Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-12-18

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and if found sufficient, then by the terms
Iof this act to authorize them to proceed
sin their own way to frame State consti-
tuition preparatory to admission into the
Union. | also recommend that an appro-
Ipriation may be made to enable the Pres
,dent to take census of the people Of
Kansas.
The present condition Of the Territory
lof Utah, when contrasted with what it
was one year ago, is subject for con-
graduation. 1t was then in a stale Of o.
pen rebellion, and, cost what it might, the
character of the government required that
this rebellion shonld be suppressed and
the Mormons compelled to yield obedience
to the Constitution and the laws. In or
! der to accomplish this object as | INFORM
t ed YOU in my last annual messag, | ap-
pointed a new Governor in the place Of
Brigham Young, and other federal Officers
} to take the place of those who consuLin :
: their personal safety, had found it neces-
sary to withdraw from The Territory.
/ TO protect these civil officers, and to
> aid the IN, us "A posse con1aitafus, in the ex-
ecution Of he laws in case of need | or
lered them to Utah. The necessity
FOR adopting these measures is now dem
nstrated. u
On the 18th Of September, 1857 Gov
] ernor Young issued his proclamation, in
The style of an Independent sovereign, an
nounclng his purpose to resist with force
= Of arms the entry Of the United States
: troopssihto our own Territory of Utah.
By this he required all the forces In the
? Territory to "hold themselves in realities
, to march at moments warning to rope
f any and all such invasons," and establish
g martial law from its date throughout the
Territory. These proved to be no idle
5 threat. Forts Bridger and Supply were
vacated and burnt down by the Mormons,
9 to deprive OUR troops of a shelter after
this long and fatiguing march. Orders
e were issued by Daniel H. Wells, styling
himself "Lientenant General, Nauvoo LIE
S gion," to stampede the animals of the U
fire to their trains, to burn the grass, and
r the whole country before them and or
t their TANKS, to keep them from sleeping
: by night surprises, and to blocade the
: road by falling trees and destroying the
! fords of rivers &c, SC.
D These orders were promptly and effec-
t tually obeyed. On the 4th of October
1857, the Nor mons captured and burned
a on Green River, three of our supply trains
s consisting of seventy five wagons loadee
e with provisions and tents for the army, an
: drove away sev' raj hundred animals. -
S This diminished the supply of provisions
t So materially that Gen. Johnson was Q
6 hI. god TO retuco the raLiols, and even with
this precaution there was only sufficient
: left to sabsisi the troops until the first Of
: June
Oar little army behaved admirably il
Y their encampment at Fort Bridger unde
r these trying privations. In the midst o
the moan,ains, in IA dreary unsettled, in
+ hospitable reginn, more than Thousand
miles from home,they passed the sever
and nclement winter without murmur.-
t rheo looked forward with confidence fol
relief from their co..ntry in due season.
and in this way they were not disappont
ed.
The Secretary of War employed all his
5 energies to forward them the necessary
supplies and to muster and send such a
military force to Utah as would render re
|sistance on the part of the Mormons hope.
: less, and thus terminate the war without
r the effnsion of blood In his efforts he
, was sufficiently sustained by Congress-
! They granted appropriations sufficient to
: cover the deficiency tuus necessarily crea-
ted, and also provided for raising two reg
) inent Of volunteers, "for the purpose OF
quelling disturbances in the Territory OF
Utah, for the protection of supply and
emigrant trains, and the suppression of In
t dian hostiities on the frnni iars. n-HnpTi
! Iy, there was no occasion to call these reg
iments into service. If there had been,
f should ha, felt serious embarrassment.
in selecting them, SO great was the mum
Der of our brave and patriotic citizens anx
ious to serve their country in this distant
atiu OppdTcutis uduScTouS cApcuiei"u.
Thus it has been, and thus it may be.
The wisdom and economy of sending
sufficient reinforcement to Utah are es-
tablished not only by the event, but in
the opiniou of those who, from their posi-
ton and opportunities. are the NEST cspa-
BILE of forming correcl Judgment. Gen.
Johnson, commander of the forces, in ad
dressing the Secretary of War from Fort
Brldger. under date of October lS.aI357,
Expresses the opinion that 'unlcss large
force is sent here, from the nature Of the
country. protracted war on their (the
Mormon's) part is inevitable This he
considered necessary to terminate the war
speedily and more economically than if
attempted BY insufficient means.
In the meantime, it was nv anxious
desire that the Mormons should yield ODE
Idince to the constitution and the laws,
without rendering it necessary to resort TO
military force. To aid in accomplishing
this object, deemed it advisable in April
last 10 dispatch two distinguished citizens
of the United Siates-M essrs. Powell and