The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-01-28

simultaneously with Kansas She too, openly rebcied
against the United States. The governor appointed
by the United States openly renounced our authori-
ty proclaimed himself governor by usurpation of the
title raised his army appointed his generals and is
now in full open, undisguised rebellion against his
country.
Such is the condition Of affairs in two Territories
of the United States, Utah and Kansas-in open, I'M
disguised rebellion against law and order. Brigham
Young is the leader in the one and James Lane heads
the army in the other.
To put down this rebellion the President has sta
toned an army in both Territories. The army of the
United States has been found so far inadequate to
both purposes. 1t was sufficient for either, but not
for both The President, hoping that retaining rea-
son and patriotism might dispense with the army in
Kansas, was about to order General Harvey and his
troops to proceed to Utah and put down the rebel
lion there but Governor Walker solemnly protested
against it, He assured the President that he would
not be answerable for the peace Of the Territory
single hour if Gen. Harvey was Withdrawn /; that
there imminent danger constantly that civil
war would break out with all its bloody horrors
The President, thus repeatedly and officially in
tanned Harvey and his forces there, and has been
compelled to ask for an increase Of the army to
BILE him to put down the rebellion in both Terrific
ries.
We are determined to avoid all complication and
detail of facts We aim at only grouping great and
admitted ones, and appeal to the records of past
events to sustain what we have said and now the
question s whst 10 the best mode of quelling these
two concerted rebellions? Concerted for there is
now no reasonable doubt that the leaders of both are
and have been, acting with perfect harmony of plan
and purpose. 9aH
The government is now in the hands Of the demo-
Gratis Its President its cabinet, its Congress
democratic, and have been made 30 by the voice and
vote of the individual democrats throughout the nation
responsibility, therefore, rests on all dem
ocrats, as well in Office out Of Office, to quN these
reeos and to restore law and order to both Kansas
and Utah. There is no escape from this responsible
ity on the part of democrats, whether they are in
public positions or private life.
The President placed in power by the democratic
party says to Congress- quell the rebellion in Utah by
sending there powerful and efficient army to sub
due Brigham Young and his leading coadjutors, and
bring them to just and legal punishment AS to
Kansas he says that after having gone through many
fluctuations and trials while in the midst of rebel
lion, and all the impediments which Lane and Robin
son. the secret aid societies. and the black republi-
cans everywhere, have created, she at last stands
at the door Of Congress with constitution admitted
all hands TO be eminently Republican informed
by legal convention admitted by Walker and
Stanton and Douglas and almost everybody else but
James Lane) to have been legal conventional
stitution voted for as it relates to the only disputed
subject embraced in it, by every bona dc inhabitant
who had mind or wish to votc-a constitution which
can be moulded and shaped after admission into the
Union just the people from time to time may de-
termine Kansas, standing at the door of Congress
with such a constitution as this, the President ad-
vises should be admitted into the Union on terms of
equality with the other States of the Union.
Mr.. Buchanan is democrat he was put at tho
head Of the nation and tho party by democrats. As
President Of tho United States he has been braved
in Utah and Kansas by Brigham Young and James
Lane He has met their treason with great forbear-
ance and kindness; but the time has come now whcn
in the discharge Of his imperative duty he is obliged
to appeal against them to Congress and the coun-
try. What democrat that represented, or was
present at Cincinnati when he nominated;
what democrat in all this broad land that voted for
him in his election, can now draw off from him
and 60 over and stand by the side of Lane
Yet, to vote against Mr.. Buchanan's recommendation
to let Kansas into the Unon--is it not to join and
vote with Lane and his associates, whose per-
petual cry is, "Vots against herr keep her om''
" Keep her out -
There is no unsoundness in this argument. Tho
democrats right this issue, or the republicans
are right; James Buchanan is right, OF James Lane
is right And good democrat will catch at nice and
unnecessary distinctions in order to enrol himself in
or out of Congress- the side of Lane, the traitor
and rebel There is not 1--WE believe) one democratic
district, North South, in this Union when history
shall duly record the great facts In this case, that
will support, by democratic sanction, the exclusion
of Kansas on the Lecompton constitution.
What would be the fate Of any democrat, in OF
out fCongress who should refuse to vote supplies or
soldiers to crush the existing rebellion in Utah The
black-repubcan enemies of democracy and her Pres-
dent, and her Congress, may vote to favor Brigham
Young and put their opposition on the ground of
undying hatred 10 democracy and all its Ways but
how can any democrat hold up his head and look
one moment the convention at Cincinnati, and the