Washington telegraph., 1858-12-22


derncss and to lay the foundations Of a flourish
I ing and prosperous commonwealth. IL, in this
I incipient condition, with population of n few
thousand, they should prcmaturely enter the
Union. they are oppressed by the sudden burden
of State taxation, and the means necessary for
the improvement Of the Territory and the adj
yanccmcnt Of their own interests, are thus di-
ycrted 20 very different purposes.
The federal government has ever been n libe-
raj parent to the Territories. and generous
contributor 70 the useful enterprises OF the ear
. ly settlers. Ii has paid the expenses Of their
governments aud legislative assemblies out Of
the common treasury, and thus relieved them
I from a heavy Charge Under these circum-
stances nothing can be better calculated to re
tar,l their material progress, than to divert
them from their useful empioymcnts, by pre-
maturcly exciting angry political contests
amongst themselves. for the benefit Of aspiring
leaders. IL j. surely no hardship for embryo
governors, senators. and members Of Congress
10 wait until the number OF inhabitants rhall
equal those Of a single congressional district
They surely ought not to be permitted to rush
into the Union, with population less than one
half of several Of the large counties in the intc
rior Of some ofthe States. This was the condi-
ton Of Kansas when it made application to be
admitted under the Topeka constitution. Be-
sides. il requires some time to render the mass
Of a population collected in a new Territory. at
ike fixed policy. Establish thc rule. and all
will look forward to it and govern themselves
accordingly.
But Justice to the people Of the several States
requires that this rule should be established by
Congress Each State i entitled to Two Sena-
tors. and at least one representative in Con-
grcSs Should the people of the States fail to
elcc; Vice President. the power dcvoivcs up
on the Senate to elect this officer from the tv,o
highest candidates on the list. In case Of the
death Of tho President. she Vice President thus
elected by the Senate. becomes President Of
the United States On all questions of lcgisla-
ton. the Senators from the smallest States in
the Onion have an equal vote with the largest.
The same may be said in regard to the rat.iica-
tirn of treaties. ami uf Executive appointments.
All this haS worked admirably IA practice.
whilst it conforms in principle with the charac-
ter of a government instituted by sovereign
States. | presume IA" American citizen would
desire the slightest change In the arrangement.
Stll J. il not unjust and unequal 90 tie exist
ing States 20 invest some forty or fifty thousand
people collected iu a Territory with the atiri-
butcs of sovereignty. aud place them on an
equal footing with Virginia and New York in
the Senate nf the Uuitesl States
For tho-c rca-onS. earnestly recommend
the pa-zagc of general act. which shall pro-
vide thai u.'on the application Ut territorial
legislature, ,tssa-l s4; i-ti-r st.-t tL. ter
ritory cputsin- a number Of inhabitants u iich
IL In = State. would eHfitlr them tu vIvvt
member Of Congress, It shall be the duty % the
President t. cause a census II the inhabitants
t. he taken, and Il found sufficient. then by the
terms of this act To- authorize them e. proceed
in their own way to frame a state con>titu-
tion preparatory to admission into the Union.
a go recommend that an appropriation may Ice
made 10 enable the President o. take ccu.u-
III the people Of Kansas.
On tie 18th Of September. 1854. Gov. Young
issued his proclamation. in tie style Il an in
dependent ,ovcreisu, announcing las purpose
tp resist by force Of arms the entry of the Uni
ted States troops into cur own Territory OF
Utah By this he required all the forces ia the
Territory. to q. hold themselves in readiness To
march at a moments notice 10 Tcpcl any aud
ali such invasion. 90 and established martial law
from it, date throughout the Territory. These
rraved 10 be no idle threats. Forts Briircr
aud supply were vacated and burnt down by
the Mormrns. To- deprive our troops of shell
tcrnftcr their long and fatjruing march. Or
icr- we're issued by Daniel II. Wells. styling
himself =. Lieutenant General Nauvoo Legion
n stamped, the animals Of the United states
troops on their march. set fire 60 their trains,
t. burn the grass and the whole country before
them and ON their hanss, to keep them from
sleeping by night surprises. and To- blockade the
road by falling trees. and destroying the fords
Of rivers, Sc, &c, &c.
The present condition Of the Territory Of
Utah. when coutrastei with what it was one
year ago. i n subject for conzriiulatinn. II
was then in a state or open rebellion. aud, cost
what IL might. the character Of the Govern
inent required that this rebellion should be sup
pressed nd the Murmons compelled to yield
obedience t. the constitution aud the laws. In
order To- accomplish this object. as | informed
You in my last annual message, ! appointed
new Governor instead Of Brigham Young. and
It IL ia e IL.
who. consulting their personal safety. had
found 1t necessary to withdraw from the Terri
tory. To protect these civil officers, and to
assist them. n a pose oomifafss. in the execu-
tion OF the laws in case Of need. | ordered n
detachment Of the army to accompany them to
Utah. The necessity for adopting these meas
urcs Is now dcmonstrated-
These orders were promptly aud effectualiy
obcyed. On the Ith October, 1857, the Nor
mons apturcd and burned on Green river. three
Of our supply trains. consisting Of seveniy-fye
wagons loaded with provisions and tents for the
army. and carried away several hundred ami
mails. This diminished the supply Of provi-
sions 80 materially that Gen. Johnston was
obliged 10 reduce the ration. and even with
this preeau;ior, thee was only sufficient left
to subsist the troops till thc first Of June.
Our little army behaved admirably in their
eneampment at Port Bridger under these try
ing privations. In the midst Of the mountains
in dreary. unsettled and inhospitabie region,
more than a thousand miles from homc-thcy
passed the severe and inelement winter without
a murmur They looked forward with conf
dencc for relief from their country in due sea-
son, and in this they were not disappointed.
The Secretary Of War employed all his en-
ergies to forward them the necessary supplies.
and TO muster and send such military force
to Utah as would render resistance ON the part
OF the Norfnons hopeless and thus terminate
the war without the effusion of blood In his
efforts be was efficiently sustained by Congress.
I hey granted appropriations sufficient to COW
er the deficiency thus necessarily created. aud
also provided for raising two regiments Of vol
unteers. a. for the purposes Of quelling distur-
Dances in the Territory Of Utah, for the pro-
lection of supply and cmigrant trains. and the
suppression Of Indian hostilities on the From
tiers" Happily, there vas no occasion TO call
these regiments into service. IL there had
been. should have felt serious embarrnss-
ment in selecting them, great was the num-
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