White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1858-12-23

arms the entr! Of the United Stat,
into our own territory Of Utah p.
he required all the forces in IN. -. us
to ''hold themselves in rsadius,, =" ''!
at q moments notice to rspsl anv . ',a
such invasion" and established auUa
law from its date throughout the t.,. ;p'
These proved to DO no idle threat, y
Bridger and Supply were vac.t.I toTi
burnt down By the Mormons, 10 4. ~
our troops of shelter after thar Pn"
| and fatiguing march. Ordsn wer.; 0's
BY Daniel H. Wells. styling L;ss
"Lieutenant General, NauyoO I."ae
to stampede the animals Of the fios,
States troops on their march, to -. As
to their trains. to burn the grass .0s y ~
whole country before them and on n
tanks. to keep them from slespina' ',f
night surprises, and to blockade IN. -.
by telling trees, and destroying fo,a .I !,
rivers" DC. de-, &c.
These orders were promptly and -,
ually obeyed. On the 4th October Is;.
the Mormons captured and burn.S
Green river. three of eur supply t,,;'
consisting Of seventy-fve wagons 49,
with provisions and tents for III. 49,
and carried away several hundred as;n.i
This diminished the supply Of pruyi.;...
SO materially that General JohnstoD =.
obliged to reduce the ration, and A..
9TH this precaution, there was oulv NJ
I6cient left to subsist the troops until \.
first Of June. $50
Our little army behaved admirable :.
their encampment at Fort Bridgsr, NH,
these trying priVations. In the midi, :,
the mountains-in a dreary, ups,t,l.i
and inhospitablo region. more than
thousand miles from hoHe-they p.,,.I
the severe and Indictment winter wi,bor,,
murmur. They looked forward viii
confidence for relief from their cOuu,,,; !
due season, and in this they Wer, M
disappointed.
The Secretary of War emplovsl ,n
his energies to forward them the neces,,,
supplies, and to muster and send .ucb ,
military force to Utah as wouL r,nJ.,
resistance on the part Of the Mormom
hopeless. and thus terminate the war with.
ont the effn<ion of blood. In his sSar,,
he was efficiently sustained by Congress
They granted appropriations sufficient to
cover the deficiency tins necessarily cr.,.
ted. and also provided for raising two
regiments Of volunteers, "for the 5urpOs
of qnelling disturbances in the terrtOry
Of Utah, for the protection Of supply and
emigrant trains, anil the suppression Of
Indian hostilities on the frontiers" Han.
PLY, there was no occasion to call lh.n
regiments into service. If there had been.
should have felt serious embarwn.n.
in selecting them, so great was the nun.
Der Of our brave and patriotic citizens
anxious to serve their country in this dir.
tant anil apparently dangerous expedition
Tins it has ever been, and thus mar i
ever be
The wisdom and economy Of ling
sufficient reinforcemcnts to Utah are e.
tablished not only BY the event, bu, IA
the opinion Of those who, from their 20.
Sition anil opportunities. are the most
capable Of forming correct judgment.
General Johnston, the commander Of ID,
forces. in addressing the Secretary Of
War. from Fort Bridger, under dat: Of
October, 1857. expresses the opinion that
unless large forcs is sent here. from
the nature Of the country. a protraetsl
war on their the MormOns part is in,'.
table" This he considered neee~NI.
to terminate the war speedily and mOr
economically than if attempted by iusut
ficient means"
In the meantime, it was my anxious
desire that the Mormons should yield
obedience to the constitution and the lava
without rendering it necessary to resort
to military force. To aid in accomplish
ing this object, / deemed Is advisable, IA
April last, to dispatch two distinguished
citizens Of the United States. MssIb
Powell and McCullocb. to Utah: Thg
bore with them a proclamation, addressed
by myself to the inhabitants Of Utah
dated on the sixth day CT that month.
warning them Of their trne condition, and
how hopeless it was on their part to per-
sist in rebellion against the United States.
and offering all those who should submit
to the laws n full pardon for their p"t
seditions and treasons. At the same tine
| assured those who should persist in r.
bellion against the United States iAh
they must expect no further lenity' OG'
look to be vigorously dealt with aeeOra'
ing to their deserts. The instructions !"
these agents. as well as o copy Of 'S
proclamation, and their reports. are n'':-
with submitted. II will be seen by TIER
report Of the Bird Of July last. that tn''
have fully confirmed the opinion sIPI~
ed by General Johnston in the PrsTloO
October, as to the necessity Of se"ins
reinforcements to Utah. In this ib.y siS
that they "are firmly impressed WITH 'n'
belief that the presence Of the army y" ~
and the large additional force that y.
been ordered to this territory, Esf, -
chief inducements that caused To: AE
mons to abandon the idea Of resisting -
authority of the United States. a -
decisive policy would probably have =
suited in long. bloody, and s1Pe0'"'
war"
These gentlemen conducted :ben;sr ,.S
to my entire satisfaction. and rsn0s
useful services in executing the haH~
intentions Of the government.
II also affords me great satislse'''
state. that Governor Cumming nn