The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1859-09-10

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disown such Government and such !
people. and to form new guards for our
future security.
We would charge upon the Mormons
gross violation Of the organic act. ere.
ating the Territory Of Utah.
They have declared themselves hostile
to the constitutional government and H..
stitutions Of our country,
They have declared war against the
government Of the United States
They have refused Is submit to its
laws. While they have, whenever ii
suited them, claimed protection under
these laws;
They have denied 70 the Judges Of the
United States right TO Try in their
courts the violators Of the law when such
violators were Mormons
They have 80 managed BY their legis-
lations IS 70 defeat justice. protect crimi-
nails, and re der the laws and the author
ity of the United States In Utah Territory
void and Of no effect;
They have conferred powers on their
Territorial Marshals so extensive as to
render void the authority Of the Marshals
of the United States in all cases
They have conferred upon Probate
Judges the sole right 70 select juries in
civil and criminal cases, in violation Of
all law and all precedent They have
also given to said Judges and Justices Of
the peace absolute jurisdiction in all civil
and criminal cases
They have made all laws existing I'M
der the people Of this Territory snd in.
defiance Of the laws Of the United States;
They have, BY an act Of the Legislature
declared all unmarried men ineligible as
Ijurymen unless they have resided in the
Territory two years;
They have imbrued their hands in the
blood Of our citizens while they were
lpeaceably pursuing their way across the
continent, and have deprived them Of
their property without due course Of law;
They have poisoned the minds Of the
Indians against us and forced us ire
quently to open war with them; "A.
We have petitioned to them to redress
and TO protect us in our right. But our
appeals have ever been treated with dis.
dam and neglect. To continue the con.
nection with Utah longer, we fear would
involve US IN treason and rebellion to our
country.
We further consider that the dangerous
/ difficulty Of transit and expense OF COM
munication with the seat ofLhe Territorial
i Government Of eastern Utah. Of them.
selves valid reasons to induce US TO form
4 separate Territorial organization
We have applied for assistance TO Cali
1fornia, but she has declined to aid and
protect us because we were without the
jurisdiction Of the State. EG s5
We have for the last two years invoked
/ Congress to erect for US Territorial
Government and that body has been deaf
Therefore, believing in the rectitude d
our intentions and believing the time hai
4 arrived, we make known and declare oul
entire and unconditional separation from
4 Eastern Utah.
TO provide for and secure our future
protection, we pledge to each other our
sacred obligations, TO erect for ourselves
la Territorial Government founded upon
the Republican principals of the Constitu.
4 ton Of the United States. And that we
will maintain and defend it to the best Of
Tour ability, and we look to. the support
and protection OF the Federal Govern
1ment and our fellow citizens in every
part Of the Union.
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