Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1857-12-03

Important Dispatches from The .4rmy for
Utah-Brigham Ysung's Declaration Of
Var and has Reasons Therefor.
WAsnISoroN, November II, 1861,
Col. Johnsion's letter, together with COL
Alexander's was received at the War De-
partment to-day, confirming the destruc-
ton Of the supply trains; also letter and
proclamation IRON Brigham Young, which
herewith send you, and Col. Alexander's
reply. FF Ttr ga t1N az.
Col. Alexander was within thirty miles
Of Fort Bridger, which place is occupied by
Mormon troops, when he received the fol-
lowing letter from Brigham Young, through
the commander oil the "Nauvoo Legion"
GovERNoR's OrrIcE, UrAu TERRIronY,
Great Salt Lake City, Sept. %. 1857.
To the Officer Commanding the Forces no,o
Inuading Utah Territory:
SIR: BY reference 10 the act Of Congress
passed September 9th, 1850, organizing the
Territory Of Utah, you will find the follow
ing:
SEC. ,. And be it further enacted that the ex-
ecutive power and authority in and over said Ter
ritory Of Utah shall be vested in a Governor, who
shall hold his office for four years, and until his
suOCtssOi dppOlnltu qudllHeu, uultSS
sooner removed by the President Of the United
States. The Governor shall reside within said
Territory, shall be commander-in-chi of the
militia thereof, &C.
! am still the Governor and Superinten-
dent Of Indian Affairs for the Territory, no
successor having been appointed and quail
fed as provided by law, nor have l been
removed by the President of the United
States. BY virtue Of the authority thus
vested in me, / have issued and forwarded
10 you copy Of my proclamation forbidding
the entrance of armed forces into the Terri
tory This you have disregarded. now
further direct that you retire forthwith from
the Territory, by the same route you en-
tered. Should you deem this impractical.
BILE, and prefer 10 remain until spring, in
the vicinity Of your present encampment-
Black Fork on Green river--you can do So
in peace and unmoested, on condition that
you deposit your arms and ammunition with
Lewis Robson, Quarter Master General Of
the Territory, and leave in the spring as
soon as the condition OF the roads will per-
init you TO march; and should you fall short
OF provisions, they can be furnished you
upon making the proper application there.
for.
Gen. D. II. Wells will forward this, and
receive any communication you may have te
make. ..
..- ..... Very respeet6lly,
BRiGHAM YOUNG,
Governorand superintendent Of Indian
Affairs. 'sRt
The following is the proclamation refer.
red TO by Brigham Young
r PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR.
CITIZENS OF UTAH: We are invaded by
sa-hostile force, who are evidently ussailing
us 10 accomplish our overthrow and destruc
ton. Eor The last twenty. five years we
have trusted officials of the Government,
from Constables and Justices, to Judges
Governors and Presidents, only TO be
scorned, held in derision, insul,ed and be-
trayed. Our houses have been plundered
and then burned, our fields laid waste, our
principal men butchered while under tn,
pledged faith of the Government for theil
safety, and our families driven from their
homes to find that shelter in the barren vii
derness and that protection among hostil,
savages which were denied them in the
boosted abodes Of Christianity and civiliza.
ton. t d ....
The constitution Of our common countr,
guarantees unto us all that we do now OF
have ever claimed. II the constitutions
rights which pertain unto US as American
citizens were extended 10 Utah according
10 the spirit and meaning thereof, and fairly
and impartially administered, it is all tina
we could ask-all that we have ever asked
Our opponents have availed themselves
of prejudice existing against us, because o
of our religious faith TO send out a formida
BILE host to accomplish our destruction. w,
have had no privilege nor opportunity o
defending ourselves from the false, foul anC
unjust aspersons against us before the ia
ton. The government has not condescen
ded 10 cause an investigating committee ol
other person to be sent 10 inquire into anC
ascertain the truth, as is customary in suct
cases. We know those aspersons TO b,
false; but that avails US nothing; We arr
condemned unheard and forced to an issu,
with All armed mercenary mob, which ha
been sent against us at the instigation O
ANONYMOUS letter-writers, ashamed 10 faith
or the base, slanderous iasehoods which
they have given 10 the puble-of corrup
officials, who have brought false accusations
against us to screen themselves in their owl
infamy, and of hreling priests and howlln,
editors, who prostitute the truth for filth,
lucre's sake.
The issue which has thus been force
upon us compels us to resort to the grea
first law Of elf-preservation, and stand i
our own delence-a right guaranteed unit
us by the genius of the institutions OF on
country, and upon which the government
based. Our duty to ourselves, to our fam
lies, requires us not to tamely submit to b
driven and slain without an attempt 10 pre-
serve ourselves. Our duty 10 our country
and our holy religion, oar God, to freedol
and liberty requires that we should NJ
quietly stand still and see those fettei
forging around us which are calculated