The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-01-05

election to be held under the provisional laws Of the
State Ct Dsseret. Ths proclamation and many ether
ed, and tf ooure executive record could be made
OF the sae No notice was given in ID TO the quail
tcasions Of voters and those who were eligible to office
spy persons named 20 hold the election The
consequence vas that unnsturx Eed foreigners ocia
ted st the elections voted and elected yepresen
tativss and TO oees net sCth o-ized by tee at The
proclamation and election a bur,esque upon the
order And desorum required by The organic act and
sprung from the determination Ct the church to do
the pleased IN such masters
He was also authorized and required by the same ACT
appoint all omcers net provided fer In the bill who
should continue in Office until the end of the rst session
Of the Legislature. Yet there not sheriff justice
q TIE peace. er constable. IN the territory legally
qualified to act when we left Excepting one or two
Justieee OF the peace appointed few days BEFORE
and criminals went &. large. un.ried and unpublished
20 far IS the United States Judges could interfere
The church. usual, punished some, ms il wa,
reported, and allowed others TO 60 free few days be-
fore We left understood posse Of sent by
the church in ursus Ct come norse thieves but whether
they were arrested and tried OF escaped, never
learned man was tried in adjoining county for
alleged offence by member Of the church, purporting
BEL Judge, vi.noas 9aIy, and convicted ana pun
isheo Atoct TIE tame time, cool and deliberate
murder was committed in the territory upon the body
q Mr janice Monroe citizen o. United States from
Utica New York, his Wy 70 Salt Lake City by
Der ohe church and the repsne brought into the city
anG buried vithcu. !nquert the murderer walking
through the streets under the eye the
Governor and in his socie.y-some Of the relatives OF
the deceased residing there snd members o the church
AFRAID OF dsincned &c set u was reported and believed
q some OF its leading members and such impression
would Iarayze the hand Of inclined to interfere
tween the offender and the leading members OF the
church before and after the commission Of the offence
He was seversl weeks in The city Gna unknown, well
as bis location to any q AS i was the common talk that
be intended 20 Kill Mr. Monroe, he permitted to 60
out sixty eighty miles 10 meet his intended victim
snd Of these men who knew the fact lifted an arm
voice 20 prevent the deed. He met Monroe, who
IVES una.med invited hin cut q his camp, took seat
and talked half an hour with him and then rose up and
ntau 6rcsp %wrs,h Eu-. lo,,l.k
however that If he hsd been tried entire acquittal
would have foo.ea the result in February last
IN the Gaze Of Dr. john Vaughan citizen Of Indiana
then on bis way 20 California and the rdersI suffered
70 SO unpunsnec. How many other crimes and
offences we've punished or passed by We know not
The Governor was thus true 70 his declaration that
the United States Judges should try cause he
could prevent it,, for we had not officer to summon
s;ury exec ute wa-ran. Subpoena. or any kind Of
proces except in in which the United States was
party, when the Marshal would be bound to act.
Congress twenty thousand dollars to be
lsture in the erection CT public buildings The Cover
no. no sooner received this money than he embezzled
Of debts due by the Mormon church and in few days
after its arrival 10 the valley, its way to the
United States IN other hands We not present at
ite actual payment but matter Of public noto-
rety snd talked Of by the gentlemen WAC received it.
Thote q then in the territory Fowerless and
PEELED to be silent obeerve.s &C all these things on &C.
coun. Ct tie omnrotence Of the church and the Co.
determined to report the facts in writing to
the President Of the United States Before opportu
itself of the undersigned addressed large meeting
Of The people en- behalf Of the Washington Monument
With Two commissions IN hi pocket by the managers
thereof 70 ask Of tie people q that territory block Of
marble q other stene 10 De placed in tLat structure as
en- Offering at the SHINE Of Istriotfm."
