The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1860-12-08
DlSUNION.
TRKAsoN. At THE CAPITAL.

TREASON At TEE CAPITAL.
TnE' Erssiing Posi makes the following
statements:
From proofs In our possession, we ar,
forced TO the conviction that Presiienl
Buchanan Is nnfaithful 10 the Union, ane
indirectly, if not directly, conniying Al
the reasonable pfejects Of tho crack
brains Of South Caroiina.
We feel authorized to state a. facts:
| i That the garrison AZ Fort Molltrie
has been allowed 10 run down 10 sixty.
twom including sick, cooks, prisoners
DC, leaving, with the officers, but fifty
men todefcnd tic posi-, "a
d That eyen these few men are insult.
6ciently supplied with ammunition and
proviaiOTis. Il I; . ss5 :s
3 That Colonel Gardner, m openly
declared sccessionist, is the commanding
officer. !. ls.5 8 d
4, That Fort Sampler and Castle
PiaekDey have no garrison, though con-
tanning urge quantities. Of arms and pub
lie property. 55 q.
s. Tint an officer Of the State depart
mint fIef.la rrd n, S,ar,fa,nl,ar nt,onIv ~
nept,le IL CllarIcston Who 5ir,cstiancI him
on ne subject tI,atMr Rrehanan voalll
not attempt t9ercien 4, cfasr. Snntb Care.
lima should secede, but would withdraw
the troops from Fort Monltrie, declare.
.Gharlsstonno longer d port OF entry, and
station q revenue ctltter5olF tho month oe
the harbor TO blockade ait.-a. otorionslv
useless act. as tho first storm wo,,ld drive
her into the harbor under the Eortg ~
become, an easy CAPTURE 81. s.. T.,
/. q. That although constant Representa-.
tions have been made 81 tbe elefnn,elcss
state or the forts and tho .Irgcnt. ,,ee.I ~
more men. q large body 81 recruits we're
q few days since sent to Texas, leaving
the lepots here destitute Of men to meet
any sudden emergency Il, II.
Z. That under the pretence OF guard
ing against any attack By a foreign feet,
in case our interference ia Mexico should
cause q collision with any European
power, repairs Of Fort Moultrie have
been begun, which required part OF the
Wills ~ !, gu ING lilha SAG 70 pc torn down,
any tile &, tnAt sle 70 PC siistnouht-
eut e sllat lneIe y no 9'lstaele 70 prevent
= tuoo 20 i W.. 81. entering the lort ~ hah Q
ao 'l.4i ~, a.hste ~ lhaees;
Ia ius !, a y UNI oi tnlrty Ihon-
alseu ssaliSi % arms ana large quantities
y s,titlnt1iell y Ihe arsenal IN tue CITY
y .3tlal - Nitnout any guard what
eyer Z, j. over IhSni--,an open invitation to
sis ~! gisa l e y. he.p themselves.
We a,,, submit THESE iacts, which are sus-
eeptlnie 4 q E continuation from. other
Souless' WIN !! rue single remark that the
i5eslaeue must take the ehlel responsl,
pity ior whatever occurs a. charleston
~ ~ Gohllct VITA the federal authority.
na..l !ake en- no means 70 defend ile Tue
+ ptoPsFty OF tse general government, and
naHihs ll"ced arms and ammunition to a
s. amount IN the hands OF what Is no:
tot'ous'y an hsurgent popniatlon. wth'
u"t euarq oF protection OF any klna, nc
ns2 ~ po'e'thlnlsti' 10 tiis just suspicion
- n''s'l's treason IN others' y not pro-
J'etl"s treason himself .:. s.
The Washington Constitution says:
"From the returns which have reached
us we are forced to the lamentabIe con.
clusion that Abraham Lincoln has been
elected President of the United States
from the 4th Of next March.
"We declare this opinion as to the