New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-06-29
rhe salt Lake Expedltlen.


The Salt Lake Expedition.
0MfG ---
The President has at last IT seems induced gen.
tleman Of some distinction and ability to accept the
Governorship Of Utah. Never BEFORE within our re-
collection has the Chief Executive been reduced to
such an extremity to find an incumbent for highly
important office, the situation, it is said having been
successfully offered 20 three four different persons
who steadily refused it, although earnestly pressed to
accept. Now that we have Governor and a military
chief who will soon be route for the rebellious Ter
rtory, it is worth while to ask whether the prepara
tions that have been or may be made are likely to
prove sufficient to accomplish the object in view.
Were it not that so efficient and reliable an officer as
Gen. Harvey has been placed in command of the
forces to be sent against Brigham Young and his foul
horde, we should firmly believe that the expedition
would turn out to be shameful and gnomnious fail
ure. The st. Louis Republican volunteers some in
formation upon this subject which may be taken as
pretty good authority. That paper expresses the
opinion that the expedition is projected too late in
the for effective military operations in case the
Mormons shonld resort to arms, and thinks that it
may fail altogether. 1t states that the Commissary
and Quartermaster Departments are in sad predica
ment TO obtain the necessary supplies upon such short
notice, and are driven day and night to the most
traordnary exertions to comply with their orders.
The expedition cannot be started before the last of
July or the first Of August and as it cannot arrive in
Utah before the cold term commences, the troops
will in the event of not obtaining peaceable occupa-
ton, be liable to experience much priyation and suf
fering. The Republican says the Prophet can proba-
bly, muster ten thousand men, fanaticaly brave, and
well drilled and disciplined, and that, consequently,
force of $500 men not sufficient factive operations
must take place. Whether he can or can not muster
50 greata number ofightng men, does not materially
affect the question 1t is certain that the Mormons
have turned good share of their attention to mill
tary organization, and have prepared for defence suf
cieny well to resist force Of $500 troops if they
choose to do So
That the Mormons will resist the establishment
of the federal authority there hardlyibe
able doubt They must either do SO Or look upon the
virtual overthrow of their theocracy, which is based
entirely upon the supremacy Of the spiritual power
and holds in contempt the temporal. When the cor
rupt and wicked system inaugurated at Salt Lake
hubles itself before stronger power it must lose
its prestige in the eyes of its deluded followers and
totter to speedy downfall But the blunder which
leaves it any chance Of obtaining even temporary
triumph over the federal powerwil be grieyous one
and will surely lead to the expenditure Of much blood
and treasure if not to an Indian as well as Mormon
war. s..r 5
It is a grave fault Of our Government that almost
everything is done by halves. With surplus Of mil
lions in the treasury, and the country full of brave
men, ready to respond at any moment when the call
is to arms there no good reason why force of 5000
instead of $500 should not have been raised and
dispatched to Utah Immediately upon the Govern
ment receiving authentic intelligence of the overt
acts of rebellion in that Territory. 1t is true that the
force to be sent may prove sufficient but it certainly
should have been made large enough to insure sue
cess against all chance of failure where failure prom.
ses to be attended with consequences SO disastrous
ELIZA LOGAN AND SAwNEY BENNETT.--Miss Lo-
gam the actress, never committed greater blunder
than in writing deprecatory, supplcating letter to
the newspaper outlaw of the New York Herald Just
previous to her recent theatrical debut in that city
The correspondent Of the Washington Union states
Miss Logan appeared before a New York audience
last evening for the first time Unfortunately she had
fallen into the error Of addressing private letter to
Bennett fthe Herald in her anxiety to achieve popu-
larity, humbly supplcating him to render his aid,
without which she declared that she believed it i'm
possible to succeed OF the letter was not in
tended for publication, and its author, surprising
lady might trust in the manhood of him to whom it
was addressed, placed herself in his power. He
abused her confidence, published the letter. and SO
drew upon her head the prejudice of many who are
disguised with anything which looks ke todying to
Bennett. The critics connected with other journals
naturally looked coldy upon her, and she soon be-
aware that, in her over-anXety to succeed she
was likely to achieve failure Consciousness OF this
fact evidently weighed npon her spirits last evening
and when she first came upon the stage it was easy
to perceive that she felt more of embarrassment and
tnidity than usual with one of her years and dra-
matte experience upon the provincial stage.