Utah Expedition Report Reveals Official War Department View
Wartime dispatches recount a proclamation by Brigham Young and warnings to U S troops as Utah's political status is debated. Letters from General Connant and Governor Young discuss law, citizens rights, and military movements, with Brigham Young cited and at least one mission recount.
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Proclamation by Brigham Young Against Federal Defense Measures
The text reproduces Brigham Young’s Utah proclamation opposing federal military action, denouncing government harassment, and asserting territorial rights. It frames the conflict as a defense of religious liberty and constitutional governance, calling for armed resistance and forbidding armed forces from entering the Territory of Utah. The document cites investigations and quotes hostility toward Mormon settlers, asserting the right to defend their liberty under the Constitution.
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Brighati Young
Governae Vinings
Utah
United States
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Hector
Governaent
Lina
Rene
Europe
Brigham Yuang
Umdler
Martial Law Proclaimed in Utah Territory Preared Entry Controls
Territorial proclamation declares martial law to deter invasions and authorizes restrictions on movement. Issued from Great Salt Lake City Utah during the eighty second year of independence of the United States, signed by official authority.
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Great Salt Dake City
Utah
United States of America
Mormon Emigration Sparks Uproar in California
A chaotic report details Mormon emigrants moving from California toward Washington Territory on a nine wagon train, with Brigham Young directing actions. The narrative claims government scrutiny, potential military force, and fears of attacks as authorities probe the Deseret movement and related disturbances.
Mormon Train Capture Reported From Utah Conflict
Washington reports Chief Justice Bolinty of Utah warns of Mormon capture of government trains. Dispatches describe a raid on October night near Green River and East Lake City, with casualties and prisoners. United States forces weigh response as authorities seek confirmation and possible retaliation.
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Distressing accident in Lew isbaned in town tragedy
A troubled Lew text reports a fatal accident as Joseph Taiggith dies instantly when a loaded pistol, passed around at an auction, is discharged during an altercation over unpaid debts. Citizens of Muscatine plan a wolf hunt amid feral wolves harming livestock. A vessel arrives in Philadelphia from Genoa carrying 125 passengers seeking grape culture for wine production.
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Philadalphia
Genoa
Local notices urge prompt payment and announce Thanksgiving services
The notice warns defaulters who owe for paper and ink to settle promptly to avoid further business friction. It announces Thanksgiving Day observances, with church services in Christ's Church York Street and other state-wide proclamations, plus local civic updates on various persons and incidents, including a notable fire, steamship arrival, and regional economic strain.
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Court Proceedings Recap From Week of Fugitive Adin’r
The court heard a variety of cases including forgery, riot, and unlawful assembly. Not guilty verdicts were returned in several matters while insanity affected recognizances and costs. Proceedings detailed defense absences and attempted adjournments with notes on the Daily News and Sentinel writer participation.
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Grand Jury Report and Military Plans Across Nations
The report details remarks by court officials on funding and troop details for winter quarters near the Geren river with reliance on volunteers and a spring reinforcement plan. It notes government financing approaches, price trends in beef, and a broader call for austerity and efficiency amid wartime needs. The piece also covers printer prominence, a rainstorm omen with lizards in Le Roy, a Athens Georgia factory fire, liquor shop density in New York, and gangly street observations.
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Resumption of Specie Payment and Trade Revival
A New Orleans dispatch reports banks resuming specie payments after disruptions from the Panic. Boston and New York banks follow, with gold flows and reserves strong enough to support solid payments. Construction on Central Park labor is planned, boosting winter work. projections of bank recoveries and territorial expansion are discussed, with foreign affairs and maritime losses noted.
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Hog market chatter in Cincinnati and farm packer plans
Reports from Cincinnati and Traisville show hog prices around 55005 TS per 100 pounds with steady demand. Buyers and sellers hold to caution as 600 head sold at 4.10 gross in Danville Kentucky, while farm buyers plan to pack hogs on their own account. Dealers note improved sentiment but slow hog intake as farmers prefer fattening then selling after January. An Indianapolis editor cites past winters and cholera thinning supplies. Nashville and Shelbyville correspondents forecast 150000 to 200000 hogs within fifty miles. Dallas Grantite notes pork lent 175000 to 200000 more pounds in the county this season, with a general rise across South Alabama.
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Fall of Delhi sparks renewed Indian mutiny fears
Report from Europa details the collapse of a six day siege as British forces, 16 000 strong, threaten to crush insurgents across India. A brutal execution parade near Meh Qa War is described, with casualties and panic spreading to the city.
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Economic distress spreads through Britain and U S in late autumn
The report traces hard times across England led by reduced trade with the United States and factory shutdowns in Manchester Leeds Bradford and Leicester. It notes widespread unemployment among workers and notes American demand dwindling causing a slip into a two tone winter for British mills and machinery. It also covers Utah tensions with Brigham Young and Mormon resistance, plus frontier policy chatter and a New Mexico Arizona outlook.
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