Show AN ADDRESS frodi aro in ae the citizens of v r great sait salt lake cilito his excellency james jaines uc hanan president of the united states slit sip unused alike to the lle ile lie fawning fawling sycophancy ef of modern office seekers arid and tiie hie rough liles of sectional sarif fe we choose rather to address you jn in iila the plain language lan ian of american citizens respectfully vet fim firmly ly demanding at the hands hinds of the tile chief magistrate our inalienable rights to us who dwell in the mountains far from froin the busy bosy world wil wll without hout ilia tile term chief implies a man who from iron all an innate con eon consciousness that thai lie he is capable of benefiting toe people can solicit their thein votes without servility administer justice without favor favo rand mand oil oll one e who will strive to be worthy of the tile gred grea gret con confided confidence fidei ce reposed i 5 n him when wilen such an one is i at ta uie hie I 1 e hel hei helm afi of state his course as is marked by peace alid and good ngod order orden at home respect and consideration abroad it is with nations as with individuals gentle treatment and thoughtful care are often more em efficacious acilus ac idus in curing systematical derangements derange ments than the most puig lit rit prescriptions sound policy if no iio othen other motive ino tive would impress upon the tiie president of the ilia united states tile the necessity of cherishing and protect protecting dg the interests of tle th tie e Terri Tem torries torrie for lt is presumable that such districts more particularly require a kindly f fostering oster ilig 1119 care two tro years since the he census was taken a constitution ution formed and a delegation was saat sant to washington from the citizens of utah to lay before congress our petition fora stale government senators sena Sana tors and representatives declined interesting themselves in cur behalf on the ilia ground that the they y would lavold lose their political influence the makers and adamini administrators orators of our federal laws jaws have bave thus declared that american catiz citizens ns shall not only for crime be dis franchised but also en on the score of unpopularity thay they have refused lapolan in la point point of fact to make us a state or give give us the tile rights of a territory whether or not these were the intentions of or our fathers in battling for fi freedom adom we refer yon you to the tha admi administrations of 0 gorge W washington wahington and andrew jackson jaclson tile tha circumstances under which this Terr territory Pory bory NIVEs settled are ar matters of publicity the strong lind of opp oppression had bereft us of lands landi I 1 yern Tern ment had guaranteed to us the posses possession on fa of homel homes cr created eat el by untiring industry we tinaa fo t this mountainous country cd hoped holed lere bere to enjoy abts winch we wo had been denied in 21 ohio olyo missouri and ano ail all illinois we were very poor poon and our youn men were far from us having enlisted io fight the battles of that country which had refused them protection from mob law that sir stands upon on the pats of 0 history a mark of patriotism rarely if ver equalled equal led never surpassed considering these facts was it strange that thai we should look to the parent patent government for an ex tenson of those rights which heretofore had been beer denied us how far our anticipations were warranted subsequent events have determined trusta g that ilie tile services of the tire mormon maimon battalion would be he remembered by congress and the fact fad that no inducements had hid been off offered ercol ercel to ettle settle a country that would otherwise have re te malind a desert to this th igday da y we have llave felt fell no leh lea I 1 ei tation ili in locating oil on lands claimed as public dol doi dorrain iraln irain iain lain rain no treaties have been heen made with the indians in ill tin this as in other Terri tores lores es nor scarcely so much as even a few lew in rose rote able pie pic ens made mado them thirn if we except an altogether gether up ece dented expendi expends tuie title of private ite means our kind treatment avei and liberality Iber allty atily nave dave secured unto uno us the tt e friendship or of t tiie llie ie indians not as has been laid to our charge to tamper with thein but but bul on oil the precipe that it is cheaper to feed and clothe than to fi cht lit ailt them even the accounts ace accounts of the indent of ludian indian affairs have often been disallow ed when at the same fame time they have been oar far farmery very far less than those allowed in other oilier Terri territories lorle lorie and we wt are well assured that he lie has never dever demanded one dollar ivsich which was not net justly his due we ive have I 1 fed ani and foug fought tle the fie indians to preserve life and I 1 secure public domain in either casi cas tion has been ref refused ased the one unfinished will win of our state house I 1 is I 1 is a fair type and lasting monument of the llie ilber aliby and fostering fo sterina care of oui our government mankind are the creatures of circumstances and habit hubit it is said that constant custom will reconcile cile clie them to