Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1857-12-03
THE MORMON WAR.
Important Dispatch from tie Army
for Uad-Bigham Young's De
claratson of Var and his Reasons

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i claratson of Var and his Rsasol
2 Therefor.
WASHINGTON, Nov. II, 1857.
: Col. Johnstcn's letter, togeth,
with Col. Alexander's, was receive
t at the War Department To-day, Col
!. firming the destruction Of the suppl
trains; also letter and proclamatio
from Brigham Young, which | here
with send you, and Col. Alexander
reply.
i Col. Alexander was within thirt,
miles of Fort Bridger, which place
occupied by Mormon troops, when b
received the following letter iron
Brigham Young. through the com
hmander of the sNauvoo Legion
GovERNoR's OFFICE. UTAH TERRIroRYl
GREAT SALT LAKE CRY,
September 20, 1857.
70 the Officer Commanding the For
/ ces noa0 hrading Utah Territory:
SIR-By reference to- the act Of
Congress passed Sept. g.. 1850, or
ganizing the Territory Of Utah. you
! will fiud the following:
! SEC. 2. And be it further enacted,
that the executive power and author
ity in and over said Territory of o.
tab shall be vested in a Governor,
who shall hold his office for fouryears,
anc until his successor shall be ap-
pointed and qualified, unless sooner
removed by the President of the T.
nited States. The Governor shall re-
side within said territory, shall be
Commander-in-Chief Of the militia
thereof, sc.
Fam still the Governor and Su-
perintendent Of Indian Affairs for
the Territory, no successor having
been appointed and qualified, as pro-
vided by law, nor have / been re-
moved by the President of the Uni
ted States BY virtue of the au-
thority thus vested in me, ! have If
sued and forwarded to you copy OK
my proclamation forbidding the en-.
trance of armed forces into the Ter
ritory. This you have disregarded.
] now further direct that you retire
forthwith from The Territory, blythe
same route you entered. Should
you deem this impracticable, and pre-
fer, to remain until spring in the Vi
cinity of your present encsmpment
Fork on Green River-you
can do so in peace and unmolested,
on condition that you deposit your
arms and ammunition with Lewis Rob-
inson, Quartermaster General of the
Territory. and leave in the spring as
soon as the condition oi 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
Gen. D. H. Wells Will forward ttisi
and receive any communication you
may bave to make.
Very respectfully,
BRIGHAM YOUNG.
Governor anil Superintendent of
Indian Affairs. S zflep i
The following is the proclamation
to by Brigham Young: )
PRocLaMATIoN OF THE GOVERNOR.
CITzENs OF UTAH- We are inya-
ded by hostile force, who are evi-I
IDENTIFY assailing us to accomplish our
overthrow and destruction. For the
last twenty-five years we have trust
ed officials Of the Government, from
consiables and justices, Gov rpors and
Presidents, only to be scorned, held
in derision, insnited and betrayed
Our houses have been piundered and
then burned, our fields laid waste,
our principal men butchered while
under the pledged faith of the Gov
ernment for their safety, and our
families driven from their homes to
find that shelter, 10 the. barren Wild
erness and that protection among hos
tile savagrs which we're denied them
in the boosted abodes Of Christianity
and civilization.
The constitution Of our common
country guarantees unto US all that
we do now or have ever claimed. If
the constitutional rights which per-
tain unto us as American citizens
were extended to Utah according to
The spirit aud meaning thereof, and
fairly and impartiaily administered, 1t
is all that we have ever asked.
Our opponents have availed them