Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1858-07-10
BY James buchanan. President OF the Uni
ted Sta % Of America Proclamation.

ou S'S % ~ ~. an az ~
whereas ine ls"no'y o. S.an was se,ue'
by certain e'n'ganis from 'he states anu HoH
loreign counties wso nave io' several yeaI'
pasttnanies'eu sp,," o',ihsuoo'u,na,oh "
the CONSTITUTION anu 'awsoi ,he united states
4 The great mass o. NOSE se'',eIs acting under
the influence OF leaders 10 whom they seem
10 have surrendered 'heir ludgment' reiose 10
be controlled oy any o'her authority They
have been often advised 10 obedience, and
these inendlyconnsels nave been answered
with defiance. Officers oi the Fedetal Gov.
ernment have been driven from the Territory
orno other offence but an eiiort TO do their
sworn doiy; oihers have been prevented
i'om gong there oy threats oi ASSASSINATION
Judges have been violently interrupted IN the
performance oil Their 'une'ions' ana the re-
cords OF the courts have been seized and ehher
destroyed or concealed. Manv'oiher acts OF
unlawful violencePaye oeen perpeeirated, ana
The right 10 repeat ihem mas been openly
claimed BY the Leading inhaol'an's, WIN at
least the silent nequlescenee Of nearly oil the
others. Their hosuuiy 10 me lawful govern.
ihent oil the country has at length becoife so
violent that no officer bearing commission
from the Chief Magistrate OF the Union can
enter the Territory or remain there with SAFE
~; and all the officers recently aproiuted have
been unable to go,to Salt Lake, or any where
else in Utah beyond the Immediate power OF
the army. Indeed, such Is believed TO be the
condition 10 which strange system OF terror
ism has brought the inhabitants Of that re-
gion, that no one among them could express
an opinion favorable TO this Government, or
even propose to obey Its laws, without expo
sing his life and property TO peril.
After carefully considering this state Of at:
fairs. and mutually weighing The obligations !
was under to see the laws faithfully executed,
1t seemed to me right ard proper that should
make such use oil the military iorce afmy dls-
posal as might be necessary to protect the Fed
eral officers in going into the Territory Of
Utah, and in performing their duties after ar.
irving there accordingly ordered detach.
ment of the army to march aon the City of
Salt Lake, or within reach of that place, and
to act in case Of need as posse for the en-.
Forcement of the law. But, in the meantime,
the hatred of that misguided people for the
just and legal authority Of the Government
had become SO intense that they resolved to
measure lHeif military strength with that of
the. Union. They have organized an armed
force Jar from contemplate In point OF mum.
bers, and trained, il not with skill, at least
with great nsslduity and perseverance. While
the troops of the United States were on their
niafch, train OF baggage wagons, which hap;
pened to be unprotected, was saitacked and des;;
troyed by portion OF the Mormon forces, and
the provisions and stores with which the ifain
was laden were wantcnly burnt. lii short,
their present attitude is QUE Of decided and nn'
reserved enmty to the United States and to
all their loyal citizens. Their determination
to oppose the authority or the Government BY
military force has not only been expressed in
words, but manifested in overt acts ofthe most
nnequivocal character.
Fellow-citzens OF Utah, tins is a REBEL
against the Government to which you owe al.
ieeiance. II is levylng ragalnstthe United
States, and involves you in the gl'ilt of rea-
son.& Persistence in 1t will bring you TO con-
dign punishment, to fdin and shame; for i is
mere madness to suppose that, with your limi-
ted resources, you can successfully resist the
force of this great and powerful nation.
If you have calculated upon the forbearance
of the United States--if you have permitted
yourselves to suppose that this Government
will fail to put forth its strength and bring you'
to submission---yoa havenRlen into grave
mista)se! You have settled dpop, territory
which lies geograp aphically in the heafttof the
U lion. The land you live upon was pirchas.
ed BY the United States and paid for out of
their treasury. The proprietary right and IL
tie to it is in them, and not in you. Utah is
bounded on every side by States and Terrific
RES whose people are true to the Union 1t
is absurd to believe that they will or can per.
NIT you to erect in theit very midst a govern
men: Of your own, not only independent Of
the authority which Trey all acknowledge, but
hostile to them and their interests.
Do not deceive yourselves nor try to mis-
lead others by propa eating the idea that this
is crusade AGAINST YOUR religion. The con-