, 1863-04-02

omcefs stationed at Camp Douglas, and their
action but expresses the feelings Of the entire
command.
will here take occasion to say that better
Or more effective soldicEy, for the numbers,
has not been called into existence aud service
during the present war, thtn are the troops lit
the Department Of Utah. Thoroughly luyal,
and imbued With that ardent patriotism which
should fill the heart Of every American citizen,
actiyc and energetic, and In that subordination
to their officers whom they alike love and
respect as fnen, they are indeed q fine instance
rf The efficiency Of Il citizen soldiery when
;sc'nated by strong and undying love Of
country.
CONVERSATION BETWEEN 4 PROMINENT c1TI-
ZEN AND AN OFFICER OF COL. CuSSoR's
COMMAND.
On the evening Of the 9Th inst, Il converse
officer from Camp Douglas and Mr. S., !. some
what prominent citizen, substantially as fol-
lows:
:, omecr-Now these nler 1.-THE obnoxious otacials),
It appears, are not going to leave; and what are
Jon going to do about Il!
Nj. S.-Thcy may remain.
f. o1acer-That makes ~ cock-andbull" affair
oadcer1we don't want any difficulty with you
ofhser-we!l: as to that, I viii gi1e you my pri-
sign; bit should the Federal officers represent to
US that in their opinion their safety is endangered
nnd cal u2on US foF protection, yoar contest s no
longer with the civil. but with the military author.
but &c should, II the glove was thrown down, take
a s the aa 1I
the grass could start upon our graves, the whole
Of California wonld be upon you. There arc per
in that an15 wh IL stcksa d9wn
California, which wonld be aroused ut once
REPORT oF TIE MoRAoS coMA17TEn AND
EDITORIAL COMMENTS IN TIE "pEsEnEr
NEWS"
In the Deseytt -Nt,cs of the issue Of the 18th
Inst, is . communication cmbodying the re-
snlt Of the calls made BY the Committee, ap-
pointed at the last nlass meeting, to wait up-
On tue Federal officials, in which it is stated
that they we're "reccived courteously, but
upon being informed Of the purport OF our
writ, they emphnticallr refused to comply
with the wishes Of the people,"
Following, Is this editorial comment:
=" Had We Inclination, We might fill the
1,e1rs with some very interesting reports in
circulation, touching the sayings Of tho GOV
e1nor and Judges. but we shall only say that,
50 Tar as the people Of Utah are concerned
the bona jt7ds citizens Of the Territory-the
unpopular officials can make no capital out Of
their actions, to save them from their fast ap.
proaching oblivion. II We thought that there
WIS citizen so far lost to sclf.respect as to
offer an indigbity, by word OF act, to such per-
sons, we should certainly commend him to
| the care Of his friends.
81 The people, IN nasse, hare rendered le-
| giti1natc verdict upon the conduct Of tho men
whom the Government pays to serve them,
| and II the said servants ar. so INDECENT rs to
require such unwelcome bread, let them, By
all means, eat il in pclce-it is bitter enough.
They cannot hire any man to do them the ser
vice they so earnestly seem to DESIRE"
ANOTHER tsFL1sG" AT THE GOVERNOR.
T. i. ~. .
acts, resolutions and memorials passed durinr
the twelfth session Of the Legislative Assem-,
bly,, which were approved by the Goyernor.r
with accompanying editorial, as follows:
An act for the regulation Of thc telegraph, anu
TO SECURE secrcsy and fidelity in the transmission
Of telcEraphic messages.
An act artgnug the two Associate Justices tn
their respective aiEt tricts.
Anact changing tho county seat Of Washington
A1esolution adjournins and conivcnins the Leg
islativc Assembly OF the Territory OF Utah,
resolution tonEenlng the Legislative Assembly.
From the foregoing list it is made to an.
pear that his Excellency, S. s. Harding, In his
unbonnded libcEl1ity and desire to do rood to
the people Of this Territory, has withheld Ills
Signature from every enactment Of the Legis.
lativc Asstnb1y in which the citizens Sen-
orally had any interest: They speak for thetu-
selves, and can be easily understood by Others
than those protesting to understand "dark
sayings"
THE "L1oS OF THE LORD STILL FEARFUL,
Some hundreds of armed men are yet kept
constantly on guard in and about BFighatl's
houses and prcu,ises, both day and night, and
it is reported that his numerous "wiTcs'' and
children, as we'll as those Of Heber G. kimbal
and Daniel II. Wells, his counselors. have
been removed from their residences to places
Of greater supposed safety; and also that the
arms hitherto Kept in the Arsenal have been
removed and distributed among the various
military organizations.
>, a day or two since the cavalry at Camp
Douglas held review and drill on the plateau
east Of the city, and as soon rs their eyolu-
lions were observed, the signal flag was imme-
diately raised on Brighan1's house. and direct.
y hundreds Of hi. peoples canc husrying
to defend him against an anticipated attack
III this connection will state current m.
NOR that cannon are planted about the
grounds of the "God- htad'' of the church.
Who seems TO live in constant apprehension Of
the sword Of Damocles, which hangs suspend
ed over Lis head, side By side with the scales
Of justice.
He may be fearful that EARNED interyen-
tlei' might put stop at one and the same
time to both his prerogItiycs and his exist
enee, and hence the eternal vigilance" which
is exercised.
Yesterday he startcd for Sessions. a few
miles from the city, to dedicate new church,
and VAS accompanied BY 12O armed mounted
men, Us 4 4 retinne, and expected to meet =
like body ut his destination.
ARREST OF PRETENDED COLONEL As l. spr
The latter part Of last week t'Col. Ros.e,"
as he called himself, made his appearance
here, and exhibited commission from Ptesi-
dent Lincoln rs Register Of the Land Office st
San Francisco, California But in addition to
this, hc pretended to be colonel iu the army,
and to have been in various BATTLES, including
TINT OF Cedar Mountain, and to have been sey-
eroi times Wonnded-once severely.
lie called on Col. Connor, who, from the
suspicious appearance and conversation Of
thu man, believed him to be q spy Accord.
inE1y on Monday last, :.s he was On the point
Of departure East, Col. Connor placed him
under arrest. The causes determining this
step Terc, that Rosse had stated that he had
been the bearer Of secret dispatches to Gen.
Wright, commanding the Department Of the
Pacific
Col. Connor thereupon telegraphed to Gen.
Wright, s1nd received answer that ''hc did not
know Rosse.h
Upon hi: nrrest he admitted TINT he had
never been In military service, but 'tassumcd
tho character for protection in travelling
through the country, thinking that the brass
buttons would fr1yhten OFT the Indians ~
After an examination he was discharged, as
nothing directly implicated him was adduced,
and hs Immediately left, mayhap Il wiser and
Eadder man,"
MISCELLANEOUS.
The annual session Of the Third Judicial
District Court, His Honor Judge Kinney pre-
siding, convened In this city on the 9th inst.
aud up to this date has been engaged in trFinE
ard determining civil cases.
The Grand Jury have found true bills against
Joseph Holiday for the murder Of Silas c.
Greenleaf, and against Mrs. Amelia Camp "a
Spiritual wife, y for killing her infant child.
L. Gibbs, q. s. Marshal, Bella N. Hughes,
and H. ". 1sAacson were admitted to practice