The New York Herald Newspaper, March 1, 1858, Page 2

2 ‘be gratified with the abuncant evidence of the industria! Prosperity of our Territor: . Tor mechavical skill of our artisans, @0 far as material ‘Would permit, bas also been asstquously epplied to the ome suppiy of those necessaries and comforts 0 cascatial & cll ordered civilized sosiety, thus freeing os in & goodly degree from the hesvy ‘ax of imported goo18; et (bere isan amp aud ever ineressiog demead for ibe products of their labor at very liberal rates of com pensation, which will doubtless afford wil necessary induce Ment of Lowe mapafacture to the full extent of the raw materials in our poesessicn, except, in the article of irop, They also, in common with all other ciasses of ‘Our procucers, share proportionally is the benefits arising from the anpual oxbibi ion of their haadiwork in our fairs. In some inrtances, iy so in relation to the sugar cane, coton, wool and dye stuffs, the want of the raw materials bus beeu a serious drawback; it therefore af forces me the greater gratification to be able to wform you that there # @ fair prospect, at av early date, that our wants in those particuiars will be amply supplied, inde pendent of the burdens of imyortation.” “be sorgoum or Chinese sugar cave has been generally aad successfully cultivated tn email patches iv a great variety of soil througa- Out many of eur settiements, and has been proved to be | well acapted to a wice iaticude of our climate, This plant 1b almost invaluable acquinition, being singularly pro. ic iv ceed we well Ag in large amount of myat exce leat forage and affor’ig a rewarka™ly large proportion of | juice, highly cbarged with tacchari®e matter, which can | easily be fmanufactured intoasyrap almost if vet quite | equal to the far famed golden syrup of the sugar retloe ries, thereby relieving us from Ube pecessity of submitting toa bursen-ome drain of our cireulatiag medium or the deprivation of * healthful article of diet A small crop of & very good sampie of cotton was successfully cultivated | b OUT southern settlements during the past season, siso a few stalks of indigo, aud preparations are | being made im that region for the production of colton and indigo to supply our demands, as speecily as incigo seed cau be procured in sufficient quantity Matder can be raised ip all our set ements, and it is @ mater of astonishment that no sted of so useful and eastly eulti vatec @ piant bas «ver been brought into this Tesritory, ‘80 far as T am informed, apd it is to de Loped that our friends abroad will take th est steps to supply this Want. giur quantity of woo! is etl far short ol an ade- quate supply. chiefly cause! bv ® measurably culpable 10- Attention to the care o! so valuable ® class of stock as are ‘And to depend too much upon ‘oreign supplies, at any time liable to be beyond our reach. Your influence, counsels and example can do much towards encovraging the production of woo! ana flax, that our spin. and looms be not compeiled to stand idle, and the pecple caused to -utfer through their own improviaence in affairs with their reach and comprebension ‘The manufacture of irou bas not been prosecuted with that succrss so fondly ipated ana so much desired, Dut av engine having been furnished 10 the company, it is | expected that al) compa ible attention will be given to | applying an article which enters 60 largely into our | caily operations | vario to resources kindly provid | rounding ue—no trammel upon the people, to hinder any from ou'ting forth the beautify desert ri iching, and which oar lot is cast Our sch cls, to those unacquainted with the facts and circumstances connected therewith, may seem not to bave rece ved that attention which their importance de mands, at the same time each ward throughout the Terri tory bas provided one or wore comfortabie schoo! houses commensurate with the number of pupils to be accommo dated; arc propertiousbly more has bern done ia Utah for tbe true enlightenment ot the rising generation than bas ever been accomplished upéer like conditions to any other portion of the Union, And aside from tie stated hours and exercises of schools, etucation is constaatly a | tainahie from books, from conversation, from reflection, | at home, abroad, in bighwass and by ways; aad as its de velopemente implant the cesire for still higher attainments, acadet e+, Colieges es wil arise at the sam- | moning wand of increasing wealth and lewsure for learned acquirements, unt'l, ere long, we sball as far outstrip the word ip every branch of true science as we now do in that Kvowledge which savoreth of eternal life, In this great cause, also, your influence and example cau be mate pro ductive of much good, even though your judgment shou d lead you, during your present session, to waive direct le gis ation upon this subje: Reports from the Auditor and Treasurer, which I have the honor to herewith transmit, will furaish vou the re. quisite information touching the coadition of the financial! affeirs of the Territory The parent government exercises a general supervision over the aborigines within its borders, yet_a brief allusion to the red men withia and around Utah may not here be itappropriate, the more es ly siuce the expense of the beginning, ent ao o altogether; and still, ater we ve invariably fed and clothed them and treated them ‘with the utmost forbearance. in proper consi: jon for | their degradea condition, if we do not tarn out and safely and without sharge escort to their destination those pass ers through who bave cheated, aud then poisone. and wantonly slain untatored savages, lying and corrupt presses throoghout the Uniow wili send forth against united and prolonged bow! of base slander aud false a cveations, charging upon os ail the murderssand ma occurring between the Mirsouri river and the Sierra | mountains, with the sole igteat to excite to | y & spirit for our extermination, However much we may be disposed deplore that savage | usage which wreaks indiscriminate vengeance. we rtill more deeply ueprecate tbat doubdie dyed villamny of fiendish editors and their lie loving readers, who wil fuliy suppress and fa'sely color facts aod subvert truths for the sole purpose of raising an unballowed hue aud cry Against ap tnnocent people, for those ed tors and rea: have been better taught; and suggest that if all such characters would orgauize themselves into patrollung vig ilance comm'ttees for the purpose of restraning the cruel and outrageous Conduct of @ portion of the annual emigration, they would soon learn t rat the Todi oftener, if not always. when difference of education and babite is included, “more sinned against than sinning,” that the most forbearing will pot forever pa tiently encure @ continued tirade of — unjust threats, abuse and vituperation; that kindness m«® much more winning than severity, and that the innabit tants of Utah, as ever, are at home noiselessly pursuing their peace’ul avocations and struggling to mete out poed justice to all, irrespective of creed or party er goveroment may begiect, and bowever ene rage and falsely accuse, the experience derives | from @ long observation of tne yearly improvement in wome of the most degraded Indian tribes upon the conti- pent, strongly prompts me to again recommend the conti nuance of that humane policy so uniformly purened by ‘Utah towards ber wild denizens, gradually leading them like children in the rudiments of civihzation, which has 20 often resulted and will ever result ia saving lives that would otherwise have been sod other@ixe will be de stroyed, and which my judgment dictates to ba the wisest, most bumane,and even cheapest policy that can a ; et be adopted. You are wiready aware that upon examining the bids for carrying the mail on the route betweeo this city aud Independence, Mo , im the fail of 1856, the coutract for that route was awarded to Mr. Hiram Kimball, a citizen of thie Territory, in compliance @th «rule requiring the acceptance of the lowest responsible bid. You are also aware that the requisite rervice began tu be put upon that rly a« February last, upon the first unefficial the bid, and several ng ‘hat notification having wintered at the Devil's io care of & mail conductor in the employ of the contractor So soon as that notifica- tion came to hand, arrangements were entered into for the services of the requisite number of trusty and efficent men to trausport the mail and select station Polbts at convenient distanc ®, and erect euitable buildings, and provide grain and forsge thereat. Animals