The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-12-12
Our Salt Lake Corr. spondsnce.

M~ y brigham loastt- Whsary R0c-Grcat .SiGkncss
| IN tho Er,ltp,y-TAe Legislature, DC.
For the last two weeks have had stirring times and
been living in the expectation of times still more interest
my than anything We have yet realized BY last mail
forwarded 10 you, without comment, little oorrespoa-
dcnce between his Honor Judge Eckels, Of Camp Floyd
and his Honor Mayor Smoot, Of this city, which At the
tune, WIS generally regarded Indicative Of
stormy weather The honorabe gentlemen have never
had any personal quarrel but tho representatives Of an
'aeonisuc interests their movements for peace or for war
always Of considerable Importance for others on both
sides Throwing oil restraint, may just well say 1t
any other time that "peace In Utah. ia very
delicate plant Amy thng like bunder, or anything an.
preaching the appearance " seeking quarrel in mo-
ment stus up every body True false, Judge Ecxes
has the stereotyped charge against him Of continually
seeking difficulty with the Mormons the latter uot
only watch him closely but in ths Of HIS Honor ex
ercs,ng any extra Judicial authority, they mike instant
preparation TO Claim their rights, and Of course have
hRht need be. Somebody has said that "thcres Pro-
violence that shapes our ends, rough hew them how
wilror something enough TO that agreeable conso
latonbut whether that Providence took much or
any recognition Of either the Judge Mayor is certain
that to neither Of these gentlemen We indebted Tor
our present peace The whole story the difficulty may
be told in few words One Andrew N. Smith, Nor.
mon "apostate," who has lived with the army since it's
Z, over
u this CITY, gets psy becomes abusive seeks his plso
and threatens fight somebody. The Mayor chances 70
be IN the neiRhborhOod, orders his r0ter
strucs the police connne him the caabOose and the
following morning Andrew hnds himself before an Alder
man u The cny Elsewhere, with the Adermans rebuke
on his ne the affair would have ended and should there
have ended here aso but in steps the Chief Justice and
on hls part ss up everything that hghtable the
community.
IL mo- the Judges residence with the army appears
particularly unfortunate To me appears, for any
Official sting from his "chambers ut FairUeld
the soburhs OF Camp toyo-furnshes the Mormon com.
munuy with their staple article for grumDlug aud
their imagination with every conceivable evidence OF
plots for their destruction. The Judge may as nno-
cent of evil Intentions against the Mormon community or
against the Mormon leaders he may well DO supposed
To be free from ennty towards sthe King the Cannba
Isanns nevertheless his residence with the army his
Constant familiarity with It's officers with the suffers
the contractors, and ms sought FOR unsougn
catou with those eminentiy hostile " the Mormon lead
an Official capacity The present difficulty between him
and the Mayor is nothing OF tselfa simple
Of Territory would have bad difcuty nor would
they have bad any difficulty battor the facts au ted TO-
ana other facts or alleged facts in the back ground
THREATENING Ink YOUNG,
| While the Agreement oned Andrew H. Smith was in his
liquor ana hghtabe, before ut got into the
POI he ot out that he had from Camp Floyd 70
shed Mormon blood, and that he would "ki the Mayor
| ana Brigham Young This might have passed for the
Idle ting a druakard-and indeed ther. might be
no mere ia II; but simultaneously with hearing thus
port Mormon appears and sincerely and earnestly
| ciaios that he overheard party, composed of per
over the plot for his assassination by hands Of
this same smith The Mormon informant accidental
y - part OF the house where the party met atog timer
unknown 70 BE- there He furnishes the names OF few
persons well known n the community as being present
and others 10 hm were strangers. The plan that
smith should Seek Interview with Brigham business
which his being known at Brighams ofcs would easily
enough procure without suspicion and that while there he
| should assasnac him. Smith could possibly escape
but for the consequences he prepared smith wanted
revenge, and with him or the consequences OF his they
hso nothing to TO- and cared as little The foregoing Is
/ hp tauCe IF he conv linn
Smith was apprehended late on the Saturday evening
too ae for trial before the magistrate, and
being heard, &c, was fined $40, believe, ana liberated
very early on Monday morning Mr. Dotson the United
States Marshall served Of habeas CORPUS on Mayor
sDoot Of which the following is copy
S, sab Loh. sy eoan,y GREG So Laks gss.s
me- undsssres Chef Justice Of tho saprsme ' Court
@ has 0s been other be as r
he :na m .ns aa s sPs IN
con- nand.d TO have the b.dy Of the said Andrew Smith
beng with Is writ sDa' y sna@
he s S s s Ss
abide such thief Justice shall
1.Ss nsqSs.
| Chief Justice of Supreme Court, o. T.
