The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1860-05-19
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bfrLnARr MoyEArSTs The War Depart
intnt, says the Washington Sod. ii making
extensive preparations to carry on q yigotousl
war against the yarions hostile trilleS Of In.l
ii;fns who have. for the past year. perpstrated
ottrages npon emieranls and our mails and
supply trims on The Santa III and other routes
by nm order Just Issued, Col Miles, Of che.
second infantry i, with four companies Of second
Erapalry under Major Sedgwick, and two eom-8
Ilanies Of sscend dragons 81 Fort KearneJ,.
will compose an expedition 70 cooperate
agaaiIist the hostile Kiowas and cAmanches. The
cavalry will march ON the 18th, and the drn- 1
gaanss on the lat Of May, fOr. Rawnee Fork
! Three companies Of the second infantry, now
IL Fort LataAlie will march on the 10Th of
/. May next for Fort AbeToronbie, under CONF
fslfry. now 1T FORT IeaxcuWotth will march
on the ;,tI instant for Eori Riley, and on the
i,iflI Guard III aeluId infantry. will march un-
dor roInirand of Majdr MeAsell, for PaMtee
| FofG, TO take post at that place, From thai
|: departments Of Texas and New Mex columns
win Dc sent nut ~ keep hostile Indians " sub
lection aud prevent their incurAlons The lime
II Tie departure Of tie troops from Fort Lea.
yciiwoItli TO Utah has been changed 20 the lst
az JUNG Eieat Col buchanan lis relieved
fraIii the operation Of special order No. ~, and
Mnior blake, 81 the first dfagonns, is aslighed
10 command the troops ordered 20 the depart
mtIit 0f Oregon, and will proceed torthwlth 70
So Louis to suPerintend arrangements for Inc
march; 5,:
SAN HorsroN. ;Asp THE PPEEInsscK - Sam
Htaiston has written L letter, ssating The rea
sons Why he does not wish 20 have hia name i
presented to the Charleston Convention M q
cam isiate for the Presidency. Sam has no OBJ
lection 10 ileing made aeandidAte by the people.
Int Ilt will not rnn as a party candidate. He;
holds that the grand idea cf parties, as mair
tatned by the great men Of the past, has been {
destroyed All those hhs0rbng questions q
finance and government which rallied around
Jackson and Clay, the patriotism Of the oouns
Try, atlIaring as 80 tho best mode Of advancing
the NATIONAL Interests, yet OH striving 10 Ae.
enmpiish that end, are lost Sig ht Of We ara
he slys, drifting anWaTdin tho march OF eK:
traraganee and corruption That which Per
Trims 20 the whole country commands scarcely !
a passing Thought, while that which pertAins
to each .indisiii8i section Is o theme II dis,
traction. HeFeviews, IN an elaborate MANNER
theeonditiou Of parties at the present time
aud ARGUES thatno man elected TO the Ffest
dency, as . party man. and bound ~ me
shaeflles OF party. can discharge his duties 20
tho country honestly and efficiently The fre-sg
sideat of the United States should be = pola,s
independent statesman, the slave OF n0sec
and tlse tool OF no fNetion. In the eonEte OF I:
his letter, Sam declares himselt " iaNos O. the !
UBited States establishing q proteetoFate over
Mexico, and Of thu Government aiding The
construction OF a railroad 10 the Paci6e, With
the heartiest emphasis. he denonnces all Cons
yentien stplGtiorn.a as contrlSancesof design.
ing politicians and dcnagogpes 70 'sgnlf the I
utsinle, RntSaln's own letter Is platform .
and il would be STANCE should the people. bygs
n0fninatA hinl lIis
ON X, and give him q vote that would astonish
the political wire-pnlIsra. = N. n. isp rsAssss
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