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Show EX l EXSES DIAX IX THE IN. WAR-FAC- TS Tpl EA I KE HOODS. liav heard maoy inquiries in relation to the sum of ,800,000 appropriated at the last fesfcion of the Territorial Legislature towards the Yc payment of expenses incurred in the Indian hostilities of 1805, 'GtJ and 'J7. As this matter has been grossly misre presented by thoso whose chief 'd'tfliirht it is to realign the people of this Territory in general, and our leadin? men iD particular we of-fa few facts and figures in relation to the subject, from official docuor which canuot be , truthfully disputed. It is well known that durioir the years above mentioned the people of Sapete, Sevier and Piute counties were harassed by Indian depredation?, and that companies ot rjiilltia were dispatched to the seat of war. That iuuny of the settlers in those counties were slaughtered by the savages, and much stock driven off which, was never recovered. And that the expedition against the Indians, with' supplies for the militia, cost an immense sum, which should have been paid by the Government. It is stated in the organ of the rabid dogs who are continually howling about Utah and barking at its best. men, that when the Indian hostilities commenced the Governor "directed a military force to be sent from Salt Lake City,! that "General Connor detailed a force for that pur pose, but Brigham Young refused the services of the military,' and called out a few hundred of his fol- -' were sent to the'seat'of lowers,' who .... . ' ir , i "war in a tumultuary manner t loaf ' were around while the Crops secured." , ....! Of eotirBo these statements are; untrue, for do ihey hot appear ju the organ? The truth is that on the 10th of April, lS75,,Blac'IIawt and band of Sanpete Utesy commeuced their deprelations in Sanpete county, driving off stock, and in the coarse of two or three 'days,' killing fire men, and wounding two; others.They were pursued by mounted mcn'fron' among the settlere, into the moun-tainments , horses' and cattle. The militia Was pending the action of Congrc's; the again" 'muttered into service and eev amount to , be '.refunded when the eral engagements were fought. Col Congressional appropriation is made. Now where is the fraud, and F.'Hi Head, Superintendent of Indian Affairs, finally obtaiued an in vherein has any wrong been perpeterview with Dlack Hawk, and se- trated?' , The only fault, if any, lies cured his promise to close the war. with Congress for delaying action in In 1868 other depredations were the matter. ' During those hree made by renegade Indians, in which years of terror, over ixty white pertwo of the settlers on the Sevier were sons were killed,' fourteen settlekilled, and a company of , emigrants ments broken up, and an immense in the south robbed of a large num- amount cf stock stolen. Companies ber f horses and mules. were raised in various parts of the All the above facts were set forth Territory to defend the settlers, and in a report to Congress from, the the amount above specified was exSecretary of War. And the ex- pended.1 We have given proofs which canpenses incurred in these several the militia, was shown not be gsiosayed, that the statements expeditions by foot to up to the sum of $1,121,-037.3- of the dogs' organ are barefaced falsehoods, and if we had any idea In support of the facts above that the scribes of the foul sheet had stated, we quote as follows, from the slightest sense ot honor or justhe report of the Superiatendent of tice, we would ask them to copy the Indian affairs, Sept. 9th, 18G5, pub- quotations we have made from the lished in the report of the Secretary public dosuments bearing on this of the Interior: important subject. As it is, we leave "During the past. year the Indians the matter to the good sense ef the have been peaceful, with the exception and hope that Congress, beof the difficulties with a band of outlaws public, in Sanpete valley, mentioned in tny let- fore the close of the present session, ter of tbe 28th of April last. At that will do justice in the premises to the time I requested (he military authorities to fend a sufficient forte to protect the people of the Territory of Utah. settlers and to arrest tbe offending In8. dians. This teat referred, and tbe set- tlers were left to take care of. them- of the number of those who were engaged in the depredations " . O. JI. Ieish, Supt., &c. From the report of l II. Head, Supt. of Indian affairs to. the Commissioner at Washington, April 30 i860: v- "Sir. Black Hawk, a somewhat prominent chief of the Utai Indians, has been engaged .for more than a year past in active hostilities, against tbe settlements in the southern portion of this Territory.' During tbe summer and an tuain of 1865 he made several successful forays upon the weak and unprotected settlements in Sanpete