The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1858-12-14

arrangement. Still, Is 1t not unjust and unequal to
the existing States to invest some forty fifty
thousand people collected i'm a Territory with the
attributes of sovereignty and place them on an equal
footing with Virginia and New York in the Senate
of the United States. 81
For these reasons, earnestly recommend the
passage of general act, which shall provide that
upon the application of territorial legislature de-
claring their belief that the Territory contains
number of inhabitants which, if in State, would
title them TO elect member of Congress, it shall be
the duty of the President to cause census of the
inhabitants to be taken, and if found sufficient, then
by the of this act to authorize them to proceed
''in their own way to frame State constitution
preparatory to admission into the Union. also
recommend that an appropriation may be made TO
enable the President to take census of the people
of Kansas.
UTAH AND MORMONS.
The present condition of the Territory of Utah,
when contrasted with what it one year ago, is a
subject of congratulation. 1t then in state of
open rebellion, and, cost what it might the charac
ter of the government required. that this rebellion
should be suppressed and the Mornons compelled to
yield obedience tn the constitution and the laws.
In order to accomplish this object informed you
i'll my last annual message. | appointed a new gov
ernOr instead of Brigham Young, and other federal
officers take the place of those who, consulting
their personal safety had found it necessary to with
draw from the Territory. To protect these civil
officers, and to aid them. posse comitatus, in the
execution of the laws i'm of need, | ordered
detachment of the army to accompany them to
Utah. The necessity for adopting these measures
is now demonstrated
On the 18th September, 1857, Gov. Young issued
his proclamation in the style of an Independent SOW
eregn announcing his purpose to resist by force of
arms the entry of the u S. troops into own Ter
ritory IF Utah. BY this he required all the forces
in the territory to hold themselves in readiness to
march at a moments notice tn repel any and all
such INVASION" and established martial law from its
date throughout the Territory. These proved to be
no idle threats. Forts Bridger and Supply were
vacated and burnt down by the Mormons, to deprive
troops of shelter after their long and fatigung
march. Orders were issued by d. H. Wells styl-
ing himself lit General, Nauvoo Legion" to STAN
pede the animals of the U. S. troops their march,
fire to their trains, to burn the grass and the
whole country before them and on their fanks, to
keep them from sleeping by Mi ht surprises. and to
blockade the roads by Telling timber, destroying the
furds of rivers, &c, &c.
These orders promptly and effectually obey
ed. On the 4th Octoher, 1857, the Mormons cap
tured and burned on Green River three of our sup
ply trains. consisting of seventy five wagons loaded
with provisions and tents for the army, and drove
away several hundred animals. This diminished
the supply of provisions materially that General
Johnston obliged to reduce the ration. and even
with this precaution, there only sufficient left
to subsiSt the troops till the lst of June.
Our little army behaved admirably in their
campment at fort Brdger, under these trying prva-
tons. In the midst of the mountains, in dreary,
unsettled, aud inhospitable region. more than
Thousand miles from nome. they passed the severe
and inclement winter without murmer. They
looked forward with confidence for relief from their
country in due season, and in this they were not
disappointed
The Sec'y of War employed all his energies to
forward them the necessary supplies, and to muster
and send such a military force to Utah would rem
der resistance the part of the Mormons hopeless
and thus terminate the without the efusion of
blood In his efforts he efficiently sustained by
Congress. They granted appropriations sufficient
1nf1n thI,o,, 1.-Two tod
and also provided for raising two regiments of volun
tcers, " for the purpose of queng disturbances in
Utah. for the protection of SIMPLY and cmigrant
trains, and the suppression of Indian hostilites
tie frontiers.'' Happily there no occasion to
call these regiments into service Ifthere had been.
| should have felt serious embarrassment in selecting
them, so great the number of brave and patri-
otto citizens anxious t" serve their country in this
distant and apparently dangerous expedition. Thus
it has ever been. and thus may it ever be!
The wisdom and economy of sending sufficient re-
Inducements to Utah are established not only by
the event but in the opinion of those who from their
position and opportunities, are the most capable of
forming a correct ind Sment Gen. Johnston, the
commander of the forces, in addressing the Secy of
War from Fort Brids"r. under date of Octr, 1857,
expresses the opinion that unless large force is
sent here, from the nature of the country, pro-
tracted war the part of the Mormons is enevi-
table" This he considered necessary to terminate
the '<pccdilv and more economically than if at
tempted by insufficient means"
In { meantime, it my anxious desire that
the Mormons should yield obedience te the constitu
ton and the laws, without rendering it necessary to
resort to military force. To aid in accomplishing
this object, deemed it advisable in April last to
dispatch two distinguished citizens of the United
States Messrs Powell and McCulloch, to Utah.
They bore with them a proclamation addressed by
myself to the inhabitants of Utah. dated the 9th
of that month, warning them of their true condition,
and hopeless their part to persist in rebel
lion against the United States and offering all those
who shnuld submit TO the laws full pardon for their
past solutions and treaSons. At the time,
assured those who should persist in rebellion against
the United States, that they must expect further
lcnitv. hut look to he vigorously dealt with accord
ing their deserts. The instructions to these agents.
well aS a copy of the proclamation. and their
ports. are herewith submitted 1t will will be seen
by their reports of the Sd of July last that they have
fully confirmed the opinion expressed by General
Johnston in the previous October to the necessity
of sending reinfnrcements to Utah. In this they
state that they ''are firmly impressed with the be-
lief that the presence of the army here and the large
additional force that had been ordered this Terri
tory. the chief inducements that the Nor
to abandon the idea "f resisting the authority
of the United States. A less decisive policy would
probably have resulted in long, bloody. and ex
pcnSiYe war;
CHINA AND JAPAN.
THE message here refers to the Importance of
the treaties recently negotiated by our government
with China and Japan, and express the opinion that
the result in former fully justified our neutral
policy']
GREAT BRITAIN.