practices the mast odious this tins beyond doubt is exactly the case wilh vv i lih the present adm administration in ratio n else how bow call can the pin plin capler hilti for gov eming made public publia both in the cincinnati cla cia tiati democratic platform pUt tonii and your inaugural address ad dress drets be reconciled with the cla bralish colo trial usage of appointing rulers the tiie unanimous vish of those tr it be ruled it if the opp opposite is the case a fact is is conveyed convened infamous bo beyond precedent we cannot think the people of flie tile united states so 0 far lost to all decency as to elect a ni man an to lathe tila ilia s chair of state slate who has las no principles of honor or consistency if it this thi 3 is tile cae cafe we must billave that this most noble of fabrics bics is is unappreciated anid arid the nation doomed to anarchy confusion and bloodshed by a justly oss off nied god there is is a class of persons whose whop greediness for fox vace i only equalled equal led by their disregard of tile the riia rila means s of obtaining and arid for it these thus e persons act as a scavengers in in politics hence honorable members often find it more convenient to gae gme them a recommend for an a appointment to some official dignity ill in the thie territories rles ries than to endure the mixture miT ture of impudence ignorance and affectation which is their thein character isac from the above causes J judges udes ud es of the supreme court of this territory have c corne corce atre here as ignorant of law as us of common decency have hive insult ed tiie tire people and outraged the d anity of or tile the bench they have hase permitted a puhl puhi c prostitute which they imported to sit wish with hem them bem upon the bench nor is thi this sall sail all ail they have one lay day petitioned petition pd the president to continue Brig Brij liam llam young as governor because of his fidelity and and arid tile tiie next intrigued for the appointment ahem themselves the accounts of the marshal marshai incurred by the express order of the judges x vere were ere disallowed by the advice of one olid of their lher number who gho vilo the very next sprin spring 1 went to cailoa valley luyand and bought several thousand dollars of the marshals at bilty fifty per cent discount clether elether whether advices advises from washington Wash iii ton induced induct el hm him to indulge ia the speculation we are unable to say one one an and ant perhaps lilb only reason reason why the returning officials have been hostile bastile towards us is that tile the united states stales appointees are usually the odly only habitual loafers w ii 0 rem asters drunkards and gamb feis fels in the Teni tory and parents have bave been compelled li hi self defence to hold thear up to their children as an example which should never be imitated do our best imer iWer interests ests demand SUCH suca rulers our intelli intelligence ence such insult our legislative assembly of 1856 1836 7 sent a memorial lo 10 the president ot of the united states i ili in that aie Ale memorial morial were rne ine measurably asur ably enumerated what we consider to be our constitutional rights mas was pointed out in in part wherein we had bad been tyr xyr wronged onge 1 and a request lequet made to have the terri filled from a ast 1st appended but if it that should not be done dofie to at least give gideus us GOOD men for rulers was there anything iu that document to warrant the reception it met even though we inake make allowance for that feeling in man which leads him to think when a wrong action has been laid to 0 o his charge that the odium consequent thereupon is also heaped upon him that was not file he case with us we merely pointed ed out cut wrongs wrongs we and arid were willing to accept them as ali errors in judgment catli rattler rattier ser ter than in intention A distinguished member of the cabinet remarked that he fie considered that memorial equivalent to a declaration of war and for the same reason reabon there is is no other the mal mai malj contract ci was taken from mr kimball lOm ball bail after on an expenditure of over loo froni which there has been but a paltry return where is our boasted liberty when objecting to such officials as most who have been sent hete here whom every honest man is co con n bound notto not to receive disqualifies i us is in the eyes 0 of f government for the rights of freemen an and db rands brands us with tife the na name me of traitors traitor sl now w ir lt US eia exa cit mille the ot policy of the lh A ap I 1 pi besent administration d m u astr atlon in in regard i to utah bearing earb inin 9 in milid tt the in I 1 e following facts Is the government G government overn ment have not dot made treaties with tie tle julinus bave have not paid ua us burjust our just dues due 24 they tiley have bave heretofore appointed officers to lo preside ovea over over oven our welfare whose very presence it ia is widely known was an outrage 1 on common decency sd d we petitioned through our oar assembly to have havo GOOD coon men far fun rulers and aud declared hat that bat such sich would have been courteously received arid and strictly obe veil reil but it was plainly staled stated that if such men were sera sent here as had bad