Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-12-30
LATER FROM UTAH
h Washington, Dec. 30.

b Washington, Dec 30.
Col. Johnston's dispatches also state the
communication Of the Mormons and the acts
of the Legislative Assembly show mu
tual and settled. plan to hold and occupy
the Territory in dispute and irrespective of
the authority of the L. S., occupying, as
they do, the attitude Of rebellion and open
defence. The Govt, connected with n,l-
merous overt acts Of Treasurer Johnston has
ordered that whenever they are met with
in arms they may be treated as enemies,
and he remarks the necessity for prompt
and vigorous action, or the U. .S. must sur
render it to usurpators of this Territory
The conduct of the Mormons, he SAYS, re-
suits from settled determination on their
part, not to acknowledge the authority of
the I. 3, nor any other outside Of their
church.
He adds, supply of subsistence must
reach the army by June lst.
The officers and men are reported to he
in fine health, and animated with an ar
dent desire TO discharge their duties faith
fully.
In postscript, Col. j. says the army was
under one days march since the 5th. and
that on the 7th they were waiting the ar
rival of the trains, delayed by the snow the
day before.
Our trains, he adds, occupy in as close an
order as they can travel the road, from l3
to ii miles, therefore, the rear cannot move
till late in the day.
Brigham Young's letter of Oct. l4th to
Col. Anderson. after much defiant language
says, by virtue Of my Office, as Gov of the
Ter. of Utah, ! command you to marshal
your troops and leave the Territory, for it
can be of no possible benefit tor you to waste
treasure and blood in prosecuting your
cause upon the side rebellion against the
General Government by it administration.
You have had, and still have plenty of
time to retire, where such of supplies at the
east or to go to Fort Hall. Where you and
your fellow officers, as will acquainted
with Your men, as am with mine, and did
they understand the work they are engaged
as well as you may understand it, you must
know that many of then, would undoubt-
edly revolt from all connection with so ,ln-
godly illegally unconstituted and hellsh
crusade against an innocent people, and if
their blood is .shed, shall it not rest upon
the heads of commanders. With us 1t is the
kigdom Of God or nothing In another let
to Col. Alexander, Brigham Young says,
the President of the U. S. 90 far degrades
himself and prostitutes the highest gifts Of
the people 80 as to make use of the military
power by sending troops, not only for the
protection of the peoples rights, but to
crush the peoples liberties, and compel
them to receive officials so lost to selfre-
spect as to accept appointments against the
known and expr essed wish Of the people,
and 80 craven and degraded as to need an
army to protect them in their position
But that would be recreant to ev-
cry principal of self respect. honor, in
tegrity and patriotism to bow tamely to
such high handed tyranny parallel to which
is only found in the attempt made by the
British government in it's most corrupt
stages against the rights, lives and liberties
OF our forefathers, if our real enemies the
mobocrats, Editors. Priests and politicians
at whose investigation the present storm
has been raised had come against us instead
Of you and your command would not have
addressed them thus