Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1858-06-18


an opinion favorable to this Government. O
even roposc to obey its laws. without cx
posing his life and propertv to peril.
After carefully considerinr this state o
affairs, aud maturclv weighing the oblipa
tion ] was under to see the laws Githrill,
executed, it SEE med TO NJ. RIGHT and rrorc,
That ! should make such us, of the militar,
force at my disposal as miglt be necessary (.
protect the federal officers in going into tho
Territory Of | ta and in pcrforminr tbei,
duties after arriving there. | ncc0rdinrl,
ordered It detachment Of the army to marcf
for the city of Salt Lake. or within reach OF
that place, and to act in case of need AS n
posse for the enforcement Of the laws. But
in the mean time. the haired Of that mis-,
guided people for the Just and legal authority
OF the government had become 50 intense that
they resolved to measure their military
strength with thatol the Union. They have or
ganized armed force, far from contcmptiblc in
POINT ot numbers, and trained it. if not with
Skill at least with great aS,iduity and perse-
Vcrtnce. While the troops of the United
states were on their march. train Of bag
gage wagons, " hich happened to be unpro-
tected, was attacked and DESTROYED by por-
ton OF the Mormon forces, and the provisions
and stores with which the train was laden were
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tltude Is one oi decided and unrgscrycd cnmity
to the United States and to all their loyal
| cltlzrns. Their determination to oppose the
authority OF the Government by military
force has not only been expressed in words,
'ut manifested in overt acts Of the most unc'
| qulvocal character.
Eellow-citizens of Utah. this is rebellion
against the government to which you owe al
leSiance. 1t is lcyying war against the Unit
ed States, and involves you in the guilt Of
treason. Persistence in it will bring you to
condign punishment, to ruin and to shume :;
for it is mere madness 10 aor~ -l that, with
your limited resources, You can successfully
resist the force Of this great and powerful
nation.
If you have calculated upon the forbearance
Of the United Statcs-if YOU have permitted
yourselves to suppose that this government
will fail to put iGrth its strength and bring
you t. submission-you have fallen into n
grave mistake. You have settled uron terri
ritory which lies csorraphicallv in the heart
Of the Union. The land Won live nnon was
purchased by the United STATES and roid l0r
out Of their treasury. The proprietary ritht
and title to it is in them. and not in you.-
Utuh is bounded on every side by states and
territories whose peoplc are true to the Union.
1t is absurd to believe that they will or can
permit you to erect in their very midst a oov-
ernmant Of YOUR own, not only inderendent
of the authority which they valiacknowlcd,e
but hostile to them and their interests.
Do not deceive Yourselves nor try to mis-
lead Others by proIugatiug the idea that this
is Il crusade against YOUR RELIGION. The con.
stitution and laws Of this country can tolo
no notice Of YOUR creed. whether it be true or
false. That is a question between vour God
and yourselves. in which | disclaim all RIGHT
to interfere, If YOU obey the laws. keep the
peace and r.stect the iusf rirh.s of others
you will be p.ricctly secure. and NAV live ON
in YOUR present filth or ch,nl,. it f,ro another
at your m,a,urc Eyerv INTELLIGENT man
among vOu knows very well that this govern
ment has never directly or Indirectly sought
to mOlest YOU in YOUR worship. tocontrol you
in your ecclesiastical affairs, Or even to inlu-
cnce You in your religious opinions.
This rebellion is not merely a violation Of
your legal duty; it Is without lust cause.
without reason, without excuse. You never
made complaint that was not listened to
with ra,icnce You ne, er cxhibitela al'grie-
vance that was not rclrcsscd as promptly as it
could be. The laws and regulations enacted for
your government by Congress have been coual
and Just. and their enforcement was manifest
" necessary for your own wclEr, and bauri-
ness. You have never asked for their rcnc,l
They are similar in every material r,.inrt
to the laws which hay. 'beon p,.,od C,r the
other Territories of tba U,,ion md which
every where els, Cwithonc partial cycartinnI
have been chccrtully oLcyc,l Nnreo,il. over
lived who were netr from upu,y,ss,rv lr,.,l
restraints than YOU. Human wisdom never
devised Il political system which bestowed
more blessings or iltnpscd liobtcr Lurlons
than the government Of the nitod Stotos in
its opcration uuon the Tcrritor,os.
But. being anxious To save the ellusion Of
blood, and to avoid the indiscriminatc nun
ishmcnt of whole pcosllc for crimes of which
it is not probable that all are equally ruilty.
| offer now a full and free pardon to nll WHO
will submit thcnsaly,, To the authority Of
the Federal Government If Won rccusH IN
accent if let the consequences i,ll unon vour
own head s. But coniure you To rnusc de-.
lihcratrly and reflect weu E,Coro Won reject
this tender of prarc and ,rnod will
Nny tbcr,i;,r, ! .In,3c> Rnnh,nor pr;
proper to issue this my proclamation, en-
Ini'I Ttot an PUPIL on'c.rS IN tLe terrl
the full extent of their newer in the crncu, "
tion of the laws; commanding all citizens of
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