Show q I 1 I 1 I 1 AFFAIRS I 1 we learn by letter of bro jacob hamblin tooele thoele I 1 march jtb that about the of february he left home with 3 of indians for the purpose put pose of exploring some of the streams in spring vallea valle tile the first fai st night encamped at the mountain point where just a we had routed the indians indian s who were on i a ste stealing ahing tour and had a long talk they I 1 told old me they would never steal any more from tire the mormons cormons Mor mons for they talked good talk and they wanted to be brothers that they had stole many cattle arid and I 1 horses but they should never steal any more that a part of then their tribe had bad left them and gone many sleeps southwest south west est 1 I asked why they did not come it in with them their excuse was trivial and vi b bi i cef answer satisfied them no doubt those referred to were some of the bad ones of the clan and an have gone a few moors off to keep out of the way of ef their deserts when the subject was explained the indians indiana present thought some of them would return before another snow as they had h had ad a talk with elih them 1 I traveled 3 days on the east side of ahe valley calldy saw plenty of cedar timber limber but water scarce that t could be used for irrigating 11 purposes on discharge of a gun for a duck near the elbow of deseret road bro hamblin di discovered covered a smoke 2 miles off to which he repaired arid and found an indian boy 9 or 10 year old silting r near a small fire and asked him in his own tongue eif if tie he had a father he I 1 made no answer 1 I asked him where e his bis was wa he pointed his finger and I 1 saw his mother sitting in a huf bu where to alf al appearance they had been beau some time everything eveia thing bespoke their wretch ednes adne s and wan want they had not clothing enough then to make a shirt I 1 they said they had been bee there 5 moons living on roots having lavingno BO no shelter from the storms but partially fi om the wind 11 one of the indians of my company came up and faid aid he knew them and that they left willow creek 5 or 6 dooni moons before I 1 asked herto give me her voy bo slie she objected but he next day she pressed me to lake him and ad I 1 took him and gave her a blanket buis caits ac as she had suffered much from hunger cold ac the past winter I 1 I 1 the next morning I 1 started for home borne the indian boy is much pleased with his si Mation As soon as it is light he wants the whip to bring up ap the cattle I 1 find him very faithful in everything I 1 ask of him I 1 I 1 would gy apty to the brethren dont be afraid of taking and leaching thern them to do good if tile the lord ts is I 1 not lot working in in the hearts of this people eople I 1 am greatly deceived the indians indian in ill this valley vailey are manufacture in ing rope or cord from the coat of the alk M lk weed and baskets from the willow the brethren ethien br generally are anxious to encourage indest industry and honest honesty among them in buying their baskets i airl and ropes wh whether et let they need them or riot not tile the indians appear anxious to gaisea crop of wheat and potatoes this sea seaon sort they ask a great many questions about the Mor mormon mons I 1 han had some good talk with them of late we have bave given bro hambling Hamb lins words and ideas as we 10 do lo a thousand others othe rii in their own language and out of their own language so that they may be understood by our reader leaders 0 for we have not room loom for e every ve letter and I 1 we want all to understand truth ti uth and because our pur correspondents correspond outs are so prolix we have not roooto room to convey to our readers all we wish and if our friends would leu fell all they want to tell and tell no more inore they would do us a great favor favored and md we I 1 might print their 1 setters engli ent n e I 1 we are particular on this letter lefter first fur for a sar sample to pt liers be brief secondly andly that all men may notice the effect on the different treatment of lad indians ians from brom longitude no 1 to longitude no I 1 again circumscribing the globe coping all kingdoms 0 states arid and latib nations ansi from the atlantic to the pacific from the pacific Paci pacific fio to the atlantic from the south to the north and from the north to the s south 0 uth poles of our little world while our falkeis Fal Fat heis beis dominions are so extensive that ross with the greatest telescope known cannot tell us whether the moon is inhabited dont see any 1 signy signs of it what baethe has the united states done tor for the indians I 1 much ask the different tribes who have been transplanted blixt the graves of their fathers to some pome unknown I 1 clime and they may answer but we wish to go no further back on the page of history than almost the present and what is it for brief let us look at the pawnees Paw nees what ars are they A band of warlike war like noble indians directly in the way of all communication from the east to the west through the capitol of american freedom I 1 what have the he united states done for them all the day when they have robbed a traveler or caravan sent out a few dragoons with a 1000 or dollars worth of blankets powder lowder ac to make peace paying them a 1000 per cent for all their robberies and murders I 1 and what has deseret done when she could I 1 bear the r robberies obb eries and nd mu murders ader 5 of her frie friends ads and cattle no longer laner L when forbearance became a sin she would send out afew a few dragoons and punish the indians till they felt it and when they were willing to be at peace do as bro hamblin says take theland the mand their starving stai ving children and give tham blanci etland buis euit and learn them to wo work and become civilized like white folks and preach peace to them all the time bro hambling Hamb lins letter in itself was hardly wo worthy arthy of a passing notice but bit when taken as a whole i it t I 1 lias has brought out a world of ideas for statesmen n who are disposed to become wise by others experience lt bet the world look at commodore Stock tons speech before congress published in this paper and compare the doings of the united states with bro bio hambling Hamb lins letter eit and the general al course of the Mora IMor mons utah whites it if you yoa please I 1 to term them so arid and then say statesmen of this little world of all nations kingdoms countries und and pursues the wiser course |