The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-11-25
THE MORMON Rebellion.
importauf official Dispatches -.Brteham
Young's Proclamation IN Full.

lmportanS official Dispatches ..Brtghani
Young's Proclamation IN Fut.
WASHINGTON, Nov i7-Col. Johnson's let.
ter, together with Col. Alex ander's, was re
.csived at the War Department to-day, con-
firming the destruction offhe supply trains
also letter and proclamation from Brigham
Young, which I herewith send you and Col
Aisxander's reply. Col. Alexander was Sih
in Thirty miles Of Fort Bridger, which place
| is occupied by Mormon troops, when he re-.
ceived the following letter from Brigham
Young, through the commander ofthe "Nau
VOC Legion"
"GovERNoR s OFFICE, UrAH TERRITORY,
Cereal Salt Lake City, Sept. 80, 1887.
'To the Officers Commanding The Forces nop
Inuadisg Uah Territory
"SIR: BY reference TO the act Of Congress,
passed Sept. 9. 1870. organizing the Territory
of Utah, you will find the following:
"SEc. .. And be il further enacted, that the
executive power and authority in and over
said Territory of Utah shall be vested in
Governor, who shall hold his Office for four
years, and until his successor shall be ap-
pointed aud qualified, unless sooner remov
ed by the President Of the Unied States.
The Governor shall reside W Thin said Terri
tory, shall be commander.in-chief oil the
militia thereof, Sc, SC,
al am s,ill the Governor aud Supetinten-
dent oi Indian A fairs for the Territory, no
successor having been appointed and quail.
fed, as provided by law, nor have | been re-
moved by the presidsn, of the United STATES,
By virtue of the authority that vested in me,
have issued and Forwarded 10 you u copy
of my proclamation forbiding the entrance OF
armed forces into the Territory, This you
have disregarded. | now further direct lha,
you retire forthwith from The Territory, by
the same route you entered. Should you
deem this impraclieable, aud prefer TO re-
main until spring in the vicinity of your pre-
sent encampmenL "Black Fork OH Green
River, you can do so in reacc and unmoes-
ted, on condition that you deposit your arms
and ammunition with Lewis Robinson, Quar-.
ter.mas,er General of the Territory, and leave
in the spring as soon rs tho condition of the
roads will permit you to march and should
you fall short OF provisions, they can be fur.
nshed you upon making proper application
therefor.
| "General u. II. Wells will forward This,
and receive any communication you may
| have TO make.
"Very respectfully,
BRlcuAM YOU'VE,
Governor & Superintendent OF Indian Affairs.
The following Is the proclamation referred
TO by Brigham Young:
| "pRoCLAMATioN ny TliE GOVERNOR.
| 'CirlzENs OF CTAn-We are invaded by a
hostile force, VINO are evidently assailins us
10 accomplish our overthrow and destruction
For the last twenty-five years, we have trust
ed officials of the Government, from con-
stables and justices TO Judges, governors, aud
presidents only TO b. scorneG, held r deri.
SOU, iNsuI;ed and BETRAYED. Oar houses
have been rlundefed aud then burned, oul
fields laid waste, our principal men butcher
ed.while uuder the pledged lallh Of the Gov
driven from their homes 10 find that shele
IN the barren wilderness, and that rro;eclio,
among the hostile savaceS, which were lie
MED lhem IN the boasled abodes OF Christi
anity and civilization.
"rhe Constitution Of our common country
guarantees nuto us all that we do row or hav,
ever cliimed. If the constitutional tight
which rsr,En unto Us as Americas citizen
were extended ia Utah according 10 The spin
and nearing thereof, aud fairly and impair
italy administered il is all that we coal,
ask-all that we have ever askeu.
Our opponents have ava,led themSelve
of prtindice existing against us, because Il
our religious tain, to send out formidable
host TO accomplish our de>uucuon. w
have had no privilege nor opportunity Of de
tending ourselves from the false, foul an
unjust aspersions against Us before the major
TIE Govemmen, has no, condesrended I
, casse an Investigating commirtee or oihe
persons 10 be sent 10 inquire into and ascei
tain the itulh, as is customary in such rase.
We know those asper,ions 10 he false ; b.
that avals us nothing. We are condemne
unheard, aud forced 10 an issue with a
armed merceaary mob, which has been ser
against us al the inslisaiion OF anouymou
leller.wrilers, ashamed 10 ialher the has,
slauderous tslsehoods which they have Civ
en- to the publ!c-of corrupt officials, VT
, have brought false accusations againsl US
! scteen themselves in their own infamy, au
, of hirelisg pr;es,s and bowling edi ors, VIII
prostitute the truth for filthy luere's sake.
, THE issue which has thus been force
upon Us ccmpeis ns TO resort TO The great fir
. law of self preservation, and staud ir our ow
defence-a righ, guaranteed Unto us by Ii
genius OF the institutions OF our country, at
upon which the Government: is based. Or
duty 10 ourselves, to our families. requir,
i US not 10 ,ameiy submit 10 be driven aud sls