The Winchester weekly appeal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1856-1856, 1856-12-17
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same any provisions thereof may be applicable
This act provided for the appointment by the Pre-.
sident by and with the advice and consent of the
Senyte of governor, who to be -officio SUI
oerieteudent of Indian Affairs, a Seer etary three
Judges of the Supreme Court Marshall and Dis
trict Attorney. Subsequent acts provided for the
appoument of the officers necessary to extend ou,
land and our Indian system over the territory
Rrieham Young was appointed the first governor
on the Goth September, 1850, and has held the of
fec ever since Whilst Governor Young has beer
both governor and superintendent OF Indian affairs
throughout this period, he has been at the same
time the head OF the church called the Latter-Da
Saints, and processes to govern its members ana dis
pose of their property by direct inspiration and au
tho,ity from the Almighty. His power has been
therefore absolute over both church and State.
The peopIe of Utah. almost exclusively belong tt
this church, and believing with a hnatlcal spirl
that he is Governor of the Territory by DIVINE ap
pointment, they obey his commands as these
were direct revelations from Heaven. Ii, therefore
he CT ooses his government shall come into collision
with the Government of The United States, the MEM
bers of the Mormon church will yield implicit obedi
ence to his will.
Unfortunately, existing facts leave but little
doubt that such is his determination. Without en-
terlng upon minute history OF occurrences, IT Is
sufficient to say that al the officers of the United
States, judicial and executive. with the single e1.
ception of two Indian agents, have found it nee.
cessary for their own personal safety to withdraw
from theTerrtory. and there no longer remains any
government in Utah but the despotism of Brigham
Young This being the condition OF affairs in the
Territory could not mistake the path of duty
As Chief Fxecut We Magistrate was bound to
r.store the supremacy of the Constitution and laws
within its limits In order to effect this purpose
appointed new Governor and other federal officers
for Utah, and sent with them military force for
their protection and to aid a posse comitatus in
case of need in the execution OF the laws.
al p,ninn of tha
long as they remained mere opinions however de.
plorabe in themselves and revolving to the moral
and religious sentiment of all Christendom had no
right to interfere. Actions alone, when in violation
of the constitution and laws of the United States,
become the legitimate subjects for the jurisdiction of
the civil magistrates. My instructions to Governor
Cumming have therefore been framed in strict &C.
cordance with these principles. At their date a
hope was induIged that no necessity might exist
for employing the military in restoning and main-
tanning the authority of the law; but this hope has
now vanished Governor Young has by procla-
matiod declared his determination to maintain his
power by force, and has already committed acts of
hosty against the United States. Unless he should
retrace his steps the Territory of Utah will be in a
state of open rebellion. He has committed these
acts of hostility Notwithstanding Major Van Vlict
an officer Of the army, sent to Utah by the COM
mandng general to purchase provisions for troops
had given him the strongest assurances of the peace
full intentions of the government, ond that troops
would only be employed as posse comitatus when
cal ed by the civil authority aid in the execu
ton of the laws.
There is reason to believe that Gov. Young has
long contemplated this result He knows that the
continuance of his despotc power depends upon the
exclusion of all settlers from the territory EXCEPT
those who will acknowledge his divine mission and
implicitly obey his will, and that an enlightened
public opinion there woud soon PROSTATE inStitu-
tions at war with the laws both of God and man,
&.
maintain his independence, been industriousy em-
ployed in collecting and fabricating arms and mum
tons of War, and in discipl;ning the Mormons for
mi itary service As Superintendent of Indian At
fairs he has had an opportunity of tampering with
the Indian tribes and exciting their hostile feelings
against the United States This, according to our
information, he has accomplished in regard to some
of these tribes while others have remained true to
their allegiance, and have communicated his in
trigueS to our Indian Agents. He has laid in
of provisions for three years. which, in of
necessity as he informed Major Van Vliet, he will
conceal, "and then take to the mountains, and bid
def tnce to all the powers of the government"
great part of all this may be idle boasting; but
yet no wise government will lightly estimate the
efforts which may be inspired by such phrenzied
fanaticism as exists among the MOrmons in Utah.
