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msdalipg with the funds and other property Of the

| United states in the custody OF the Secretary
The Governors desire for this money had commenced
It period time before this. Soon the Score
was made in an ,nterview, to bsowbess hin and init
midate him into submission to the Governors purposes
the Governor afterwards declared to let Secretary
Know what kind 81 people be bad to deal with % and
eon called upon him in friendly way Dor,
row eight ten thousand dollars Of it for the church
Tne uoverncr was informed that consideration could
inoucs sae loan .. dollar Of it. Another attempt
snen msoe 20 &c. upon claim for daily pay and mile
age OF the OF last legislature which sat nder
tns state psss..s ..adipg member Of the church
great assistance 70 the church in Justice should be
paid demanded But the Governors efforts to get the
money, did not stop here warrant was iaeoed nv =
man Iurportipg to be Justice of the Peace but Who
had neither given bond taken oath Of ONCE SO
far as could learn and placed in the hands Of pre-
tended constable commanding him to restrain ana to
take A. W. Batbts into possession and the eff
fects A. W BGhbitt consisting wagons carriages and
teams, and search his wagons and for a sum OF
money, probably gold TO the amount Of twenty four>
and bring the before in great Salt Lake City
and to ,earch all other suspected persons and pace
NJ. Batbitt (Ion A. W. Babbitt, late delegate in
Congress from the territory had left the city Cay OF
two before with his family and household affairs on his
return to the United States There party appear
no offence alleged 1t placed in the hands Of this
constable who with strong force thirty men more
well armed and mounted, started in pursuit with in
stuctons f.e the Governor, were informed, to
"bring Bsbttt back dead sven They came ron his
6Omes1m9
night, and in the morning MI Babbit and his wives
found themselves surrounded by body OF armed men.
Ths easrisgss and wagons were emptsd and the con-
the city. ID. Rabbit appealed to them to allow his
family and teams to proceed on their journey,
delay Of few days might overwhslm them in snow
storms, and repesed trips the mountains had
a'resdy passed, would go fatigue ana break his
animals at that late period in the year. to seriously
danger the lives Of himself and family the plains He
at the same time made known his own willingness
turn with them. But their orders from the Governor
were peremptory and they refused The rudey
torn down the head Of his wifethen nursing sick
baby his wives ordered carriages and The teams
turned back to the city This extraordinary Wit was
executed above stated after the injunction the su-
pIsms Court had been granted torbddng ell psrsons
ted States Mr. Bsbbitt applied for and charged
from custody ur0n hGteas corpus by one Of the under
could procure redress for this grievance Nor
mon community, especially as the outrage had been\
improper o add in this connection the secretary
succeeded in Keeping possession OF the brought
1t ever tie plains and on his arrival at st. Louis deposit
ed It with the assistant treasurer to the credit OF the
United States.
ayowed snd in the territory the co
So universal this practice that very any leading
men in that community be found who have not
more than one wife each which creates monopoly and
which peculiarly hard upon the officers sent to reside
there The prominent men in the church. whose exam
pie IN al ttirgs i is the ambition of the more humbls
to initiate have each many wives, Of them, are
credby informed and believe twenty thirty
and Brigham Ycung the Governor even greater num-
Der Only few DAYS before we left the territory the
Governor riding through the the city
In an omnibus with large company Of his wives,
than Two thirds Of whom had infants in their arms-R
sign that the evil il. increasing It is not pncom-
men TO find two or more sisters married to the eame
man and IN one instance; at least mother and her
OF the church. This practice, regarded and punished
q, high ard revolving crime in all civilized coun-
tries would Ct course be made statutory offence
by Mormon Legislature; and il q crime at common
law the court would be Towe-iess to correct the evil
The city q Great Salt Lake is an important point il
the overland Iou!e 70 Oregon and California cr the emf
grant 10 reT9enNn his stores to winter overtaken
by the advance Of the seaeon but the intimidation
which produced by the denunoiatons and conduct of
United s:stes passing through or engaged in business
there fcch as 10 induce the emgran to avoid it, If
No man dare open his mouth in opposition to their law
less exaciione without feeling its upon bis liberty
ns eu,pe.s o. h life And thus. upon the coil Of the
stripes which Protect him in his rights every part Of
the civilized world there pot whore the citizen dare
otexerce trslterty q freeman We were told that
many Of the Genties las all called who are not
members Of the Mormon church. and have only
we have been sentenced for trivial offences to two ve
and ten years q labor upon the public highways with bali
and chain TO their legs with shelter at night bat
verns dug in the earth by their hands We have
Of these highways the Of noun
tain and the caverns far down 81 the base ba. the ap
proa b q the federal officers told the signal
for the release and Of these copvts from the
territory into Texas.
We have Iurpos.y ferborne to introduce Into this re-
port and J: is vexaon. only TO understand the
port 80 far SIS vac practicable anything Of personal
nature, not deeming il necessary to nsanse the per-
sena indgn.ies insults 70 which unfrc-
quenty subjected in consequence Of position there
as GERS q the United States. Our purpose
to place before tie President ory such facts we be-
heve to be Of public in pcrsnce free from all complaint
Of private nature Aware Of the solcitude 5e Pre-
tident tina. the officers appointed for tina. territory
should pro-sed n discharge OF their ofcal daes 81
as 70 the confidence and smcable cooperation
and promote TIE welfare the people among they
were rent, we not only scrupulousy .s-efai to
give no cause q offence but equally slow 70 take offence
st aEy exhibition Of want Of courtesy good will
wards In view Of these considerations, i. with
great reluctance yielded 70 the conviction that
remain would be q Just reproaoh 10 us citi
and efaers of the government that hsd honored
Us with an eIp ntmeIt among such people. We have e.
tAe honor 20 he sir, very respectfully, your oheoient
servants, (sigued) LEMUEL G. BRANpEBURG,
Chief Justice CT the Supreme Court Of tie United
states fer the Territory Ct Utah.
PERRY A. BE05CHUS,
Lr-Scate Justice q the Supreme Court Of the United
st.es fer the Territory Of Utah.
=. D. HARRIS.
Secretary OF the Territory OF Utah.
WasHiNSTeS CRY. Dec. 10 1851.