| Show BY james buchanan president of lie hie the U united idled rates ol olderica marica merica A lov iov R f i 7 f the y q Uth utah was bettle settle b by certain emigrants states and I 1 from foreign countries who hg bave have ae foni fori several years past nast abt ast manifested a 11 it I 1 to obis ofis it u io and an d lassof 1 the t h e united states the rica gica mass mabs of these ese sett settlers ers acting under th the e 1 influence of lea leaders erb ers t to 0 w whom b om they seem to have surrendered their judgment refuse to be c controlled ont rolled by any oth mothr r authority they have been often fad tad jo 0 o obed obedience lence and these friendly frd fri eddly counsels counsel s have hare geen seen answered withee fiance Officer officers of the federal federal government haap have been bek driven from the territory for ho iid of Tene dene but an effort to do their sworn duty others lia iia have y b been prevented vented going thereby there by threats of assassination judges have haye been vigle violently rity interrupted in lit the perform performance anc e of their livni and the records of the courts have been seized and either destroyed or oi concealed acts of unlawful violence bay ibay veen yeen perpetrated and the right to repeat them has been openly claimed by tha leading inh abr abt T i imanta 1 nals with at least the act acquiescence ejof df nearly ear y all the others their hostility to the he lawful ua government of the them country has at length become so violent that ilo iio no office ej beaning bearing a 1 I from the thi bearid of ta tb e union can enter the territory or br remain there thyrle j with v ith safety and all the officers ap pointed have bave been ilabe jogo togo to SaIt Like or anywhere else in utah beyond bayon d the 1 immediate bf the army indeed In deed decd such is believed tobetha condition to which hit bit a it strange range ay system terr ota terrorism has brought the inhabitants of N that fig ilg region ion lon that no on among ahem them cond ex bress tress ess vis an ail opinion favorable to this government d beven propose to ta obey it slavs slays ni without ex I 1 nghi g iye ISE ilfe fe a and aud u pro property ert to peril I 1 after te carefully re fu 11 con considering i ering eting of affairs las irs and 6 maturely atu rel rei weighing ig ing the obligation obligations I N w alwder I 1 er to 0 see bee beet the ej jaws i faithfully A deemed to me right and hat bat I 1 sha y use or of the military dorca forcial rit fit my mk disposal as might be necessary to protect ahelf ed s eral officer a in goin going into the territory of ab andisi andiss rad kad I 1 oi p er forming their duties after theresi there II accordingly gly ordered a march for the city of 0 f salt lake reach of that place and to actkin actina ac tiia tina case of bf need as a posse for the enforcement but iu the hatred of ottha oatha ti misguided peo people pie f for ar the f nsf A nd ae legal authority of the government govern melitha d boin t anse se that they resolved to measure tein military strength string th mth that of the union they have haye ogin organized lied a an armed force far from conte contemptible dp jelp of numbers and trained itaf not with skill atlease at least with great assiduity and perseverance v e r a nce nee while the troops troop of the united states were on their march a train of bao bag baggage ga e wagon wagons which happened happened ta tobe be unprotected acte d was wa attacked aad a portion of thel I 1 mormon forces and the provisions and a with which the train was laden were wautola wanton ji burnt in short their preb pres present ent eDt at ht of decided and unreserved I 1 ebani ebini ty to the ithe united states and anito andio to all their loyal citizens Uti zens their determination to oppose the authority atthe o ft government by military has not lot only been expressed express a d I 1 ird tri d voras overt act the most inot une ude equivocal qui vocaL character t il ll citizens of utah P this Is re bellio against the government to which you owe awe hl ali legi ance it is levying war against the united and involves you in iii th the guilt of treason anit will bring to condign pun ishmen tofta ruin and to shame for itis it is mere were madness to suppose youir limited re 11 sources you can successfully resist the force torce f of this great and powers at nation jf af you have calculated upon the forbearance e ef of the united states if you have permitted perm bitted yourselves to thib govern mantwill men twill fail t to put pt forth its strength and add bring you to you have fallen into intha a krave grave mis takai takei teak