The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-04-28

FROM UrAH-News to the Cd instant has
been received from the Salt Lake City of
very exciting character. Gov. Cumming
and General Johnston have quarreled-at
least their views of official duty lead them
in different directions and this state of
things will hereafter complicate affairs in
that quarter. There is an exodus of all the
leading Mormons who have reason 10 fear
the law, in consequence of crimes commit.
ted by them in former years. Judge Cradle
baugh, finding indictments by Mormon
Grand Jury poor way to get at men who
are charged with murder, after discharging
the Jury, is engaged in taking testimony in
the most important cases, and this testimony
is likely to lead TO the identification of the
guilty parties.
A letter to the St. Louis RepubGcan, dat
cd Salt Lake. April ed, says:
There is great excitement existing in this
Territory, and things are in worse condi-
ton, even, than they have ever been before
| or since the advent Of the army. In plain
words, and TO give you some idea of affairs
here, the feeling here has reached the cuimi-
mating point, and we are on the very eve of
| open hostilities. This has been brought
about by the firm and manly stand OF the
| two Judges of the United States District
Court Sinclair and Cradlebaugh, who, in
| their efforts to ferret out the numerous muir
ders that have been committed, have excited
the apprehenGions of the Mormons, who
have done all in their power to prevent it.
| The reason for this is obvious. full inves-
tgation might implicate some of the leading
men in the church, or, ut all events, show
that these dreadful outrages were committed
by the authority OF the church.
The great Theatre Of strife, and which has
radiated throughout the whole Territory, is
at Provo, about forty miles distant from this
city, where Judge Cradlebaugh is trying to
hold Court; | say trying, for although he
has been sitting now nearly month, moth
ing has been done. The Bishops Of the
Church, and many of the people, have fled,
their conscences, probably, suggesting the
propriety of such a course. Judge Cradle
baugh, seeing the manifestations when he
opened his Court, made a reputation upon
| Gen. Johnston, for company of troops to
guard prisoners, and protect the lives of the
witnesses, which had been threatened. To
this requisition, Gen. Johnston promptly re-
sponded, and they have been there ever
since. This safeguard to the Court, wit
nesses and prisoners, has aroused the indig-
nation Of MI Normondom, and they talk
"big.'
Gov Cummings was appealed TO and
\ ha Ill,
removal of the troops from Provo Gen
: Johnston said the troops were there upon
the requistion OF the Judge and were sub.
ject TO his orders. This was "stunner.
As the excitement increased, the threats o
the militia and people rising to expel the
troops, Gen. Johnston sent up nine additional
companies on his own hook, in case OF ar
outbreak, to protect the company which wa!
there, by order of the Court, and they
camped six miles distant Within the las
few days, however, things have assumed
such an attitude that it was deemed prudent
to remove them three miles nearer. Should
there lie collision, look out for 90 tall tin
Der.
The Nauvoo Legion here, understand, ar,
preparing themselves for any emergency; OF
rather, should IN emergency occur, prepar-
ing themselves to be wiped out.
The next item OF interest Is, that there i:
not only difference between Gep. Johnston
and Gov. Cumming, in relation to their re
spective powers. but there is an open di
, vision and rupture between the civil officers
between the Executive and the Judiciary
This is the state of affairs at preSent, ant
you may well imagine il is not very agree
{ able. Judge Cmd!cbaugh is now sitting
merely as II committing Magistrate, and will
next week, 60 to the camp where he viii
continue his Investigations. II is to h,
J hoped that his labors may be crowned, a
, least, with some degree of success