Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-05-04
The MOrmOnS.

The Mormons.
 The President has appointed three commis- sioners to treat with Brigham Young and to endeavor to bring the Mormons to a sense of their true relations to the rest of mankini- They will assure Young that in the event of his refusal to be governed by the laws of the coun- try, or of his throwing obstacles n the way of the action of such officials as may be sent there, that he and his followers will be treated as rebels and enemies:
 " It is said that the President has sent by the hands of a special agent proclamation to the people of Ctah. The commander of the forces !, to promu' gate it at the earliest day when he can do so with effect, and If possible spread it widely before the misguided people of the ter ritorv before they come in serious conflict with the army The President proclaims an am nesiy if the people VIII return ,o their alegi- auce to the laws of the Unted States On tue other hand, he assures them that t is impOs- sible to escape punishment if they do resist for that the " hole power of the country, ifneces>ary will be brought to reduce them to suijecaon."
 With the usual mendacity of the opposition. 1t was charged that the army contracts for sup plies for the Utah army was given to favortes at mos; exorbitant prices. This las led to the following official statement, from which 1t will be seen that the government effected contracts 1t 50 low rates that the contractors had to throw un l. is estimated that it costs thirty to forty dollars to carry barrel of flour from St. Louis to Salt Lake city:
 "CoST oF THE UTAH EXPEDITIoS.-The fol- lowing ~ list of all the contracts and purchases of supplies which have thu, far been made n connection with the Utah expeditions:
 A. N. White X Co., 15O army wagons, sl4l each PiJ-sbur5; BeELs & Rayiand, 5O army wagons, Sl4l each, Philadelphia; Nei k Me. Alwavne 5O army wa-oIs, S1fO each, Pitts hur- Paap Dom, 50 Army wagons, Sl3j each, Cincinnati; W. Il. Talbot, loo army wagons, $40 each, St. Louis; R. Il. Hartley < Ca. 100 1 sets of harness for six mule tems S49 20 ger set. Pitt>bur- J. W. Singleton < Co.,, 1000 cavalry horses, Sl5O each, Fort Laaveuworh.
 On the It of March contract was male with the Pacific Railroad compaty for the exclusive transportation, by talroad and steamboat of all the troops and military supplies, except such a. may be transported ln goyernmet steamers from St. Louis to Fort Leavenworth. or such other point or points on the Mssissipp iriver as may be selected for temporary depots. The commuy is to be p4d for the transportation of officer, and troops to Fort Leavenworth at the rate of S12 for each officer, and $6 for each enlisted man. iaundress, or officers servant
 4 contract was also made with Messrs Rus sell, Majors & Waddell, for the transportation of all military supplies required in Utah, or at the posts on the route to Utah, at rates ranging from : to S4 8 per 100 lbs. according to time and distance.
 The following contracts and purchases have been made in the substance department.
 On the 23d of February contract wss made with R. L. Armistead and John w. Reid for furnishing beef cattle, as follows:
 At Fort Leavenworth, 250 head by the 25th of April, S6 per loo pounds, net weight.
 Al Fort kearney, 800 head by 2O,h May, S7 pet 100 poui ds.
 At Fort Laramie, 75O head by 14th June, S8 per 100 lbs
 Atsalt Lake City, 1900 head by 18th August, at Sl0 50 per 100 lbs.
 This contract was made without public no- uce, but has been rescinded at the request of the contractors, who cannot fulfill 1t at the prices named.
 In March a contract was entered into by Rus sell, Majors & Waddel, for furnishing beef cat
 
 At Great Salt Lake City, or vicinity. 3.5OO head, between lst October, 1853 and lst Jauua- ", 1866 at s7 50 per hundred pounds. This contract was made without public notice.
 Brigham Young may come to terms and agree to let the civil officers exercise their functions in peace, but we have no hope that the truce will last long. So soon as the military force is out oI the territory he will begin to throw obstacles Tn the way of due administration of justice and as the territorial courts as ell as the jurors are all under his control he will be very apt to have things his own way. Besides this, there is no dout but that he is in league with most of the Indian tribes and has excited them to acts of hostility. As much as war is to be deprecat ed, we still think the wisest plan would be to give the Mormons a sound drubbing, to teach them and their Indian allies a lesson.
 Brigham's opposition to the United States is based as he says upon higher law So we have the singular fact that the two powers of fanati ci~m, that of aboltionsm in the east and Mor- moniSm in the west, are claimed to be develop. ments of higher law than the constitution.
 The Mormons claim to have in all parts of the world 4,80OO0O members Allowing half their claim to be true, their number is formida ble and it is time they were taught their rela- ton to the government must be one of submis- sion to it's laws.