teat e you have settled upon territory 6 ivsich lira geographically in lit the I 1 her heart herft hertt fc odthe of the union you live upon was wag edby the I 1 bulted states and paid for their treasury ryel rhe abe the proprietary right and title fo to it is ia iia theli theland and not in you utah is bounded on every aide side by states and Terri territories torie s whose believe eople are true to the union ivis itis absurd to elleve that they willor will or can permit you to erect in their very midst a government of your independent of the authority all acknowledge but hostile to them and their interests inter estar estai do not deceive yourselves yours elyes elTes nor try to miB mislead lear leac others i by propagating the idea that is a al crusade against your religion the this country can take no notice of your youri if creed whether it be true or false fals thatis a question between your god and yourselves in which I 1 disclaim all ali tight to interfere I 1 it you obey the ibe laws keep the peace and jre the just rig rights ats ot 0 others you TOU ivle wib be pert perfectly ec secure jaud mak maj may ilive lilye liv 99 api in in your youn present faith or change i it f 0 at your y our pie pleasure q Q re ever every y itei itel liKit man amon among y apu on knows ery very well vell that wat sovern govern me merithal meri n tha thas i fijor airet directly y or indorf indirectly city sought to ulo GIO duie dule 1 8 t Y qu x ayour ny op r worship borshi wor shi io to control you in ali alf lairs fairs oisen t 0 6 yo ny opinions y toe TOK k bellion gel eel lion ilon lis not jm merely erel y a your 4 ause without re pil pt excuse y yr made de i ariit tha was hat lp ko Jo jonith with xit p pa in ti idge igge je 1 jai agi apu never da at T A hot ik lait cof coutu be iw aw W and rh A L 19 za pongo or your gov in 11 e el V congre mya My e 16 1 1 11 ti 11 ju jaimi JJ t ta iMi en sah sri h V waa was as t a i 8 cc r iid ild 4 y ve e ti at kr e wy are similar jn S every material respect to bylaws lc h have ave bein passed to tor for t the othe othel S tir tit tira toyes loyes r a kofl the un lon ion and which everywhere e else eise OT se wilh with with ohe obe one partial partial exception mc eption hive bire been ch er f ull all obeyed obey e no people ever lived V 0 were f freer r f from rom unnecessary legal restrains restraints than you ilumin Ii human wisdom never devised devis deviselia edja elja ia political system which bestowed more ble bie sings or imposed lighter burdens than the eov boy government 41 ot the united states in its operation upon the territories but being anxious to save islah of blood and to avoid avold the indiscriminate punishment of a afi f fri tri crime 01 1 i is not probable r ui 3 11 af r nowa now a free freiband and full fuli pardon to allwoo will sub to the govern government me t jf it yon son yo r refuse to accey jaet the fall upon pour jour your own heads eais cais but I 1 conjure you to pause deliberately delibe dellbe rarely ala aia and aad wellmet ell eil before yoh you yon reject tills mma of peace find good luil 11 is 7 NOV noy thern edlu AN president pr thi tri THE thu unita UNIT stare stara have haye jav e thou hola glit issue athla is ngy rpy pot h cers in the territory af df butali to be diligent and f faithful ditlif ua to the 0 4 their power in lit ole oie the execution of thoa all citizens of the united sti states teb tea in in said territory to aldand aid ald ard and assist the officers in of their thair duties otterina to of utah ta who v ho shall shill submit to the aasa awba aw sa free pardon for ahe the se ditimus and treasons trea sons hereto ie reto to reby them thein committed warning thomp sp who rhall shall persist after notice hovice of this proclamation yi 1 tile the against the united unite notates states that they must expect no further lenity but look 1002 to b e ago ronslf bously dealt with accordi according ilg tig to de daning daring z aring that the mill military tar forces now in utah and and ana hereafter to te tie sent tharp vall not be e withdraw withdrawn until the ants af q that territory shail shall shai bhai manifee manifest i a pro propel proper pir pig bensi ottha duty which they ove owe to ta fp his I 1 got goy government i li fr ern ment in testimony wh ereon I 1 have her tc Os et my handland han dand caus edithe seab seal nf the I 1 states stis to be a affixed to hese hese hess presents i done at the city rot washington the bjel il of april one oue thousand eight elgut f xa hundred and fifty eight and of the v of the united states afie second lu w u JAMES BUCHANAN iby the thi 51 t leivis levvis CASS of state r w |
