The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-04-16
@l, aUIsN s Nd....... .,...APRIL Is. 1858

| much increased thereby. 1t has been a seyers
dlsappointment to the people of California that
congress has not provided for raising troops on
this side The military spirit rose to a high pitch
and for several months the organization of militia.
| ry companies and enrolling of volunteers was
prosecuted with great yigor.
| The Territorial Legislature adjourned on the
I'd January, and during the whole session every
vote was unanimous.
1t appears from some poetry or rhymes address
ed to Gen ID. II Wells, that all the Mormon troops
have returned to Salt Lake City The poet saws,
| "our conquestis bloodless aud best"
There is nothing in the News about the position
| or condition of the United States troops, nor il
ANYTHING said OF any struggle of any kind with
| them.
| The San Francisco Herald says-Notwithstsud-
| ing all their Doastiug and brsgadocio. we have
! positive advices that great desttution and want
| exist at Salt Lake. Tie Elders were sudeavoring
| TO stir the people urGto produce everything for
themselves but their spirits had gotten to a pref
ty low ebb, requiring all the address and tact of
| Brigham and the Twelve to heep them TO the
| Mormon srindstoue.
! MORMON ORDERS.
| About the 10th January an order was issued by
/ the church that the people should have boxes
made to contain about $50 pounds to pack their
| grain in them, and bring them to the Elders who
| would take charge of them and "cache" them in
| the mountains
men should hold themselves in readiness to 90
into the mountain on the 18th of February. and
| cut OF supplies coming TO the army.
| In the meantime forty wagons loaded with sup
| plies had reached Col. Johnston's command from
| Fort Laramie The army was in good health had
| plenty of provisions and good tents, and was en-
| gagged iu rebuilding Fort Brdger
The authorities of Salt Lake City are represent
| ed as being still inclined for Measures are
being concerted for defeating the United States
troops, or at all events, keeping them outside the
city till the crops are gathered and secured.
MORMON RESOLUTIONS.
how lof.i Al,
districts and towns of Utah. expressive of the peO-
pies entire confidence in Brigham Yong aud their
approval of bis acts and those of the Territorial
Assembly. Their spirit may be gathered from the
following extracts:
Resolved, That regard the movements of the
present administration, in sending their armed
iegons into midst, as a renewal of the uerse-
cution butcheres and horrid scenes of destruction
with which their eyes were gioated when were
in their midst.
Resolved, That we highly approve of The con
StltutioDal, patriotic and humane course pursued
by his Excellency, Governor Brigham Young in
taking efficient measures to intercept the progress
o. these unwclcome; una7ked and corrupting iu-
truders.
Resolved, That we fully approve of the reso-
lutons passed in the Legislative Assembly. en-
dorsing asd approving the acts of the Governor
III relation to the invading army; and we heartily
concur in the spirit and sentiments expressed in
the memorial adopted in the Legislative Assembly,
Jan. 6, 1858.
ministIation shall exercise any dominion over us
while their armies are menaciDg our Territory.
Resolved That we would be recrcant 10 every
principle of honor, patriotism, virtue, integrity
seifTespcct aud common dcCency, should we tame
ly submit, like the menial seris of Russia, to be
ruled by the bayonet.
Resolved, That inasmuCh as we have many
times been driven from our homes, and our farms
and habitatiuns having fallen into the hands of
our prosecutors, and they permitted to enioy
them in peace, we are determined that hence
forth our enemies shall not possess the fruits OF
our labor; for we will burn and utterly destroy
everything We possess; and that our now comfort.
Hblo homes shall again become barren waste, as
We fouud it in the year 1877, rather than a hos
tile enemy shali inhabit dwellings. aud gut
themselves on the produce of our farms and or
chards.
Resolved That we know most assuredly that
the course taken by his ExcelienCy towards the
mob on our borders, reported to be United States
troops, has been merciful, knowing ss he did their
avowed object TO bring misery and death upon an
innocent ana uuofending people: and that we
further know, that had 1t not been for the conf
depce reposed in his wise counses by the people
OF this Territory, and for his restricting iufiu-
ence, the justly outraged feelings of the whole
community would have been manifested in man
ntr that would have elfectuaily put stop to the
progress OF the invaders in the early part of their
movements towards our mountain home, and that
they have abundant reason to thank Gov. Young
that they have not been sent from their present
he'll to lower one, by the shortest possible route
ADDRESS TO THE PRESIDENT.
Elijah (. Sheets, Vim. Moody and Others a COM
mittee OD behalf of the citizens of Salt Lake Cty
have addressed remonstranco to President Bu-
chauan. They cite the prosecutions by which they
were driven from the Western States; the neglect
of them by the United States Government, and the
appointment of "politicsl scavengers" to rule
them. OF this last item they say:
From the above cause, judges of the Supreme
Court of this Territory have come here ignorant
Of law as of common decency-haye insulted the
people, and outraged the dignity of the bench
They have permitted public prostitute, which
they imported, to sit with them upon the bench.
Nor is this all. They have one day pettiened
the President to continue Brigham Young as Gov
ernor, because of his fidelity aud trustworthpess,
aud the next Intrigued for the appointment them
selves. The accounts of the Marshal incurred by
the express order of the Judges, were disall0wed
by the advice OF one OF their number, who, the
very next spring, went to Carson Valley and
bought several thousand dollars OF the Marshals
drafts at fifty per cent. discoant Whether ad-
vices from Warrington induced him to indulge in
the speculation, unable to say.
One and perhaps the only reason why the re-
turning officials have been hostile towards us is,
that the United States appointees are usually the
only habitual loafers, drunkards and gamblers
in the Territory, aud parents have been compelled,
in sefdefence, to hold them up to thei- children
au example which should never be initiated. Do
our best interests demand such rulersg-our intel
igence such insuitE
Our Legislative Assembly of 1867 sent memo
rial to tine President OF the United States. In that
memorial were measurably enumerated what we
consider be constitutional rights, was point
ed out, in part, wherein We had been wronged aud
request made to have the Territorial offices filled
from list appended; but If that should not be done,
to atleast give us good men for rulers. Was there
ANYTHING in that document to warrant the recep
ton it met, even though We make allowance for
that feeling in maf which leads him to thinkswhen
n wrong action has been laid 10 his charge, that
the odium consequent thereupon is alec heaped
upon him That was not the case with US; We
merely pointed out wrongs We had received, aud
were willing to accept them as errors IN Judgment
rather than in Intention.
A distinguished member Of the Cabinet remark
ed that be considered that memorial equivalent
to a declaration of war; aud for the Same reason
there is no other-the mail contract was taken
from Mr.. kimball after expenditure OF over
100000, from which there has beea but paitry
return Where is our boasted liberty, when OBJ
jecting TO such officials as most who have been
sent here whom every honest man Is conscienti-
ously bound not TO receive, disqualifes us, in the
eyes of government, for the rights of freeman,
brands US with the name of traitorsy
Now, sir. let us examine the policy of the pres
ent administration in regard to Utah, bearing in
mind the following facts:
lst The government have not made treaties
with the Indians-hsve not paid us our Just dues.
ID. They have heretofore appointed officers to
ureside over our welfare whose very presence, It
Is widely known, was IA outrage on common de-
cency, -
Sd. We petitoned, through our Assembly, TO
have good men for rulers, aud declared that such
would have been conrteoasiy received and strictly
obsyed but it was plainly stated that u such men
were sent here as had boon previously, they would
bs sept back.
atl because our Legislature dared to exercise
te riubt of petition we ars denied mail facilities