The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-03-30
The UTAH EXPEDITION-INTE LET
TER FROM COL. A. S. JOHNSTON.
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF UTAH,

Camp Scott, January 90, 1883
MAJOR have nothing material to report since
my last communication. Accompanying that sent
file of the Deseret News, containing the message
OF Brigham Young to the legislature of Utah. \ on
have in that message and the resolutions oil the
Legislature their disoyaty to the Union heretofore
made against this people. My information respect
ing their conduct since is that their troops are or
ganized to resist the establishment of territorial
government by the u. States, and in furtherance OF
that object, they have erected works of defence IN
the mountain passes and near Salt Lake city. Know
ing how repugnant it would be to the policy or in
terest of the government to do any act that would
force these people into unpleasant relations with the
federal government, would, in conformity with the
views also of the commanding general, on all proper
occasions have manifested in my intercourse with
them a spirit of cancellations but do not believe
that such consideration for them would be properly
appreciated now, rather would be wrongly inter
preted and. in view of the reasonable temper and
feeling now pervading the leaders and greater por
ton of the Mormons, think that neither the honor
nor dignity of the government will allow of the
slightest concession being made to them
They should be made to submit to the constitu-
tional and legal demands of the government uncon-
dtionally an adjustment of existing difficulties on
any other basis would be nugatory.
Their threat to oppose the march of the troops in
the spring will not have the slightest influence in de-
laying it; and if they desire to Join ISSUE believe it
is for the interest of government that they should
On the night of the 18th of this month sent an
express to Santa Fe, to acquaint General Garland
with the design of the Mormons to intercept the
cabalada it is expected Capt. Marcy will bring on
from New Mexico, and to ask additional force to his
escort. will also take other measures to thwart
them. | send herewith a letter of Lieut.. Burns on
the subject of transportation corps. ASS question
of the highest interest to the government in respect
to the mobility of our troops and economy of admin
istration of the business of the quartermasters de
parment. it emnently commends itself to the aten-
ton of the Generalin-Chef. 1t is of great impor-
lance that such corps. properly organized, should
he ores is hn of ask he
consideration of the subject by the commanding
general that forward the letter of Lieut. Burns
who has much experience as assistant quarter
master.
To make effective the field battery in charge OF
Captain Reno and to retain in service at this time
number of soldiers whose period ofservice is about
to expire, have authorized him TO enlist as many
of them will enable him to work the guns. Ii
this act is approved by the commanding general |
request that he will ask for it the sanction of the
Secretary of War, who. under the authority of the
law of the 18th June, 1916. can fix the number OF
the ordnance corps The winter is not so cold as
anticipated from the severity of the beginning,
and the heathfulness of the climate this is
unsurpassed; there but very few soldiers sick
from climate causes. The weather is neither so
cold nor stormy often to prevent the daily in
struction of the different of the troops of the
service.
With great respect, your obedient servant,
A. S. JOHNSTON,
Colonel I'd cavalry commanding.
Major IRWIN MCDOWELL,
Assist. Adj. Gen., headquarters of the army, N. Y.
MEXICO FOR CorroN.-A correspondent of the
Mexican Extraordinary calls upon the Government
and capitalists of Mexico to consider the opportu-
nifty offering for the starting of cotton-grow-
ing in that country With the increasing demands
of manufacturers, the decreasing crops in this
try, and the capacity of Mexico, he thinks he sees
the strongest inducements for entering upon the
undertaking. On all the seaboard, from Yucatan
to Brazos Santiago thousands of acres suitable for
its culture exist; but the points more peculiarly
applicable, he says are those between the bar OF
Tampico and that of Brazos Santiago, and the rich
alluvial soils which border the two noble rivers,
the Panuco and the Tamesi. The class of cotton
which grows uncutivated there has, he states been
pronounced by capable judges from Louisiana of ex-
cellent quality. The two rivers join in front OF
Tampico. The Tamesi is represented much like
the Alabama, and is navigable up to Tancasneque.
The Panuco is navigabe for much greater dis
lance, and, although not picturesque the
Tamesi, is not less fertile The Indians of the
Huasteca, he thinks might easily be trained to la
Dor.
The iourneymen shoemakers of Philadelphia
have held meeting to demand restoration of
prices to the standard in use before the recent
panic
Erastus Corningis about to resign the Presidency
OF the Central Railroad, or his seat in Congress.