Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-02-14
MORMON AFFAIRS.
FOR THE NATIONAL rsrELIroESoKn.

FOR THE NATIONAL TSTELLIGENCER.
Messrs EDIroRs: In the Intelligencer of Wednesday
morning, under the head of Late from Utah." pub
lished the following paragraphs, to wit:
"By the Deseret News of the Goth November Ia Nor.
newspaper published in Salt Lake City, we learn
that the authorities Of the Territory of Utah have
Greek, in Pauvan Valley, hundred and ffyone miles
southerly from the Great Salt Lake City The city
is to be called FILLMORE and the county in which it is
located Mildrd.
In the same paper we find long letter addressed by
Judge Snow the editor defending the action Of the
Governor and Legislature Of the Territory touching the
questions Issue between them and the retired Junction
aries and thence ustyng his action in opening the
Territorial courts"
We quote the concluding paragraph
have now examined every objection urged against
the proceedings of the Governor in relation to the getting
up and calling together the Assembly, and find his pro-
ceedinps to be strictly legal Finding them legal be-
ieve it right Of the President the right Of the United
States and the inhabitants Of this Territory to have
take my and hold my first court required by the
act the Legislative Assembly Of Utah. and believing
do not hesitate to enter my duties"
A few words in relation to Judge z. Snow. Judge s.
joined the Mormon church about twenty years ago. but
has not resided in the Mormon community, been in
full communion with the church. since they left Kirkland
Ohio, fifteen years ago. He doubtless went to the
Territory with the determination discharge his official
duties faithfully, uninfuenced and uncontrolled by his
religious associations When the difficulties commenced
which led to the withdrawal of portion of the officers
Judge Stow sympathized entirely with his colleague
when finally, consequence of accumulated insult s.
ourages and awless transactions they deemed II tb cir
duty 10 withdraw the Territory, Judge Snow ,on
Cured with them in this determination and CONNIE ced
preparations to return to the States with his fa my
When this to the Of Young he ompt-
y brought church influence and authority to be- ar and
in few days after Judge Snow taken dow to the
River Jordan and rebaptzed into the Mormon church
From that his views and feelings exps rienced
complete revolution is evinced by the stter from
which you have quoted But enough Of him.
The location of the seat Of Government of the Terri
tory, contrary to all previous arrangement in Pauvan
Valley hundred and fifty miles from any white set
dement, and inhabited solely by rowing ands Of hostile
Indians, is very significant fact, but susceptible Of
simple explanation. When the returned United States
officers left Salt Lake City, for the set forth
their report to the President, Brigham Young and his
Mormon associates well satisfied that upon fair
and just representation of the facts the Government ut
Washington, the civil authority Of the Territory would
be promptly withdrawn from their hands and control I'm
der this conviction and with their usual cunning they
located the capital in of the ouof in
convenient and unsafe districts be found within the
limits Of the Territory with the view not OILY to expose
the officers who might be sent there to lndan hosities
but TO them far from Salt Lake City MS TO pre-
vent their taking cognzance of crimes and offences there
which the church claims to exercise exclusive urs-
Il diction.
Recent letters received from Sat Lake City announce
these rs the reasons for the The assigned to
the new city and county may be regarded as character
istc specimen Of Mormon diplomacy.
j WASHINGTON, FHsRuARr ii, 1862. TRUTH.