and Sevier coun ties,' killed in all, thirty two whites and drove awHy to the mountains, .upwards of two thousand cattle and horses Oa the 20th inst. he succeeded ia driving to the mountaius, about two hundred cattle, killing two, men, and compelling the abandonment of the : '' settlement, ' i 'In view of these circumstances, and for th'e purpose of preventing accessions td tho ranks of the hostilu Indians, 1 have, often, after consultation ' with Governor Durkee, desired Col. Totter, commanding the tU. 8. troops in this District, to send two or three companies of soldiers to that portion ef the Territory, to protect the settlements and repel where an engagement ' took further attacks. Col. 1'oUer has teleto Gen. Dodge for' instructions place. Governor Doty was applied to; graphed fa reference to my application. I should and he made a request to'lhe mili- be much pleased ta have an expression d of your views as to tbe policy to be tary officer, at Carap 'Douglass for in this matter. " J'' troops, which were refused. ' " ,F. II. II I AT), Supt, &c. In the following rWnth three men, Telegram to Colonel Potter from one woman and four children, were Gen. ' '' Dodge:1 ' killed by the Indians, and' a large Fort Lb avmwobth, Kansas, ' amount of stock driven off in the ., (.'.', May 2d, 1766. Gen. Pope telegraphs that the Supt. same county. And during the rest of Indian affairs, will, have to depend en of the yea rl865, between 30 and 40 the militia to, compel the Indians to be have. persons were murdered by the sav- ' By command of Gen. Dodge. ages, who made suddea raids from Samukl C. Mack ay, Adjt Gen. , A memorial was sent to Congress the mountaius at different times. Early in 18GC bands of Xavajos and from the Legislative Assembly, dated ... - s, ' par-sue- v : , . on- slaughts in unexpected places, from whence, after slaughtering many persons, they retreated- -' again to the mountains, beiug pursued by the militia, and several battles taking place, in which many Indians bit the dust. Feb. 21st, ;18G3, settiLg forth the above facts and containing a detailed bill of expenses, amounting to and asking for an appropriation to cover the amount. This detailed account was endorsed by the following certificate of Governor Dur kce : v Executive Office, Utah Territory, Slt Lake,City, Jan. 9, 18G9. Charles Durkee, Governor of Utah Territory, do hereby certify that the military service rendered by the militia of this Territory, comprised in the foregoing ao3ount9, was absolutely necessary, and 'was therefore sanctioned and authorized by me at the lime specified, " and that the accounts are Just. ' "u Chablks : - 'I, 1 ' ; ' Durkbs, 'Governor" The memorial is still, awaiting' jthe the In consequence year;18G7 the savages action of Congress. During attacked the settlemests in Washing-to- of the necessity, for paymeoC'of county, as well as in the othev means for furoishiag supplies 'to the counties named, committed horrible milita, our Territorial LegislatureVt atrocities' on females, kjlled Several itsjailji lession: made' an appropria: persons of both sexes, and stole many tion of $G0,O00 for this1' purpose, . ; . ; . .. n " n i : , ' - , ' . ,i',a proceeded, the, Indiaus. making Feb. ITEMS. ' 1 Elk Mountain Utes joined Hack Hawk's band, and committed terrible outrages in all of the counties above named, and the aid of the military being refused, Gen. D. II. Wells ordered out companies of militia, both cavalry and infantry, and despatched them to the scene of hostilities. lle; iuforcements were "added as'the war DAY. II Wednesday, 2d, 1876. were clearly illegal. And their case CorciL: A communication was reshould be noted by all persons wfo ceived from ihv HouneM announcing that have not obtained their full p.tpcrsof Ihey had passed (II F. No. 1,) "a bill Unless some altera-tio- amendatory of and fttppleruxntury to the naturalization. is made in the law, persons hold- charier of Beaver iy." etc., and for. warded the same for the acvion of the ing only first papers, though they Council. The bill was re i t, and on ruo-,may file on laud, cannot regally vote tion passed its first reuJir, und was reat any general election in this Ter ferred to tho committee on municipal inand townsHes. ritory. The foreign born wives of corporations code wss taken up aud the,( The. penal to such persons are equally ineligible second reading concluded, und thefu:- -' vote. ther consideration of the bill was de: We urge it upon all alien resident.? ferred till to morrow. Council adjourned. of Utah who have been five years in the United States, to taka the prope-step- s House: Mr. Peterson acted as chap, at once to secure their full lain. papers, so that they may be able to Mr. Preston petition from exercise all the rights of Amarican the ciiixens of Sniithfield, Cache county, citizens, and cast their influence on nsking for a change in the boundaries of the side of right, in the issue be- their city. Referred to the committe oa tween the old settlers of this Terri- counties. Mr. Thurber presented a petition tory and their enemies, which grows from the inhabitants of Pangwiich and greater, and becomes more clearly its vicinity, asking f r the organization defined every year. of a now county out of Irou county, to be called I'anwitch county. should Read and Tooele of The people coun'y referred to the committee ou countiej. now proceed to legal action, for the Mr. Hatch presented a petition from ousting of the officers of the county C. 