New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-01
1900 saints said 10 be under arms.
,us ,,poslf isO MsLCaISEDEk GRIP.
...mENrs OF ENDOWMENT.
r,1r MORMON MARsEILLAIsE.

CAMP SCOTT, Z. T., June 3. 1853.
uost of tse Mormous who have been cncsmped
-, ,;co,ry ,tsrted for the States on May 80.
d.. oftb.In went reluctantly, declaring that II
,sw o,e,r Of thngs is to be establlshei at Sal
-. ci,s the, wished TO stay in the Territory
o,,.,. claimed 20 have eft families in The Valley
vh;,b ,.ey would vi Iingy extrcafe if they could,
ard o,bs,s still alleged that they had Abandoned
,ss;r house. aud farms 70 escape from iolog's
coutroI: but If the courts were to be purified they
,ou,a ,hs 70 return ard make sa effort t, Iecs7er
,hsn q, their value. Many Of these stories are
unouestje rsbly exaggerated but to one or two of
,hsro am satisfied that there is basis Of truth
The circumstances uider which these pepole we're
allowed 70 leave Salt Lake City, as have gathere1
them from come Of tho most intelligent Of the
number. are these: Gov. Cumming, in bis speech
in the Tabernacle, ANNOUNCED that he hsd effected
an Advancement with Brigham Young, by which
such az felt disposed naiIt leave the valley out
TINT nil such persons must call upon hlm at bs
lodgings, that he might prepare list OF their
ns,ves The Governor was guest of W. c.
St,inss who possesses one of the most spacious
honse. in the city, aud ia also the proprietor Of
.trss {" ,s,yes." or "cows," az they arc sometimes
- a5 bv U.ber G.. Kmball Certain @ell-hnOwn
Es,;,a. one or two vi whom belonged to the escort
.';rh ,,bcb he passed through the kanyOns into the
Tnl,y. we're guests or t0arders IN the same lanDy
Al tie tine and il was popular'y reported
that they we're placed thefc ior Pu''
pos,s of espionage. AT sny rale an my
i,6,mspts testify that they were submitted 10
their ,u,v,c,iom before being allowed to see the
Corer,or: and they say also that these men turned
m,ns ,ersons away from the house, and would not
D.,mit Il tm tO have access to his ExceIency. Inc
GoterDor received such as were admitted III NIB
own chamber. Col. Kane being sometimes present
AT the interviews but oitener away. HePropOund'
pd tO all of them series OF questions resPecting
their families, their debts and assets, &c, ana asked
each one also whether he or she mad any conpihins
to make against the authorities OF The church. ana
uhrthrr b. or she would go to the States To these
fyvo last questions the lnvariabe answers we're,
s.We have no such complaints to prefer, and We
/" uill 90 10 the Ststes" But DOW that these Mot
Ypous have escaped from the city, and are within
reach of such protection as the army can AFFORD,
many have declared to me and to others that they he'd
WHIT they made those answers, but that Wheh they
put these lies Oh record they honestly believed that
ifthty had answered truly they never would have
been allowed to leave the city. Some OF them coIn-
plain bite ry that they forced to leave this camp;
but these complaints, though plausible, are wilnous
foundation The Governor, to be sure, mas Pressoo
constantly on their recollection that they pIonoeu
him TO travel Eastward, and Gen. Johnston nd: ao-
y;,ed all who consulted him to prosecute 'no'i Jou
,.s -. axioe.c;.s might arse competing MN 10
.;;Sdraw from them the means of sustenance by sc-
sees 10 the comInbsaTy stores OF the Army Inns
advice has been construed by many as equivalent to
a command to leave aud perhaps the delneanor and
language of the Governor gave pa'siblhty 10 such
obstruction.
But Judge Ecbels, whenever consulted, repre-
eepted 10 them the fact that no one possesses au-
thorty to expel them from the Territory or TO con-
troll their movements beyond the guard-hnes OF the
camp, and pledged himself to secure to all who
should desife to remain, in order to recover iam-
lies or property, speedy access to the Territorial
courts Tor the redress OF all their grievances.
man named Hopkins, who Is said to be one oi
Brigham Y0uug's secretaries, aud was once P0St-
master at San Bernardino, arrived at camp yester-
day from the Valley. Part of the information
which he communicates about the position aud de-
sigbs Of the Mormons is not to be relied upon, but
the following facts are confirmed from other sources.
OAly hundred families are left in Salt Lake City,
but at least 100 men are quartered in the houses
or encamped IN the vicinity, under arnis. The
ROrtbern settlements have all been abandoned, and
some Of them destroyed. la Ogden City no build
ings have yet been demolished Ur burned, but the
whole population has deserted it, and about ten
days ago the grain which lay stored III the tthlnS.
house vas removed toward Provo. Most of the
houses in Salt Lake City have been dismantled-the
locks taken from the doors, the glass from the WIN
dows &c. but the gardens adjoining Ioungs Sc
xspOs are still cultivated with as great care as ever
the tress pruned the borders clipped, and the
Boyer beds weeded. Many things which the Nor
mons would naturally have removed had they medi-
taied permanent deseIhOn Of the city are Ind IN
cehars or buried under doorsteps. The organ which
they used in The tabernacle is cached In the grounds
adjoining the new Temple.
have bad numercu, conversations with Nor
mons who were under arms in the kanyon last
Autumn ard Winter, aud every one has confirmed
the estimate Of the Mormon military strength which
/ sent you IN October, aud which was much more
moderate than most Of the computations made IN
the states am told that at no time were there more
than . 500 troops in the kaDy0ns between us and
the city, and that during the Water months Echo
KSNon was guarded by less than 100 men. They
cOnccde tina, the force at present under Gen. John
ston's command is competent, By the aid OF It's die
eplire and artillery, to meet al the Mormon army
ia fair field, without fear Of reverse. S0me have
told me that they were glad to be ordered to the
ksnyons last Fall for they hoped 10 lind an OPP
poriuuity 10 desert, and that they lay there Tor
weeks praying for the approach of our army. The
fact that these men are now here IN our camp con
firms this assertion. But in generalther statements
heed 10 be received with great caution.
The Commissioners arrived on May -. The
Presidents proclamation had been received before
their arrival and had perhaps created prejudice
against them and their mission; but this soon wore
away. The views which they are reported to enter.
tain respecting the policy to be pursued toward
Brigham Young and the Mormon leaders, are en-
tsrely consistent with the UNANIMOUS feeling OF the
camp. Adopting the metaphor Of Gen. T~iggs, |
may say that believe the autidote accompanies the
poison They have devoted the tme they ha'e
passed here to asceraining accurately the present
attitude Of affairs, aud it is said their opinion fully