Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-04-13
UTAH AND THE DEFICIENCY BILL

The Legislative and Executive Departments of the
Federal Government have severally declared the in
habitants of Utah to be in state of open rebellion
aganst constitutional authority. This rebellion has
hitherto been successful, and Its temporary is
faught with consequences degrading to the dignity
Of the General Government, subversive Of Christian
morality, and destructive of republican principle.
band of aliens have taken possession Of United States
territory and declared themselves independent of the
control of the confederacy, building up foreign
State within our limits they have pretended to legal
ize prostitution, and openly acknowledge POLITICAL
ecclesiastical and domestic subjection to the will Of
one man; they have, moreover undertaken to ex-
clude from their midst every person who will not
knowledge the same despo,ism and participate in the
same vices. Under this syetem they levy taxes, in
1ct punishments maintain complete system Of civil
policy, and have organized an army principally for
the purpose Of uniting with Indian tribes, which they
corrupt to offer violent resistance to the authority
of the General Government.
No instance Of armed insurreotion could more or.
gently demand the speedy employment of military
power for the enforcement of the law.
The Chief Executive has employed every means in
his power 10 apply the remedy. He can proceed no
further without Legislative action, which is required
to appropriate the funds necessary for the pursuit Of
his constitutional duty. to see that the laws eff.
6cienty executed. This was the principal object OF
the deficiency bill which has just been defeated in
the lower House of Congress- by majority of
eighteen votes. This looks gloomy. 1t seems to
promise, that Congress has determined to withhold
from the President the power to carry out the just
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the vote prove final in its operation to withhold this
power, then those members who have assumed the
responsibility of negative vote on this importsn,
ISSUE must stand accountable before the country for
the continuance of growing evil which every delay
necessarily aggravates.
We earnestly trust that the pending motion of Mr..
Branch for reconsideration will finally result in
triumph of the policy of the Administration. The
previous motion to re.coumit with instructions, was
defeated also by majority Of eighteen. This cannot,
however be regarded as a test vote since the motion
was defeated by the friends of the bill, most Of whom
will, it may be presumed vote for reconsideration
with view to re commit with Instructions 30 as to
make the army appropriation distinct issue. 1t lie
impossible to determine the number of votes cast
against the bill which would be thrown in favor Of
separate army appropriation. At least ten such votes
must be added to the entire vote in favor Of the def
cheney bi or relief of the army in Utah will be again
denied, and the Administration subjected TO defeat
oven more disastrous to the country at large than il
will prove to the Democratic party.
P. S.-Since the above was written We have re-
csived the news Of the passage of the Deficiency bill
yeas ITO, nays 81. This affords the Administration
we'll merited triumph The Washington Union
however, deprecates in strong terms the negative
votes of some Southern Democrats, which left the bill
to be "passed by the special favor of few Black Re
publican members"