True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-12-15
STEUBENVILLE, OHIO, WEDNESDAY December Is, 1858,

erous contributor to the useful enterprises
OF the early settlers. 1t has paid the ex-
peuses of their governments and legis-
lative assemblies out of the common treas
ury, and thus relieved them from heavy
charge.
Under these circumstances, nothing can
be better calculated to retsrd their materi
al progress than to divert them from their
useful employment, by prematureIy excl.
ting angry political contests among them
selves for the benefit of aspiring leaders,
1t is surely no hardship for embryo gov
ernors, senators, and members Of Congress,
to wait until the number Of inhabitants
shall equal those Of single congressional
district. They surely ought not to be
permitted to rush into the Union with
population less than one halfof several of
the late counties in the interior Of some Of
the States. This was the condition of
Kansas when it made application to be
admitted under the Topeka constitution
Besides, it requires some time to render
the mass of population cdlcctedin new
Territory, at all homogeneous aud to unite
them on anything like ixed policy
Establish the rule, and all will look forward
to it and govern themselves
But justice to the people Of the several
States requires that this rule should be es'
tablished by Congress. Each State is en-.
titled 10 two Senators and at least one rep
resentative iu Congress. Should the peo-
pie of tho States fail to select Vice
President, the power devolves upon the
Senate to select this officer from the two
highest candidates on the list In case of
the death of the President, tho Vice Pres.
ident thus selected by the Senate becomes
President Of the United States. On all
questions Of legislation, the Senators from
tbe smallest States Of the Union have an
equal vote with those from the largest.
The same may be said in regard to the
ratification Of treaties and Of Executive
appointments. All this has worked adj
lirably in practice, whilst it conforms in
principle with tho character of a govern
meut instituted by sovereign States. l
presume DO American citizen would desire
the slightest. change in the arrangement.
Still, is it not unjust and unequal to the
existing States to invest some forty or fifty
thousand people, collected in Territory,
with tho attributes Of sovereignty, and
place them on an equal footing with VIZ.
ginia and New York in the Senate Of the
United States.
For these reasons earnestly recommend
the passage of a general act, which shall
provide that upon the application Of ter
ritorial legislature, declaring that the terri
tory contains number Of Inhabitants,
which if in a State, would entitle them tc
elect member of Congress, it shall be the
duty of the President to cause q census Of
the inhabitants to be taken and, if found
sufficient, then, by the terms Of this act tc
authorize them to proceed Gin their owr
way" to frame a State constitution prepar.
atory to admission into the Union. also
recommend that an appropriation may bt
made to enable the President to take 9
census Of Kansas.
| The present condition Of the territory o.
! Utah, when contrasted with what it wa
one year ago, is a subject of cosgratula
ton. It was then in 0 state Of oper
rebellion, and cost what it might, th'
character Of the government required thai
this rebellion should be suppressed anc
, the Mormons compelled to yield obedience
to the constitution and the laws. In orde
} to accomplish this object, as I informed
=. you in my last annual message, appoint
7 ed o new governor instead of Brigham
. Young, and other federal officers, to tax
! the place of those who, consulting thei
) o1n personal safety, had found it necessar,
to withdraw from the territory. To pre-
$ tect these civil officers, aud to aid them q
= posse comitatus, in tho execution Of th
t laws, I ordered detachment of the arm,
7 to accompany them to Utah. The neces
: sity for adopting these measures is no'
: demonstrated,
On the 18th Of September, 1857, Go,
r Young issued his proclamation in the styl
f Of an independent sovereign, aunouucin
e his purpose to resist, by force of arms th
!. entry Of the United States troops into OF
IS own Territory Of Utah. By this he II
o quired all the forces in the Territory "t
}. hold themselves in readiness to march at
/. moments notice to repel ouy and all sue
q iuvasion," and established martial law fro
IS its date throughout the Territory, The
70 proved to be no idle threats. Forts Bridg
Is and Supply we're vacated and burnt dow
is by tho Mormons, 70 deprive our troops
Vt shelter after their long and tatiguir
IS march. Orders were issued by Daniel I
ir Wells, styling himself "Lieutenant Gener
IS Nauvoo Legion" to stampede the anima
g of United States troops on their marc
and set fire to their trains, to burn d
a grass and the whole country before the
d on their fanks, to keep them from sleepi
}. by night surprises, and to blockade t
., road by telling trees and destroying 1
.. fords ofrivers, &c., &c.
.. Those orders were promptly and effect
i. ally obeyed. On the 4th Of October, 1876
the Mormons captured and burned
a Green River three Of our supply trail
a. consisting Of aeventy'hve wagons load