Show tile the nauvoo legion general Genera order lorder no 1 I wars and rumors of wars I orne time since no 0 o referred to fit the fact that bat throughout tho the territory the militia were being mustered with indented un dented diligence and elimor sald said that most warlike orders had been recal ed to lo place the hilt ibi tants of tho the it went far f 11 as to tory on it ina ivar footing so say av that orders had been ice elved flout somebody to hold bold the ini militia litia in ica diness to move at a moments n earning arnim i with ith cooked rations about the same time too the bathen ot of the tabernacle sermons and outside teachings by some or of the Ic adeis was to keep your powder dry we deemed it proper at that time to expose NN what aliat liat ik was as the evident intent of these quasi warlike proceeding namely to keep heep tile the people in in eternal stew looking for and expecting some attack by somebody exactly whom nobody knew new and lobody could tell wo 0 o called on the governor to know the meaning of all this his and whether it i was as in pursuance offis of his ol 01 ciders ders as commander in iii chice but he seemed coined as much at it a loss as sin abbody body else A few days a frei wards there nw published as ai if in ili to our queries isom eft hat gr grandiloquent 01 dor no I 1 dated at head quartets nauvoo legion gion and signed by largen lt gan wells calling on the militia to organize organ iye and bo 0 prepared for hostilities from reckless savages savage 3 or other la lais less foes or any other nian man 11 and desi besig n biting a score core or two of adjutants general ili etc etc to superintend the putting ng of utah on oil it a war footing far be us its to seek feel to cast ridicule lidi ildi cule or enter opposition to any proper sahit of militia ItI L our constitution doc laiLs that a N well ell regulated militia is necea essaiy aay to the of a free state slate and tho the events of the pa past paa A three years have pra brov on en how necessary it ii n to tile maintenance of our government and the he of ho file union but aben in ill time ime t peace as at present exists c in I 1 tab lah when avei is en engaged aged it ful odthe faint house the shop or the mine to bo be thus suddenly awakened to all tile bustle or of wn war it be ildi culous N ciu ci c it not calculated to bo be serious our attention has again been called callett to till this is by the receipt of it a letter which ali ich if the i be title tends to throw sonic additional light on this subject it is from an intelligent and 1 oil ible citizen it a mormon lor nion of one of the on outer ter settlements he aca s theio c is ia sonic excitement here just now non on account of gen wells order for mustering legion accompanied by it a seere secret t order putting the biml atia into service tile the italics ire are ours the set vice of is to fuai glaid 1 I tile the hills canons etc and if it a party of men should appear to inquire their business order them to leave lind make them thein do so the whole matter is simply alq and undeniably to try and prevent m miners fiant lite country although iiii ough tho the church tippe appear arstill still to to their old ind and now exploded doc ti tiina lite of pic outing the ho discovery of 1 gold and ali or 1111 mines MC much doubt if iche ib e cabets cadets have U been basli enough to issue any such i illegal 1 leg a 1 tin unconstitutional contasti tuti onal and outrageous order erict 1 or open as that mentioned by our tile the mines are public property I 1 ert y yea c ci en the lands are public domain and mille alle the rights of bond bona fide settlers are reco nud anu ii ill bo be protected to tho the uttermost by the government neither church nor atme ii nor 0 r militia lertg jl opheus generals or nr captaine Cap taing ajl be to infringe one lot loti bioti i on the ril rights lits of those N lio ho desire to don elop the illi mine A whether bether they reside bet heie e or come collie hither to develop the public domain much doubting therefore the accuracy of oil conr rt corres correspondents corresponded Vs information ie Q uain militia captains and not to wile with inith so delicate dv licato it a question men of lei lcy lc y di chetion thau than the Gen general cral holding luil ding L subordinate positions inay take secief omideis if indeed they haic been i 1 lied in earnest carnet vucu iu ill let lity illy aie indic cleather mci I 1 leather and prunella 11 it is deiy elv 1111 uni ia o und ind injudicious to ind indulge algo in lucli c ven even for the he purpose of ide they arc likely to plo 0 ile abill all good lucu liten would desire asir 0 10 ta old tor the test 5 e likic ba c this to say organic act pi 0 elaimy thu the governor t the he commander in chief of tile the militia of utah sec fee ad and all sit such ell orders order is as general orders no 1 are absolutely null and void s sivo ive i ft lien hen issued by the governor himself or with hh bia sanction it is true that the ho territorial act for the organization of tile the utah tili militia litia pi provides pio avides vides that thai the militia illitia it of the territory shall consist of one legion to bo be called the nauvoo legion and donld should be commanded by a ul cut gen cral era but whatever what eier may have been tho the design of this act it does not and cannot a usurpation of the prerogatives of the commander in chief the more change of name front from militia to nauvoo legion is of no consequence for it is provided that the latter should hould consist of every male citizen of the territory between the ages ageg of 15 11 no matter therefore how bow they may be called they are arc in fact the militia of utah of which hi his s E excellency Ecel lency tiie governor is mado made the commander in chice by the organic act the supreme law of the laud land and under the governor the he lacut gendral Gen cral necessarily acts it might also be pertinent nent ent at this time as ag the legality of fines authorized to be imposed for non no n attendance at muster and drill is likely to be questioned to ask whether even the law lau of the territory has been complied camph ed nith by the gen and ills his subordinates the act of feb fth 1852 1832 title 3rd ard sec 58 revised statutes 1855 page pa provides that all offic cis of militia shall bo be confirmed by the governor goi arnor how many of these newly pen ly appointed adjutants Adjutant 8 and inspectors general b have thus been commissioned by the governor it might not be impertinent to ask suffice it to say y hon however ever that until thus cotti commissioned their omideis and acts have no more validity thin chose of any other man the people may rely upon it 11 that whenever their rights ate aie invaded iuva ded or there I 1 is tile the least danger front from ludian indian or other hostilities the troops of tile the government sent here for their protection pi election will nill ever bo be ready and able to extend all that they need in the meantime let them perfect heir militia organization if they po dedire to render aid to the united states should they bo be called on but lot let them not be seduced into interfering with the public or private fl lights lits of or prospectors who nho came hither to develop the countey and and cm ich the people |