Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1858-01-07
Later from Utah.

i Col. Johnson's dispatches stat
that the communications of the MOI
mons, and the acts Of the Legislative
Assembly, show matured and settle,
plan to hold, and occupy the Territory
independent and irrespective of the au
thority Of the Uunited States, occupy
ing as they do the attitude of rebellion
and upon defiance to the Government
and connected with numerous othel
acts of treason.
Col. johnson had ordered that when
ever they are met with in arms the,
may be treated as enemies; and he re
iterated the necessity of prompt ant
vigorous action on the part Of the United
States, or it must submit to the usurpa.
| ton of its territory.
The conduct of the Mormons, he saw
results from settled determination OF
their part not to acknowledge the au
thority of the United States, or any 9th
er outside of their Church. He adds.
a supply of subsistence must reach tn,
army by the first of June.
The officers and men are reported to
be in fine health, and animated with ali
ardent desire to discharge their dut,
faithfully. In a postscript Col. j. says
the army has made ten days marcl
since the 5th the army were waiting tn,
arrival of the trains delayed by the snow
the day before. Our trains, he adds.
occupy, in as close an order as they can
travel the roads, from 10 to IA miles.
therefore the rear connot move till late
in the day.
Brigham Young's letter of the goth
to Col. Alexander, after much defan,
language, says:-By virtue of my Office
as Governor of the Territory of Utah,
| command you to mashal your troops
and leave this Territory, for it can be OF
no possible benefit to you to waste treas
ure and blood in prosecuting your
course upon the pretext of a rebellion
against the general government by its
administrators.
You have had, and still have plenty
of time to return, within reach of the
supplies at the East, or 10 90 to Fort
Paul--when you and your fellow off
GERS are as well acquainted with your
men as am with mine, and did they
understand the work they are engaged
in, as well as you may understand it,
you must know that many of them would
Immediately revolt from all connection
with so ungodly, illegal, unconstitu-
tional and hellish a crusade against an
innocent people, and if their blood is
shed, it shall rest upon the head Of the
COMMUNICATIVE US it is the Kingdom
of God, orsnothing.
In another letter TO Col. Alexander,
Brigham says the President of the u.
5. SO far degrades his high position,
and prostitutes the highest gift of the
people, so as to make use OF the. mill
tary power, by sending troops, not for
the protection of the peoples rights,
but tc crush the peoples liberties, and
compel them to receive officials. So
lost to self-respect as to accept appoint
ments against the known and express
ed wishes of the people. So craven
and degraded as to receive an army to
protect them i'll their position. We feel
that we would be recreant to every
principle of self-respect, honor, integ
rity and patriotism to bow to such high
handed tyranny, parallel to which i,
only found in the attempts made by the
British Government in its most corrupt
stages, against the rights, lives and lib
critics of our forefathers. If our rea
enemies, the mobocrats, editors, priest
and politicians, at whose instigation thu
present storm has been gathered, hat
come against us, instead of you anC
your command, l would not addres
them thus.