Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1851-12-30

and brother Brigham Young had still more, and
zone ofthem dare return TO the United States, for
their dirty, little, mean. contracted laws wenld
imprison them for polygamyH These and many
like sentiments. we're taught to the deluded mass
es and the officers compelled to hear them, with
out the power to repel them.
Congress appropriated twenty thousand dollars
to be applied under the direction Of the Governor
and Legislature in theerection Of public building
The Governor no sooner received this money than
he embezzled every dollar oft in the payment of
debts due by the Mormon church, and in less than
ten days after its arrival in the Valley it was Oh
its way to the United States in other hands.
The seditious sentiments thus preached by Brig
ham Young and other leaders ofthc church, taken
in connection with the total disregard Of the pro-
visions of the Act of Congress by the Governor and
his INSCRIPTIONS and fraudulent embezzlement of
the public money, determined the officers then in
the Territory to report the facts in writing to the
President ofthe United States Subsequent events
determined them 10 leave the Territoryand report
to the government in person.
When it became known that the officers were
determined to leave and the apology Of the Gov
crnor and other leaders were insufficient to swerve
these gentlemen from their duty, then ii was that
the Governor unveiled himself, showed the cloven
foot; and attcmp;eda still greater outrage. The
Legislature was not to have met until January
1852, and consequently no expose Of the embcz-
element of the twenty thousand dollars by the
Governor could have been made known, officially
by the secretary, to the President and Congress
before December 1858 Mr., Harris was not only
Secretary Of the Territory. but also Disbursing
Agent of the United States and had twenty thous-
and dollars with him to be applied in payment of
of the per diem and mileage Of the Legislature
and contingent expenses of the Territory
The members, rs it was understood and not denied,
being all Mormons, had agreed to reinquish their
per diem and mileage TO the Church, and the Gov
ernor was therefore determined to have these TWEEN
flour thousand dollars in addition to twenty
thousand dollars appropriated for public buildings
at all hazards, even If he was 10 lake il by yio-
lence, as be declared. he therefore secretly issu-
ed notice to the members to meet in two or three
days hereafter.
They met accordingly, and in the course ola few
days passed resolution, requiring the United
States Marshall TO demand this money from the
Secretary, and if he refused TO give it, seize and
imprison him, until he delivered the whole amount
The deputy Narsahi, true 10 the Mormon faith but
in violation of his duty as United States officer
undertook the execution OF this order The Secre-
tary refused to comply Herewith, and drew up and
sent in writing to this pretended Assembly his
reasons for refusing to give them or the Marshall
the money ofthe United States. JheGovernor had
threatened that he would have the money if he
should have to take it by violence. and others had
sworn. that they would cut the Sccretary's throat
before he should leave .he Territory with it, 70
use all the precautionary, means within his reach
to protect the public money, the Secretary applied
to the Supreme Court for an injunction which was
promptly granted, forbiddingthe MARSHALL and all
other persons acting under the authority Of that
resolution ofthe legislature from Selling or inter-
meddling with the funds and property in the hands
of the Secretary.
The plurality wife system is in full yoge here
Governor Young is said to have as many as ninety
wives He drove along the streets, few days
| since, with sixteen ofthem in q long carriage
fourteen ofthem having each, an infant at their
bosoms. Itis said that Herbert c. Kimbal one of
| the Tribune Counciland the second person in the
Trinity had almost an equal number; amongst
| them, mother andher two daughters. Each man
can have as many wives as he can maintain. that
is, after the women have been picked and culled
by the head men The Judges and Secretary of
State have had the honor of being introduced by
his excellency, the Governor, TO several of his
wives; and also by Herbert c. Kimballto several
ofMs