| Show the army and the indian massacres in looking el over our exchanges exchange b swe we find that others besides the people of or utah have some dea aea of what the army of 0 the united states ought to do and at the same time have very correct notions of the protection extended to emig emigrants ats crossing crossing the continent by that division of the national force stationed in viall the sacramento union in speaking of the indians that have been committing depredations on the northern route via soda springs sayf I 1 they should receive a good drubbing at the hands of our troops the editor of the same sime paper states that in a conversation had with mr long of vaca valley cal who had list ast returned from the eastern states by the salt galt ale aie all lake take route in relation to the late indian maki mati massacres acres says that upon our askin asking 0 the question what the united states troops were now doing at camp floyd mr long answer ervery eavery significantly that they were eating 1 unie N sams rations and doing nothing 2 eliose acquainted with the circumstances can ml fell ether mr lon longs s declarations were frue true or false faise by fix reference to the communication of judge ayrf J in another column it will be seen hat there was another horrid massacre on the 1 ad dinst in the vicinity of fort hall on col landers I 1 new route and how bow many more cir I 1 j c aasta aces of the kind will transpire before he setting in of winter will depend upon the number of small companies that travel over i hat portion of the desert without taking the necessary precaution to protect and defend N es from rom the attacks of the savages which lip ich roam unrestrained ana through that section of country lying iving immediately north of this territory it is a matter of somme borne s surprise that em emigrant vigeant companies pass way are i not ot more on the lookout look out for they must roust have learned long since the aate gate state of things that exist in that quarter and the hae haO instead of the tile indians being quelled by the presence presence of the troops on near bear river they are the thereby reby unquestionably incited to continue heir their depredations on all whites not prepared ta t hie bie receive ive lve and resist their attacks enere has been some inquiry made concerning the interference noninterference non of superintendent I 1 orney the indian difficulties north but it should be remembered that the theater of war waris is in in washington ton territory outside of his a aper in doubt is the reason weyhe does not take some measures to put an enato the murders and depredations that are there being committed the troops stationed irl iii dutah sUtah may also be circumscribed in their sphere of action and cannot be marched beyond the limits of the territory without disobeying orders if so so it will account for the aming seeming reluctance manifested by the detachment at bear dear river ford to getting into a higher k latitude and inactivity and cowardice I 1 should shul not be imputed to them by passersby passers by unacquainted mi with the circumstances on that account rumor says that the troops douthat on that servi cewill soon return to camp floyd the official report of the campal campaign 0 when ewhen published will no doubt be read with interest throughout iff ile tip united states CiRE carelessness OF postmaster postmasters some ome months we had occasion to call the attention of the public to the remissness remis ness of some I 1 of or the postmasters in this territory since which there has been some improvement inart made but there is too much inattention yet on I 1 the part of some of those in charge of post otherwise I 1 letters would not occasionally be from two to eight weeks in transit when noten the distance conveyed does not exceed one hundred and aind fifty mile mlle and often much less than that on monday last a letter came to hand that contained the report of the proc proceedings ethnos on tui the of july la stin a flourishing town not s 8 aty miles away ahi which ch must be attributed to the slowness of the reporter oi or of somebody I 1 L else and but adew a few tew days since a business let ter was received that had been some weeks in indi finding i ng its way from provo to our ouri desk others cok col complain complain plain of delays in the we trans dision ni slon sion of letters and papers and reform is loudly cal cai called ledfor for in the premises N B this notice is not especially intended foa for arhe the P M at salt lake city as some of those in fault may possibly suppose suppo bupp oae oay sr j |
