Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-11-24

retain his position In Utah, and preserve his
colony and his creed from outside Interference
But when, by reasonable acts and outrages he
found that he had at length aroused the indigna-
ton of the Government, and was likely TO bring
down just punishment upon himself, he changed
front, hoping by defiant bearing, to bully the
Government into acquiescence with his views
ana plans or at least to put off an open conflict
TO the last moment At length, perceviny that
he must submit peacefully, or be driven to the
wall at the point Of the bayonet, he has deter
mined, in leaving Utah, to leave bloody stain
behind him. Still hopeful Of success however,
by carrying out his policy of intimidation he
proclams martial law in the Terrtory-beliey-
Ing that If he can keep the army out of Salt Lake
until spring, the Administration may then repent
OF Its determination; but If the army shalt at
tempt to force its way 10 the city, he will then
use all his powers to exterminate 1t.
Whatever may be the correct view Of the case,
send out q sufficient additional force as soon as
practicable and also to cons ider we'll what des-
cription Of troops should be employed As the
enemy is composed Of both whites and Indians,
the force to oppose them should be such as to
meet their different modes Of fighting Not only
Is large increase Of troops necessary to meet the
Mormon forces, but companies of Rangers, sharp
shooters, and backwoodsmen and mountaneers,
should be brought into service to engage the In
dians in their peculiar mode of warfare. With
such force the campaign would be short one
and not only will the Mormon blot be wiped out,
but the Indian tribes which have long imperiled
our western emigration will be summarily chas-
tised into good behavior.
The KANSAS CoNsTITUTIoN.-Ths enemies
of the Democracy are chuckling over the oppo-
sition to the action of the Kansas Convention
upon the constitution they have just framed,
manifested by more or less Northern journals
claiming utilization with the Democratic party
organization. To our mind, they reckon with
out their host; nine-tenths of them have sim.
ply been led into an erroneous position by
giving credence to the partizan reports of the
action of the Convention in question, sent East
by the Republican party telegraphing CORES
pondents Of the Associated Press, and to the
letters from Kansas published in such papers
as the New York Tribune. They will come
right as soon as they learn the truth concern.
ing what the Convention has actually done.
A few of them, however, conducted by men
VIGOROUSLY disappointed about Office or other
favors from the present Administration, may be
expected to labor zealously in connection with
this theme to prevent Democratic harmony in
Congress. Thus, they seek to obtain revenge
for their personal grievances. The quicker
they hoist the Republican-party colors the bet.
ter for their present attitude of but quasi hos
tility to the Democracy is but f1imsy covering
for their design to join the enemy openly, as
soon as they can make advantageous terms with
them.
Our policy would be to drive such persons
over to them, bag and baggage, with as little
delay as possible. Therein the enemys ranks
they can do no material injury to the Demo
cratic cause; while, nominally with US, if they
be suffered to do the enemy's skirmishing
against the Democracy, they may, in the end,
do us infinite mischief
We are for no terms whatever with nominal
Democratic newspapers published out of the
Territory, which, with all the facts of the ac-
ton of the Kansas Convention truthfuIly before
them, continue to insist upon the interfering
with the determination of that body, TO whom
alone is delegated the duty of determining
how the questions involved in their action shall
be disposed of. Such conduct on their part is
directly in the teeth of the principle of the
Kansas Nebraska act; and he who INDUCES in
it is the supporter Of that principle only in SO
far as it may promise to further his own views.
The ENGINEER CORPS OF THE UNITED STATES
NAvY.-Subjoined is the list of the candidates
for promotion and admission into the Engineer
Corps of the Navy, who passed satisfactory ex-
aminations before the board of engineers con-
vened at the United States Navy Yard at Phil.
adelphia on the 5th instant. The first thirteen
have been warranted the remainder will be
warranted as soon as vacancies shall occur:
George u. A. Tower, Of Boston; B. B. H.
Wharton, Of Baltimore; John W. lyman and
Charles II. Levy, of Portsmouth, Va; Morgan
E. English, of Washington; Franklin X. Hahn,
of Reading, Pa; Jos. IL. Baily, of Wilmington,
Del; John Purjy, of Washington; James W.
Whitaker, of Trenton, N. j.; Frederick E.
Brown, Of New York; e. Z. Chassaing, of Bal
timore; Philip Inch, of Washington; VIM Ii.
Buehler, of Harrisburg, Pa. Henry Snyder, of
Camden, N. j.; Elijah Laws, Of Philadelphia;
Joseph L. Butler, of Wilkesbarre, Pa; Samuel
Fisk, of Lancaster, Pa; Levi R. Greene, Of
Providence, L. I.
The following Assistant Engineers passed sat
isfactOry examinations, and were recommended
by the Board for promotion in the following or
der: ~-
First Assistant Engineer Henry H. Stewart
to be Chief Engineer after Benjamin F. Gar
vim. Second Assistant Engineer VIM s. stamm
to be First Assistant after Stephen d. HILBERT.
THE DEIDY.-There are al ready twenty
three avowed competitors for the post of Door
keeper Of the House of Representatives, in
active training for the race soon TO come Of.
We hear of six others about to 60 into similar
training. BY the LIST proximo many believe
there will be well nigh a candidate for each
Congressional jockey, House memberD as it
seems to be getting fashionable for each one of
them to have his man for the post Of those
already named, we have to say that they are,
in the aggregate, like "Jeremiah's figs, the
good being very good-thc bad too bad to give
the pigs" 1t is to be presumed that by the
first Monday Of December VIC shall have a col
umn of the usual announcements that A, b
and are in the ring" for the Office. The
best Of the joke is, that nearly all Of them are
making strong calculations on being elected |!
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