, 1861-05-21
xEIEE3s FnOM SALT LAKE.
The Secession Views very Palatab1e-
ReK19nat1ons-The mormons WON
have MIR. Harris for GoVeruor-Th
indians Destitute,

have mr.. Harris for GoVernor-The
indians Destitute.
Correspondence Of the Missouri Republican,
GREAT SALT LAKE CtrI, April q, 1861.
The surrender Of Sumter Asd the subsequent
operations Of the two Confsderacies ha7s cre-
ated for Us quite an Interesting week. The
dispatches reached here from Kearny in five
days, and were read in tho Tabernacle On Sum-
day morning. The Pony had coma in the
night before, just as we got ont Of the theatre,
&C. We Reat a tde enes tae e Of Rs edo2
Just sufficient to make US all feel mighty Gu
rioue, and prepared for the reading Of the ex-
ha and the comments that followed from the
tongue Of brother Brigham on the morrow. In
Justice to that dlTnitarg, must acknowledge
that he ras considering that the event
had been the subject Of prophecy from Broth
er Joseph. the first Mormon chief, and served
Rs text for many sermon within tbs last
twcnty-eight years. The Union had Ut last
gone TO shiye1s, and war, civil war, confusion,
mobocracy were inang nguEated-setributlo for
past Iniqulties. Thatfs enough for tho Saints;
but the Gcnti1eA are more concerned They
have another kind Of interest In the progress
OF the revolution.
The Ners extra, pub1iahed yesterday, with
full details Of proceedings In the States, has
drawn the line, and the Southern element is
s 1o5h bay, here a1o e eap h.vs
ed immensely everybody. Secession is popa-
lar, and "hurrah boys" is the tslk, and fhe
'sgracc before aud altar meals" and right in
the middle Of them, too, at tabs dhoke. We
are fnu OF It, and small charcoal and birthstone
In every gust Of wind from tho atete!: Il Is
remarkably pleasant to feel patriotic two
thousand miles from the battle field. Fame,
fortune, houors, glory, ecazs, hs1d fighting
and eyery man Victorious are dancing every
Imaginable polka, redoWa, echottiseh md gal
1opade IN cur upper works.
Thanks; numerous thanks, to Mayor smoot
azd the Council; they hsve shut up al the ss-
looms, and No are all Of us sober to our ''great
regret" !" The occasion, the almighty occasion,
has to pass Without all the honorB. Crest
placs Salt Lake Cityl But there Is any amount
Of blessings poured out upon tho devoted
heads Of oar ety fathers for the forced tent
pe1ance. All the same, everybody Il to rush
back to the States, and then great things VIII
bo accomplished for and In behaf Of President
! .JeA"
At the Camp designations arc III the talk
| Lieut.. Good, V1rginian, has resigned and with
bis lsd{ III lears tor the South lmmedlately.
tsnt General, Aid to Col Cooks, from Rich
mond, Virgins, win, It Is said, at onco resign.
| The came & said Of First Lieut "Jack" Cor
don, q Vi1gtn1an also, and Of neut. Saunders,
q Missi.sipptau. Capt. Gordon, Of the attil-
| lery, North Csroltnian, will assnredly follow
t Z
Cooke, the Commander Of the Department,
though strong Union man, Is Virginiau,
| aud has been expected oil the time to resign
rs coon Is bis State would 60 with tho South
| Capt Clarke, tho Commander Of the Post, Is .
Northern gentleman with Southern sympa-
thies. These are the o. d1s Of to-day, aud
reached me bJ gentleman Of intimacy with
the Aforesaid. 80
Gov. Cumming ANNOUNCES the sAle Of hi1
household f1ings for the Bsh Of May, and BY
the 18th hia Exeenency viii start for Georgia
By-the-by, speaking Of the Governor reminds
B. D. Harris, Of Vermont, fer tho vacant Cub
ernateriA chair. Mr. HArris was The first ap-
pointee to the Becretaryahip OF the Territory,
| aad made very shost residence and hhsty oxit
in company with Judges Brochus a0d Brande.
bnzg I knew nothing Of these gentlemen,
nor the front Of their offending;" but from
should think no great respect would be en-
teztsiucd for either OF than should they re-
furn-
] have heard from several SOURCES that in
the event Of Afr. Harrls receiving the appoint.
mtnt, after what has transpired--to which
have here referTed--thst there Is great like.
lhood Of message reaching him on the WAY
informing him that his presence Is not wanted
and these are times on which the Mormoni
calculate for demanding rights. "The Uniou
hes burst up, end We arc going to stick to the
/ IQBBltUGO1 anu the IGUupllczuIHm OIL Qu1
fathcra,' Is row The current 1ahguag5s hsre; Il
takes 70 great gift to foresse that the Nor.
mo#as will ono Of these days speak ont, anl
are row, think, on'v writing to see which
way The cat jnmps.f
The Mormons arc evidently sware Of theil
position ou the highway between the Atlantic
and Pacidc-on the backbone Of the Ameri
| can continmt-and, like Jim Baggs, know TIL
value Of peace, and the peculiar timea In Nhic1
they 1tve.. A distasteful federal officer thruB
upon thrm would bo - excellent opportunit,
to hoist the Bse Hive banner.
hare already given details, hss now taken II
first march, Two hundred wagons, with si1
tean hundred head Of cattle aud two hundfes
thousand pounds of flour, started froo tn
city for the Missouri river on Monday. Ad
vices fom the forelgn missions and from tn
mfssisns In tho 8txtes, represent kreat anxa
ety on the part Of tha dlsc1plea 70 gather her
Ibis aeason- Erery preparation has beg
made for their coming n the tah. a te# Aia
4 soutisus went out with the OK teams.
II 4 terrible desutut;on among the 1ndlsu4 o.
/ the California nail route IN reported Co
DaTia seems to occupy very uncomtortAb:
| poaifica. The Indians clAMorous, the ms1
employees and edito17 pitching into him 70
neglect, &nd his treasury empty.
fforgot to mention among tho secesslo1ist
!. Cspt. Gardner, the commaadantat at Fort Bids
er. The Captain left quite suddenly withou
Capt. Robertson passed through hare 1ast wee
: to Inspect the Fort, and returned by last mai
. | Col. Cooke felt Ittle funny at not receivin
the resignation; but III these days Of popula
| secession. It would have been rather hArd. t
j | hare attempted to arrest the Captain - & d
, sater. Second thought let him alone