New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-31
UTAH.
MESSAGE oP GOVERNOR CUNNING.


more on SsiUgl,y, Dec Is. A minority cf eacA
H,usc Of u e Assembly convened IN toe State Iioue
m Film o,e on aoadsy, Dec ~, AL adjourned nom
sy 20 day until quorum Of each brsbch Il flss As
seiubiy wss rfrssu, Or Saturday, the 18th, qucrurus
of tie Council and House OF Representatives mc, IL
their re pe Give rooms ia tie Stale liouss in ElaWs
sld oicauizci. = Cretay uartutu presgI ed to tho
ANeuin,y e. joint session, tbs Message OF his EIss,-
letcy Gov. A Cunning, ,hco was IeeA The iout
session dissolved ard The Assembly sdipI5eed - n2eel
ip SAL IDkeCty a. he 21fh Of Dscopbcr.
THE GOVERNORS MEss@E.
The material portions Of this co1nmsndao,y brief
ds,ursFt will be .ound VI the extracts given low
Tie fresidcrt the United States, tie esorciso
Of bs con tutional authority, dettmSutd 10 the early
rsit ~ laat year. 20 rtofgsuiZe th.o Trkcfy by tho
sp.oinimeIt OF now oi,n oficers; and, al tho ssaa
the be ordered q detachment Of tie Amy 70 this
point e. perform he ordinary military du,.es aud to
Sci military posse, Opoa the rsaasition OF the
prcI,r civil officer Foe General IL command ~ this
tetachmeut received Nrttea orders designating his
duti.s : and ioboding him. bic o0iosfs mon "to at
" tack sly body c citizens whatsoever, except upon
- suui .itIun or in sheer selt-defeJse.'
The P,esceut Was induced tc pnrsue this corrse Of
action Ia Cous qUerc0 0s reltogs stsssmenis mads
~ meu WHO had lived IN yoag midst, and ne s,dtious
euguBee used by t9me OF your Influential writer's and
public ere, kefs.
In this corrseiiou, 4 is proper 6h0uh auuoaaoe
my OpbiCn that large number ot the Inhabitants OF
Utah Participated subsequently in positive acts o re-
tellon against the Federal Gov arsment. Under
these cil Qunftarcee entered Great salt Lake City
cn the 18th dag OF April, 1873 ard Ryaci myself Of
eyeiy sual le occasion TO notify the inhabitants that
| required urcCudtorh submission 70 The Laws; that
| would sustain the ciyi officers in the proper per-
formtpcs Of their cu,lts, and maintain the public
peace.
After resderce ot soDe weeks among you, L
anuounccdt TO the Government at Ws,hington that the
dissfc,tod portion Ol the community bad retained 10
~ l.H.. N0arU U.FlA oh Hn nRR "
nprOntsd civil officer. Subs. oHeny the Presidents
PrCca na,iou Of the th 0t Aplu ast was promagated
II offered fell and n pNdyn TO all who would SUD-
mt 10 the authority of the Federal & G1yernmeut.
By your ecqnesoenoe in tbc coalitions oi tins par
don Gll political difficulties between the Federal Cow
eminent ald the poOple Of Itah are adlusted; and
iIpst shat your future history viii attest the sncerty
of yonr professions oi dey .o1 to he VonsisaAoh anu
10 n @ iaws.
The Government Of fthaTur.te res Las been charse-
terized by certain individuals relic OF barbarism
sld sSttem Of oppression. These cayillers should
remember that the patriots ard sages, whose memo
~ thev profess 10 revere not only achieved our fn
Jcepdercc aud framed the Consti'ut,cn bnt iusugu-
ra'ed als0 tie ystem OF Teui.DIial Government--s
goyciImebt of Constitutional laws. We must rely
Ip OF them for protection. All communities OF free
men pOsses6 inherent right OF revolution ADD self
gov, n mCIt; bu. cOBnuIities, like ln yiduss have
thc ptIiprs OF tanCy and tutCldg3 preceding thDso
of uatufed strength and ndepe nd5oi action. WheR
abuses exist in tue GoysfnmoLt oi loIutpIy, tie
crrmcnt for redress.
