Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-06-11
Important from Utah.

One OF the most fagrant pieces of law
Ilessuess we have lately been called upon iC
record. is that of the interesting details o
(which are narrated in our letter fromiGrea1
Salt Lake City, published this morning
The satilites of Brigham Young,-not sat.
isied, as in the past, with the perversion OF
Justice by corrupting its fouRtsins and
packing juries to find verdicts according to
Mormon edicts rather than the law and facts,
have invaded the temple itself,tbreatened
and intimdated the U. s. Judge with the
ermine upon his shoulders, AID broken up
and dispersed the Court by force. That
this was dene with Young's connivance, if
not by his express orders. must be apparent
to those who peruse the narrative of our
correspondent; for, when asked if he would,
as Governor, sustain the Judge in an at
tempt to execute the laws Of the United
States, he positively declined upon the
ground that the Court had given him trouble
enough already!
Here then is an end even to the forms Of
the Civil law in Utah; and henceforth that
Territory of the United States is entirely
subject to the Ecclesiastical law Of Brigham
Young-to the tyrannical and irresponsible
ejicts of one who singularly combines the
worst qualities of the religious fanatic and
the selfish and sensual brigand. Here is
successful treason, carried after years of
progression to its fur. r.herrnost limit ere
single step is taken BY the Government for
"a icf fhar
ance that the National administration are
prepared to deal promptly and effectively
with the evil True, they await the answer
of brave and competent man to an invita-
tion to take the troublesome position os
Young's successor; but meanwhile precious
time is passing away. hlready the grass is
we'll upon the plains, and in a few days
more it will be impracticable for troops to
start for Utah because they cannot rely
upon forage for their animals.
If there is any honest intention to send.a
force this summer to vindicate tie law at
Salt Lnke-if our suffering fellow citizens
upon those distant PLAINS are not intended
to be left for another full year to the mercy
of the oppresser, entirely withou. the pro-
lection which every citizen should be Sc
cured at least upon American soil,if women
are to be protected from forcible debauch
and men from massacre, it certainly is high |
time that a force should be under orders for
this distant service No step of the sort
has been initiated. iTroops are on the march
to punish few mar auding Indians in Iowa,
aud the Cheyenres in New Mexico Still
others are posted in Kansa1 to keep the
peace during the political struggle pending
there: but to this time none have been d.
rected to prepare for an expedition to Salt
Lake. We admit that there is too much
reason to fear that Mr.. Buchanan is emula.
ting the supipeness of his predecessor, who
BY succession of feints and false preten-
ces succeeded al through his term in evad-
ing an issue with the outlaws of Utah. IF
he is il. earnest there is yet time for
prompt and erergetic movement in behalf
Of law and order now SD shameiully defed;
but there is not an hour to lose.-N. Y.
Times.