Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-12-16
)UNTY, 0, DEC. 16, 1858.

|, PREBLE MY,
from their tiscfal Fments, by pre-
lmaturely exciting political con
tests among them for the benefit
of aspiring leade is surely ne
hardship for efiibf gernors, Sena-
tors and members hgress to wait
until the numbo7 abitants shall
equal those of Congressional
| district They SSif hit not to be
permitsed to rus Union, with
population les half of sew
eral of the. largsf 10 the inte-
rior of some Of = - This was
application to Be admitted under the
Topeka Consultation. Besides, it re:
auires some time to render the mass of
a population collected in new Terri
tory at all Heterogeneous, and so unite
them on anything Ike fixed policy.
Establish the rule, and all will look for
ward to it and govern themselves.
But justice tos the people of the sew
eral States requifes that this rule should
be established by Congress. Each State
is entitled to twS Senators and at least
one Representative in Congress. Should
the people of tic States fail to elect n
Vice President, the power devolves
upon the Senate to elect this officer from
the two highest candidates on the list.
In case of the deaf tn of the President,
Vice President thus elected by the Sen
ate becomes President of the United
States On all questions of legislation
the Senators from the 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 Exec
utive appointments. All this has work
ed admirably by practice, while 1t con-
forms in principle with the character of
government instituted by sovereign
States [ presume no American citizen
would desire the slightest change in the
arrangement. Sill, is it not unjust and
unequal to the existing States to invest
some forty or City thousand people,
collected in Territory, with the attri-
butes of sovereignty, and place them on
an equal footing with Virginia and New
York in the Senate of the United States?
For these reasons 1 earnestly recon-
mend the passage of a general act, which
shall provide that upon the application
of a. territorial legislature declaring that
the territory contains a number of in
habitants, which, FIN a State. would
entitle them to elect a member of Con-
gress, it shall be the duty Of the Presi
dent to cause a census of the inhabi-
tants to be taken, and, if found suffi-
cient, then by the terms of this act to
authorize them to proceed sin their own
way" to frame State constitution pre-
paratory to admission into the Union.
[ also recommend that an appropriation
may be made, to enable the President
to take a census of the people of Kan
sas.
The present condition of the Terri
tory of Utah, when contrasted with
what it was one year ago, is subject
for congratulation. 1t was then in a
state of rebellion, and, cost what it
might, the character of the government
required that this rebellion should be
suppressed, and the Mormons compell-
ed to yield obedience to the constitu-
ton and the laws. In order to accom-
plish this object, as I informed you in
my last annual message, l appointed a
new Governor instead of Brigham
Young, and other federal officers, to
take the place of those who, consulting
t cir own personal safety, had found it
necessary to withdraw from the Terri
tory. To protect these civil officers,
and to aid them as a posse comitatus, in
the execution of the laws in case of need,
[ ordered a detachment of the army to
accompany them to Utah. The neces-
sity-for adopting these measures is now
demonstrated.
On the 18th of December, 1857
Governor Young issued his proclama-
ton, in the style of an independent SOW
ereign, announcing his purpose to re-
sist by force of arms the entry of the
ritory of Utah. BY this he required all
the forces in the Territory to "hold
themselves in readiness to march at 6
moments notice to repel any and al
such invasions," and established mar
tial law from it's date throughout the
Territory. These proved to be no idle
threats. Forts Bridger and Supply
were vacated and burnt down by the
Mormons, to deprive our troops of /;
,,shelteg alter tnc1r long and fatiguins
march. Ordors were issued by Danie
Fl. Wells, styling himself "Lieutenan
General. Nauvoo Legion" to stampede
the animals of the United States troop:
on their march, to set fire to thei
trains, to burn the grass and the whole
country before them aud on their fanks
to keep them from sleeping by nigh
surprises, and to blockade the road b.
telling trees, and destroying the ford
of rivers, &c, &cs &c.
}, These orders were promptly and ef
! fectually obeyed. Or the 4th of Octo'
Der, 1857, the Mormons captured an
burned on Green River three of ou
supply trains, consisting of seventy-fiv
: wagons loaded with provisions and tent
for the army, and carried away severa
hundred animals. This diminished til
, supply of provisions so materially tha
: General Johnston was obliged to reduc
the rations, and even with this precau
= ton there was only sufficient LETT
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