Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-01-09
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the communications Of the Mormons, aad
The acts of the Legislative Assembiy,show
a msturei and settled plan TO hold, and
occupy the Territory, Independent and ir-
respective Of the authority Of the U. s.,
occupying as they do the attitude of re-
bellion and open defiance TO the t5oyerl-
ment, and connected with numerous other
acts of treason.
Col. Johnson had ordered that when.
ever they are met with in arms thew may
be treated as enemies; and he reiterated
the necessity OF prompt and vigorous ac-
ton Of the part Of the q. s., or it must
submit to the usurpation of It's territory.
The conduct Of the Morlnons, he says,
results. from a settled determination on
their part not to acknowledge the authori-
ty of the U. s., or any other outside Of
their Church. He adds, a supply Of sub
Slstence must reach the army by the first
Of June.
The officers anl men are reported to be
in fine health, and animated with an ar.
lent desire 70 discharge their duty faith
fully. In q postscript Col. ]. says the ar
my has made a ten day's march since the
5th, aud that on the 7th the army were
waiting the arrival of the trains DELAYED
by the snow the day before. Our traits,
he adds, occupy, in as close an order as
they can travel the roads, from IL to IA
miles, Therefore The rear cannot move till
late in the day.
Brigham Iopng's letter Of the Goth, to
Col. Alexander, after much defiant Ian
guage, says:-By virtue OF my office as
Governor OF he Territory of Utah, | COM
mand you to marshal your troops and
leave this Territory, for il can be of no
possible benefit 10 you to waste treasure
and blood in prosecuting your course up
on the pretcxt OF a rebellion against the
general government by its administra-
tors.
You have had, and still have a plenty
of time to return, within reach Of The sup
plies at the East, or to 60 to Fort Paul
where you and Your fellow officers are as
we'll acquainted with Your men as l'm with
mine, and did they understand the work
they are engaged in, as we'll as you may
understand it, you must know that mafiy
lof them would Immediately revolt from all
connection with SO ungodly, illegally, un-
constitutional ami helllsh a crusade against
an innocent people, and if their blood is
shed. it shall rest upon the head Of the
COMMUNICATIVE US it is the Kingdom Of
God, or nothing.
In another letter to Col. Alexander,
Brigham says the President of The United
States so far degrades hi, high position,
AMI prostitutes the highest Gift Of the peo-
pie so as to make use of the military pow
or, by sending troops, not for the protec-
ton Of the peoples rights, but to crush the
peoples liberties. and compel them to re-
ceiye officials. So lost to Sc Prospect az
to accept appointments against the known
and expressed wishes of the people. So
craven and degraded as to receive an army
to protect them in their POSITION
We feel that we wou!id be r~ecreant to ev-
cry principle Of self respect, honor, inte8-
rity and patriotism to bow to such highl
handed tyranny, a parallel to which is on
II found in the attempts made by the
British Government in its most corrupt
stages, against the rights, lives and liber-
ties Of our forefathers. IF our real enc
mics, the mobocrats, editors, priests and
politicians, At whose instigation the present
storm has been gathered, had come against
us, instead Of you and your command, 1
would not address them thus.
TIE Era OF SHISPLasrERs.-rhe Du.
huqne Tribune says that the issue Of the
50 called Hafbor money, has made Dnbu-
que a sh;uplaster city. shinplasters from
s cents to9lare The only currency III circu-
lat;on. Esrlo- money, after the lapse of
only four weeks has 50 deprecated That a
four dollar bill OF Illinois or Wisconsin
Bank money viii buy FIVE dollars o. it.
It can scarcely be sold at any price for
currency. The bills Of any Illinois and
Wisconsin banks, which the friends Of the
Harbor money were so f,nd Of denomins-
ting As "wortaless rags will command 20
per cent. premium il exchange for Harbor
money. But beyond and worse than all
this, the IIarbor has not only deprecated
in value, but it has, by that very depre-
citation. driven all other currency out of
circulation, until we now have really MOTH
ing but sbinp!as:crs.
In other places, north, south, and east
Of US, this state Of things does not exist
At McGregor, on our north,at Lyons, Chm
ton, Burlington, Muscatine, ETC., on our
south, at Chicago, on our east, there is no
scarcity of currency nor silver. Money,it
IS true, is tight and hard to obtain in any
Of thess places-but il IS there, and can he
had on tile proper security, While here it
Is almost, if not perfectly, impossible to
get anything but Hafbor scrip, no matter
how good the security or how large The
per cent.
WILL TIE PREssSr DEpaEssIoE Cox
TIME LoNa.-Senator Seward, who is
considered j wise Statesman aud q lorg-
headed man, declared in the Senate ia the
debate on the Treasury note bill:
In my judgement the acceleration Of