Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1857-04-24
RESIGNATION OF THE CHIEF JUS
TICE OF UTAH.

we find letter signed ny W. W. Drulhmohu'
addressed to the Attorney General of the
United States. in which he resigns the Office
of Chief Juctico Of the Territory Of Utah.
Judge Drummond's letter sets forth SO plain
" ard directly the whole enormity of the
outrages and crimes Of Brigham Young and
his satellites. that we copy portion of it.
After announcing his resignation, Judge Dru-
mond says
In the first place, Brigham Young, the
Governor of Utah Territory, is the acknowl-
edged head of the " Church of Jesus Christ
Of Latter-Day SANTA commonly called
" Mormons," and as such head the Mormons
look to him, and to him alone for the iaw by
which they are to be governed; therefore no
law of Congress is by them considered bind
ing in any manner
Secondly ] know that there is secret
oath-bound organization among all the male
members of the Church, and to acknowledge
no law save the law Of the " Holy Prize 3thood,
which comes to the people through Brigham
Young, direct from God, he, (Young,) being
the vicegerent of God and prophetic successor
of Joseph Smith, who was the founder of
this blind and reasonable organizations
Thirdly. am fully aware that there is a
set of men set apart by special order of the
church to take both the lives and property of
persons who may question the authority Of
the Church-the names Of whom | will
promptly make known at future time
Fourhiy. That the records, papers, &c.
oil tne supreme court nave oeeh destroyed
oy ofuer OF the church, win aifect knoWleoBe
un9 appreciation ol NoN' pIlsn"'n i1ups'
ana 'nc iooe'"i o'ioois BIosSiY i9ui'ou 'oi
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o!",oii' IA ''io ms loD'.i'o"'e Gnu
"iVNeu manner 'ne' ''io o'ii P''SiO" u ma"
V'h Possioi4 con0oi'o'
Ae"h' Ina. a''et hoIonl HIocl nnu ooeh
convicted IN the Dlstrlct court before my
coIeague' Judge hihney' OF an assault with
intent TO commit murder ana afterwards
on appeal TO the supreme Court the Judgment
ocing alilrmcd ana the sad Nreen sentenced
to the penitentary, brigham Young gave a
iull pardon to sand Green before be reached
the penitenuary also that the sand Governor
Young pardoned a man by the name OF Ba-
kor' VINO had been tired and sentenced to ten
years Imprisonment IN the penltenuary Tor
the murder OF dumb boy by the name OF
Wmtehouse' the proof showing one of the
most aggravated cases OF murder that ! ever
knew beng tried and to insult the court and
government officers this man Young, took
tins pardoned criminal with him, IN proper
person, to church on the next Sabbath after
his conviction, Baker IN the meantime having
received fuu pardon from Gov. Brigham
Young These two men were Mormons
On the other hand l charge the Mormons,
and Gov Young IN particular, with imprison-
ing five or SIX young men from Missouri and
Iowa, who are now IN the penltentiary OF
Utah without those men having violated any
criminal law IN America, but they were anti
Mormons, poor uneducated young men, on
ther way Tor Cailiorma but because they
emlgrated from llhnols' iowa or missouri
anu pass" ny Nlv"' 9"l' l-"Ae Wy, they
were ihulcVeu ny FrooAte Court ana NEST
urnealt ana ihnui1anely uealt WIN IN aaaition
70 pe'ns SUMMARY lic'rcerHeeq IN the SAINT
y PRISON o. tle lerri.ory ol Ot9n' aiso
ei'uisG DoS' ipuls, WIN constantly in'erlgr-
ing WIN 'n0 reueIai OouI'S' oirGcunB 'he
ram" 'u "Io'' ~ in''''' anu "llo'l NOT
ana allet 'io guusvs chat5e inc UTenu 'uIies
as W tnelr uu''eS' tnaV TINS man ouhS' IN
1Sii"oiy mas so'''o incinoer Vi 'l,u Olahu Jury
""'iscu III "u'"noe as 10 ms WiH III Iela'.oh
10 .uoi' iaoIIS' ana 'nH' ms enaISe 'iu' CIV
en- Is VIC onll cuaise Hho"n' ooeyeo, OF re,
ei.o0 oy ''i ',i' "Ia,u 'uiieS VI ''io iouo'"'
Oou''' u = taH lell''oiy'
SAN "I' "''e' o"'eiui anu mature III
''loiii nav oeon ooIiPoi'ou " Uonl'
70 'ne cou0Ius,on' neaG.-rchulnB anu s'CNci'-
ny as ~ may 'o' mat NeP'a'l 'onii " ouii-
l'sol anu ms P'I'! Vi eisnt o'neis were
i'''i 'eiou =! Uig ,n"la.S III io1o' uriu0i 'ne
o'"ei' u".Iro anu uIeotions oi inc Niuii'ons ;
'u"' my rius'Iio"s ana distinguishes pIeuc-
5ess9r, lion ioon'uaS Nha'vt' caliio 10 ms
ue"'n oy u'lnNlnB POISONOUS liquors gwen 20
MN uhuer Vhe oruei OF inc leaulnS men OIL
'l'o ,uoriiioh Cnuich IN great oalV Lake Oity
INC iu.e occre'afy Oh tne letritory' a. W.
poopitt' was murdered on the rams oy
oSlu Oh mormon inafauaeis' unuer inc paruc-
p vI ana sPeclal order OF brigham Young,