As the life charac;e- ard services Ct Washington
intimately Blended with thing relating to the 60
,ernment and institutions q the United States, the
the m.r Is of he Mormon PEOPLE q tie false and pra
dcial opinions they entertained towards the people ana
rest tina. flew of sed.ious sentiment which was
freely pouring forth from ther bosoms towards the
country to which they owed their highest patriotism
and their te.. affections sfe ke, wives. We remained
there up to this period, and submitted in silence TO
almost every species Of indignity and modification,
rather than take any tep would produce discord
and involve the territorial government in difficulties 1t
vas in this spirit that we preserved silence until the
favorable opportunity above alluded to was presented
YVES not only matter Of tight but also of duty to have
the attention Of The people directed TO the Of their
and he. citizens enemies &C them and the Of
their suin and EXTERN nation Such opinors daily
'ncucsted by the leaders CT church upon the fanat
cal duty Of The masses OF the people They
taught 20 believe tina. the general government sympa-
theed win those whom they regarded as their persecu
tors the States of Illinois and Missouri and desired
their overthrow and utter destruction The natural
suit Of uch convictions feeling Of deep seated hos
ty towards the government; and people of the United
EI,es, which was every day becoming more desp and
veterate un der The teachings CT their spiritual leaders
We believed that 70 confront and remove these false i'm
would pc to dry Up the fountain Of edtious sentiment
IN the territory and thus revive that Of patriotism
and yaiiy SO eninsnty due 10 Mr. Fillmore and the
adm inssva.ion the manifest absence Of which then
serious obstacle &c the successful operation OF the terri
toTis government. and threatened not corrected. to
become much more serious in future. 1t was in pur.
this design that The address. above alluded
made In ne coQrse q that able address, the
SPEAKER endesyored IN good faith. only to correct
nious opinions in regard to the government from
which re held his commission. without INDUCING
in ,erns Of ipvecve and TstuEe 50 loudly called for.
His circumstances against these opinions and the hos
tie feelings resulting from them, we've calm and dpas
sorate, ana IL COCO faith Extended only TO ess the
saatary purpose e producing peace On earth and good
Will ana concord between tie various branches OF the
govern ard good viii towards the United States.
The adders esti-ey Tree from any eusion, he
remote, 10 he peculiar religion al the community,
O. Ct their d6estis CT al customs which we're
liberal and luxurious il the extreme Il contained net
single expression oft-Grado az ankndness or harsh
.cuke or any eminent mat could ksve been tortured
tony wound upon the hear. a. HE bearers N any q
Governor arose and denounced the pesker with great
violence, as profoundly gnorsn. O. wilfuy wicked;
strode the stage nadly assumed various theatrical At
tudee declared be greater man than even George
Nsshr gton y that he knew more thnn ever George
Washington did !" that Is was the that could
han die The two-d - and thst If there was any more
DISCUSSION, there would te pulling OF hair and cutting Of
throatt' Referring 70 remark 0. Tie speaker " that
the tnl;ed ststes government was humane aud kindly
disposed towards .hem,' ne said, " know the United
States did not murder wives and children burn
houses androb us q our property but they stood by
id scoundrels BY this time the passions of the peo
pie we're lsshed into fury like his own 10 every
tence he uttered there was prompt and determined
response chewing beyond doubt that all the hostile and
ssditous sentiment we had previously heard the
sentiments OF his people Ihose Of Us present felt the
personal danger That surrounded II the Governor
had but pointed his SINGER towards indication Of
his wish We have doubt would have been gassacred
before leaving the house Tu lie did not point his fin
ger. Upon the next and succeeding days, these
denunciations OF the officers ard the government
were renewed &c re we're informed ny number of cit-
zene and continued in theT meetings, By the Governor
and others with increased vehemence and in language
90 vulgar and obscene that decenoy would blush to hear
IT, Ii vas impossible for not TO and feel that
we're permitted to remain there ny the suerance
q the GeverE6r and the little he did reluctantly and
careessy towards organizing the territory was the
est dectation and show Il obedience to the organic
act, to to the Mormon church and hmself the
money Of the United STATES appropriated by Congress
for the territory, salaries &c. &c.
We were informed that the Governor had been
TONED to enter the Legislative hail. under the Provision
state government and discuss and dictate what laws
should be passed and the court ard jury ROOM TO die
tate what verde. should be rendered especially in
o. rape end ne mad given ample evidence that he was
equally omnipotent emnipresent, and influential with
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