Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1858-12-14

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appointments. All this has worked adj
mirably in practice, whilst Il conforms in
principle with the character of 4 govern
ment instituted by sovereign States. II
presume no American citizen would de-
sire the slightest change in the arrange
ment. Still, is it not unjust and unequal
70 the existing States to invest some forty
or ffty thousand people collected IN ~
Territory with The attributes Of sover-
eignty, and place them on an equal foot
ing with Virginia and New York inthej
Senate Of the Emitted States |?
! For those reasons I earnestly recon-
mend the passage Of generallact, which
shall provide that upon The appointment
Of a territorial legislature, declaring that
the territory contains anumber of inhab4
itants. which, il in a State, would entille
them to elect a meinberof Congress, il
shall be the duty Of the President 10 eaase
! census Of the inhabitants 10 be taken,
and, if found sufficient, then. BY the terms
Of this act to authorize them 10 proceed
n In their own way To frame a State
constitution preparatory ID admission in
70 the un,oll.sl also recommend that
~ appropriation may be made, 10 enable
me PRESIDENT Y take a census of theIpeo-
ple 8. .oi Kansas, "a t
The PRESENT condition Of the Territory
Of Ulsh, when contrasted with what il
was one year ago, is ) subject for congratt
ulation. II was then ii / state Of open
+ bellion, and, cost what it might, the.
character Of the government required that
this rebellion should be suppressed, and
the Mormons compelled ftOfyield obedii
eiice. to the constitution and the laws. In
order to accomplish this object, al I in .
formed you in. nv last. ANNUAL message, i
appointed new Governor instead |of
Brigham Young, and other federal officers
to take the place Of those who, consulting
their own personal safety, had found e
necessary Is withdraw from tie Territory.
To Protect these civil officers. and 70 aid
them AS a posse conitatus, ID the execa-
tion Of the laws in case of need, / ordered
a detachment Of the army to accompany
them to Uiah. The necessity for adapa-
ing these measures istnow demonstrated.
\. On the 18th, September, 1857, Coy.
Young issued his proclamation, i in the
style of an independent severtign, an
nopncing his purpose to resist by force
q arms the entry of the United States
troops into our own. Territory Of Y tab. -
w this ne required all the forces in the
Territory, to |" hold themselves ~ readl-
ness to march &C 2 moments notice 70 re-
pei any ana al such INVASION. . and es-
laoiished martial law from that date
thRrougnou. me territory. Inese proved
2 pe no idle threats, FORTS Bridger and
supply were vacated and burnt down by
the M : y .o depflEe our troops q z
snei'er Iaieer zlhelr long long ana Atlguing
l - =, ofuefs were issued py Da 81
=. y eHs, styllnS himself t Lle utenant
iIellerai' Nauyoo Legion 70 stampede
the animals the United States troops on
their narcf, to etfire to their trains, to
burn the grass and the whole country be-
fore them aud on their fisnks. To keep them
from sleeping BY night surprises, and TO
blockade the road by telling trees, and
destroy ingthe fords Of the rivers, &C.,
&e.. dc.
TheseIorders were promptly and effect
ually obeyed. On the Ali October, 1857,
the Mofmons captured and burned on
Green River three Of our supply trains,
consisting Of seventy Eve wagons loaded
with provisions and tents for the army,
and carried away several hundred ami
mails. This diminished the supplyofpro-
visions SO materially that General John
son was obliged 10 reduce Tho rations, and
even with this precaution there was only
sufficient left to subsist the troops until
the first Of June.
Our little army behaved admirably IN
their encampmeut at Fort Btidger under
these trying priyations. InIthe midst Of
the mountains, in dreary, unsettled,
and inhospitable region. more than a
thousand miles from home, they passed
the severe and Indictment winter without a
imurmur. THEY looked forward with con-
idence for relief from their country III
due season, and inlthis they were not
disappointed. 1- III $3.50
The Secretary of War employed all his
energies to forward them the necessary
supplies and % muster and send such 4
military force to Utah as would render re-
sistanec on the part Of Mormohs hopeless,
and thus terminate the war without the
effusion Of blood. iii his efforts he was
sufficiently sustained by Congress. They