New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-03-01

thai great night equally with residents Ststes for
| Coprress hss not particle more Constitutional
l uover TO legislate tor and officer Americans
| n Territories than they have to Iegisste for
and officer Americans in States, respectfully memoir
allied the President and Senate to appoint officers for
Utah IN accordance with an sccomp anying list con-
tanning the OF persons who her first choice
for the Offices placed opposite those Names but il that
selection did rot meet with approval they were
licted TO make the appointments from lst contain
me other and larger number Of names Of residents
10 were also the choice Of the people aud If that
selection also rejected, ~ appoint fro any part
of the Union with the simple request in such eyent
that the sppointees be good In this matter of
| appointment of officers, what more rights could the
| most tyrsnnical in q republican government ask
Teritoiy to waive Yet up to this date no official
information concerning the action, if any taken upon
that memorial has ever reached Us.
Time glded by, and travellers aud newspapers
began to confirm the rumor that the present Exec
riive and part OF his Cabinet had yielded TO
the rabid clamor raised against ttsh by lying edi-
tor corrupt demagogues hesrtless Office hunters and
the gporsbt rsbbe melted by numbers Of the hire
ling clergy, and were about to send army to Utah
with the ioe and svowed purpose published in al
most every newspaper, OF compelling American citi
zens, peacefully, Loyalty aud lawfully occupying Amer
csn SOIL to Orego the dearest constitutional rights 10
abandon their religion, to waow in the inire aud
ship at the shrine of modern civilization and Chris
tsnity, or be expelled from the country or exter
minated. Where now are constitutional rights
Who il laying the at the root Of the tree of lber
ty? Who are the usurpersl Who the tyrants?
mady urging to subvert the genius of free
institutions and those principles Of liberty upon which
our Government is based, and to overthrow virtue,
Independence justice and true intelligence the loss Of
either of which by the people, the celebrated Judge
story has wisely affirmed, would be the ruin Of Re
pubc-the destruction of its vitality And exPresi
dent James Madison, among other purposes, declared
it to be the purpose OF government " to AVOID the
slightest interference with the rights of conscience
or the functions Of religion wisely exempted from
civil jurisdiction.
Has Utah ever violated the least principle of the
Constitution or 80 much a. broken the most ipsignifi-
cant Constitutional enactment No, nor have We
the most distant occasion for doing but have ever
striven to peacefully enjoy and extend those rights
granted to all by merciful Creator. But so unob-
trusiye and wise course does not seem TO please
those who live and wish to live by office, and those
who make and love lies and since those characters
are numerous, and also powerful through wel-dscp.
lined organization, and since Utah has yielded night
after right for the sake OF peace until her poicy mas
qmboldened the enemies Of Union, it must needs
be- that President Buchanan, II he has ordered an
army to Utah reported-for he has not oftclsly
notified of such movement by his order--has at
length succumbed, either OF choice or through
being overcome, to the cruel and nefarous
counsels Of those enemies, and Is endeavor-
ing to carry out usurpation OF power
which of right belongs only to the people, ~ aP'
pointing civil officers known to be justly objectona-
BILE TO freemen and sending so-called army under
mere color of law to force those officers upon us at
the point of the bayone and TO form nucleus Tor the
collection protection OI
whoren aster and scsundre who may choose to follow
in their train Such reasonable system OF opera
tons will never be endured, nor even counenanced,
by any person possessed of the least spark OF patriot
ism and love OF constitutional liberty. The President
knew if he knew the facts in the as he was ia
duty bound to do before taking action that the officials
hitherto sent here had been invariably received and
treated with all the respect their offices demanded,
aud that portion Of them had met with TAR more
courtesy than elsewhere would have been extended To
them or their conduct deserved he also knew, or had
the privilege OF knowing, that the memorial oil the ast
Assembly a. already stated respectfully informed him
that Utah wished good for officers, and that such
officers would be cordially welcomed and obeyed, but
that would not again tamey endure the abuse and
msrule melted by official villains, as were some who
lave formerly ofiiciated here Such being few OF
the leading facts what the legitimate differences
to be drawn from the that the President had
fen batch Of officials with an army TO operate as
APPOINTMENTS for Utah from class other than good
men, and placed himself where tyrants often are, IN
the position Of leyyipg war against the very hatoh
whose choice had made him its chief executive ohcer
Fully aware. 40 has been Justly written, that
" patriotism does not consist in aiding Govern
mept in every base or stupid act 1t may per-
" form, but rather in paralyZing It's power wnen
sit violates vested rights, affronts insuted justice,
and assumes undelegated authority, and knowing
that tie so-caled army, reported to be on its way
TO Utah. was undisgused mob, if not sent by the
President of the United States and If sent oy
him. in the manner and for the purpose alleged in all
the information permitted to reach u.s. was no less
mob though in the latter event acting under color OF
law upon learning its near approach issued, as IN
constitutional duty bound, proclamation expressly
,orbddng all bodies of armed men, under whatsoever
rame or by whOmsoever sent, to come witnin the
bounds OF this Territory. That so-caled army, or
more strictly speaking mob refused to obey tna proc
lsmation COPIES of which officially furnished
them and prose cuted their march to the neghDorhood
of Forts Biidger and Supply (which were vacated ana
burnt upon their approach, where 1t is said they III
tend to winter Under these circumstances resPeo.
hat take Such your en-
lightened Judgment may dictate, to insure puohc
tranquility and protect preserve, and perpetuae IN
violate those nalienabe constitutional rights which
| have descended to US rich legacy from our lore
| fathers. .c.-.. .,.,.
civilized nation il one that never inirDges upon
the rights of its citizens, but strives to protect anu
make happy all within its sphere, when our uoFcrh
mept, above all Others Is obligated 10 acconPisni
though its present course far from that wise ana
lust path a. the earth is from the And, under the
aggravated abuses that have been heaped upon Us ~
the past you and the whole people are my witnesses
that il has more particularly fallen to my lot ana oeen
NV uocy and practice to restrain rather than urge
resistance usarpaton and tyranny on the part oi ln
enemies 10 the Constitution and CONSTITUTIONS '"'
(whO are AFRO enemies and the enemies VI al 10
pubcs and repubicans until forbearance uhuer suo
cuel and illegal treatment cannot well be longer eyer
csed No one has denied, or wishes 10 deny, the Il5
vi the Government to send its troops when, "hete au
as pleases so it is but done clearly WITHIN Tue a
thoritIes and limitations of the Constitution anu io
| the safety and welfare Of the people; but wnen II
sends them clearly without the pale Oh tho7e au'no
| ties and limitations, unconstituOnaly 10 oPPie =,
people as is the in the so-called army sem "
Utah it commits treason against itsel NnI Iii Iii
mands the resistance of all good men, or ireedo VIII
| depart our nation. ..; an
| In compliance with congratulated custom ~ ap'
pointing officers not of the peoples electng =;
Supreme Court of the United States would al ONE! ~
Justice decide 10 be unconstitutional, we have pel,'
| toned and pettioned that good men De PPna,.5
until that hope is exhausted and we have ,ong enous