Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-06-03
The Rumors from<Utah.

The reporters of news from Utah have for
feited confidence blythe display of partisan
feeling and their too evident desire to prepare
the public mind for the reception of warlike
intelligence. The war in Utah, if such it can
be termed, is war Oh paper-a war of letter
writer's for the press. Of these correspondents
there are two parties, which, though having
different objects, adopt the same tactics. The
Johnston party, chainssat the glorious mac
tion of winters camp.life, is anxious to leave
Fort Bridger, attack Salt Lake City, and
finish the Mormon question at once in soldier
fashion The expected arrival of Harvey, an
eleventh hour participant in the honors of Gen.
Johnston'S ign,fSupplies new incentive
to its zeal On the other side stands the
Kane party, taking its name from an aspir-
ing young representative Of the Quaker City,
who rejoices in the possession of certain semi
official and rather dubious Instructions from
the Administration, and who, like Pillow or
Trist, in the Mexican war; is evidently play
ing the part of special Executive watch
man over the proceedings of our military com
manders in the expedition. The axe which
this Kane or PhiIo Mormon party proposes to
grind is apparently to supersede the army,
doing away, of course, with the presidential
aspirations of its leaders, and achieving the
credit of settling the war on Fpeace principles
Both parties, however-the Johnston and the
kane-the rough and ready" and the broad
brim-for obvious reasons unite in eyagge-
rating the difficulties which they Golfer to COM
pose.
Both represent Brigham Young as holding
an attitude Of defiance to the Federal authori-
ties and actively preparing for hostilties. Yet
neither Johnston or Kane has ventured, on
his individual responsibility, to confirm this
loose newspaper rumor of impending war and
collision and the administration at Washing
ton, which would seize with avidity so pausi-
BILE an argument for procuring from Congress
the appropriations required by the new req
ments, cOnfeSseS its inability to furnish any in
formation Of the kind. The regular Washing
ton despatch which we published yesterday
gives Il reason why no further action will be
taken concerning the disputed right of Bern
hisel, the Mormon delegate, to his seat, that
the House Committee on Territories is "not
able officially to ascertain that Utah is in a
State of rebellion" Now, if Congressional
committee Sympathizing with the Administra-
ton, and having full access to the dispatches
from General Johnston and Governor Cum
mig, as we'll as to all the other evidence in
possession of the federal Executive, cannot as
certain that Utah is in rebellion, who can =
If the rebellion of the Mormons is not we'll
established enough to warrant the ousting of
Mormon delegate from Congress, is it suf
ficient to warrant an increase of an army
and an additional expenditure of millions Of
the public money? Congress should reflect
upon this before voting appropriations for Mr.
Buchanan's new regiments. Our treasury is
not in a condition to justify such enormous
outlays to Increase an army the chief business
of which will probably be to stir up war on
the borders of Sonora, and to pave the way
for the expensive acquisition of another Meslla
Valley, or some equally worthless territory
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