Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-11-12


agemen;, would hold early conference with
them, and at once proceed to the erection of the
Theatre. Truly yours, j. Il. FORD.
w. ID. Wailach, Esq.
BRIGHAM You've ASswERED.-Not long since
we published brief synopsis of communica-
ton from the ex-oficio Superintendent of Indi-
an Affairs in Utah, Brigham Young, to the
Commissioner of Indian Affairs much of which
was tissue of unfounded complaints and &C.
cu>atons against the Government generally
and the Bureau particularly. subsequently,
Mr.. Commissioner Denver has taken occasion
to reply to that paper. We make the follow
ing extract from his General Denver's reply,
for the information of the Stars readers:
OFFICE COMMISSIONER INDIAN AFFAIRs,)
wv ashington, Nov. IL, 1857.
SIR Your communication of the 12th of last
September has been received, and would not re-
qnlre formal reply we've il not for the effort You
make To place tins Office in the wrong, when, in
tact, whatever difficulties exist have resulted
from yOur own conduct. As the Supernte ndent
of Indian Affairs for Utah Territory, it was your
duty 10 keep d supervisory control over the diff
ferent agents, and 10 that they did not exceed
their authority. II was yOur duty also to notify
them of all things pertaining to their duties, and
especially TO keep them in their expenditures
within the appropriations made for yonr superin-
tendency. Their reports were made to you, and
by yon transmitted here. You cannot, therefore,
plead Ignorance of their Transactions Knowing.
then, the amount of the appropriations and be-
ing fully advised Of the affairs of the agents and
that money could not be taken out of the treasury
without an act of Congress, you have allowed
the drafts TO exceed the appropriations to the
amount Of S3l $50 50 to the close of the It's al
year ending Both June, 1857. When the agents
were notified that their drafts could not be p nd
in consequence of the appropriations having been
exhausted, and rebuked for exceeding them they
replied that they had no information from Won
on the subject. These communications passed
through your hands, and yet you seem to b I'VE
passed them by unnoticed. With full know
ledge, then of all the facts. YOU took no steps so
far as this office is informed, to protect the pub
lie interests, or to keep your subordinates within
the proper sphere Of their duties. Onthe contrary
you seem To dave been disposed to encourage
the e things n, is evidenced in your orders Il
Agent Hunt, sending him to Carsons Valley at a
heavy expense TO the Government, when il was
we'll known that the services of an agent Were
not required in that quarter and again, when
you fitted out an expedition yourself, and con-
Quoted II nOrthwaTd out of your superintendeucy
to give presents TO Indians not under your con-
troll From all this il fellows that if your drafts
are not paid you have no right 10 con- plain be-
cause You knew at the time that the appropria-
tons on which they were drawn We're eX haustrd.
/" But even If tue money was in the treasury
ready for the Indian service III Utah I do not see
how ii can DE apple ed to the payment of your
drafts until they shall have frsi passed through
the st9ictest utiny, for this department has n-
formation from ieiable sources that so far from
he n
dams and the people Of the United States. out
side OF your own immediate community Won
have Studiously endeavOred TO impress on the
minds Of the Indians that there was d diff-re nee
between your own sect, usually known as M,r-
mons, and the government and other citizens of
The nIted States; that the former were their
friends and the latter their enemies In addition
to this, you have been denOuncing this govern
ment and threatening All AIMED resistance TO the
authorities sent ont by the President Indeed
unless you and your coadJutors are most grossly
misrepiesented, and your language msquoted
the appearance Of those authorities among Won il
all that Is necessary 10 prompt YOU 10 an overt I
of treason. Ii could never have been intended
when the appropriations were made by Congress,
that the Money should he used in arousinu saw
ages to war against our own citizens or to enable
subordinate officer to carry on reasonable prac-
tees against bis own government The rule of
tbs office Is 10 Withhold annuities fIom the In
dldns whenever they place themselves in a hos
tile O. ahtagonstic attitude towards the govern
nIent; and know OF no reason why the same
rule should not be applied to YOU at this time;
put a. the appropriation has been Exhausted il is
not necessary to consider that question now
= lou say the troops must be kept away, for
II Is prevalent fact that wherever there are the
most Of these We may expect to find the greatest
amount Of hostile indians, and the least Security
for persons and property The troops are under
The direction Of the President, and il is fair TO
presume that lie would not send them to Utah
Territory unless there Il necessity for 20 do.
ing and If il be true that wherever the greatest
number of troops are there are to be found the
greatest number Of hostile Indians il arise. from
the fact that the troops are necessary at such
places to preserve the peace and to keep the In
dians in subsection. There is no reason why
persons and property should be any the less Sc.
cure In the neighborhood of the troops, nor is
there any reason why pedcsaLle citizens should
object to their presence. IL il is your intention
to preserve peace, the troops will not interfere
with you but if you intend otheIw then Il is
necessary that the troops should be on the ground
to enforce il.
1t is much to he regretted that such state of
affairs should exist, and il is always with great
reluctance that we arrive at the conc fusion that
American citizens should al any time require the
strong arm of power to compel obedience TO the
laws, or that d subordinate officer should so far
forget his duty as to use his official position to
inluFe portion OF his fellow. citizens and TO
aihBate another portion from atty to their gov
rrnneDt- But. when convinced of the existence
u snch facts, the Chief Executive has no alter
native left Nut to crush out rebellion, and for this
purpose all the powers Of the government are
placed under his control"
BANKS AND BASEING Don't start, reader.
We are not about to infict on you prosy chap
ter upon the rise, theory and practice of bank
ing We. however, find in a late Washington
letter in the Courier aud Eag,,irey. n svnon.
sis of the report on the condition of the banks
of the United States made by Mr. Guthrie,
and now just printed, which in these times es-
pecially, is full of interest to the business man
So we accordingly transfer it to the Star col
umns as follows:
"WAsHINGTOy, Nov T.
"AmoBg the last acts of Mr.. Guthrie was to COM
municate TO Congress the Annual Report on the
condition Of the banks of the United States. Ii
has just been printed, and contains many inter
esting facts.
According TO returns received nearest 10 jan
uary 1857 the number Of banks In all the States
aud Territories was l,4IG showing an increase Of
- during the year 1883. There were besides
lew lew banks from which no returns were received
4 e ~. increase OF bank capital during the year
Tue report was 500. SA .GS6 The amount of