New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-11-17
yR0y WASHING TON.
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a,h.nt;s intelligence pas st length reScoc' Vs"'
u..~;,,;,s Of bostilities CA the psr: Of the Nor
WV weeks ago predicted that Brieha n Young
- ,e.,t spd affirmed that it was folly to sup
". cha. be would pescosbiS suffer the efPsd'aon
..ts possession of his mountain capital. Having
.ommeuced hostilities, he will Of course coouou,
fbsm with all bis force. TIE result Will % In au
probability the slaughter or captivity Of Col 'oan'
ston's arpy-tbe loss of four regiments 80.
tropte unequalej in our history e1csP' " 'uo
feat Of WAYNE aud HuDs capitulahon AZ ion@ and
And IN follow this disaster we snah nave US 49,
80. var among the mountains, invoi'Iog woro
sxnnnd tare OF life and money thsp at Jui .ha
. ,,,t tocether The expense OF suoduing tne
Mormsss 10 such a strongf old as Onn 10 ois M
and so difficult of access, viii oeenornouS-""''o
almost beyond estimate ,..
NJ ;ts errble bupders with regard to the Utah ex
sa5ition which it first delayed and then weakened
o. serve the miserable purposes OF the Slavery parry
10 Kansas II has sent against the Mormons oooy
Of trcsps, as said in former letter, 700 s1a t
"for an army and too large Tor saciince &c, .. Nv
only hs9an insufficient force been sent, out us de-
narture was delayed under one pretense or another
pnt;l II will arrive in Utah just in time to encounter
fbe horrors Of a Winter campaign among The mcuo"
.he trr, thousand miles from supplies or succers
teerCoI Johnston's force, making allowance fOr Tue
casualties of such an tg Ss b rss"ba. s
masses Of Salt Lake Valley. Unsupported as he is,
Eavond The reach of reenforcements or supplies,
a single serious check or repulse, heavy TALL OF
suow. or the loss of few moe baggage-trams
which Cd such line of march, he canuOt possibly
protect-and there is an end TO the expedition. The
army of Utah with all its followers, and the civil
officials who have accompanied it, will be compelled
10 capitulae and throw itself the mercy of mob
Of excited fanatics most of whom are foreigners of
the lowest grade.
The Administration has been shamefuly clpsble
10 this matter and should be held to strict account
ability. But for The worse than useless delays 10
Ksnsss for mere partisan purposes, aud the deten-
lion Of great body Of troops in that Territory, the
Utah expedition might have reached its desti01ton
month ago. with force sufficient to overcome all
opposition Or if the Mormons had resisted, to have
scattesed them into the mountains, leaving to the
army time and opportunities to prepare secure VIM
ter quarters 1t lie suggested by the Administration,
asa grould of hope that Col JOhnstOn's artillery,
in which arm the MOrmons are supposed to be def
Gent will give him superiority sufficient to couu-
terbslance bis deficiency IN numbers. That would
be the case, undoubtedly, in pitched battle.
Bat the MormODs are hardly likely to
their work quite as efectuslly and much more
securely, by ntercepsiog trains cutting of detach-
ments and 0atpOsts, and by general system of
haratsiDg movements. The best reliance for the
saety Of the army is not the artillery, but on the
discretion of the commander. IL be stops on his
march and fortifes himself in Winter qusrters, he
can probably hold out till Spring. The War Depart.
mept state that he has provisions enough to last till
next October. Allowance, however, must be made
for the capture and destruction of conveys by the
Mormobs, who will not be likely to cOotent them
selve. with their exploit at Green River. Col.
Johnston ia an able aud experienced officer. and wild
doubtless do all that can be dcne with the ina 1e-
quate force at bis command in the trying circum-
stances in which be is involved by the neglect or
stupidity of TIE Government.
Nothing is yet certainly known OF Gov Walkers
movements. Apparently he viii not be here before
the meeting of Congress. He may yet hnd time
and opportunity to take some step before ne leaves
Kansas which shall reinstate him in the good sraces
of the South.
When the question of his confirmation as Cover.
nor of Kansas comes before the Senate 1T proba-
bic that the determination of the question may
depend upon the Republican Senators. Already spec
uaton is rife as to the course they are likely to pur
sue 1t 10 coDjectured, on the one hand, that they
will leave the contendng factions Of the Democracy
tofeht out the quarrel among Themselves; and on
the other, that they will throw their votes against
Walker The argument in favor OF the latter course
is, that it will embarrass the Administration and
terd to widen the already serious breach In
the "DsmOcratic'' ranks. That the rejection
Of Coyeruor Walker would have this effect is certain,
but tits eadaly certain that il must be his rejection
BY Democratic" and not by Republican votes.
The Republican Senators cannot oppose hls comic
nation without placing themselves in factious Of
ttude. An opposition for reasonable cause would
be justified by the country, but not an opposition
which had no other motive than 10 harass the Ad-
nnistrstion If the ultra South faction carry out
In Congress their present threats, they will give the
Administration any desirable quantity of trouble. 1t
my impression, however, that they will back out
or at any rate when they come 10 show their han(s
al ton IN
/ lection.
The ridiculous position of the Democratic
party, with its arstOcratc organization and habits,
and its Occasiousl Democratic professions, Is ialtly
e1emplifed 10 leader in The Union this morning.
"A leading feature in the Anti Democratic creed,
era,ely remarks the organ, has ever oeeh d uosi'e
"to build up classes in the community, some o.
'ohieh should rule aud profit by the labor q the others
" Democratic principles continues The Union,
I" have in view opposite results" This is really
excellent. 1t has that degree, of impudence which
/ approaches the sublime. One would hardly
think from such definition that the " Democrats"
| party was wholly In the interest Of class which
operly clo-ies in prOftng by the labors of
| others, and that the main object OF that
party was to promote and extend the most
complete system ever devised for achieving that end.
am curious 10 see how this revival OF the exploded
eeneraGtes and rhetorical aourishes OF the Declara
ton Of Independence will be received by Inc mon
cta0iutors in Richmond and Charleston, VINO haii.
tain that the true object of government and the best
foundation Of society itself, is to build up classes
ain the community, some of which should rule and
| "proft by the labor Of the Others" The only way
10 account for these Black Republican expressions
In The Union is TO suppose that s0me Northern man
who had not forget altogether the motions mstiied
INTO him before the Democracy became negro
diusing party, had temporarily got his hand on tne
Keys Of the organ.