Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-11-26
n WAR.
Important Dispatches from the
Army for Utah TerritOry-Brig-
ham YOung's Declaration OF
nWar, and HiskR There

Colonel johnson 8 letIer, CoSetheI
with Colonel Alexander's was received
at the War Department to-day, confirm
ing the destruction of supply trains al
a letter and proclamation from Brig
ham Young, which 1 herewith sendyou
and Colonel Alexander's reply.
Colonel Alexander was within thirty
of Fort Brigder, whiehLHelsce is
occupied by MorTmon troops, when he re-
celyed tue Following letter from Brigham
Young, through the commandment the
"NauVoo LEGION 3 5ar ~
.s:1 ''GovzRxoR's OFFICE. UTAH TERRITORY,
a "GREAr SALT LAKE. CRY, sept. 90, 1857
"zo the Officers Commanding the Forces
moao iaUading Utah Territory:
'SIR-By reference to the act Of Con-
gress passed September 9, 1850, organi-
zing the Territory of Utah, you will find
the following: '
"SEc. 2. And be it further enacted,
that the executive power and authority
in and over said Territory of Utah shall
be vested in a Governor, who shall hold
his Office for four years, and until his
successor shall be appointed and quail
fed, unless sooner removed by the Presi-
USuIO VI al Onlleu SUdleS. Inc OONeTn-F
or shall reside within suid-Territory,
shall be Command, Rim chief of the mi
litia thereof, &c. @
az am still the Governor and Super
intendeut of IndianlAfairs for the Terri
tory, no successor having been appoint,
ed and qualified; as provided by law, nor
have l be- removed by the President
of the United Staes. BY virtue of the
authority thus vested in me, L have is
sued and forwarded to you a copy of my
proclamation forbidding the entrance of
armed forces into, the Territory. This
you have idisregarded. I nov further
Territory by the same route you enter.
ed. Should you deem this impractica-
BILE and prefer to remain until spring in.
the vicinity ofyour present encampment
BLACK Fork on Green RiNer-you,c cap
do so in peace and unmolested, on con-
dition that you deposit your arms, and
ammunition with Lewis Robinson, Quar-
termaster General Of the Territory, and
leave in the spring as soon as the con-
dition of the roads will permit you; to
march; and should you fall short of pro-.
visions, they can be furnished you upon
making the proper application therefor.
general D. H. Wells will forward
this andireceive any communication you
may have to makeu d"fiv g.
LIN Very respectfully, =
e -aa.- tHBRIGHAM YOUNG,
! HGovernor- and superintendent Of In
dian Affairs" g-.a.j 4 r..f-rEh
The following is the proclamation re-
ferred to by Brigham Young:
PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR.
CITIZENS OF UTAn-We are invaded
by a hostile force. who are, evidently.
assailing us to accomplish our overthrow
aud destruction For the last twenty
five wears We have trusted officials OF
the Government, from constables zaHt
justices, to judges. governors and pres
idents, only to be scorned, held in deri
sion, insultcd and betrayed. Our hou
scs have been plundered and then burnt
Or fields laid waste, our principal met
batchered while under the pledged faitl
of the Government for their safety, anC
our families driven from their homes t.
find that shelter in the barren wilder
ness and that protection among hostile
: savaces which were denied them III The
boosted abodes of Christianity and civ
ilization. lf .-- .
The Constitution of our common
country guarantees unto us all that We dt
now or have ever claimed. If the consti
tutional rights which pertain unto US AZ
), American citizens were extended t.
4 Utah according to the spirit and mean.
ing thereof, and fairly and impartially
administered, it is all that We could ash
sl-all that we have everasked. ~
Our opponents have availed them
selv.s of prejudice existing against us, be
cause of our religious faith, to s>Ld ont
formidable host to accomplish our de
struction. We have had no privilcg,
nor opportunity of defending ourselyc
from the false, foul and unjust asper
; sions against. us before the nation. TIL
Government has not condescendcd +
, cause an Investigating committee or 9th
err person to be sent to inquire into an
e ascertain the truth, as is customary i
! such cases. We know those aspersion
to be false; but that avails us nothing
. We. are condemned unheard, and force
to an issue with an armed mcrccnar
, mob, which has been sent against US 1
the instigatlon of anonymous letter
h writer's, ashamed to father the bas'
n slauderous falsehoods which they hay
a given to the public-of corrupt official
: who have brought false accusation
r against US to screen themselves in the,
u own infamy, and of hireling priests an
bowling editors, who prostitute the trut
for filthy lucre's sake,
The issue which has been forced VI
on US, compels us tic resort to the gre;
+ first law of self-prcservation, and stan
" in our defensc-a right guaranteed III
c to us by the genius Of the institution
of our country, and upon which II
Government is based. Our duty
ourselves: to our families, requires ,
not to tamely submit to be driven an
slain without an attempt. to preser'
ourselves. Our duty to our countr
I our holy religion, our God, to freedo
! and liberty, requires that we should n
quietly stand still and see those fette
forging around us which are calculate
to c~nslaye and bring us in subsection
l. an unlawful military despotism, such
= can only emauate, in a country of CO
%stitutional law, from usurpatiop, tyra'
ny and oppression.
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