"_Third._ Martial law is hereby declared to exist in this Territory, from and after the publication of this proclamation; and no person shall be allowed to pass or repass, into, or through, or from this Territory, without a permit from the proper officer. "Given under my hand and seal, at Great Salt Lake City, Territory of Utah, this fifteenth day of September, A. D. eighteen hundred and fifty-seven, and of the Independence of the United States of America the eighty-second. "BRIGHAM YOUNG." This proclamation was forwarded to the commander of the United States forces, then on the Plains. It was accompanied by the following letter:-- "FORT BRIDGER, September 3, 1857. "SIR,--I have the honor to forward you the accompanying letter from his Excellency Governor Young, together with two copies of his proclamation, and a copy of the Laws of Utah, 185, chap. 7, containing the Organic Act of the Territory. "It may be proper to add, that I am here to aid in carrying out the instructions of Governor Young. General Robinson will deliver these papers to you, and receive such communication as you may wish to make. "Trusting that your answer and action will be dictated by a proper respect for the rights and liberties of American citizens, I remain, "Very respectfully, "DANIEL H. WELLS, "_Lieut.-General commanding Nauvoo Legion_." "GOVERNOR'S OFFICE, UTAH TERRITORY, GREAT SALT LAKE CITY, September 29, 1857. "Sir,--By reference to the Act of Congress, passed September 9, 1850, organizing the Territory of Utah, published in a copy of the Laws of Utah, herewith, p. 146, chap. 7, you will find the following:-- "'SEC. 2. _And be it further enacted_, That the executive power in and over said Territory of Utah shall be vested in a governor, who shall hold his office for four years, _and until his successor shall be appointed and qualified_, unless sooner removed by the President of the United States. The governor shall reside within said Territory, shall be commander-in-chief of the militia thereof,' &c., &c. "I am still the Governor and Superintendent of Indian Affairs for this Territory, no successor having been appointed and qualified, as provided by law, nor have I been removed by the President of the United States.