'V Tnppan and certain churns of court, whe obtained their positions Salt Lake City, asking that an article of may b inserted in tbe school law, proillegally, and for the those lcsrally elected ofBcers who viding for precinct, coun'y and oiher have been deprived of their positions conventions, for nominating officers, he. Mr. Thurber, of the committee on conspiracy. The same revenue, presented a bill (II. F, No. 18) by a deep-lai- d evidence which gives George Atkin lo provide revenue for the Territory ot" the seat of Re present at he from Too- Utah and the several counties thereof. ele; also 'establishes the illegality of It was read the fir.t time, and on mo- the position and proceedings of thd lion of Mr. l ace, ordered to bo road the second time and 00 eopii-- printed, TOOELE 1XEDIVIVUS. county court of Tooele as at present i Mr. Rovikwood, of the committee on constituted. &c that , trade, agriculture, reported At last the Tooele County contested We desire to see justice and the they bad examined the application of election case' is decided. Mr. Atkin will of the majority prevail, and chi- the recorder of marks and biaude, and takes the seat by virtue of having canery, cunning and foul conspiracy recommended that the committee oa claims and appropriation be instructed received a majority of 403 undisput- frustrated. And we hope, ere l'n:, to insert in the appropriation bill, the the "republic of Tooele'' will be amount of $200 for the ed legal votes. In addition to this that purposes denirsd. and committee so properly represented, not only in the Report read,' accepted ' ' ;' number, 121 votes were cast for him, Legislative Assembly of the Territo- instructed. Report of the recorder of marks and by persons wh.o held full naturali- ry, but in its own local courts and ordered spread on the minutes. brands zation papers, obtained from the the offices of the county. Mr. Call presented a report, of the '.1 committee on roada, bridgrn, &c., rejProbate Courts. Admitting these to ported adversely on the petition of H. be legal, Atkin had a majority of; LOCAL W; Miller and others, for an appropriation to build a road over the Black 524 votes, ' ; Ridge. Report accepted and committee .We take the ground that Probate discharged irom further consideraiioa of Important. Parties interested in the the subject.' Courts were, previous to the passage North Ogden Irrigating Company, should On motion of Mr. Pace the reports ef of the Poland bill, courts of fecord, not not fail to meet on Monday, Feb. 7, the Territorial librarian &jjd directors within the meaning of the Act of of the penitentiary, were ordered to be pursuant to the call "published in toon the minutes. spread Congress relating to, the naturaliza- day's paper. ., ' Mr. RockwooJ, of the committee on tion of aliens Also that if this be municipal corporations, aketf leave to introduce a substitute for the bill loin, the Poland validatdisputed, bill, by Disti'Rmsg thr Trace Two corporate the city of. Ephriiim,, in Saning and confirming all ''previous were up before Mayor Uerrick pete county, and explained the differLeave grauted, judgment and decrees of the Pro- this morning. One, charged with drunk- ence in the two bills. and the bill read -- the firit time, and on bate' Courts, legalized 'the acts of enness, discharging firearms, and dis- motion of Mr, Lyman, ordered read the naturalization performed by, those turbing the peace, was fined $10 The second lime by neptioos. On motion of 'Mr T.iylor the vote to courts. For ' the naturalization of other charged with drunkenness, fined refer the petition of C. W. Tnppan to $5. The fines were paid. on educa ion, was recen. committee the after had been aliens, testimony and on motion of Mr. l'emitse sidered, heard and decided upon, is, we conthe petition was iheu referred to the Amputation. Yesterday afternoon committee on elections. sider, in the' nature both, of a juds-.men- t Dr. Condon, assisted by Drs. Anderson, The bill in relation to justices of the and a decree t of the court Williams and Murphy, amputated the pence was then taken up and further granting the pape-- s, ard making the first joint o' Thomas Stanford's finger, amended, and pending the consideration, was referred back