The Washington union., 1857-11-12

for Foreign Aairs has received from the Lords Conn
sioners OF the Admiralty despatch from Rear Admiral
Sr Michael Seymour, h Z b commanding her Majesty,
naval forces in China. dated from board her Majcss
ship the Calcutta August Sth 1857 stating that he had
ON that DAY established blockade of the port and rive
OF Canton by competent fcrce under his command
And IL is hereby further notified that all the measures
authorized by the laws of nations and treaties will 10
adopted and executed with respect to all yessek which
may attempt to violate the said blockade
INTERIOR DErAKINENr
Le,er Of he Commissioner ef Indian Aeafs AHsrr aq
Of Brigham Young-lt will I've rccollected that pub
lished few days since abstract Of the letter Of Orig
ham Young governor Of Utah and superintendent Of In
dian affairs, to the Commissioner VI Indian Affairs, in re
iaton 10 the condition Of the Indians Of that Territory
and the expenditures of that superntcndcncy saoed
is the reply of the Commissioner
OrrIcI COMMISSIONER on IsDIAN ArARs
Washington, Nov. III, 1857.
SIR Your communication Of the 18th Of last septem
ber has been received and would not redurcA formal re-
ply were 1t not for the effort you make TO place this o.
fee in the wrong when, in fact whatever difficulties
LIST have resulted from your conduct AS the super
intendent of Indian affairs for Utah Territory Il was
your duty TO keep supervisory control the differ
ent agents. and that they did not exceed their
thority. II your duty also to notify them Of all
things pertaining to their duties and especially to keep
them in their expenditures within the appropriation
made for your superintendency Their reports made
to you and by you transmitted here. You cannot
therefore plead ignorance Of their transactions. Know
ing then the amount Of the appropriations and teing
fully dyised OF the affairs Of the agents. and that money
could not he taken out Of the treasury without an act d
Congress- you have allowed the drafts to exceed the ap
propriations the amount OF So, $3.50 80 to the coe
Of the fiscal year ending 30th June, 1851. When
the agents were notified that their drafts could not
be paid in consequence Of the appropriations having been
exhausted and rebuked for exceeding them, they replied
that they had information from you ON the subject
These communications passed through your hands, aud
yet you seem to have passed them by unnotccd With
full knowledge, thc of all the facts, you took steps
SO far as this office Is Informed, to protect the public IN
tcrests to keep your subordnates within the proper
sphere of their duties On the contrary to have
been disposed to encourage these things, as Is eidtue
in yo,r orders to Agent Hurt, sending him to Caron
Valley at heavy expense to the government, when
was well known that the services OF agent not
required in that quarter and agan, when sou fitted out
expedition yourself and conducted it northward out Of
your supcnendency to give presents to Ihnis not
der your control From all this it follows that il your
drafts paid you have right to complain be-
cause you knew at the time nt the appropriations
which they were drawn We're exhausted.
But even Ii the money In the treasury ready for
the Indian service IN Utah, do not how il bs
applied to the payment OF your DRIFTS until tley shall
have first passed through the srictcst scrutiny. for this
department has information from reliable sources that
far from encouraging amicabe relations between the n
dans and the people Of tho United States outside Of your
immediate community you have studiously endeay
ored to impress the minds OF the Indians that there
difference between your own sect, usually known
Mormons, and the government and other citizens Of the
United State; that the former their friends and the
latter their enemies In addition 10 this you have been
dcnouncng this government, and threatening M armed
resistance to the authorities sent out by the President
Indeed unless you and your codjutors most grossly
msrcpresented, and your language misquoted the sl
pearancc of those authorities among Is all that Is
cessay prompt YOU to overt act Of treason. II
could never have been intended when tho appropriations
wele made by Congress TINT the money should bc need in
arousing sayages against own citizrns, to
enable subordinate officer to carry trcasonAblc puc
tices against his government The rule If this Office
to withhold annuities from the Indians whenever hy
place themselves in hostile OF anagonistc attitude TO-
wards the government and know Of no why the
rule should not be applied to you at this time but
the appropriation has been exhausted 1t Is iot
Hary to consider that question
You say '.thc troops must be kept away, for it ia
prevalent fact that wherever there the most Of thee
may expect to find the greatest amount Of hostile W.
dans and the least securt, for persons and property,
The troops under the direction Of the President and
it il fair to presume that he would not send them to
Utah Territory unless there necessity for doing
and If it be that wherever the greatest number Of
troops are there to be found the greatest number
of hostile Indians, it arises from the fact that the
troops necessary Mt such places to preserve
the peace and to keep the Indians IN subjccon.
There is no reason why persons and property should
be any the less secure in the ncighborhood Of tho
troops, is there any reason why pace7'fe citizens
should object to their presence II is your intention
preserve peace the troops will not interfere with you but
If you intend otherwise then II il necessary that the
troops should be on the ground to enfurce it.
1t Is much to be regretted that such state Of afarS
shoulcxist and it is always with great reluctance that
arrive at the conclusion that American citizens should
at any time require the strong Of power to compel
obedience TO the laws, that subordinate officer should
far forget his duty to his official position to in
jure portion of his fcllow-czcns and o acnate an
other portion from loyalty to their government. But
t,hc pf t,o ceofap
Executive has alternative left but to crush out rebel
lion, and for this purpose all the powers Of the govern
mcnt are placed under his control
Your claim for double salary cannot be allowed, for,
if IL did not in conflict with the general rule
which forbids the payment of two salaries at the same
time to the person. yet you cond not be entitled to
it FOR the that you became superintendent Of IN
dian affairs by virtue of your appointment of governor
of the Territory and although these offices have since
been separated yet you had not at the date Of your
mnication cen relieved from the duties appcrtaning to
them. Your other account will be examined into; and
whenever il shall be ascerancd that the expenditure was
made will he nad stoud Congress make