The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-03-12

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war against the people, on account OF their re-
ligioD;" that "whoever engaged h such war
whether "a volunteer or a regular, would be
guilty Of murder" and that ''the employment,
Of volunteers would be appealing to the pas
sions Of me country, setting the precedent OF
carrying death and destruction tn our own cit,-
zens." This certainly woud be very extraord-
nary language from well informed advocate
of Mr. Buchanan's policy; but the full speech of
Mr.. Faulkner, now lying before us, shows that
the telegrsphic reporter Of tho New York Asso-
cated Press is either an incompetent ignoramus,
or has in this case and in many other cases.
been inexcusably negligent of his duties.
What Mr.. Faulkner did say was this, that the
regular troops from the whole line of our West
ern frontiers being ordered to 20 to the relief of
Col. Johnston, reinforccments were needed to
I'LL the gaps thus left open, and that regular
troop could. therefore, be needed Aad he
COZ teud Il that volunteers for the Utah service
might preoipitate scenes of b,oodshed Which
under the discipline of regular troops could be
avoided. The Presidents purpose is to
reduce the Mormons to law and or
der, if possible, without bloodshed, and
said Mr.. Faulkner, she who goes to Utah,
whether as volunteer or regular, aith the intent
and purpose Of making war upon thatpeople, because Of
their religion will, if he sheds blood on such
mission, have committed murder in the eye of
the constitution. There is here but one duty
which devolves upon this government. 1t is to
maintain the supremacy of our authority in
that Territory"
This is q clear and consistent statement of
the case. The Mormons are in open rebellion
against the government The federal execu-
tive officers of Utah, appointed by the Presi-
dent, have been sent on under the protection of
an army escort. These officers and their escort
have been stopped on their march by the open
hOstilites of the Mormons. Meantime, the new
federal Judges for the Territory at Camp Scott
have issued an Indictment of treason against
Brigham Young and his associate Mormon chiefs,
civil and military; and the case which is made
out against them demands their arrest and trial
as rebels and traitors. What then? Why, then,
the personal safety of Brigham Young and his
chiefs implicated suggests that unless the little
garrison at Fort Bridger be promptly rein
forced, it may be destroyed by the Mormons
Mr.. Faulkner therefore is right in saying that
more troops are needed, and that regular
troops under the absolute control of discreet
and sensible officer, are alone competent to ad-
here to this nice distinction between
the serving of civil process against
a gang OF traitors and war for
the expulsion of an obnoxious religious
Very true, the indictment for
treason, should Brigham and his confederate
traitors be caught, will answer all the purposes
Of regular war against Mormon polygsmy;
but to catch these traitors, or to compel them
to evacuate the territories of the United States
is the first necessity. The President, to meet
this emergency. in the absence of new levies
has been compelled to drain the army stations
of our Indian frontiers, and these stations can
only he htly r,tilled with the new regular rein.
forcements proposed.
At the same time, it is a most remarkable
fact that while the Mormons are in open rebel
lion, and while an indictment Of treason has
been found against Brigham Young aud his as
socate civil and military chiefs, the Mormon
delegate in Congress. under the authority of
Brigham, and filling, doubtless, the important
Office Of Mormon spy at Washington, is al
lowed to hold his seat a. quietly as any other
expelled from the body or tried as spy in the
camp. But the proceedings of this Congress
seem to be conducted in both houses without
either consistency or regularity. Party
and disafected demagogues
rule the roast. Upon the filibustering
question, upon the Kansas question. and
upon the Mormon question, the ad-
ministration at every step, and in every
way, has been confronted and baflled by North
ern and Southern dsorganizers; aud really,
from the proceedings in Congress upon these
subjects, in the Senate especially, one would
suppose that the practical dissolution of the
government had already commenced. Upon
this Mormon question the Senate and the House
upquestionably should sustain the sensible posi-
ton Of Mr.. Faulkner, and they should act in
this business so that neither Congress nor the
country will be disgraced in the eyes of the
world. The reduction Of the Mormons to law
and order and the protection Of our frontier
white settlers and overland emigrants against
their smiable scalping red brethren, is all that
the President desires. But between the selfish
objects of our democratic newspaper spoils or
gans aud our sectional and fsctious dsorgan-
izers in Congress, it is extremely doubtful whe-
ther this army bill-this measure of wisdom
and humanity-can in any practicable shape be
passed.
In word, in these days Of political demoral-
cation, North and South we should he all COM
pletely adrift upon the waves of revolution and
destruction, hut for the trusty landmarks of the
staunch aud steady, able and conservative ad-
ministration of Mr.. Buchanan.