Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-08-13
The Expedition 10 Utah.

We learn from Capt Lyons, of the
steamer w. H. Denny, which arrived here
from St. Joseph night before last, that the
most extensive preparations are making for
the military expedition to Utah, under Gen.
Harney. No less than five hudred OK
teams and four hundred mule teams will
accompany the troops. The infantry as
they reach the fort are sent forward in de-
tachments, rendezvous having been ap-
pointed at some point on the plains, where
Gen. Harney at the head of the cavalry will
join them in about two months from the
present time. The whole force, including
teamsters. etc, will not fall short of five
thousand men. 1t is said that Gen. Har-
ney is determined to make short work with
the saints, in case they oppose the least
obstacle to the fulflment of his mission
ST. Louis Democrat, Goth.
The result will be another Lawrence in
vestment, that will cost Uncle Sam sever
al millions in money, and more we fear in
reputation. When Gen. Harvey reaches
Great Salt Lake City with his imposing ar
my, he will doubtless find President Young
and the Saints busy at their usual voea-
tions, and all in a state of ''masterly mac
tiyity" so far as REBELLION and war are con-
cerned. The "short work with the Saints"
will be 10 let them alone. The new U. S.
officials of the Territory will not meet with
the slightest opposition to the proper exer-
ciss of authority; and officers and troops
will wonder at the stupidity which sent
them thousand miles into the wilderness
to subjugate the mormon dwellers among
the mountains-a people OF marvelously
great prosperity and growth in spite of per-
secutions by fire and sword during the
quarter of a century.
That the Mormons are foolishly fanati
cal, are guilty many Irregularities, and re-
cognize domestic institution repugnant to
Christendom, no one disputes. But that
they are rebels and traitors TO the govern
ment of the United States in a sense that
calls for its strong military arm to fall up
on them may be questioned, Brigham
Young was appointed the first Governor of
Utah, and the other U. S. Officials were
no better Judging from theirpublic and pri
vate acts. Judge Drummond, through
whose representations much of the bad
feeling against the Mormons originated,
has already suffered in public estimation
by revelations of his true character; and
the affidavit of the Deputy Clerk of the U.
S.. Court in Utah, published in the St.
Louis Republican of July 29th, pronoun-
ces his statement that "the Supreme Court
has been destroyed by order of the Gov.
B. Young, and the Federal officers grossly
insulted for presuming to raise a single
question about the reasonable act" to be
''without the slightest foundation in truth"
Here is the Clerks language:
The records, papers, DC, of'the Supreme
Court in this Territory, together with all
decisions and documents of every kind, be-
longing thereto. from Monday, September
22d, 1851, at which time said Court was
first organized, up to this present moment,
are all safe and complete an my custody,
and not one of them missing, nor hare
they t. evsr deem disturbed By any person.
| could, were it my province In this affi-
davit, go on and refute all that Judge
Drummond has stated in his letter of re
signation by records, dates and facts; but
Believing that the foregoing is sufficient to
show you what reliance there is to be pla-
ced upon w. w. Drummond's word shall
leave the subject.
The collisions between Gov. Young and
the Federal authorities have doubtless been
enlarged and improved" by the resigning
officers, and it would seem at least to have
been due to the citizens of the Territory to
have sent commission to Utah to inquire
into and report the facts touching the al
eged rebellion, before sending an army to
conquer people who claim to be peacea-
Die, industrious, and loyal squatter Sover-
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