The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-06-17

cal system which bestowed more bless
ings or imposed lighter burdens than
the government of the United States in
its operations upon the Territories.
But being anxious to save the efu-
sion of blood, and to avoid the indis-
eliminate punishment of whole people
for crimes which it is not probable that
all are equally guilty, I offer now a full
and free pardon to all who will submit
themselves to the authority of the fed
eral government. If you refuse to
accept it, let the consequences fall upon
your own heads. But / conjure you to
pause deliberately and reflect well be.
fore you reject this tender of peace and
good will. -,
Now, therefore, I, James Buchanan,
President of the United States, have
thought it proper to issue this my
proclamation, enjoining upon all pub
lie officers in the Territory of Utah, to
be diligent and faithful, to the full ex.
tent Of their power, in the execution soi
the laws; commanding all citizens Of
the United States in said Territory to
aid and assist the officers in the per.
formance of their duties offering to
the inhabitants of Utah, who shall sub.
init to the laws, a free pardon for the
solutions and treasons heretofore by
them committed; warning those that
shall persist, after notice of this proc
lamation, in the present rebellion Of
the United States, they must expect nc
further lenity, but look to be vigorously
dealt with according to their deserts
and declaring that the military force
now in Utah, and hereafter to be sent
there, will not be withdrawn until the
inhabitants of that Territory shall man
ifest proper sense of the duty which
they owe to this government.
In testimony whereof, / have here
unto set my hand, and caused the sea
/ of the United States to be affixed tc
these presents. fa.13 av.
L. S. Done at the city of Washing
ton, the sixth day of April, one thou
sand eight hundred and fifty-eight, anG
of the Independence of the United
States the eighty-second. III saT
| .s.i..,.t ~ JAMES BUCHANAN. Z
By the President: 8J @
LEWIS CAss, Secretary of State.
THE UTAH MESSAGE. ai29e
To the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentdttces
l transmit the copy of dispatch
from Governor Cumming to the Secre
tary of State, dated at Great Salt Lake
on the I'd of May, and received at the
Department of State on yesterday
From this there is reason to believe
that our difficulties with the Territory
of Utah have terminated, and the reigr
of the Constitution and the laws ha.
been restored. l congratulate you OF
this suspicious event.
lose no time in communicating thi
information, and in expressing tn,
opinion that there will be no occasion
to make any appropriation for the pur
pose of calling into service the TIVE
Regiments of volunteers authorized b,
the act of Congress, approved or. Il tn
18th of April last; /" for the purpose o
lquelling disturbances in the Territor,
Iof Utah, for the protection of suppl,
and emigrant trains, and the suppress
sion of Indian hostilities on the frontier.
raJs5 ay thae @9ssH ft 5% Utah, becaus
it win afford some relief to the trcasur,
at a time demanding from us the strict
est economy, and when the question
which now arises upon every appro
priation is, whether it be of a charac
ter so important and urgent as to brool
no delay, and to justify and require
loan, and most probably a tax upon tn
people to raise the money necessary 70
its payment.
In regard to the regiment of volun
teers authorized by the same act Q
Congress to be called into service 70
the defence of the frontier of Texa
against Indian hostilities, / desire t
leave this question to Congress, obsery
ing at the same time, that in my opin
ion, this State can be defended for tn
present by the regular troops, whic
have not yet been withdrawn from it
limits.
JAMES BUCHANAN.
WASHINGTON Cry, June 10, 1858.
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