aud former vebicics were rapidly warded throughout the | whole lexeth of the route; and with such | Wberality and energy were these proceedings copducieed that, instead of occupying and olen ex ceeding the echedole time of thirty days. ax bad berets fore been the custom in the most favorabie seasons of the year, the triy ve performed ja @ less and atiil ieasen- | ing Dumber, util Mr Jobn R. Murdock aud company took | the July mai! through in the unprecedented short time of | fifveen tri ling days, with every prospect for even that | briet period being etill further ehorteved. This prompt, safe and reliable service, atiained by the expenditure | of upwards of $125,000 im a few months, was | understeod in the wt «Office Department bot instead of even making punctual at the low coutract rate of $23,000 and extending every legal facility and encouragem: their power to the contractor, that department, taking an unjust and al uoWarrantable advantage r | . clause wisely designed for the protection of public rights, tyrannically disaunulied the contract, a leging, as « cause for such outrageous usurpation, naught bot a failure ia comms neing the service at the time required, when they weil knew that service was put upon the route weeks before the arrival of the acceptance of the bid, unduly detained through the fault of their pet contractor, and bolstering that allegation with the false and siaaderous aasertion, “the unsettled state of things at Salt lake ren Geripg the mails unsafe under present circumetanc: To all buman apy uch conduct could only Deen sctuated by the fell design to prevent Uteb from r calving © single doliar of public money for the perform ance of public service honorably contracte! for, e though that service were performed in A praisowortny manner biiberto unexampled, and to ive us, if possi bie, from betoming acquainted with exterminatin concocted in Washington the most loy known since the days of the Revolation. Would they bave dared to thus treat any State or any other Ter- ritory, or to have even su uch treatment? Every one knows that they would not. What is obvioasiy the ‘only inference to be drawn from such tyranvical asage by #0 important a department of the general government’ That 8 deep sritied and predetermined plan has been agreed upon to deprive us of every vestige of constitutional rights, for that usage accords only with the cry constantly reiterated Ubrougbout the States, ‘destroy the inbabitunts ¥ compelling @ Mumerous portion of the citizens of our boasted republic to fail back upon the inde " elf defence and adopt ia 1 own protection. It te & matt-r of deep regret that officers of @ govern Ment, founded at so great asacrifice by our forefathers Upon “A land ehowwe above all other lands,’ have become So sunken in degradation as to have utterly lost sight of hose pure and jst privciples embodied in the constitu tion, and prefer, inthe mad pursuit of low, grovelling and selfish wine, to adopt and carry out that Gutcioal policy, & perst hich can but end ih rendiug to pieces cherwee @ become the Lappiest and pwerfal on the glob Reck lee offic ‘and office seekers have their pol- oned fangs ried in the vivals of the boay po. litie, aod are 0 thoroughly organized and drilied in the defence and attark of the #pnilx, while the tealesmen, the mechanics, the husbaatmen and the humble laborers the ree! virtae and sound iate:i gence of the republic —are ca deatty engaged in their daily wil and, except here and there a few, are #0 litte aware of the dire portent of the future, and of the measures necessary for insuring public tranquility, that it is & discouraging task to attemp! ar. resting the turbid current of official corruption that would sweep every vestige of trath, virtue and buman rights from our bay country; but the crimsoned satellites of plander oppression and | usnrpation may rest assured that every friend of liberty Will resist their destroctive progress and stand fast by the constitution a lawe conformable th rewith True, all butman instituted governments contain more or bee A the Wenkuees pertauung Ww imperfeviion, and Wy | tors, corrupt ¢ { apeo vases, independence, BE 1 by uc means an exception; | guilt, 1 am ot acquainted with any manmade form of | poverpment in #hich are sown 80 few of the .eods of tw fen dwsolunen. Lovers of justice as were the Revolu ! ios, €Bdowed as they were in their celibe Fations aod ects with @ goo'ly portion of that wisdom which cometh from above, ani wielding an intiuence sei m attained by so sme'le Dumber, yet they were un able to devise @ republican torm of guvernmect without @ system of checks and balances, divi ting the federative power into three distin st branches, coatra'lanie only by the witl of the sovereign peozte. Toeir form experience makes it matter of no eurprise that io their de- hiberations anc acts thoy leased 80 strongly to the side of the largest degree of individual freedom, nor, having suf- fered 80 rorely under the cruc! rod of religion established by secular power, that they sv ciearly and strenuously guarded and guarantees We widest scope to freedom of Courcience aud consequent right of worshi» in accord ance therewith But with the sound judgment aad expe rience posseesed by tvose great slateamen, itis ouly another evidense of the weakness incident to humanity, even when acting atider the best of motives, that after bavirg 80 0g growued under the bitter oppression tish colopial rule, ant successfully struggied for the lishment of the inberent right of each and all to liberty and the pursuit of — bappiaess,"” the positive guarantee that every one should be privilag ed with and protected in the blessings flowing from a re- pudlican form of government, whose characteristics con sist solely io the well defined aod well uaderstood faci tbat the rulers end laws shall proceed only from the elec tion and consentof the governed, they should ip April, 1784, pass resolutions, ab 1 ib July, 1787, Over two months pre vious to the adoption of the constitution, pass an ordinance specially logislating for American citizens reeiding oa public domain directly contrary to the very genius of the articles of comfeaeration by which they had mutually pledged each other they would be guided. And that Very. logisiation, contrary as it was to the authori ties and limitations of the articles of confederation existing at the time of the passage of the cele- brated ordinance of '87 and to those of the con stitution adopted in the same year, as well as to the great truth embodied in the Dectaration of Ladependence, that go- verpments derive their just powers trom the consent ofthe governed, could be and was endorsed by Americans so long as the usurped power was exercised ia justice; and the por- Uon of that illegal legislation copied into organic acts for Territories covld still be endured, were it not so griev. ously abused, as is the case when officers are attempted to be forced upon a free people contrary to their known and expressed wishes. Stili, looking as our patriot fatuers measurably did to the governmental experience and exam ple of the mother country , and sarrounded as they were by fo many conflicting views and entangling questions, it not @ subject of so much surprise that they inadvertently took so illegal a course, as 1 is that an early Congress under the covstitation continued to perpetuate and endes vor to make legal that which neither was nor ever could de Jaw, without first destroying or remodelling the very constitution from which Congress derives its power to acts. And again, the course of that Congress is br no means +o surprising ag that Congrees after Congress, with a lepgthening experience in the workings of the govern. meata! machinery and a boasted increase of ealigaten meot, ebould stil] continue to fasten a portion of that un- constitutional relic of colonial barbarism upon American citizens, whenever a Jauda dle spirit of enterprise induces eos to lawfully occupy and improve any por- public domain, And it is most surprising of all that Americans ocoupying public domaia in Terrisories have so tamely submitted to such long continued and ob vious usurpation. Fven since the more odious features in the ordinance of °S7 have been omitted in the organic acts more recently by Congress for Territories, which acts are bat ga! patterns after that unconstitutional orciaaace, offi cere are appointed to rule over American citizens ia Terri- tories, and to have a voice in the enactment, atjudication snd execution of Territoria’ laws; and worse still, those omicers