, 1857-12-18
News by Express.
Latest from the Atlantic Sid.

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Sunday evening last, by whom wc bor.
been furnished with full files of Auon,;.
city papers from Oct goth to Nov 9Th !.
elusive, and California papers from opr los,
dates, up to Dec 4th.
The foreign news is unimportant. On,
that of more especial interest, OF donna.
tic nature, is concerning the recent crso,
financial revulsion-the late State election.
the Mormon-the Kansas, and oro,
tons of far less magnitude, as far as tbov
concern the citizens of the Pacific coast
To the San Francisco Herald, Forn,,,
Philadelphia Press, ~ o. Delta, &c. va
are indebted for all of interest that NAV bo
found in to-day'S issue.
The U. S. Mails, as per contract Of fl.
Post Master General and the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company, did not reach here
last week when due, nor have they arrived
up to the present writing. The mail sery.
ice as performed by the p. NJ. S. S. Co bo.
tween San Francisco and Olympia, is be.
coming more and more Of nuisance to
the people of Puget Sound generally and
!, we continue to hear but series of constant
repinings as to the manner that that com.
pany is pretending to perform its contract
We trust that their conductin the premises
will be promptly reported to the Post-ofice
Department, to the end that they be re.
J, quired to do sOmething at sometime, regular.
ly, as that company has contracted to do.
In speaking of the receipt, Oreriand, Of the
Oregon Sentinel, of the 2lst Of November,
containing returns of the vote Of the peo-
pie of portion of that territory, upon the
adoption or rejection of the Constitution
for formation of state government re-
Gently submitted, the San Francisco Herald
of Dec. 4th, says
"By SEQ, we have dates from Portland
only to the 10Th of the same month, though
this is the 4th Of December. Such arc the
facilities Of intercommupication furnished
by that exceedingly energetic and accom-.
modating monopoly, known as the Pacific
Mail Steamship Co.-twenty-two days from
the neighboring Territory! Measured by
time we are in as close proximity to Ore
gon as we should be to New York"
Truthful no donbt, and exceedingly CON-
plimentary to the company, and decidedly
encouraging in the way Of mail facilities,
truly!
An alarming state Of affairs prevails at
the Salt Lake. Large bodies Of United
States troops are on their way there
BRIGHAM You've publicly declares that he
will burn the prairies, and thus deprive the
animals accompanying the expedition Of
subsistence, and even burn his own city, if
necessary, before he will submit to the de-
mands of the United States Government.
See Capt VAN VIIEr's official account Of
his visit to Utah, published on the frs'
pape of tO-days paper. nli '-r. d'
: MILITARY FoRcE OF THE MoMoXs.-We
have been informed by gentleman recent
| ly from Utah, and who PROCESSES TO speak
er cathedra, that the Mormons can bring
info the field seventeen thousand troops.
\ He, however, expresses tho opinion, that
tbey will not resort to hostities; butat
the same time, will not permit the troops
of the United States to enter Utah. 10
the first place, we hardly think that tie
military strength Of the Mormons, with
their Indian allies combined, will reach
over ten thousand men. In the next place,
the refusal to permit the United States
troops to enter Territory Of the United
States, is in itself declaration Of war
and overthrows the second proposition
The whole question is in nutshell. The
Administration, having reason to be dis
satisfied with the rule Of Brigham Young,
supplants him in the Goyernorship Of Utah,
by appointing Col. Cummings. The Nor.
mons refuse to obey Col. Cummings, and
insist that no one but Young shall rule
over them. The Government then dsS-
J patches a military force to see its orders
obeyed in this respect, and the Mornons
take up arms to resist. They have thelr
emissarics and spies in all places, PartIIca,
larly in California, and it is evidently tneir
policy to gain time for their fellow SAINTS
in Salt Lake; hence, we have all sor's o.
stories about their numerical strength, m,-
itary proficiency, hardihood, zeal, peacea1nle
intentions, the frightful cost Of war, sne
wonderful natural defences Of Utah, anu
host Of other such useless speculations II
they rebel, they must be subdued, le' .IO .So
cost be what it may, and like one man .no
American nation will support tho uoTsIn.
mcnt in the position it has taken'-o""
Francisco Herald, Dec. 4th.
THE LATE ELECTIONS.
In onr last, we gave the result OIL Wv
late state elections as far as they coulo "
ascertained by previous adviees' In' w
lowing additional information has Oeen IL
ceived by the last express;
| ~ - Walker has