to the committee act as a matter of record, j , which was injured a tew days ago while on judiciary. The question of the right of wo- he was coasting down tbe hill on Fifth Mr. Penro?e. of the committee on men to yoj:e, who otherwise qualified, Street, The operation was very success- grossing, stated that en examining the bill to incorporate the ciy of Nttyhi, are not tax payers, it very easily de- fully 'performed. several errors were discovered. On motion of Mr G rover, tho vote on cided in tho light of the law. The its passage fas reconsidered, und the The C. P. R, bill recommitted to Thk Westkrji TnAixs act which renders it necessary for the committee to U in is still blockaded spite of the en- municipal corporations, Mr. Qiovcr bemale voters to be tax payers, makes efforts of tbe Company to clear ing added lo the committee during lue no reference to women; and the act ergetic the track. We have bad no trains or consideration of (he bill. Mr Pieston gave ttotico that women the elective conferring upon mails from the West for four dnys. As he would move lor morning franchise, does not include that deputation from Corinne were ,' Adjourned. among the necessary qualifications of checkmated in their efforts to misrepresent the Utah Northern in regard to the women voters. , ' ; A very large proportion of the blockade on tbat road, we would respecttheir hands votes cast for Mr. Foote, were polled fully suggest that they try ESTRAY raOTiCE. at making the 'fur fly" for the C. P by persons whose names are not on Company. As they profess to be very the tax lists, It is argued by some influential at Washington, who knows HAVE TN MY POSSESSION THK FOLLOW. that those persons were liable to pay but they might save their town by act- rI 1NO il'rilx(J ahinialf. wlii'-l- if ixit claimed rd'1 taken hwhv w.tliin ton fuy, will bo wld taxes Cot can they be reasonably ing promptly ia the matter? Tnedn", tfh 8th, nt U p.ut at tiio ftmjf Pound, Br piiiini y. called tax payers, if there is no evion left Oue whitu 2 ?nr old tMr. branded . ! - TWENTY-FOUIIT- ' .' - This was a great mistake, and their votes, under our present statutes, , :;',:" ' law. s They organized a force of about and drove the Indians back men eighty to Grand River, killing about one third selves. - that this was in accordance with I i . , tran-sten- ts , , : - sea-sio- ns. tax-payin- , g -- i dence in existence, that they have paid any taxes? .We think not. They are reported by the' assessor and collector, as persons who, in their own showing, possessed no taxable property. There is no evidence that And ; we hey even paid a pell tax. believe no unprejudiced psrson will dispute that, under these circumstances, the parties referred to were not taxpayers within the mecning of the har, and, though they may have considered themselves eligible, were therefore not entitled to vote." the , .Several persons, voted on strength of first papers, believing ' This popular Hamper's .Magazixe. been delayed has for monthly February, afew days ovtr the usual time in order to publieh tbe first book of George Eliot's new novel, "Daniel Deronda"- - a stoty of modern English life. This installment alone is sold in EngUud for more than one dollar in gold, and is given simultaneously to tbe readers of Harper's Magitzin?, without materially ' nmii:liniK the usual number or varie y of. the other contributions to that period icrtl , . .This number is brimful of interesting and instructive matter and we cordially recouitueud it 'o all who delight in reading a choice selection of articles on varioQs subjects by popular auihors. .,' jaw, blyich brand on left hukler, lft born. M & N on Tar old cr.vr, nppwr half crop off 'ft ear, Ulotoli brand on Kliotildcr. left liip, S rwniMing N oa Ono black 3 year old, crop ofl rljiht, and two notclien in rnd of left ear, brrnded M n U.tt hip. On- - red 4 year bid cow, crop ufT loft, nmlor and upper notch in riijht ear. One lnwn 3 yer old heifer, lmlf under ciop i off Icf ai'd fplit iu right ear. One red 2 year old Hteer, crop off left cplit in rlklit ear. I'rund on left hip. hnh of tail whib. Ohe red 'I year o!d bull, iiuder split in leli car. One blnck and wnite year old sieer, ivop und upper cut in left, up) er rut iu left, upper slop olf right ear. branded O on luft hip. One red 8 year old bull, lett horn drooped, crop f ff mi'' ""idc- - hithln.iu right, uuder cut iu left ear, on hht On t,"1 lr iixi le 4 year old stenr, hole in left, nnier bpe and hole t.".rn out in ri'.'ht ear, branded resembling Ron left hiji, tnl timlied. One red 6 jearold cw crop nffr-jthtequare c n re cut in loft imt, branded J It on ! tt hip aud One rwl 7 rlpht, iwallow fork in I lft , i brn' , '.' iUo.., . in forehea'1; bay 2 year old mare colt, star , -both left feet whit . On - I . A. MAT)?ON, I'iMrirt Pouudkefper. Brigham City. Jan. 2Sth, 1S70. ! |