Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1857-11-28

We publish in this weeks issue Brigham
Yeung's proclamation to the people of the
United States in the Territory of Utah .
in fFhieh he declares martial Law in the Ter
ritary, and assumes The air Of injured inno-
cence, upbraiding the Federal Government
fer not having coudosoended' to send an
embassy TO investigate his harcm-denoun-
cling anonymous writer's for exposing his
vilenees 20 the nation, and bowling edi-
'ars tor condemuing that yileness. The
cool impndenee of this proclamation sur
pafses anything that has ever emanated c.
ven from the VIGOROUSLY inpudent and
"earipg Brigham Young. All through the
proclamation, which itself amounts to an
open declaration Of war, he processes the
most profound submission and respect for
TIE constitution AID laws ef the United
States. Eo commences letter to Colonel
Alexander b quoting clause from au act
1t Congress- organizing the Territory of T.
'eb, which vests the executive power over
faid Territory il a Governor who shall
held his Office for four ye,ri and until his
successor shall be appointed and qualified,
unless sooner removed By the President Of
'he United States" He goes on to say
that he is still Governor of Utah, no sue
eesaor having been appointed and qualified
The part about the appointment is false--a
successor disappointed by Mr. Pierce and
he did not qualify because Gov Young, in
> manner objectionable and which itself
deserved punishment, refused TO obey the
command Of the Federal Administration -
lie then directs Col. Alexander to leave
the Territory by the same route which he
entered, Or if he should deem this imprae-
'jcable and preferred to remain where he is
until Spring, he could do so on condition
lie deposited his arms and ammunition with
Lewis Robinson The Quartcrmaater of the
Territory. And.this is the language that
creature Of the Federal Executive dares
20 use towards his master, and evidently in
tends 1t not as an empty threat, but has ac-
fuaily raised aud equipped an army to en-
force those commands. Verify, if Brigham
Young does net suffer for high treason
when caught, and no expense ought to be
fpared to arrest him, then the law against
high treason is a dead letter on the statute
book But, We are not sorry for this overt
act of resistance on the part Of Brigham
Young are rather glad that, in spite of
hia cunning, he has at last given tb2 gov
e'nment on opportunity Il purge thc eoua,ry
Of AZ aboninatica which has called aloud
for Vengeance .foF SO long tine. Be are
fla3 tAat ander lie administration IF James
Beahan2g, the morals anI deeeaeF If our
country viii he indicated IN The eyes Of the
world. Il Brigham Young determines, az
be ln'ima.es, that be wiil, in MS proeams.-
ton. to oppose the Government to the las.
extremity. il will doubtless cost much mon
ey-and blood to conquer him, his whole
available force allies included, has been es.
timatod at, from twenty to twenty Eve thou
sand men. we'll armed and equipped. Such
q force we'll commanded, and with such an
immense country to fall back upon, will
certainly cause much trouble The little
sSnly which has already been sent out, may
be orerfowcred. and then the Government
will have the blood of its gallant soldiers to
svenge as veil as its dignity to sindoate,
snd When the people Of the Union are thor
enghly aroused Brigham Young can hardly
be senseless enough as to hope to come off
Victorious in the end, in such an unequal
contest