Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1857-12-03
.pAYHTREIILR,. TENN THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1857.

lselyes of prejudice existing agains
j Jus, because Of our religious faith, t
send out, a formidable host to accom-
, plish our destruction. We have ha
no privilege or opportunity of idefsn
ding ourselves from the false, fou
and unjust aspersions against us be
fore the nation. The governmen
has not condescended to cause an in
vestigating committee or. ether per
sons to be sent to inquire into and as
certain the trath, as is customary ii
such cases. We know those asper
sions to be false; but that ayails u:
nothing. We are condemned, un.
heard, and forced to an issue with an
armed mercenary mob, which has
been sent against usat the ilystigation
of anonymous letter writer's, asbam
ed to father the base, slanderous false
hoods which they have given to the
public-of corrupt officials, who have
brought false accusations against us to
screen themselves in their own infa-
my, and Of hirsling priests and, howl
ing editors, who prostitute the truth
for filthy lucre's sake.
The issuewhic5 has thus been forced
upon us compels us.to resort to the
great first law Of self preservation. and
stand,in our own defence-a right
guaranteed unto US by the genius
of the institutions Of our country,
and upon which the government is
based, Our duty to ourselves, toour
families, requires us not to iamely
submit to be driven and slain without
an attempt to preserve ourselves
Our duty to our country, eur holy
religion, our God, to freed)m and
liberty, requires that We should not
quietly stand still and see those fst-
ters forging around us which are cal
cnlated to enslave and bring us in
subjeetion TO, an, unlawful military
such as can only emanate,
in a country of constitutional law,
from usurpation, tyranny and oppres-
sion.
Therefore 1, Brigham Young, Gov.
erno or and Superintendent of Indian
Affairs for the, Territory of Utah, in
The name of the people of the Uni.
ted States, in the Territory Of Utah,
yorbide
First-an armed forces Of every
description from coming into this
Territory, under any pretence whatey- +
II. .3.
Second-That all the forces in said
Territory hold themselves in readi-
ness to march at a moments notice
o repel any and all such invasion.
Third Martial law is hereby de-
,lared to exist in this Territory from
md after the publication of this pro-
.lamation. and no person shal! De al
owed to pass or re.pass into or
trough or from this Territory without
permit from the proper officer.
Given under my hand and seal, Of
,reat Salt Lake City, Territory of
Jtab, this fifteenth day Of Septem-
,er, A.. D: eighteen hsndred and fif-
y.seven, and of the Independence of
be United States of America the
Eighty second. So
r7-4 BRIGHAM YOUNG.
The following is: Col. Alexander's
eply to Brigham Young:
HEADQUARTERS l0rH REG TlNFANTRY
CAMP WINFIELD, soN HAMS Fork, RI I,
Is October 2, 1857. {
Brigham Youny, Esq, Gun Of Utah Terrltary'
SlR:- have the honor. to acknOwi-
,dge the receipt Of your communica-
ion of Sept. 25, 1857, with two cop
es of a proclamation and one Of the
avs Of Utah. and have given it an at
entive consideration. / am at PRES
mt the senior and commanding Off
,er of the troops of the United States
It this point. and ! will submit your
etterto the General commanding as
,oon as he arrives here. t,
In the meantime. I have only to-
,ay that. these troops are here by the
rider Of the President Of the United
States, and their further movements
md operations will depend entirely
lpon orders issued by competent mlls
tary authority ty.ss.;.a ~i,l 7,
Very. spectfully,. ,..,.a
E. B. ALEXANDER.
Among the documents is letter
rom Col. Johnston, dated from the
-, s4lxx Throa IVincrc Of ftio