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Show UTAH. 1 sarv at such places to reserve the peace and to keep the Indians in subjection. A A . There is no reason why persons and property should be any the l e s ~ secure in the neighborhood of the troops, nor is there any reason why p,eaceabZe citizens should object to their presence. If it is your inten-tion to preserve peace, the troops will not interfere with you ; but if you intend otherwise, then it is necessary that the troops should be on the ground to enforce it. - It is much to be recretted that such a state of affairs should exist : and it is always withireat reluctance that we arrive at the conclusion that American citizens should, at any time, require the strong arm of power to compel obedience to the law, or that a subordinate officer should so far forget his duty as to use his official position to injure one portion of hiu fellow-citizens, and to alienate another portion from loyalty to their government. But when convinced of the existence of such facts, the Chief Executive has no alternative left but to crush out rebellion. and for this auruose all the powers of the -g overnment are placed nider his controi. ' Your claim for double salary cannot be allowed ; for even if it did not come in conflict with the general rule which forbids the payment of two salaries at tllc uame tirnso the Hame person, pet you couldhot be entitled to it. for t l ~ ere ason that vou became sonerinteudent of Indian affnirs by viitue of your appoin~ment as of the Territory; and itlthoi~ghth ese offices have since been separated, yet you had not, at the date nf your communication, been relieved from the duties ap-pertaining to them. Your other accounts will be examined into, and, whenever it shall be ascertained that the expenditure was properly made, they will be paid, should Congreas make an appropriation for that purpose. You say : "The department has often manifested its approval of the management of the Indian affairs in this superintendency, and never its dinapproval." The reverse of this is the fact. This office has often found fault with your conduct, and to prove this it is only neces-sary to quote yom own language. One extract from your communi-cation to this office, dated " Great Salt Lake city, June 26, 1855," will suffice. You then say : " For the last two years I have experi-enced the greatest difficulty in getting my accounts adjusted at the department, and, when they have finally been so ad~usted,t hat it has been done by swrpeding and d6allowing a great portion thereof." Many similar extracts might by given, but this is sufficient to estab lish the incorrectness of your statement, that this office had never manifested its disapproval of your conduct. I have the honor to be, very respectfully, your obedient servant, J. W. DENVER, Comna~sa'mw. His Excellency BRIQHAYXO UNG, Cread Salt Lake City, Utah !i'&tory. |