Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1858-12-16
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heavy charge. Under these circumstances
nothing can be better calculated to retard their
material progress than to divert them from their
useful employments by prematurely exciting an
cry political contests among themselves, for the
benefit of aspiring leaders. Itissurely no hard
ship for embryo governors, senator's and mem
bers of Congress, to wait until the number Of
inhabitants shall equal those of single Con-
gressional district. They surely ought not to
be permitted to rush into the Union with pop
ulatlon less than one-half of several of the largo
counties in the interior of some of the States.
This was the condition of Kansas when it made
application to be admitted under the Topeka
Constitution Besides, it requires some time to
render the mass Of population collected in
a new Territory at all homogeneous, and to nnige
them on anything like fixed policy Establish
the 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 is entitled to two Sena-
tors and at least one Representative in Congress.
Should the people of the States fail to elect
Vice President, the power devolves upon the
Senate to select this officers from the two high
est candidates on the list. In case Of the death
of the President, the Vice President thus cleo
ted by the Senate 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 NAV be said in regard to the
ratification of treaties and of executive appoint
ments. All this has worked admirably in prac-
tice, whilst it conforms in principle with the
character of government instituted hy sover-
eign States. | presume no American citizen
would desire the slightest change in the arrange
ment. Still, is it not unjust and unequal to
the existing States to invest some forty OF ffty
thousand people collected in a Territory with
the attributes Of sovereignty and place them on
the Senate of the United States?
For these reasons I earnestly recommend the
passage of a general act which shall provide
that upon the application of q Territorial Leg
islature, declaring their belief that the Terrific
ry contains number Of inhabitants which, if
in State, would entitle them to elect member
of Congress, it shall be the duty of the Presi-
dent to cause Il census of the inhabitants to be
taken, and if found sufficient. then by the terms
of this act to authorize them to proceed sin
their own way" to frame State constitution,
preparatory to their admission into the Union.
i also recommend that an appropriation may be
made to enable the President to take census of
the people of Kansas,
The present condition of the Territory of Utah,
when contrasted with what it was one wear ago,
is subject for congratulation. 1t was then in
state of open rebellion. and. cost what it
! might, the character of the government reouir.
} ed that this rebellion should be suppressed and
the Mormons compelled to weld obedience to
the constitution and the laws, In or Ter to ac-
r oomplish this object, as informed YOU in may
last annual message. | appointed new Cover
: nor instead of Brigham Young, and other federal
officers to take the place of those who, consult
ing their personal safety, had found it necessary
} to withdraw from the Territory To protect
these civil officers, and to aid them as posse
} comtatus. in the execution of the laws in casa
of need, ordered detachment of the army TO
accompany them to Utah The necessity for
, adopting these measures is now demonstrated.
l On the 5th of September, 1857, Governor
Young issued his proclamation. in the style of
l an an independent sovereign, announcing his
3 purpose to resist by force Of arms the entry of
| the United States troops into our own Territory
= of Utah Bv this he required all the forces in
= the Territory to obold themselves in readiness
, to march at a moments notice. to repel any
: and all such inyasons." and establish martial
r law from its date throughout the Territory
| These nroyed to be no idle threats Forts
r Bridger and Supply were vacated and burnt
down bv the Mormons. to deprive our troops of
Q a shelter after lone and htigueipg march
Y Orders were issued bv Daniel r Wells. stvling
: himself 81 lieutenant General Nauvoo Layton 3
: to stomnede the animals of the limited States
&, troons IN their their march 70 set fire. to their
i. trains. to burn the prass and the whole country
: before them and on their Hanks. 10 keen them
f from sleeninp bv nioht surprises. and to block
ade the road bv telling trees and destroying the
4 fords of rivers, &c &c.
e These orders were promptly and efectually
g obeyed. On the 4th' of October. 1857. the
n Mormons cantured and hurped I'm Green river
three of our sunnlv trains. consisting of seventy
Q five wagons loaded with provisions and tents for
a the army. and drove AWAY several hundred ami
J. mails This diminished the sunnlv Of the pro
visions 80 materially that Gen Johnston was
# OBLIGED to reduce tbe ration and even with this
e precaution there were only sufficient left to SUBJ
sist the troons until the LIST of June.
II Our little army behaved admirably in their
n encampment at Fort Bridger under these trying
It priyations. In tbe midst of the mountains, in
s dreary. unsettled and inhospitable region,
It moro t5ar a tbonsand miles frnm home thew
nassed the severe and inclement winter without
e = mprmur Thew locked forward with conf
d dance f,r re,;af Rom their ennntrv in due sea-
V son and in this thew were not disannomted
The Secretary Of War emploved all his ener.
,;es to enrwnrd them the necess.rv supplies. and
70 muster and send such a military force to Utah
y AZ would render resistance on the part Of the
Y Mormons hopeless, and thus terminate the war
n without the effusion Of blood In his efforts he
It was efficiently sustained by Congress. They
N granted appropriations sufficient to cover the
$ deficiency thus necessarily created and also pro-
it vided for raising two regiments of volunteers,
..for the purpose of ouelling disturbances in the