New-York daily tribune., 1857-10-01
FROM WASHINGTON
70 Of The N. Y. Tribune.

CoNesponetnee OF The N. L. Inpuno
WAsBINGTON, Sept 29, 1857.
The administration Of the War Department has
become great public grievance. The expense OF
ksepipg up the military establishment has become
euoamoGs Last year it amounted to ninetecn
milhops Of dollars, six IN lions more than the whole
annual expenditure of John Quincy Adamss Ad-
ninistfatiop. The I0dan ware Of the South West
rage perpetuaDy, and seem 10 be fostered for the
express purpose Of keeping large army in employ.
nmt. But the must giaring example of reckless
incoDpetency in the management Of the army is
seen in the pretended Utah Expedition That
enterprise was announced about the first OF last
April. Two thousand five hundred troops were de-
tailed for the service. Ample tine was allowed for
the collection of provisions, provender, means OF
transportation, and warlike material. The expedi-
ton was to set out about the s OF June, or as soon
as the grass of the plains should be sufficiently
advanced to furnish subsistence for horses aud cat
lie. -Four months have passed, and the commander
and most efficient t,oops Of the expedition were dal-
lying at Fort LeavenwOrth at the last advices from
that station. Remnants, like pailors clippings from
eplendid suit were scattered along from that point
70 fOYt Laramie, with about as much prospect Of
RettipR ~ Utah as TO Siberia. The soldiers were
repre- sented to be covered with scurvy and scrofua
the consequence Of improper food and inadequate
eneiteI, h1iQ Ddu uebcIttu i'll SUCH uuiuVtIs NJ
most 10 have ds~Jganzed the regiments Of infAntry
sent upon this bOstless errand Tast nothing more
than feint Was really intended by this whole move
menS seems nearly CERTAIN When Gov Cum mng
wac here in July, he loupged about at his leisure
informing his friends that he supposed he should get
of in the course Of three or four months. Every
necessity Of the expedition and every contingency Of
the service was perfectly known to the Department
six months ago, and as al tina. has since occurred
must have been clearly foreseen, it is manifest that
the course of things has been III perfect accordance
with the wishes Vi the Secretary and the purposes
ef the Government.
Upon the surface all has been child's play, but
there can be no doubt that the whole movement has
been ordered upon we'll laid plain. Of enc lead
ing object We are not left in doubt A tre,sonab bio
war was to be waged upon the people Of Kansas, in
open contempt and defiance Of the Consultation, ia
order to trampe out and destroy their right of self
government, and to prevent their forming a Free
State Constitution for submission 70 Congress. For
the psrpose a large force was kept in Kansas with
Harvey in comnaad while he WAS uader pretended
Osders for Utah; and in addition, the formidable
army cellected with The alleged desgn of subpgSing
The M0TmoDs, was Aepr lowering upon the frontier,
prepared TO sw0op Gown at Harney's bidding and
crash UveIy symptom of popular disconteat uider
militafy deepopsm and tho oppression OF usucpiDg
Fuf6ans. In respect 70 Kansas every prncipe and
maxim Of Repubhcanism has been abandoned,
every guarantee vi the Constitution has been vio-
hted, and . system Of pure Irresponsible military
tyranny has been established, as t't,y iusubordl-
nate to the law any exstiog at this day in Rue
sian province. Mr. Buchanan, Gov. Wa,ker, Sc,-
retaies Csss ard Floyd, who are directing the army
In the present t'rssonaols pro;.ediug., know aud
kel that If their troops were withdrawn, the "pso-
PIE VI Kansas woald instantly eject tue whole gang
Of usurping Vfcials, and establish for themselves
Government IN accordance with the Constitution of
the Ulited Ssates and the organic act OF Congress
We are obviously in the midst Of revolution from
civil government under written Constitution, and
bsses on the popular ~ll. to military aris:oc'acy
operated BY the President aud by proconsuir
sePstes- At present the system is confined 70
kansss, but there can be doubt that it fully sue
cessiui there vi watch there much res son -
ssI' ~h Do attempted aga'ns. any one 0t those
bsetes now under the baa Of the rulog party.
But tc return 10 the mism, IN gage nelt Of he
army: The expense Of the 6ctuous and abo.aye
Utah Exposition" has already swo.lea % an
amount which very few penpls are aware Of. Ia
the FIRST pace, has absoroe1 iAy one six,h OF the
army, Tho exp~nse Of wao-e maia,en,ucs for ths
per,od intervening since prepar .iion b.sao ia a,
kast $2 900, O00 Then volunteers were eal,d
eut for the prosecution OF the against our Sc a,
sole squa~s, three papoossS sod \ lsUo " rror m
FLORIDA, 70 ,uppy t.e losh lnf,aty sna 81 Ar.
Elkry, wi.hdIsan iron hat scene Oi safe. rne
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