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error of their opposition TO the Kansas: Ne,
braska bill; for Mr.. Walker proposes to do
no more than carry out the PRINCIPLES of
that BILL and allow the bona tide settlers of
that Territory TO form such constitution
as to them shall seem meet, and to arranoe
their domestic matters as may best suit
themselves. This done, where are the
wrongs OF Kansas ?"--where her "bIecd
ing body where her cries, like "Abeps
blood" going up from the ground for re-.
ven9e? Agitation mus: cease-Kansas
have quiet--confidence be restored-and,
under an able and wise ruler, her land will
be at peace and her borders filled with an
increasing and prosperous population, who
will join all the land in exalting the consti-
tuition and upholding the hands which faith
fully admnisierits bencficent provisions and
laws Washi"gton Union.
Col, Benton AGAINST EMANc!pAr!oy.-7
1t was mentioned, q few hg~ ''SU' mat coI.
Ds",on uau written letter protestin,
against the movement Of some of his friends
in Missouri in favor of slave emancipation.
The substance of this letter, nearly word for
word, is thus given by the ST. Louis Lead
IL saw with nmazement," writes Col.
Benton, 'phe late Abolition movement in
the Legislature, and wrote Immediately TO
Price, Rusk and others at Jefferson City to
denounce and repudate it. These pers Dns
ought to have cut themselves loose from me
before they began such an agitation. If
they intended TO start such question, they
should have let it be known before the elen-
ton, and not have deceived me.
was told by manv that these persons
would turn out for abolition after the cleo
ton, but could not believe it, That a
State agitation of slavery should be added
to the national agitation, was an Incredible
thing
"For persons calling themselves my
friends, to attack the policy of ney aOhoIe life;
(the italics are Col. Benton's) to attack
the policy of my whole life, after making
use of my name to carry an election, is the
greatest outrage have ever experienced
Not one of them has ever approached me on
the subject. or has offered any explanation
or justification, for i, is something which
they can neither explain nor Justify. They
know perfectly well that introduced the
clause against emancipation into the consti-
tuition of the State with view to keep this
slavery agitation out of politics. and that my
whole life has been opposed TO their present
course"
The LAwLEss STATE OF THINGS IN UTAH.
Washington letter writers say the condi-
| ton OF affairs in Utah has claimed TO some
degree the attention of the administration,
but no decision has been come 10 in the
matter, the position Of foreign affairs being
considered of greater Importance, and en-
crossing "a large share of the time of the
| President and Cabinet SO soon, however,
as the Chinese and other questions of mo-
ment affecting our foreign relations, are put
in fair train of settlement. Mormondom
will receive the consideration of the govern
ment TO the degree which it deserves.
The lawless state of things in Utah has
forced the resignation of Hon. w. w. Drum
mond, one of the justices of the Supreme
Court of that territory, whose reasons for
such course are of nature to show the
necessity for the Interference of the federal
government This statement adduces that
the Mormons look to Brigham Young alone
for law, considering no act of Congress
binding that there Is band of men set
apart by special order of the church to take
the lives and property of all who may ques.
tlon the authority of the church that the
records of the Court have been destroyed
and the federal officers insult, d for question.
ing the reasonable act; that said federal
officers are constantly insulled, harassed and
annoyed and daily compelled TO hear the
name of the republic and the chief execu.
!ises thereof, living and dead, nc. exc!u-
ding our beloved Washington. slandered
and abused by the masses nnd the leaders
of the church in the most vulgar, loathsome
and wicked manner.
But the time is nearly at hand when these
traducers of all ihat ia good, and workers
of evil, viii receive the due reward of Their
deserts. The recent army order, for a
movement TO the far West of a considerable
number of United States troops, is regarded
as intended for the special benefit Of the
Latter Day Saints" as thev term them.
selves trust il may be so, and that Gen
Harney, whose field of operations has been
changed to the West. may be invested with
the command Of a body Of troops sufficient
To chastise these violalors of the laws of God
and man, and traducers of the Republic
That they deserve sound thrashing is un.
questioned, and that they may receive it is
confidently hoped for and expected. The
administration would fail in its duty were il
to neglect 10 pursue such course to the
bitter end.
MAsELEss BLooD HoRsRs.-The Per.
sian Ambassador at Paris Ferouck. X han