The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-01-24

And yet how tardily and amey does performance lag
behind PROMISE and behind the public expectation
President Buchanan seems, at least, to appreciate
fully he exigencies of the crisis in which brigham
Youi has involved his people and the United States
government, and recognizes most distinctly in his
message the necessity for prompt and vigorous mea.
sures. He says:-
and render formidable We ought 70 there VT such
imposing force TO convince these deuded people
that resistance would be van and thus spare the ehuson
Of blood.
These are certainly bold words, but not less true
than bold What, then is the Presidents idea of an
imposing force'-one which is to strike such terror
nto these reckless and resolute fanatics TO bring
them to terms without the dsagreeabe necessity of
firing grape into them?
One would naturally suppose that to answer such
a description the force contemplated should be at
least equal if not SUPERIOR in point of numbers to
those whom il is intended thus to overawe into SUBJ
mission. And although the various estimates as to
the actual military strength at the command OF
Brigham Young differ very widely-some allowing
him on available force of 25 900 fighting men-yet 1t
will hardly be contended, considering the rate at
which emigration has flooded into Utah for the last ten
years, that 10000 is more than moderate estimate
for the army of the Saints, leaving entirely out OF
view the Indian auxiliaries, will no doubt render
efficient and formidable aid TO the Of the rebes
1t would seem then to be simply ridiculous to talk
of any force as an imposing one which should not
be able to muster, when concentrated at the seat OF
hostiites at least ten thousand efficient and able
troops of all And these troops should be all
in readiness, with their supplies in ample time for a
vigorous and ten summer campaign in 1853 II
they are despatche as not TO arrive until late in
the fall, as the lriserabe of Colonel Alex
anders column, theJ had far better not be sent at
all.
What then, are the ! ont prospects for meeting
this exigencyt The for Nv in winter quarters on
one of the forks Of Green at this moment does
not number over 400 men t'
Fifth infantry. .......... .............. 500
Tenth infantry. ............. ....-......... 60O
Pheips battery". y"...'......'..' ''.'.'.''''' 90
Col. Cooks dragoons (six conpano }......... 800
Total. 400
On the suppositon that this force v not be cut
of in detail by the Saints the question: much
of it will be left TO take part in the mill , opera
tions of next summer?
The chances, too, of this snow-bound little army
having the necessaries of lite depend altogether
upon the probabilities of the supply trains, now l the
rear being safely escorted through by the small 4,
whose duty it is to guard them.
II is truly sorry and mortifying reflection; but
think am not going too far when say that of the
400 brave and able bodied men composing the
much talked Of Utah expedition Of 1857, in all hui
man probability, scarcely miserable remnant will
be left to take an active part in the military move
ments of 1858.
Where, then, are the ten thousand men who are to
make this imposing demonstration? Congress will
of course respond to the Presidents recommendation
and give him the four new regments-that IL, when
they have got through mourning for deceased mem
bers and become tired Of squabbling about Kansas.
That will make three thousand men-that Is, when
they get TO Utah. but will these four regiments be vo-
ted enrolled, ocered, organized, equipped and disci-
pned in time TO take part in the next summer cam
paign? The solution Of this question depends al
together upon the exercise of degree of promptness
and energy the part Of government no evidenceof
which has as yet been perceived
According to the report of the Commander-in Chief,
however, these fog regiments are no more than are
required TO meet the ordinary demands of our SER
vice, without reference TO the Mormon war.
Taking all these things Into consideration, and
Judging Of the future by the past, cannot but en-
tertain the conviction that, unless unusual energy
and despatch IN manifested at headquarters ope
rations against the Mormon rebels for the next cam
pagn at least, will like the operations of the pre-
sent year. be attended with q mortifying and dis
graceful result. ITO triHe with this rebellion the
President Justly says, would be to encourage it,
and render il formidable" And the mischief would
be incalculable which would result from repeating
the objectionable blunder of the present year. and
setting on foot another inadequate and insufficient
expedition, TO be cut To pieces among the defles of
the mountains or wasted away amid the SHOWS and
storms Of another winter. o. p. O.