, 1858-01-01
Later from Salt Lake.

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PROCLAMATION OF BRIGHAM YoUNG-WAR
IN EFFECT DEcLARED-NEws FROM THE
ADVANCE GUARD OF THE U. s. TRooPs.
We copy the following important intelIi-
gence from the Marysrille Herald:
We are enabled to lay before our read
ers this morning, the most direct and re-
liable news yet received concerning the
Mormon rebellion. Mr. James E. Martin
and three other parties have arrived here
via Honey Lake, from Hams Fork, which
is about one hundred and forty miles east
Of Salt Lake, where the 10th regiment of
United States Infantry (the advance guard
of the troops in command Of Col. Alexan-
der were encamped at the latest dates
Mr.. Martin Travelled in company with the
troops, for protection. He left Col. Alex
ander's camp on October I, and arrived at
Honey Lake on the 10th November, very
much exhausted by fatigue and exposure,
having Travelled almost exclusively by night,
to avoid the Indians. He brings the start
ling intelligence that, in all probability, ere
this, battle has been fought between the
troops and the Mormons.
A few days before he left Hams Fork,
Brigham Yonng sent out to Col. Alexander
the Proclamation published below, asking
him what he intended doing, and informing
him that he could not come into the Val
ley. The Colonel replied, that he was
daily expecting tho arrival Of his command
ing officer, and that he would lay the pro-
clamation before him on his arrival; but
that he had special orders from the Pres-
dent of the United States to go to Salt
Lake City, and that no other order could
be respected.
Mr. Martin says it was reported that
large bodies Of Mormon troops are station.
ed on the road between Fort Bridgsr and
Salt Lake; and that expresses were con-
stantly passing and repassing between Salt
Lake and some point east Of Alexander's
eIcampiusu., y.oGsbly carrying intelligence
IN regGiI - 40 ,ar division of the army
Mr.. Martin thinks a collision inevitable.
Finding matters growing pretty warm, he
concluded to come on to California.
The following is an exact copy of the
proclamation, by Brigham Young, as Gov
ernor of Utah:
CITIZENS OF UTAH.
I'VE 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 officials
of the government, from constables and
justices to Judges. governor and Presidents,
only to be scorDed, held up in derision, in
suited and betrayed Our homes have been
plundered aud burned; our fields laid waste
our principal men bntchered while under
the pledged faith of the government for
their safety; and our families driven from
their homes to find shelter in the barren
wilderness, and that protection among hos
tile savages which were denied them in the
boasted abodes Of christianity and civiliza-
tion.
'The constitution Of our common coun-
try guarantees unto us all that we do, or
ever have claimed. If the constitutional
rights which appertain unto US, as Ameri-
can citizens, were extended to Utah, ac-
cording to the spirit and meaning thereof,
and freely and impartially administered,
that is all that we could ask-all that We
ever have asked All our opponents have
aVailed themselves of prejudices existing
against US, because Of our religious faith,
to send out formidable host to accomplish
our destruction. We have had no privi-
leges nor opportunity of defending our
selves from the false, foul and unjust asper-
sons against us, before the nation. The
government has not condescended to cause
an investigating committee, or other per-
sons to be sent, to inquire into and ascer-
tain the truth, as is customary in such
cases.
1--WE know their aspersions to be false,
but that aVails US nothing. We are con-
demned unheard, and forced to an issue with
an armed, mercenary mob, which has been
sent against us at the instigation Of anony-
nous letter writer's, ashamed to father base
SANDERS and falsehoods which they have
given to the public-of corrupt officials who
have brought false accusations against US,
to secure themselves in their own infamy-
of hireling priests and bowling editors, who
prostitute the truth for filthy lucre's sake.
THE issue which has thus been forced
upon us, compels US to resort to the great
first law Of selfpreservation, and stand in
eur own defense and right, guaranteed unto
us by the genius of the institutions of our
country, aud on which the government is
based. Our duties to ourselves aud fami-
lies requires us not to tamely submit to be
driven and slain, without an attempt to
preserve ourselves, Our duty to our coun-
try, our holy religion, our God, to freedom
and liberty, requires that we shall not qui-
etly stand still and see those. fetters forging
around which are calculated to enslave and
bring US into subsection to an unlawful mil
itary despotism, which can only emanate,
in the country of constitutional law, from
corruption, tyranny and oppression.