are Rie Feet appointed from a class well known, through the rightfully expressed wishes of large majori ties, to be justly objected to by those whom they are ap- pointed togovern. Call you that republican’ It is British colonial vassalage, unconstitutionally parpetuated by tyranny and usurpation in the powers that be. It is | difficult to conceive how people so enlightened as are ‘Americans should, for eo long a period, have euffered themselves to be’ measurably disfranch’sed by usurpa- tions curtailing their rights when passicg an air line from @ State into a Territory, more especially when that chang- ing of locality is to result in the improvement of regions that would otber wise remain waste. It js foreign t* my presest purpose to detail that policy which should bave governed from the beginning ip reia- Uon to enlightened residents in our Territories, a policy tbat would pot bave curtailed them in the least constitu. tional rigtt, and would thereby have utterly excluded tbat odious and suicidal inconsistency existing from the first until now betweew the form aud the administration of our government, and would have caueed the administra- tion, ax does the form, te guarantee equal freedom to ali, in ‘Territory as wel as State, but will merely remark, in passing, that the continued practice that wretched incousistency bas done and is doing much to undermine the fair fabric of Americao liberty Utah also, hike other Territories, saw fit to waive those comtitutional rights so illegally denied to citizens who cross certain air lines of a common country to extend the area of civil and religious hiverty, and an act organizing r Territorial goverament was pasted by Congress on the %h of September, 1850. Fortunately for us a wise and good man then occupied the executive chair of our nation, ‘a flateeman whore sound judgment and humane feelin prompted him to extend to us our rights, so fares the crganic act and bungry office huoters would permit. He appomted a part of the customary appointees in acoordance with the wishes of the people, and po doubt thought that be had appomted ’ goed men to fill the remaining offices; but in this he was par disappointed, being deceived by the foolish although } common babit of recommendiug men who are uot worthy. 1am so confident that his successor endeavored ty make as geod pre pnmer for us as circumstances snd unwise counsels and recommendations would allow, ut during his administration prejadice began to set in strongly against Utah, and be was so unfortunate as 70 apport, at the instigation and solicitation of a then influ ential senator i Congress a person who proved to be as degraded as his capacity would admit, and who, it is reported, came, acted, tft and still acted in accordance with the instructions from the Seaator who procured his appointment, but in & maoner outraging morality, justice, humanity, law aod even common decency The members and officera of the last Lagislative As- sembiy, familiar with the evils visited upon the innocent by the miserably bad conduct of certain officials hereto- fore sent bere by government, knowing that a!! repabli- can governments—which both our general and State gov. ernments are in form—are based upon the — that the governed aball enjoy the right to elect their own offi- cers and be guided by laws having their own conren:, and perfectly eware that by the constitution residents in Ter- ritories are guaranteed that great right equally with resi- dents in States, (for Congress bas not one more conatituticnal power to legislate for and officer Americans im Torritorics than they have to legisiate for and officer Americans in States.) respectfully memo- raliged the President apd Sonate to appoint of. cers for Uwh ip accordance with an accompany- ing let containing the names of persons who were her firat choice for the offices placed opposite those names; but if that selection did not meet with approval they were solicited to make the appointments from a list containing other and @ larger number of names of residents who were also the choice of the people; and if that selection was also rejected, to appoint trom any part of the Union, with the s:mple request, in euch event, that the appointees be good men. I2 thie matter of appointment of officers what mefe rights could the most tyrannical in a repuli can government ark a Territory to warve? Yet up to this d.te no official formation concerning the action, if any, taken upon that memorial bas ever reached us. Time glided by, and travellers and newspapers be- gan to confirm rumor that the present Pxecutive and @ part of bis Cabinet had yielded to the rabid clamor raised against Utab ¥ lying edi Jemagogues, heartless office hunters aad the ignorant rabble, incited by numbers of the hireling clergy, and were about to send an army to Utah with the sole and avowed pu , &8 published in almost every hewspaper, of compelling American citizens, peacefully, loyally and lawfully occupying American soil, to forego Ube dearest Constitutional rights, to abandon their religion, to wallow in the mire and worship at the shrine of modern civilization and Christianity, or be expelled from the coun try or exterminated. Where now are constitutional rights? Who i* inying the axe at the root of the tree of liberty? Who are the usurpers? Who the tyrants? Who the traitors? Most assuredly those who are madly orging moacures to subvert the genius of free institutions and those principles of liberty ch our goveromest i# based, and to overthrow , justice and true intelligence, the hwe either of which by the people, the celebrated Jndge Story bas wisely affirmed would be the ruin of oar republiomthe destruction of ita vitality. And ex.Presi- dept James Madison, among other purposes, declared it to be the purpose of government ‘to avoid the sligntest interference with the rights of coascience or the functions of religion, so wisely exempted from civil jurisdiction.’ Has Utab violatec the least iple of the constitution or 80 much ag broken the most insignificant constitational enactment? No. nor have we the most distant occasion for doing, but have ever striven to peacefully enjoy and extend those rights granted to all by a merciful Creator. But Fo unobtrosive and wise acourse doge not seem to please those who live and wish to live by office, and those who make an¢ love lies; and since those characters are bumerous and aleo powerful well disciplined organization, and since Utah has yiel right after right for the sake of peacs itil her policy bas emboldened the enemies of our , it must needs be that Prositeat Buchanan, if he has ordered an army to Ulah as reported Sor he has net officially notified me of such a movement by his order—has at length succumbed, cither choice or through being overcome, to the cruel and nefai counsel of thome enemies, anil is erica tocarry oul @ usurpation of porwer which of right beumge only to the , by appoint ing civil officers lenown (> be justly to freemen, and sending @ so-called army under mere color of law to force those officers upon us at the print of the bay |, aml to form @ nucleus for the collection and protection of every gambler, cut throat, whoremasier and sonundrel who may chonte to follow in their train. Such @ treasonable syatem of opera- ‘ions will never be endured nor evem countenanced by Any persoo powsersed of the least apark of patriotism and love of constitutional liberty, The President knew—if he Roew the facts in the cage—as be was in duty bound to do before taking action, that the « is hitherto sent here had been invariably received and treated with all the reepect their offices demanded, and that a portion of them had met with far more courtesy than elsewhere would have been extended to them or their condact de- served; be also knew, or had the privilege of knowing, that the memorial of the last As sembly, as already stated, respectfully informed him that Utah wished good men for officers, and that such of- ficers would be cordially welcomed and obeyed, bat that we would pot again tamely endare the abuse and miarule meted ly official villaing, as were some who bave formor- ly offic’ . Such being a few of the leading facts, what were the legitimate inferences to be drawn from the rumors that the President had sent a batch of officials ‘with an army to operate as their posse? That he had wil fally made the offic = ase © for Utah from a class other than good men, Placed himself, where tyranwe often are. in the position of levying war against tation whose choice had m him its chief ¢ officer Polly