Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1858-04-03
m Mormon RAhAllion.

Ths Mormon Rebellion.
We had hoped that Congress would with
Hlacsity furnish the Administration with the
ma and means necessary to the vigorous
prosecution Of the work of queIIing the Nor
mon Tobellion. To as it seems that the duty |
Of1eoETsss in this matter was plain, and any
good reason for their captiOus triAing and UNI
sssnly delay IL beyond our comprehension
We were ignorant enough to suppose that the
national Legislature would, without regard to
party success or hopes of political gain, cor
diaily unite in the suppression of the Infamous
rebellion Of Brigham Young and his fanaticnl
followers, and that ample means and a suffi
cisncy Of men would have been placed at the
disposal Of the government without delay.
We did not suppose that the time at which
aud should be sent to Gen. Johnston ard Gov.
Cummings, and the brave men who arc with
them, would be spent in triAing discussion as
to the comparative efficiency of volunteer and
regular forces But so it has been. Some
grave Senators oppose an increase of the reg
ular army, but fail to vote for volunteers.
Others profess to deem volunteers too cxpcn-
sive, and hesitate about voting for regulars
because they would thereby increase the pa
trOnage of the Executive. Others arc base
enough to purpOsely retard the action of Con-
gress, and imperil the reputation of the nation
and the safety Of the gallant Johnston and his
brave soldiers in the hope Of inilicting blow
upon the Democratic party. But it matters
not what motives have produced this hesitat-
ing and unsatisfactory course in Congress, the
authors of it, whether friends or foes Of the
Administration. will be he'd to strict nc
countability by the American people. Let
Congress fail to furnish in due season the sup
plies and reinforcemcnts now so much needed
by our troops in Utah, and from one end Of
the Union to the other, from the people of dU
parties, such loud and indignant expressions
Of disapproyal will be heard as will force into
well meritcd obscurity for the rest of his life
every Congressman who, by his hesitancy, has
given aid and comfort to the rebels. Every
member of Congress knows that Young aud
his impious followers are at open war with
the people that they should be speedily
brought-whipped if nccessnry-to sense
Of duty and decency, and that volunteers or
regu'a s arc needed to perform the duty, and
that either, so that they be furnished speedily
and in sufficient force, can and will perform
the service to the entire satisfaction of the
country. We trust that the next news will
g. be that Congress, fully awakened to a proper
sense of patriotism and Duty has enabled the
President to sustain, by an overwhelming
force, the authority and dignity Of the Gov
ernmcnt in Utah. The larger the forces sent,
the more mcrciful will be the result, both to
the Mormons and our gallant soldiers: We,
therefore, hope that no niggardly regard to cx-
peuse will be allowed to hamper the opera
tons Of the coming campaign, but that sup
plies and troops will be furnished on a liberal
scale, so as to enable the Government forces
to crush out the rebellion by the awe Of their
power, rather than resort to the sword. The
wish Of the country is, not 10 eXterminatc the
Mormons, but to vindicatc and sustain the
power and dignity of the Federal Government
in the Territory of Utah; it therefore demands
that the President be furnished with numc-
rOus and well appointed army to take the
place of the fOrlorn hope" already in tho
Territory, and, as we intmatcd above, it is the
duty Of Congress to speedily comply with
that demand.