New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-03-05

FROM Salt Lake city

Atigiees from eait Lake are to the lst Of Feb.
ralary The Valley Tan furnishes tbe following n.
| telligencc
Messrs; Miller, Rnssell 4 CO. sold. during the
past Wesa Of their entire stock Of goods
upwards, to AIR. Thomas Box The stock sold an.
braees equal proportions of the different varieties
Of goods which Miller, Russell 4 CO. had on hand.
Ihe Genlile merchants here are evidently inclined
The editor Of the Valley Tan has received n
warming In an editorial article in the Tan of The
35th ultllno. while commenting on the Presidents
Message, the following passage occurred.
g The President, without he inoennensness ia
refsacf mistaken opinion, or to admit the error
| OF line OF policy once pursued passes over in ST.
lenoe the evidence of continued INSTRUMENTATION
life here, to such as fall within the ban Of HE ec
elcsiastcal hierarchy, that rules with more than
despotic tyranny those that profess faith IN tho
ridiculous nc and biasphemous pretensions which
| Notwithstanding the Secretary Of war himself
and innumerable other writer's have held similar
| language, the editor Of the Tan was called upon
oy an eaer m the Church one W. G. staines, who
IL seems denounced him in unmeasured terms but
who the editor deemed unworthy OF any other
treatment than contempt. He was also waited
upon by some Of the city officials, who left him
with the comforting assurance that thew would nat
any longer g be responsible for lis SAFETY, The
editor thus tells his own story:
| On the evening Of the same day ON which was
honored with call from these fanctionaries. n
friend informed me that in q Conversation that be
had held with the mayor Of the CITY. ina latter M
tilted him that he had heard many threats made
against me BY different persons and he advised INV
Informant 70 tel me Of the fact After being thus
officially warned by two of the CORPORATE o}t;rers
of the city, and indirectly notified of danger nv n
third, deemed these several warnings and intima
tons Of danger of sufficient importance to address
a note e Governor Cumming. informing him Of
Inen anu ihquirlng OF him whetherI was to expect
the protection of the law while conducting myself
as abiding man. To this inquiry the Governor
returned me the assurance of his protection as far
as u could pc extended or in case of violence done
to proper accountability whether the city altbori
ties would do so Or not.
have related these particulars, and been precise
n DONG 50, not Tor any purpose of drawing the at
tenton on the public toward me as an individual
but to illustrate the condition Of things here and
the despotism which the Mormons still try to exer-
cise oyer any who oppose the infamous system
which they profess and misnane religion.
The threats made against me for making a state
ment which !, IN common with almost every man
in this valley not connected with the Mormon
church, beheye IS true, affords proof, if no other
about the insecurity Of life here to such d fell
under the ban OF the church authorities and
4 have notAa word Of retraction to make of any
line or paragraph that have written on this sub
}eet on me contrary, reiterate again my firm
belief Of the trntho all that have said and take
the fisk OF whatever consequences may result
1rom repetition of my former statement. In adj
dftion to that statement will add that murder.
mas been sanctioned from the pulpit Of the Nor
mon tabernacle in this city and there is incontes-
tlple proof on record that meh have been murder
ed in this Territory whose death was deliberated
about and decided on in meeting or meetings
over which a person holding high position In
the Mormon Church presided and il any one sees
proper to deny this statement the records shall be
forthcoming. 1t is record, further that atroci-
ties have been committed against the person Of a
mi in Torr \
der would be tender Kindness and that ecclesasti-
cal authorities were also concerned in this transac
ton. Il this i denied, the proof shall also be pro-
duced w might go on and relate other instances,
but these shall suffice at present.
Since have had charge of the Valley Tan, my
aim has been to conduct it with strict regard
to the rules of fair and honorable journalism.
| have assailed no man in his private rights.
4 have spoken Of institutions and customs, and not
Of individuals. have studiousiy avoided person
allties, have been frequently censured since TAX
ing charge Of the paper for timdty or forbearance
IN refusing to publish statements and communica
tons that have reached me, rejecting severely
upon the Mormon church and people.
The conservatism heretofore practised is hence
forth at an end, and shall hereafter put in my
best ticks, and invite all others opposed to the
miserable system of humbuggery which exists
here, who can throw any light upon or expose the
secret. policy and infamous Vaccinations OF the
clique who, under the garb of religion trafnpIe
upon the rights of others and revel in the wealth
in the work Of exposing villainy and wrong, My
position is now defined. | neither fear herarchial
authorities nor priestly curses. when engaged in
cause that believe ia just and righteous Nor will
threats or intimidation lead me 10 shrink from the
performance of any known duty.
: s. DgwoLF
Murders have not been so frequent of late as for
merly. The two detailed below are thrown in as
evidence that this mode of disposing of persons
have not been entirely lost sight of.
A desperate named Rhodes and q man by the
name Of Luce met in one of the saloons in this CITY,
early last Thursday evening, whom alteration
took place between them, but no collision occur
red. An hour or two later Rhodes went to q house
on Main street, where w. A. Hickman was con
fined with wound received some weeks ago.
Rhodes, it was believed, belonged to a band Of
persons in this city and vicinity, who were at
deadly enmity with Hickman and party which he
is supposed TO head. He was accordingly refused
admittance into the room where Hickman was con-
fined: Luce, who was present with others beliey-
ing that his visit was not Of friendly nature.
On being refused admittanee into the room where
Hickman was, Rhodes drew pair of pistols and
declared that he would enter or die; at this mo-
ment gentleman by the name of Bates, who hap
pened to be present, ran up and grasped the pis-
tolls in Rhodes' hands, and at the same moment
both hammers descended on his hands, thus pre-
venting the discharge Of the pistols. While this
was occurring, Luce had also advanced, and with
breast, shoulder and neck of Rhodes, from which
he soon fell and Immediately after died.
On Thursday, January 26th, a man named Mar |
lin Oats was killed at the Hot Spring Brewery. |
We know nothing about the circumstances, but
rom reading an article in the Deseret News, pre- |
sumo it was g all wheat