The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1851-12-17

Church, and in less than ten days aher
its arrival in the Valley, il was on its
way 10 to the United States in other
hands.
The sedi,ious sentiments thus preach
ed by Brigham Young and other mem
bers Of the Church, taken in connection
with the total disregard Of the provisions
Of Tie Act Of Congress by the Governor
and his INSCRIPTIONS and fraudulent
embezzlement Of the public money, de-
termiped the officers then in the Terri
tory TO report the facts in writing TO the
President of the United States. Subse-
quent events determined them TO leave
The Territory, and report to the govern
ment in person. They saw that they
could no, perform their respective duties
with credit to themselves, or fidelity to
the government-that the arm of the
Judiciary was already palscd by the po-
siion in which the Judges found them
seves--,hat Brigham Young has been
accustomed to enter the Legislative
Hall under the provisional State Govern
meni, and dictate what laws should be
passcd. and to enter the Court and Jury
rooms, and direct what verdicts should
be rendered, and they knew that he was
equally as omnipotent and influential
with the Mormon people, under the Ter>
rItorIal governmen,-ihat, with Nor
mon Governor, Mormon U. 5. Attor>
ney, Mormon U. S. Marshal. and Nor
mon Grand and Petit Jurors. justice
would be slaughtered in her own tenn
pie, or if triumphant in vindics,ing the
laws by conviction IN criminal case.
The pardoning power would be interpos-
ed to snat, h n iavurte from The hands
of the law
When il became known that the Off
GERS were determined to leave, and the
apology of the Governor and other lead
ers were insufficient To swerve these
gentlemen from their duty, then IL was
that the Governor unveiled himself,
showed the clovcn foot, aud attempted
a still greater outrage The Legisla-
ture was not TO- have met until January.
1852, and consequent, no expose ofihe
embezzlemem Of the twenty thousand
dollars bv the Governor could have been
made known, officially. by the Secretary
to the President and Congress before
December, 1852. MIR. Harris was not
only Secretary of the Territory, but al
so Disburs'ng Agent of the United States
and had twen,y-four thousand dollars
with him to be supplied in payment Of
the per diem and mileage of the LegIsla'
ture and contingent expenses Of the
Territory. The members,a a. it was un'
derstood and no, denied, being all Nor
mons, had agreed to relinquish ibeiI
per diem and mileage to the Church
and the Governor was therefore deter
mined, To have these twenty>four thou
sand dollars, in addition TO the tweni,
thousand dollars appropriated for public
buildings, at all hazards. even if he wa.
to take ii by violence. as he declared
lie therefore secretly issued notice to tn
members TO meet in two or three day
thereafter They met accordingly. and
in the course of lew days, passed
resolution, requiring the United State
Marshal to demand this money fror
the Secretary. and if he refused to Civ
. it, to seize and imprlson him, until h
delivered over the whole amount Tn
Deputy Marshal, true 10 the Mormo
faith, but in violation Of his duty as
United States officer, undertook the E,
-, ecuiion ol this order. The Secreiar
:. refused TO comply Herewith and Dire
up and sent in writing to this pretende
Assembly his reasons for refusing
-, give them or the Marshal the money
i the United States. The Governor hi
threatened that he would have the mol
= ey, if he should have to take il by vi
ence, and others had sworn, that III,
40 would cut the Secretary's throat. beio
of he should leave the Territory with
IN TO use all the precautionary means wit
IN in his reach. TO protect the public mo
20 ey the Secretary spplied 10 the Suprer
-. Court Tor an injunction. which "
.. promptly granted. forbidJing the Ma
-. sha aud all other persons acting und
the authority of that resolution Of {,
81 Legislature, from seizing or nter,me
ding with the funds and property in /
:, hands of the Secretary. Al this poi
A. the Governor seems to have paused
his course, not, we presume. from a
80 regard to the Secretary, or the decI
nv Of the Court, Tor they were poweress
q enforce the law, while he was surroul
he ed by his people. but because he y
nd shrewd enough to see that re,ributi
.,a from this government, for any act
70. violence. would have been WISH
%. upon him. as certainly as the same q