You ccuploin mat civil officers are .opelmes Nm.
mindful ths their offices created tor TIE belclt
Of TIE whole Community, and GOt exclusively or their
oTn hnt public opinion does not justify resstaacct 10
their authority on that account
The maiGteBarce of the army, aud tie incidenta
expenses atttLoIg rs supp0rt r1quIo very large dis
bUrsemtLts IN the Territory 1hese necessarily IN
,Ierse the pIicc of labor ana It's products. 9nce ths
ereth Of tine The smy viii remain Dere, becomes q
question in which your constituents dre pccdnaiy H.
'erested.
In coLsidfipg this lesiion it is necessary 10 rSer
you 70 y fOlOSng clause contained 10 tue PToclana
lion Of the Presidtrt: Tie military force now In
" Utah. aud hereafter TO be sent thsre, Will not be
" withdrawn until the Inhabitants OF that Territory
shall manifest proper sense of The duy whcn thsy
- owe 10 this Goy,r0rnen,.' In view Of this clanss
every boIorabe citizen Of this Territory mast feel tho
pr scLce Of the amy reprooch apOn his patriot
len. IL therefore behooyes you to avoid even ths
ssmbanco II dsloyaly for in Jour present condition
il il not sufi lent that you manifest proper stnse oi
that duty which yOu OGe 20 the GOyernm mt, but pub
lic opinion nust be ,Lisfed Of your loyalty. IL would
be uIreLsonabe under exstiog circumstances, 70 ex-
% G. that the trer seLt population Eefe VIII eI
trt.e auy influence 20 hs'cn the removal o! the army
fe.1Oyai contrary 10 their pecuniafy rtere,s--nor
can you expect that they viii undertake. the task oi
yCuT yndicatioD. -
Tie uubl.c prefs ard private correspondence will
fra " reveal the truth with regard TO your comml-
p.ty. This mnst be n work of time ard therefore
believe that tho detschmelt Of tue army, now STA
90 here, VIII crlpy your Zoe UOuftfn
have IL time - perfect tDat plire, Tor which,
as q cOTps. X rs even uOY greatly distinguished.
To enabe the people ~ be 10 some extent, in'te-
pendent Of inpOratOns, we should encourage do
mesiic nanniactures-but au entire indoPe ndcnce IN
such m1tteTs is itber practicable desfabe. 81
ca Intercourse and comme rcial exchanges aro infs-
pepsable 10 true progress. Neither commodities nor
irayidaas permanent prosperity or htPpi-
Iess 10 condition of complete isolation.
Soon after my arrival in this Territory corn,nuni-
Gated to the S7cfetsry Of War my views 10 regard to
tie supposed practicSby Of fnaygaiog tue waters OF
the YelOvstone iDcufihg its tributary the Bi2horp.
by toe adoption OF this route naVgauoh might 90 es-
ceedipz four hundred miles from Salt Lake City. 1
also reoues.ed him 10 order detachment from Camp
Sect. with IL structiObs to make reconnaissance be-
tween Wind River and the conaucGce Of the Yellow
stoue with the Missouri.
The aets o. Kindness extended by this people 10 the
Indsns Eho iDhabt tboe6 valleys credtable 10
their own generosity and forbearance bat they seem
to have confirmed the iDdians in slohul and vicious
habits-aDd ostsred spirit Of Decentralization, which
prompts them Occasionally 20 commit acts VI violence
against their b. nefa tors.
The Government has established Indian ARMS in
{ s country which * considered a, oeans Of induc
irg Indians 10 labor and produce the articles
saIy for their subsistence, seem 70 have been unsue
eessu IA accomplishing those ecs; and unless they
can he cor ductei differently IL future wonh be wei
for tie Itaihn Department 10 purchase food for them
rather than ebdeay0I to ib0uce [sem b. Culyste the
3 l Tie ludians must BE- ed. The supply Of game
ia already insufficient ADD they cannot sbsist much
oDger upon the precsous AID received from the haod
II chaIly.
cannot too strongly urge upon you the necessity
Of extending the beLeht Of common schools to everv
child n the TeIIitorysnd would recommt nd toe lsvy-
irg general tax Tor the support Of such schools. Oa
proper ofit youth depends the
end happiness OF community. The statistical rs-
ports oi the pTisohs in tts and otoer countries sh,w
that 'he proportion CT crime is 10 Inverse ratio 10
the amount OF proper education received.
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