Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1857-12-08

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 Executive Magistrate was bound to
restore the supremacy of the constitution and laws within
its limits In order to effect this purpose, appointed
new yoyernor and other federal officers for Utah. and sent
with the military force for their protection, and to aid
Us pe conas in of need, in the execution of the
laws
With the religious opinions of the Mounons, long
as they remained opinions, however deplorabe in
themselves aud revolving to the moral and religious sen
tmentS of all Chrisendom had no right to interfere
Actions alone when in violation of the constitution end
PANS of the United States become the legitimate subjects
Tor the Jurisdiction of the civil magistrate My instruc
tions to Gov Cumming have therefore been framed in
strict accordance with these principles At their tste
hope INDUCED that necessity miaht exist for EN-
pIoying the military restoring and maintaining the
authority OF the law but this hope has vanished
Gov Young has, by proclamation, declared his detem
nation to maintain his power by force, and has already
committed tets of hostility against the United States
Unless no should rctrace his steps tho Territory Of Utah
will be in state of open rebellion. He has committed
these acts of hostility notwithstanding Major Van Vlie
officer of the army, sent to Utah by the commanding
general to purchase provisions for the troops had given
him the strongest assurances of the peaceful intention" OF
the government and that the troops would only be en-
ployed posse comd0s When called by the civil au
thority to aid in tho execution of the laws.
There is reason to believe that Gov Young has long
contemplated this result He knows that the continuance
settlers from the Territory except those who will
knowledge his divine mission and implicitly obey his
will and that an enlightened public opinion there would
PROSTATE Institutions at with the laws both of
God and He has therefore for several years, in
,ler to mantsin his independence been industriousiy
employed IN collecting and tabricatmg aras and muni
lions OF war, and in disciplnng the Morons for mill
sary service As superintendent of Indian affairs he has
had opportunity OF ampering with the Indian tribes
and exciting their hostile feelings agust the United
States. This, according to our Information he has
compished in regard t. Some OF these tribes while Others
have remained true to their allegiance and have commit
nicated his intgNes to Indian agents He has laid in
store OF provisions for three years. which, III case OF ne
cesity as he informed Major Van Vet he VIII conceal
land ten take to the mountains and bid defiance to all
the lowers of the government
great part of all this may be idle Boosting but yet
no wise government will lightly estimate the efforts
which may be inspired by such phrensied faratcism
exists among the MormonS in Utah This is the first
beoa which has existed in Territories and human
iy itself requires that should put it down in such
manner that shall be the last To trife with would be
TO encourage it and to render it formidable We ought
to go there with such imposing force to convince
these deuded people that resistance would be van and
thus spare the efusou of blood We in this
best convince them that their hens not their
enemies. In order to accomplish this object it will be
necessary according to the estimate of the War Depart
nent to raise four additional regiments and this earn
cStly recommend to Congress 1t the present moment
OF depression in tue revenues of the country sorry
confident of the support of Congress, cost what may,
in suppressp the Instruction and in restoring and MAIN
tanning TIE sovereignty of the constitution and laws over
the Territory of Utah,
recommend 90 Congress the establishment of terri
tOral government Arizona, incorporating with it
such positions Of New Mexico they may deem eSpedent
need scarcely adduCe arguments in support OF this rec
0amendaton. We bound 10 protect the lives and
the property of citizens inhabng Arizona, and these
without any efficient protection Their present
number is already considerable, and is rap.dy increas
ing notwithstanding the disadvantages Under which they
labor Besides the proposed Territory believed to be
Tch in mineral and agricultural resources, especially in
silver and copper. The mails Of the United States to Cal
itora carried over it throughout its whole
tent and this route is known to be the nearest and be-
lieved to be the best to the Pacific.
= Long experience has deeply convinced that strict
construction of the powers granted to Congress is the
only true we'll the only safe theory of the consttu
uon Whilst this principle shall guide my public con-
duct consider it clear that under the making power
Congress may appropriate money for the construction OF
military road through the Territories of the United
States when this absolutely necessary for the defence
Of any of the States against foreign invasion The con-
ttuton has conferred upon Congress power Ito declare
war, ''to raise and support armies, to provide anu
maintain navy and to call forth the militia to 'rcpe
invasions These high sovereign powers necessarily in
vove important and responsible public duties, and
among them there sacred and SO imperative as
that of preserving soil from the invasion OF foreign
enemy. The consultation has therefore, left nothing
he United States shall protect each of them the States
against INVASION. Now if military road over our own
Territories DO ndspensaby necessary to enable us to
meet and repel the invader it follows as necessary
consequence not only that possess the power but is
our imperative duty to construct such road 1t would
be an absurdty to invest government with the unllm
tied power to make and conduct and at the same
time deny to it the only of reaching and defeating
the enemy at the frontier. Without such road it is
quite evident cannot protect California and
Pacific possessions against invasion We cannot by
any other transport men and munitions OF wal
from the Atlantic States in sufficient time successfully to
defend these remote and distant portions OF the republic
Experience has proved that the routes across the 18TH
mus of Central America at best but very uncertain
aud unreliable mode of communication. But even if this
not the clse they would ut once be closed against
us in the event of with naval power SO much
stronger than our to enable 1T to blockade the
ports at either end of these routes After ALL therefore
can only rely upon military road through our own
territories and since the origin OF the government
Congress has been in the practice of approprang money
from the public treasury for the construction OF such
roads
The difficulties and the expense of constructing mill
ary railroad to connect Atlantic and Pacific States
have been greatly exaggerated The distance on the
Arizona route the SD parallel of north latitude be-
tween the western boundary of Texas the Rio Grande
and the eastern boundary of California the Colorado
from the best explorations now within our knowledge
does not exceed four hundred and seventy miles, and the
face of the country is in the MAN, favorable For obvi
the government ought not to undertake. the
work itself by of its own agents This ought to
be committed to other agencies, which Congress might
assist either by grants of land money or by BOTH upon
such terms and conditions they may deem most bene
fetal for the country. Provision might thus be made
not only for the safe, rapid, and economical tsport
ton of troops and munitions of war, but also of the pub
lie mails The commercial interests of the whole
try both East and West would be greatly promoted by
such road and, above ALL it would be powerful adj
ditional bond of union. And although advantages of
this kind whether postal commercial, or political can
not confer constitutional power yet they may furnish
auxiliary arguments in favor of expedtng work which,
u, INV ;ndg clearly cmbraced within the war