Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1857-12-17

the advice and consent of the Senate. of q
Governor. who was TO be ex -officio super
intendent of Indian affairs, Secretary
three Judges of the Supreme Court, &
Marshal, and District Attorney. Sub.
sequent acts provided for the appointment,
OF officers necessary to extent our land and
our Indian systems over the Territory
Brigham Young was appointed the hrs,
Governor on the goth of September, 1850
and has held the office ever since. Will,
Gov Young has been both Governor ana
Superintendent of Indian Affairs through
out this period he has at the same tim,
been at the heal Of the Church called tn,
terDay Saints, and processes to govern
its members and dispose Of the propert,
by direct inspiration and authority from
the Almighty. His power has been
heretofore, absolute over both Church and
STATE.
The people of Utah almost exclusively
belong to this Church. and believing with
fanatical spirit that he is the Governor
OF the territory by divine appointment,
they obey his commands as If these were
direct revelations from Heaven If, there.
fore, he chooses that his government shall
come into collision with the government
OF the United States, the members of the
Mormon Church will yield implicit obedi-
cnce to his will. Unfortunately, existing
facts leave but little doubt that such is his
determination. Without entering upon a
minute history of occurrences, it is suffi.
Tn laf = no a., {
ted States, judicial and executive with the
single exception of two Indian agents. have
found 1t necessary for their own personal
safety to withdraw from the Territory, and
there no longer remains any government
in Utah but the despotism of Brigham
Young. This being the condition Of affairs
in the Territory, l could not mistake the
path of duty. As Chief Executive Magis-
tratc | was bound to restore the supremacy
of the constitution and laws within the
limits. In order to effect this purpose,
appointed new governor and other fcdcr-
al officers for Utah, and sent with them a
military force for their protection and
to aid as posse commiiatu>, in
case of need, in the execution of the
laws.
With the religious opinions, of the
Mormons, As long ~ they remain mere
opinions, however deplorablc in them
selves an'l revolving to the moral and re
ilgous sentiments of all ChriStendom,
had no right to Interfere Actions alone,
when in violation of th3 Constitution and
laws of the United States. become the lc-iti-
mate subjects for the jurisdiction of the civ
/. magistrate. Ny instructions to Gov.
Cumming have therefore been framed in
strict accordance with these prin .ipes.-
At their date hope was INDUCED that no
necessity might exist for employing tho mil
itary in restoring ami maintaining the au-
thority of the law. but thi. hope is now
vanished Governor Young has, by proc
lamation, declared his intention to main
tam his power hy force, and has already
committed acts OF hostility against the
Cnitcl States Unless he should retrace
his steps, the Territory of Utah will be in
a state of open rebellion. He has com
mitte;l these acts of hostility notwthstand-
ing Major Van Nliet an officer Of the. Ar
my, sent to Utah By the commanding gen
eral tn purchase provisions for the troops.
had given him the strongest assurance u.
the peaceful intentions of the governments,
AMI that the troops would only be employ
ed as a pose commltatus when called on bv
the civil authority to aid in the execution
the laws
There is reason to believe that Governor
Young has long contemplated thi, result
He knows that the continuance of his d.s-
potic power depends upon the exclusion OF
all settlers from the Territory except those
who will acknowledge his divine mis-
sion and implicitly obey his will, and that
an enlightened public opinion there woull
laws both of Col and man He has there
fore for several years, in order to maintain
his independence, been induStriously cni-
ployed in collecting AMI iabricating arms,
ahd munitions of war and disciplining the
Mormons for military service. As super
of Indian Affairs he has hal an
opportunity Of tampering with the Indi-
an tribes. AMI exciting their hostile feol-
ings against the United States. This, ac-
cording to our information. he has accom-
plished in regard to some Of these tribes
while others have remained true to their
allegiance, and have communicated his in
trigues to our Indian agents. He has laid
in store of provisions for three .years,
which, in case OF necessity, as he informed
Major Van Vliet, he will conceal land
tnen take to the mountains. and bid de-
fiance to all the powers of the Govern
ment.
a great part of this may be lille boast
ing; but yet no wise government will
lightly estimate the efforts which may be
inspired by such phrenzicd fanaticism as
exist among the Mormons of Utah This
is the first rebellion which has existed in
our Territories, and humanity itself re-
quires that we should put it down in such
a manner that it shall be the last. TO
trihc with it would be to encourage it and
to render it formidable We ought to 20
there with such an imposing force as TO
convince these deluded people that resiS-
tance would be vain, and thus spare the
effusion of blool We can in this manner
best convince them that we arc their
friends, not their enemies. In order to &C
this object it will be necessary,
according to the estimate of the War De-
partment, to raise four additional reyi
,po,ts. and this | EARNESTLY racntn,nonl "a,