The Kanzas news., 1857-12-26
The Kanzas News.
s.TURDAY=::DEcEMBER es, 1851.
The Mormon Imbrogllo.

mons, we take it, will not be an easy victory.
Men, ignorant as the great masses of thai
singular people are, imbued with the spirit
of the worst form of fanaticism, that of re-
Ipion, and fighting for that and their homes,
will, we opiRe, make desperate resistance
to the present i'll arranged attack upon them.
They have a country admirably adapted to
a defensive warfare; a people Injured to
hardships, anawith the wealth they possess,
and the shrewd and cunning intellects that
WELD the power of their church, Uncle Sam
may not find the task of subduing them a
short or pleasant one. That our readers
may fully understand the present position OF
affairs, as relates to Utah, we have prepared
a digest of all the information yet received.
Brigham Young has issued the following
PROCLAMATION against the United States
troops, who are ordered not to advance into
4he Territory:
Citizens of UtaH-We are invaded by a
hostile force, who are evidently assailing us
TO toaccomplish our overthrow and destruction.
For the last twenty-five years we have trust
ed officials of the government, from consta-
bIes and justices, to judges, governors and
presidents, only to be scorned, held in de-
rision, insulted and betrayed. Our houses
have been plundered and then burned, our
fields laid waste, our principal men butch
cred 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 were denied
them in the boasted 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 pertain upon US as American
citizens were extended to Utah according to
the spirit and meaning thereof. and fairly
and impartially administered, it is all that we
could ask-all that we have ever asked.
Our opponents have availed themselves of
prejudice existing against US. because of our
religious faith, to sen out formidable host
to accomplish our destruction. We have
had no privilege nor opportunity of defend
ing ourselves from the false, foul and uni Just
aspersions against Us before the nation. The
government has not condescended to cause
an investigating committee, or other person,
to be sent to inquire into and ascertain the
truth, as is customary in such cases. We
know those aspersions to be false but that
avails us nothing. We are condemned un-
heard, and forced to an issue with an armed
mercenary mob, which has been sent against
US at the instigation of anonymous letter
writer's, ashamed to father the base, SLAM
derous falsehoods which they have given to
the public-of corrupt officials, who have
brought false accusations against us to
screen themselves in their own infamy, and
of hireling priests and bowling editors, who
prostitute the truth for filthy lucre's sake.
The issue which has thus been forced upon
US eompels 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, to our families, re-
quires us not to tamely submit to be driven
and slain without an attempt to preserve
ourselves. Our duty to our country, our
holy religion, our God, to freedom and lib
erty, requires that we should not quietly
stand still and see those fetters forging
around US, which are calculated to enslave
and bring US in subjection to an unlawful
military despotsm, such as can only ema-
nate, in a country of constitutional law,
iron usurpation, tyranny and oppression.
Therefore |, Brigham Young. Governor
and Superintendent of Indian affairs for the
Territory of Utah, in the name of the peo-
pie of the. United States, IN the Territory of
Utah, forbid,
First-All armed forces, of every descrip-
ton, from coming into this Territory, under
any pretence whatever.
Second-That all the forces in said Terri
tory hold themselves in readiness TO march
at moments notice to repel any and all
such invasion.
Third-Martial law is hereby declared to
exist in this Territory, from and after the
publication of this proclamation; and no
person shall be allowed to pass or pass
INTO or through or from this Territory with
out permit from the proper officer.
Given under my hand and seal, at Great
Salt Lake City. Territory of Utah, this ff-
teenth day of September, A. D. eighteen hun
Gred and ifty-seyen, and of the Independ-
oence of the United States of America the
eighty second. BRIGHAN YouNe.
The New York Herald, of Nov. 18th,
DAs the following from Washington
dispatches were received by the State
apartment to-day, from Chief Justice Ech-
Uss; OF Utah. dated at Camp Sweetwater, 81
Ii,ies I east of the South Pass, Oct. 18th,
;n aoo'. Judge Echols says an express has
!uSt arrived from Green River, and reports
ruA' on the night of Oct. 9TH. train of 26
masohs was captured by the Mormons. 25
,;n I'les from the Pacific Spring. At the same
D.. tie TWO other trains were taken near Green
M' M'ef-'n all rs wagons and loadings The
tSrnons I.oa said they had 700 men there, and
"Oo more at Salt Lake City. Col. Alexan-
sdr Is eneamped at Hams Fort, 50 miles in
a'ahce of the front train, which is de-
etIOYeG- H. G.. n 400