The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1858-01-08
N0n.


WAsulNoroN. Dec 28.-The War De.
oariment day received official die.
patches from tho headquarters Of the
army Of Utah. near the mouth Of Harris
Fork, Nov. 9th. Col. Johnston states
,l@t Col Smith reached there Nov. 3rd.
The march was slow. thirteen miles a
day The trains. including The shttlets
and merchants destined for Salt Lake,
which he would not allow 10 90 on. 90,
cupy ms close an order rs they could be-
made to travel the space OF Eve or six
miles. No moleslation whatever was at-
tempted by tho Moruons, Which may be
attributed 20 the presenoo Of tho cavalry,
and the iudiciops dispositions aud vigi-
hncc Of Cul Smith On The an Of No.
vcmher Col Johnston was to march on
Z Fort Bridger aud dislodge any force he
might end there, and waiI the appearance
OF Col Cooke when, as the approach of
/ winter was too near To attempt the pas.
sago OF tie Mtr0h range Of nounta ms
with a probability Of success. he would
seize on the district mentioned in his let.
ter fDm tho south, and occupy till au
advance shall be deemed practicable.
Col Johnsion's dispatches also state
that the communications the MOrmons
'and Che acts Of the Legislative Assembly
show matured and settled plan TO hold
land occupy the Territory, Independent
and Irrespective OF tho authority OF the
/ Unitcd States. Occupying as they do
the attttrie Of rebellion and opon defiance
to the government, conn ctod with nu-
merous overt facts Of treason, Col Johu-
slon has ordered that whenever they are
mot with arms they may be treated as
enemies, and hp reiterated the n0oessity
for prompt aud vigorous action. or the
\ United States must submit to usprpauon
Of thoir Territory The conduct OF the
Mormons, no says, results from settled
determination on their part not to ac-
knowledge the authority Of the United
States. nor any other, outside 6C their
church. Ilo adds; A supply Of subsst-
ence must reach the army by the LIST Of
June The officers and men are reported
70 be in fac health and animated with ali
ardent desire to discharge their duties
faithfully. In a postscript Col Johnston
says the army has made one days march
since the 9th, and that on the TN they
we're waiting the arrival of the trains de-
ayed by the snow the day before. Our
trains, he adds. occupy in as close an or
der as they can travel, the road from l3
to Il miles; therefore the rear cannot
move till late in the day.
Brigham Youug's letter Of October
10th. to Col, Alexander, after much def
ant languaga. says,l-"By virtue of my
office as Governor Of tho Territory Of
utah, l cnmmand you 10 marshal yqul
troops and leave the Territory, for il eau
be OF no possible benefit to you TO waste
treasure and blood In prosecuting your
coarse upon the side of pebellion agaius
the general government by its admins,
traitors. You have had, aud stll have, I
plenty Of time to retire within reach o
supplies at the east, or to so to FL Hall
Were you and your officers as well &C
quainled with your men rs am will
mine. and did they understand the worl
they were engaged in as well as you may
understand IL. you must know that many
Of them would Immediately revolt from
Ial connection with so ungodly, illegal
unconstitutional, and hellish orusad,
against an Innocent people, and if theil
blood is shed It shall rest upon the head'
Of their commanders. With us 10 is the
Kingdom Of God or nothing"
In another latter To Col. Alexander
, Brigham Young says the President oI
lthe United States SO far degraies his
High position. prostitutes the highest gif
Of the people, as 70 make use Of the mil
itayy power by senliny troops not only
for the protection Of the peoples rights
but to crush the peoples liberties and
compel them TO receive officials so lost tC
self-respect as TO accept appointments
against the known and expressed wish o
+, the people, and so craven and degrade,
as To need an army to protect them in the
4 position. =
We feel that wa would be recreaut u
!, every principle Of self-respect honor, 10
y tegrity and patriotism, to bow tamely !
such high. handed tyranny--a parallel I
which is only found in the attempts mad
by the British Government. in It's mos
! corrupt stages. against the rights, live
: and Id rites Of our forsfathers. II our rel
enemies, the mobocrats, editors, pries
? and politicians, at whose insligation th
present storm has been gathered, ha
!. come against us, instead Of you and you
7 command, | would not have addresse
4 you thus. a.l.
4 E.WThe Kansas question is now some
Il thing far higher than the mere question
i Of niggerdom. The ultimate rights Of fre
s white men, the cause Of Democratic self
government. is at stake Ohio States
mQW ai
Such is tho language Of the central OF
i gan Of the Ohio Democracy, in a receu
o article headed, Eve Take No Step Back
! ward" The quotation we have mud