The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-07-09
Ths Utah Expedition.

The 81. Louis Rsps3iean, OF the I'd inst
IN speaking Of the preparations being made
for the Utah expedition, says that BY the
middle Of this week. u thousand additional
troops will be encamped al For, lraven-
worth, and all the military stores, horses,
mu~s, wagons, and whatever else may be
Decessary for the expedition. will be on the
ground. Not day will b. lost in getting
the troops under way.
The Republican states that the drsbarse'
ments 90 account Of this expedition IN and
around St Louis, will not fall much short Of
u million Of dollars.
The \. Y, T,me. in recen, article on
the Affairs Of Utah, appears To favor Judge
porsLAss plan to repeal the Organic Act
VI the Territory. and attach portions Of It
to Calitornia, Oregon and New Mexico.
The Times says
The act establishing tho Territory Of tiAh
provides " that ali that part OF the territory of
the United states bounded on the west by the
tate Of California On the north by the Territory
Of Orsaoa. on the east by the ysmmn oi the
Rocky MONTANA, and Oh the south by the 5,th
parallel II north latitude, be, and is hereby
created into . temporary sorsrnm.i, by the
name Of the Territory OF Utah and when ad
ruitted As = state, the said Territory, or any
portion Of the same. shall be received into The
| Mon with or without slavery, As Their consul
tation may prescribe al the time OF 'as.I Al
lnission :: Pror.dsd, that nothing IN this &C,
shall be construed to inhibit the government OF
the United States nom dividing said Territory
INTO two or more Territories, in such manner
aud 81 such times - Congress shall deem soh
enieut and proper, OF from attsehing any por
uon VI said Territory TO any other state OF Ter
rtory Of the United States,
The nf,h section provides that the TishI oi
sum age, and Of holding office. shall be rhrr
cised ouly by c,f,ssns 81 me "tsd Nfdh'' "a
GLIDING those recognized a. citizens by The
treaty with the Republic Of Mexico, concluded
feb. 2, lsIs.
n II be true that nearly niue tentLs ul the
Murtnnns mr., not nAturalized citizens, they are
certainly incapable, under this act oi forming
government. and all the proceedings oil Their
Council and House Of Representative become
4. aullfty, from the fact that they cannot have
Teen legally elected according to the provisions
of this act The Mormons, then, not being lie
salIy capable Of establishing Tor themselves q
government as provided, no legally authorized
government can be said TO exist, and congress
may so declare, and repeal the act Tor Is
provided BY the sixth section, hat the leg
isiatiye power Of said Territory shall extend TO
all rishtfui subjects Of legislation consistent
nth the Constitution OF the United states and
ne prorts,0ns Of this aef but no law SHAH he
passed interfering with the primary disposal o'
The soll. All the laws passed by the iegi.A
tive Assembly aud Governor shall be submitted
to the Congress OF the United states. ahd'
- ~ anil nj a
There eau hardly be doubt. under these car
cumstances, that Congress has power to repeal
this act hut more effective course SUI, per
hsps, for breaking up the Mormons, would he
To dstseh portions from this Territory. and an-
ne 4 them TO the State OF California. and the
Territories Of New. Me xico and Oregon leaving
them but small district OF mile square.
late advices from tab by way OF Ss-
cramen,o California state that the Nor
mons hal come 10 an issue. Three hundred
Of those who hal become Disguised with the
rule Of Brigham Young, who 90 there by
he appellstion Of apostates' had left Tor
ths Atlantic states. Two Of the apps
iaies had also arrived al Carson Valley
having run away from salt lake on the 9th
Of April, and swan Bear river near by 10
make good their escape. They tell some
hard stories about the condition Of the
saints According TO their accounts there
are 5000 "spos,ates' a, Great Salt lake
who are in constant fear of band Of bra
voes, employed by BRIGHAM .YouSu. known
a. the " Destroying Angels They say
that dead bodies are constantly iound about
that place and that while the Mormons At
tribute their murder TO the Indians. the
"apostates believe they are murdered by
the Destroying Angels They aIso re-
present that the leading Mormons preach
openly against permitting any women or
children TO live there