The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-12-10

The governor OF Utah, to wgest from The hands OF Nf
Harris ,hs secretary Of ihs LiIo saso o. "s pun
and the Utah legislature combined Ia an effort 70 force me
public treasure out Of the hands OF the secretary Inns
xSsh Yoang and ss o%es We're AFRAID dis
obey But il appears that A. w Rabbit. himself Nor
mon, had acured the suspicion that he was coniedera
ting with Mr. Harris and the judges 10 preserve the pub
lie money from the grasp Of the governor and The egs
lauIs. Rabbit. with his family had departed Tor me
States about, few days prior To- The application Tor
the Injunction. Young and his conlederaes had taken
il into their heads thai Mr.. Harris had inrusled The
52i 900 TO Rabbit to be brought back to the States
Thereupon they procured a Mormon, by the name oi
Aaron + Free TO assume upon himself The duties oil
Justice of the peace. and TO issue search warrant Tor
The S24 900 This precious document, OF which we have
been furnished copy, in the following words
TERRITORY OF UTAH,
Great Salt Lake County.
To any legal officer OF the aforesaid Territory and
county OF Great Salt Lake-Gn cling:
You are hereby commanded 10 restrain and 10 take A.
W. Rabbit into your possess ion also all the elects OF
A. w Babbt consisting OF negroes carriages. and leans,
gold to the amount oil twenty four thousand dollars, and
for The seal OF The Territory of Utah. and bring Inc same
in Great Salt Lake City. and to search all other
sss & es Ss T M A' anu
S'A' ''D'' '''' : 'e''' AARoN +. FREE, Justice.
We give the document usrbuin, as il has been fur.
nshed TO u.s. and assured that when II was Issued
Free not justice OF the peace, had gwen no BOND,
been in, required by law and that the per
son 10 whom it was delivered 10 be executed had not
given bond, in any manner been qualified as an ON
OF the Territory. Nevertheless, after the inIuneton
uas issued, posse of Mormons, with this document IN
their possessions was despatched after Babb pursued
him come fifty sixty miles. overlook him. searched his
wagons aHd took him back, with his family 10 withh
eight miles Of the city, where they placed guard over
his family, and took him into the city TO be examined be-
fore MIR. Justice Free He was kept in custody until he
discharged by hobtos corpus Issued by Inc court,
and then allowed 10 resume his journey II is true
they did not, in defiance OF the injunction attempt 10
search oihe suspected persons or places They dared
not commit so Migrant act OF rebellion against the
civil authorities take this money by force IRON tue
custody Of Secretary Harris, after the injunction issued
but in procuring such document as that we have quo.
ted be issued and served by private individuals alter
The court had decided that the money was lawfully aud
properly in the custody OF the Secretary, they plainly
eyinced that they have the money II fraud and
violence could obtain it,
Believing that the money not sale in bis hands,
Mr. Harris resolved TO take il back 10 Washington, and
restore TO the treasury, which he IS now about 70 90
having il still IN his custody And yet our nel1 hUoT Of
the Republican thinks he has improperly deserted his
post and TO have remained there IN defiance OF the
fraudulent devices esoed to BY the Mo[mons TO w'es,
TO rolong the controversy with the Republican as to the
conduct OF The judges and secretary The reasons which
induced them to return are before the p t ana ~
to decide whether they deserve the structures OF the Re
publican whether they have faithfully performed their
duty We think They have no reason 10 tear the judy
ment OF that body the verdict OF public opinion
The Republican, however, greatly fears that their con-
duct will bring repoach upon the admin stra'on that
appointed them. Oar neighbor appears TO be taking the
mos, efficient steps to bring about that result 80 lar as
have observed, it is the only press which has de.
nounced their conduct II IL had been so very soicous
for the honor Of the ad ninstrdon, we would have sup
posed it would not have sought captous grounds oil COM
plant against its .appon,ees, and have endeayored 10
place them the wrong such frivolous and ground
less accusations as il has brought against them.
We authorized by the judges 10 say that one OF the
statements OF the Republican entirely untoundeh Ii
alleges that they received ou,fts' on leaving Washing
ton They that this untrue, and that, by The
the time they reach Washington, they Will have ex.
pended from their private means much more than they
will have received the shape OF salaries NO motive
of pecunary nature could therefore have prompted
them 10 return. Ii the emoluments OF office had been
all they desired, they would have remained quietly at
Sal, Lake and have submitted patiently TO all SORTS OF
ndignties both 10 themselves and the government and
have permitted Brigham Young and his Mormon coun-
seors pursue their OF fraud and vice uncheck
ed But seeing that they were poweTless and utterly al
the mercy of such and that every effort TO discharge
their duies faithfully would only involve them in resh
difficulties with the Mormons they resolved 10 report the
facts 10 Congress, ami 10 abandon positions IN which
they unable TO render any eiilclent service. II
they had acted thus, from misak sense oil duty
il appears 10 the Republican might have dealt more
justly towards them than TO have character zed them as
Fugitive United States officers" and TO have charged
them in unqualified and offensive terms with an aban-
donnen OF duty ami cowardy deseIton OF Their posts
Alter careful review of all that the Republican has al
legged in vindcaon of lis assault upon these gentlemen
we still OF opinion that lis structures were not only
uncalled for, but altogether unjust. The result, we
think, will prove that Congress will coincide IN this
opinion We predict that, instead OF censurlng the
Judges they will either repeal the organic law OF the Ter
Tory, or they will remove the Mormons IRON oflce,
and will send civil officers there, backed by sufcent
military force TO compel obedience and teach the Nor
their duty. One OF the other OF these alternatives
they will be compelled 10 adopt.