Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-12-10

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oy prematarely exciting angry political con.
tests among themselves, for the benefit of as.
: ptring leaders. 1t is surely no hardship fol
embryo governors, senators. and members o.
Congress, to wait until the number of in alb.
: ltthts snail equal those of a single congress.
si"na district. They surely ought not to be
permitted to rush INTO the Union with a pop.
: dttti9n less than one halt Of several of the
large counties IN the interior of acme of the
States. lais WAS the condition of kansa.
/ when It made APPLICATION to be admitted un.
der the Topeka constitution. BESIDES. il re.
! qar.s ne tiiue 10 .erder the mass OF pop.
ulatloh Gu Ietted in nov Territory at all ho.
m0g ne"us, and to unite them on ANYTHING
: like fixed policy. Establish the rule, and
all Will i'ok forward to it and govern them.
selves accordingly.
Bat justice 70 the people of the several
States requires that this rule should be estsb.
lished by Corgre Each Stat is entitled 10
two senators and at least one representative
IN Congress. Should the people Of the State,
TAIL IT, eifct Vice President. the power de
wolves upon the Senate to select this off Ger
from Inc two highest cand dates on the l,st
In case oi the death of 'he Pre- .idpnt the
' 'r- fre~id NJ thus elected by he senate be-
com President Of The UnI,ed States. On
al lne tons OF legislation, the Senators from
the smallest States OF the Uuieu have an
F4nt vote with thos1 from the largest. The
sanle may re sad in regard - ratification
oil tisHf."s, and OF Executive autein,rept
All ths va worked ahurs' " IN prao tice.
W.T. It t0rt"rms III }rtrcpl' with the CHAR
aeter 9t government instituted ~ sovereign
STATES. | presume no American citizen
wau.d desire the slightest caanr. IN ,ha ar
rnR inent, STU, Is It not uuii and une-
Z q ? Y nina l.
" or fifty Thousand people collected in a Ter.
rliery with the attributes of sovereignty. and
/ place them on an equal tooting with Virginia
and Mex York in the Saua.e OF the United
State:
t For these reasons | earnestly recommend
the p'-sng. ct a general act which shail pro-
/ VIZ IN 7, upon IN" APPLETON of a r-rrit0-
t1at h'sis aturH, declaring their belief that
the itrrtory coHtans a mum ,er of inhas,t
ants which, /: IN u State. would enable them
/ to e.'ct memhrr If Congress, it s9a / b. tn.
duty II H., President IL cause q c n,t.s OF the
/ ihbaotiaHt] u oe fHk II, and II f5uud shfii
cieHt, tn'h by line terms OF th,s act t. author-
re III IN 20 proceed an their own way" to
frame a state constitution pr paratory 70 ad-
fu'ssi N mo the Union. | also nd
mat II appropriation may be made to Ell able
the fresident 10 take a Census of tue people OF
Kansas.
The present condition Of the Territory of
Utah. when contested with what it was one
year ago. is a subjse, fer cougratu,a,ion. 1t
was then in state OF open rebellion, and
cost what II might, the character # the gov
eminent required that this rebe! lion must b.
suppressed and the Mormons compelled to
yield obedience to the constitution and the
Avs. In order TO accomplish this object, as
Informed you III 10Y last annual message. |
app9intel ne" governor instead OF Brigham
lonTE, Al Il dthct tad raj officers to take the
place OF = Csc who. consulting their personal
safety, hat found 1t necessary To withdraw
from the Territory. 10 protect these civil of
hcer', all! 10 aid them, a. posse cumltatus,
IN the execution OF the laws IN case Of need,
ordered acctachnert Of the army to accom-
pany them to Utah. the NECESSITY for ADOPT
ing these measures Is row demonstrated.
On the 10Th September. 1857, Governor
foung issued his proclamation, III the STYLE OF
An Independent sovereign. announcing his
purpose 10 resist BY force Of aims the entry OF
the United States troops into our own Terri
tory OF Utah BY this he required all the
forces in the Territory to .shold themselves in
readiness to march al a moments notice to re.
ell any and all such invaslou," and estab-
lished martial law from ITS date throughout
the Territory. These proved to be no idle
threats Forts Bridger and Supply were va
Gated aud burnt down by the Mormons, to de
Prive our troops OF a shelter after Their long
and !atigulng march. Orders were issued by
lam Al II. Wells, styling himself "Lieu'en-
ant General, Nauvoo Legion" to stampede
the animals Of the United States troops on
heir march, to set fire 10 their trains, to burn
the gTa-s and the whole country before them,
and on Their hanks, to keep hem from sleep
IL by ulsht surprises, and 70 blockade the
road ny telling trees ard destroy ing the sords
+ rivtts, ~, u.
lh St order, wefe u IMPLY and # etualy
esessd. Or TIE + O teher, 1857. the Nor
mons captured and burned on Il cen r,ver
three ct our supply trans. consisting OF
seventy five wagons loaded with provisions
ard tent tor the army, and drove away sew
"ral hundred animals. THIS diminished the
-upply OF provisions 50 materally that Gen.
johnston wa OBJ 'ged to reaure the Iations,
and even with this pIefaution there was onl,
sufficient cit to suosist The troops until the
lst of June.
Our littlc army behaved admirably in their
eneaiaimcn at Fort Bndser under these try
ing prlvations. In the midst Of the noun
'aIus. in 4 dr,acy, unsettled and nhospitable
region, more tnau a thousand miles from
home, they passed the severe and inclemtnt
winter without d nurmur. They looked Tor
ward with confidence Tor relic from their
country III due season, and III this they were
not disappointed.
The Secretary Of War employed ali his en-
| ergies TO forward them the necessary supplies
and to muster and send such military force
{ 70 L, ah as would render resistance on the part
Of the Mormons hopeless, and thus terminate
the war without the etusion Of blood. In his
! efforts he was efficiently sustained by Con-
grcss. They granted appropriations sufficient
Fro cover the efficiency thus necessarily created
and also provided ton raising two regiments OF
volunteers. "ior the purpose of quelling dis
,utbances in the Territory OF Utah. for the
protection Of supply and emisrant trains, and
the suppression OF Indian ho,tAities." Hap
PLY, there was no occasion to call these regi-
ments into service. II there had been, |
should have felt serious embarrassment III Sc
lecting t EN-, great was the number Of our
brave and pa riotic citizens anxious to serve
their country IN this dis ant and apparently
dangerous expedition. ! htss ii has been, and
thus may it ever be
ihe wisdom and economy of sending sutti-
Gent rciniorcements To Utah are established
not only by the event. but III the opinion OF
those who, from their position and opportuni-
ties, ale the most capable of forming correct
Judgment. Genera Johnston, the commander
of the forces, i'll addressing the Secretary OF
War from Fort Bridger. under date OF Oeto-
Der 10. 1857, expresses the opinion that I'M
less large force is sent here, from the nature |
Of the country, protracted war on their (the |
Mormons) part is inevitable" This he CON
sideTtd necessary, to terminate tie war
..spr,-ily and more economically than if at
temp,, d by Insufficient MEANS
In The mean t,me ii was my anxious desire
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the constitution and the laws, without rem
d,.riusr II necessary 10 resort to military force