Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1858-12-10

or course Il would be- unjust to give this rule retro
spoctiyc application, and exclude State which, ecung
upon the past practice Of the government has already
formed It's Constitution elected its Legislature aud othct
Officers and is now prepared 20 enter the Union.
re Ma ,f,it n, bc sdontrd whether we consider its
bearing the people u thc Territories or upon tc peo
pie Of the existing States. Many of the serious WSs'h-
sious which have prevailed In Congress and throughout
the country would have been avoided, had this rule been
established at an earlier period Of the government
Immediately upon the formation Of q new territory
people from different States ard from foreign countries
rush into IT, for the audahc purpose Of improving Their
condition Their first duty TO themselves U.s. 20 open a3u
cultivate FARMS 20 construct roads, to establish Schools
places II religious Worship and TO devote toI
energies generally TO reclaim the wilderness and 60 Jay
the foundation II a nourshng and prosperous common
wealth H. in this ncpcut condition, with population
of a few thousand, they should prcmaurcy cutter ue
Union they arc oppressed by the burden Of state taxa.
ton, and the necessary for tho improvement VI
the Territory aud the advancement of their own INTERESTS
thus diverted to very different purposes; ...,
The federal government has ever bctn uo'i'i p'n'
10 the Territories aud generous contributor 60 the use
fu enterprises Of the early settlers u has paio the
pensos Of their governments Mi H. ON,
out Of the common treasury Qua mus .ol'N' ,,
heavy charge. Under these circumstances nolmht eau
be better calculated 90 rctard their material pfoSeS A'
10 divert thcm from their useful cmpoymeuH W PIVN"
iurcv exciting angry political contests among them
selves for the bcncdt NJ aspiring leaders Is surely no
hardship for embryo governors, senators and mtmne 81
Conprc5s ~ wait until the number OF inhabitants shall
equal those vt a single Congregational district hey
surely ought not 10 be permitted to rush into INC Un9n
with population less than onc-half VI several OF me
large counties In the interior OF some " the states ms
the condition NJ Kansas when II made application
2
IL requires some time To render the mass OF p'PuN m
collected In a new Territory at an HOMOGENEOUS and 20
unite thcm ON anything likc hxcd policy L''1..,s"
the rule. AMI an Ell look forward 70 30 lua govern hem
solves accordingly
But Justice 20 The people Of the several states fe49WeN
that ibis ruo should bee established 10y Congress f'ch
State n entitled 20 two and ~ lcH one Repre-
sentative n Congress Should the reupc of ihc states
fl 20 elect Vice President The power dcVoycs upon
the Scuae select this officer from The two highest can
diiaics on the hst In case ct the death NJ the Ftcs
dent the Vice President thus elected hy the senate be-
of legislation the Senators from th, smallest states OF
iHc Union have an equal vote with those rom The lar
zion NJ treaties and of executive appointments All
his hi. worked admirably I've practice. whilst IL conforms
100 rtiuri0c with the character OF government institute
ed ly sovereign States presume mo- American uuzcn
would desire The slightest change In the arrangement
Still is mot unjust and unequal % the existing States
o invest some forty or y thousand people collected iu
Territory with ihc attributes of sovereignty, and place
them on au equal footing with virginia and New York
In the Senate of the United States
For these reasons earnestly recommend the passage
uf gcncral act vhh shall provide that upon che ape
icaiion nf Territorial Legislature. declaring their be-
lief That the Territory contains number OF inhabitants
which. Il a State, would oniitc thcu TO elect mombcr
of CONGRESS II shall ho the duty NJ the President 20
cause a census Of tho inhabitants be- taken, aud If
found sufficient then by ihc term, of this To- author
iso Thorn 10 proceed. ''in their way u frame q
State htuion preparatory to their admission into
tho Onion also recommend that am appropriation
may be- idr 10 enable fhc President 10 takca census Of
the nco,io n Kansas
r, ,rs,, .,vliti,r az tho Torritory Of Utah when
contascd win vhtt il was ono wear AGO rs subject
of cogrtuotiop II ya tbcn i'm I, state NJ opcn rebel.
lion and cost what might the character Of the gov
crpucut rcgirod h3t mis- rebellion .hould bo suppress
cod and the Mormon. conclod 10 Weld obedience to the
constitution and the laws In order To accomplish this
object n. iuf,rpod ,1u i'm INV Ilat annual mc4sa4c
appointed new governor instead NJ brigham Young,
and other fdarn officers t ,Lo tho ulacc of those who,
eops,pg tcir "er.saI soS'ty Mad found il necessary
10 withdraw from, the Territory TO urotrct these civil
Al ,ers and an MA hcu as posso coativ I'm the cxo-
cuuon OF hc laws i'm case If need ordered dctach-
mont az tho army IN ,,ron,na,, ,op o tab The ne
ia. f.t tII o. tffl
On the 18Th of Scptcmber 1871 Governor Young is
,J H. nrI,,n,,i, Inv the st,lr M am indepou,lent
,nyercpn Announcing his purpose 10 resist by force Of
arm. hc entry OF the United States troops into our own
Territory of Utah By this he required al tho forces ia
the Territory TO 'hod themselves In readiness to march
at moments notice. To repr auy and all such invasion
and cst,lishel marital , from its date throughout tho
] Territory These proved 10 be idle threats. Forts
Brdtor and Suppy were vacated and burnt down hy the
Mormons to deprive our troops of a shelter after Is long
and fl,iinr march Orders were issued by Daniel II
Wells stylin, himself ..I5cutenant General Nauyo.
Inoion 10 st,ppodo Tho animals Of the United State,
tDop, IN their nrc To- srt fire 10 their trains To burr
no ,r,1 ana ,h nio ,,,,,,y cr,r tb,n md ON t,c
TANKS 10 keen them from .cppinr by uiuh surpriscs
aud 10 blockade the road by fcng trees and destruyn.
The lords Of rivers, &c. Sc
These ORDER wore promptlv and cfTectually ohcyel
On tho Am of October lSj7 lie Normous ctpiurod an
burned ON Green river three of our ppy trains consist
ing ot svventy6vc ,,,gons Ioadrd viii provisions AM
tents for the army and drove away several hundred AMI
mails This diminished the supply OF nv provisions
materially that EN-. Johnston Obliged 10 reduce m
ration, aud even with this precaution there onl
sufficient left to sub,st the troops until the s Of June
Our little army behaved admirably in their cncainr
tho midst of me mountains in a dfeary unsettled am
inhospitabe REGION more than thousand miles foi
home they passed the severe aud Indictment winter will
ont inurmur They looked forward with confidence &,
relief from their country in due season and mi, the
were not disappointed.
The Secretary of War employed all his energies
forward them the necessary supplies aud muster au
send such a militlr, force 10 UtAh would render o.
sistauce the part of the Mormons hopeless and tn
terminate the war without the ciusion NJ blood Ia b
efforts he was cieicutly sustained hN Congress lut