Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1851-12-10
From the kcokuk Dispatch
TIE Mormon Troubles In Utah.

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The Mormon Trouble In Utah.
We have nothing later from Utah, than the
following-omittcd last week
statement in the St. Joseph's Advertiser
endorsed by the Government officers who have
left utah-represents that the conduct Of Gov.
ernor Brigham Young is most seditious and on.
pressivo and that his unboundcd influences
over the Mormons is used to make them trai.
tors and hostile to the Government, until it has
become almost apart Of their ritual to asperse
our nation anG Government, in Language The
most incendiary, profano and obscene; that the
Judges, and in fact all the GovcFnment officers,
are declared from performing their duties bv
the influence Of the Governor, yho has pro.
claimed from the pulpit 'that the United s,ates
Judges might remain in the Territory aud draw
their salaries, but that they should never have
cause to try. If he could mevcn. It.
"on the Oath Of July, the anihsssiary a the
PussssSl Or tke Mcssnons IN UtAn. flle odVS! !.lcs
made speech tothe saints, in which he said
in the course Of lIaranguc Of more than ordi-
nary violenccs
Zachary Taylor is dead and in hell, and |
am glad of it; and l prophecy in the name Of
Jesus Christ, by the power of the priesthood
that is upon me, that any President of the
United States who shall lift his finger against
this people, shall die an untimc!y death, and
go to hell" -
The people were taught from the pulpit that
"the laws and pohcv Of the United States Gov
ernment, were intended to oppress the poor
that "the government of the United States was
a stink in the nostrils of Jchovah"-"that it
was going to hell as fast as it could aud the
sooner the better"--"that they (the Mormons)
could save it but rather than save it by any
other means than 7heccracy,they would see it
id first"
Another speaker declared that 'the Nor
mons were prescribed by the United States
that he had two wives, others of his brethren
had more, and none ofthem dare not return to
the United States, for their dirty little, mean.
contracted laws would imprision them for poly
gamy" These and many like sentiments,
were taught to the deluded masses, and the Of
fcers compelled to hear them without tn, pow
or to resist them.
The officsrs had many important duties to
perform, which required cordial and confideu.
tial intercourse with the Governor. especially
the Secretary, who is required by the act Of
Congress establishing the Territory, TO keep a
record of the Executive proceedings, and to
transmit copy of them on the first of Decem.
Der, annually TO the Government at Washington
The Governor; however, barred all commnnca.
ton OH the subjects he organization Of The Ter
| ritory, declaring with great vehen,ence ant
feeling. that he would kick any man out Of tn,
Territory who, attempted to dictate to. or a,l
wise him in his duty lie asked for no nd
vice, and no officer volunteered any. Thu
l.ft nntrammelled, he proceeded without ,nole.
taton to set at defiance the act of Congress cs
tablishing the Territory.
| Furthermore. Gov Brigham Young is charge,
with ncglccting the affairs Of the Territory ap
| portioning the Representatives to please him
self, emitting to appoint Sherlfs, and squan
dertng the Government moneys. Under rhi
state of things several of the Government off
GERS left the Territory to report to the Presi
dent Of the United States, in person, viz: l.. G
Brandenbury, Chief Justice, Perry Il. Brocchus
| Associate, (who made fearless and patriotic
speech to the Mormonsbefore leaving for whicl
he was threatend with murder,) b. ID. Harri
Secretary of the Territory II. X Day. Sub In
dian Agent. We shall await further advice
before determining precisely upon the relativ
guilt of the Governor, and the justification G
the officers in leaving. 1t is due to the MOI
monists to say that their leaders represent tina
if the judiciary had not disbanded, every thin
would have been settled, and in fact, theI
seems be little excuse for the abandonment
their posts by the Secretary and Indian Agon
| A MoRMoN IN CoNGREss.--Dr John NJ Bernh