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hostility. notwithstanding Mir Van 'iie', an
officer of the army sent to Utah by the INN n
ding General, to purchase provisions t'r 'He
troops, 1ad given HIM the strongest assurr nee oil
the peaceful intentions Of the government. an
that the truops would only he mp nys - pos'e
comnaiu, when called on by the civil authority TO
aid III the execution Of the laws.
There IS reaspi to believe that GOV, Young
has long Intemplated this result lie knows
that the coutnu nc, OF his desputic poser de.
pends u Ion the exclusion OF all settlers from tho
Territory except those who will acknowled
divine mis'iun, and implicitly "bey his w'Il ana
that n enlightened publ opinion there would
soIn Irostrate institutions at war with the laws
5oth Of God and man lie has therefore for Sc
yetsl years, in orier to maintain his itdeperl-
ence, been indust 'iously em loyed in collecting
and fabrcating arms and munitions Of var, AMI
In disci iplining the Mormons for military services
As superintendent Of Indian affairs, he has hal
an opportunity Of tampering with the Indian
tribes, aud exciting their hostile feeling against
the nited States THIS. according 10 our lntOr-
nation b has accomplished in regard to s1me OF
these tribes, while others have remained true to
their allegiance. and have oOm Dunicated his IN
trigues to our Indian agents lie has lad In
store Of provisions for three years which, In $50
Of necessity, as he informed Major Van Nlirt. he
will conceal, " ard then take 10 the mountains,
and bid defiance to all the powers Of the govern
ment.'
great part Of all thi. may be idle boating
but yet n wise government uill Hghty estimate
the efforts when mty be inspired by such phren-
sled fandtlcIsm as exists among the MormOns 10
Utah. Ibis the first rebellion which hIs exist.
ed in our Territories; and humanity itself re-
quires that We should put it down in stch man
n.r that II shall be the last. To trihe with it
would be to encourage l. and To render it formi
dable. We ought to 90 there with such an impo'
sing foroe a. to convince theso deuIed people
that resistance would be vain, and thus spare the
efuson Of blood. We can in THU manner best
uiu~a ham tkaf . tkafr fhaiH
enemies. In order TO accomplish this o'j c., it
will he necessary, according to the estimate of the
War Department, to raise four additional regt.
ments and this earnestly recommend to Cum
Rreas At the present moment Of depression in
the revenues Of the country | am sorry 10 be
oblg ged to r, commen such measure but feel
confdeni Of the support Of Congress, cost what
1t may, 10 ippressipg the insurrectl aLd in re-
storing and maintaining the sovereignty OF the
Constitution aud laws Of tbs Territory OF tab.
| recommend to Congress the establishment of
Ierrit rial government over Arizona, inc rpor'
ating with it such portions Ot New Mex co as
they nay deem eRpedlent. | need scarcely ad'
duce arguments Ia support Of this recommends
tlon. We are bound to protect the lives aud he
. opert Of our citizen, inhabitng Arizona, and
these are now without any efficient prot, cts Il
Their present number is already considerable,
and is rapidly incfe si7g, notwith. tanding the
disadvantages under which they labor. Besides,
the proposed Territo is believed to be 'lch IN
mineral and agrlcultuAl rteOulCe es sClil'J ia
silver and copper. The mails OF the Cuited states
to Cslfornit are now carried over it throu- hout
its whole extent, and this route is known To bo
the nearest, and believed to be the best, to the
Pacific
Long expert nee ha. deeply convinced me that
a strict construction Of the powers granted to
Congress is the only true, as well as the ouly safe
theory Of the contribution Whilst this pri cip'e
shall guide my public nduct, consider it clear
that unier the war.tnaking power Cong ess uny
appropriate money tor the contraction Of - mil.
itary road through the territories f the United
States. VIII t il is ab.,lutey necessnr! for the
defence OF any of the ota'es against foreign in
va ion. The n,titutiUu has conferred upop
Congress power - to declare war, " to raise and
support armies. " t, provide and mtintAin a
navy" ami IL call forth ihe militia to repe IN.
v'sOns." These high sovereign powers neces,a.
rily involve important and responsible public
duties, an among them there ls none 50 sacrsi
aud 10 imp rative as that OF preserving our soil
trotn the Invasion OF a foreign enemy. Tho
contribution has, Therefore, lett nothing on thit
poi t TO construction, but expressly quires that
the United states shall protect each OF them
(the States) against inv,sion,"
Now, If military rosl over our own terrific
ries be indis pen.bly necessary to erable US 10
IN ct and repel the invader, It follows as ne
cessary Consequence not only that We possess the
power, but il is our imperative duty tJ Construct
such a road. 1t would be n sdsutdity I" invest
a government with the unlimited power to make
aud conduct war, and at the same time deny 10 1t
the only means { reachr and eeaung the enc
my at the frontier. Without such . road II is
quite evIde we cannot protect" California and
our Pacific possessions against invison " Ws
cannot by any other means transport men ami
munit ous Of war from the Atlantic States IN 81 .
