Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-11-24
Brigham Young,s Proclamation.


Col Alexander, of the army for Utah.
We annex he letter from Brigham Young and
his proclamation as well the reply Of Col. Alex
a1der, in full:
GoygRNoR'- OFFICE, UrAH TERRITORY,
GrestSalt Lake City, Sept. 90 81.
To tie Cffeer Commanding the Forces noV Invading
Utah Territory:
SIR: By reference to the act of Con ,reas pissed
Sept g 1850 organizing the Territory Of Utah, you
will find the following:
Sec 2 Aud be il further enacted, th ltthe eIecu-
tiv 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 success
sOr stall be- appointed and qualified, unless sooner
removed nv the President of the United States.
The Governor shall r. side within said Territory,
shall he Commando n-chiEf Of the MALTA thereof
&c, &c.
am still the Governor and Superintendent of
Indian Affairs for the Territory, no successor hav
ing been appointed and qualified, ss provided by
law, nor have | been removed by the President of
the United States BE- virtue OF the al thoriry thus
vested in me, have Issued and forwarded TO you
a copy Of nv proclamation forth ding the entrance
of armed fore r into the Territory. This you have
disrrg rded. I now further direct that you retire
forthwith from the Territory nv the same route you
emit red. Should you deem this impracticable, and
prefer to remain until spring in the vicinity Of
present 'nbsmpment-Black Fork on Green river
you can do 80 in peace and unmolested, on con
dition that YOU deposit your and ammunition
with Lewis Robinson, QuartermasteF General of the
Territory, and leave in the spring az soon as the
condition of the roads will permit you to march;
and should you fall short of provisions, they can
be furnished you upon making the prop applics-
tion there or.
Gen. D. H. Wells will forward this and receive
any communication you may have TO make.
BRIGHAM YOUNG,
Gov and SuD't of Indi n Affairs.
The following is the proclamation referred to by
Brigham Young:
PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR.
Citizens of Utah: We are invaded by hostile
force, WHO are evid Uty asssiug US to accomplish
overthrow and d. struction For the last tw nty
five years have trusted officials Of the govern
ment, from cOnstabes and justices to judges gov
eTnors and presidents only TO be scorned. held in
derison, nsuted, and betrayed. Our houses have
been plundered and then burned, our fields laid
waste, our principal men butchered Will under
the pledged faith of the government for their safety
snd families driven from their homes to find that
shelter in the barren wilderness, and that protec-
ton amongst hostile savages, which we're denied
them in the boosted abodes of Christianity and civil
lization.
The constitution of our common country euaran-
tees unto US all that we do now or have ever claim
ed. Ifthe constitutional rights which pert 10 unto
American citizens extended to Utsh
coring to the spirit and meaning thereof and fairly
and impsrtialy administered, it is all that could
ask all that We have asked.
Our opponents have aValed themselves of preju-
dice listing against US, because Of our religious
faith to send out a formidable host to accomplish
destruction. We have had no privilege nor op- |
portuuity of defending ourselves from the false,
foul and unjust aspersiOns against US before the
ton The government has not coDdescended to !
an Investigating committee or other person to
be sent to inquire into and ascertain the TRUTH as is
customary in such cases. W. know those aspersons
TO be false but that avails US nothing. We are
condrmned unheard, and forced to an issue with an
armed meTcenary mob, which has been sent against
US at the nstigatiOn of anonymous letter writer's,
ashamed to father the base, slandeTous fasehOods |
which they have given to the public of corrupt Of
fcals, who have brought talse accusations against
to screen themselves in their ufamy, and of
hir,ling pr SITS aud bowling editors who prostitute
the truth for filthy lucre's sake.
The issue which has thus been forced upon us,
cOmpels to resort to the great first law of self
pr, servatiOn and stand in our Defence 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-
qures Us not TO tamely submit TO b. driven and
slain without an attempt to preserve oufeelves Our
duty to country, our holy religion, our God, to
freedom and liberty, requires that should not
quietly stand still and see those fet.rrs forging
Rrouud US which are calculated TO ensave and bring
US in subsection to an unlaW iul military despotism,
such only emanate, In a country Of constitu-
tonal law from usurpation, tyranny, and oPpres-
sion.
Therefore, I, Brigham Young, Governor and Su-
psriutrndent of Indian Affairs for the Territory Of
Uteh in the name of the people OF the Uuited
States in the Territory Of Utah, forbid
First-All armed forces OF every description from
coming into this Territory under any pretence
whatever.
Second-That al the forces in said Territory hold
themselves 10 readiness to march at amoments no
tice 10 repe any and all such invasions.
Tbrd-Martal law is hereby declared TO exist in
this Territory from and after the publication OF this
procl nation, and person shall be allowed TO Ass
or repiss into or through or from this Territory
without the permit from the proper officer.
Given under my hand and seal, at Great Salt Like
CITY, Territory of Utah, this fifteenth day of Sep
TENDER A D., eighteen hundred and fiity-,eVen and
OF the independence of the United States of Amer
lea the ,i4hty-second. BRIGHAM YOUNG.
The following is Colonel AleIanders reply to
Brigham Young:
HEADQUARTERS TENTH RIG. OF INFANTRY, J
CAMP NISFIELD, on HANS FoRE,
October ., 1857
Brigham Young, Esq, GOUerHOr Utah Territory:
SIR: | have the honor to acknowledge tn receipt
of your communication OF Sept. 30 1887 with two
copies of a proclamation and Of the laws of
Utah and have given it attentive oonsidera-
ton / am at present the senior end commanding
officer of the troops OF the United States at this
point, and / will submit your letter to the General
commanding soon as he arrives here.
In the meantime, l have only 10 say that these
troops are here by order OF the President OF the
United States ana their further movements aud OPP
eraton- will depend entirely upon orders issued by
competent military authority.
Very respectfully,
f. B. ALEXANDER