Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1858-08-14
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[FIom the New York Tribune. ]
UTAH,

Return Of the Rctugees-Morements Of tie
Peace ConlmiSsioners-Sing ingutdr course J
Gor. Cumming-HoStile Disposition otMe
lIormons-Ihe Peace Faltacious.
GREAT SALT LAKE CITY, Saturday July 10
1858. TIE RETUBS OF THE MoRMoNs.
The week closing to-day has been q busy
one in the valleys. l informed you in my
last that the people were beginning to return
10 their homes, abandoned upon the approach
of the army by order Of their prophet and
priest. The experience we are now having
upon this point, by.the.by, is suggestive OF
the utter folly of Mormon statements, prior
to the peace, that they could move their
households and three years provisions faster
than the army could follow. They have an
abundance OF oxen ard mules, but are def
cient in wagons and if they were fleeing be-
fore an Amy, would be compelled to abaNdon
everything except the small amount of proyi.
sion necessary for few weeks travel. Thus
is exploded another element Of the stupen-
dous game of Mormon brag which frightened
the President of the United States into his
mistaken policy Of obtruding on unasked
pardon upon ungrateful traitors rather than
TO incur the responsibility of subduing them
and so effectually curing their treason.
The scenes among the returning refugees
upon the road confirm all you who have al
ready heard Of the extreme poverty of many
of the people. Any number of females, old
and young, are seen passing along barefoot,
with scarcely enough of clothing upon them
| to cover their persons, and the few rags they
have of the coarsest material. Many are en-.
tirely without even a calico gown, wearing a
coarse petticoat, sometimes made OF scant
pattern Of old carpet, or worn.out coverler
and calico or muslin waist, which their best
efforts cannot coax up to the requirements
OF modesty. An army officer who was in
town the other day, on his return to camp
passed over road on the west side of the
Jordan, which is less frequented :han the
direct road from Provo on this side; suddenl,
he came upon company Of dozen or more
females, walking along the road on their re
turn from Provo, in company with two o.
three male protectors" who were mounted
something after the fashion OF herders driving
cattle. These females were SO destitute 0
clothing that several of them had blanket
wrapped around them after the fashion of 10
dian squaws.
RETURN OF THE PEACE COMMISSIONERS.
The peace commissioners left here quit
suddenly on Sunday last, on their return I
Washington. They had been much annoye
prior to their departure by flying rumors, in
dustriously circulated by leading Mormon'
to the effect that they had agreed to coud
tions Of peace which had been violated by th
army. Gov. Powell had been waiting thre
weeks for the report of his speeches in th
conferences with the church leaders. Whe
he obtained it at last. week ago, he foun
it SO badly mutilated ss to be quite beyon
ecognition-whole paragraphs sseribed
him which he had never uttered, aId man
things which he did say we're lost altogether
The Commissioners presented dgnife
silence while here In regard TO their own in
preston OF the people but il am skilled
observing the teachings Of an emotiona' fae'