The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-07-06

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For endeavoring to abolish the
free system of English ana Ameri-
can Isws, and estabIi hing in lieu
thereof an obnoxious and arbitrary
government, known as legislative
commission; an institution much
better adapted 10 Siberia or Ken
lucky.
FOR taking away our charters,
abol:shing our most valuable laws,
and altering fundamentally the
powers Of orr government.
For suspending our Legislatures,
and declaring himself invested with
power to legislate for US in all cases
whatsoever.
He has ahdicated government
here by declaring war against us
declaring us out Of his protection.
He has paralyzed our industries,
driven away incoming capital, and
de5tro- ed the prosperity Of our PEG.
pie.
He is at this time, and always has
been, conniving with cunning mer-
csnaries to com plete the work OF
death, desolation, and tyranny, al
ready begun, with circumstances
of cruelty and per6dy scarcely paral-
leled in the most bar barous sges,
and totally unworthy the head of
civilized State.
He has constrained our fellow
citizens to bear false witness against
US, aud to become the execu TONERS
OF their friends and brethren, Or to
iall at his hands.
He has excited domestic insurrte
ton amongst us, and has endea.
vored 10 make its character that of
the merciless Indian savaaes, whose
known rule of warfare Is an undis-
tingaiehed destruction Of all ages,
sexes and conditions.
In every stage of these oppres-
sions we have petitioned for redress
in the most humble terms; our re.
peated petitions have been answered
by repeated injury. A gosernor,
whose character is thus marked by
every act which may define tyrsnt,
lie unfit to be the ruler OF & free peox
pie.
Nor have we been wanting In at
tention to our Kentucky brethren.
; We have warned them from time
to time, of attempts made by the
king to extend an unwarrantable
, iurisdiction over US. We have re-
3 ninded them and other members of
) the circumstances OF our emigration
and settlement here.
We have appealed to their native
!, j.justice and magranimity, and have
conjured them, by the ties Of our
common kindred, to disavow these
usurpations, which would in
evitably interrupt our connections
and correspondence. They toe have
been d. af to the voice of justice and
consanguinity, believing no doubt
that it is better for US to suffer than
that their extled king should return
to them. We must, therefore, &C.
quiesce in the necessity which de-
nounces our separation, and hold
them as we hold the rest of man~
kind, enemies in war, in peace
friends.
We, therefore, the representatives
. of the United States of Ameri ga, on
> this platform assembled, appealing
! to the supreme judge Of ell th&
f world for TIE rectitude of our inten
} tioDs. do il the name, and by thc
authority of the good people of thii
+ penal colony, solemnly publish AM
l declart:: That this Territory il anl
+. Of right ought TO be independent Of
! any and all kings frem Kentucky
/ or any other slave state, and that il
: Is sbsolTed from all allegiance tc
C the Kentucky crown, and that al
political connection Between US auC
3 the State of Kentucky is and ough
to he totally dissolved; and that as
free and independent people, vi
s have full power to levy war, CON
b clude peace, contract alliances
y establish commerce, an! to do al
other acts and things which indie
9 pendent people may of right do; II
J. epite of my lord of Kentucky. Ant
q for the support of this declaration
f and in O firm reliance on the pro
q lection Of Divine Providence, W,
d mutually pledge to each other GU
lives, our fortunes, and our sacre'
O honor.
IL
8 OF course, Messrs. Editors, yor
g will understand that I may have
few words wrong after all, but in tn
Q main you may rely upon this report
It I was told afterwards that I bad
+ wrong idea about the object of tn
!; document; one man insisted that
l. was originally Issued by the Pope
:, while another said it was an ex
g tract from the Bibles but 1 think
e ought to know-I was there.
X The speakers stand was a mag
% niicent affair; it was modelled 81
a ter the front of Solomon's temple
and surrounded with O scloth o
: gold"
y Silk flags of all nations festoone
!, the grand stairway which led t
o the palatial rostrum, and the balus
l. trades were inlaid with mother-oi
pearl and silver. The arabesqu
# Celebrations of the orchestral sec
b ton were of solid gold, studde
Is with diamonds-the gift of the Shal
of Persia. O, pshaw!
Is In the palmiest days of Rom
e, never was seen such gathering Q
! patriots as met on this impressiv
noaociav, ord v0rynr runo mn oCon M