This is the first rebellion which has existed in our
Territories; aud humanity itself requires that we
should put it down in such maener that it shall be
it, and to render it formidable. We ought to 60
there with such imposing force to convince
these deuded people that resistance would be vain;
and thus spare blood. We can in this manner con-
vince them that We their friends, not their ene-
mics. In order to accomplish this object il will be
necessary according to the estimate of the War De-
partmen to raise four additional regiments; and this
l earnestly recommend to Congress At the present
moment of depression in the revenues of the coun-
try am sorry to be obliged to recommend such
measure, but feel confident of the support of Con-
gress, cost what it may, in suppressing the insur-
rectiOn and in restoring and maintaining the
eighty of the constitution and laws over the Terri
tory of Utah.
recommend to Congress the establishment of
territorial government over ArizOnia Incorporating
with it such portions of New Mexico they may
deem expedient. l need scarcely adduce argu-
ments in support of this recommendation. We are
bound to protect the lives and property of our ct
zens nhabitng Arizonia, and these now without
sufficient protection Their number is already
siderable, and is rapidly increasing, Notwithstanding
the disadvantages under which they labor. Be-
sides, the proposed territory is believed to be rich
in mineral and agricultural resources, especially in
silver and copper, The mails of the United States
to California carried it through its
whole extent, and this route is known to be the
nearest, and believed to be the best to the Pacific
Long experience has deeply convinced me that a
strict construction of the powers granted to Con-
ory of the constitution. Whilst this principle shall
guide nv public conduct, l consider it clear that
under the war making power Congress may ap-
pirate money for the construction of military road
through the Territory of the United States, when
this is absolutely necessary for the defence of any
of the States against foreign invasion The consti
tuition has conferred upon Congress power to ''de-
clare wal" ITO raise and support armes;" "to pro-
vide and maintain navy" and to call forth the mi
litia TO .'repel invasons" These high foreign pow
ers necessarily involve important and responsible
public duties, and among them there is so
sacred and SO imperative that of preserving our
soil from the invasion of foreign enemy.
The constitution has therefore, lett nothing on
this point to construction, but expressly requires
that .the United States shall protect each of them
1.-THE States) against INVASION" Now, if military
road over own Territories he Edispensibly
necessary to enable US to meet and repel the in
vader, it toowt necessary consequence not only
that possess abe power, but it is our imperative
duti to cOnstrct such road. 1t would be an
absurdty to invest a government with unlimited
power to make and conduct war, and at the same
time done to it only the means of reaching and de-
feating the enemy at the frontier. Without such
road it is quite evident cannot "protect" Cali
fornia and our Pacific possessions against INVASION.
We cannot by any other means transport men
and munitions of war from the Atlantic States IN
sufficient time successfully to defend those remote
and distant portions of the Republic.
Experience has proved tnaG Tue Fou'eS oSioSo
the isthmus of Central America at best but a
very uncertiin and unreliable mode OF communica-
ton. But even if this were not the case, they
would at once be closed against in the event OF
war with naval power much stronger than our
own as to be able to blockade the ports at either
end of these routes. After all, therefore, We can
only rely upon military through our own terrific
res; and ever since the origin of the government,
Congress has been in the practice of appropriatng
money from the public treasury for the construction
of such roads.
The difficulties and the expense of constructing mill
tary railroad to Atlantic and Pacific States
have greatly exaggerated The distance on the Ar
zona near the 32d ae of No tn latitude between
boundary Texas the Rio Grande and the
eastern boundary of California the Colorado from the
best poraons within knowledge does not e8-
ceed hundred seventy miles and the face OF the
the in the favorable For obious reasons
the ought undertake the work itself by
means of its own agents. 49,
This ought to be committed to other agencies which
might assist either by grants of land or money