New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-03-22
Mr.. KANE ON TIE EXECUTIVE OF UrAH

The meeting then adjourned.
Mr.. KANE ON TIE EXECUTIVE OF UTAH
The second lecture OF the before the Hisorca
Society was delivered last evening, BY TDomss l.
Ksre esq Oh the Executive of Utah, befcre intel
hgeIt audience Of ladies' and gentlemen. The HOs
Luther Brsdish presced.
The object Of this lecture accord ng 10 the speaker
was 70 furnish the Nsw-York Historical Society con-
trb ation TO the history Of the country which would
enable them TO give proper prominence to al sdnus
bic character, Gov. Alfred Cumming and the pat
which he had taken in the receJt Transactions 10 Utah
He traced CummDgss career as an opulent and phi
la1thIopic citizen Of Augusta, Gs, as hero OF the
Mexican war, as Western Su JerinteI dent OF Indian
Afars-the r end Of the rcd mao and the fearless en-
envy Of their spoistOrs aud oppressors-and cosed
with an mt Of Cummings con iuct 10 btah ana
tie circumstances attendant hs journey in advance
Of the army ~ Salt Lake Cry last SPRING
II bad been stated, Col. Kane sao, that Gov. Cam
nngs proceeded 10 Salt Lake assured that MS safety
wac provided for IN terms by al agreement WITH bng
ham Young. To ths assertion he not only gave an
emphatic denial but he devoted large portion oil ns
lecture 10 narration OF facts connected WITH the Gov
erpors Journey 70 the valley which be Justly said negz
tved such a suppositlOn. There were few men, he
said, who would have dared TO expose themselves In
the face Of unanimous protest Of opposition 90 was
raised against bis taking that step: sui lever VINO
as he did would have repOsed their confidence Ia per-
sons against whom was raised go UNANIMOUS voice OF
warning. Col. Ksne's narrative OF the real cfcun-
stances of Governor Cumming journey to Salt Lake
Was very happy; ne showed up admirably tue cooi
in repidty for which il credit Col Kane, Governor
Cumming is Of al men one OF the moot rem .rkaOe.
At camp, there but opinion on the subject OF
bis venturng Outsoe the liner. 1t was not merely thst
the Nor nOns bad forbidden, under pam OF dat1, all
intercourse between our people snd tneir' From the
time Of the fret rupture, Cumming was singled out as
the especial object OF the animosty ana nyectiye OF
the Mormons, rendering mnthe very oullseye OF the
target for any of their hundreds OF free res wac lay
ont watching the move Dens OF our troops, and prOwl
ug out among the findings OF the mountains. Had
the head men Of the Valley been ever 80 much dis
posed TO spare him, who could guarantee the good
cor duct Of the wild sodiery upon the Outposts AstO
from OF these, or any wandering Mormon hunter,
might have lsd him low before he could attain
the main body Of the rebel troops. But, be-
side this danger and the ordinary Nor
mon puro thInmbos there was another, from which
as tbpgs turned out there quite az macn serou,
ground for apprehension az any. Toe whole country
wing between the Mormon and American lines In
tested by bands Of naIsudug savagss-l1dlan Cow
boys and SbiDnere-vbO occupied the Neutral sfoaad,
prepared 10 and murder IA the Laue vi etoer par
az III light best promote their purposes. About three
weeks before they had succeeded IN hitting several
hundred head OF cattle from tue enemy IN the name OF
the United Sta es killing and scspiLg two frontiers
men IN the couree ot the Transaction Within ten days
they hsd carried off as many ~ hundred horses Ia
another levy Of the kind. Our people had not been
doubt have suffered equally. But the week previous
man having sailed out from camp 10 look after some
matters IL the Unta Mountain some forty Of the Is
cIeaLs ounted caught slgnt OF the loCkless wight,
and chased him TO within sight of the sentinels at
Bndgel BefCr the Governor hzd proceeded days
march upon his journey signs of the presence OF the
Indians ~ their vicinity became apparent. To AVOID
thete and the Mormon bsudlt the Governor Was obi z
ed 10 pace night OF extreme cold among the rocks Of
the aiut, and without food or covering for
twenty four hOurs. His adventures during tnis time
alone would hsve furnished s'me auto DO, aplers With
materials for volume. But the ohly sllusiOn ever
made to ttem by Gov. Cunmirg in his report 10 the
gallant Col Johnston aud the Secretary OF State, ia
"Anivips in the vicinity Of the Spring, which is on
"this si1e of the Quskug Asp Hid, ai>er hight In
"dian cAup fires we're di-CerDed on the rOcEs over
Charging the valley. We proceeded to the Spring
4" snd after dspOsiDg of the animals retired from the
trail beyond the mOautan. We had reason 10 con-
"sratulse Ourselves upon havlbg taken tbs precsu-
tien as we subsequently asceTtalued that the coun
"try lying between your outposts and tina 'lello~
"is infested by hostile Teneg ados and outlaws from
"vsrious Tribes" "By this bfevity on subjects To-
Evolving selilaudatio0, yea recognize the true man,
eajd Col. Kane.
The chle fault TO be found with this lecture the
omission from the 6ramats PERSONA Of Col. Thomas
l.. Kane. THIS the lecturer spol1l ized for befofe
reading HE lecture: He 10 pubic character, he
ssi0; no was rery private gentleman, With quite
enough TO do to take csrr Oi bls izmy and limited
estate. He had literary professions either, as his
audience migh shortly say II 0ld Lot become him 10
To reulnu tntm. Least OI Was no ucsuoue VI pro
forging correction Of bis With the concerns Ut
Utah which had been, for more than reason, pro-
ductive OF annoy apoe 20 him. He had Therefore de-
cned sll the invitations to lecture which had been
kindly tendered him, ard had accepted that VI the
New.YOrk Historical Society, be would confess SIM
ply for the purpose az doirg ustice TO an iodivdus
whose means Of lsetupess seriously menaced oy
she ssssus upon bis character. He tboaght II vas
time for the public T. knos something about one msu
10 Utah who had enemies in W s-bin.t,n.
Being warned up by his reception, probably, the
ColoIe also closed with the remark that the consider
ate Kindness Of bis audience prompted him to be
munioave subjects of greater interest, or 70 apollo
Size 10 them for ms not doug so.
know, he said, "that | have been considered
devoid Of spirit, because have not been provoked
by personal njnstce TO civuse the facts OF toe Nor
mon insurrecton ~ithin my knowledge, bat q coz
hdeIt that there those present crpsole Of sppre
cstirg the higher propriety OF TIE course ] have
marked out for my self, sLd thanking me for sd
heII 20 on tins occasion. 10 tue Uoi'ed Sstes,
all participate 10 the management OF puolc affairs,
and, II s Iue have al q1al rght 10 eq1A kno 81
edge But must soB.Sftglts leave 10 toe sworn
officers Of Goyertmel the responsibility OF disclosing
withholding the facts upou which their opinions are
based, and toe means by which their ends bave been
accomplished"
Mourn NERSus.-It is lot the iesst Of the msr.s
o the Mount Nerpoa Ladies As.oc s,,on thst IL a.