The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-06-17
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We lay before our readers this morning g
very important message frem the President
Of the United States. 1t will be read with
great interest and satisfaction by the people
OF the whole country, for it announces the
triumph OF the Utah policy pursued by the
administration. The troublesome problem
of Mormonism has been solved by the
promptness, decision, ard resolute 6rmness
of Mr.. Buchanan. The fostering sore, the
cancerous ulcer Of fanatical licentiousness,
has been subjected to the knife and actual
cautery. The experiment has proved per-
fectly successful The disease is cured
The country will hail with intense satisfac-
ton the news of the Mormon submission to
the laws and officers Of the United States.
So long ss the forces sent to Utah were
! inadequate to overawe the Mormons, they
did not scruple TO commit any act Of rebel.
lion and w6r. Indeed, by unanimous vote
OF their legislature, these deluded people
adopted On address TO Congress, so treason.
able and disrespectful that it was treated
with the greatest indignity by that body
" hile General Johnston's little command
seemed to be beyond the reach of succor OF
support, nothing but vengeance was breath
ed from the tabernacle Of the Mormon Pro-
phet; but no sooner had the ample prepara.
tions been made to march a crushing and
overwhelming torce to the City Of the Saints
than change war obvious in the demeanol
OF the Mormons. Day by day their resolu
ton grew fainter and fainter, until the ban
ners of our advancing columns had scarcely
been fairly unfurled to the winds of the prai
riea, before Brigham end his dupes fsirl,
"cut and rum" Tie sixty thousand saint
+ sEugly ensconced in the centre OF inaccessi
bic mountains, and an almost tracklesS des
ert, with their ten thousand discipline
troops have succumbed to the majesty Of tn
! law, bGcked by The army, and enforced b
= the resolution Of the President. The wi:
. dom of this policy is fully vindicated, and tn
thorough preparation for entlrcing subml'
sion has proved q most iudiciou4 plan (
E wise economy:
G To the Senate and HoUsS Of Representatives.
transmit the copy Of a despatch fro
, Governor Cumming to the Secretary
c State, dated at Great Salt City, on the SCI
ond Of May, ard received at the Departures
> of State on yesterday. From this there
u reason to believe that cur difficulties wi
', the Territory OF Utah have terminated, al
!, the reign OF tie constitution and the lay
O has been restored. I congratulate you
: this suspicious event.
70 lose no time in communication this il
n formation. ard in expressing the opinion tn
Ie there will be no occasion to make any o.
J. propriation for the purpose of calling in
service the regiments of two volunteers al
thorized by the oct of Congress approved
- the 7th of April last "for the purpose
= quelling disturbances in the Territory
n Utah, for the protection of supply and EN-
= grant trains, and the suppression Of lndi
- hostilities on the frontier"
- am the more gratified at this satsFacto
Intelligence from Utah because it will affo
some relief to the treasury at time d
. manding from US the strictest economy, al
.. when the question which now arises upt
ID every appropriation is whether it be OF
b. character so important and urgent us
le brock no delay, and to justify and require
y, loan, and most probably tax upon the pc
IS pie 10 raise the money necessary for its pa.
v ment.
r, In regard to the regiment of voluntee
d authorized by the etme act of Congress
s be called into service for the defense of t
II frontier of Texas against Indian hostlitie
" | desire to leave this question to Congre
1t observing at the same time that, in I
" opinion, this State can be defended for t
i. present by the regular troops, which ha
in not yet been withdrawn from its limits.
'e JAMES BUCHANAN.
8. WASHINGTON City, June 10, 1858.