The Mayor made the following return TO the writ and
returned II by express 10 the judge
TOD. r. EcxEIs. Chief JussceThis writ handed me
" o sa on n. ns @ s on n Which
custody been de tired hun to take back
esed breach Of city Lake
CITY, but understand has beei discharged therefore res
OCTOBER Is 1863.
/ His Honor the judge in issuing this writ, may have
acted very prudenty and nothing more than his
DUTY but 1t certainly not appear every person.
ana surely not to the Mormons who look at all his
Lave pesore stated. He has uuauestonaby a right 70
Issue writ Of babeas corpus the petition of any pr
soner, but The Mormous inquire what to be the post
ton Of their magistrates it, en- the apprehepsnn Of a
k.rf llp hipf pf
Court IS 10 be READY with writ OF habeas corpus for HIM
ara all order Tor the appearance of the committing m,gs
trate beioTe the prsoper has been heard2 II
Mayor Snoot IS 70 be dragged 10 Fairfield, the neighbor
hood OF the army with smith, apprehended by the ponce
for Drunkenness and foug, hen every drInkard appre
hehe.d by NE police III any city OF the Territory may
haSe bis VIII ana 1e magistrate his pretty
pebsNe pee u business for the magistrates ana super
lase farce Tor the rctons to cbukc But this not
al ihe haste IA procuring the habeas corpus added To
Ire reported piot icr the assassination OF Brigham, lends
consistency % the charge against the persons implicated
lon lobsefve that there is reguarity 10 issuing
Of the Win anG the serving Of ii. u said issued
oy The judge Monday, the l7th at his chambers in
Fairfield, Hniie il was actually served between and
tn O'clock o. ne same morning on the Mayor in this
city a distance FROM Fairfield OF forty miles. The Judge
must have been very early al bus mess Many TO ac
ctr, his carly business solution of the difficulty, but
BIZ, e he probability 0, 1t being prepared beforehand
ana brought q the city BY smith himself, in should
be required TINS would be approaching serious charge
against The Judge OF which THINK he Under
tie heading ct Martial Law" article has Just ap
paftd IA he Moenqieer Of particularly fussy, powder
and hrimstoHe character in which the Jdoge severely
handled over the affair. The language PLAN enough
and expected 10 cal him out Of the spirit OF the times
tou vii luege by the following from the paper:
! DASriEs.
"For many years the people commonly called Mormons
have had the credit Il oleratng their midst and giving
support 70 bloody order under the style and character
o. ianies The experience of Jew and Gentle, American
and foreigner, has proved indspuaby the whole thing
ridiculous nction Within few days, however, have
learned and We thnk beyond doubt that such order
i ~ existence reai bone and combination of
back hearts ana bloody hands midst. Nor is it
compose q those ragged, borrid looking
hive been educated t. suppose bandItt composed Of
] me gray hcadpd Mr.. Sleek, with stiff shirt collar
wna smirEa ana smits a you bowling aud fawning
'Ouw money ~ bis purse' the black bearded, saow
i8ee hO paraues the streets ID search of victims; the
ptpies cd ilso d civilizations, the coxcombs who watch
opportunity % scdupc your wives, Sisters and daugh
tsrs~tlese ARC The creatures who meet
chambers ~ the 1rk hours Of night plan the asssssi
-nai3n ~ Seur friends. We know them; we see them
daily ny%e take Our Promenade They had better be-
Nirs Sef pres .ya9n the first law OF nauren And
theS Will bc wire 10 keen to their quarters duties
Citizens q clah' ~ have given you the first DANTE
4 facts III rloderh tinies Z
"Gray headed M Sleek sbiack bearded salow facet
auc potesed tgtor are Of course, telling descriptions