New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-04-29
HIGHLY IMPORTANT ERON Utah.
Conflict of Authorities.
civil lSo MILITARY ECCLESIASTICAL DIFFICULTIES.
Judge Cradiebausb and the Nor
mon Grand Jurics.
TROUBLE IN PROSPECT.
Prom Or Own Correspondent.
CAAP TIsPAsOGAs, lmilcs y. OF Provo"
March u

Us confidently pTedlrtru IN ioIHi'f 80 tiS; I'M
at,empt to administer the laws at the Term OF the
United States District Court now being holden IN
Provo by Judge Cradrlbaugh hiss thus far resulted,
like ever, similar attempt made in Utah, in com
pete and signal failure. 1t is now demonstrated
more concusiyely than ever that the law ot the
land is dead letter herc-that it is superseded, get
aside and nullifed by the ordinances of the Mormon
Church administered by the steal hierarchy,
and executed by the Danitcs even, when occasion
requires to the taking of life. The presence OF
civil government here is a hollow sham-the actual
rule of the Church is bloody reality The punish
ments for crime denounced by the Law are mere
brntua fulnon--those awarded by the Church are
eTrible and certain of execution The presence
here of an army with banners could mol protect II
poor deaf and dumb boy from falling bloody sacri-
nee Ia the molock Of Mormon-in.
The Grand jury impannclcd at the present term
of the District Court at Provo, although the most
positive and direct testimony was adduced before
them with regard to the murder of the two Par
ishes and Potter, sullenly aud pertlnaclOusly re-
fused TO the last, in open disregard OF the obga-
lions of their oath, to take any action whatever in
the matter. After IT had become perfectly evident
that nothing could be expected from them, Judge
Cradelbaugh included to discharge them, which
he did, after addressing to them such an all0cub0n
as, venture to say, no Judge ever had OccaslOn To
address 10 Jury before. l have been st some
trouble to procure you copy OF 1t, which is here
with inclOsed.
Finding that the Grand Jury would not act al
6dayits were made before the Judge, and bench
warrants Issued against some Of the most prom
nent Of the advisers and perpetrators OF the Parrish
.nrl- IfpAa fh.sa
were made before the alarm could spread among
the accused, since which there has been general
ttsmpede of all supposed to be implicated,
and q general sprlting away and secretmg
of witnesses. Among the persons arrested
was man of the name Of Bulloch, who fills the
Office of Mayor Of Provo. He, however, alter IN
dergOiDg q preliminary examination before Judge
Cradelbaugh was discharged There are iour 9th
ers .till in custody, against whom ample testimony
has b. en- elected to hold them for trial They are
A. r. Mcdonald, Carnes, NethercOt, and another
mAn. whose name can not now recall. They are
in confinement, under charge of Capt. ieths COM
pany of the 10th Infantry, which, as l have before
inOrmed you, is stationed 10 Provo. The presence
of this CO npany their very midst WAS gall aud
OrpwOOd to the sanity fanatics OF this most ia
matte, Al of all the Mormon ctics-tbe especially
so, az by the simple cSpcdcnt of Their presence
the intent Of the whole policy of the Mormon
hierarchy in studiously avoiding to proeide jails,
before the Federal Courts, was defeated shall
endeavOr to procure and forward to you for
publication copies Of an interesting correspond
ence between bis Honor, Judge Cradebaqgh
and the City Council of Provo IN relation
70 this subject Gov. Cumming, it seems, has
likewise interested himself in the matter, siding,
rs was to be expected with his prOteg0s. lie has
addressed Z formal com nunlcatlon to ten. john
atom on the subject stating that he was much sur
prised 10 find, on coming to the vi'lage on
Provo during the session of the United States DIS
trct Court, the Court House. and ground ad-
ioibins, occupied by company Of the United
States soldiers, and that although he had, at the
date of his communication, been several days IN
Provo, Capt. lieth, the commander OF the troops
in question, had not reported 10 him. l may De
permitted here 10 remark that his txcelency APP
pears Ia labor under avery singular error IN regard
10 the extent Of his authority that portion at
the army If the United States stationed IN Utah.
Whatever his views may be, they do not appear to
be conceded in at Department headquarters, for
not only has Capt. IIeth's company not been with
drawn from Prove, but since the receipt OF the
Governors remonstrance large command OF niue
companies of Infantry, asccton OF srhlery, aud
detachment Of Dragons, all under command OF
Brsvet- Msior G. X. Psui, eth. lnfaotry, has been
ordered to take post near Provo, and is now here
at Camp IimpanOgas, within four miles OF that
city.
This il the most important military movement
that has been made since the army entered the
Valley, and appears to have W N Occasioned IN the
following way. When Bu,locb, the Mayor of
Provo, was arrested, and it became known that
warrants were out for President Snow, aud Bishop
johnson, Springyille and othe prominent men in
the Mormon organization, the excitement among
the fanatica population of Provo arose at once to
fever heat. The Mormon City Marshal informed
Capt Heth that it would be with the greatest diff
Guilty he could prevent an outbreak; that ne hsd
put two huudred ADDITIONAL special policemen on
duty caused sill the drinking-hOuses 10 be closed,
ana taken oil other possible precautions; but that
the state of feeling which then existed any spark
might cause Gil explosion. Capt Iicths company
does not number over sixty or seventy men, while
Provo. sty led by Gov. Cumming a Village, isthe
second city in point OF size in the Territory, and
counts its population by thousands.
Capt. Heth felt confident, however, that what
ever turn affairs might take, he could, by taking
possession of OF occupying the Court-iiouse build
ing. prevent rescue of the prisoners 10 his
custody aud hold out against the heather, uaui
assistance could reach him from Camp Floyd, to
which point express was at once dispatched.
As so,n AS the state of affairs at Provo thus be-
came known at Camp Floyd, if was very properly
determined BY Gen. Johnston e. marcn at once
ouch force to this vicinity as would render any
attempt ri an outbreak utterly hopeless. The
force detailed for this purpose consists of a bat
talon of five companies OF the 9Th Infantry. under
Capt Little Lieut.. Potts, Adjatsnt snd tle follow
ina ofi,sr. Iieuts Glympton, Evans, Plummcr,
Hancock and S;iyers; battalion ct three com
pabjes Of the l0th Infantry, under Cspt. Tracy,
Lieut. KearDy, Adju,sDt; Lieut. Kelly commander,
Company A. Lieut.. forney, commander. Compsby
f., ana Lieut.. Thompson, attached to Company II;
section of Pheipss Battery, under Lieut.. Weed,
ard detachment OF ID Dragons under Ljeuos.
I.r1n and lyman yh, shlt.. nnAar