aware, as bas been “patriotiam dose not consist that in’ aiding government in every base or stupid act it may perform, bat rather in Paralyzing ite power when it violates vested rights, justly written, affronts insulted jnstice and ageumes undelegated auth ori yy” aad Anowing (hat Ue a galled army, reported w ve on 7 and for the permitted to reach od, was no le ter event acting under color of epgrcach T issued, a8 tm constitutional clamation expressly forbidding all under whatsever name or by whomaoerer sent, within the bounds of this ‘That so called or, more strictly speaking, Proclamation, copies of pished them, and hbor! i » mob, which where it is said they intend to winter. Under these c'r cumstarces ly suggest that you mea sures ax your i ten ‘may , to insure public tranquility, a1 rpetuate tate thoes combitadtomal righ'e which have vescended 10 ue a rich legacy from our A c\vilized nation is one that never iets ‘upon the rights of its citizens, but strivas to protect and make boppy all within its sphere, which our government, above ail of! ia obligated to accomplish, — ita present course is as far from that and jus: as the vert is from the sun. And under the agg: tbat have beep heaped upon us in the pasi, you and the whole people are my witnesses that it has more par- ‘\cularly fallen to my jot and been my policy and practice to restrain rather than urge resistance to usurpation acd (yranpy o the part of the enemies to the coustitution aad constitutional laws, (who are also our enemies aud the « nemies of ail republics and republicans) unt! forbearance under such cruel and illegal treatment cannot weil pe lopger exercised. No one bas denied or wishes to dony the right of the government to send 1 troops wnea where and as it pleases, go it is but doue clearly within the authorities and limitations of the constitution, aud for the safety aud welfare of the people; but when it sends them clearly without the pale o those authorities and limitations, uncoustitutionally to oppross the peop'e, a5 is the case in the socallod army sent to Utab, treason against itself which © mmande the resistence of all good men, or freedom wWili cepart our pavion Tn compliance with a long established custom ia appoiot ing officers not of the peop! electing, which tbe Sa p eme Court of the Unites States woult at once in justice decide to De unconstitutional, we have petitivced aad po tutioned that good men may be appointed, untii that bope 1s exbausted; and we have long enough borne the insults and outrages of lawless officials, until we are compelled in se'f defence toassert and maintain that great eonstitational right of the goverened to officers of their own election aud local Jaws of their own epactment That the Presideut apd the counsellors, aiders @nd abettors of the presect treascna ble crusade against the peace and rights of a fer- ritery of the United States, may re cousider their course aud Tetrace their steps is earnest:y to be desired, but ia ither event our trust and confidence are in that Being who, at his pleasure, rules among the armies of heaven and controls the wrath of the ch ldren of men, aad most cheerfully should we be able to abide the issue. Vermit me to tender you my entire confidence that your jeliberations wil be distinguished by that wisdom, una. mity ane love of justice that have ever marked the coun eis of our legislative assembiies, andthe assurance of my hearty co operation in every measure you adopt for pro: moting the true mterests of a Terri ory beloved by us for is very isolation and forbidding aspect; for here, if any where upon this footstool of oar God, have we the privilege and prospect ef being able to se- cure and erjoy those inestimable rights of civil apd Peligious liberty which the beneficent Creator of ¢ mankind bas, in his mercy, made indefeasi- ble, Nod perpetuate them upon a broader and firmer asis for the benefit of ourselves, of our children and our children’s children, until peace shall be restored to our distracted country. BRIGHAM YOUNG. THE GOVERNOR'S (BRIGHAM YOUNG) MES- SAGE AND THE ASSEMBLY RESOLUTIONS (From the Deseret News, Dec. 23 } Con'ain matter so truthful and of such vital impor- tance, not only to Utah, but also to every real patriot in the Union, that it is presumable that no one will forego the now cffered opportunity for reading those documents or hearing them read, and that every respecter of just righta will then prepare for acting in accordance with tae sound principles so clearly set forth in the message and so cordially concurred in by the Legislature, Weare fully aware that Utab has long since been most wickedly pre judged and condemned, and that all haters of truth and goodness are powerfully combined to es. tablish a controiling influence for the overthrow of right, and the cestruction of thoae who wish to abide it, to such & degree that all who would and will be free must, like our time-honored revolutionary sires, prepare for the most bitter onslaughts of tbe corrupt in every sect and party, for their minds are given over to blindness, their reasonibge, conclusions and vituperationsare furnished by the powers of darkness, and their pretended tender mer- cies are crus] as the bowels of hell. But mighty is justice, and it will prevail to the utter discomfiture of those who strive to stay or subvert its coyrse. BRIGHAM YOUNG BACKED UP BY THE LEGISLATURE. RESOLUTIONS EXPRESSIVE OF THE SENSE OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF THE TERRITORY OF UTAH, RELATIVE TO THE MESSAGE AND OFFICIAL COURSE OF BIS EXCELLENCY GOVERNOR BRIGHAM YOUNG. Resolved, That we unanimously and most cordially, for ourselves and in behalf of the well known feelings of our constituents, concur in the sentiments and doctrine ad. vanced in the message delivered by bis Excellency Gover- vor Young to the Legislative Assembly of this Territory, conyeoed in the Representatives’ Hall in Great Salt Lake Oty. Dec. 15, 1857 Resolved, That the entire policy and all the acts of his Exceileney Governor Young have been abi just and hu- miaue= conducive to and protective of the developement of the best interests aad welfare both of this Territory and of the general government, so far as that policy and those ‘Acts could accomplish 80 desirable a result, Resolved, That we hold ourseives, our means and influence in readiness to sustain his excellency Gov- «rnor Young in every act he may perform or dictate, in rcance With the constitution and constitutional laws the United States and the laws of Utah, for the protoc. ion of the lives, peace and prosperity of the people of this erritory. Resolved, That neither the present nor any other ad- Min)stratoo of the general government sball enforce pro- ‘ane, drunken apd otherwise corrupt officials upon us at the point of the bayonet, and that attempt 80 to do. by the present incumbent of the executive chair of our nation bas incurred that contempt and determined opposition of all good men which such an act of usurped authority and —— 80 richly deserves. ‘ed, That while we deprecate the bitter hostility manift sted towards a most loyal and innocent people by the present administration of the general government, we will continue to resist any aitempt on the part of the ad- ministration to bring us into a state of vassalage by ap- peopie bave neither vote nor voice in el: ; nor eball any persons appointed to oMoce for Utah by the present administration either qualify for, or assume and discharge, within the limits of thie Territory, the functions of offices to which they have been appointed, so long as our Territory is menaced by an invading army, (for such an army cannot have been sent to protect either the citizeps or the passivg emigration, but is manifestly sent to aid in trampling upon American liberty), nor #o long as such appointees are so pusilianimous as to require « numerous armed orce to attend their beck, to enadie them to carry out the traitorous designs concocted for de- privipg American citizens of their indefoasibie and vested rights Resolved, That wo will at least havo our constitational sams ‘voice in the the selection of our Territorial © , and in the enactment of local laws ‘or our government. Rervived, That these resolutions be «igned by the mem- the two houses, and be printed in the Deseret Vews. Unanimously adopted and signed Dec. 21, 1897. COUNCILLORS. Heber ©. Kimball, Pres’t. Imniel H. Wels, Albert Carringtan, Leouard E. F. D. Richards, . Wilford Woodruff, Lewis Brunson, Joseph Holbrook, George A. Smith, Lorenzo Snow, REPRESENTATIVES. Jobn Taylor, Speaker. Reddick N. Allred W. W. Phelps Chauncy W. West A. P. Rookwood, Jonathan C. Wright, 4. ©. Little, ‘Aaron Jobnaon, Daniel Spencer, James C. Sno% Alexander , Preston ‘Orson Ayde, Jacob G. Bigler, J W. Cummings, George 4 Hosen q P T Farnsworth, Joneph A. Young, Taaac C HB Clawson, Jobn D. Lee, Jobn Rowberry, Inaac Bullock. Jobn D. Parker, In compliance with their unanimous and cordial desire, tod at nearly every man, woman and child throu a this Territory would gladly do, the officers of both of the Assembly subscribed their names to the foregoing resolutions, as follows: — OFFICERS OF THE COUNCIL. Leo Hawkins, John T. Caine, Assistant ‘Wm. H. Kimball, Sergeant at- Arma, Brigham Young, Jr., a Wm. Derr, Foreman. Jesve Haven, Chaplain. THE UNITED STATES TROOPS SHUT OUT. Tt will be recollected that the United States troops and Gov. Cumming and the Territorial officers have taken ap their quarters in Green River county, issaed prociama- tions, opened court, and indicted Brigham Young and others of high treason. The following is the course adopt- ed by the Mormone in retaliation. — AN ACT DISORGANIZING AND ATTACHING GRERN RIVER COUNTY. Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Aseembly of the Territory of Utah, that Green River com ty ts hereby disorganized and a\tached ty Great Salt Lake be Aas election, revenue and judicial purposes; aad that the representative apportioned to Greea River county is hereby apportioned to Great Salt [ke county; pro- ‘vided that this apportionment does not take effect until after the present seasion of the Legislative Assembly. Sec 2. All laws and parts of laws conflicting with this act are hereby repealed. Approved December 22, 1867 T certify that the foregoing is a correct aopy of the or!- ginal act on file in my office. WM ff. HOOPER, Secretary pro tom fur Utah Territory. INDICATIONS OF SCARCITY AMONG THE MORMONS. REMARKS BY BISHOP LORENZO D. YOUNG, TABERNA OLR, DRO. 13, L857. 1 have tried to treasure up what I have heard to-day, and pray God to give me power to practice righteousness upon the earth, T am aware that the people that are denominatyd Latter Day Saints occupy a very conspicuous 3 & ikea i Smith ihe Prophet, and sought by every meaus iv ‘heir er to destroy bim and the truth which he brought Horii: tbat the kigdom and power of Babylon might, bs) done ip days gone by, continue to prevail, uocbecked by the influence ot the kingdom of God. Beroved suits, we aré now here in the valleys of the mountains, far sepa- rated from those who bave sought and still sek our o7er- torow, ano here we have the privilege of coming to most ing to bear from the servants of Goo, and there are none who are molest or endeavor to deprive us of this — bought privilege. ‘This ia acl Diesaing and one whic! wo all should sirive more fully w appreciate. The fulse learbipg ana wisdom of the world concentrated ceppet compere with ove principle of eter pal truth revealed to this through those whem God has sent to lead them. Are we worthy <1 the high and boty cailing whereunto we have beea called? Do we order our lives 20 before the Lord of Hosts bat we are worthy of bis confidence, wortoy wo walk to be hight of bis coupterance from day w day? If we live pb sucb & Marner as to receive nourishment from the tran vine mtc whicn we have been engrafied, wen we hall have power t# overcome tbese sius that so easily beset us. There are a great many more things connected with eur holy religion Ddesides praying morping and evening, fasting ana paying wthiog, as dia be Jews. Our rehgiov comprises tae holy order of bear en revealed to man ip the last cays for tye final es. tublist ment on earth of the kingdom of God, which wili rever be evertbrown, bat it will rou on aad iocre se ualil the kingdom of this world shall become subject to the ‘aw, government and authority which rules in Zou It wil not be long before this congregation of adults will paes from this stage of action and their places wil be filled by the rising generation. I was charmed by a remark which fell from Brother Kimball this morning. He said—‘‘Chere aro little boys hore that will live until they bave power to bring the aeaa to life” It brought to my miud the great obligation which should prompt parents to bring up their children ip the way they should go Solomon said-~Tram up a cb in the way be sbouin go and when be is old he will not depart from it’ The words of the affectionate parent take deep root in the hearts of the tender offspring, and the impressions received ip chic hooa remain with them during their lives: {we lremember ot bearing the confession of two men that were execu'ed in eastero conntry a number of years ago. They gave a history of their early «ution Ove of them regretted that he bad not adhered to the teachings of his mother; for if he had, he said, be would not have come to the gallows The chidrep of the Latter Day Saints ae aif. erent from the children of the world We have heard to Gus that those that were begotton under the order of the priesthood were endowed with greater power, ability ano knowledge than those children born amoug the gea wes. The spirit in our boys is uncontrollable but by the holy priesthood. Why? Because the master spirit i3 in them, and it grows up with them, and when oar children beccme men and women they will voluntarily adhere to the principles of eternal trath. They have not beea under the influence of a sectarian eoucation, and have not ths w contend with as bave their fathers. ‘They are brought up ‘as the children of the Most High, and they wi!l walk in ‘tbe path of their fathers, and in the precepts of their mothers, and will magnify their high calling to a greater extent, and be far more exalted than them in the eyes of heaven. Will the sisters of Zion follow in the foot steps of their mothers? In some thugs | hope they mey, in other things I hope they will not. When we attend to and fully live up to what the Lord bas reveaied upto us through the prophet Joseph, as also those instructions which we continually receive from the vervants of God, we shall be more like angels or heavenly beings; our houses will be governed sccoraing to the order of God revealed to man. Just walk into President Young’s house and tell him you desire to walk through bie house, and see the order of it; then walk through President Kmball’s—I thivk neither of chem wili deuy you the privilege—and gee if.there 1» not an order of things prevailing there that exlnss beyoad your narrow comprebevsion 1 well recollect hearing the prophet Joseph instruct the people, about twenty years ago, to make their own clothing, aad to let the decoration of their bodies be the workmanship of their own hands ‘That revelation has not been much thought of by many. I referred to it in the old Bowery, and there wa: reputting feeling in the spirit of she people was with the greatest ditficuity I could thing. It bas been said, Why does not Young go to work and clothe bis family with homespun and set the example? Why does not Presigent Kimball? Why did not Presidents Richards and Grant and others do iv’? People with common sense can see the reason why. ‘There is not a man in the Territory of Utah can compete with them in this thing; they have done it all the day Jong as far as their callwg would admit. Are they still doing it? Yes, Isec men and women betore me clothed in fine apparel. 