The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-01-23

with much accuracy the views of the French Emperora
circumstance that gives the article special Importance
POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY IN UTAH.
While theorists in the East, North and even South,
exhausting the arts of rhetoric in advocating and
defending the sovereignty of the popuace in the
Territories the renowned Brigham Young--acting,
we suppose, upon the maxim, an ounce of example
is worth pound of precept-s illustrating the doc
trne by practically enforcing it in its largest
ceptation in Utah. Under the unique and convenient
assumption, that "the administration is in rebellion
against the general government" that the army of
Colonel Johnston is warning upon tho general gov
sttuton and government, at the head of the const-
ucnt sovereigns of Utah, he has drawn the sword,
thrown away the scabbard and come forth the de-
fender of that popular sovereignty which he says s
supreme i'll land, and against which he protests
that the administration, the armies and navies and
perhaps the Congress of the United States are in
fragrant rebellion.
1t is publicly asserted-how correctly we know
nottlath he has, time ago, formed an understand
in: offensive and defensive with that other apostle
of this new gospel of unlimited sovereignty,
jim Lane, of Kansas and that the operations of the
two leaders against the rebelious administration and
Congress of the United States are concerted it
being the purpose of Lane to keep mp the roublesin
Kansas in order to require the retention of large
body of troops there posse comtatus and thereby
t, diminish the force destined for Utah. and to retard
the operations Of the army detailed against Brigham
Young.
We suppose the next step of these enterprising
champions of great political principle will be, to
enter Congress with their emssares and to proseyte
that body to their own ways of thinking on this
important subject |. might seem doubtful, at first
blush whether they would be able to succeed in win
ming over the black-repubican party to the radical
doctrine seeing that the whole action of that party
in Congress on the territorial question: for several
years past, has been based upon the ground of the
authenticity of the Topeka constitution of Kansas
document which was never the subject of popular
ratification, and has in emanated from the
sovcreigns Of the Territory. Nevertheless, if we
are to accept recent developments accurate ndica-
tons of sentiment in that quarter in this regard
among other Indications for instance, the favor this
party have lately shown to democratic propounders
of radical doctrines this subjective fear that the
apologists of jim Lane will have little difficulty in
passing from the cspousal of has cause to the sup
port of that of the Utah encouragement
In addition to PROSECUTING whole party in Con-
gress the chances may be also good for adding a
score or more of recruits from members outside of
the black-repnbican organization, who have exhib-
tied weakness for radical views in regard to popu-
lar supremacy in the Territories, and whose consci
ences would suffer severe twinge if any rig
orous measures were taken against Gov Young
sustained he is by the entire population and rep
rcscnting as he does the unanimous sovereigns of
Utah. In that event, we might expect to hear of a
compact between the majority of Congress and Mr..
Bernhisel-as sort Of envoy extraordinary and min
lister plenipotentiary from the sovereignty of Utah
STIMULATING for the absolute and unconditional with
drawal Of tn. federal army from the soil Of that Ter
rtory and for leaving Governor Young perfectly
free, with the sanction and support of his people,
to do what he pleases in Utah in his own way.
There can be no doubt that Brigham Young is
organizing most formidable opposition to the au-
thority of the federal government in Utah. The no
ton given out by his emissaries that he contempates
a removal in the spring to the British some other
possessions is ruse the advces from all the
over which he has no CONTROL being, that the Nor
mons, from all portions of vast western domain,
are abandoning their settlements, sacrificing their
property, purchasing immense stores of arms and
muniten and concentrating together in the Salt Lake
valley. Thoroughly provided and armed--equal
naturally and physically to our in military
and fanatica in the last degree
occupying natural fortress, almost mprcgnable by
it's Typographical conformation well as by its vast
distance from the of assault and reinforced by
manifold alliances with warike tribes of udans--ho
necessity of early and adequate renforcemens from
Congress 10 our army operating against them is APP
parent and imminent.