The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1857-11-27
Fron he Is, Y. iiefald Of the 1881
THE MORMON WAR,
Important Dispatches from tine
Army 20 Utah Brigham Young 8
Declaration cf War and HIS
pnnaonn Whosafor

HeagOns Th0fefOr,
Wksmvoro4 Nof. r. 1851 4
Col J5hhston's leilor together with
Col Aleakanders, was received ut The |
War Department to-day, confirming tho |
destfaetion of lbe supply trains; also
lettof and proclamation from. brigham
Young, which / herewith send you, and
Col Aexandefs reply.
Col Alexander was within thirty miles
Of Fort Dridger, which place is occupied
BY Mormon troops. when be received che
following letter from Brigham Young,
dmough tie commander OF tho "Na0yno
Lagionf'A
GovERSoa's Orr Oh, uffu IEemronya
CRrr SNhr LNe CRY, SpL ~, 1861.
10 The OGc6r ComatqaRhg the Forces
non KaUdding Olah 16r1iorgi-
sm-By reference TO The not Of Con
gross PASSED Sept q, 1850, organizing
The Territory Of Ulah, you will fnd The
following.
SIC =. And be ID farther euac cd, chat
tho executive powerand authority 10 and
over said Tertiary Of Utah shall be vested
in n Governor, who shall hold his Office
for four years, and until his successor
shall be appointed and qualified, unless
sooner removed by the President Of the
United States. Tho Governor shall ro-
side within said Territory, shan be Com
mandor in.chiof Of tho militia thereof,
&c, &c.
] am SIN tho Governor and Superin-
tcndont Of Indian Affairs for tho Terri.
| tory, no successor having been appointed
land qualified, as provided by law, nor
/ have / been removed by The President Of
ltho United States. BY virtue Of the au.
| thority thus vested in me, have issued
aud forwarded to you O copy Of my proc
Ilamatoa forbiddng The entrance Of arm
ed forces into The Territory This you
| have disregardcd. ] now further dioct
1 that YOU rstiro forthwith from the Terri
tory by tho Same route YOU entered.---
! SlAuld YOU deem this impwctic ble, and
prefer TO remain until spring in tho vi
Icini.y Of your present oncampweat--.
Black Fork on Green Riyer-you can do
so in peace and uumolested, on condition
that YOU deposit your arms and ammuui-
ltion with Lewis Robinson, Quar,ermas-
ter General Of the Territory, and leave
I'm tho spring as soon as the condition Of
1.-The roads Will permit you TO march; and
Ishoul you tall short Of provisions, they
can be furnished you upon making the
proper application therefor.
| Gen. ID. H. Wells will forward .his and
lr3ceive any communication you may
have TO make. Very respectfully,
BRIGHAM YOUNG,
Coy. and Sup't Of Indian Affairs.
Tho following is Tho proclamation re
forrod to by Brigham Young:
P8ocLANArIoN ny THE GOVERNOR,
CirxENs or UTAm-We arc invaded
lby n hostile force, who are evidently rs.
sailing us to accomplish our overthrow
and destruction For tho last twenty-five
years we have trusted officials Of the
government, from oonsables aud justices
10 Judges, Governors and Presidents
only 10 bo aoornad, hold in dorision, in
sltod and betrayed. Our houses hay,
been plnlered and then burned, oui
fields laid waste, our principal men butch
cred while uuder the pledged faithiof tbC
government for their safety, and ourfam'
ilies driven from their homes to Gud tba
shelter in the barron wilderness, and tina
protection amongst hostile sayoges, whicl
worn denied lhom in the booslod Obodel
lo( Christianity and oiyization.
The Constitution Of our common coun
try guarantees unto us all that we do now
or hure ever claimed. If tho constitu
tional rights which pertain unto us a,
( iAmerican citizens were extended toUtal
according to tho spirit and meaning there
Of, aud filly aud impartially administer
ed, it Is all that nc could ask--all that We
have ever asked.
Our opponents have availed themselves
Of prejudice existing against us, because
Of our religious faith, TO send out a for.
milable host to accomplish our destruc.
ton. We have had no privilege nor op
porluuity Of defending ourselves from the
false, foul. and unjust Opersious against
ua before the nation. Tho Government
has not oondescended to cause an investi
eating committee or other person to b,
sent to inquire into and ascertain the
truth, as is customary in such oases,--
We know those aspersious arc lalsej bu
that ayails us nothing, We arc con
demuod uphoard, aad forced to an issu,
with en- armed merceupry mob, whol
has been sent against rs NJ the ips,iga
cation Of anonymous letter writer's
ashamed to father tho base. slanderoui
talsehoods which they have given TO thO
publio-of corrupt Officials, who hay,
brought fdso accusations against us /,
screen themselves in their own iniamy
and Of hiroling priests and bowling edi
tors, Who prostitute tho truth for filthy
luore's sake.
Thelssue which has thus been forcol
upon us, oompels MS to resort to the grea
irsi law Of selfprescryaIion, aud slanC
in our own doCeuoe--a right guarantee
unto us by tho geuius OF iho institutions
Of our country, and upon which the Gov
ermopl is based. Oar duty to ourselves
to our families, requires us not 20 tameh
submit to be driven aud slain without al
attempt 10 preserve ourselves, Our duty
to our country, our holy religion, on
! God, to freedom and liberty, requires tha
we should not quietly stand slill aud SCI
| those fypors forging around us whicl
4 ... f...1.N.T . 1..-. a..1 2