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the moral and religious sentiments of all Christ
endom, had no right 10 interfere. Actions
alone, when in violation of the constitution and
laws of the United States become the legti-a
mate subjects for the jurisdiction of the civil
magistrate My Instructions to Governor
Cumming have therefore been framed in strict
accordance with these principles. At their
date hope was induIged that no necessity
might exist for employing the military in re-
stcring and maintaining the authority of the
law but this hope has now vanished. Gov.
Young has by proclamation, declared his de,
termination to maintain his power by force,
and has already committed acts of hostility
against the United States. Unless he should
retrace his steps the Territory of Utah will be
in an open rebellion He has committed these
acts of hostility notwithstanding Major Van
Vliet an 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 intentions of the
government, and that the troops would only
be employed posse c0mltatUS when called
only by the civil authority to aid in the execu-
tion of the laws.
There is reason to believe that Gov Young
has long contemplated this result lie knows
that the continuance of his deSpotic power
depends upon the exclusion Of all settlers from
the Territory except those who will acknowl
edge his divine mission and implicitly obey his
will and that an enlightened public opinion
there would soon PROSTATE institutions at war
with the laws both of God and man He has,
therefore for several years in order to main
tain his independence industriously employed
in collecting aud fabricating arms and muni-
tiOns of war, and in disciplining the Mormons
for military service. As Superintendent of
Indian 4 fairs, he has had an opportunity Of
tamperng 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 allie
glance, and have communicated his intrignes
to our Indian Agents. He has laid in a store
of provisions for three years, which, in case of
necessity, as he informed Major Van VIict,
he will conceal and take them to the noun
tains, and bid defiance to all the powers of the
government
A great part of all this may be idle boast
ing but vet no wise government will lightly
estimate the efforts which may be inspired by
such phrensied fanaticisln as exists among the
which has existed in our Territories and hu-
manity itself requires that we should pnt it
down in such a manner that it shall be the
last. To trile with it would be to encourage
it and to render it formidable We ought to
go there with such an imposing force as to
convince these deluded people that resistance
woud'be in vain, and thus spare the cifusion
Of blood We can in this manner best con-
vince that we are their friends and not their
enemies In order to accomplish this object
it will be necessary, according to the estimate
Of the War Department to raise four addition
al regiments, and this ! earncatIy recommend
to Congress At the present moment Of de-
preston in the revenues of the country | am
sorry to be obliged to recommend such mea-
sure bat | feel confident of the support Of
Congress, cost what it may, in suppressing the
inSurrcction and in restoring and maintaining
the sovereignty of the constitution aud laws
over the Territory of Utah.
recommend to Congress the establishment
! Of a territorial government over Arizona, in.
cooperating with it such portions of New Mesi-
co as they may deem exrcdicnt Ineeti scarce.
ly addncc arguments in support of this recon-
mendation. We are bound 10 protect the
lives and property of our citizens inhabitng
Arizona, and these are now without efficient
protection. Their present number is already
considerable and is rapidly increasing, not
withstanding the disadvantages under which
they labor Besides, the proposed Territory
is believed to he rich in mineral and agrcnltu-
raj resources, especially in silver and copper.
The mails of the United States to California
are now carried over it throughout its whole
extent and this route is known to be the near
est, and believed to be the best to the Pacific.
Long experience has deeply convinced me
that strict construction of the powers grant
ed to Congress is the only true, as well as the
| only safe, theory of the constitution. Whilst
this principle shall guide my public conduct,
| consider it clear that under the warmakng
power Congress may appropriate moner for
| the construction of a military road through
the Territories of the United States. when
this is absolutely necessary for she defence of
any OF the States against foreign INVASION
The constitution has conferred upon Congress
power TO declare war" q 10 raise and snn-
port armies" " to provide and maintain ma
w" and to call forth the militia TO " repel in
vasions" " These high foreign powers necessa
rly involve important and responsible public
duties, and among them there is none so sa
cred and so imperative as that of preserving
| onr soil from the invasion OF foreign enemy
The constitution has, therefore, left nothing
on this point to construction, bat expressly
requires that =" the United States shall protect
each of them the States against invasion"
Now, if military road over our own Terrific
rles be indspenSably necessary to enable us to
meet and repel the invader, it follows as nee
essary consequence not only that we possess
the power, hut it is our imperative duty to con
struct such a road 1t would be an absurdity
to invest government with the unlimited no
wer to make and conduct war, and at the same
time deny to it the only means of reaching
and defeating the enemy at the frontier =