The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1858-12-16

nNGd policy. EstuDllsh the rule, and
all will look forward to it and govern
themselves accordingly.
But justice to the people Of the sew
oraI States requires that this rule should
be established by Congress. Each State
is entitled to two Senators and at least
one Representative in Congress. -
Should the people of the States fail to
elect a Vice President, the power de.
wolves upon the Senate TO elect this Of
fcor from the two highest candidates on
! the list. In case Of the death of the
| President, the Vice President thus elect
ed by the Senate, becomes President Of
the United States On all questions Of
! legislation, the Senators from the small
est States Of the Union have an equal
vote with those from the largest The
same may be said in regard to the rati-
6oation Of treaties, and of Executive
appointments All this has worked ad.
mirably in practice, whilst it conforms
in principle with the character Of a gov
ernment instituted by sovereign States.
I presume no American citizen would
desire the slightest change in the ar
rangement. Still, is it not unjust and
unequal to the existing States to invest
some forty or fifty thousand people col
lected in a Territory with the attributes
IF sovereignty. and place them on an
equal footing with Virginia and New
York in the Senate Of the United States?
For these reasons, 1 earnestly recon-
mend the passage of a general act, which
shall provide that upon the application
of a territorial legislature, declaring
their belief that the Territory contains
a number Of inhabitants which, if in a
State, would enttle them TO elect a
member ofCongress, it shall be the duty
of the President to cause a census of
the inhabitants to be taken, and if found
sufficient, then by the terms of this act
to authorize them to proceed "in their
own way to frame a State constitution,
preparatory to admission into the Union.
1 also recommend that an appropriation
may be made, to enable the President
to take a census Of the people Of Kansas
UTAH
The present condition Of the Terri
tory Of Utah, when contrasted with
what it was one year ago is u subject
for cOngratulation. 1t was then in a
state of open rebellion, and, cost what il
might, the character Of the government
required that this rebellion should be
suppressed, and the Mormons compel.
ed to yield obedience to the constitution
and the laws. In order to accomplish
this object as l informed yon in my
last annual message, | appointed a new
Governor instead of Brigham Young
and other federal officers to take the
place of those who, consulting theiI
personal safety, had found it necessary
to withdraw from the Territory. TC
protect these civil officers, and to aid
them, as a posse cOatjtutls, in the eXecu
ton Of the laws in case Of need | or
dered a detachment of the army to ac
company them to Utah. The necessity
for adopting these measures is now dem
onstrated
On the 18th of September, 1857, Gov
| Young issued his proclamation, in the
style of an independent sovereign, an
nOuncing his purpose to resist, by force
of arms, the entry of the United States
troops into our own Territory of Utah
BY this he required all the forces in the
Territory to "hold themselves in readi
ness to march, at a moments notice, tC
repel any and all such invasion" and
established martial law from its date
throughout the Territory. These prov
Il l.. L. 80 slIo tb.o.,tc V,.t, Dr;J,.
er and Supply were vacated and burnt
down by the Mormons, to deprive oul
troops Of a shelter, after their long anC
fatiguing march. Orders were issued
by Daniel H. Wells, styling himself
"Lieutenant General, NauvOo Legion,
to stampede the animals Of the United
States troops on their march, to set fire
to their trains, to burn the grass and the
whole country before them and on theil
flanks, to keep them from sleeping by
night surprises, and to blockade the
road by Telling trees, and destroying the
fOrds of rivers, &c, &C., &c.
These were promptly and effeCtually
obeyed. On the 4th October, 1857, the
Mormons captured and burned on Greer
river, three of our supply trains, con
sisting of seventy-fve wagons loaded
with provisions and tents for the army
and drove away several hundred ani
mails. This diminished the supply of
provisions so materially that Gen. John
ston was obliged to reduce the rations
and even with this prccaution ther,
was only sufficient left to subsist th'
troops until the FIRST Of June.
Our little army behaved admirably il
their encampment at Fort Bridger, un
der these trying privatiOns. In th,
midst of the mountains, in a dreary
unsettled and inhospitable region, NOR,
than thousand miles from home, they
passed the severe and inclement winter
without a murmur They looked for
! ward with confidence for relief from
their country in due season, and in this
they were not disappointed.
The Secretary Of War employed al
b his energies, to forward them the neces
sary supplies, and to muster aud senC
such a military force to Utah as would
, render resistance on the part Of the Nor,
mons hopeless, and thus terminate the
war without the eifusion Of blood In
, his efforts he was efficiently sustained
T by Congress. They granted appropri,
, atiOns sufficient TO cover the deficiency