been previous 1 ly trey e i y would be sent ferri back 4 li because our legislators dared to ex exercise erbisti the right of petition we are denied mail facilities and bi blandt and ca d a as s ti a il ors ath the reports of til ill the e yet yel r 0 ofa officials bials about the injustice of our courts the breaking up of the supreme court and ard tile hie rebellion of the Mor mormon mons are re as base bese falsehoods a as were ever hatched in in hell bell or propagated by the devil dev del U from current cui rent report we learn that you have appointed and intend importing a full set of civil 7 officers for utah even doah to a postmaster for lor great salt lake city and ard that they are fully qualified to enjoy the contempt so desen edly bestowed by the tire Uton Uto nian ians lans upon their predecessors predecessor si we are sati Sall fied goed beyond doubr we accept your h bint hint I 1 although it is rather delicate ca te for the tho occasion that you have not only denied us a voice in choo choosing shig our rulers but have pointed appointed mp iden icen the opposite of tho e we petitioned for or and arid have bave determined to ronce fonce afon them upon the citizens of this territory j by placing went ty five hundred united states troops under der den control Is this the justice that dwells in ilia tire breast of a chief dl magistrates Magistrate 9 have an hundred thou sard people no rights you have tried us vv without learing tearing our defence pass d sen tence lence not giving ITS tile the benedik of a doubt and sir sir we have no a assurance su rance that you will not attempt to carry the tl e rein remander reminder hinder of the sentence into their cry ha ba been send an army anny to utah exterminate exter romae the mormons cormons Mor mons mone we W e are fully lully convinced conyn ced that the llie presence of an army can only be tolerated when the evil to be dispelled is is greater than 11 the le ev 01 il of beir heir presence it has ins been reiterated again and arid sir babin again 11 1 by the troops selected to IQ come here that they intended to poss possess our houses house slay our leader our wives and daughters da u gaiters and pollute the he pure valleys ol 01 D I 1 utah mill with their fiendish reve reveries rev hies elnes this they well vell biow would not be tamely boine borne and arid thus they would gain an excuse under color of which it they bud had the power would be enacted those P cenes genes of bloodshed and cruel oppression which have giaveno do T parallel aril arll lelin in history that army is now upon our borders say they our mission is peace we come crine to etab etau hh the laws Is the business of all an army arm peace what laws have he we broken not the tire laws of the united slates states nor noi of this Terri territory tor y we dare proof to he tile contrary if hey they come to establish the common law of great Blit bilt britain ainor alnor or the bye laws of bedlam we have law enough without and their presence is unnecessary sary saty if they come corne to crush out from our bosoms ilat atiat noble feeling amen ameil cin cyin independence ence enca hallowed hallo hailo vve by our cur fathers blood and bequeathed to us as a sacred boon the tak task la is greater tl than an they hey call can perform your army will not ba be permitted to enier our valleys we wish for deace peace but we will iii ill sacrifice ice all tile the fruits of our labors rather than surrender our domestic demesne peace and arid inalienable rights although Alt ait hogh bogh it has been provi 14 dedard edard vv ely sombat a majority of sif ste bie frages rages shall f elect eat the pre president ident of this nation does it follow that they have a right to require that president to oppress the minority in fact we are ere thoroughly convinced that major ilias have no rubt which ignot is not ab shared ared area with minorities ori ties and we submit that under the Const constitution itil and laws of the united states no mail man has lias authority to def demand fiand aught 11 which will interfere with the rights of another yet if w we e go 6 beyond popularity where can we find a single leaon for the present demonstrations against U utah tali tall alid ami now sir gir sir gir at your hands we demand that justice which has ever been denied us pay us dues due which have been so long iong and illegally withheld and appoint good men to rule us who have llave discernment to perceive our wanis wants and sufficient ieni leni judgment to promote our welfare withdraw your army grant us our rights arid and receive the he heartfelt gratitude of a whole people continue Conti rue rua tile tiie injustice of your present course and your grave will be pointed d out as that of the egah egan man who broke the noblest of national compacts you name be consigned to co future generations with I 1 lasting infamy ELIJAH F SHEETS A H RALEIGH GILBERT J M WILLIAM MOODY committee on ei behalf of the of great salt lake city cit great salt lake county utah territory I 1 great salt sal t lake jan 16 1 AN ADDRESS from the people of great salt lake eake cit city io to the honorable the senate and house hous e of representatives ta tives in congress assembled in hie ilie present peculiar position of affairs between utah and the parent government we the |