Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-12-11


by sovereign states. Iprcsume no American cit
lien would desire the slightest change in the ar
rangement Still, Is 1t not unjust and unequal 10
the existing states TO invest some forty or iftv
thousand people collected in territory with tho
attributes of sovereienty, and place them on an
equal footing with Virginia and New York in the
Senate Of the United States?
For these reasons | earnestly recommend the
passage of general act which shall provide that,
upon the application of territorial Legislature,
declaring their belief that the territory contains
number of Inhabitants which, If In state, would
entitle them to elect member Of Congress, II
shall be the duty of the president to cause cen.
sus of the inhabitants to be taken, and II found
sufficient, then by the terms of this act TO author
ize them to proceed sin their own wa" 10 frame
state constitution preparatory TO admission into
the Union. also recommend that an appropria-
tion may be made TO enable the president to take
census OF the people Of Kansas.
The present condition of the territory of Utah,
when contrasted with what II was one year ago,
is subject for congratuaiion. 1t was then In
state Of open rebellion and, cost what II might,
the character Of the government required that this
rebellion should be suppressed and the Mormons
compelled to yield obedience TO the constitution
and the laws. In order to accomplish this object,
as l informed you in my last annual message,
appointed new governor instead Of Brigham
Young, and other federal officers TO take the place
of those who, consulting their personal safety,
had found 1t necessary TO withdraw from The ter.
ritory. To protect these civil officers, md to AID
them, ms posse comitdtus, In the execution OF the
laws in case OF need ordered detachment of
the army 10 accompany them to Utuh. The ne
cessity for adopting these measures is now de-
monstrated.
On the 9Th September, 1857, Governor Young
issued bis proclamation, in the style of an indie
pendent sovereign, announcing his purpose to &c.
sist 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 readiness TO march OF n mo-
ment's notice TO 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 Suppy were va
Gated and burnt down by the Mormons, 10 de-
priye our troops of shelter after their long and
fatiguing march. Orders were isued by Ddn'ci
II. Wells, styling himself Lieutenant General,
Nauvoo LEGION, 10 stampede the animals of the
United States troops on their march, TO set i've TO
their trains to burn the grass and the whole coun-
try before them and on their TANKS, TO keep the IN
from sleeping by night surprises, and to blockade
the road nv telling trees and destroying the fords
of rivers, &C., &c.
These orders were promptly and tfreciunlly
obeyed On the 4th October, 1857, The Mormons
captured and burned on Green river three Of our
supply trains, consisting of seventy. five wagons
louded with provisions and tents for the army,
and drove away several hundred animals This
diminished the SUI ply Of provisions so materially
| that Gen Johnston was obliged TO reduce the IA
ton, and even with this precauion there was only
sufficient left TO subsst the troops until the LIST OF
| June. Our little army behaved admirably in
| their encampment at Fort Bridgcr under these
| tryinp privations In the midst of thc maintains
| in n dreorv nnse,tled md Understandable ,cv ion
| more Than n Thousand miles from home they
| nnssed Tho severe and Indictment winter without \
| murmur. They looked forward with confidence
for relief from ibe,r country In due seas n and in
this they were not disappointed. The secretary
the necessary supplies. and TO musler and SEND
such military force 10 Utah as would render re-
sistancc on the part of the Mormons hopeless
and thus terminate the war without the effusior
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| taipcd Inv Compress They pran,cd oppropriaton,
sufficient 10 cover The dfciency thus n, essaril,
created. and also p,oyided r. rais,nu two rcrj
ments of volunteers 'ior The IN, pose OF ouellinf
dis,u,hanccs in The territory of Tinb for The nro
| ,ec,on Of snnn,v and ,miy,ant trains and IN,
,unp,ession Of Indian bosilties on the frontiers
Hnppy there was no occasion 10 cali these req
| imen,s in,o service If there had been sbouit
have fell serious enhancement in selectin,
them 60 creot was The number Of our brave nm,
natrio, ic ci,iyens anxous 70 serve their countr,
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ton. Thus 1t has been. and thus may II ever be
The wisdom aud economy Of sending sufficien
iciniorcem ;nts 10 tan are established not on
ny the event, out IN ,he opinion OF ihose VINO
lIo ,nel, posuon anu ;,n, 're rl,os
cnpaole OF FORMING corIeei Juugmeh' uehera
johnston, Tue Commander OF tne lorres, IN auuiess
ing the secretary ,o'-waI Ion ror. DtiueeI, unoe
date OF October 10, 1871, expresses inc oplhio'
nature OF the country, a protracied war on thei
lihe Moimons part is IneNmaoe. ms ne con ,,
sideied necessary TO terminate me war speedil
ann more eVoho,n'oai, IMAM IL a''enP'eu ny !"
suihcent means.
In the meantime y was my anxious desre ina
the Mormons shouiu yielu ooeuence 10 he con
siitution ana the laws, without rendering y nee
essary TO resort 10 miiitary force; 10 ava IN &c
comprising thus oi9ect, deemed u ADVISABLE u
April last 10 despatch Two DISTINGUISHED cltizen
OF the United States, Messrs Powell ana McCu
loeb, TO Utah ihey bore with them Procla
nation addressed ny myself 70 the innabltnnts o
Utah, daied on the SKIN DAY OF that nonih
warning them OF their tue condition, ana nov
hopeless il was on their part to persist IN rebeoi
against the uui'ed states, ana oneilng an mos
who should submit 10 the laws iuii pardon 10
their past solutions ana treasons. Az Inc sam
time, assured those who should persist IN rebel
lion against the United States, that they must ex
pect no further lenity, but look 10 be rIg0rousl.
dealt with according to 'er deserts. Inc IN