The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-07-18
The Utah Policy Of the Adminsstra-
ttOn.

tiOh.
The affair. of Utah have never been worse
or more scandelous than they arc at pres
ent. Crime stalks abroad at MONDAY with
impunity. The Administration, through its
agents, winks at the most dreadful atroci-
ties. Late advices from Utah, says an in.
telligent cotemporary, confirm previous re-
ports as to the completely Of the MormOns
in the horrible massacre Of one hundred
aud twenty-three emigrants, perpetrated at
Mountain Meadow. two or three Yeas ago
Judge Cradlebaugh instituted rigid exam
ination into the affair, elciting testimony
which resulted in the issuing of warrants
for the arrest Of forty men, some of them
being among the high diguitaries of the
Mormon Church.
Other instances Of massacre were also in-
quired into, aud the whole number Of Nor
mons implicated therein and for whom war
rants have been issued is nearly one hun
dred OF the guilt OF these parties, and Of
the frequent practice, by order Of the Nor
mon hierarchy, Of the most revolving
atrocities upou peaceable emigrants. as well
as upon those OF their own communion who
were seeking TO escape from the tyranny of
Brigham and the Twelve, the testimony was
full and irresistible The attempt to palm
of these Internal acts upon the Indians was
so entirely unsupported by evidence, except
where they bad been employed for the pur-
pose by Mormon leaders, that il was entire
ly abandoned, aud Bishops and other digni-
taries against whom the evidence pointed
fled incontinently to the Businesses of the
mountains and other places Of concealment
to avoid arrest.
Meanwhile the sympathies OF Gov Cum
ming are known to be on the side of the
Mormons, and the Administration sustains
him in his efforts to prevent the execution Of
justice upoI. these mountain desperadocs.
. They have not heen arrested nor will they
I be OlI readers have not forgotten the
scenes that transpired a. Provo when Judge
Crsdlebsugh endesvored to enforce the ex-
ecution OF the laws, through the aid of the
military, against offenders. For that he was
condemned by the Administration, and or
dcrs were dispatched to Utah forhidding the
military To give him further aid in guarding
his court, and shielding witnesses from the
fury of the Mormon priesthood. AZ soon
a. these orders reach the Territory, the
Mountain Meadow 1urdererS will come Onl
from their hiding places and openly set
Judge Cradlebaugh at defiance; and so
| long as Gov. Cumming continues to be
the supple tool of Brigham Young, both
( United States Judges and the Federal troops
! will be powerless against them.
We are not astonished to learn, rs we do
/ through private sources, that disgust with
: the administration, and an unwillingness tu
! be longer placed in contact with so much
villainy without ihe power To suppress O.
/ punish il, Is the common feeling of botl
! officers and men now stationed in Utah We
/ are assured that this feeling Is universal
/ throughout the army that it is, participated
/ i'm by all ranks from Gen. Johnson down to
I the most obscure private in his commaLd
J Nor are rnmors wanting of settled deter
mination on the part of the oiiicersof ihe L tai
army, as we'll as the judges OF the United
states Court, Ia resign their resPe ctive com
missions in body aud return home. Suct
proceeding---lhongh attended with grea
personal sacrifice in nearly every instance--
wonld undoubtedly he the best thing they
could do, and would justly entitle them tC
the gratitude and respect of every honest
man in the country.