The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1858-12-16

anu all VIII lOOh loEHhIu W IL huu govern
themselves.
But justice to the people of the several
States requires that this rule should be
established by Congress. Each State is
entitled to two Senators aud at least one
Representative in Congress. Should the
people of the States fail TO elect Vice
President, the power devolves upon the
Senate 10 select this officer from the two
highest candidates on the list In case
of the death of the President, the Vice
President thus elected by the Senate be-
comes President of the United States.--
On all questions Of legislation the Sena-
tors from the smallest States of the Union
have an equal vote with those fron the
largest.
The same may be said in regard to the
ratification of treaties and of Executive
appointments. All this has worked ad.
mirably by practice, while it conforms in
/ principle with the character of govern
meut instituted by sovereign States. l
presume no American citizen would de-
sire the slightest change in the arrange
r ment Still, is it not unjust and unequal
to the existing States to invest some forty
or fifty thousand people, collected in a
r Territory, with the attributes of sovereign
+. ty, and place them on an equal footing
with Virginia and New York in the Sen.
g ate of the United States?
n For these reasons I earnestly recon-
+ mend the passage of general act, which
n shall provide that upon the application Of
+ a territorial Legislature, declaring that the
n territory contains a number of inhabitants,
!. which, if in State, would entitle them
q to elect a member of Congress, it shall be
1t the duty of the President TO cause cen
/. sus of the inhabitants to be taken, and, i
e found sufficient, then by the terms Of this
e act 10 authorize them to proceed Gin thei
le own way" to frame State constitution
le preparatory to admission in the Union
% | also recommend that an appropriation
e. may be made, to enable the President t.
ot take census of the people of Kansas.
A. The present condition of the Territor!
It, of Utah, when contrasted with what
III was one year ago, is subject for congrat
4 ulation, 1t was then in state of ope
rebellion, aud, cost what it might, tn
~ character of the government required tina
IS this rebellion should be suppressed, am
ne the Mormons compelled to yield obedienc
I'd to the constitution and the laws. In OF
On der to accomplish this object, as | inform
a ed you in my last annual message, | az
W, pointed a new governor instead Of Brig
ut ham Young, and other federal officers, t
take the place OF those who, consuItln
n. their own personal safety, had found
be necessary to withdraw from the territory
all To protect these civil officers, and to al
d. them as a posse comitatus, in the execl
ton Of the laws in case of need, | ordere
ed detachment of the army TO accompan
he them to Utah, The necessity for adoptin
,er these measures is now demonstrated
int On the 18th of September, 1857, GO
IRE ernor Young issued his proclamation,
ito the style Of an independent sovereign, al
of nouncing his purpose to resist by force
he arms the entry of the United States troo]
all into our own Territory of Utah By th
las he required all the forces in the Territol
to "hold themselves in readiness to marc
i've at a moments notice to repel any and {
md such invasions," and established marti
he law from its date throughout the Territ
al ry These proved to be no idle threat
its Forts Bridger and Supply were vacatt
ow and burnt down by the Mormons, to d
prive our troops of shelter after the
Ter long and fa;iguing march. Orders we
of issued by Daniel H. Wells, styling hiy
he self Lieutenant General, Nauvoo Legior
lis. TO stampede the animals Of the Unit,
IN States troops on their march, to set fire
I'D their trains, TO burn the grass and Il
es- whole country before them and on the
rn- flanks, 10 keep them from sleeping
night surprises, and TO blockade the ro
a by telling trees, and destroying the for
tes of rivers, &c, &C., &c.
he These orders were promptly and effet
on. ually obeyed. On the 4th of October,
is 81, the Mormons captured and burned
uct Green River three of our supply train
ces consisting of seventy five wagons load
eir with provisions and tents for the army, a
er- carried away several hundred ANIMALS.
ur- This diminished the supply of proyisio
SO materially that General Johnston W
obliged to reduce the rations. and ev
lld with this precsution there was only sui
op- cient left to subsist the troops until t
on, first of June.
ve Our little army behaved admirably
ce- their encampment at Fort Bridger und
di- these trying privalions. In the midst
he mountains, in dreary, unsettled a
cen nhospitabe region, more than thouSa
d miles from home, they passed the seye
.er- and inclement winter withouta murml
aid They looked forward With confidence
and relief from their country in due seasC
lon and in this they were not disappointed.
n The Secretary of War employed all
energies to forward them the necessa
ing supplies, and 10 muster and send sucl
leir military force to Utah as would render
.om sislance on the part Of the Mormons hol
,elv less, and thus terminAte the war withC
ong the effusion of blood. In his efforts
ad, was efficiently sustained by Congress.
ryo They granted appropriations sufficient
Jon cover the deficiency thus necessar
abb. created, and also provided for raising t
Ion regiments of volunteers, "for the purp(
obt of quelling disturbances in the Terrific
al. Of n