Show the Sla niler of gov crimmins it is la boldly charged in in washington by gentl I 1 profess profess to kno know what ahat they are talking about thit that gov cum cam ming of utah Uta blas I 1 as become a mormon alermo the above abo e report from an atlantic paper has finally got got into circulation in in california A more cre baseless slander was never perpetrated upon a worthy and public officer the gentlemen who profess to know I 1 in in ae the matter referred to are aware that in in as uch such an arrous scandal they are striking at the character of an honorable man distance from the originators ori ina of the libel renders it difficult for him to refute even e en were lie he disposed di posed to take notice of it the statement is is one of those stories stones made up out of whole cloth for political capital and for base purposes to further which no means are arc considered as too contemptible gov go alfred cumming is is a native of georgia and married a daug daughter liter of one of the mot most distinguished physicians ph of boston a lady possessing the most elegant accomplishments and who has ac con coi danied him to utah territory his whole career from his earlies entrance into public life has been that of an honorable man and a gentleman incapable of the disgrace attributed to him during ing the dreadful reign of the cholera in in 1836 governor then colonel gumming cumming was mayor maor of augusta ga hia HI conduct throughout hout that trying epo epoch chivas was heroic and self sacrificing cin night and day he devoted his time a and nd services services to alleviating allea lating the cause of li hs s suffering fellow citizens citizen many yet et survive survive to bless the hand that ministered to their wants w ants and saved sai ed their lives the people on his retirement presented him with a splendid service service or of plate in in testimony ef ct his generous conduct for some years cars he was stationed at jefferson barracks in mst st louis loui atthe at the commencement of the mexican annar war he wasat was at point Is isabel abelard and afterwards afterward son on the southern line attached to gen scotts staff subsequently lie he was detailed by government ao visit several tribes of indians in in the far west and won the fullest approbation appio bation of the administration by his hia and resolute management his harmonizing influence extended far and wide and probably did much toward preventing war in m the sections which he visited and hs his skill thus saved the government the expenses of a sav age w ar his sen services ices to the country lave have been eminent and in in not one of the important duties commuted committed to his judgment has he failed to manifest wisdom wisdom and ability in selecting a guiding spirit for the trying em emergency arising out of the mormon rebellion in in 1857 the government saw in in acl gumming cumming the man for the time and the place the duties of the position were responsible and delicate there was no precedent by which to be guided the majesty of the law was to bo be asserted if necessary by force but bloodshed was to be avoided if possible thus thrown upon his own resources and far removed from froin the countenance of the government gov eminent placed among a hostile fanatical and lax lawless aless people the qualities of prudence forbearance firmness and no small deree degree of administrative talent were de demanded landed these he has shown himself to possess his mission mission has thus far been entirely successful cess ful it is this man whom hired detractors do assail for partisan purposes the falsehood can only eventually re ic coil upon the heads of its ori originators ina tors S F times |