and that as such they must respect him.
The congregation numbered some 4, 900 souls.
The people were still moving south A large
number of families had moved to the White Noun
tains, but the majority had stopped in tho southern
settlements and were very busily occupied in sowing
and planting crops Of wheat, &c.
Mr. COnOis informs US that the Governor did not
start for the southern settlements in company with
Brigham Young Gas we stated in last letter upon
the authority Of the expressmen), but was only 90
companied by Col Kane and his servants. He
travelled thus almost alone in all bis trips, although
he was in every instance followed by some Of tho
DaDites.
The Governor had opened book in which hs
Was registering the names Of those persons who
desired to leave the Territory; and although but
three had expresse1 such wish in the Tabernacle,
yet it was rumored that he had book nearly full Of
Names
Another Of those black hearted fiendish and afro
ciOus deeds which cry aloud to Heaven for vongs-
upon the perpetrators, has, from tho publicity
which has been given to it among the Mormon peo-
pie, reached US. The fourth wife Of man living
in the vicinity Of Salt Lake City, whose nAns, for
the present, shall SUPPRESS young, amiabls re-
fined woman, beloved BY all who knew hsr. soma
what superior to the common mass, from tho
influence of early observation-disclosures inpatient and
heart.sckened at the sbject state Of misery % rap
idly gnawing the very cords Of her s0ul and deter
mined, if possible, TO make an effort to resoh tho
camp Of the army. Her husband got some hint u
| it. He Immediately mounted his horse, rode To
| Brghsms Office, aud asked Of Brother Brigham
what he should do with her. Brigham told him to
cut her throat and thus her from eternal dam
nation. The brute went home and told tho poor
woman to prepare to die. She, seeing the earnest
ness Of his manner fell at bis feet, begging praying
and mplOring him for mercy; but he, while she wss
thus kneeng before him, took her by tho hair and
cut her throat from ear to ear
This example was sfterward held up to the Nor.
mon women in ward meetings 40 awarnng to them.
On the 10th inst, four MoSmons, namely DR.. Jetsr
Clinton, Elders Lorenzo Hatch, John Wskely and
another arrived in camp, in charge Of aa escsn Of
dragons. 1t appears that they arc portion Of
party of returning missionaries on their wsy to Zion
from the States; that they came BY way Of Greco
River intending 10 turn up Hams Fork, and thus
avoid the camp; but, a. it happened, Capt Clarke,
our Commissary in Chief, happened TO bo ct ths
crossing of Green River with . company Of dsa-
goons for the protection Of the herd Of beef cattle on
their way up, and they accordingly took chugo Of