New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-01
FROM UTAH.
WHAT HAS TIE ARMY DONE I
Mon Onr Own Cnrrespondent.


WHAT HAS THE ARMY DONEl
From Our Own Correspondent.
GREAT SALT LAKE CRY, Feb. o. 1866
Probably. by the time this reaches New-York, the
subject of the removal of the Army of Utah will be
occupynq the minds of the NJ. Cs, that is provided
Sneaker of the House will have been elected. If the
WHOLE or the main portion of the troops quit Utah
the coming Summer, then the far-amed Utah Expedi-
ton win have occupied three-fourths Of James Bu-
chanan's presidential term employed perhaps double
the number of men that comprise the national stand
ing army, and viii have cost probably one half tue
annual revenue of the nation which would have done
something toward laying telegraph wire across the
continent or have given vigorous impulse TO tachc
Railroad, or even have purchased Cuba. And with
what rec utsi Let ne see
Scrapipg them together from ell sources, ma the
principal of them TO be as follows:
L. A drained treasury. On this will not enlarge.
The bare fact is bad enough, especially when the
most grinding forced economy scts as perpetual ana
III. acknowledgements of Federal authority by the
Mormons This is generally assumed as one result Oh
the Utah expedition bnt tnlS rsa 20
Federal authority was not submitted TO here previous
to The Utah excitement and the sequent march OF troops
10 this Territory Taere may have been, and may
now be- violent persons and violations OF law IN TINS
Territory but has it ever been made clear that prev
ous TO the Utah expedition the bulk Of the people OF
this Territory, even any considerable nuMoer OF
them rebelled against any legal proceedings OF Fed
eraI officials am not advocating the innocence Oh
the Mcrmon community, but think they should have
the benefit Of the right OF being uneondemneo
until fairly proved guilty. think the American La
ton great enough and powerful enough 10 be Just as
And is it perfectly clear that the peaceful reception
of Gov, Cunning and bis brother officials in this city
can be Justly ascrbed to the proximity Of 5000 Fod
eral bay ouets do not it. Unless am seriously
| mistaken, rot the slightest symptom Of backing
| down" was manifest in the Mormon people until the
arrival in this city of respectable, peacesbe citizen
! of PHILADELPHIA Penn. Teen, but not before, the
Mormon resolution for weakened, and the star OF
peac~wss in the ascendant Then negotiations COM
enced, and shortly after Gov Cumming was quietly
and S by Saser Cy
inme datey entered upon the duties Of his governor
slip.
Mormon eaters to prove that Col. Johnston and his
troops had any influence in the introduction OF Gov.
Cummings to ex-Goy Young and the people Of the
Territory Indeed, If the common report OF that um7
be .rue the gallant Colonel and his brave troops were
rather opposed to the Governors trip Salt Lske City,
AID appeared to have far greater desire TO hight and
force their way than 70 enter this valley peaceaoly.
1t would Dot be very easy meter to prove shas
Gov. Cumming and his associate Federal officers could
not have entered this city and performed their duties
had their trip from the Missouri TO ths Territory been
entirely innocent of the hoprjshDg Of rumpets, the
roll Of drums the thunder Of cannon the 81 stening of
rather of the opinion that the Federal appoinsees
would have found cherauI-deri-e in their way to
Salt Lake City, if they had come unpretendipgy "a
civil officers OF the Government. incline the be-
lief that the whole 0: the anxiety excitement, trouble,
suffering, and expense of the Utah expedition might
have been saved. The army should not have bsen
sent until The appoihtees, OF until special commission.
ers, had been rejected. This, i think, would nave
been sound, wholesome policy.
Since the ARRIVAL of the army ia Cedar Valley, the
only operatoDof any magnare was the expedition Oh
thousand men TO Provo, In obedience to the reputation
OF Ju3, e Cradlebaugh, proceeding which drew 10th
the most unequvocl and severe re5ukes from Gov.
Cumming and from the President at Washington, as
having direct tendency TO Illustrate the ends of JUS
ice, disturb the peace Of the country, and establish
precedent of the most dangerous character.
III. The making Of a new road from Camp Floyd to
he Green River Valley, and another 10 Carson Valley.
- people here tbrk the credit for these works does
ID all belong to the army, for the reason tha only
parts of the roads in any wise be ascrbed to the
labors Of the army. The major part Of the roads was
travelled by the Utah people beiore the army explored
them. The road TO Green River Valey-at lsas. that
that portion Of the road leading up The Tmpaaogas or
Provo Kapy on-was perfectly Impossible by tae srmy
until the Mormons during the move south" opened
The Ksnyon at al expense of abcu. $50 coo. Then,
but Lot before roors and sup ly trans Travelled on IT,
w. The collection and perfectng in dnil and discp-
line Of Il large body Of troops Tais Is 60, but it
could have BEEN done without Puttngthe nation to The
needless expense Of bringing thofe troops 10 Utah.
Hundreds of parade or dri grounds might have been
which one half the year knee deep OF alkaline lobe
Dust and The other hall knee deep Of alkaline adobe
mud. Costly cncuulocutory strategy this, Mr. James
Buchanan. Decent pay, Sir. Bad Investment of the
publc funds. Remember the old proverb, Waste
not, want not"
" Tie enrichment Of the Mormons Ia This is
literally true. While the Government at Washington
wss punched for cash, liule Mormon children could
play with fve-dollar pieces Generally speaking, in
this far nlsnd country which has little commerce with
the great ontsde word, cash il carce, and at very
high premium. Sneh the before the lo,a,on
of the army at Camp Floyd. humorous anecdo,e Is
related Of poor Mormon whose experiences with the
g. MammOn Of uprghteousness was very limited before
he traded with the army and army followers. Rs
De,ipp cold CON- he held il forth in his hand stared
10 It ncreduloudy turned l, repeatedly out OF one
-and into the other laughed and cred aai cried aod
auehed then ny seriously mixed the two manifesto.
ions no to- ether and declared he had not seen 30
much money for m3ny long day.
Every Mormon smith and wagon maker or plsnder
,as now plentiful supply Of iron and oak, all from
he States literally furnished by Uncle Sam "a. u,ere
nominal price. Many geTsons who, Two years ago,
id not postts tho ist hoOf Of IN animal nov past
f OK teams and mule teams; while the numerous
i0u on bellies and dan literally rsvelin jalcoes aud
rinOnessl these FURNISHED, 700, through the over
owing generosity Of the ssioe good old utcle.
few ii, ures will be appre slated here sho sing the
iBeence Of prices before and after the adser. OF tbs
my.
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