Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-11-25

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eral authority, and Z prepazsd 4oe va. The CIV
eminent wfll and y 10 sAty tatk g reduce ths y
mons to .ubnission. Tbs following. from the Sac
ramento Age Of lste dap, wfi give ssuns i1ss Of
tho power and resources Of these rsbe|s:x sess.ss
AT the order of their leader and prophet they
can muster Is zoe men, armed with Do most s1c
tive instruments III destruction. They kavs mahy
thousands Of the finest horses trained to camp ser
vice--They have foundry where cannon and shells
cast; powder mill and factory, where revolt
wing rifles and pistols are manufactured, equai to
those made ut Hartford They have every munition
IF war and necessary provisions aud means Of TRIMS
portation within themselves, and even the women
and children instructed in the use Of arms Add
10 this their geographical position. To reach Salt
Lake from the East it is necessary to pass through
canon Of twenty five miles, under hills steep and
rocky that dozen en,couid huf4 doxn IN ays-
lanche of stones on an approaching caravan; And,
even in the event Of several thousand troops reach
ing the valley, the beseged, with their herds, would
take to the mountains, and reinforced by their saw
age allies, would in turn besege their besiegers spd
cut off supplies until the invaders had starvedd0t
They have it is said, 1900 Indian allies, whom
they are ready to furnish with arms and horses on
an emergency.-These Indians are partially instTuc-
ted in the Mormon religion, enough to make them
supeusttous nregard to the God of superior race,
yet modifying none Of their ferocity." i"r
. Bflg02mS prOClam0COn ID as lOllOWS:
= GovERNoR's OFFICE, Utah Territory
Great Salt Lake City, September 20. 1857 :
To the Officer Commanding tho Forces noD Isvsding
Utah Territory.
SIR: By reference to the act of Congress passed
September 1850, organizing the Territory Of Utah,
you will find the following:
SEC. g. And be it further es0cted, That the exc
cutve power and authority in and said terrific
~ Of Utah shall be vested in governor, who shall
hold his office for four years and until his successor
shall be appointed and qualified, unless sooner re-
moved by the President Of the United States. The
governor shall reside within said Territory, shall be
commandment -chief of the militia thereof, &c.
am still the governor and superintendent of In
dian affairs for the Territory, successor having
been appointed and qualified, IS provided by law,
nor have l been removed by the President of the
United States. By virtue Of the authority thus
vested in me, have issued and forwarded to you 1
copy of my proclamation forbiddng the entrance of
armed frces into the Territory. This you have dis
regarded. I now further direct that you retire
forthwith from the Territory; by the same route
you entered. Should you deem this impracticable
and prefer 10 remain until spring in the vicinity Of
your present encampment-Black Ford, on Green
river; you can do 70 in peace and unmolested on
condition that you deposit your arms and ammun-
ton with Lewis Robinson, quartermaster general of
the Territory, and leave in the spring the
condition of the roads will permit You to march
and should you fall short of provisions they can be
furnished You upon making the proper application
therefor. ..,...--. -.-.-.-..,
General D. H. Wells will forward this and receive
any communication you may have to make.
Very respectfully, --
BRIGHAM YOUNG, =
Governor and Superintendent of Indian Affairs.
The following is the proclamation referred to by
Brigham Young:
Proclamation by the Governor.
CITIZENS OF UTAH: We are invaded by hostile
force, who are evidently assailing as to accomplish
our overthrow and destruction. For twenty five
years we have trusted officials of the government
from constables and justices to judges, governors,
inspted, and betrayed. Our houses have been
plundered and then burned, our fields laid waste,
our principal butcheIed while under the
pledged faith of the government for their safety and
our families driven from their homes to find that
shelter in the barren wilderness and that protection
among hostile savages which denied them in the
boosted abodes of Christianity and civilization.
The constitution of our common country guaran
ties unto US all that we do now or have ever claim
ed. II the constitutional rights which pertain unto
US American citizens were extended to Utah accord
ing to the spirit and meaning thereof and fairly and
mpartialy administered it is all that we could ask
all that we have ever asked s.50.sf.
Our opponents have avaled themselves of preju-
dice existing against MS, because of religious
faith, to send out formidable host to accom- sh
portuny of defending ourselves from the FALSE FOUL
and unjust aspersions against US before the nation.
The government has not condescended to cause an in
vestigating committee other person to be sent to
inquire into and ascertain the truth is customary
in such cases. We know those aspersons to be
false but that avails us nothing. We condemn
ed unheard, aud forced to an issue with armed
mercenary mob, which has been sent against US at
the nstigaton of anonymous letter writers, ashan.
ed to father the base sanderons !alsshoods which
they have given to the public-of corrupt officials,
who have brought false accusations against to
screen themselves in their infamy. and of hire.
ling priests and bowling editors who prostitute the
truth for filthy lucre's sake. :.
The issue which has thus been forced upon US
compels to resort to the great first law of seEpre
servation and stand in our defence-a right guaran-
tied to US by the genius Of the institutions Of our
country and upon which the government is based.
Our duty to ourselves, to our families, requires us
not to tamely submit to be driven and slain without
an attempt to preserve ourselves. Our duty to our
country holy religion, our God, to freedom and
liberty that should not quietly stand still andsee
those letters forging around us which cslcula.
ted to ensave and bring us in subsection to On un-
lawful military despotism, such as can only emanate,
ia country of constitutional law from usurpation
: Therefore, I, Brigham Young, governor and su.
perintendent Of Indian affairs for the Territory of
Utah. in the of the people of the United States
in the Territory Of Utah, forbid ,..se ,.a.t.
First, -ail armed forces of every description from
coming Unto this Territory, under any pretence
whatever, III =. -.sa. .--.g
Second, that all the forces in said Territory hold
themselvesin readiness to march at moments notice
to repel any and all such invasions 49,.
Third, martial law is hereby declared to exist in
this Territory from and after the publication Of this
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