New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-03-30
THE L-TAR EXPEDITION
LETTER FROM COL. JOHNSTON.
UEADQLABTERs, DEPARTMEhf % CIAR.
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CAMP SoOrT. jan %. 1858. (
| MAJOR: have nothing material to report ,inc. nv
las. commit nioatiCr Accompanying that seat 81,
IL Dsscrd MRS, cortariug the message Of Brirh am
Young 10 the IL ssa'uTe II Utah Tou have ia that
message and tie resolutions Of the egi-strre tb-ir
d lcyslty 10 the Union heretofore made agsns tai.
people q niorm.ton respecting their onduct ,irce
that their hoops s.s o;gaLzed 10 resist the e.tab
ssbmelt Of Territorial Government ky the Jat A.,
Ststes. ard, in fGtkeIsnoe Of that .1icct, they
lave erected 1o.ks of defense in IN. monrt,i6.
ta,se. and near Salt Ie%e City Knowing b,w
iepcensnt il would be 20 The policy or insere., 10
tie Goyerumeut TO do any ac. that would fcycs
these people Into unpe relations with tn. Feders
Cover ment, would, IL COlfur nifty with IL. vie ~.
also the ConmandiI general On 81 proper OCCASION
have nsrested in ny ;neTc, gltn them sDtri
Of conc iatioL but dc not believe that such o,e
Grafton fer item would be props.y appreciated COW
or rather would be wrongly interpreted; and in ys
Of the teasoDabe temper aud e eng now srvahog
tie leaders and greater portioas OF tae MOrmous
TIN hat neither the honor dignity of the Govern,
ment vii siioH oi the slightest CO accession being
to them.
They should be made TO submit te.ths constitutional
and ega demands Cf tne Government Internationally
en- adjustment of existing difficulties any other basis
wculd be migratory.
Their threats 10 oppose ii march of the troops IN
the sptLg VIII rot Lave the slightest inst ia de-
lay il; and they desire 10 OiG issue believe is
for the interest OF the GoyeInucn that they should
have tie CppOIt Gnuy.
On 10, night of the llth Of this month, I sen. Sc
express to Sarts r. to acquant zen. Garland with the
design OF the M0rmous TO intercept the c95oada il l.
expected Capt. Marcy vii bring on from Neg.Mex.co,
AID to ask additional force to his escort. viii also
take other measures to thwart them. seno herewith
letter Il Lieut.. Burns the subj-s. of tran-pOrta
tion corps. AZ question OF the highest Interest 70
the Government, in re ipect to the mobility of cue
trocps and economy Of al uist raOn Of tue Business
of the Quarei masters department il eminently
pends Itself TO the attention of the Gcnerai-n Chief.
IL is Of great Importance that such ps, properly
organized should be created. ana 1t ia with the view
Of asking the nsGeraticl CT the subject by the
nanGing General that | forward tIe letter of Lieut..
Buns who has much experience as assistant Quarter
n aster.
To make effective .he Geld battery IN charge 81
Cant Reno, snd 10 retain in service al th'' time &
Lufr Of soldiers period of service - about To
expire have authorized him to enlist as many OF
them ss will enable him to work the gdns. Itus &c.
s approved by the commanding General, request
that lie will ask for il TIE saLctlon OF inc cret- ot
War; who the authority of the law Of the 18th
June 1856 cen tx the number Of the ordnance ccrps
TIE Winter is not cold YVES anticipated from tie
severity Of the beginning ari the dizziness Of the
climate at this season Is unsurpassed thee are but
very few soldiers sick from climate causes TIE
weather is neither cod stormy as often to pre-
vent tie daily instruction VI the ddsren arms OF tue
troops of The ser, zee.
With great resp; yo,r cbeieh: servant.
A. s JOHNSTON
C0ionri 2i Cavalry Commanding
lso IR~ ~ McDowSLL,
Assist. Adj. ecu, Heailt,-eEs OF the Amy, n 7.