New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-02-25
Daily Gribmte
UTAH.
ONLY MORMoNS ON JURIES-DISC0yER
or GOLD NEAR SALT Lake, CATH
OLIC ARMY CHAPLAIN.


OLIC ARMY CHAPLAIN.
Correspondence Of The N. Y. Tribune.
CAMP FLOYD, U. r., Jan q, 1863.
The Legislature, now in session, have passed N
act and it has received tue approval OF the Cover
nor, which virtually excludes, for the present. IL
persons not Mormons, from serving on janes'
The provisions of the act, as / have heard thea
stated, and believe correctly, require two yesrs
residence in the Territory, property quaii6cs
ton, and that the party should be married! ns
grelter the number Of wives, suppose, the better
the juror Brother Brigham may nov defy tho
Government and the laws with perfect impunitI.
or the MormoDs are virtually permitted to bes
law unto themselyes. AS to the presence OF hs
Army here, it in no way incommodes the Mormons,
or interferes with the successful carrying ont OF
their schemes for reducing the forms Of civil gov.
emment here to q mere sham, and yestng all ito
practical or substantial powers in the Church. Is
is difficult 10 imagine what thu Army il TO be kept
here for, unless it be, as Gov. Cumming intmates.
10 enable them to enjoy the fine mountain climis,
and perfect themselves in drill and discipline.
Speaking Of discipline--it H. of course, the ls
and soul of the regular service. One Is sometimes
tempted to think, however, that little less OF
might have been better here. Perhaps volaa'
teer force fr I'm Missouri and Illinois might have
more efectually worked out the salvation Of
these people than has been dOae by the regular
troops.
Within a few days an event has occurred as
may influence in very marked manner The ia'se
of this Territory. | allude to the dlscoyery6 90
gold miHe-said to BIZ unusually rich-in the ycn-
ity Of what is known as the Point OF the Aoas
tain" about midway between our camp and sA
Lake City. The discovery was made b. M
Charles M0g0, who has brewery located neuN
place where the gold WAS found. He is n Gcshs
who has suffered for the faith, and is quite rel
bic man. lie was in camp yesterday with hinS-
ful Of the metal, which he had washed out OF I've
pansiul of earth. If It holds ont ut apythog We
this rate, the placer at the Point of the Moantln
may yet reyoutonize Utah. An army Of yolas,
teers, with picks, shOyels and six-shooters, 900
Executive Committees instead OF Courts Marat
might afford practical solution ~ all politicdG
lemmas which exist here.
A Council Of Administration was recently ee|
yened at Camp Floyd, to tske into consderal1a
the appointment of a Chaplain to the post. VIZ
resolved to make application to Archbishop Ices
ton, Of Baltimore, for Catholic priest. Ihoep
many of the officers, and large majority OIL ~
enlisted men Of the Army, belong to tue Cs.nss
Church, do not think there is chaplain Of 'ss
denomination 10 the service. IL would be dIihesss
for a Catholic clergyman 10 find anywhere hea "
labor where more good could be accomplished w.
at Camp Floyd in Utah. am glad 10 zee A.'
some of the papers in the East are beginning ~
direct attention 10 this benshted region assn.
for missionary enterprise. 1t would be well ~
of our religious societies could Withdraw Inen
attention for sufficient length Of time nvs
Boboriola Cha, to cast their eyes for momehI '.
Utah. For, after all, perhaps the Mornon'"
well as the Mandineo, il man, and brother. L.
ArapeeD, Il Ute Chief of some note, fsganIy
endowed Mormon, aud m Elder Of the Chrie.
into our camp at the full of the moon 70 s''e
apow.wow with DIR. Forney, the SuPenhIen''''
OF Indian Affairs at the Territory. g.
Arapeen opened the conference by deminalDs
in very tOp-loficsw style, the immediate sa', 'at
der TO the Ute Indians Of the Dragon SaigeaL
who had killed Peeteet-Deetz's son, at the lns
the arrest Of the two Ute Indians whoc om i,.r
an outrage upon q Mormon woman and chla
Spanish Fork. Arapeen on demanding the s.i'S y.
der Of the Sergeant declared his intention " W
10 inhict upon him the Ie1-taii0n,s, not using tno
words of course, but equivalent ones in Ute. "
this demand not being acceded to, he at once n
nounced bis determination, to-wit: PAL
Breaches, which being graciOusly granted 0s
on his way rejoicing. And so ended inc
war.
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