New-York daily tribune., 1858-08-09

| JULY :, 1875.
The NAL arrived to-day, anA il ths latest s..
Lcais newspapers We find 90 sS'sraot of Gov.
Cua niDss official report OF his vi'it to SA. Lake
City, in company with Col Kane. Ills EKcsiiency
| seems 70 hsye written particularly rose-cooret
report. and TO have desired TO rePreseat the Nor
moIs as at tha, time epti;,5 Loyal ,cd respectful
| isDoripz tie facts that he was hung n efhsy st
| Provo, thst he was msulted in the Tsbernac.e,
that 20 one could gain access te him without sub
mttiBc to inquisiiion to tho object OF the visit
and that there Was not moment from the hour OF
his departure from Camp Scett to the hour OF hts
return TO it when he had right to feel himself
fire agent believe that his Exceilensy would
have entitled himself TO more respect eTen from the
Mormons, bad be represented more fully the cur
cumstances Of his visit, depicting both sidss. the
dark ~ We'll ~ the bright. Great allowances un-
doubtedy oYght to be made in respect to the insults
which be received. for the reason that the mass oi
the Mormon population bad not then recovered
from tie frenzy into which they we've worked dur
ing the Winter, but il is not just to the pubic that
the Governor should ignore the reception of those
insults at all
The cbargeswhieh the Governor transmits against
DR.. Garland Hart on the authority OF VIM. II.
Hooper, late Secretary pro tem of the Territory.
demand some comment. DIR. Hurt is a native Of
Western Virginia He moved from that State to
Kentucky. where he was engaged in the practice
of bis profession until the appointment of Indian
Agent IN Utah Was offered TO him IN 1854. Having
always had liking for the mode OF life and the
associations attendant upon such an agency. he &C
cepted the appointment. add came to the Territory
in 1855, crossing the mountains in md Winter.
The superinte ndency IS Indian affairs was not then
disconnected from the Office OF Governor,
which was held by Brigham Young.
nd adj nd Af
the Doctor made two journeys during the Spring,
Summer snd Autumn Of 1855, TO visit the Indians
on the Santa Clara and those upon the Humboldt.
The Winter of l-55-56 he passed IN salt Lake City.
In the Spring of 1856 be established the Indian farm
IN the Spanish Fork (Which flows into Lake Utsh),
among the Pah.Utsh Indians. The are one branch
Of the great Utah nation, which includes also the
Uinta Utahs, whose villages lie along the UIntas
River and the Colorado, the Tampah Utahs, the
bands along the Sewer, the Pahyantes, and the
Pyides All these tribes speak variations N the
ssme dialect. During the Summer aud Autumn of
1856 at Brigham loungs request, the Doctor made
a Journey to the Pi-Ute nation in Carson Valley.
During his absence be left the farm in
the charge of Mr.. John Kerr. With that
exception he resided constantly upon the farm until
his escape to Gen. JOhnstons camp, on the Sweet
water last October. The two bands with which he
came principally into contact were the Pah-Utahs
and the Uinta. Utahs, and over these he seems to
have acquired a great influence. He employed
their labor on the farm with success and IN the Fall
of 1857 there we're there about $50 acres under
cultivation His official reports, which are on file
in the Department furnish the details OF his expert
ments in accustoming these Indians to agriculture.
During the first eighteen months OF Dr. hurts
stay in the Territory, he was treated with courtesy
by the chief dgnitaIIes Of the Church, but about
that time the power which he had acquired over his
Indians began to be viewed with jealousy; he was
e ..t.trt ttnta aNln
the Mormon influence the tribes, and was at last
charged with having written series OF letters crit
cising the social system of the Mormons, which ap
peared in THE TRIBrNE. 1t is needless for me TO
say to you that this latter Charge was untrue.
series of prosecutions followed winch dt iasl uro'c
him to flee for his life.
The enmity of the leaders OF the Church tound
pubic vent against him in sermon preached by
Heber C.. Kimball ia the Bewery, in Great Salt
Lake City on July II, lS57. l copy from The
Desera Ntrs of July -, that portion OF the re-
marks which was specially applicable to the Doctor:
There poor, miserable curses in our midst, and
n ere not thing spoken OF but what there are men
sIo women who will 20 and toll them everything that
is ssd thank God for that, and tell more than "ha;
is true. There are Hen and women IN this congrega
ton CT that stamp. wish had some stones, want
10 pet your cursed heads. ior you lie Ike HI. AIe
you vsisnt to stand by the work Oh God and ~ your
bretbrenl II ycu are not you had better put out
you poor curses.
the bigger part of the lies which have been printed
in the States, and curse him IN The name OF lsraeis
God, ard By the authority and priesthood OF Jesus
Christ and the disease that Is in hm shall sap and dry
up the fountain of lie and eat him up. Bone OF you
NAV tbiIk he has not the disease aude TO- but he II
full of from the crown OF his head TO the point OF
its be ginning That is the cure that shall come on
that man Il 81 all be So and oil Israe shall say Amen
The vast congregation Of the Ssic IS said Amen.
He is laying plans to destroy ns and IL strYlDS WIN
bis might to Stir up tie Government of tho United
States end the President to send cut troops here 10
bring us into coison, and destroy this pure people,
mar, woman ard cbt. Msy God Almighty curse
such men voices all through the congregation,
Amen I and women, and every damned thing upon
earth that opposes this people ten you teei 70
curse them today Voice And they shall be
cursed. Yes, they will be, aud the devil shall nave
full poss ion OF every man AID wHcan that raises
the torgue to sympstnize With those poor eurses |
ssk no Cdds of then 10 mole than DO OF ths DIRT
wax o. for if il not there could no. walk on IT,
Now, go home ard sympsthize, all you who wish to
II is needless to say that this was vile, foul and
false a slaLder as ever was uttered by human lips.
Every body who knows DIR. Hurt Knows how simple
and blaineless his life has been, that he is maj of
upimreacbabs chastity, integrity ard honor. AZ
soon as there is opportunity TO seek redress He
Der Kmbsll will be held 70 account for his !anguaF
which was far more gross as spoken than as printed
in The NsuS.
Matters proQre ssed until at last the Doctor He'd TOR
bis life ia Septs mber escorted bya band oftrusty Il
dians and pursued by band of Mormon militlamen.
Tie par.Ic uars Of the escape communicated toyOu
last Autumn He remained with the army until the
close Of January when with the assent of the su.
perinte ndent of Indian Affairs, DR.. ForneS and
with that of Gen. Johnston, be determined upon an
expedition to Uinta Valley, which lies along inc
river Of the sane name. One object Of this expedl-
ton was 10 examine the condition OF the valley a.
mid Winter, aad ascertain whether II WouId Do
practicable 10 establish farm there on1 urn t-e
attsnt on Of the tribe to agriculture. here "'ss