New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-11-19
THE MORMON REBELLION

Some interesting documents have been received by
tie War Department from the commander OF the Ctsh
expedition, among them letter srd proclamation from
Brigham Young.
Col. Alexander was within thirty miles Of For.
Bridger, which place i, occupied by Msrmon troops
when be received t5e following letter from Bcsha
Ycurg, through he commander OF the "Nauvoo
Legion"
GovERSoR's OFFICE. UrAH TsssiroRY,}
To ne officer Commanding he FO,ce' .OU Harding U'lh
Sin: BY reference to the a.. of Congress passed
Sept. g. 1850 organizing the Territory Of Ussh, yoa
will find the following:
SIC 1ndbe II further enacted That The executive power
IN GoTernS who shall scd hi. ooe Tor four years
biz Is h ,Pp0SS the ga qp1Sa . f.:
resde within ,sa Territory shall be connardeTn Chief
Of the militia thereof &c"
lam still the Governor and Superintendent Of Ia
dian Ass for the Territory NO succes sor having been
appointed and qualified, provided by law, nor have
been removed by the Prefldent Of tue aei STATES
BY virtue Of the authority thus vested in me- have
is-ut d snd forwarded 10 you copy OF my proczus'
ton fCIbiddpg the entrauce Of armed forces toto the
T, nlioyy. This you have disrega,ded. Inow further
dire CT that you retire forthwith from the Territory By
the same route you entered. Should you deem this
mpraecsble and pre- fer TO remain until Spring in ths
vicinity Of your pTefent tpcampDent-Blsck Fork on
Green River-you do 90 ia peace sGd unnolsst9d,
on copctiob that you deposit your arms aud smmuri
lion with Lewis Robinson, QusrtsIm aster-G slersl or
the Territory and leave in the Spring on as toe
condition Of the roads will permit You to march, AID
sbt uld you fail short OF provisions they be fur
nished you upon making the proper application there
for.
Gen. d. II. Well, will forward tbs and receive any
counul cs;ion you msy have to make.
Governor and Superintendent; OF Indian AntIs.
The following is the proclamation referred 70 by
Brigham Yourg:
PROCLAMATION BY The GOVERNOR.
CITIZENS OF UTAH: We are invaded by hostile
force who evidently assailing 10 piss
overthrow and destruction. For the last twenty-five
wears we have trusted officials of toe government,
fos. Constables and Justices 10 Judges, Governors
AID Presidents oply 70 be scorned held il de-i.In,
iCsul,ed and betrayed. Our houses have been pldn-
oered an6 then burned, fslds laid waste our pin
cips butehered while under the pledged faith OF
tie Government for their safety, a1d our families
driven from their homes 20 find that shster IN the n
zen wilderness ard that protection among hostile ssy-
ages which denied them Il the boassd s5o6es Of
Christianity aud civilization.
Tie Constitution Of our common county guarantees
unto Us all that we do now or have ever claimed. II
the constitutional rights which pertain un:o as
American citizens were extended to Utsh according -
the shirt and meaning thereof AID fairly AID
aly administered, il is all toat We could ask-s that
we have ever asked.
y Our opuopents hsve awaited themselves Of p--il-
dice existing sganstus because OF our reis faith,
10 send out formidable host 70 accomplish cur de-
sructios We hsve had no privilege nor OPP 1,.u7iy
sf def ndipg ourselves from the fse fou and unust
ssper.ops against Us before the nstion. The Gve-o-
men, has not oondssceIded 10 cause 50 Investigate;
eou mitlee or oher person 10 be sent TO inquire .ato
and ascertain the truth as is customary 10 su y ossss.
We know those espeIs0rs 10 be false, bu. h.t Az ,ls
Us nothing. We are condemned uohesFd snd f.. ed
10 an issue With an armed msrcsrs-y mob, which has
been sent az ain,t ~ st the ipgston Of anonymous
letter writers sshsLied to father the bsss, ssnae-ou.
fslst heods which they have given &c the public Of
corrupt officials, who have brought fsss sccusa,ioas
again It Us to screen themselves 10 their afany,
and of heling priests ard bowling editors, WAC pies
.itu'e the tIu,h fvr filthy lucres sake.
The Issue which bss thus been forced upon u con-
pes 10 resort 10 the grest fret lsw of self p-eserg
ton, and stand in our own defenres right guaranteed
unto by he geru. Of The institutions Of eur eoun
Try, ard upon which the government is based. Oar
eu'y TO Ourselves % our families requires Is not 10
isaely submit 10 BE driven sId slAn vi.hou, "a e.