Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1857-11-26
The Mormon Rebellion Confirmed

49, e-.sss e. sss s4As 4lassas 3
: The Mornnon Rebellion Confirmed.
Brigham Yonng's Hostile Aaitude-Progress
Of the United STATS Troops-Brigham Declares
Martial LaW--TSe Declaration Considered eai
Act Of Var. /
The Mormon newsis the existing topic at the
Capital and in Cabinet Council. But for the
winter season at hand an army of 10 600 or Isl
000 men would be dispatched at once to Utah.
A proclamation viii be issued declaring the
Territory of Utah in State of rebellion to the
Government of the United States.
Colonel Alexander was within thirty miles of
Fort BrigGner, which place is occupied by Nor
mon troops, when be received the following LETT
Ter from Brigham Young, through the comman-
der ofthe 'Nauvoo Legion.' W
GOVERNORS OFFICE, UTAH TER,
Great Salt Lake City, Sept,as57
To the Officer Commanding the Forces nop Inra-
ding Utah Territory: g3&
SIR:-By reference to the act of Congress pass
ed Sept. 8 1850, organizing the Territory of
Utah, you will find the following.
Sec. 2, And be it further enacted, that the ex-
eeutive power and authority in and over said
Territory of Utah shall be vested in aGovernor,
who shall bold his Office for four years, and until
his successor shall be appointed and qualihed,
unless sooner removed by the President of the
United States. The Governor shall reside with.
in said Territory, shall be commandments OF
the militia thereof, &c, &c.
am still the Governor and Superintendent
of India Affairs of the Territory, no successor
having been appointed and qualified, as provid-
ed by law, nor have been removed by the Pres
ident of the United States. BY virtue of the
authority thus vested in me, have issued and
forwarded to you copy of my proclamation
forbidding the entrance of armed forces into the
Territory. This you have disregarded. Inow
further direct that you retire forthwith from the
Territory, by the same route you entered
Should you deem this impracticabe, and prefer
to remain until spring in the vicinity of your
present eneampment-Black Fork on Green
River-you can do so in peace and unmole sted,
on condition that you deposit your arms and
munitions with Lewis, Robinson, Quartermas-
ter General of the Territory, and leave in the
spring as soon as the roads ill permit you TO
march; and should you fall short of provisions,
they can be furnished you upon making the
proper application therefor.
General ID. II. Wells will forward this and
receive any communication you may have to
make. Very Respectively,
BRIGHAM YOUNG.
Governor and Sup't of Indian Affairs.
PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR
CITIZENS OF UTAH.-We are invaded by
hostile force, who are evidently assailing us to
accomplish our overthrow and destruction. For
the last twenty-five years we have trusted off
Gals OF the government, from constables and
justices, to Judges. Governors and Presidents
only to be scorned, held IN derision, insulted
and betrayed. Our houses have been plundered
our fields laid waste, our principal men butcher
ed while under the pledged faith of the govern
ment for their safety, and our families driven
from their homes to find that shelter in the bar
rem wilderness and that protection among hos
tile savages which were 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
| pertain unto US as American citizens were ex-
tended to Utah according 10 the spirit and mean
ing thereof, and fairly and impaatially admin
| lstered, it is all that we could ask-all that we
have ever asked.
four opponents have awaited themselves of
preJudices existing against US, because of our
religious faith, to send out a formidable host to
accomplish our destruction, We have no privi-
lege or opportunity of defending ourselves from
the false, foul and unjust asperaions against us
before the nation The Government has not
condescended to cause an investigating commit
tee or other person to inquire into and ascer-
tain the truth, as is customary in such cases
we know those aspersions to be false; but that
avais us nothing, We are condemned unheard
mob, which has been sent against us at the in
stigation of anonymous letter writers, ashamed
to father the base, slanderous falsehoods which
they have given to the pubc-of corrupt officials
who have brought false accusations against
us to screen themselves in their own infamy,
and to hireling priests and bowling editors,
who prostitute the truths for filthy lucres sake.
The issue which has thus been forced upon us
compes 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, requires not to tamely sub
init 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 letters forging around us
which are calculated to enslave and bring US in
subsection to an unlawful military despotism,
such as can only emanate. in country of con.
stitutional law, from usurpation, tyranny and
oppression.
Therefore 1, Brigham Young, Governor and
Superintendent of Indian affairs for the Terri
tory of Utah, in the name of the people of the
United States, in the Territory of Utah, forbid
First-All armed forces of every description
from coming into this Territory, under any pre-
tence whatever.
Second-That all the forces in said Territory
hold themselves in readiness to march at a mo-
ments warning to repel any invasion.
Third-MaTtial law is hereby declared to exist
in this Territory, from and after the publication
of this proclamation, and no person shall be al
lowed to pass or repass INTO or through or from
this Territory without permit from the proper
officer.
Given under my hand and seal, at great Salt
Lake City, Territory of Utah. this fifteenth day
of September, A. D., eighteen hundred and fifty
seven, and of the Independence of the United
States of America the eighty-second.
BRIGHAM YOUNG.
The following is Col. Alexanders reply to
Brigt am Young:
HEADQUARTERS 10th RECT OF INF'RY. }
CAMP WINFIELD, ON HHM's FORK,
October 9, 1857,
Brigham Young, Esq. Governor Utah Ter.
ritory.
SIR:-I have the honor to acknowledge the
receipt of your communication of Sept. %, 1857
with two copies of proclamation and one of the
laws of Utah and have given it an attentive con-
sideration. l am at present the senior and COM
handing officer of the troops of the United States
at this point and will submit your letter to the
General commanding as soon as he arrives
here
In the meantime, have only to say that these
troops are here by the order of the President of
the United States, and their further movements
and operations will depend entirely upon orders |
issued by competent military authority.
Very Respectfully,
E. B. ALEXANDER
The Successful Assault on Delhi
The London corre.nondent of the Hamilton