1 am glad of it, bat I shoud feel far bet- ter to see them clad in cloth of domestic manafacture; that is, in homespun. The gold and silver that found its way bere is gone. This community were not sufficiently wise to buy those articles only which were necessary to make them and their posterity comfortable and lay a ourdation to make themselves independent, but they quancered their means in purchasi fine goods to gratify the fancy of women, and their money passed swiftly through their hands to the merebants, who hive taken it along with them to whe States, and I am glad of it, because this people are cestined to learn a lesson by it that they could not other wise learn. Zhe gold is gone, the sheep and the flaz in suff cient numbers and ity are not here our enemies are between us and the Sales The prospect now is (air for cur obeying the commandments of God, that he gave brough brother Joseph, with respect to ‘manufacturing -ur own clothing and the adorning of our own bodies. ‘Tne people will profit by the lesson. If we, a8 a poop! will follow out the teachings the Lord bas revealed to us through his servants, he will preserve us and be our great benefactor ia days to come as in days gone by, and we shal) pot be allowed to suffer more than we can bear. Let me say to all of you, just take care of what you have got and preserve it. [eee the sisters passing along the streots, even ip muddy weather, with their dresses of silk and satin dragging in the mud. They could cut off from four to six inecbes from the skirt, and make their chiliren @ dress of what they wear out and waste on the ground; and if they have no earthly use for it themsolves, perhaps some of their neighbors would be glad of it It does not become me, however, to correct the errorsof the people here. Br, Kimball says it is the bi "8 office, 1 thank him for this information, for I did not know it before, bave good clothes, do not drag them in the mud, every thing you bave ‘inst & stormy day. ny je make their own clothes and take care of what the ord baa put into our sheep, there ought to Rane sion ants thousand any body else. Flax can be grown here. I have not raised any flax, but I expect to have some spun and wove. Were rot for home manufactures | should expect to go without c! . President Kimball says there are now about three hundred bushels of flaxseed in the tithing store. Prepare yourselves also to raise sugar cane, and from that your sweetening, or make up your minds to go without; and if you bave got aleaky roof, try to get it fixed. If our enemies—I do net mean those few out yonder; a swarm of billed morquitoes could ent themi op at asupper speil—T mean the whole United States and the whole world—if they should come upon us they cannot prevail, for they are igh The combined of the earth will try to de- the man child and obliterate the truth from tho o ; Dut as the Lord of Hosts lives they cannot do it, ‘nod the reason is br cause the Almighty stands at the helm ‘and be will guide the old ship Zion in a safe course, and all the powers of earth and bei! cannot stop her progress. May God bless you all. Amea ACCOUNTS BY WAY OF FORT LEAVEN- WORTH. ‘Wo have already published the general features of the news by way of Fort Leavenwofth in a telegraphic despatch from St. Louis. This nows arrived at the former place on the 18th wlt.; and the Iatest date from Camp Scott, by thatarrival, was up to the %h of January Inst. Toe winter along the route ‘appears to have been marked by the same mildness which bas characterized it all along the Atlantic coast There was from one to three feet of snow on the road from Green river to the Sweet Water. Very little snow, however, was seen from this point to Ash Hollow. It had fallen in larger quantity from Ash Hollow to Fort Leavenworth. Mr. Hockaday, the United States District Attorney for Utah Territory, was among those who arrived from Camp S>ott. At the time of his departure the army was in excellent health, but very few deatbe baving taken place among the mon, and none among: the officers. Governor Cumming and Secretary Hartwell are also eaid to be in good health, The weather was mo- derate, the ground was for the greater part of the time froe from enow, and they bad succeeded in keeping that ugly customer, the scurvy, out of the camp. As was slated in our telegraphic despatch from St. Louis, Brigham Young, Heber Kimball, and a number of the lealing Sainte, were indicted for high treason on the ‘30th of December last. Some of the volunteers employed by Russell, and whose time of service had expired, had left Camp Scott, and were met on the route home. They had walked all the way, and some of them were badly frostbitten. The Impression appears to be that the Mormons will fight, and that they hav» gone too far to recede. OUR LEAVENWORTH CORRESPONDENCE. ’ Leavesworrm, Kansas, Feb. 18, 1868, A bearer of despatches from Col. Johnaton, commanding the Utah army, to the Secretary of war, arrived at the fort to-day. Mr. Hockaday, formerly « merchant at Salt Lake, came through with him. They bring a large mal! for the States. Mr. Hockaday left Fort Bridger on the 9th and Col. Cook's camp, on Henry's Fork, om the 11th of Janwary, bringing of couree the latest dates from the command. The main item of intelligence is the fact that the Mor mons are organizing an expedition fo cut off Marcy's anp ply of avimals on bis return from New Mexico. Beyond this the most important facte have been already commu. nicated from previoun exp eases. The opinion geems to be gonoral among the army gf. 7000 to tbe utmost of his power Still the feeling for » | fear or hesitation in that compact little host, ‘The general health of the army is excelient. But one officer—Lieut. W. D. Smith, of the dragoons—is unable to attend to duty. Since the arrival at Fort Bridger the weather bad been | obarming, affording opportunity to the command to re cruit in reveral particulars. The exhausted animals, what few there were left, were gaining strength on the new Brazing ground. Judge 18 adjourned his court on the 10th January, OPERATIONS IN CAMP SCOTT. {From the St. Louis Leador, Fob. 25.] Camp Scorr, Nkaw Fort BRIpGRR. | DRCEMBER 2 —To-day quite an excitement was raised in | camp by tbe arrival of a party of Mormons, six in number, with pack anima) They brovght one thousaod pounds of sattand s letter to Col. Johnston from Brighim Young, but no information was to be obtainea from them, as they were strictly guarded during their stay in camo, and all communication with them was entirely prevented. Brg- ham wrote to the effect that he sent us some salt, as ho bee Pe ne ocr enamens was Loy sa out of ¥ leav- Dg soval with our chief to pay for it or not, just as ho pleated, aod eaid that he would send back’ Go onal Alexancer early ip spring, befors this army had com- merced to retreat(!) to tho States. No written ro py wos, I understand, vouchsafed to the party, who were sept to the right about in doubts quick time, with a verbal aoswer for Brigham to inform him tbat we would have none of his salt wt at y price, ane that this army would advance, and noi retreai ‘on spring opening So off the gallant’ Mormons went. faking off mules, salt aud ail It wentto the heart of all of us to see the coufeunded rascais carrying away an ar- ticle of which We rtava #0 much in newd; for, as Twed in my Jast we are totally out of salt for a length of woold give soything for'even the smallest quant! evident thet Col Jobnston will stand no footing, carcer ot Mormonism is about to close. Fine woathor till continues, but to day has been rather threatenvg. This moxth is suid to be ove of the very worst; however, if we are to have exow at all, it is time for it to fall, for anything more beautiful than the present weather cannot be, It is different in the moun- taips, as 1 learned from some mountaineers who came into camp yesterday, aod report snow fall: ing on the Scurth Pass, and some threo feet in depth. It seems almost ‘doubtful whether the mail, whch left yesterjay morning for the States, will be able togo through. If apy one caa go it, Jesse Jones is the man Part of the 2d Dragoons have moved off to Henry's Fork for pasture, where the grass is reporled to be gcd, and to endeavor 'to bring their borses into some sort of serviceable condition, At present Ido not think that adozen horses fit to carry a man agallop of six miles could be found ip our command, ani we caunot | get ioto the Mormon country to take any fresh ones Drckaver 4.—The contents of Brigham’s letter 10 Col Jobnston bave pretty well leaked out, and the imputence | of the scoundrels is ooly to be equalled by their coolness. A Mormon paper of November 18 was also sent, coutaiaing their sermons and speeches, and ezpecially one delivered by Brigham him: self, aud one by Heber C. Kimball, saying that no cfficial intimation of the presesce of the Uni ted States troops had ever been received in Salt lake Cny, and that be, Brigham, looked upon us as “a mob ot armed ruffians,”’ and nothiag else, and uatil he was regularly informed by government that we are an | II talso, | army, be will treat usas robpers. Now, this is as Capt. Ven Vhet long ago went into Salt Lake City to in form Governor (?) Young of the determination to which goverpasent bad come, and received as a reply the assur. ‘ance that no troops, whatever, would be permitted toenter | Their Orations go on to say that toi “Mr. | the valley. Johnston” bad been a jong time on the road, and nad sat so much on Ham’s Fork tbat there was no dount that he was both tired and sore. They exult greatiy in the fulfillment of the propbecy that we should not enter this winter, and encoursge their followers to every resistance by ayiag that, if they only place firm ‘reliance on Brigham and’ trust him implicitly, the Saints will be protected from all harm, and their aseaiiants forced inglo riously to retire. All this beautiful staff, and much’ more to the sare e¢ffect, they have seat w Col. Johnston, who told the envoys that he would hold ao commun cation with traitors except by messenger (point ing to the beavy battery,) who would take no denial, at the same time express: next who came on such an errand as they had ven tured on. Deceanen 6.