Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1858-12-16


ON all questions of legislation, tn
senators from the smallest States O
the Union have an equal vote Will
those from the largest. The same
may be said in regard to the ratitca
tion of treaties, snd of Executive az
pointments. All this has worked
admirably in practice. whilst it con,
forms in principle with the character
of government instituted by sover.
eign States. / presume no American
citizen would desire the slightest
change in the arrangement. Still. L
it not unjust and unequal to the cx-
listing States to invest some forty OF
fifty thousand people collected in a
Territory with the attributes Of sover-
eighty, and place them on an equal
footing with Virginia and New Yorl,
in the Senate OF the United States?
For these reasons, i earnestly
recommend the passage Of a general
act, which shall provide that upon the
application of territorial legislature,
declaring their belief that the Territory
contains a number Of inhabitants which
If in a State, would entit,e them to
elect a member of Congress, it shall
bc the duty of the Presilcs, to cause
a census ofthe inhabitants TO be taken.
and if found sufficient. then by the
terms of this act 10 authorize them to
proceed Sin their own way" to frame
a State constitution, preparatory to
admission into the Un:on. also
recommend that an appropriation may
be made, to enable the President to
take census of the people Of Kansas.
UTAl:.
The present condition of the Terri
tory of Utah, when contraStcd with
what it was one year ago, is a subject
for congratulaiion. j was then in
state of open rebellion, and, cost what
it might, the character Of the govern
mcnt required that this rebellion should
be suppressed, and the Moumons com
PEELED to yield obedience to the ronoti-
tuition and Tho law. In Order to ac-
this Object, as | informed you
in my last annual message, appointed
{ new Governor ipstead of Brigham
Young, and other federal officers to
take the place Of those who, consulting
their personal safety. had found il nee
rssary to withdraw from the Territory.
To protect these civil officers, and to
aid them, as a Posse comitotus, in the
execution Of these laws in case Of need,
ordered Il detachment of the army to
accompany them to Utah The ncccs-
'ity for adopting those measures is now
demonstrated.
On the 18th of September, 1857,
GOV. Young issued his proclamation.
n the style of an Independent sover-
cgn, announcing his purpose to resist,
" force of arms, the entry of the
United States troops into our own
Territory of Utah. by this he rcquir
ii all the forces in the Territory, to
hold themselves in readiness TO march
It moments notice, to repcl any and !
I'll such intrusions," and established
law from It's date throughout
he Territory. These proved to he no
die threats. Forts BriSet and Supply
yc.e vacated and burnt down by the
'lormons, to deprive our troops of a
shelter after their long and fatiguing
march,. Orders were Issued by Daniel
i. Wells, styling himself "Lientcnant |
General, Navoo LEGION" to stampede |
he animals Oft United States troops !
N their march, TO set fire to their
rains. to burn the grass and the whole ,
ountry before them AMI on their tanks !
o keep them from sleeping 10y night
and to blockade the road by .
Cling trees, and destroying the folds .
# rivers, DC, DE.
These were promptly anl eilectually
'bcycd. On the 4th October, 1851,
he MormonS captured and burned on
'recn River, three Of our supply trains,
of seventy-fivc wagons load
d with provisions anil tents for the
rmy. and drove away several hundred
This diminished the supply
# provisions so materially that Gen.
Johnson was obliged to reduce the ra-
ion, and even with this p,ceaufion,
here was only sufficient left to sub
list the troops until the first Of June.
Oar little army behaved admirably
n their cncampment of Fort Bridget,
'nder these trying privaiions In the
MIDST of the mountains, in drcary,
and inhospitable region, more
han a thousand miles from home. they
'assed the severe and inclcment winter
without a murmer. They looked for
ranl with confidence for relief from
heir country in due season, and in
his they were not disappointed
The Secretary of War employed all
is energies to forward them the nee
ssary supplies, and to muster and
end such a military force TO Utah as
rould render resistance on the part Of !
he Mormons hopeless, and thus ter
innate the war without the eiiusion of
'ood. In his efforts he was efficiently
ustained by Congress. They granted
preparations sufficient to cover the
thus necessarily created, and
lso provided for raising two regiments
1 volunteers, "ior the purpose OF quell I
lg distub Dances in the Territory Of
'tah, for the prctesiion of supply and /
migrant trains, and the SUP rprcssion
{ Indian hostilities on the iiontier." {
Happily. there was no occasion to call
hese regiments into service. II there
al been, | should have felt seriouS ;
Embarrassment in selecting them. 50
reat were the number Of our brave ami ;
atriotic citizens anxious TO serve their |
ountry in this distant and apparently