cient time ruocessfully to deeud these remote ana
distant portions Of the Iepuolo,
Experience has proved that the routes across
the lstbnus Of Central Aursics are at best lut q
very uncs tain and unreliable mole Of coumuni'
/ cation. But even il this we're not the Jas" they
would at once be closed against Us in the ertnt Of
war with naval power 50 much stronger than tur
own as to enable il TO blockade the ports at eth
! en- of these routes. After all, therefore, We can
| only rely upon a military road through our own
territories and ever since the origin OF the gov
erumen,, Congress has been in the pract ce Of ap'
! propriating money from the public treasury 100
! the construction Of such roads.
The difficulties and the expense Of constructing
military railroad TO connect our Atlantic ana
Pacific stats have been greatly e1agerated-
/ The distance on tle Arizona route near the a2d
! parallel Of north latitude, between the western
| boundary Of Texas the Rio Grande anu the
! eastern boundary Of California IN the Colorado,
/ from the best eIplor atoms now within our KNOW
| Ledge, does not exceed four hunGred and seveL' ,
miles aud the face II the country, is, in be ma Z
/ favorable. For obvious reasons the gUvernmr nj
| ought not 70 undertake the work itself by nes'
of its own agents. This ought TO be COMMITTED 10
other agencies which Congress might ass'stelth.r
hy grants Of land or mo"ey, or by both Upon
such terms and conditions as they may deem most
beneficial for the country. Provision mis thu,
be made o 1t only for the safe rapid And eeonon'
ical transportation OF troops and munitions Of
vsr but also OF the public mails. The CONNER.
cdl interest Of the whole country. both east and
west would bN greatly promoted bS snoh road
The report Of tho Secretary OF Treasury -ll iur-
! nish detailed statement OF the condition OF tha
public 6uances and the respective breaches Of the
public service devolved upon that department o!
the government. By this report It appears that
the amount of revenue received FROM all sou oe'
into the tressu y during the hscs year ending the
3Oth June, 1851, was .iIty-eight million II hun
dred aud thirty-one thousand five hundred and
thirteen dollars and sixty-seven cents. (sos, ,6jl
| 5lI ~ which amount. with the balance OF nine
teen milliots nine hundIed and one thousand
three hundred and twenty-five da!lars and forty
i've centr, (sl ,9Ol ,325 +o) remaining In th'
treasury at the commencement of he year, mad'
an agsre gate for the service of the year of eighty
| eight million ave hundred and thirty two thOa-
saud eight hundred ami thirty niue doll ars snC
twelve cslt', (s>H.532,s39 -
The puoie exp-ndltures for the hscal yea
ending 5Uth June, lsj7.amouuted to seventy NIL
lion eight huudreI aud tGeuty two thousand sew
/ eu hundred ami twenfy-four dollars and eigh'y
five cents, (s1J,s22,12+ $50 ui which hVe mil OF
nine hundTe1 and forty y-three three thousand egg
! hundred and nluety.slx dollars and ninety on
cents - 943, $50 9l) were applied To the Iedemp
premium, leaving in the treasury at TIE com
Ineucrment of the present fiscal year on the Is O
luly, 1851, seventeen million seven hunire An,
ten sand one hundred and fourteen dollar
aud twenty-seveu CENTS, (sl7,7l0,l ,l25 ~
The receipts into the treasury fr the 6rst quar-
ter OF the present FISCAL year, commencing 81 Ju
ly, lsiT, were twenty million nine huudred au
twenty nine thousand eight hundred and uinstee
toars and eighty-one cents 1890, ,9!9.sl9s y an
the estimated receipts OF the remaining thre
quarters TO the 30tn June. 1855. are thirty 'i
million seven hundred and city thousand dolls
(S3o, 81, ,00U). making with the balance befor
stated an aggregate Of sevsnty.hve nj lion thre
bundled and eighty niue thousand nue hundre
, and thirty -four dollars and eight cents 1875 Ssg
s3i 0s) for tue service Of the pr, sent hscsi yea
The actual expenditures during the nrst qnsrts
of the present fiscal year we're twenty.three mi
lion seven hundred and fourteen thouss'd az
hundred and twenty eight dolar'snd thirty -seve
, eants. 1873 .7l4.a2S ST) Of which three millio
eight hundred and ninety tive thousand two bur
, dred and thirty-t~o dollars aud thirty, nine cent
(sSs9N,2S2 39) were spplied TO the redemption
I ha Aaht ina Aufa nd