—I went down yesterday to Fort Bridger to see the flanking cefences which are being constructet to strengthen the equare loopholed enclosure of mud and stone which the Mormons constructed aad evacuated in such a burry,and was agreeably surprised at the pretty littie works which have been thrown up under the super- peg of Lieat. bb, Sth Infactry. and Lieut. Ken Ne, ath Artillery. On two opposite angles of the equare formed, as above stated, by mud and stone wails, two lunettes are constructed, each mounting three guns, one or each flank and one en barbeite at the ealient angle, having a command over the surrounding coan- try, or plane of site, of about eight and a half feet, and a rehef of about thirteen feet. They were umabie to give the ditch a greater depth than four anda half feet, on account of water. The interior slope of the parapet is riveted with fascines and gabions, a8 also the cheeks of the embrasure, which will be further protected by raw hides stretched over the gabions and firmly picketted down. The parapet i¢ furnished with a danquette, and is one hundrea ano ei. hty feet in length, requiring one bua- red and twenty men to fully man it, including tnose who servethe guns, These luvettes are constructed with a beam one and « balf feet in width, giving them greater solieny ‘and capacity to resist the action of time ant weather. The thickness of the parape may judge the kind of reception the Mormons will get if they should venture to assail the position There is Rot & spot within range uncommanded. Much prat is due to the officers who have constructed ther as they have been obliged to teach the work- men everything, sbowing them bow to make fascines, gabions, &c., manner of forming the slopes, ramps, earthern platforms for the guns, and, in fact, everything, an there was no regular sapper to be had. ' It is a thou- sand pities tbat the Mormons did not wait in their fort ‘until we came up, asl rather suspect no nicer little spot could be found for knocking them inte any number of cocked bats, if they had ouly bad the pluck to face us. I am afrad pext spri yb find the same retreating game will be played, and we will not bave the supreme Satisfaction of bay onetting after all our trouble. Decuumen, §.—Yeeterday a mounted party. twelve or thirteen in pumber, under the command of Mr Ficklia, started for Fort Hale, the southwest part of Oregon, and it is currently are to proceed on , Procure remounts for our dragoons. Mr. Ficklin, whom I mentioned before as having been one of Mr. Lander’s sur- ‘veying party, and who was the individual who broaght the first authentic intelligence of the Mormons having burat the grass and d government provision trains, hae hed charge of a number of horsemen, forming the spy company,” up to this time, and has been em ployed night and day, sometimes, in scouting round the Camp in all directions, and, I think, iv well fitted for #0 arduous an undertaking as the present. Butetill he has never been in that country, hor have any of bis men, with a single exception, and even this mav only weot in sum- mer and remained « few w {#0 that none of them can be said to be sufficiently acquainted with the route to at tempt it with safety in winter. Nevertheless, they are gone, and I hope they will return: but fears are enter. tained by many for their safety. The distance is great, (more than 400 miles,) over an awful country, interse :ted with bigh ranges of mountains, some of which are covered ‘with snow for almost the entire year. If their animais tail find: of some kind. I am afraid Mr. Blackfoot and Flathead country to guage. He leftail bis men but one frozen to death on the pisise, end only saved the last by threatening to shoot im if he attempted to lie down or sleep; and this man died shortly after he arrived in the States. Mr. Lander declares that be will never get over that awful trip. One Mr. Ficklin’s party, but be declined, be knew too well’ the, wemberiees ; in the habit of getting easily scared. DeckwneR 9.—To-day has been one of oy op you must know by the ects: or the power of man,on which lovers of beauty dail; feast their eyes, Well, about three o'clock the after busied in various state of then'riéal play actor for ten years) fone in « “tremble, tyrant” tone of voice, “ Salt! or no salt! That's the ques von.” As soon as he recovered sufficiently toexplain himself in common parlance, we learned thateome Indisna bad brought some salt into camp, and the precious article was to be obtained for the trifling sum of “ two and a haif pa he nai Of course we all said, “go and get a couple of pounds, Jack, at emce;” butJack said that he py hg pty he had tried to borrow often mi ibted any one lending him any “they liked not the security,” and, on inativuting her inquiries we found that wo were all similarly sita- ated. Youcan ae our felinks."’ Tantalus was a fool to us, when a ray of heavenly light peured in on usin the shape of another of our meae, bo had become pos- sessed in some m; manner (1 like the fellow and I hope he 1s honest) of twenty dollars. In a trice the mo- ney wasfurnithed, Jack was hed, the salt was dismal vision crossed our perplexed “the cly lg ed.’ = The oui thing came from Mormon land, the Mormons might have got hold of it, and dosed it for our ex benefit. It was bad enough to pay $2 50 a pound for it, but the idea of going and laying out that sum for the privilege of being map Bn Ad Tich. We looked at it, amelled it, ned it over, and finally hit on the ‘bright expedient of ‘Making ‘Shaver and Tailor’’ eat a lot of it and test it, as we ‘under from Tejoiced to say, ros the article in ly harmless. certainly call an yna- one ae it uta innocence of whatever may be teste!. I you jou ise tert regimental orders issued by our Lieutenant Colona), containing the first satisfactory intelli. ence of the existence of those volunteer companies which [Serteea in my last as baying been reported mustered | to make cilicient soldiers of the patriotic cit. his determination to hang the | t is eight aad a half feet, 0 you | , With truth I believe, thatthey | into service, but whom go one had ever seen ether on a off duty:— ~~ ORDER NO. 1. Hrapquartens, Barration U. 8 Vouuxtess, Cas Scort, Uru Txnaitory, Dec. 9, 1857. © 1. In accordance ‘with General Oriers No 1i, from Headquarters army of Utab, of this tate, the undersigned asenwes command of United States yoluntoors lately mas- To the exereie of his command his chief object will be us who have enro led themseivee. In order to do this he must have the cheerful cooperation — of vers, pow com- missiones otticers and privates, and thie he com- fiaently expects. He promises the care'n! attention to the comfort and icterest of his battaion which every goad commander must evince In return, he requires ovediunoe to orders, cheer! uipess under the bardships of camp ife and a firm determpation to be im every respect quaufisd for active service against the enemy io the soring. 2. The companies #ill be lettered as follows:— Company A, Cantain Wm. Jno F. Magraw. Company B, Captaia MoGlaughlin, Company C, Captain Cherry, Company D, Captain Foster. 3 Second Lieut James Deshler and Second Liew, James A. Hill, both of the 10th Iofantry, having beon as- signed to duty with the battalion, wil, be recognized—the first as Acting Axsistant Quartermaster and Commissary, ‘the last 68 Adjutact of the battalion. 4 The battalion will move on Friday, 11th, to thecamp selected for it. 5 The morning reports of companies wil! be handed to the Adjutant by aine o'clock each morning uot further orders 6. All official reports, communications, returns and re- quisitions, will in future pass through toe comman: officer of the battalion BARNARD E. BEE, Lieu:. Col. U. 8. Volunteers, Aide-de Camp to hu Exool- lency the Governor. So pow you eee, the volunteers exist as a separa‘e com mang, and wo hope to be sufficiently discipline by spring to take that post which the volunteers proudjy claim as the own peculiar right—the right of the line aod the adrauce; tbough whether there will be acvything to do or ‘Rot wben we wov’ on Salt Lake City, is very problomasi- cal, Tne Mormons are “cheeky” enongh «py way, as some Delawares reported having met the notoricus Bill Hicswau, with some eighty or ninety mouatet man, camp- ed within tweive miles of us. Our L'eutenast Colonel, Lieutenant Colovel Bee, is a captain in the 10th Rifle regi- Meat, and bears the highest Sharacter, both as go officer ard agentleman. Ho thoroughty knows his daty,and may consider ourselves fortunate ip obtaining one 60 able to command us All this information will, I have a> coubt, be interesting to many of your readers in Missouri. Deckangr 11.