New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-05-28

by pony fiesh from the Missouri to Sacramento in
the time now made,
The LATE News FROM WAsHTNGToN.--You very
naturally may wish TO learn how the proceedings
ID Congress- touching Utah and polygamy, are re-
garded here. Well, know not how TO better de-
scribe the feelings Of the folks than by saying that
they are !" gloriously Indifferent As the Yankee
said of the Danes the better know them, the
better understand them.n notice. as become
acquainted with the Mormons, 9 deep-grounded
conviction that nothing can ever occur bus what is
for their good. ! was much inclined to conclude
that all for the best, all right, was convenient
doctrine, and could cover multitude OF things as
wen as soothe the trouble bosom; but every days
experience among them leads to the conclusion
that they are almost faIasts; they call i SPECIAL
Providence over them; it Is only difference n
name. apparently. With their faith, anything tnat
comes is right enough for some purpose Or other,
and they are very sincere. Brigham mas recently
been very explicit in teaching that men can direct
their actions in any direction, but the result OF
actions is neither given to man TO Know nor 70
control.
remember in the speeches Of ~ and '5s, his
oft.repeated statement that he did not pretend TO
know the future. He only knew, ne said, tnat It
was right to do then what they did me people
here manifest strong desire to have what trans
pires here fairly represented abroad. They seem
To dread SANDER, but at the same time they seem
utterly Indifferent about how they are represented
by folks elsewhere. They are foucny ABOUT mis-
Representations from here, but the misrepresenta
tions that come here they care nothing about
There Is philosophy in this. For their own actions
they hold themselves responsible; for the actions
Of Others they are irresponsible, and leave their
control to the general budget in the charge Of
Providence.
They regard the noise in Congress over polyga-
my dis mere fudge, and sprnging from such men as
Judge Cradebaugh, who had the imprudence to
tell his programme to a California correspondent,
who published 1t long before his honor reached
Washington. asked one of the leading men yes
terday--he was an apostle, working hard in the A
field for the staff Of life--what he though of Con-
gressional aifairs on the institution. He answered
very pleasantly, .We are all so very busy with our
spring labors that we have no time to pay any at
tention to them" To my inquiry about results,
should any law be adopted for the punishment Of
polygamists, "0h,n said he, "they can't do any
thing consttutionally against us, and wit-s hitch
Of the head he added, tsif they do anything uncon-
they only do what the Lord will
permit them for some wise purpose. he will take
care of both them and us. He knows what they
are doing, and he always knows where to find u.s.
THE REMOVAL OF THE ARMY.-Everything now
indicates an early march from Camp Floyd. Six
wagon loads Of provisions were started from the
camp last Thursday week as the forerunner OF
stocking the road southward This train passes
through Lehi settlement and took the new Provo
Kanyon towards Bridger. DR.. Hobbs, the agent Of
Russell u Waddell arrived here last Friday eve
ming, and Immediately afterwards sent night ex-
press to camp. He was ahead Of the published
army orders, and probably suffered nothing in his
sale OF cattle on til at account. a]tE