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Show PBEMATtJRECONCLUSIONS. Thatwc may Dot be accused of uiis-qU0liD8 uiis-qU0liD8 or mUrcurc-cDliuiS llw following follow-ing wcgivo it id Ml, as telegraphed fam WtohioRtou to the casern associated associ-ated press: Wwhineton, September J4.-liie Iodiap bureau received a letter Iron. colonel. Morrow m com-B1EOdof com-B1EOdof iho district o Lwh, dated, "in the field, S.riDville, (uah Au-ffuttt Au-ffuttt "4 " in "ulch ho dcnbes the recent re-cent Dtc Indian troubles there a quite fferiouH.incluaiDg the killing of unof-IcodiuK unof-IcodiuK citizen.-, stealing hor.os and cattle, interruptions ot travel, and indeed the oreauon of the utmost duuiay throughout UrKQ sections of country. Kiloris to iduuoq iho Indians In-dians to return to their reservations proving unavailing, colonel Morrow prooceded opainbt them with the troops under his command, when the Indians consented to a council which was held August 21at and 'lid. The Indians complained that the whites had Dot complied with their promises, especially es-pecially in relation to tho treaty made by colonel Irish in lbiH, known as the Treaty of Spanish Fork, which was never confirmed by tho sonata and was therefore void. They a&ked that a delegation dele-gation be allowed to visit Washington to lay their complaints before the President, Pres-ident, and agreed while waiting his decision de-cision to return to their reservations, which they have einco done. Col. Morrow Bays that tho Indians whom ho met were principally Utes, and that thero are others below who aro still hostilo and against whom ho may be compelled to employ his troops. Ho eonoludea his letter with a complaint of tho inefficiency of the Indian system sys-tem in that locality, and of the general dishonesty of the agents, aod submits a plan for tho re-organization of tho administration of Indian affairs in Utah. General Ord, commanding tho department de-partment of the Platte, urges in forwarding for-warding colooel Morrow's report that the Indiana bo allowed to visit Washington Wash-ington believing that it will have a good effect upon them by showing them the power of the whites. He expresses express-es tho opinion that Morrow's statement state-ment of alleged Indian outrages are baeod upon exaggerated reports and says: "The reports of people along the roads and through tho villages between be-tween this plaoo. Salt Lake city, and Camp Beaver with whom I conversed, many of them postmasters, ministers, etc., were to the effect that mail aod telegraphio communications and travel were uninterrupted, that the Indians had committed but few excesses and those local, and that farmers, settlers, stock raisers and miners were attending attend-ing to their usual business without ap prehensions." General Ord says he has therefore directed tho troops to return to Salt Lake city as seon as the valley of Sanpete has been visited for the purpose of obtaining trustworthy information infor-mation as to the condition and disposition disposi-tion of the Indians in that vicinity. This expedition, he adds, will be of service by showing both the whites and Indians that the government can promptly placo a much larger force in any part of Utah if necessary to maintain main-tain order or enforce the laws. In the light of late events it must be coDceded thit general Ord's conclusions conclus-ions were very premature, or his sourcesof information very unreliable. General Morrow personally visited the tccno of tho disturbances, after his letter let-ter to the Indian bureau. His graphic account of the condition of matters there, given in the published corres pondence between himself and Dr. Dodge, confirms all the4 'exaggerations' to which general Ord refers. But there has beco a disposition in various quarters to misrepresent and falsify everything relating to these Indian troubles, as to everything else that concerns Utah. First it was alleged that the Mormons were stirring up Indian In-dian troubles. This, a person connected connec-ted in a leading capacity with an and Mormon newspaper issued in this city, said was published on the authority of a federal efficial. But this falsehood was soon found too glaring; and from the same Bource exaggerated reports of Indian outrages received currency. Then when the facts were known, the cry of exaggeration was raised, and that by tho very partici who had been guilty of exaggeration, because their former efforts produced a result different differ-ent to that looked for. It is no wonder won-der we hold such parties in that contempt con-tempt which will not even claim a Dotice no matter how vilely they malign, slander, and lie; but it is a wonder that general Ord could be so eaaily deceived with eyes and ears open to acquire a knowledge of facts. |