—To-tay wo were to move, according te orders, to the camping ground of the volunteers, some three miles up the river, and accordingly we weat to work with sorrowful bearts to take our traps cut of the nob! edifice we had reared anc pack the wagons. We were obliged to ell it, as we could notcarry it. The paugs we underwent at clearing out I will not attempt,to descrive— the painful reality is too receut. Howeve: © were all | reaoy for the march, beltson and rifles handy, and Jack “Shaver anc Tailor’ was murdering in the nost atrocioas apo cold bioeded style ‘Lochaber no more,” with an aafal cold io bis bead snd pot the most remote idea of the air, as a fareweil to the “shantie,”” wnea new orders came ‘or us to piich tents and remain til! to morrow, In the course of a wandering and adveaturous life in every quarter of the globe—on the gold fields of Australia, in tbe Horse and amongst the ‘Mudcrushers’’—I have heard something approachiog, as I then thought, t» the sublimity of swearpg, pot Iwas mistaken 1 knew nothing abou it tll bazitg when we went to unpacking the wagons. I firmly believe no man caa curse property WH he crosees the plains. Catch me ever moving till the last momentagatn. They have fuoled us before in something of the same style, only we suffered more from the ar- rangement On Harris’ Fork, one day, we got orders to march, when the snow was lyiog a foot deep on the ground, ane the cold was most intense. Of course the ground on which we had pitched our tents two days he- | fore bad been cleared aod was pretty dry. Weil, we struck tents, packed wagons, waited round in the snow for orders for @ couple of bours, uati! we were balf frozen, aud were then cirected to move twenty yards and encam thereby giving vs fresh snow and frozea ground to sloop | on, and entailing upon us acousiderabie lotof unnecessary suffering. No doubt some great military point was gained ‘by this brilliant mat@uvre, performed by half frozem men, in the face of a most bitter!y cold wind, on su covered ground; but sti!i, I question if the advantages re- sulting trem it counterbalanced the additional discomfort suffered by the rapk and file OUR NEBRASKA CORRESPONDENCE. FoxTexeiir, Dodge Co., NT , Feb. 12, 1858. The Mormon War Fueling in the Territory The eubject of the Mormon war is much talked of thronghovt this portion of the Northwest It ia known that the north of the Platte route, from the Missouri river to Sait Lake, is the one principally travelled by the Mor- mon emigrants to Utah. By many of your Fasters readers, who bave read of the anxiety of the Ca!ifornians to volunteer in this war, it is supposed from the Pacifie coast they mostly pass on to Utah, and from the Pacific coast the troops shoulc march, and the Pacific coast should furnish the volunteers, if volunteers are wanted. This is what the Sainte of Utah would greatly prefer. They dread the eastern approach to their mountaia homes, for through thence thousands of their friends ana allies will «warm to assist them carly in the. spring, and the anxious ones along the Pacific slope, by urging their plans of furnishing the volunteers, and all marching on to Utah from the westward, on'y indirectly aid ard aseist the rebellious subjects of Utah. These are facts which an analysis by any candid mind wil) strictly substantiate. Thousands of Mormons are now scattered | through the West here, and indeed in our very midst, frosh from foreign soil, waiting patiently for spring to open that they may hurry on to the valley and stand shoulder to shoulder with their brethren in the coming struggle. Unless prompt and efficient steps are taken, hundreds upon bundreds of Mormons will be at least half way to Utah in tho spring before the United States troops attempt to stop them So far as concerns a volunteer force being called into service, there can be no doubt of their actual need. With | beret into service - z i F i | ‘ two regiments of mounted raogers from Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas, would do double the amount of service, and innearly one half the time of the regular forces. There ‘are hundreds scattered through the West here, who are familiar with tho whole line of march. MORE VOLUNTEERS FROM KENTUCKY FOR UTAH. ‘Tho young gentlemen of Covington, Ky., have entered eS ee mm pry os bord oy im earnest, The place of rendezvous is at Hall, the Lower Market, and posters about town announce ‘all interested that they may there torm 4 part of the band of gallan: spirits who are to whip Brigham Young and al! hie wives, : ined in Lexington, Ky., with (Joba A company bas been these officers: —Lowry J. , captain; George R. 'm T. Scott, second lieutenant, son, first lieutenant, W. Whitney third lieutensat; J. Conine, orderly sergeant. ‘Those are all rop rted es chivairous young men, avd will ‘ischarge the duties of their several with un- questioved ability. The compaay will be henceforth re- ported to the Governor. Political Intelligence. Mewicrat Exectioxs —The elections in a number of the cities of this State take place to-morrow. Nominations for Mayor have been made as follows :—Troy—Alfred Wotkyns, republican and American. Utica—Roscoe Conk- lin, republican Rachester—Joo! B, Bennett, repubiioan and American. Oswogo—Andrew Van Dyck, anti Lecomptoa. Tho democrats of Rochester have nomnated Charies A. Clark. The same party in Utica bave nominated Charles 8. Wilson. Vorye ror a Sxxtox.—In the city of Vicksburg, Miss., ‘® sexton is annually chosen by the popular vote of the in- babitante, PREPARING FOR InstNI0N.—The Austin Stay Gazette states that the Joint Select Committee of the Texas Legisiaturo upon the Kansas Monaago of the Governor, reported favor - ably upon a bill to appoint seven delegates to Conved- tion of the Southern States, provided that one be called by ‘8 majority of the slave States, and appropriated $10,000 to PAY expenses. ‘Two More Victims of the Pacific Hotel C-a ‘From the St. Louis Kepublican, Feb. 25] : ri for the Leader, Mr. James Francis on local reporter wat the = pacitio Hotel ‘As soon as Mr. G. discovered that the building was burn- fog, he rescued his wife b3 Tealing er out, anaes went beck vo get hie daaghter, in renee he liged to go through tho flames. room So 'Grew © ssomrees ‘out of the window to the baloony below, and let the little girl fall upon it, her, "in the descont one of bis feet was bailly cut, #0 that when a ladder was cy; upon it he fell to the cellar, where oat aren taken insensib! Ay yA- Gr was not trove! wnt to have been In ia condition until Tuesday evening. The bro severe, were not fatal; but it was lungs had been injured by inhaling bot air, and this was the cause of his deeth. He leaves a wife and one child. A despatch was yesterday received from his brother, Jo- soph Geary, dated at Pottsville, Pa., requesting that the body be kept until he can reach here. Mr. Hayes died of concussion of the brain, by ht on by afall. His condition had been such that from the first not ex) to survive. His wife has arrived, Cir fet ‘we believe,) and will have his remains re: thither. Aworner Fanten Minister—We are informed ‘a gentleman living in Shiawassee county that there has been a great excitement at tho village of Owosso, Michi- , for a week OM aconunt of an outrage agid to have [a comm| LD Presbyterian clerey make, by the name of Martin or let. He bad living in hie family « ing German girl, aged 15 or 14 years, of not very bright Intellect, whose sodaction he accompliched. Bl frst. ap ear. her story, was of a forcibie charac. which was mot with blows; but subsequently his foul embraces were eubmitted to, nintil her moral senses were charged with the crime brethren who believed in his guilt, he ‘td wot even dony it, but with @ sanctimonious look of horror asked how he could meet his wife and his church. Ais friends attempted to humh the matter up for a few days, promising that he would not leave the place: but on Monday last “he slid out’ to parts unknown.— Detroit Advertiser, Feb. 26, =