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Show .SO6 UTAH. the belief that they are the only Christians on earth, and that God is about to redeem the world from sin, and establish his millenium. It is possible, too, that many of them are loyal in their feelings to the United States, hut perhaps this cannot be said of many of their leaders. But time will convince many of them of their errors. Many of their prophecies must come true in a few years, or doubt will take the place of sanguine hope, and will do more to relax their energies and weaken their strength than anything else would do at this time. My object in writing is to suggest that the attention of all superin-tendents, agents, sub-agent, and all other loyal citizens residing or sojourning in the Indian country be called to this subject, that the conduct of these Mormon missionaries be subjected to the strictest scru-tiny, and that the 13th and 14th sections of the " Act to regulate trade and intercourse with the Indian tribes, and topreserve peace on t7~ef rm tier.," be wroaerlv enforced. very "respectfully, &c, GARLAND HURT. Indian Ag-ent f.or & ah. Eon. GEO. W. NANYPEFNY, Commissioner of hdian Afairs, Washington City, 2). 0. P. S. In proof of the fact above stated, I would say that I have had great difficulty in procuring an interpreter, though there are many persons in the Territory who speak the Indian language. But they were all nominated as missionaries, and I was forced to the hu-miliating necessity of imploring the clemency of his excellency Brigham Young to permit one of them to remain with me. I never saw any -p eo-p le in my life who were so completely under the influ-ence ofione man. No. 129. DEFXRTMENOTF THE INTER~OR, Ofice of Indian Afairs, July 10, 1855. SIR: I have the honor to transmit herewith, for your consideration, a copy of a letter received by this office from Agent Hurt, of the 2d irl May last, in which he states that the Mormons, at their last semi-annual conference, nominated a large number of missjonaries to gc among the Indians of Utah Territory for the avowed purpose ot preaching to them ; that these saints have, either accidentally or pur-posely oreated a distinction in the minds of the Indian tribes of the Territory between the Mormons and the citizens of theunited Statee which must prove prejudicial to the interests of the latter. He recommends that the attention of the superintendents, agents, and sub-agents be called to this subject, and that the conduct of thosc missionaries be subjected to the ~trictests crutiny, with a view to tht enforcement of the act of 1834, to regulate trade and intercourse with the Indian tribes, and to preserve peace on the frontiers. |
